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As part of our "gems from the past" and because Mario Derksen will be continuing this series and it's important for the reader to be refreshed on all the pertinent points Mario first presented, we are rerunning for the summer mode issues his excellent series on "The Truth About Ecumenism" as he meticulously analyzes a powerful encyclical on ecumenism; not Ut unum sint but rather Mortalium animos, the no nonsense Papal encyclical by Pope Pius XI who warned against the very insanity that has run wild over the past several decades and grows worse by the year, by the month. With John Paul II now passed into history, the ecumania is continuing with Benedict and therefore it is vital to bring the evil of ecumenism to light as Mario provides the proof that ecumenism is not just a grave error, but an anathema which, in effect, is apostasy pure and simple for it denies the ineffable truths of the One True Church, denies the primary dogma of Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus, and denies Christ's command in the Scriptures. Mario has agreed to rerun his series on An Analysis of the Encyclical Mortalium Animos and other true Catholic Teaching on Religious Unity with part one Truth and Method Making Sense of Sensus Catholicus Father James F. Wathen, the pioneering traditional author of The Great Sacrilege, illustrates through the Gospels how Christ's yoke, which He assured is sweet and light, truly is. This He confirmed when blood and water poured forth from His Most Sacred Heart, shedding the very last drop of His Most Precious Blood and revealing why the Yoke is so Sweet: because of the ultimate Sacrifice offered for us. If we are to share in the infinite reward, we must be willing to share in the sacrifice and carry whatever crosses God has in store for us. We've seen the Love He has for us, now it is time for us to return that love. The yoke is only heavy when we forget the price of sacrifice and our role in salvation of souls. Father points to the Evangelists as he explains. As usual we are grateful to Maria Hughes for sending Father's latest essay titled The Love of the Sacred Heart Gabriel's Clarion Gabriel Garnica weighs in with his fourteenth installment of his on-going series Catholic Identity Crisis in the USA. Today, he documents what the True Church preaches and the contrast of what is being taught. The Crux of the Catholic Identity Crisis in the USA is due to the conciliar church that has abandoned the true message Christ intended for all time. Yet those who have bought into the lies that were condemned by the infallible, dogmatic Council of Trent are just beginning to realize how they've been deceived and what the real intent of the church formed since Vatican II is. Maybe that is why it is known to so many as the conciLIAR church. Untruth is derived from the devil whereas Truth comes from God and cannot be compromised or altered! We are in emergency crisis and there is no time to "dialog" ad nauseum over offending the sensibilities of man when God is offended constantly and greatly by the heresy being spewed. Gabriel explains with his fourteenth installment Heresy vs. 911 Salvation "Qui legit, intelligat" In Father Louis Campbell's sermon for the Sunday Within the Octave of The Feast of the Most Sacred Heart - the Third Sunday After Pentecost, he doesn't mince words in establishing that the infrangible infallible words of the doctrinal Council of Trent and ex cathedra papal decrees trump pastoral 'wishes' every time. On this feast within the Octave of the great solemnity when we turn to the Most Merciful and Sacred Heart of Jesus, we remember He is the Pastor Bonus and He, and He alone, can save the sheep who have strayed so far from His True Church. Father points out that Our Lord, through His true shepherds prior to Vatican II, has already shown the sheep "the Truth, the Way and the Life." But the usurpers have infiltrated the ranks and directed the sheep in another direction AWAY from Him so cleverly and insidiously that few lambs recognize the misdirection. Only when they reach the edge of the abyss do they realize they've been duped. If only they had known their Faith better, they would never have had the wool pulled over their eyes. But alas, in blind obedience, they assumed and it has led them toward the slaughter for indeed, because there only a few shepherds left, one might ask: Who Will Save The Sheep? One of the greatest things we can do for the Sacred Heart of Jesus, especially in this Month of the Most Sacred Heart, is to honor His Blessed Mother and to act upon her strong request at Fatima to make reparation for the blasphemies against her name and image with the Five First Saturdays consisting of Confession, Holy Mass and Holy Communion, Recitation of the Holy Rosary, and spending at least 15 minutes - preferably before the Blessed Sacrament - to keep Our Lady company and to soothe her Immaculate Heart by pledging the intention of making reparation to the Blessed Mother for the offenses against Her. She promised to Sr. Lucia that whoever observes the Five First Saturday Devotions will receive the graces needed at the hour of death. Gabriel's Clarion Speaking of reparation, the acts of these New Order 'bishops' cry out for reparation and, as Gabriel Garnica continues his series on the Catholic Identity Crisis in the USA, he challenges the Mickey Mouse prelates today who are twisting Catholic truth in order not to upset their congregations. This includes a liberal interpretation of the Sacred Scriptures which seeks to eliminate the Justice of God and speak only of His love. Such a "Fantasyland" is thriving in Orlando, Florida and we're not talking about anything Walt built. It is the fateful fantasy being spun by the new bishop of Orlando Thomas Wenski, a product of the Miami miasma, who refuses to accept the reality of Catholic teaching that God does indeed use nature to punish man for his sins and storms can definitely be a sign of His Justice. Yet Wenski denies this, rather inviting his congregation to "come along and sing a song and join the jamboree, M-I-C, see you real soon K-E-Y, Why? Because God is just about love and doesn't punish. M-O-U-S-E - U shall see, Her-e-sy! Her-e-sy!" Why