tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199785422012-02-02T21:01:45.688ZAn International Traditional Catholic WeblogNew Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118576661605931910noreply@blogger.comBlogger34131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-31472929234979474272012-02-02T19:00:00.001Z2012-02-02T19:01:17.603Z

The mass was concelebrated. Racado counted sixteen priests in the sanctuary, which was not too bad considering the general recruitment collapse. He was interiorly amused: one single mass instead of sixteen - they were certainly on a good path...Jean RaspailSire Raspail punctuates his fictional account of an adventure involving the heir to the throne in contemporary France with several

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If you are in South Florida, or know anyone there who might be interested, remember: on 7:30 PM this afternoon a very special celebration of Candlemas - the Traditional way - with the Archbishop of Miami. And for those who are elsewhere in the world, the Pontifical Mass will be broadcast by Live Mass [in Rorate's sidebar links], and also by iMass (app for iOS devices), starting at 1930 EST on

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William ByrdSenex Puerum portabat: Puer autem senem regebat[Alleluia - Candlemas] Septuagesimatide is coming!

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Consider, first, that on this day the Blessed Virgin Mary, according to the rites prescribed by the ancient law, came to the temple of God to be purified after her child-bearing, and to make her offering, according to what her poverty allowed, of a pair of turtle doves, or two young pigeons; the one for a whole burnt-offering, the other as a sacrifice for sin. Admire her ready obedience to a law

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Remember in your prayers the Church in Syria, which now has God for its shepherd, instead of me. Jesus Christ alone will oversee it, and your love.Saint Ignatius of AntiochEpistle to the Romans And pray without ceasing in behalf of other men. For there is in them hope of repentance that they may attain to God. See, then, that they be instructed by your works, if in no other way. Be meek in

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Vidimus stellam [Alleluia for the Mass of the Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord] Septuagesimatide is coming!

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We are trying to improve the general tone of the comments in this web log. One of the points noticed in our poll on Mass attendance (whose final results we will publish soon) was that a very large proportion of our readers do not attent the Traditional Mass regularly. This probably means that they are not familiar with several terms used in our comment threads - and are not used to the tone not

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1. A complete translation of the SSPX theology professor Fr. Gleize's response to Mons. Ocáriz's article on the intepretation of the conciliar documents has been published online by The Angelus. 2. A partial translation of the stern letter of the Bishop of Albenga-Imperia (Liguria, Italy), Mario Oliveri, ordering his priests, under pain of disobedience, to implement the motu proprio Summorum

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As predicted earlier, the Pope today appointed Bishop Francesco Moraglia of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato, Italy, as Patriarch of Venice.

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(Previous posts on Cardinal Koch's various statements on the 'Reform of the Reform' can be found here and here.) From the Sancrucensis blog (with a slight correction): What follows is a quick translation of a Vatican Radio report. Cardinal Koch’s words are given a special edge by the fact that he was speaking at the theological faculty of the University of Freiburg, a stronghold of “progressive

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The International Federation Una Voce (FIUV) has learned that modifications of the 1962 Missale Romanum could be proposed by competent authority in the near future. It therefore presents its objections and concerns on a reform of the Traditional Missal to competent authority, also making its 2008 letter on the matter public. The Revision of the Missal of 1962. The Concerns of the

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The Nations, particularly the middle-sized and small ones, ask that their fate be placed in their own hands. They might be led to contract, with their full assent, in the interest of common progress, bonds that modify their sovereign rights. But, after having sustained their share, their great share, of sacrifices for the destruction of the system of brutal violence, they have the right of not

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[The SSPX and the Holy See: what now?] by Alessandro Gnocchi & Mario Palmaro [Il Foglio, January 27, 2012] Will the agreement be made or not? The dialogue between the Holy See and the Fraternity of Saint Pius X [FSSPX / SSPX], founded by Mons, Marcel Lefebvre, has entered a decisive phase. The outcome of this dialogue is, above all, of great concern to Pope Benedict XVI, who has personally

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This June, the FSSP St. John Bosco Youth Group (Lincoln, NE) is heading to the Dominican Republic joining a mission trip to not only help the local people, but spread the Traditional Latin Mass and Faith. And they need your help.The mission hosts numerous groups of young people and they do various types of work: building houses, digging latrines, etc. While they perform their corporal works,

