Thursday, November 20, 2008

My Catholic Faith


MY CATHOLIC FAITH

In the day I see the sky; the watery leaves that drop by
The mornings fresh that in that day; I always wake up with a pray

My day won't start with out my God;I owe my life for He's my Dad
To Him my life I should submit; to Him I return and soon we'll meet

I gave thanks to my Savior Jesus; who died for me through the Cross
The bread I eat the blood I drink; Strengthens me what ever I think

I honor His Mother Blessed Mary; without her I will never merry
The sweetest Mother ever lived; She'll be a model to me indeed

I obtain grace through the sacrament; for this life we have is not permanent
I know that I am not perfect; That's why I need these perfect

The perfect I mean is the Holy Mass; through which my venial sins are smashed
I go to a priest to confess my sins; I felt unworthy I had terrible sins

The saints in heaven is to me they pray; I also pray to those who stay
Prayers to them can save their suffer; together we dine during supper

I am not afraid to speak on my faith; because my faith possesses the gate
To eternal life She leads me through; my Catholic faith is the only True.

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Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Lourdes 2008 FSSPX

Saturday, November 01, 2008

All Saints Day

It is sad to know that the Feast of All Saints is understood differently be so many people especially by Catholics. I really don't know what they think about this feast but for clarification, I give this short background about this feast.


All Saints' Day (also called All Hallows or Hallowmas), often shortened to All Saints, is a feast celebrated on November 1 in Western Christianity, and on the first Sunday after Pentecost in Eastern Christianity in honour of all the saints, known and unknown. In terms of Roman Catholic theology, the feast commemorates all those who have attained the beatific vision in heaven, while the next day, All Souls' Day, commemorates the departed faithful who have not yet been purified and reached heaven.

In the early Church, Christians would celebrate the anniversary of a martyr's death for Christ (known as the saint's "birth day") by serving an All-Night Vigil, and then celebrating the Eucharist over their tomb or the shrine at their place of martyrdom. In the fourth century, neighbouring dioceses began to transfer relics, and to celebrate the feast days of specific martyrs in common. Frequently, a number of Christians would suffer martyrdom on the same day, which naturally led to a joint commemoration. In the persecution of Diocletian the number of martyrs became so great that a separate day could not be assigned to each. But the Church, feeling that every martyr should be venerated, appointed a common day for all.

A commemoration of "All Martyrs" began to be celebrated as early as the year 270, although no specific month or date is mentioned in existing records. The first trace of a general celebration on a specific day is attested in Antioch on the Sunday after Pentecost There is mention of a common day in a sermon of St. Ephrem the Syrian (373), and the custom is also referred to in the 74th Homily of St. John Chrysostom (†407), who speaks of a "feast of martyrs of the whole world." As early as 411, there is found among the Chaldean Christians a general commemoration of all Confessors (Commemoratio Confessorum), celebrated on the Friday after Easter.





Thursday, October 30, 2008

The Nicene Creed

Sunday, October 26, 2008

October 2008

October 25, 2008 - conference about the problems on modern world and modern church, modern philosophy and the church situaltion held at Brew Berry Velez - Chavez Streets Cagayan de Oro City.

Ocotber 26 - Mass for the feast of the Kingship of Our Lord Jesus Christ at 11-21 Streets, Nazareth this city.

More activities are in plans: conferences and cathecsms regarding our Catholic faith. Please visit for more information. Everyone is invited to come.

For the month of November, the Mass center is transfered to a more accesible place. Fr Dolotina will be the visiting priest for November. Please keep posted for details.

Sunday, October 05, 2008

A Message to Lourdie from Mark Andrew

Dear Lourdie,

I am Mark Andrew Legion of Mary here in CDO affiliate of the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX). I do realized what you are trying to say with regards to your understanding of what is Mass today under the definition of the New Council that Vatican II promulgated. But I supposed you did not know that even the New Mass of present council, the official Novus Ordo Massae is in Latin. Have you wondered why? It's not only the question of the language used but the new ideas of what is Eucharistic celebration according to this council's most importantly to be pondered on. We told you that the official language of the church is in Latin and I supposed you know it because you are studying Theology. Read the Canon Law and you will know that it is true that the official language of the Church is Latin. Perfectly makes sense because we are Roman Catholics therefore we belong to the Roman Rite - the Latin Rite. You were trying to say that you are against the Latin Mass because you think that the active participation of people depends on their understanding of what the priest is saying. Therefore you think that people can only participate actively in the Mass because they understand the language. Your thinking or this kind of idea/mentality or your idea perfectly defines what is Vatican II all about - that we are strongly opposed because of its departure from what is really the real definition of Mass according to our Catholic Faith and its contradiction to what the Catholic church has always taught and believed.

The Mass according to the uncorrupted teachings of our Catholic faith is the highest adoration or worship of the Church to God. That is why for thousands of years the Catholic Church consistently ordained Priests specifically for this one purpose to give due worship to God Almighty in the person of Christ through His valid ordained Priest. This is now the point that we are strongly opposed to the new idea of the New Mass. The New Mass teaches that, in order to make the people participate actively, they must understand the language used that is why they changed Latin to vernacular in order that people can pray. While the the true idea of what is Mass is the enjoining of the people's intention and prayers to God in the person of the priest saying the Mass in Latin according to the Universal language of the church of God. This is why we are called Roman Catholic because it is the seat of st Peter - the first Pope established the church in Rome.

Now, the people in the past didn't attend Mass to understand Latin but Mass for them was to believe in the powers of the priest and dignity of his Priesthood offering to God - a perfect sacrifice most pleasing to Him for the salvation of souls and remissions of sins. Now, why the priest is saying it in Latin? It carries along with it everything that the Catholic Church believed from the beginning (St Peter established his seat in Rome) and it perfectly preserves and unifies the Sacred character of our Belief in the Mass or the Holy Sacrifice which we are are bound forever in adoration of the One True God. Thus, today people think that Mass is about understanding the language and not anymore about
the dignity of the priest offering a perfect sacrifice to God in behalf of the people using the language officially, canonically mandated by the Catholic Church in perpetuity for all ages under pain of excommunication and absolute obedience to this mandate - given by the powers and authority by the infallible teachings of Holy Popes and Saints most especially the Doctors of the Church (ie, St Thomas Aquinas, St Augustine, St Damasus, St Ireneus, St Gerome, etc) in strong and absolute adherence to what the Catholic Church has always believed and taught never to be changed nor modified. Pope St Pius V in 1570 during the Council of Trent in condemnation to the demands of Martin Luther with regard to his protestant revolution against the Catholic Mass (the Mass in Latin which I and my friends are fighting for today against those who hate this Mass; oh! by the way Martin Luther HATES LATIN MASS SO MUCH), mandated this in accordance to his duty as protector and defender of Truth that he received canonically be obeyed and preserved in perpetuity handed by the Apostles themselves and the Doctors of the Church to be faithfully transmitted and obeyed forever.

I understand that you are formed according to the norms of the new teachings of Vatican II. I supposed you believed in people's democracy over the church which we don't. You believed in Ecumenism too which the first commandment forbids you to do so but you think abolished or modified by Vatican II and made all religions in equal footing which is truly a grave matter or blatant crime against the Will of God through Jesus Christ wanting the whole world to be baptized under the Catholic Church. You love the New Mass which is said not in the official language of the church though originally promulgated in Latin along with it you approved the communion in the hand which canonically forbidden by the Church so thus the extra ordinary lay ministers, people's involvement to what is consecrated for Priests alone but done by lay and many other liturgical abuses. Lastly you dont believe in the hierarchy of the church which is measured upon your submission to what is doctrinally imposed and approved under the guidance of the Sanctifier or the Holy Ghost.

