Wisconsin native. "The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him."--GKC "Liberalism is the modern and morbid habit of always sacrificing the normal to the abnormal" --G K Chesterton "The only objective of Liberty is Life" --G K Chesterton "A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition." -- Rudyard Kipling
The ever-snarky little Jebby, "Fr." Martin, makes a demand for allowing priests to marry. He even quotes Jesus!
...At the Last Supper, Jesus said, “Do this in memory of me.” He did not say, “Be celibate.”
Fr. Snarky-Martin missed two important points.
1) Jesus did not say "Be a Jesuit."
2) Jesus did not say "Marry another man."
There are very good reasons that Jesus did not say those things!
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All normalized and made sacraments under the Magisterium of Jorge Bergolio. That is the mass of our time, but that is not the mass of the Church for 2000 years!
A repost and a battle plan to renew the church in everything CHRIST.
The Mass of "Our Time", Indeed
Cdl. Roche, currently running the Congregation for Worship in Rome, has oft stated that the Mass of Paul VI (Novus Ordo) is 'the Mass of our time,'--or words to that effect.
Here, Kwasniewski rams that right down his throat.
...Roche tells us every chance he gets that the “current Mass” boasts a “richer selection of prayers and Scripture readings.” True, the missal of Paul VI draws its euchology or prayer texts from a wider variety of sources in ancient manuscripts. What people like Roche do not want to tell you is that Bugnini’s Consilium heavily redacted most of the texts it borrowed, altering their message, removing material deemed “difficult” or “irrelevant” for “modern man.” What you end up with in the missal is not a plethora of ancient sources but a carefully filtered and rewritten 1960s “take” on them....
...In keeping with this policy, only 13% of the prayers of the old missal, once the backbone of Roman Catholic worship, found their way into the new missal unchanged. The scholars with their scissors and paste were busy rejecting or rewriting most of what they came upon. The editing process was ruthless, removing most of the references to “detachment from the temporal and desire for the eternal; the Kingship of Christ over the world and society; the battle against heresy and schism, the conversion of non-believers, the necessity of the return to the Catholic Church and genuine truth; merits, miracles, and apparitions of the saints; God’s wrath for sin and the possibility of eternal damnation” (Michael Fiedrowicz, Traditional Mass, 239, with ample notes there). Gone are most references to the struggle against our sinful fallen nature, offenses against the Divine Majesty, wounds of the soul, worthy repentance, remorse, and reparation; the need for grace to do any good acts; the mystery of predestination; the relics of saints; the subordination of the secular sphere to the sacred; the snares of the enemy; victory over hostile forces, including the pagans; beautiful orations specifically addressed to Jesus Christ as God....
Those of us who regularly read "Fr.Z's" column 'What does the prayer really say?' knew that excruciatingly well. Aside from the very significant theological differences noted above, the English 'translation' (such as it is) displayed a poverty of linguistic art normally associated with high-school sophomore essays which was deliberate: the elite "translators" think very little of you pew-sitters. (That's parallel to the 'elite' of the Great Reset--which should give any Catholic great pause.)
But the Cardinal has one thing right: 'our time' is one of immense, suffocating narcissism. Few have avoided it, and that's just as true of clergy, Bishops, and Cardinals as it is of the laity.