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As we know, in vast areas of the earth, faith is in danger of being put out, as a flame that finds no more fuel. We find ourselves before a profound crisis of faith, before a loss of the religious sense that is the greatest challenge for today's Church. The renewal of the faith must thus be the priority in the effort of the entire Church in our day. I hope that the Year of Faith may contribute,

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Below, please find the fifty-second posting of enrolled souls of the Rorate Caeli Purgatorial Society, which has 16 holy priests saying regular Traditional Latin Masses for the souls. How to enroll souls: please email me at athanasiuscatholic@yahoo.com and submit as follows: "Name, State, Country." If you want to enroll entire families, simply write in the email: "The Jones family, Ohio, USA".

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Who will head the Patriarchate following the unprecedented move of Cardinal Scola from Venice to Milan? All signs seem to indicate that the Bishop of La Spezia, Francesco Moraglia, might well be one chosen by the Pope to fill the place once held by Sarto, Roncalli, Luciani - and Scola... Bp. Francesco Moraglia, a Genoan, was ordained to the priesthood by Cardinal Siri in 1977. 

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From the official website of the 50th International Eucharistic Congress, to be held in Dublin from June 10 to 17, 2012: IEC2012 launches Ecumenical Programme Thursday January 19, 2012   IEC2012 launched the ecumenical programme, a unique element of the 50th International Eucharistic Congress which takes place in June 2012.   At the start of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (18th-25 January

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Second Sunday after the Epiphany [Jan. 15]: Epistle of Saint Paul the Apostle to the Romans [Romans xii, 6-16] Brethren, Having different gifts, according to the grace that is given us: either prophecy, to be used according to the rule of faith; Or ministry, in ministering; or he that teacheth, in doctrine; He that exhorteth, in exhorting; he that giveth, with simplicity; he that ruleth, with

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In his comment filled with platitudes on the meeting today (the "Feria Quarta", or Wednesday-centered, periodical meeting of the full composition of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith - which was supposed to deal, among other matters, with the latest responses of the Society of Saint Pius X/SSPX to the Doctrinal Preamble presented to them by Cardinal Levada last September, as we had

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We announced this a while ago, but now we have learned the event's full details: On the Feast of Candlemas, February 2, 2012, His Excellency, Thomas G. Wenski, Archbishop of Miami, will celebrate a Solemn Pontifical High Mass in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite. The mass is scheduled for 7:30pm at the Church of the Epiphany in South Miami, and will be preceded by the traditional blessing

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Seraphic Lights                          Treatise on Prayer and Meditation                St Peter of Alcantara The Fruit that is derived from Prayer and Meditation Prayer is a spiritual reflection, a refreshment, dew from Heaven, a breath of the Holy Spirit and a supernatural affection, which regulates, strengthens and transforms the heart of man. According to St. Lawrence Justiniani, “before

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Exactly as our blog predicted a few days ago: the NCW will interpret the January 20 decree of the Pontifical Council of the Laity regarding their catechetical celebrations as a blanket approval of their doctrinal teachings and liturgical practices. (See Neocatechumenal Rite approved? Let's call it the New Liturgical Way.) By the way, our East Asian and Eastern Orthodox readers might be

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From the homepage of the Monastery of Our Lady of the Cenacle: THE Monastery of Our Lady of the Cenacle is a community of men dedicated to the traditional monastic life according to the Rule of Saint Benedict, and to intercession for the sanctification of priests, in adoration and reparation before the Eucharistic Face of Christ.   We were established during the Year of the Priest (2009-

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Another path exists in which a proper comprehension of canon law gives way to a process of interpretation that is part of the search for truth regarding law and justice in the Church. As I pointed out to the Federal Parliament of my country, in the Reichstag in Berlin, true law is inseparable from justice. This principle obviously also applies to canon law, in the sense that it can not be locked

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Welcome home! From the local archdiocesan newspaper: Baltimore Episcopal parish, priests to be received into Catholic Church By Catholic Review Staff Cardinal-designate Edwin F. O’Brien, apostolic administrator of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, announced Jan. 19 that Mount Calvary Church, a Baltimore parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland, will be received into full communion with the