We are hoping to meet you someday and God bless you in your journey as His representative doing His Will and not compromising anything for the Greater Glory of His Name.

PS: oh! by the way Latin is fixed and will never evolve in meaning, thus it is a good carrier of the deposit of faith which the Catholic Church received from the Catholic Church.

Mark Andrew

Friday, October 03, 2008

Lourdie Pontipedra


do you mention that Aramaic and Greek language is dead languauage. don't you not realized that Latin is a dead language too. if you are not convince could you give some country that somehow use the Latin language as a means of communication. how could you communicate with ordinary people who doesn't know Latin. The mass should be for the people and by the people of God who have the desire to understand clearly the sacrifice of the Lord in the Eucharist and it should not only for the Elite one who knows Latin. make up your mind brothers/sisters. 

Brother/Sister just to review your church history and you will find out that latin was not really an oficial language in the Cahtolic.


Yes i knew very well that Latin is a dead language, and a dead language is very good for a liturgy, i'd like to emphasize that we use Latin because Latin is one of dead language, i forgot to tell you that. Latin being a dead language makes it better to use.the Mass is not for the people but a Sacrifice offered to God the Father so that people's sins may be forgiven. The priest is supposed to be talking to God and not to the people, so the priest uses Latin because he is talking to God and not to the people.. the priest faces the altar because the priest is talking to God and not to the people. see? the new mass and the old mass is really in different position, both liturgy is in clash, they have different theology, different idea, a new idea, a new faith. a new church..the new mass contain new idea which cannot be reconciled to the old. The question if language usage is not the question but the integrity of its doctrine, ie, is the new mass the same as the old mass?so if you belive that the old is not correct, it is implying to say that the doctors of the church before where wrong because a new idea of Mass is being presented in the church.you are not convinved that they are both different Mass?please do some research.. i know you will agree that both masses are not the same and so which of this is the true mass? the apostolic tridentine Mass? or the new vernacualar, protestant in origin Mass which was invented in 1960's?

We dont attend the Old Mass because we like Latin or we have "religious feelings" towards the mass. feelings is not about faith, and faith has nothing to do about FEELINGS And most of all, the mass is not about understanding the language but its about understand what the Mass is. we attend the old Mass because this is the Mass of the Catholic chruch, read QUO PRIMUM TEMPORE, a document that canonized the Tridentine Mass to be the Mass of the Catholic Chruch for all time and in perpetuity. This is the Mass that produced thaosands of saints and martyrs, this is the mass that the martyrs died for.this Mass is the summit of our Catholic faith and not the new because the new contain protestant ideas.do some research..i leave it to you..

The idea of: "the Mass is for the people of God" is new diffinition, the Catholics dont think that way before...the Mass is offered to God the Father first and for all..and not to the people above all. the priest offer a sacrifice to GOd the Father offered in behalf of the people. the changes in the Mass is to mock the old...

The thing is... you have been taught a modern orientation of the Mass...that is why you think that the Latin Mass is wrong and very bad...and now you will say that my explanation about the Mass is wrong because you wont agree with me,but sad to say every thing i said is according to the definition of the Mass.

I dont know Latin myself, but i adhere to this Mass because of its doctrinal integrity, because of its historical background, a treasure of the church which was hidden from us. i have attended the old Mass for about 30 times already more or less, but now I CAN respond to the Mass, (mind you I AM NOT ELITE, I am nobody, im just a faithful)i can attend the Mass without difficulty and i do understand what is going on in the MAss.nd i found out that the new and old mass are not really in agreement. they are like Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales (kidding) what im i trying to say it that they are NOT really the same... nd because of their difference, i chose which is true and correct.

Latin is not the official language of the CAtholic Church? what? who told you that?hahaha,that is very funny. any thing you say will be used against you...please withdraw your statement  back...please dont let me say the word.... you dont really know that much....please study the Catholic faith.hahaha.. let me tell you this, do you not know that the official version of the new Mass is in Latin? every official document in Vatican EVEN TODAY is in Latin? dont you know that HABEMUS PAPAM is LAtin(i know you know)?dont you know that St Jerome is the first one to translate the Bible from older languages into Latin to have a universal languge of the church which is Latin? the word Gloria in Excelsis Deo is Latin? Ave Maria Latin? Pater Noster is Latin? Agnus Dei is Latin as well? whew! and now you will tell me that Latin is not the official language of the Roman Church?

well i dont blame you for having that idea Lourdie, its not your fault to believe in the modern crap. Modernism is really bad and evil, in fact Pope Saint Pius X condemned modernism is his encyclical  "Pascendi Domini Gregis". Im serious now, why wont we have a dialogue sometime..i know you are a good man..a very active in the church and very devoted to God. I WILL PROMISE YOU, you will learn many things from us. If you wont agree, then its fine... how about that?

thank you Lourdie! Ave Maria!


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Thursday, October 02, 2008

A COMMENT FROM OUR FRIENDSTER ACCOUNT

A comment has been posted on our friendster account by someone named Lourdie, I believe he is a seminarian in Piarist Fathers. I am not sure.

This is the content if his comment:

Comments: first of all the Catholic Church was already in Vatican II: because of the necessary changes in the church but the primary concern was the used of the vernacular language during the Eucharistic celebration. On the other hand, it's very strange to say a mass without understanding the people. How can the people feel the important of the Eucharist without understanding it. this is a big challege to us as a minitry of the church. I am totally against of saying a mass in latin. sorry but I am against your way. but that is your faith.

Original post can be found here, it is located below that page, on testimonials and comments area.

I have two purposes for posting this topic.
1. for the awareness of others.
2. as a reply to this comment.

This is my reply:

Dear Mr. Lourdie

I wanted to ask you if you are aware of Pope Benedict XVI's Motu Propio: Summurom Pontificum. If you already have heard it, then you must be against the Pope. If you have not read the Motu Propio, read it from here, or here. I wonder why you explicitly say that you are against our way, the WAY that Catholics NORMALLY pray. Don't you know that this is the Catholic Mass that has been said for 2000 years and both mass are not of the same value? Don’t you know that the Mass in vernacular is about 40 years old? Don't you know that this Mass is canonized by Pope Saint Pius V in the year 1570 during the Council of Trent? And He said that this will be the Mass of the Catholic Church for all time and in perpetuity. Pope St Pius V added:

Accordingly, since it would be difficult for this present pronouncement to be sent to all parts of the Christian world and simultaneously come to light everywhere, We direct that it be, as usual, posted and published at the doors of the Basilica of the Prince of the Apostles, also at the Apostolic Chancery, and on the street at Campo Flora; furthermore, We direct that printed copies of this same edict signed by a notary public and made official by an ecclesiastical dignitary possess the same indubitable validity everywhere and in every nation, as if Our manuscript were shown there. Therefore, no one whosoever is permitted to alter this notice of Our permission, statute, ordinance, command, precept, grant, indult, declaration, will, decree, and prohibition. Should know that he will incur the wrath of 

Almighty God and of the Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul. Quote taken from here

Read more about the Papal Bull: Quo Primum here
What is Papal Bull? read here
What is Tridentine Mass? read here
More about Council of Trent here
these links are from wikipedia.com

Now I think there are still so many things that you should learn more about the Catholic faith and so many things with that regard. It is very sad to hear that you are a seminarian who "dislikes" the Latin Mass so deeply. (note you said: I am totally against of saying a mass in Latin.) TOTALLY which means you are against a Catholic Mass? It is very sad Mr. Lourdie, really sad, and I hope that you will be unlighted in the days to come that this Mass is the true Mass.