should he need a miter when the mouse ears are more appropriate for such goofy and dangerous fantasy? Gabriel explains with his thirteenth installment In The Eye of The Storm Today we honor Traditional Catholic author and historian Dr. Marian Therese Horvat, who has served as a chosen conduit to bridge the specific 17th century prophecies of Our Lady of Good Success with these times and the intrinsic link between a humble, holy Conceptionist nun and the very chastisements and punishments Our Lady foretold in the early 1600's. Devotion to and the story of Our Lady of Good Success is the mission Marian has embarked on in disseminating Heaven's warnings and how we can mitigate part of it by emulating the heroic virtue of the little-known Venerable Mother Mariana de Jesus Torres from Quito, Ecuador. Marian has made many more contributions including being the bridge to translating the works of the brilliant Brazilian Traditional Catholic author and apologist Atila Sinke Guimarăes into English as well as bringing him permanently to the United States where, operating under the non-profit organization Tradition in Action, together they have been a powerful force in informing the faithful of the causes and effects of Vatican II, providing the vital why's and how's that have often gone untold. Thanks to Marian's expertise in translation and editing with a BA in Journalism and a PhD in Medieval History, the magnificent works of lesser known Catholic luminaries have come to the fore and answered many questions as well. Today we pay tribute to this noble crusader and cooperator with Heaven in endeavoring to restore the Truths and Traditions of Holy Mother Church. Thus, we enthusiastically and proudly enshrine into the Tower of Trent Hall of Honor Marian Therese Horvat, PhD Books you can count on! In today's issue and in conjunction with today's Hall of Honor recipient Marian Therese Horvat, Cyndi Cain brings the reader a heartfelt review of the latest book offered by Tradition In Action - The Admirable Life of of Mother Mariana. Cyndi's review is different than most book reviews for she files nothing critical about the book, but rather enlightens the reader to her own experiences from reading this marvelous work of a Portuguese Military Officer who converted after Mother Mariana appeared to him in 1790. In the manner of St. Paul, he became a priest and went on to document the life of Mother Mariana which, as Our Lady foretold, would not be known until the end of the 20th Century. Now it is known thanks to Dr. Horvat who has translated and edited into English the priest's 600-page hand-written manuscript. It was published by TIA just a few months ago. See why Cyndi considers this such a powerful tool of spiritual reading in inspiring each soul to strive to emulate the heroic virtue of Mother Mariana de Jesus Torres who became a victim soul, making reparation for our very times. Cyndi encourages all to learn the story of the approved apparitions of Our Lady of Good Success and the holy visionary intrinsically linked to our times through her sufferings. We provide a rare glimpse of Cyndi's insight in her review A Most Admirable Advocate for Our Time Promises of the Sacred Heart On this Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, we provide the Promises given by Our Lord to a holy nun Sister Margaret Mary Alacoque who was asked to establish the Feast of the Sacred Heart in order to stimulate the faithful to honor with more devotion and zeal, under the symbol of the Sacred Heart, the love of Jesus Christ, which induced Him not only to suffer and to die for the redemption of mankind, but also to institute the Sacrament of His Body and Blood. Though devotion of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is of great antiquity in the Church, it was reserved to the holy Sister Margaret Mary Alacoque, of the Order of the Visitation, to make this devotion public. We share it here on this feast. Twelve Promises of the Sacred Heart to Margaret Mary Alacoque We continue with our individual Tributes to this year's inductees into the prestigious TOWER OF TRENT HALL OF HONOR. Today we pay tribute to the second of three dedicated Traditional Catholic lay writers who have embraced the cause of Tradition and made a difference in the conversion of countless souls. That would be the Traditional Catholic apologist Patrick Henry Omlor, who was a pioneer in signaling the alarm about the Robber barons who had stolen in on the open invitation of John XXIII and stayed well beyond their welcome, sapping the Church of every Truth and Tradition possible right in broad daylight under the guise of the 'spirit of Vatican II.' As we all know that 'spirit' was not related to the Holy Ghost, and Patrick was one of the first to alert the world to this with his works, most notably his signature work The Robber Church. From a possible vocation to the religious life, he has gone on to contribute far more as a dedicated Catholic layman to the Traditional Catholic cause throughout these years of the Babylon exile of Eternal Rome. Today we pay tribute to this valiant trailblazer for the Traditional Catholic movement who sounded the clarion against the grand larceny of Christ's True Church. Thus, we proudly enshrine into the Tower of Trent Hall of Honor Patrick Henry Omlor THE STRAIGHT STUFF Griff Ruby, well-known for taking on tough subjects and not shying away from controversy, presents his second part of his purposely bizarre "Harvest Moon" theory to show how theories without factual evidence remain just that theories. Unfortunately, as much as he would like to subscribe to the Siri Theory that he was the true Pope no absolute evidence exists that this is so. Try as many have to decipher what went on in the Sistine Chapel in October 1958 and subsequent conclaves. But are we not all looking in the wrong place for what happened in the conclave? Remember the Conclave was SECRET and, under pain of excommunication, could not be revealed. Griff deducts that there is definitely evidence of something which happened outside the Conclave which has not only had severe repercussions since, but answers the questions of what really went on inside the Sistine below the autumn harvest moon. He explains in Part Two of Project