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No, it is not related to primaries or elections, but to the salvation of souls and eternal life. Report from a reader: Thanks to the generosity of Bishop Robert Guglielmone, Diocese of Charleston (S.C.), Prince of Peace church in Taylors (Greenville), S.C. is now staffed with two priests who offer both forms of the Roman rite. In addition to the regular Mass schedule for the 1,000-plus parish

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[Taming the Action - I] 85 years ago, in December 1926, following his first explicit words of reprobation for  the Maurrasian movement, L'Action Française, Pope Pius XI, by way of a decree of the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office, officially condemned that work and their periodical. The action of Pope Saint Pius X, which had been in a kind of suspended state since 1914, in view of

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Bohemian Master (?) [c. 1400]January [detail] Castello del Buonconsiglio, Trent, Italy Bedřich Smetana Má vlast (Vltava)

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Pope Benedict XVI, in his meeting this morning with thousands of members of the Neocatechumenal Way, made public the decree of approval of the liturgical particularities of that group:A moment ago, the Decree was read with the approval of the celebrations present in the "Catechetical Directory of the Neocatechumenal Way", which are not strictly liturgical, but are part of the itinerary of growth

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From the interview granted by Prof. Roberto de Mattei, author of Il Concilio Vaticano II: una storia mai scritta (The Second Vatican Council – a never before written history), to Austrian Catholic website Kath.net: [Kath.net]There is no renewal of the Church without a true liturgical renewal. What is the meaning, in your view, of the liturgy in the extraordinary form of the Roman Rite which, with

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We wish to know our readers a little better, so, please, if at all possible, pick an option in the poll on the right column. How often do I go to the Novus Ordo (the mass of Paul VI)? (Do not pick this - the question would not show up otherwise in this poll): - Novus what??? (that is, I NEVER go to the NO) - I rarely go to the NO (rarely means rarely - once, twice a year, funerals, etc) - I go

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A reader read this in another blog and asked us if it was true. Yes, it is true! Is it not wonderful? Favorable to homosexual couples, but with the appropriate distinctions. It is what the Bishop of Ragusa, Bp. Paolo Urso, confirms after his declarations appeared on the internet following an interview given to Quotidiano Nazionale and mentioned by the website [three-letter-word].it and by several

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The following interview was first published in French by Paix Liturgique on November 30, 2011. The English translation (posted below) was published on the same website very recently. The interviewee, Fr.Manuel María de Jesús, is the founder of the Fraternidad de Cristo Sacerdote y Santa María Reina, a biritual association with a clerical branch, the Hermanos de la Fraternidad de Cristo Sacerdote

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And created a Cardinal? Right now? Subito? Command Master Chief de Falco, of the Italian Coast Guard command in Leghorn, Italy: this is the kind of leadership we must have in the Church - not a boatful of Schettinos, abandoning the damaged Barque of Peter and the faithful to the freezing waters of January. [Warning regarding two foul words and one use of the Lord's name - but please consider the

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See below for one religious brother's answer. What do you think, dear readers? The tiny village of Villatalla in the Italian diocese of Albenga-Imperia, where the Benedictines of the Immaculate live and where the little bell tower still summons people to attend the Traditional Latin Mass. Traditionalism is an Affirmation  by Brother André Marie January 17th, 2012  One of the most

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Vaticanist Andrea Tornielli's source in the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith provides him the following information (published in today's La Stampa - translation by Vatican Insider, corrected according to the Italian original): The actual and proper response of the superior of the Society of Saint Pius X, Bernard Fellay, formulated according to the requests of the Holy See, arrived at

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On January 18, 2002, the Holy See made public the autograph letter signed by Pope John Paul II on the preceding Christmas Day, in response to a letter sent to him months earlier by the Bishop and Priests of what was then called "Priestly Union of Saint John Mary Vianney", the followers of the bravest of all residential bishops in the world, Bishop Antonio de Castro Mayer, assured them he would

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For the first time in decades, a cerimoniere pontificio - Monsignor Marco Agostini, an official in the State Secretariat who has also been since June 2009 in the staff of the Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, headed by Mgr. Guido Marini - celebrated the Traditional Mass publicly. It took place yesterday in the Personal Parish of Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini, the