You said that the Catholic Church is already in Vatican and that is correct. You said,” because of the necessary changes in the church but the primary concern was the used of the vernacular language during the Eucharistic celebration" Mr. Lourdie, the Mass is not about the language. The Mass is about doctrine. It doesn't matter which language it is. But we use Latin because Latin is the official language of the Catholic Church. The New Mass is officially written in Latin. Latin language makes the Mass universal. If I go to Russia and have a Latin Mass, I could understand (with frequent attendance) but if I attend a Russian New Mass, will I understand? Now If the Catholic Church will use Latin worldwide, the universality of the Church is emphasized because there is oneness of liturgy. Does it make sense Lourdie? (You have a nice name). Now the question here is that is the New Mass the same as the Old Mass with regards to doctrine and faith? Make a quick but thorough research about this. Or you can ask us. Numbers are provided on our friendster account.

"On the other hand, it's very strange to say a mass without understanding the people. How can the people feel the important of the Eucharist without understanding it"

Do you know St Isidore Labrador? Yes of course, it’s your patron saint. Do you know St Lorenzo Ruiz? sure you do. Do you know many other saints? in the history of the Catholic Church? I guess so, do you know that some of them do not know Latin and couldn’t understand Latin? What I'm trying to say is that people are not obliged to learn Latin in order for us to participate in the Mass. We use Latin because that's the way is it. That's the Church pre given gift to us. Frequent attendance in the Mass would somehow give you the ability to understand what is going on in the Mass. The language doesn't matter. Now you said strange, so some saints in the past who never know Latin is strange? And the Mass is not about FEELINGS... The Mass is about objective truth so you have to disregard the feelings because feelings are subjective.

Mr. Lourdie, please no offense, I cannot write this in the frienster account because it’s too long. There is only one thing that I can tell you, learn the Catholic faith. The faith that is taught in the past. The treasure of tradition which was taken away from us. Please leave comment Mr. Lourdie if you have read this. This post is actually for you. I am very open for a future dialogue with you. Don’t worry I believe you are older than me.

-maskupe

Sunday, September 28, 2008

September 2008 monthly schedule

The regular schedule for monthly activities is supposed to be on the third weekend of the month. Our priest, Rev Fr. Adam Purdy, was reassigned to become the new prior in Our Lady of Victories Church, Manila 
Our Lady of Victories Church
2 Cannon Road, New Manila,
Quezon City 1112

Because of Fr Purdy's new assigned area, we are changing also the monthly schedule from third Sunday to fourth Sunday of the month so that he could still take the Cagayan de Oro - Butuan missions.

The new schedule effective on September 2008 is such: 4th Weekend of the month.

On this month of September, we were able to:

September 24 -- Fr Purdy arrived from Manila and meet some potential benefactors for building a church (a priory probably). In 6:00 in the evening, Mass was offered at 11-21 Streets, Nazareth and have dinner.

September 25 -- continuation of meeting potential benefctors for the church. Mass at 6:00 in the evening.

September 26 -- we went to Bugo (about 45 minutes from the city). Fr Purdy gave a conference to few people of more than ten participants. Topic: Problems With the Prayers of the Modern Mass. The conference was held at the house of one of SSPX faithful's sister. Participants were members of Oasis of Love and Divine Mercy Devotion. The Mass was offered late at around 7:00 in the evening in 11-21 Nazareth.

September 27 -- another conference at Brew Berry Chavez-Velez Streets, CDO with the same topic: The Problems With the Prayers of the Modern Mass but this time, different random participants. There were students, church organization members and some other randomly invited individual. Mass offered at past 6:00 in the evening.

September 28 Sunday -- confession started at 8:30 and the Mass started around 9:45am. Past eleven, Fr Purdy went to Butuan City by bus.

Photographs not yet available.

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

St Padre Pio - feast day September 23


St Padre Pio, is one of the most highly venerated saint today. He is very well known for his visible stigmata appeared on both hands. This saint who lived in the modern era is also one of the saint that we ask intercession for this saint had a great effect in the spiritual growth of our members.

St Padre Pio whose real name, Francisco Forgione, was born at 5:00 p.m. in Pietrelcina, Italy to Grazio and Maria Giuseppa Forgione. At age 15, he entered the Capuchin Novitiate in Morcone, Italy. Investiture into the Capuchin Order taking the Franciscan habit and the name, "Brother Pio"

At twenty-three years old, he was ordained a priest in the Cathedral in Benevento, Italy. On August 14, 1910, he said his first Mass at 'Our Lady of the Angels' parish in Pietrelcina.

In September 1910,
he received the temporary or invisible stigmata at the family farm in Piana Romana. The painful wounds would appear and disappear

Eight years later on August 5, 1918, there occured transverberation of his heart, causing a visible wound on his side. And on September 20 of the same year, he received the visible stigmata while praying before a crucifix in the monastery church of 'Our Lady of Grace.' He became the first priest in the history of the Catholic Church to bear the stigmata. His Superiors call for first medical examination of stigmata by Dr. Romanelli. On July 26, 1919, he is examined by Dr. Bignami and on October 9, 1919, by Dr. Festa.

On September 23, 1968,
Padre Pio died at 2:30 a.m. His last words were, 'Jesus, Mary.' The Father Guardian of the monastery stated that ten minutes after Padre Pio's death, all traces of the stigmata on his hands, feet and side, had disappeared. His last Mass was the day before he died.
In May 2, 1999, Padre Pio was beatified by Pope John Paul II and on June 16, 2002, he was canonized saint by the same pope.

St Padre Pio's last Mass




Saturday, September 13, 2008

Mary Queen of Apotles

Mary Queen of Apostles
1) MARY, though the dignity of the Apostles is great because Jesus made them His representatives on earth and conferred upon them the office of teaching, of the priesthood, and of pastorship in His Church, your dignity as Mother of God is greater. In this alone, that you are the Mother of God, you excel all greatness that after God can be imagined. Although the Apostles were zealous servants of Jesus, they had various human weaknesses before the descent of the Holy Spirit. But you are adorned with every virtue, and there is no creature in heaven or on earth equal to you in sanctity.

(2) MARY, you received, together with the Apostles, the wonderful gifts with which they were endowed by the Holy Spirit. The Apostles began to labor zealously for the salvation of souls. They preached Jesus, who is the Light of the world, the Way, the Truth and the Life, but you brought Him forth; you are His Mother. Without you we would not have a Gospel for the Apostles to preach; we would not have Christ who sent the Apostles; we would never have seen an Apostle nor heard the words of salvation. How fittingly are you called their Queen! The wonderful success which accompanied their preaching was in a large measure the effect of your constant prayer.

To this day you are ever zealous to enkindle the light of faith in the hearts of those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death and to rescue their souls. from damnation. With the Church I exclaim: "Rejoice, Virgin Mary, you alone have destroyed all heresies throughout the world."

