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[Nomen Nescio @nomennescio25]

"Woe to me if I should prove myself but a half-hearted soldier in the service of my thorn-crowned captain!”

---Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen

[Nomen Nescio @nomennescio25]

Oh, how I eat my words, what with the events in Toronto last month.

[Nomen Nescio @nomennescio25]

Well, in his defence, that is covered by the community that meets in St. Thomas. (Have you been able to get there?) Why would he need to support more? None of the bishops in Canada have bothered with the document known as TC (can't spell it). That is unlikely to change.

[Nomen Nescio @nomennescio25]

@samueleyekosi He does not always speak in an audible voice.

[Nomen Nescio @nomennescio25]

@antitheistdad He was human in everything but sin. He was God become man; the Devil tempted Him, but He rebuked him. Read Matthew 4:1-11. Bless you.

[Nomen Nescio @nomennescio25]

@Domenic_Toronto Perhaps that is something you can dig into.

[St. Thomas Aquinas @Aquinas_Quotes]

God is not only true, but truth itself.

[Nomen Nescio @nomennescio25]

@MentallyNathan I mean, it is. Nice try, though.

[Nomen Nescio @nomennescio25]

To be hidden is a great grace, and so poorly do I cooperate with it.

[The Catholic Gaijin @timothyjphelan]

In a world where lifelong commitments are increasingly rare, one woman in Japan has dedicated the rest of her life to God.

On October 16, Sister Francisca Miki Saito professed her perpetual vows as a Catholic religious sister in Tokyo.

She belongs to the Sisters of Bethany, a congregation whose roots go back to 1929, when a French missionary began caring for destitute tuberculosis patients in Tokyo.

Nearly a century later, that mission continues.

Pray for Sister Saito and praise God for His continued work in Japan.

[Nomen Nescio @nomennescio25]

@spitnfacts You mean Catholic.

[Nomen Nescio @nomennescio25]

@shagbark_hick Neat perspective. Thank you.

[Brian Burgess @Burgess7281975]

“The high holiness of the Seraphim themselves is overshadowed by the brilliance of Mary’s virtues.”

Saint Peter Damian

Ora Pro Nobis

[Nomen Nescio @nomennescio25]

Twitter is not a serious place.
… I say seriously.

[The Last Homely House @AHomelyHouse]

I think it's a grave misunderstanding to imagine that a largely illiterate population in the medieval period or ancient world equates to a largely ignorant or incapable population. Your average illiterate peasant was intimately knowledgeable about Nature and the cycles of Creation, was full of stories, songs, and folklore, had a repertoire of biblical quotes and wisdom literature in oral tradition, etc. These were not people who were symbolically illiterate at all, or who were swimming in some kind of sterile, dull cultural environment; these were generally some of the most useful, capable, and grounded people you could find.

Multiplying classes and degrees for a population whose culture is being systematically drained of meaning and beauty will only get you something close to universal literacy, while also getting you an almost universal degradation of the cultural richness that makes literacy even valuable in the first place.

[Fr. Paolo D'Angona @RomanoSace57080]

"If the eye is clouded by resentment, it no longer sees what is just and what is unjust." (St. Alphonsus Liguori)

[A Catholic Life @acatholiclife]

The Mass explained as the Re-presentation of the Sacrifice of the Cross.

https://t.co/9TX3TKtbKp

[Nomen Nescio @nomennescio25]

"I fear not having cooperated with His grace enough."
- Multiple saints

[Dominic Savio Braganza @liturgicalife]

If God cured ten of leprosy, he has cured a multitude from the leprosy of Modernism which so seeks to disfigure our soul.

Let us be like that one leper who turned back, to thank Him.

“What shall I render to the Lord, for all the things he hath rendered unto me?”

[Nomen Nescio @nomennescio25]

@BigModernism @MDLatinMass @JhWesten You use AI extensively and have been known to report before all the facts are known.

[Christine Niles @ChristineNiles1]

I've had several exorcists and laity involved in exorcism ministry privately talk to me about this news. They respect Fr. Ripperger and appreciate his work, while acknowledging that Fr. Ripperger has engaged in concerning practices.

Among them is Fr. Ripperger's practice of interrogating demons. Demons lie, as every exorcist knows. Nothing they say can be trusted. There are a minimal set of questions permitted in the rite of exorcism, and they say Fr. Ripperger goes far beyond these - and then in public interviews he repeats the answers he receives.

Others have said the methods of his community (Society of the Most Sorrowful Mother) have harmed victims of demonic possession. I am aware of a lengthy demonic outbreak at a traditional religious community in 2023, where one of Fr. Ripperger's priests was sent to help. According to the community, as well as the victims of possession, that priest's methods caused greater harm than good, and did nothing to ease the affliction. It wasn't until another exorcist from a different community was sent to them that the demonic affliction ceased within days.

People have strong loyalties to Fr. Ripperger, and for good reason. I've learned a great deal from him, and have listened to many hours of his talks and interviews. But as I said in my prior post, there may be reasons why his bishop (a trained exorcist himself) is asking Fr. Ripperger to take a fast from public speaking and focus on his community.

I find it a good example that Father is submitting to his bishop in humble obedience, and I know that he has asked that Catholics not attack his bishop. Let's pray for all involved. 🙏

[Nomen Nescio @nomennescio25]

@joesales Oh no…