Harvest Moon and Pope Gregory XVII We continue with our individual Tributes to this year's inductees into the prestigious TOWER OF TRENT HALL OF HONOR. Today we begin our three-day trilogy of paying tribute to three dedicated Traditional Catholic lay writers who have embraced the cause of Tradition and made a difference in the conversion of countless souls. The first up is Solange Strong Hertz, a prolific writer who was one of the first to recognize the aberrations of Vatican II. Now in her 70's, we have learned that only recently she suffered a severe stroke. Our prayers are extended to her and her family and friends. We ask for your prayers to sustain her in this heavy cross she has been asked to embrace for whatever time God has chosen until He calls her home. So many of our stalwart and valiant pioneers are being taken from our midst for they have completed their missions - those like Fr. Oswald Baker and Fr. Paul Wickens whom we honored Monday and Tuesday respectfully. Solange's writings bridge the time span of pre-Vatican II and post-Vatican II. While those around her changed, she did not change her resolve or commitment to convey always the truth and in this she did not waver. Thus today we pay tribute to an Uncompromising Lady Warrior dedicated to defending Catholic Truth as we proudly enshrine into the Tower of Trent Hall of Honor Solange Strong Herts Gabriel's Clarion Gabriel Garnica provides his twelfth installment of his on-going series Catholic Identity Crisis in the USA. Today, he identifies where the real Weapons of Mass Destruction are: right in our own homes. That is the Trojan Horse which entered into American homes at the outset of the New Order Revolution. It was a gift of technology and like goofy drugged-up people Americans are, we bought it hook, line and sinker. It has ushered in the amoral and immoral behavior of civilization and Americans have been at the forefront of spreading this weapon that few seem to have an answer for. Now we are inundated for we have created our own monster and there is only one way to stop its destruction. It's called the "off" button. It is doubtful the New Order and all the vices enabled and silently condoned by the concessions of our own government and modern Rome will think of such an ingenious plot to stop it, but had they at the outset it is possible the carnage of minds and souls would have far, far fewer casualties today. Gabriel explains with his twelfth installment Identifying the Real Weapons of Mass Destruction in American Catholic Homes
TOWER OF TRENT Tribute We continue with our individual Tributes to this year's inductees into the prestigious TOWER OF TRENT HALL OF HONOR. As we wrote yesterday, within one week in July of 2004 the world lost two traditional sacerdotal stalwarts in Father Oswald Baker and Father Paul Wickens. Yesterday we paid tribute to Fr. Baker posthumously, today we honor Fr. Paul A. Wickens, also posthumously, with the Tower of Trent Trophy and enshrinement into the Tower of Trent Hall of Honor. They join the 7 other "dry martyrs" of Traditional Catholicism enshrined last year and Fr.Gommar DePauw who received the Crimson Cross with his death on May 6 this year. Father Wickens was a "maverick priest" who realized what it meant to be a priest forever and conducted himself as one of God's consecrated servants in standing fast to Tradition. As the pastor of St. Anthony's in West Orange, he imitated his patron saint in being America's Hammer of Heretics. There is much more about this dedicated, persevering priest who died just a year and a month shy of celebrating 50 years as a priest we share with readers some of his insights and how much his flock loved him as we pay tribute today to Father Paul A. Wickens Fiat Voluntas Dei Timothy Duff provides inspiration and a fail-safe method of being always in the right frame of mind to receive Holy Communion and never to take this Awesome Gift of the Bread of Angels for granted. He gleans several pointers from St. Louis Marie de Montfort's True Devotion and so, on this day when countless Catholics renew their consecration or fulfill for the first time their consecration Tim furnishes an excellent checklist to continue the fervor. There is no better time to focus on truly and worthily receiving Christ into our very beings and being conscious of this great and wondrous gift throughout our entire day than during this span of a week when Corpus Christi is still fresh in our minds, we celebrate the glorious Coronation of Blessed Mary our Immaculate Queen, and are in spiritual prepare for the great Feast of the Sacred Heart on Friday. Time offers his short formula of spiritual success in True Devotion and Holy Communion QUEEN OF THE MAY We have reached the final day of the traditional devotion during Mary's Month of May of The Little Crown of the Twelve Stars of the Blessed Virgin Mary which is an ancient prayer said by more than a few saints and was mandated by the holy St.Louis Marie de Montfort to those in his orders. It is a prayer said for each day of May. Along with this prayer there is another tradition that can be found in Fr. Lasance's book on Our Lady and that is to offer each day in May to the Blessed Virgin a different flower which corresponds to a particular virtue for each day. Today, the last day of May we offer her both the Anemone flower which represents the beautiful virtue of Union with Jesus. The Anemone is a woodplant whose beautiful flower is renowned. Also well known is the fact Our Lady constantly encourages us to come to her Divine Son and be united with Him through her. That is because He loves His Mother and His children so and is so pleased when we honor her as He honored her during His life on earth and after in Heaven where He, along with the Father and Holy Ghost crowned Mary as Queen of Heaven and earth. That is why today is so special for we take the entire bouquet offered throughout the month and offer them all to our Blessed Heavenly Queen with a bonanza of bouquets of flowers and the corresponding virtues that we have pledged to Our Lady to practice. Above and in this installment we provide a special graphic where Our Lady is surrounded by these beautiful flowers. You can go to HOLY CARD to print it out and clip it out as a