(3) MARY, the Apostles and all apostolic men have honored you as their Queen. The Apostles regarded you as their Mother from the moment when Jesus gave you to John for a Mother. You were always in their midst as long as you remained in Jerusalem, giving them information about the wonderful conception of the Son of God, about His birth and about the years of His youth, for you "kept in mind all these words, pondering them in your heart."

The Apostles were deeply devoted to you during your life. They hastened from far distant lands to receive your blessing before you died. Their veneration for you increased still more when they beheld the great miracles at your grave, which, with them, placed your glorious assumption beyond a doubt.

The successors of the Apostles, the Popes and bishops, and the most renowned priests and missionaries of the Catholic Church, have at all times paid the deepest veneration to you, greeted you as their Queen, and placed their apostolic labors under your protection.

Queen of Apostles, help me to respect the Holy Father, the bishops and priests, as God's representatives on earth. I shall always consider that every injury done to a priest is as if done to your Son Himself, who expressly says, "He who rejects you, rejects me" (Luke 10,16). Help me to listen eagerly to the word of God and observe the teaching of my spiritual superiors. If I wish to be a good child of yours, I must show love and obedience to the priests, for they are not only special friends and representatives of your Son, but also my greatest benefactors, instructing me in the doctrine of salvation, purifying my soul and sanctifying me in the sacraments, and offering up the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass for me. Bless the Holy Father, the Bishops, priests and missionaries of the Catholic Church. Help them to live worthy of their high calling. Bless their labors with success. Help them ever to be living images of your loving Son—Other Christs!


PRAYER
O God, You have sent the Holy Spirit to Your Apostles, who were united in prayer with Mary, the Mother of Jesus; grant us that, protected by the same Mother of ours and Queen of Apostles, we may be made worthy to serve Your Divine Majesty faith. fully and proclaim Your glory by word and example. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen. (Feast of Our Lady, Queen of the Apostles, Sat. after the Ascension)

source: http://www.intermirifica.org/Mary/apostles.htm

Tuesday, September 09, 2008

September 8, 2008 - Nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary

One of the most awaited day for most Catholics especially those Marian devout Catholics is the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Today we are commemorating one of the most significant events that happen in the lives of humanity is the birth of the lady who will crush down the serpent's head. Her Immaculate Conception, being first on the list, her Nativity could also be regarded as one of the most mystical or mysterious event that occured throughout the history of human kind.

The role of our Blessed Mother in our lives is so significant, in fact without her, many will be damned. The Blessed Mother is not just a Mother to us all. She is also the Mediatrix of all Graces and Sanctifyer to our souls. She mobilize us if we ask for it. She enables us to strengthen our spiritual growth and to resist evil and temptation. She is the Immaculate Conception which means she alone is the most pleasing human in the eyes of God. We must also look above Her more than any other else in the world. She is the Mother of God, and our Mother also, we must give her due respect and always ask her intercession and graces.

Today, we the Legion of Mary, Maria Regina Apostulorum had the September function and a celebration to her birthday. We had gathered ourselves together to pray and to enjoy ourselves together with our Blessed Virgin Mother.

Ave Maria!


Thursday, August 28, 2008

Feast of Saint Augustine August 2008


Today, August 28 is the feast of our Patron Saint in the Archdioces of Cagayan de Oro. Today also has a significant event for us because on this day we are remembering the first year of the erection of our Praesidium. Maria Regina Apostolurom Preasedium. Last August 28, 2007 the Curia President Dra. Viray through the approval of Fr Ghela, National Spiritual Director of Legion of Mary, and Fr Purdy, the Spiritual Father and regular Mass Offerer in Cagayan de Oro City, visits Cagayan de Oro for the establishment of the Maria Regina Apostolurom Praesedium. On that day, There were several persons who attended the meeting led by the appointed (by the Curia President) Praesidium President Bro John Solangon and the few members. Guided by our Blessed Mother, the meeting was succesful and thanks to the Curia President, Dra. Viray who managed to teach them the basic things to be learned as Legion of Mary active members. Fr Ghela, although he was not present during the first Praesidium meeting for he have something more important things to attend, he still was able to give them Spiritual advises before he left. Mass was held on that day with Fr Ghela.

Ave Maria!

Wednesday, August 06, 2008

Feast of the Holy Trinity Homily


Feast of the Holy Trinity
May 18, 2008
Our Lady Help of Christians Mass Center
11-21 Street Nazareth, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines

Tuesday, August 05, 2008

The Society of Saint Pius X


We are Traditional Catholics in Cagayan de Oro City, Northern Mindanao, Philippines. We have Mass Center at 11-21 Street Nazareth, Cagayan de Oro City. We are members of the Legion of Mary under the Society of Saint Pius X as our Spiritual adviser. Any one interested in learning and knowing the true Catholic Teachings, you may contact us or add our friendster account and Yahoo Messenger: traditionalcatholic_sspx_cdo@yahoo.com

Contact us:
Our Lady Help of Christians Mass Center
11-21 streets Nazareth, Cagayan de Oro City
John 857 2277 or 0926 2736572
Marissa 0922 8844340
Jal 09174110169
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Monday, August 04, 2008

Archbishop Marcelle Lefebvre

The following interview with the archbishop was to have been published in 1978 by a leading American Catholic publication. However, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops threatened the publication's publisher with excommunication and decreed virtual extinction for the publication itself if the interview were run. In fact, the bishops ordered that no Catholic publication could run this interview with Archbishop Lefebvre.

An edited version of the interview was finally published in The Spotlight, a weekly newspaper in Washington, D.C., in its issue of July 18, 1988. The complete and unedited interview is transcribed below.

The Spotlight makes no case for or against the doctrinal positions of Archbishop Lefebvre. We printed the interview for we find his statements of 14 years ago, if read in the light of current events, to be extremely timely.

The world itself we find to be in a state of near collapse and the Catholic Church an institution that was once regarded by friend and foe alike to be changeless, now to be riddled with elements of moral relativism, communism, homosexuality and gross uncertainty. Archbishop Lefebvre speaks out in opposition to these trends. The questions asked of the archbishop are in dark type; his responses in light type.

You have debated and taken part in the deliberations of the second council of the Vatican, have you not?

Yes.

Did you not sign and agree to the resolutions of this council?

No. First of all, I have not signed all the documents of Vatican II because of the last two acts. The first, concerned with "Religion and Freedom," I have not signed. The other one, that of “The Church in the Modern World”, I also have not signed. This latter is in my opinion the most oriented toward modernism and liberalism.

Are you on record for not only not signing the documents but also on record to publicly oppose them?

Yes. In a book, which I have published in France, I accuse the council of error on these resolutions, and I have given all the documents by which I attack the position of the council - principally, the two resolutions concerning the issues of religion and freedom and "The Church in the Modern World.”

Why were you against these decrees?

Because these two resolutions are inspired by liberal ideology which former popes described to us-that is to say, a religious license as understood and promoted by the Freemasons, the humanists, the modernists and the liberals.

Why do you object to them?

This ideology says that all the cultures are equal; all the religions are equal, that there is not a one and only true faith. All this leads to the abuse and perversion of freedom of thought. All these perversions of freedom, which were condemned throughout the centuries by all the popes, have now been accepted by the council of Vatican II.

Who placed these particular resolutions on the agenda?

I believe there were a number of cardinals assisted by theological experts who were in agreement with liberal ideas.

Who, for example?