Commending the Soul to God (pre 1962)
As death approaches more closely, the sick person's soul should be commended to God. The following traditional form is most beautiful:
Go forth, O Christian soul, ouf of this world, in the Name of God the Father almighty, Who created you; in the Name of Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God, Who suffered for you; in the Name of the Holy Ghost, Who sanctified you, in the name of the holy and glorious Mary, Virgin and Mother of God; in the name of the angels, archangels, thrones and dominions, cherubim and seraphim; in the name of the patriarchs and prophets, of the holy apostles and evangelists, of the holy martyrs, confessors, monks and hermits, of the holy virgins, and of all the saints of God; may your place be this day in peace, and your abode in Holy Sion. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
O merciful and gracious God, O God, according to the multitude of Thy mercies Thou blotteth out the sins of such as repent, and graciously remit the guilt of their past offenses, mercifully regard this Thy servant (handmaid) N.____ and grant him (her) a full discharge from all his (her) sins, who with a contrite heart most earnestly begs it of Thee. Renew, O merciful Father, whatever has been vitiated in him (her) by human frailty, or by the frauds and deceits of the enemy: and associate him (her) as a member of redemption to the unity of the body of the Church. Have compassion, Lord, on his (her) sighs, have compassion on his (her) tears; and admit him (her), who has no hope but in Thy mercy, to the sacrament of Thy reconciliation. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
I commend you, dear Brother (Sister), to the almighty God, and consign you to the care of Him, whose creature you are, that, when you shall have paid the debt of all mankind by death, you may return to thy Maker, Who formed you from the dust of the earth. When, therefore, your soul shall depart from your body, may the resplendent multitude of the angels meet you: may the court of the apostles receive you: may the triumphant army of glorious martyrs come out to welcome you: may the splendid company of confessors clad in their white robes encompass you: may the choir of joyful virgins reeceive you: and may you meet with a blessed repose in the bosom of the patriarchs. May St. Joseph, the most sweet Patron of the dying, comfort you with a great hope. May Mary, the holy Mother of God, lovingly cast upon you her eyes of mercy. May Jesus Christ appear to you with a mild and joyful countenance, and appoint you a place among those who are to stand before Him for ever. May you be a stranger to all that is punished with darkness, chastised with flames, and condemned to torments. May the most wicked enemy, with all his evil spirits, be forced to give way: may he tremble at your approach in the company of angels, and with confusion fly away into the vast chaos of eternal night. Let God arise and His enemies be dispersed, and let them that hate Him fly before His Face, let them vanish like smoke; and as wax that melts before the fire, so let sinners perish in the sight of God; but may the just rejoice and be happy in His presence. May then all the legions of Hell be connfounded and put to shame; and may none of the ministers of Satan dare to stop you in your way. May Christ deliver you from torments, Who was crucified for you.. May He deliver you from eternal death, Who vouchsafed to die for you. May Jesus Christ the Son of the living God place you in the ever-verdant lawns of His Paradise; and may He, the true Shepherd, acknowledge you for one of His flock. May He absolve you from all your sins, and place you at His right hand in the midst of His elect. May you see your Redeemer face to face, and standing always in His presence, behold with happy eyes the most clear Truth. And may you be placed among the company of the blessed and enjoy the sweetness of the contemplation of your God for ever. Amen.
While celibacy is a jewel in the crown of the Church, let's also be practical and authentically pastoral.
Which is of divine origin;the Sacraments or celibacy?
For those who are blessed to have one priest assigned to their parish, there are many, many others who are not so blessed.
Access to the Sacraments for the good and salvation of Catholics rightly disposed to receive them is life giving, essential to livimg tje Faith and more important than the human discipline of celibacy.
Would it be so wrong for "viri probati" married deacons, with the blessing of their wives and bishop to receive priestly ordination?
Could this not answer the question; Sacraments or celibacy?
This is in no way tied to the "ordination" of women as it is sometimes deviously proposed by opponents of the limited ordination of married men who are "viri probati" deacons. The call for the "ordination" of women is in reality so far opposed to the idea the ordination of married men to the priesthood that it truly is "apples and oranges." Married.priests are found in Sacred Tradition, the "ordination" of women is not.
Libs like to attempt to tie the two together but so do conservatives.
Access to the Sacraments for those rightly disposed is essential to a full life in Christ.
We are not living in Japan during the persecutions where no priests were available or in countries under the Communist yoke where priests were hunted.
There are men who can provide sacramental ministry and authentic pastoral care to the children of the Church.
Sacraments or celibacy?
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