holy card for your missal to remind you of these virtues. For this and the flowers and virtues thus far, as well as the special May devotion, see The Little Crown and Queen of the May We begin this week with our individual Tributes to this year's inductees into the prestigious TOWER OF TRENT HALL OF HONOR. Within one week in July of 2004 the world lost two traditional sacerdotal stalwarts in Father Oswald Baker and Father Paul Wickens. Today we provide a tribute to Fr. Baker and tomorrow we shall honor Fr. Wickens, both posthumously with the Tower of Trent Trophy and enshrinement into the Tower of Trent Hall of Honor. They join the 7 other "dry martyrs" of Traditional Catholicism enshrined last year and Fr.Gommar DePauw who received the Crimson Cross with his death on May 6 this year. Father Oswald followed in the footsteps of his very own countrymen - the brave Martyrs for the Faith St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More and fittingly he was buried on their feasts. There is much more about this dedicated, persevering priest of 62 years who was truly a "Rebel with a Cause." We pay tribute today to Father Oswald Charles Baker Gabriel's Clarion In anticipation of tomorrow's glorious feast of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Gabriel Garnica presents an interesting tribute to Our Lady showing how the Blessed Mother balanced the Seven Dolors with Seven Choices Mary made that verified Her first fiat over and over again. Gabriel shows how Our Lady's fiat in each instance he cites should spur us on to give over our own wills totally to her Divine Son and let Him do with it as He wills. That, as Gabriel points out is the only way to be able to carry our crosses faithfully and gain great graces through our suffering and obedience. Garnica clarions loud and clear that Mary's Coronation as Queen of Heaven and earth was not some spur of the moment idea, but one planned for all eternity and one She earned by the grace of God and Her everlasting fiat to Almighty God in all things, all choices. He details in his tribute to Our Lady titled The Seven Choices of Mary QUEEN OF THE MAY One of the traditional devotions during Mary's Month of May is The Little Crown of the Twelve Stars of the Blessed Virgin Mary which is an ancient prayer said by more than a few saints and was mandated by the holy St.Louis Marie de Montfort to those in his orders. It is a prayer said for each day of May. Along with this prayer there is another tradition that can be found in Fr. Lasance's book on Our Lady and that is to offer each day in May to the Blessed Virgin a different flower which corresponds to a particular virtue for each day. Today the flower offered to Our Lady is the beautiful Camellia with the corresponding Virtue being Perseverance. This magnificent flower, which is a greenhouse shrub, is relatively a new find from the tea plant. In fact, its Latin name was derived after the one who discovered it and who practiced perseverance: the Jesuit missionary Father Georg Josef Kamel, a missionary priest in Moravia. Perseverance also applies to the fact that there is but one more day left in this Month of May to honor Christ by showering His Blessed Mother with bouquets of flowers and virtues. For this and the flowers and virtues thus far, as well as the special May devotion, see The Little Crown and Queen of the May In Father Louis Campbell's sermon for the Sunday Within the Octave of Corpus Christi, he documents the infallible teachings of Trent which assures, when the sacrament is properly confected through the strict, exact words of the formula set down "in perpetuity", the bread and wine become the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Our Lord Jesus Christ through transubstantiation. This dogmatic Council also declared anathema sit anyone who denies or compromises on this dogma. That brings us to today's present pope Benedict XVI who as the former Joseph Ratzinger pronounced heresy on this very point which Father documents from a book Ratzinger wrote shortly after the close of Vatican II in which the "now-pope" proclaimed: "To go church on the ground that one can visit God Who is present there is a senseless act which the modern man rightfully rejects." Yes, the very man, who Father notes is traveling to Bari today to acknowledge what he does not himself believe from his own words and actions in embracing the Novus Ordo. How sad that there is so much confusion and yet, as Father points out, we have not only Trent but the great saints of the Holy Eucharist, most notably the Angelic Doctor who bequeathed to all the magnificent Panis Angelicus and Tantum Ergo to name a few of his master tributes to The True Presence QUEEN OF THE MAY One of the traditional devotions during Mary's Month of May is The Little Crown of the Twelve Stars of the Blessed Virgin Mary which is an ancient prayer said by more than a few saints and was mandated by the holy St.Louis Marie de Montfort to those in his orders. It is a prayer said for each day of May. Along with this prayer there is another tradition that can be found in Fr. Lasance's book on Our Lady and that is to offer each day in May to the Blessed Virgin a different flower which corresponds to a particular virtue for each day. Today the flower offered to Our Lady is the Aster with the corresponding Virtue to practice and attain being Goodness. The Aster is named for the Greek aster which means star and the blooming herbs of the Aster with the showy daisy-like flowers blooms in the Fall, shining amongst the changing foliage which is losing its leaves. Appropriately Goodness shines through when others lose their luster. Goodness is what the Blessed Mother cherishes so much in her Divine Son's children for Goodness is the foundation of a sincere heart and a pure soul. For this and the flowers and virtues thus far, as well as the special May devotion, see The Little Crown and Queen of the May Gabriel Garnica resumes the final segments of his series on the Catholic Identity Crisis in the USA. Today his observations on cafeteria Catholicism hit home for like irresponsible parents, the modern American hierarchy abandoned good nutrition of the soul years ago and let their flocks pick and choose what they wanted, allowing the