«The SSPX says Tradition contains the remedies for the Church’s deepest ills.
Leo XIV says Vatican II is non-negotiable. Those two claims cannot be reconciled by another study group.
If Tradition is the rule, Vatican II must be judged by what came before it. If Vatican II is the rule, Tradition must be reinterpreted, trimmed, apologized for, and managed until it fits the new order.
That is the whole war. The SSPX profession has forced the issue with unusual clarity. It does not ask Leo to be nicer or for a better liturgical compromise. It does not ask to be one approved flavor inside a pluralistic conciliar menu. It says the faith is one, the Church is one, the truth is immutable, the Mass is sacrificial, Christ is King, false religions do not save, moral disorder cannot be blessed, and the Holy Ghost does not inspire today what He condemned yesterday. Leo’s Rome can either accept that as Catholic or condemn it as schismatic. If it condemns it, Catholics should pay attention. The condemnation would say less about the SSPX than about the men issuing it. Apostate systems always reveal themselves by what they cannot tolerate. This one can tolerate almost anything except the old Catholic faith spoken without apology.»
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@JoshuaTCharles And, who did Maximillian Kolbe say controlled the Freemasons? Any internet search renders the answer. Until we identify the tippy top of the enemy organization, it’s useless information.
@matthew_sede@BigModernism IMHO, attacks of N.O. with nonsense most of us N.O.’s have never seen doesn’t help save the Church. I am making efforts, as small as they are, to get my N.O. parish trending traditional. Many more receiving kneeling on the tongue now. I was one of the only ones 3 years ago.
@Sensus_Fidelium I pray every day for priests who have lost the faith to repent and be true to God. But, no way in Hades am I going to a priest so obviously under the sway of Satan for Confession.
ST. PADRE PIO ON HOW TO ATTEND MASS
Before Padre Pio offered the unconsecrated host on his Paten, he would run his fingers around the host to make sure there were no loose particles.
On July 25, 1915, Padre Pio wrote a letter to Anita Rodote on how to properly attend the Holy Mass:
The Divine Master calls the church the house of prayer. In order to avoid irreverence and imperfections I exhort you in the Lord to:
▪︎Enter the church in silence and with great respect.
▪︎Take the holy water and make the sign of the cross carefully and slowly.
▪︎Before God in the Blessed Sacrament genuflect devoutly.
▪︎At your pace, kneel down and render to Jesus the tribute of you presence.
▪︎Confide to him all your needs, and those of others.
▪︎Speak to him with filial abandonment.
▪︎Be very composed when standing up, kneeling down, and sitting.
▪︎Carry out every religious act with the greatest devotion.
▪︎Be modest in your glance.
▪︎Don't turn you head here and there to see who enters and leaves.
▪︎Don't laugh.
▪︎Don't speak to anybody, except when requested for charity or other strict necessity.
▪︎Say the words distinctly, observe the pauses, and never hurry.
▪︎Behave in such a way that all the presents are edified by you.
▪︎Don't leave without asking Jesus for his blessing, and forgiveness for your shortcomings.
▪︎Leave the church recollected and calm.
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