Cardinal (Augustine) Bea (a German Jesuit), Cardinal (Leo) Suenens (from Belgium), Cardinal (Joseph) Frings (from Germany), Cardinal (Franz) Koenig (from Austria). These personalities had already gathered and discussed these resolutions before the council and it was their precise aim to make a compromise with the secular world, to introduce Illuminist and modernist ideas in the church doctrines.

Were there any American cardinals supporting these ideas and resolutions?

I do not recall their names at present, but there were some. However, a leading force in favor of these resolutions was Father Murray.

Are you referring to Father John Courtney Murray (an American Jesuit)?

Yes.

What part has he played?

He has played a very active part during all the deliberations and drafting of these documents.

Did you let the pope (Paul VI) know of your concern and disquiet regarding these resolutions?

I have talked to the pope. I have talked to the council. I have made three public interventions, two of which I have filed with the secretariat. Therefore, there were five interventions against these resolutions of Vatican II.

In fact, the opposition led against these resolutions was such that the pope attempted to establish a commission with the aim of reconciling the opposing parties within the council. There were to be three members, of which I was one.

When the liberal cardinals learned that my name was on this commission, they went to see the holy father (the pope) and told him bluntly that they would not accept this commission and that they would not accept my presence on this com- mission. The pressure on the pope was such that he gave up the idea.

I have done everything I could to stop these resolutions which I judge contrary and destructive to the Catholic faith. The council was convened legitimately, but it was for the purpose of putting all these ideas through.

Were there other cardinals supporting you?

Yes. There was Cardinal (Ernesto) Ruffini (of Palermo), Cardinal (Giuseppe) Siri (of Genoa) and Cardinal (Antonio) Caggiano (of Buenos Aires).

Were there any bishops supporting you?

Yes. Many bishops supported my stand.

How many bishops?

There were in excess of 250 bishops. They had even formed themselves into a group for the purpose of defending the true Catholic faith.

What happened to all of these supporters?

Some are dead; some are dispersed throughout the world; many still support me in their hearts but are frightened to lose the position, which they feel may be useful at a later time.

Is anybody supporting you today (1978)?

Yes. For instance, Bishop Pintinello from Italy; Bishop Castro de Mayer from Brazil. Many other bishops and cardinals often contact me to express their support but wish at this date to remain anonymous.

What about those bishops who are not liberals but still oppose and criticize you?

Their opposition is based on an inaccurate understanding of obedience to the pope. It is, perhaps, a well-meant obedience, which could be traced to the ultramontane obedience of the last century, which in those days was good because the popes were good. However, today, it is a blind obedience, which has little to do with a practice and acceptance of true Catholic faith.

At this stage it is relevant to remind Catholics allover the world that obedience to the pope is not a primary virtue.

The hierarchy of virtues starts with the three theological virtues of faith, hope and charity followed by the four cardinal virtues of justice, temperance, prudence and fortitude. Obedience is a derivative of the cardinal virtue of justice. Therefore it is far from ranking first in the hierarchy of virtues.

Certain bishops do not wish to give the slightest impression that they are opposed to the holy father. I understand how they feel. It is evidently very unpleasant, if not very painful.

I certainly do not like to be in opposition to the holy father, but I have no choice considering what is coming to us from Rome at present, which is in opposition to the Catholic doctrine and is unacceptable to Catholics.

Do you suggest that the holy father accepts these particular ideas?

Yes. He does. But it is not only the holy father. It is a whole trend. I have mentioned to you some of the cardinals involved in these ideas. More than a century ago, secret societies, Illuminati, humanist, modernist and others, of which we have now all the texts and proofs, were preparing for a Vatican council in which they would infiltrate their own ideas for a humanist church.

Do you suggest that some cardinals could have been members of such secret societies?

This is not a very important matter at this stage whether they are or not. What is very important and grave is that they, for all intents and purposes, act just as if they were agents or servants of humanist secret societies.

Do you suggest that these cardinals could have taken up such ideas deliberately or were they given the wrong information or were they duped or a combination of all?

I think that humanist and liberal ideas spread throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. These secular ideas were spread everywhere, in government and churches alike.

These ideas have penetrated into the seminaries and throughout the church. And today the church wakes up finding itself in a liberal straitjacket.

This is why one meets liberal influence that has penetrated all strata of secular life during the last two centuries, right inside the church. Vatican Council II was engineered by liberals; it was a liberal council; the pope is a liberal and those who surround him are liberals.

Are you suggesting that the pope is a liberal even if he has never declared himself to be a liberal?

The pope has never denied that he was (a liberal).

When did the pope indicate that he was a liberal?

The pope stated on many occasions that he was in favor of modernist ideas, in favor of a compromise with the world. In his own words, it was necessary.’to throw a bridge between the church and the secular world.'

The pope said that it was necessary to accept humanist ideas, that is was necessary to discuss such ideas; that it was necessary to have dialogs. At this stage, it is important to state that dialogs are contrary to the doctrines of the Catholic faith. Dialogs presuppose the coming together of two equal and opposing sides; therefore, in no way could (dialog) have anything to do with the Catholic faith.

We believe and accept our faith as the only true faith in the world. All this confusion ends up in compromises, which destroy the church's doctrines, for the misfortune of mankind and the church alike.

You have stated that you know the reason for the decline in church attendance and lack of interest in the church today, which you reportedly attributed to the resolutions of Vatican II. Is that correct?

I would not say that Vatican II would have prevented what is happening in the church today. Modernist ideas have penetrated everywhere for a long time and that has not been good for the church. But the fact that some members of the clergy have professed such ideas, that is to say the ideas of perverted freedom, in that case-license.

The idea that all truths are equal, all religions are the same, consequently, all the moralities are the same, that everybody's conscience is equal, that everybody can judge theologically what he can do - these are really humanist ideas – (the idea) of total license with no discipline of thought whatever which leads to the position that anybody can do whatever he likes. All of this is absolutely contrary to our Catholic faith.

You have said that most of these theological counselors and experts only pretend that they are representing the majority of the people, that in fact the people are really not represented by these liberal theologians. Could you explain?

By 'majority of the people,' I mean all the people who honestly work for a living. I mean the people on the land, people of common sense in contact with the real world, the lasting world. These people are the majority of the people, who prefer traditions and order to chaos.

There is a movement of all these people throughout the world, who are slowly coalescing in total opposition to all the changes that were made in their name, of their religion.

These people of good will and good sense have been so traumatized by these dramatic changes that they are now reluctant to attend church. When they go into a modernist church, they do not meet what is sacred-the mystical character of the church, all that which is reallt covine.

What leads to God is divine and they no longer meet God in these churches. Why should they come to a place where God is absent?

People perceive this very well and the liberal cardinals and their advisers have seriously underestimated the loyalty of the majority to their true faith. How (else) can you explain that as soon as we open a traditional chapel or church, every-body rushes in from everywhere? We have standing room only. The Masses go on all day to accommodate the faithful.

Why? Because they find once again what they need: the sacred, the mystical, the respect for the sacred.

For instance, you would see at the airport different people coming to the priests who were there to meet me, shaking their hands - total strangers. Why? Because where people find a priest, a real priest, a priest that behaves like a priest, who dresses like a priest, they are attracted to him immediately and follow him.

This happens here in the United States, it happens in Europe and everywhere in the world. People in the street coming to greet a priest; they come to congratulate him out of the blue and tell him how glad they are to see a real priest, to tell him how glad they are that there are still some priests.

Do you suggest that clothes and habit make a difference in the quality of the priest?