sheep to grow slothful and selfish over the years. Long before fast-food became the fare of American Catholics, their souls had been starved, deprived of the True tenets of the Faith. Malnutrition of souls has been the result for Cafeteria Catholicism has caused not just food-poisoning of the mind, but has proved fatal to the life of the soul. in Part Eleven The Perdition of the American Buffet Mentality QUEEN OF THE MAY One of the traditional devotions during Mary's Month of May is The Little Crown of the Twelve Stars of the Blessed Virgin Mary which is an ancient prayer said by more than a few saints and was mandated by the holy St.Louis Marie de Montfort to those in his orders. It is a prayer said for each day of May. Along with this prayer there is another tradition that can be found in Fr. Lasance's book on Our Lady and that is to offer each day in May to the Blessed Virgin a different flower which corresponds to a particular virtue for each day. Today the flower offered to Our Lady is the Honeysuckle with the corresponding Virtue being Confidence in God. The honeysuckle, a member of the columbine family is a sweet plant of long spurred flowers that resemble almost a trumpet like shape, trumpeting the Confidence in God. From the amazing floral display thus far in May, we can see the beauty He has created and this should spur on confidence in Him alone. Nothing, however is more beautiful to His beautiful Blessed Mother than a pure soul arrayed in grace. For this and the flowers and virtues thus far, as well as the special May devotion, see The Little Crown and Queen of the May Editor Michael Cain announces why, as part of The Daily Catholic's upgraded ship-logs which registered over 4,500,000 hits for April, it is time to cast out into the deep and raise the billowing sails higher and wider with affordable advertising for clients seeking a special target audience. The increasing numbers make it a perfect opportunity for advertisers and readers to benefit and enable The Daily Catholic to not only stay afloat, but improve and recommit its total dedication to the one and only purpose for The Daily Catholic's existence: The Faith; something that will always sustain this spiritually, but ad revenue will provide the funds to fuel The Daily Catholic further in its quest for souls in bringing them to Not just Safe Harbor, but Sure Harbor! White Smoke, Black Fire! It has been building through 51 episodes and it all comes down to this: The Final Episode of the novel when the Basilisk is confronted. Can the Resistance survive the wrath of hell? It will all be played out in the final hour on the 7th Day on the Field of Death in the very area where Adam and Eve fell eons ago. Now Lucifer is prepared to return and only one weapon is powerful enough to thrust him back into hell. What is it? All will be revealed in the final episode. We encourage readers who have become hooked on "White Smoke, Black Fire!" to concentrate on the similarities in this novel - first written in 1986 for these very times - with actual events happening right now. Having just tightened and updated this novel in 2005, readers can catch up on all the episodes we have run over the past seven weeks and brush up on any episodes they might have missed by going to the Installment Index. In today's final episode, Fr. Niki, Pat and Corrie are bound and stranded as the dawn breaks with Blix, Vendhem and Macelli vying for favor from the Master-to-come. They have recognized the co-pilot Marinko is actually Dr. Makuta Ogidi. Now he is in their clutches - or is he? The answers will be made clear in the final thrilling, chilling episode, one you don't want to miss in the Fifteenth Chapter in Part VI - The Unveiling with episode six The Alpha and Omega Echos of True Catholicism Dr. Marian Therese Horvat weighs in with a fascinating piece that gives a little more insight as to what Benedict XVI might intend to do. Based on past history and the compromise with the modernists his namesake Pope Benedict XV took after the strict and vigilant pontificate of Pope Saint Pius X, she gives the reader a glimpse of how the Vatican was penetrated by the modernists and worse. Just as John XXIII released those who had been censored and exiled, so also Benedict XV liberated the very ones St. Pius X had selectively quarantined. One such rascal was Rampolla - Cardinal Mariano Rampolla del Tindaro, elevated by Leo XIII but who became a cancer which St. Pius tried to root out, but Benedict XV only encouraged. Marian's interesting article advises all authentic Catholics to be on their guard and defend the Faith for history is about to repeat itself. She explains in her article The “Reconciliation” of the Two Benedicts QUEEN OF THE MAY One of the traditional devotions during Mary's Month of May is The Little Crown of the Twelve Stars of the Blessed Virgin Mary which is an ancient prayer said by more than a few saints and was mandated by the holy St.Louis Marie de Montfort to those in his orders. It is a prayer said for each day of May. Along with this prayer there is another tradition that can be found in Fr. Lasance's book on Our Lady and that is to offer each day in May to the Blessed Virgin a different flower which corresponds to a particular virtue for each day. Today the flower offered to Our Lady is the Verbena with the corresponding Virtue being Prudence. The verbena, often grown in tropical and sub-tropical areas, are often mixed with the sacred boughs of laurel, olive or myrtle plants which are prized and intended to be cultivated just as the soul strives to manage itself by upholding all moral propriety and modesty, presenting itself before God as a victor over sin. For this and the flowers and virtues thus far, as well as the special May devotion, see The Little Crown and Queen of the May The Voters and editorial Board of The Daily Catholic have settled on five persons to be honored in this second annual presentation. As Our Lord states in Matthew 22: 14 "For many are called, but few are chosen." The five chosen were the only ones receiving consensus votes of at least 100 to make them eligible. Two of the Recipients are being awarded the Trophy posthumously with the Crimson Cross for though they did not die martyrs, they did not see the