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January 15, 2012 At the Réunicatho meeting which convened at 2:00 this afternoon, Bishop Schneider proclaimed an important development in the implementation of the motu proprio Summorum Pontificum. Indeed Msgr. Germiny, Bishop of Blois, has erected a personal parish for the extraordinary form at Blois on November 1 in the church of Notre-Dame des Grouëts. The parish was placed under the

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One year, the most meaningful of the cycles of nature. Man marks it with celebrations, birthdays, anniversaries - including the anniversaries of the birth (Christmas) and Resurrection (Easter) of the Lord that define the Liturgical Year itself. It was comforting for us today to begin anew the Sunday cycle following the intense time of Advent, Christmastide and Epiphanytide with the same Gospel

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No shame. No rules. No sobriety. No propriety. No sense of ridicule. No respect for God, for the living, and for the dead. Novus Ordo. At Mass on Sunday morning in Giglio's main church, which opened its doors to the evacuees [of the cruise ship that ran aground the Tuscan island] Friday night, altar boys and girls brought up to the altar a life vest, a rope, a rescue helmet, a plastic tarp and

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Background: On Christmas Day, 2011, Father Giovanni Cavalcoli, a respected theologian and a Friar Preacher in the Convent of Saint Dominic in Bologna - where the Founder himself is buried - authored an open letter to Italian traditional Catholic journal Sì Sì No No, dealing with matters central to the ongoing debate on the Second Vatican Council, its interpretation, the so-called hermeneutics of

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Hierarchical Divine Liturgy of Christmas (according to the Julian Calendar, or January 7 according to the Gregorian Calendar) offered by Bishop Milan Šašik, C.M., the Carpatho-Rusyn (Ruthenian) Greek Catholic Bishop of Mukachevo. The Latin-Rite prelate concelebrating with him is the Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine, Archbishop Thomas Edward Gullickson, a blogging bishop known for his

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CONGREGATION FOR THE DOCTRINE OF THE FAITH RESPONSE TO A 'DUBIUM'on the validity of baptism conferred by«The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints»,called «Mormons» Question: Wheter the baptism conferred by the community «The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints», called «Mormons» in the vernacular, is valid. Response: Negative. The Supreme Pontiff John Paul II, in the Audience

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1. Yes, we did notice, as all who check the Holy See Press Office newsletter ("Bollettino") that the Pope received in separate audiences today the Prefect Emeritus of Clergy, Cardinal Castrillón Hoyos, former president of the Pontifical Commission "Ecclesia Dei", in the morning, and the Prefect of the Holy Office, Cardinal Levada, current President of the Pontifical Commission "Ecclesia Dei", in

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Will the show go on? And this time, with Vatican 'approval'? Sandro Magister's latest column ("'Placet' or 'Non placet?' The wager of Carmen and Kiko") has the following regarding the links between this group and Annibale Bugnini: In the liturgical field, more than Kiko, it has been the co-founder Carmen Hernández who has shaped the Neocatechumenal "rite."  During the years of Vatican Council II

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From the great Consistory of February 18, 1946: From the Consistory of December 15, 1958: H/t to a reader

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2012: [Brussels.] The European Commission will use all of its powers to ensure Hungary complies with European Union principles, Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Thursday. The Commission is reviewing laws recently approved by Hungary’s Parliament to determine whether they are legally compatible with EU rules. "We remain preoccupied that some of that legislation may indeed be in

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Roberto de Mattei's groundbreaking book on the history of Vatican II, Il Concilio Vaticano II: una storia mai scritta (The Second Vatican Council – a never before written history), Turin, Lindau, 2010, is available in German - its first published translation, a wonderful gift for all your German-speaking friends (Tip: Kreuzfährten). We hope it will soon become available in all major languages,

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Jehan - like his fellow countrywoman, Jehanne. Like her, he died for country, in practical application of love and honor of mother and father, of the land of his ancestors. Though he did not die for his Church, Jehan Alain (1911-1940) shared with Joan of Arc a love for France greater than his love for is own earthly life - and died for this, only 29, killed by German troops on one of the very