Habits and clothing are, of course, only a symbol, but it is to what this symbol represents that people are attracted, not, of course, the symbol itself.

Why do you appear to attach such importance to the rituals of the Tridentine Mass?1

We certainly do not insist on rituals just for the sake of rituals but merely as symbol of our faith. In that context, we do believe they are important. However, it is the substance and not the rituals of the Tridentine Mass that has been removed.

Could you be more specific?

The new Offertory prayers do not express the Catholic notion of the sacrifice. They simply express the concept of a mere partaking of bread and wine. For instance, this Tridentine Mass addressed to God the prayer: "Accept O Holy Father, heavenly and eternal God, this immaculate victim which your unworthy servant offers to you, my living and true God to atone for my numberless sins, offenses and negligences." The New Mass says: 'We offer this bread as the bread of life.' There is no mention of sacrifice or victim. This text is vague and imprecise, lends itself to ambiguity and was meant to be acceptable to Protestants. It is, however, unacceptable to the true Catholic faith and doctrine. The substance has been changed in favor of accommodation and compromise.

Why do you appear to attach such importance to the Latin Mass rather than the vernacular Mass approved by Vatican Council II?

First the question of the Latin Mass is a secondary question under certain circumstances. But under another aspect it is a very important question. It is important because it is a way to fix the word of our faith, the Catholic dogma and doctrines. It is a way of not changing our faith because in translations affecting these Latin words, one does not render exactly the truth of our faith as it is expressed and embodied in Latin.

It is indeed very dangerous because little by little one can lose faith itself. These translations do not reflect the exact words of the Consecration. These words are changed in the vernacular.

Could you give me an example?

Yes. For instance, in the vernacular, it is said that "the Precious Blood is for all." When in the Latin text (even the latest, revised Latin text), the text says, "the Precious Blood is for many" and not for all. All is certainly different from many. This is only a minor example that illustrates the inaccuracies of current translations.

Could you quote a translation, which would actually contradict Catholic dogma?

Yes. For example, in the Latin text, the Virgin Mary is referred to as “Semper Virgo," "always virgin.” In all the modern translations, the word "always" has been deleted. This is very serious because there is a great difference between "virgin" and "always virgin." It is most dangerous to tamper with translations of this kind.

Latin is also important to keep the unity of the Church because when one travels - and people travel more and more in foreign countries these days - it is important for them to find the same echoes that they have heard from a priest at home, whether in the United States, South America, Europe or any other part of the world. They are at home in any church. It is their Catholic Mass, which is being celebrated. They have always heard the Latin words since childhood, their parents before them, and their grandparents before them. It is an identifying mark of their faith.

Now, when they go into a foreign church, they don't understand a word. Foreigners who come here don't understand a word. What is the good of going to a Mass in English, Italian or Spanish when no one can understand a word?

But wouldn't most of these people understand Latin even less? What is the difference?

The difference is that the Latin of the Catholic Mass has always been taught through religious instruction since childhood. There have been numerous books on the matter. It has been taught throughout the, ages - it is not that difficult to remember.

Latin is an exact expression, which has been familiar to generations of Catholics. Whenever Latin is found in another Church, it immediately creates the proper atmosphere for the worship of God. It is the distinctive tongue of the Catholic faith, which unites all the Catholics throughout the world regardless of their national tongue.

They are not disoriented or baffled. They say: This is my Mass, it is the Mass of my parents, it is the Mass to follow, it is the Mass of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is the eternal and unchanging Mass. Therefore from the point of view of unity, it is a very important symbolic link; it is a mark of identity for all Catholics.

But it is far more serious than simply a change of tongue. Under the spirit of Ecumenism, it is an attempt to create a rapprochement with the Protestants.

What proof do you have of this?

It is quite evident because there were five Protestants who assisted in the reform of our Liturgy. The archbishop of Cincinnati, who was present during these deliberations, said that not only these five Protestants were present but also they took a very active part in the debates and participated directly in the reform of our Liturgy.

Who were these Protestants?

They were Protestant ministers representing different Protestant denominations who were called by Rome to participate in the reform of our Liturgy which shows clearly that there was a purpose to all this. They were Dr. George, Canon Jasper, Dr. Sheperd, Dr. Smith, Dr. Koneth and Dr. Thurian. Msgr. Bugnini did not hide this purpose. He spelled it out very clearly. He said, “We are going to make an Ecumenical Mass as we have made an Ecumenical Bible."

All this is very dangerous because it is our faith that is attacked. When a Protestant celebrates the same Mass as we do, he interprets the text in a different way because his faith is different. Therefore, it is an ambiguous Mass. It is an equivocal Mass. It is no longer a Catholic Mass.

What Ecumenical Bible are you referring to?

There is an Ecumenical Bible made two or three years ago, which was recognized by many bishops. I do not know whether the Vatican publicly endorsed it, but it certainly did not suppress it because it is used in many dioceses. For instance, two weeks ago, the Bishop of Fribourg in Switzerland had Protestant pastors explaining this Ecumenical Bible to all the children of Catholic schools. These lessons were the same for Catholics and Protestants. And what has this Ecumenical Bible to do with the Word of God?

Since the Word of God cannot be changed, all this leads to more and more confusion. When I think that the archbishop of Houston, Texas will not allow Catholic children to be confirmed unless they go with their parents to follow a 15-day instruction course from the local rabbi and the local Protestant minister.

If the parents refuse to send their children to such instructions, they (the children) cannot get confirmed. They have to produce a signed certificate from the rabbi and the Protestant minister that both the parents and the children have duly attended the instruction and only then can they (the children) be confirmed by the bishop.

These are the absurdities with which we end up when we follow the liberal road. Not only this, but now we are even reaching the Buddhists and the Moslems. Many bishops were embarrassed when the representative of the pope was received in a shameful manner by the Moslems recently.

What happened?

I do not recall all the specific details, but this incident happened in Tripoli, Libya, where the representative of the pope wanted to pray with the Moslems. These Moslems refused and went about their separate ways and prayed in their fashion, leaving the representative high and dry, not knowing what to do. This illustrates the naiveté of these liberal Catholics who feel that it is enough to es, nd talk with these Moslems and for them to accept immediately a compromise of their own religion.

The mere fact of wanting to have a close relationship with the Moslems for that purpose only attracts the contempt of the Moslems toward us. It is a well-known fact that Moslems will never change anything of their religion; it is absolutely out of the question.

If the Catholics come to equate our religion with theirs, it only leads to confusion and contempt, which they take as an attempt to discredit their religion and not caring about our religion. They are far more respectful of anyone who says that, “I am a Catholic; I cannot pray with you because we do not have the same convictions.” This person is more respected by the Moslems than the one who says that all the religions are the same; that we all believe the same things; we all have the same faith. They feel this person is insulting them.

But doesn't the Koran display moving verses of praise toward Mary and Jesus?

Islam accepts Jesus as a prophet and has great respect for Mary, and this certainly places Islam nearer to our religion than say, for instance, Judaism, which is far more distant from us. Islam was born in the 7th century and it has benefited to some degree from the Christian teachings of those days.

Judaism, on the other hand, is the heir to the system, which crucified our Lord. And the members of this religion, who have not converted to Christ, are those who are radically opposed to our Lord Jesus Christ. For them, there is no question whatever of recognizing our Lord.

