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THEOLOGY OF THE TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS #22

“When I shall be lifted up from the earth, then will I draw all things to Myself” (John 12:32). “[W]hen the solemn sound of the fall of the cross into the hole prepared for it in the rock was heard, … Continue reading

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Archbishop Sartain Assists From the Throne

I was told about this event over a week ago, before it took place.   The reader who mentioned it, has also sent me a link to 189 photos  taken at the Mass and the reception.  Archbishop Sartain was our very … Continue reading

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Another Institute of Christ the King S.P. TLM for the Joliet Diocese

UPDATE:  We will pray the rosary, starting at 6:30. We need two men to usher; volunteers, please come forward.  You may let me know this coming Sunday, or e-mail me. Some of us will arrive at St. Peter at 5:30.  … Continue reading

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Continuing with Meditations for the Month of St. Joseph

From the Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary,  by Msgr. Gentilucci: “We cannot fix precisely,” says Father Binet, “the year of Saint Joseph’s death; what is regarded as certain is, that he passed from this to another life before the … Continue reading

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THEOLOGY OF THE TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS #21

Quam oblationem……. benedictam +adscriptam + ratam + “They have pierced my hands and my feet” – (psalm 22:16). First, three crosses – understood as invoking the Trinity – are made over the elements together.  Then, one more is made over … Continue reading

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Month of St. Joseph Meditation…

from St. Alphonsus Mary Liguori: We ought to have great confidence in the protection of Saint Joseph, because he has been extremely dear to God on account of his sanctity.  To estimate Saint Joseph’s sanctity it is sufficient to know … Continue reading

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THEOLOGY OF THE TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS #20

“…dispose our days in Thy peace, command us to be delivered from eternal damnation…” Fr. N. Gihr: “Let us call to mind the impenetrable darkness that envelopes the mystery of predestination for us poor mortals here below and we shall … Continue reading

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What’s “Iodinews”, and Why are They Saying These Things?

Aaaahhhh, but it does my heart good to hear it!  A few years ago, aside from mostly the SSPX, hardly anybody would dare say such things; but the tide is turning. The dam has sprung a leak and there is … Continue reading

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Short Meditation from St. Eymard

“Now to have one’s mind in God is to have the thought of God ever present, ruling, sustaining, and fructifying.  Do you habitually think of our Lord?  If you do, He is in your mind and is living there;  He … Continue reading

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See, He has Delivered us From Idolatry.

A portion of this video shows the reception of Holy Communion at a Tridentine Mass in Papau,New Guinea, in the pre-Vatican II era.  One can’t but feel a little how much Our Lord must love his littlest, most poor, most … Continue reading

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