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The Holy Father received in audience this morning, in the office of the Paul VI Hall: -H.E. Bp. Gerhard Ludwig Müller, Bishop of Regensburg (Federal Republic of Germany). Yes, we know what that separate audience possibly means. And perhaps our Brazilian readers could tell us in the comments what influence the newly-appointed Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops, Abp. Lorenzo Baldisseri,

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[Updated - see end of post.] A couple of months ago, we mentioned the brave stance of some young French Catholics in defense of the honor of Our Lord: Each day of this past week has seen a resurgence of hundreds of traditionalist youth using all means, short of violence, to upset the play of Romeo Castellucci (called On the Concept of the Face of the Son of God). It presents an old man whose

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[B]efore deciding whether wages are fair, many things have to be considered; but wealthy owners and all masters of labor should be mindful of this - that to exercise pressure upon the indigent and the destitute for the sake of gain, and to gather one's profit out of the need of another, is condemned by all laws, human and divine.Leo XIIIRerum Novarum [I]t is evident that this system is not to be

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Ever since the great revolution of the sixteenth century, when the spirit of free inquiry was evoked to decide which of the various Christian traditions were true and which false, from time to time inquisitive or daring minds constantly appeared which disputed or denied them all. The train of thought which in the time of Luther had expelled from the Catholic fold several millions of Catholics

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An open letter to Sì Sì No No by Fr. Giovanni Cavalcoli, O.P. Dear Friends, I read the article “Punti fermi” ["Firm Points], in [the] 31st October 2011 [issue of Sì Sì No No, the influential Traditional Catholic Italian journal close to the Society of Saint Pius X], and the section by “Dominicus” on the matter of such sensitive character as truth in theology and our Holy Catholic Faith - with

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The modern baptismal font used since 1996 for the Sistine Chapel Epiphanytide papal baptisms... ...was replaced, by order of the Master of Pontifical Liturgical Ceremonies, Msgr. Guido Marini, with this:January 8, 2012 Here is what this peculiar work of sacred art looks like when closed. A description? A metal globe on a metal olive tree lookalike on a rock shipped from the river Jordan. It was

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1. From the capital of the largest nation on Earth, news of an every-Sunday TLM: As of January 1, 2012 a weekly diocesan traditional Latin mass is available at the  Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Moscow, Russia. The previously bi-monthly Traditional Mass will now be a Sunday Mass - every Sunday, at 5 PM, in the lower Chapel of the Cathedral. The Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Moscow (

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CONGREGATION FOR THE DOCTRINE OF THE FAITH Note with pastoral recommendations for the Year of Faith Introduction With the Apostolic Letter of 11 October 2011, Porta fidei, Pope Benedict XVI declared a Year of Faith. This year will begin on 11 October 2012, on the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Ecumenical Vatican Council, and will conclude on 24 November 2013, the Solemnity of

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Nationalities of the new voting Cardinals: Italians: 7Americans: 2Spaniard, Portuguese, Brazilian, Indian, Dutch, Canadian, Chinese, German, Czech: 1 By Continent/Region: Europe: 12North America: 3Asia and Oceania: 2 (Southeast Asia/Oceania: 0)Latin America: 1 (Spanish America: 0)Africa:0 Residential (ordinaries of Diocesan Sees), by Continent/ Region: Europe: 4North America: 2Asia and Oceania:

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Mikołaj ZieleńskiPropers of the Mass for the Feast of the Epiphany of the LordCommunion

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6 janvier 1412 – 6 janvier 2012A special guest-series by Côme de Prévigny Joan of Arc (III) : A Saint under excommunication The river Seine runs through Rouen, site of Joan's execution. Following the Saint's burning at the stake, by order of the ecclesiastical court headed by the Bishop of Beauvais, Pierre Cauchon, Cardinal Henry Beaufort ordered that her bones and ashes be thrown into the river

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Curia: Fernando Filoni (Prefect of Propaganda Fide), Domenico Calcagno, (President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See), Giuseppe Bertello (President of the Governorship of the State of Vatican City), Giuseppe Versaldi (President of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See); João Braz de Aviz (Prefect of the Congregation for Religious), Santos Abril y

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It is what several different Italian sources say today. The Holy Father would create 15 new Cardinals, and the consistory would be held on Saturday, February 18, the last Saturday before Ash Wednesday (or on the eve of Quinquagesima Sunday, in the immemorial Calendar of the Church of Rome). From Andrea Tornielli: The soon-to-be-announced event will be Benedict XVI’s fourth consistory. Cardinals