They are in opposition to the very foundation and existence of the Catholic faith on this subject. However, we cannot both be right. Either Jesus Christ is the Son of God and the Lord and Savior or He is not. This is one case where there cannot be the slightest compromise without destroying the very foundation of Catholic faith. This does not only apply to religions, which are directly opposed to the divinity of Jesus Christ as the Son of God but also to religions, which, without opposing Him, do not recognize Him, as such.

Therefore you are very sure and dogmatic on this point?

Completely dogmatic. For example, the Moslems have a very different way to conceive God than we have. Their conception of God is very materialistic. It is not possible to say that their God is the same as our God.

But isn't God the same God for all the people of the world?

Yes. I believe that God is the same God for the whole universe according to the faith of the Catholic Church. But the conception of God differs greatly from religion to religion. Our Catholic faith is the one and only true faith. If one does not believe in it absolutely, one cannot claim to be a Catholic. Our faith is the one that in the world we cannot compromise in any way. God as conceived by the Moslems says: "When God says to His believers, 'When you go to paradise, you will be a hundred times richer than you are now on earth. This also applies to the number of wives that you have here on earth'." This conception of God is hardly what our Lord and Savior is about.

Why do you attach more importance to Pope St. Pius V than to Pope Paul VI? After all, both are equally pope. Do you not accept the doctrine of papal infallibility? Do you feel that this doctrine applies more to one than the other?

I feel that on the side that Pope St. Pius V wanted to engage his infallibility because he used all the terms that all the popes traditionally and generally used when they want(ed) to manifest their infallibility. On the other hand, Pope Paul VI said himself that he didn't want to use his infallibility.

When did he indicate that?

He indicated this by not pronouncing his infallibility on any matter of faith as other popes have done throughout history. None of the decrees of Vatican II were issued with the weight of infallibility. Further, he has never engaged his infallibility on the subject of the Mass. He has never employed terms that have been employed by Pope St. Pius V when he (Paul VI) decided to allow this new Mass to be foisted on the faithful. I cannot compare the two acts of promulgation because they are completely different.

Has Pope Paul VI ever said that he did not believe in papal infallibility?

No. He never actually said this categorically. But Pope Paul VI is a liberal and he does not believe in the fixity of dogmas. He does not believe that a dogma must remain unchanged forever. He is for some evolution according to the wishes of men. He is for changes that are originated by humanist and modernist sources. And this is why he has so much trouble in fixing a truth forever. In fact, he is loathe to do so personally and he is very ill at ease whenever such cases have arisen. This attitude reflects the spirit of modernism. The pope has never employed his infallibility in the matter of faith and morals to date.

Has the pope stated himself that he was a liberal or modernist?

Yes. The pope has manifested this in the council, which is not a pastoral council. He has also clearly stated so in his encyclical called Ecclesiam Suam. He has stated that his encyclicals would not define matters but he wished that they would be accepted as advice and lead to a dialogue. In his Credo, he said that he did not wish to employ his infallibility, which clearly shows where his leanings are.

Do you feel that his evolution toward dialogue is what allows you not to be in disagreement with the pope?

Yes. From the liberal standpoint they should allow this dialogue. When the pope does not use his infallibility on the subject of faith and morals, one is very much freer to discuss his words and his acts. From my point of view, I am bound to oppose what has taken place because it subverts the infallible teachings of the popes over 2,000 years. I am, however, not in favor of such dialogues because one cannot seriously dialogue about the truth of the Catholic faith. So really this is an inverted dialogue, which is forced upon me.

What would happen if the pope suddenly utilized his infallibility to order you to obey him? What would you do?

In the measure where the pope would employ his infallibility as the successor of St. Peter in a solemn manner, I believe that the Holy Ghost would not allow the pope to be in error at this very moment. Of course, I would heed the pope then.

But if the pope invoked his infallibility to back the changes you so strongly object to now, what would your attitude be then?

The question does not even arise, because, fortunately, the Holy Ghost is always there and the Holy Ghost would make sure that the pope would not use his infallibility for something that would be contrary to the doctrine of the Catholic Church. It is for this very reason that the pope does not employ his infallibility because the Holy Ghost would not allow such changes to take place under the imprimatur of infallibility.

But if this should come to pass?

It is inconceivable, but if it did, the church would cease to exist. That would mean there would be no God, because God would be contradicting Himself, which is impossible.

But isn't the fact that Pope Paul VI occupies the seat of St. Peter enough for you to heed whatever the pontiff as the vicar of Christ on earth asks you to do, just as other Catholics do?

Unfortunately, this is an error. It is a misconception of papal infallibility because since the Council of Vatican I, when the dogma of infallibility was proclaimed, the pope was already infallible. This was not a sudden invention. Infallibility was then far better understood than it is now because it was well known then that the pope was not infallible on everything under the sun.

He was only infallible in very specific matters of faith and morals. At that time, many enemies of the church did all they could to ridicule this dogma and propagate misconceptions. For example, the enemies of the church often said to the unknowing and naive that if the pope said a dog was a cat, it was the duty of Catholics blindly to accept this position without any question.

Of course this was an absurd interpretation and the Catholics knew that. This time the same enemies of the church, now that it serves their purpose, are working very hard to have whatever the pope says accepted, without question, as infallible, almost as if his words were uttered by our Lord Jesus Christ himself.

This impression, although widely promoted, is nevertheless utterly false.

Infallibility is extremely limited, only bearing on very specific cases which Vatican I has very well defined and detailed. It is not possible to say that whenever the pope speaks he is infallible. The fact is that the pope is a liberal, that all this liberal trend has taken place at the Council of Vatican II, and created a direction for the destruction of the church - a destruction which one expects to happen any day.

After all of these liberal ideas have been infiltrated into the seminaries, the catechisms and all the manifestations of the church, I am now being asked to align myself with these liberal ideas. Because I have not aligned myself with these liberal ideas that would destroy the church, there are attempts to suppress my seminaries. And it is for this reason that I am asked to stop ordaining priests.

Enormous pressure is being exerted on me to align myself and to accept this orientation of destruction of the church, a path which I cannot follow. I do not accept to be in contradiction with what the popes have asserted for 20 centuries. Both myself and those who support me obey all the popes who have preceded us, or we obey the present pope. If we do (obey the present pope, i.e. Paul VI), we then disobey all the popes that have preceded us. Finally we end up disobeying the Catholic faith and God.

But as the bishops (of old) obeyed the popes of their days, shouldn't you obey the pope of your day?

The bishops do not have to obey the humanist orders that contradict Catholic faith and doctrine as established by Jesus Christ and all the various popes throughout the centuries.

So then are you deliberately choosing to disobey the present pope?

It has been a soul-searching and painful choice because events have really made it a choice of whom you disobey rather than whom you obey. I am making this choice without doubt or hesitation. I have chosen to disobey the present pope so that I could be in communion with 262 (former) popes.

Your independence has been attributed by several observers to a tradition of Gallicanism.2

On the contrary, I'm completely Roman and not at all Gallican. I'm for the pope as successor of St. Peter in Rome. All we ask is that the pope be, in fact, St. Peter's successor, not the successor of J.J. Rousseau, the Freemasons, the humanists, the modernists and (the) liberals.

Since you have said that these ideas have been widely spread and accepted throughout the world, including within the church, do you not consider you are taking on too much? How do you expect the Society of St. Pius X to counteract such a trend against what would appear overwhelming odds?