fulfillment of what they had sought - the freedom and exultation of Holy Mother Church for these two brave heroes died on the battlefield of Tradition vs. Modernism. They will be long remembered as we honor our two fallen stalwart pioneers Father Oswald Baker and Father Paul Wickens who spurred the rest on to hold fast to Tradition. This year only three received enough votes to be elevated to the laity wing of the Hall of Honor. Respected Traditional Writers Solange Strong Hertz and Marian Therese Horvat become the first women to be inducted into the Tower of Trent Hall of Honor. This year they join another respected and prolific long-time Traditional Writer Patrick Henry Omlor. During the next few weeks we will be honoring them individually with a tribute and day dedicated to each. Announcement of the 2005 Recipients for enshrinement in the TOWER OF TRENT HALL OF HONOR 2005 IgNOMinious gNOMe Awards The Second Annual igNOMinious gNOMe Awards have been presented for 2005. As we have said before, these offenders need to be exposed and shamed for the sake of their own souls and to warn others that there behavior, their guidance can be harmful to souls. Unfortunately too many have become immune to what these ignominious ones do and say and think they're right and those clinging to the Truths and Traditions are way out in left field with conspiracy theories that make no sense. Let them think that as they read Matthew 7: 20, "By their fruits you shall know them." Thus we provide evidence of this lack of fruits with the full list of igNOMinious recipients of the 2005 gNOMe Awards As has been established, Griff Ruby is well-known for taking on tough subjects and not shying away from controversy. Today, he tackles a sticky wicket with the utmost aplomb and tact, but decisevly illustrates the holes in certain theories. He begins with a zany hypothesis that cannot be proven because no evidence exists and which is too far-fetched for all parties or any participants to verify. He then applies this same thinking to the concept that Cardinal Giuseppe Siri was elected Pope Gregory XVII both in the 1958 and 1963 Conclave. Though many, many Traditional Catholics would like to believe it, there simply is no definitive evidence to support that claim. Griff poses some of the problems of this theory and how it backfires in Part One of his two part essay titled Project Harvest Moon and Pope Gregory XVII White Smoke, Black Fire! The euphoria of the Sistine has been turned into doom with the realization that Fr. Niki, Pat and Corrie are prisoners of Edwin Blix, Josef Vendhem and Antonio Macelli as they head back to where it all began between the Tigris and the Euphrates. We encourage readers hooked on "White Smoke, Black Fire!" to concentrate on the similarities in this novel - first written in 1986 for these very times - with actual events happening right now. Having just tightened and updated this novel in 2005, readers can catch up on the daily installments they might have missed by going to the Installment Index. In today's episode, Colin caught Pat's signal but is helpless to send help except to notify Cardinal Zachmunn and Stephen. Will the phone call Gregory makes make a difference? Pius' Bible is recovered and the code verified by Cardinals Mendoza, Wetherby and Zachmunn. Meanwhile, Blix is gunning down and destroying anything in his path as he motors on to the Field of Death tying his three preys to posts in the center of the ashes. He has left them for the night to await the dawn and the rise of the Beast in the Fifteenth Chapter in Part VI - The Unveiling with episode five Back to the Beginning QUEEN OF THE MAY One of the traditional devotions during Mary's Month of May is The Little Crown of the Twelve Stars of the Blessed Virgin Mary which is an ancient prayer said by more than a few saints and was mandated by the holy St.Louis Marie de Montfort to those in his orders. It is a prayer said for each day of May. Along with this prayer there is another tradition that can be found in Fr. Lasance's book on Our Lady and that is to offer each day in May to the Blessed Virgin a different flower which corresponds to a particular virtue for each day. Today the flower is the Primrose with the corresponding Virtue being Love of Labor. Interesting that the primrose would represent the love of work for it is the primrose path which represents sensual pleasure and is most often associated with the path to perdition. Conversely it is the narrow and straight path to Heaven which fosters a love of labor out of a sincere love for God and total humility. Perhaps the primrose, not actually a rose, is presented for it typifies the plentitude of multicolor flowers that are produced through tender loving care by the love of labor for it takes time and work to cultivate a garden of primroses. So also it takes time and work to cultivate virtue but the result is more colorful and splendid to the soul and to Our Lord and Our Lady than any flower, no matter how beautiful the primrose bouquets can be. For this and the flowers and virtues thus far, as well as the special May devotion, see The Little Crown and Queen of the May Gabriel Garnica takes a break from his on-going series on the Catholic Identity Crisis in the USA to focus on tomorrow's Double of the First Class Feast of Corpus Christi. He applies what he calls "The Calvary Test" to show the vast chasm existing between the tried and true Tridentine Rite of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and what passes today as the "Mass" in the Novus Ordo establishment. Gabriel puts it very clearly in quizzing the reader on how to decipher if the Mass they are attending contains the essence of the propitiatory sacrifice, if in their parish "the altar is an extension of Calvary." He points out that "This simple test will guide us toward what is and is not fitting for this most Sacred Sacrifice. Any behavior, actions, thoughts, attitudes, approaches, and views that would detract from such an experience and disrespect the significance of that event is therefore evil." He explains in detail in his inspiring column The Calvary Test White Smoke, Black Fire! The Legion has been reeling most of this sixth day of November, but as the sun begins to set the Legion is