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On the case of RealCatholicTV. [For background: Archdiocese: 'Real Catholic TV' cannot "use the word 'Catholic' to identify or promote their public activities"] Code of Canon Law, Can. 216: "Since they participate in the mission of the Church, all the Christian faithful have the right to promote or sustain apostolic action even by their own undertakings, according to their own state and condition

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From today's Bollettino of the Holy See Press Office: The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the office of Auxiliary of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles (U.S.A.) presented by H.E.Bp. Gabino Zavala, Tit. Bishop of Tamascani, in conformity with Canons 411 and 401 §2 of the Code of Canon Law. The reason for this 401 §2 (i.e. early) resignation? One we found only in the Italian press: the

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6 janvier 1412 – 6 janvier 2012A special guest-series by Côme de Prévigny Joan of Arc (II) : A Saint in isolation Joan interrogated in prison by His Eminence Henry Beaufort,  Cardinal-Bishop of Winchester  (Paul Delaroche) "God takes great pity on the people of France. It is necessary that you, Joan, that you go to France," her voices repeated to her unceasingly. She said it time and again,

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Adoration of the Magi by Jacopo Bassano, 1542 1. The Latin and English texts of the "Noveritis" or "Epiphany Proclamation" of movable feasts (formally known as De Publicatione festorum Mobilium in Epiphania Domini) according to the calendar of the traditional Roman Rite: Know, dearly beloved Brethren, that by the mercy of God, as we have been rejoicing in the Nativity of our Lord

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[I]f some things were made by the Father, and some by the Son, then all things were not made by the Father, nor all things by the Son; but if all things were made by the Father, and all things by the Son, then the same things were made by the Father and by the Son. The Son, therefore, is equal with the Father, and the working of the Father and the Son is indivisible. Because if the Father made

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6 janvier 1412 – 6 janvier 2012A special guest-series by Côme de Prévigny Joan of Arc (I) : A Saint in armorWhat mysterious force could transform an ignorant shepherdess from the outskirts of a nation in agony into a warlord behind whom the despaired regained courage, after whom saints rebuilt a nation that deserved the title of "Eldest Daughter of the Church"? Saint Pius X declares it: "Called

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The new Constitution [Fundamental Law] of Hungary entered into force yesterday, and it must really be terrifying, considering the international media coverage of it. So let us take a look at its most distressing aspects: [Preamble:] God bless the Hungarians...We are proud that our king Saint Stephen built the Hungarian State on solid ground and made our country a part of Christian Europe one

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Last week I traveled to the American Midwest for the funeral of my aunt. Roughly one year ago, I was in the same region for the death of another aunt, which prompted me to start the Rorate Caeli Purgatorial Society. Why? Because my aunt was "canonized" from the pulpit -- even after I pleaded with the priest in private not to -- and robbed of the prayers she deserved. But this year would be

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Ultima Cena [The Last Supper], a painting by Kiko Argüello, founder of the Neocatechumenal Way (For further reading: the 2006 Rorate article on the Neocatechumenate's defiant response to papal commands to drop most of their liturgical peculiarities.) Towards the end of 2004, a priest of the Neocatechumenal Way, Don Piergiovanni Devoto, published a book entitled: "The Neocatechumenate: A

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[Image: the Holy Father receives the leaders of the Way, Kiko Argüello, Carmen Hernández - in privilegio delle sweats-, and Fr.Mario Pezzi - Nov. 13, 2010] All signs seem to indicate that the curious (this is a generous word) liturgical peculiarities (including some specific rites) of the Neocatechumenal Way have received thumbs-up from the pertinent Roman dicasteries, and that the leaders of

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Congratulations to the former Anglicans in America for their structure established today by Pope Benedict XVI, the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter. Father Jeffrey Steenson was named to head the Personal Ordinariate.

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26 § 1. A plenary indulgence is granted to the Christian faithful who, in a church or in an oratory, are present [take part] in a recitation or solemn chant of:  1° the hymn Veni, Creator ... on the first day of the year, imploring divine assistance for the whole of the coming year... (Reference: Enchiridion Indulgentiarum, 4th edition, al. concessiones.)