I trust our Lord the Saviour. The priests of the Society of St. Pius X trust our Lord and I have no doubt that God is inspiring us all. All those who fight for the true faith have God's full support. Of course, compared to the liberal machine, we are very small. I could die tomorrow. But God is allowing me to live a little longer so that I can help others in fighting for the true faith. It has happened before in the church. True Catholics had to work for the survival of the faith under general opprobrium and persecution from those who pretended to be Catholics. It is a small price to pay for being on the side of Jesus Christ.

When did this happen?
It happened with the very first pope. St. Peter was leading the faithful in error by his bad example of following Mosaic Laws. St. Paul refused to obey this order and led the opposition to it. Paul won out and St. Peter rescinded his error.

In the fourth century. St. Athanasius refused to obey Pope Liberius's orders. At that time, the church had been infiltrated by the ideas of the Arian heresy and the pope had been pressured to go along- with them. St. Athanasius led the opposition against this departure from church doctrine.

He was attacked mercilessly by the hierarchy. He was suspended. When he refused to submit, he was excommunicated. The opposition to the heresy finally built up momentum and at the death of Pope Liberius, a new pope occupied St. Peter's seat and recognized the church's indebtedness to St. Athanasius. The excommunication was lifted. He was recognized as a savior of the church and canonized.

In the seventh century, Pope Honorius I favored the Monotheletism heresy - the proposition that Jesus Christ did not possess a human will and hence was not a true man. Many Catholics who knew the church doctrines refused to accept this and did everything they could to stop the spread of this heresy.

The Council of Constantinople condemned Honorius I in 681 and anathematized him. There are many more examples of this nature when true Catholics stood up against apparent great odds, not to destroy or change the church but to keep the true faith.

I do not consider the odds overwhelming. One of the major aims of our society is to ordain priests - real priests - so that the Sacrifice of the Mass will continue; so that catechisms will continue; so that the Catholic faith will continue. Of course some bishops attack and criticize us. Some try to thwart our mission. But this is only temporary because when all the seminaries will be empty – they are almost empty now - what will the bishops do? Then there will be no more priests.

Why do you think there will be no more priests?
Because the seminaries of today are not teaching anything about the making of a priest; they teach liberal psychology, sociology, humanism, modernism and many other sciences and semi sciences that are either contrary to Catholic doctrine or have nothing whatever to do with church teachings or with what a priest should know. As for Catholic teachings, they are hardly being taught in today's seminaries.

What is being taught in the seminaries today?
For instance, in a New York seminary, theology professors are teaching seminarians that, "Jesus did not necessarily see what the result of His death on the Cross would be;" that: "No one is so thoroughly consistent that he does not say something that disagrees with what he said in the past. This even applies to Jesus;" that, "Joseph may have been the natural father of Christ;” and another professor teaches that: "One psychiatrist recommends extramarital sexual relations as a cure for impotence - I am open in this area and not closed to possibilities.”

Are these statements documented and on record?
Yes.

Have they been brought to the attention of the hierarchy?
On numerous occasions,

Has the hierarchy made any attempt to stop such similar teachings?
Not to my knowledge.

Do you ever feel alone and isolated?
How can I feel alone when I am in communion with 262 popes and the whole of the Catholic faith? If you mean alone among other bishops, the answer is no. Hardly a day goes by that I (do not) receive some communication from some bishops, some priests, some laymen from different parts of the world expressing support and encouragement.

Why do they not come out publicly and support you?
As I have mentioned previously, many feel that they want to keep their positions in order to be in a position to do something about it should the occasion arise.

Does your stand separate you further from other Christian denominations?
Not at all. Only five days ago, some Orthodox heads came to see me to express their support for our stand.

Why should they express support when in fact you say that you are right and they are in error?
It is precisely because my stand is unequivocal that they support me. Many other Christian denominations have always looked at Rome as something of a stabilizing anchor in a tumultuous world. Whatever happened, they felt, Rome was always there, eternal, unchanging.

This presence gave them comfort and confidence.

Even more surprising are the Islamic leaders who have warmly congratulated me on my stand even though they fully know that I do not accept their religion.

Would not Christian charity try to avoid solidifying differences and divisions that could be healed?
Differences and divisions are part of this world. The unity of the church can only be gained by example and unswerving commitment to our Catholic faith. Charity starts with loyalty to one's faith.

What makes you believe that significant numbers of Orthodox, Protestants or Moslems support you?
Apart from direct, frequent contact these people have made with me, there was, for example, an extensive survey conducted by a reputable newspaper in Paris and they have surveyed members of these various denominations. The result was that far from finding our faith offensive or threatening to them, they admired the unequivocal stand, which we are taking.

On the other hand, they show utter contempt for all those liberal Catholics who were trying to make a mishmash of our Catholic faith as well as their religion.

Has not the pope invited you to be reconciled? Have you accepted this invitation?
I requested to see the pope last August. The pope refused unless I signed a statement accepting unconditionally all the resolutions of Vatican II. I would very much like to see the pope, but I cannot sign resolutions paving the way for the destruction of the church.

How can you be loyal to the church and disobedient to the pope?
One must understand the meaning of obedience and must distinguish between blind obedience and the virtue of obedience. Indiscriminate obedience is actually a sin against the virtue of obedience.

So if we disobey in order to practice the virtue of obedience rather than submit to unlawful commands contrary to Catholic moral teachings, all one has to do is to consult any Catholic theology books to realize we are not sinning against the virtue of obedience.



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1 The followers of Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre insist on preserving the so-called Tridentine Mass. This was the Mass (and attendant ritual) that followed upon the Council of Trent (Trento, Italy) and that was pronounced as permanent and irrevocable by Pope St. Pius V in 1570. This is the Mass that Latin Rite Roman Catholics knew for 400 years until the service was rewritten after Vatican Council II (1962-1965).

2 Gallicanism, associated with French Roman Catholicism, was a tradition of resistance to papal authority. There were two aspects of Gallicanism, royal and ecclesiastical. The first asserted the rights of French monarchs over the French Roman Catholic Church; the second asserted the rights of general councils over the pope. Both were condemned as heresies at the First Vatican Council in 1870.



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Archbishop Lefebvre was right!

The recent publication of the motu proprio, Summorum Pontificum, vindicates the resistance of Archbishop Lefebvre against the ecclesiastical "abuse of power" which sought to forbid the traditional Roman Mass and proves the veracity of the following two quotes from him:

This Mass is not forbidden and cannot be forbidden. (…) If a priest were censured or even excommunicated on this ground [i.e., for saying the traditional Roman Mass, Ed.], the sentence would be absolutely invalid. (…) We can celebrate it and the faithful can attend it with complete peace of mind, knowing furthermore it is the best way of maintaining their faith. (Open Letter to Confused Catholics, ANGELUS PRESS)

I would say that we have to choose between an appearance of obedience —for the Holy Father cannot ask us to abandon our faith —and the preservation of our faith. Well, we choose not to abandon our faith. (Ibid.)

It would do well to remember that ultimately, the issue for Archbishop Lefebvre and for those who adhere to Catholic Tradition is the Faith as taught by Holy Mother Church:

We do not want to break away from the Church; on the contrary, we want the Church to continue. A Church which breaks away from her past is no longer the Catholic Church. (…) We are certain that the truth will come back. It cannot be otherwise. The Good God does not abandon His Church. (Homily, Geneva, May 15, 1978)

Time will certainly vindicate Archbishop Lefebvre of what else he stood for and defended.


source:http://sspx.org/motu_proprio/ab_was_right.htm