regrouping and striking back with a vengeance. Vendhem and Macelli have been sprung from the gallows beneath the Governor's Palace, leaving a string of dead bodies behind. Blix has Corrie. For the Resistance that is not good. We encourage readers hooked on "White Smoke, Black Fire!" to concentrate on the similarities in this novel - first written in 1986 for these very times - with actual events happening right now. Having just tightened and updated this novel in 2005, readers can catch up on the daily installments they might have missed by going to the Installment Index. In today's episode, Pat and Fr. Niki pursue the cowled one who has Corrie. The trail leads to well behind St. Peter's and the heliopad in the far corner where a hijacked copter lands with Ans and Soto commandeering the pilot. Pat wrestles the gun away from Blix only to be forced to surrender for Macelli has Corrie. Pat, Niki and Corrie become prisoners, incarcerated in Blix's corporate Lear Jet which takes off from the Fiumicino tarmac heading east - back to where it all began. The tension builds in the Fifteenth Chapter in Part VI - The Unveiling with episode four The Legion Strikes Back QUEEN OF THE MAY One of the traditional devotions during Mary's Month of May is The Little Crown of the Twelve Stars of the Blessed Virgin Mary which is an ancient prayer said by more than a few saints and was mandated by the holy St.Louis Marie de Montfort to those in his orders. It is a prayer said for each day of May. Along with this prayer there is another tradition that can be found in Fr. Lasance's book on Our Lady and that is to offer each day in May to the Blessed Virgin a different flower which corresponds to a particular virtue for each day. Today the flower is the Daffodil with the corresponding Virtue being Devotion to Mary. The lovely yellow or white daffodil signals the fullness of Spring just as Our Lady's fulfillment of God's holy Will signaled the fullness of redemption through her Divine Son. Because She is the Living Tabernacle for the Son of God, it is only natural that we show her the very same respect Christ did and shower her with prayers of intercession and with spiritual daffodils in thanksgiving for what was the true "New Springtime" the Passion, Death and Resurrection of the One who conquered sin and death for us. As Co-Redemptrix, Advocate and Mediatrix of all graces, we honor Mary with true devotion in the spirit of St. Louis Marie de Montfort. For this and the flowers and virtues thus far, as well as the special May devotion, see The Little Crown and Queen of the May Timothy Duff elaborates further on the subject matter of his article last week on cultivating virtue. This week he points out that "it seems those who exalt virtue over dignity gain both, whereas those who exalt dignity over virtue lose both." Thus, on this feast of Our Lady, Help of Christians we present Tim's piece first published in Reign of Mary in 2000. It has as much meaning today, if not more for dignity is being elevated to a secular plane where no virtue is tolerated. In this month of Mary's May when bouquets of virtues are exalted to the Immaculate Queen, a definite distinction must be made between dignity and virtue. Virtue without dignity is worth many graces; dignity without virtue is worthless. Let Mary, Help of Christians, show us the way to her Divine Son's Heart through virtuous lives as Tim explains in his essay Virtue is Greater than Dignity QUEEN OF THE MAY One of the traditional devotions during Mary's Month of May is The Little Crown of the Twelve Stars of the Blessed Virgin Mary which is an ancient prayer said by more than a few saints and was mandated by the holy St.Louis Marie de Montfort to those in his orders. It is a prayer said for each day of May. Along with this prayer there is another tradition that can be found in Fr. Lasance's book on Our Lady and that is to offer each day in May to the Blessed Virgin a different flower which corresponds to a particular virtue for each day. Today the flower is the Red Poppy with the corresponding Virtue being Fervor. The hairy-herbed poppy, though coveted for its opium by those who reject its beauty and look to use it for the means of mammon, emits a milky juice that has been used for authentic medicinal purposes to heal the body. But it is the fervor of its elixir spiritually that drives the virtue of fervor to heal the soul and therein lies the true beauty of the Red Poppy offered to Our Lady in Mary's May. For this and the flowers and virtues thus far, as well as the special May devotion, see The Little Crown and Queen of the May White Smoke, Black Fire! With the Pope having declared Vatican II anathema sit, it is now time at last for the mysterious contents of the sealed envelope left by Pius XII to be revealed. Having been consecrated to the episcopate on the very day Our Lady appeared at the Cova on May 13, 1917 and buried on the anniversary of 41st anniversary of her final apparition, in truth Pius was the true "Pope of Fatima." Could his revelation read to the Conclave be true? We encourage readers hooked on "White Smoke, Black Fire!" to concentrate on the similarities in this novel - first written in 1986 for these very times - with actual events happening right now. Having just tightened and updated this novel in 2005, readers can catch up on the daily installments they might have missed by going to the Installment Index. In today's episode, we continue with events immediately following the peaceful death of Pope Clement XV in the Sistine Chapel. As the airwaves are released to the networks and GNS media mogul and financial Lazarus Colin Rembert accompanies the pontiff's corpse along with Dr. Ghisleiri, Ogidi and Kinsajira and two Swiss Guards, Cardinal Gregory Zachmunn reads the startling revelation left by Pius XII to his fellow Cardinals. Behind the Sistine, Sergeant Kutsch has a plan to spring Macelli and Vendhem from the gallows. Or is it to silence the two Judas prelates for fear of exposing the Legion? Meanwhile, as Corrie and Fr. Niki return with Pizza and refreshments fate, steps in and Corrie is once more in the clutches of the vile Edwin Blix, masquerading as a Franciscan monk. This and more awaits in the Fourteenth Chapter in Part VI - The Unveiling