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J.S.BachCantata "Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren" (BWV 137) Lobe den Herren, was in mir ist, lobe den Namen! Alles, was Odem hat, lobe mit Abrahams Samen! Er ist dein Licht, Seele, vergiß es ja nicht; Lobende, schließe mit Amen!Praise to the Lord, what is within me, praise His name! All that has breath, praise with Abraham's kin! He is Your light, soul, forget it not; praising,

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26 § 1. A plenary indulgence is granted to the Christian faithful who, in a church or in an oratory, are present [take part] in a recitation or solemn chant of: ... 2° the Te Deum hymn, on the last day of the year, in thanksgiving to God for the favors received in the course of the entire year.(Reference: Enchiridion Indulgentiarum, 4th edition, al. concessiones.) _______________________________

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In a response to the article of Mgr. Ocáriz "On adhesion to the Second Vatican Council", published in L'Osservatore Romano, Fr. Jean-Michel Gleize, professor of theology in the International Seminary of Saint Pius X in Écône, Switzerland, and who also took part in the doctrinal discussions between the Holy See and the Society of Saint Pius X (FSSPX / SSPX), wrote the following text, published at

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The evangelization of Latin America was made with the traditional rites of one Church: the Latin Church. One Mass, the Traditional Latin Mass, or very slight variations of it. We must start with this note because so much today is justified with the need for "inculturation"... But what "inculturation" is necessary in Latin America when each of the countries in the vast region was evangelized with

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Jeanne d'Arc was born in Domrémy, a village divided, at the time of her birth, between the Royal domain of Barrois and the Crown territories of the County of Champagne - a fully French town. Her birth took place on the Feast of the Epiphany, January 6, 1412, exactly six centuries ago. This special centennial will be celebrated by us in a series of posts, including special contributions by

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In an interview published very recently on Knack.be, the Bishop of Antwerp Johan Bonny made the following statement regarding the movement that produced the heretical Gelovigen nemen het woord manifesto (Rorate posted about that movement here): I fully understand it. The Church can not avoid the debate about the criteria for ordination. Personally, I strongly believe in the value of the

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Seven years were my people without my presence; Seven years of misery and pain. Seven years a mendicant on foreign charity I lingered abroad: Seven years is no brevity. I shall not get those seven years back again. Never again, you must make no doubt, Shall the sea run between the shepherd and his fold. ... It is not I who insult the King, And there is higher than I or the King. It is not I,

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Below, please find the fifty-first posting of enrolled souls of the Rorate Caeli Purgatorial Society, which has 16 holy priests saying regular Traditional Latin Masses for the souls. How to enroll souls: please email me at athanasiuscatholic@yahoo.com and submit as follows: "Name, State, Country." If you want to enroll entire families, simply write in the email: "The Jones family, Ohio, USA".

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The Traditional Latin Mass is well known, loved and cherished throughout the great land of China. Unfortunately, public records of it in the mainland are not as common as we would like them to be - which is why these images of Christmas Day Mass in Shanghai published by our friend Shawn Tribe of The New Liturgical Movement are so moving. Congratulations and thanks to those countless priests and

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From Dom Mark Kirby's blog, Vultus Christi: Our local Church Goods store is supplying Catholic parishes with gluten free "Communion Wafers" made by Ener-G Foods Inc. Here are the ingredients: Filtered Water, Sweet Rice Flour, Potato Flour, Organic Palm Fruit Oil, Potato Starch, Methylcellulose, Sunflower Lecithin.One can no more confect the Body of Christ using such "wafers" than one can use

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Il presepe di Greccio, Chiesa di San Francesco, Montefalco by Bennozzo Gozzoli. SOURCE. God has appeared – as a child. It is in this guise that he pits himself against all violence and brings a message that is peace. At this hour, when the world is continually threatened by violence in so many places and in so many different ways, when over and over again there are oppressors’ rods and

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Thank you, dear Muslims, for more martyrs who will intercede for us in heaven, where they are with God Incarnate. From The Wall Street Journal (and other sources), in the spirit of the Child Jesus, who was natus ad hoc, that is, to die for us:DECEMBER 25, 2011LAGOS, Nigeria — An explosion ripped through a Catholic church during Christmas Mass near Nigeria's capital Sunday, killing at least 25