with episode three Revelation of the Revolution The Sanity of Sanctity Professor Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira, through the auspices of Atila Sinke Guimarăes at Tradition In Action, provides a comprehensive of the origins of the feast of Our Lady Help of Christians and a little known apparition seen by the infidel and similar to what the leader of the barbaric Huns saw behind Pope St. Leo the Great at the gates of Rome. This vision was seen by Muslim forces at the Battle of Lepanto and played a significant part of their superior forces fleeing the scene in assuring victory for Don Juan of Austria's Christian forces. This pivotal battle in all of Christendom saved Europe from the crescent moon, though today they have conquered without lifting the scimitar. Perhaps then Christians everywhere should once again invoke the Auxilium Christianorum to pray for deliverance from the infidels both outside and within her Divine Son's Church. The professor details the significance of Our Lady Help of Christians - Auxilium Christianorum Gabriel Garnica continues his series on the Catholic Identity Crisis in the USA. Today he turns his attention to what has become common this time of year in the United States and that is the dirth of controversial figures invited as commencement speakers to supposed 'Catholic' institutions of higher learning. More and more the invitation of these speakers indicates a definite defiant and deviant detour from Catholic truth. Yet they are masqueraded as experts by the media and accepted by administrations. Loyalty to the tenets of the True Faith are cast to the winds, just as so many mortar boards are flung into the air in abandonment. Truth and Faith have truly taken a holiday in these institutions of higher learning. Gabriel identifies some of the offenders in Part Ten PhD's in Perdition QUEEN OF THE MAY One of the traditional devotions during Mary's Month of May is The Little Crown of the Twelve Stars of the Blessed Virgin Mary which is an ancient prayer said by more than a few saints and was mandated by the holy St.Louis Marie de Montfort to those in his orders. It is a prayer said for each day of May. Along with this prayer there is another tradition that can be found in Fr. Lasance's book on Our Lady and that is to offer each day in May to the Blessed Virgin a different flower which corresponds to a particular virtue for each day. Today the flower is the Bluebell with the corresponding Virtue being Desire for Heaven. The delicate bell-shaped flower which grows on many continents and belongs both to the hyacinth and columbine genus, is symbolic of the church bells that clarion souls to come to Holy Mass or to pray the Angelus. The reason for prayer is not for socializing, but for turning our attention to God and the purpose of desiring things not of this earth, but of Heaven. The Bluebell's delicate shell chimes quietly in a whispy wind reminding us of God's call to focus on our end goal - our Desire for Heaven, possible only through adherence to all Christ has taught and established in the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church He founded. It is a magnificent flower to offer to Mary whose entire life was focused on a Desire for Heaven and bringing God's children to that same goal. For this and the flowers and virtues thus far, as well as the special May devotion, see The Little Crown and Queen of the May |
There are several sources we strongly encourage you to follow so that one can get a true picture of what the traditions should be during this time of transition and questions. One is the regular news wire we carry below from a fairly closely related Traditional Catholic perspective from AngelQueen.org. In the face of so much fawning and false information from the secular media and especially the Novus Ordo media, Fr. Moderator's daily commentaries are a must to understand what is really going on. We encourage you to go to Traditio.com for he is usually on top of whatever event has come down the pike and calls them pretty much as we see them here at The Daily Catholic in striving to uphold and preserve the Truths and Traditions of Holy Mother Church as part of the Resistance to the Revolution of Vatican II, especially during this time when so much misinformation is flooding into homes as fact and the Novus Ordo mentality and novelties will be ingrained in so many. |
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Like Fox News, The Daily Catholic seeks to provide a fair and balanced perspective on modern Rome always from a Traditional point of view. There are traditional Catholics who believe Ratzinger is a legitimate successor of St. Peter. Their views need to be heard. There are also traditional Catholics who believe he is not a true Pope in light of the heresies of Vatican II and his own complicity in the conciliar church, and have documented such. Their views also definitely need to be heard. Therefore, The Daily Catholic from this point on will provide both views for the discernment of readers for these are very, very critical times - indeed, a time of epikea - the likes of which have never afflicted the Church as it is today. We are all fighting a common enemy and need to be united as Traditional Catholics. We are the Church Militant and in all charity, need to speak out when wrong is being done. The Church is not above Christ. The greatest criteria for our own salvation is being fully Catholic in every way. That means not veering one iota from what Holy Mother Church has always taught. Not one iota! We must cling to the Faith handed down by the Apostles in Divine Revelation and Divine Tradition, reinforced and codified, often with the power of perpetuity by popes, many holy ones, down through the ages. When those infrangible truths are tampered with, we will not stand still and let the marauders have their way. The Church is not a democracy, does not sway with political correctness, polls, public opinion or the times. True authentic Catholics will always confront the barbarians both at the gate and inside the gate, having as their allies our Lord Jesus Christ, His most Blessed Mother, the Primacy of Peter, and all His angels and His saints.
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