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- Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, 2011 - King's College, Cambridge (BBC Radio4 iPlayer). Great for skipping certain parts.- Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, 2011 - King's College, Cambridge (PDF Order of Service) As it is known by now, it is foreseen that the Holy Father will establish the Personal Ordinariates for Catholics of Anglican Patrimony in the United States and Australia on the

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Fifty years ago, on September 29, 1961, Pope Blessed John XXIII signed the Apostolic Letter "Il Religioso Convegno", on the recitation of the Most Holy Rosary. As a complement to this Apostolic Letter, John XXIII published his own personal devotions on each of the fifteen mysteries of the Rosary - available on the Vatican website in Italian and in Spanish. All English translations currently

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Rorate Mass according to the 1962 Missal at the Oxford Oratory on December 17, 2011. SOURCE. Dear readers: did your community have at least one Rorate Mass this Advent?  "Simbang Gabi" (Rorate Mass) according to the 1962 Missal at the Parish of the Lord of Divine Mercy, Quezon City, Philippines on December 23, 2011. SOURCE. Information regarding Rorate Mass and Christmas novena customs from all

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Two events worthy of your attention and patronage: Up North: In the Detroit area we are blessed to have Father Perrone and his parish Assumption Grotto. Put as briefly as possible Father Perrone is kind of good and pious priest that traditional Catholics pray for. And he is a composer and conductor! His orchestral mass is debuting this Christmas season. The following is a quote from Fr. Perrone

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From the "Letter to Friends and Benefactors" of the Superior General of the Society of Saint Pius X (FSSPX / SSPX)....The King of peace, Rex pacificus. Here we would like to elaborate somewhat on this truth, which is so to speak at the heart of the crisis that is shaking the Church and affects the relations of the Society of St. Pius X with the Holy See. Indeed, it seems to us that the basis for

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Ten years ago, Argentina went through a severe sovereign debt crisis not unlike the one being witnessed now elsewhere. This week, in protests to mark that occasion, what did protesters attack? A Christmas tree and... the nativity scene next to it. This is it, burning, in the iconic Plaza de Mayo of Buenos Aires, right in front of the Metropolitan Cathedral, on Dec. 20, 2011 - months after

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As contributor Augustinus remarked, and as it is well known, the obligation of fasting and abstinence on Christmas Eve has been legally (canonically) void for many decades - and this was made even clearer by the regimen of fasting and abstinence established by the current Code of Canon Law. However, since the very first days of this blog, there has been curiosity from some readers, who for

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It may be a far cry from the Advent fasts of old, but it is better than nothing! Read more here. This day of fasting has, of course, been entirely optional since 1966. However, I am certain that many of those committed to the liturgy as it existed before 1966 would also be interested in observing at least some of the disciplinary regulations of the same era. [Image: Francisco Collantes, Winter

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No needless discussions until after Christmas - and no ridiculous rumors, ever. IsaiasJoan Gascó [Edited.]

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The response of the Society of Saint Pius X (FSSPX / SSPX) to the Doctrinal Preamble presented by Cardinal Levada on September 14 was officially delivered on December 10. This information was recently made known to the District Superiors of that fraternity. The Doctrinal Preamble was a "temporary" proposal; the Superior General of the SSPX made known in his interview of late November and in his

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Last year, Rorate Caeli reported the ordination of two new deacons for the Personal Apostolic Administration of St. John Vianney in Campos dos Goytacazes. This past Sunday (December 18) these two deacons were ordained to the priesthood by their bishop, Msgr. Fernando Arêas Rifan. The website of the Apostolic Administration has a full gallery of photographs from the ceremony, many of which are

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November 8 of this year witnessed an extremely rare event: the priestly ordination, in Russia and according to the Byzantine Rite, of a Russian Orthodox convert to Catholicism. On this day, Fr. Deacon Pavel (Paul) Gladkov was ordained by Bishop Milan Šášik of the Carpatho-Rusyn Greek Catholic Eparchy of Mukachevo in the Latin-Rite Cathedral of the Transfiguration in Novosibirsk (in Siberia).

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