While Chaos Frank, aka Mr. Jorge Bergoglio, continues to pump up his rhetoric toward Marxist humanistic goals such as global warming and a one world religion, not to mention silently condoning by his ambiguous words and actions (which to true Catholics are not ambiguous but very deliberate) in favor of adultery, sodomy, and abortion (ugh!) - while forsaking the duty to teach, sanctify and rule (which would be the case were he a true pope) - we need to focus on what's really important for our own salvation and then for all other souls. Those who might think ol' Jorge the Marxist is the first to spew heresy, be aware it goes all the way back to John 23 aka Angelo Roncalli the Mason and Sillonist. To see these heresies and how these six imposters have all veered from the true Faith since the death of Pope Pius XII on October 8, 1958, see Grevious Errors of the False Popes It would behoove the welfare of each soul to seek out the truth and connect the dots lest at Judgment Time your feeble excuse that you didn't know when the evidence was put before you won't gain you entrance into Heaven.
Too often today in this materialistic and fleeting world we fail to remember that time is short and we know not the time of our end. I like to compare our life on this earth as a mere drop of water compared to the never-ending ocean of eternity. Unbelievably, most place more emphasis on that tiny drop than they do the eternal sea. They fail to realize how fast that single drop dries up, evaporating into nothingness. That is one reason why holy Mother Church always sets aside a substantial period of 40 days to rein in our inhibitions due to our fallen human nature so we can stay liguified with Sanctifying Grace so we can more easily merge with the eternal sea of Heaven. In her wisdom, holy Mother Church mandates fasting and partial abstinence all days except Sundays and full abstinence from meat on Ash Wednesday, Holy Saturday, and all Fridays. In addition, She encourages us to do penance and self-sacrifice to amend for our sins and to remind us what is really important by denying ourselves things of comfort that don't contribute toward our salvation. This could be anything from curtailing our appetite for certain foods, television, social media, drinking, smoking, those Starbuck lattes, or whatever it is that we place such importance on but pale in comparison to what's really important: our immortal soul. Self-discipline of our concupiscences help to focus on the end goal, which, all in their right mind would say, is Heaven! One way to make Lent more meaningful is to pray the full set of fifteen mysteries each day. For those who would like to pray the fifteen decades with others, they can do so by calling 319-527-9601 at 7 p.m. on the west coast and 10 p.m. on the east coast every evening.
Way of the Cross said each Friday and daily, if possible, according to the method of St. Alphonsus Liguori as we keep in mind all that Jesus suffered for us because of our sins and how much love He has for us that He gave His very life. There is also a video of the St. Alphonsus method though a bit modernized, and Michelle Maher provides a moving piece on the Passion According to St. Matthew.
Most other devotions & reflections can be found by clicking on the links you hover over. While much of this is repetitive for Lent, it follows with the Church's liturgy in the one-year cycle. The reason: Who knows how many souls might be touched for the first time? To the right you'll find the rules for fast and abstinence for all Catholics. As is only right and proper for Lent, the intention is to look inward and for those events and occurrences happening in the world, in politics, and the counterfeit V2 CONciLIAR church, we refer you to our DailyCatholic Twitter Feed where we'll try to keep you up to date each evening or as often as possible with pertinent tweets that might have an effect on Catholics. Plus the following regular devotions, features, updates, and trusted links:
As pointed out earlier, here at the DailyCatholic the main emphasis in this edition is, as has become the Lenten custom, to concentrate on matters that will aid your spiritual lives during this penitential season. Thus we provide this one-stop-covers-all edition for Lent, if you will, to afford our readers everything they need to make this the most productive and fruitful Lent ever. We do so for several reasons. First, the majority of our readers do not have access to the true Sacraments for they do not have a Traditional Latin Mass near them nor do they have, sadly, access to a true Roman Catholic priest. Therefore, we provide a web Daily Missal with the Ordinary of the Mass and the Daily Propers of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass with the full liturgy in both Latin and English for all of Lent plus the feast days for the saints honored over the next six weeks. You'll also find an Excellent Explanation of the Traditional Latin Mass with videos illustrating the magnificence of this august sacrifice. While we cannot provide the Sacraments, we can point you to one of the nearest trusted Traditional Catholic Chapels where we can assure you that you will have access to the true holy Sacrifice of the Mass. On that point, the Traditional Latin Mass, which Father Frederick Faber called, "the most beautiful thing this side of Heaven", it is the most perfect prayer, especially during Lent for, in the Church's divinely-inspired wisdom, Christ's Passion, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension is represented throughout the Mass. To enhance your Lent, each day we offer a part of the Holy Mass from the Prayers at the Foot of the Altar on Ash Wednesday through the Final Blessing and Last Gospel during Holy Week that correspond so perfectly with an action by the Priest, the alter Christus, to what it represents in Our Lord's Passion. It is truly beautiful, meaningful and inspiring and should bring a greater love and understanding of why it is the Mass for All Ages and must be said "in perpetuity" as His Holiness Pope St. Pius V decreed infallibly in Quo Primum and set the stipulations for the form and matter in De defectibus. The magnificent painting to the right illustrates how great one Holy Mass is where all of Heaven is present for the propitiatory sacrifice of Christ to His Heavenly Father by the alter Christus at the altar facing God, not the people. Those present at this august sacrifice assist the Priest, who alone is consecrated to touch the sacred Host and Blood, and where only in the Traditional Latin Mass is the sacrament confected at the Transubstantiation. If you doubt that, we strongly recommend you read Father James F. Wathen's irrefutable work "The Great Sacrilege". All that we provide here should leave no doubt in your mind that if you still attend the Novus Ordo, you must flee from it as fast as you can for the salvation of your own soul. Of course, to be in the state of sanctifying grace, one must take advantage of the Sacrament of Penance and to prepare for a good confession, we provide for you a thorough Examination of Conscience in order to worthily be sorry for whatever sins you may have on your soul in confessing to a true Priest. We remind you that only a priest ordained in the pre-Vatican II Sacrament of Holy Orders has been given the power to absolve your sins. Those ordained in the new man-made rite of Paul 6 neither have the power to forgive sins in the new-fangled 'sacrament' of reconciliation, nor to confect the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist at Mass. This is vital to realize for the welfare of your eternal salvation. Yes, the True Church is in eclipse and returned, so to speak, to the catacombs where only a remnant Church remains, but it is the recognized Church from St. Peter through Pope Pius XII and the only one which Jesus promised "The gates of hell shall not prevail against it". For greater discernment, we encourage you to go to Our Lady by praying the daily Rosary as often as your state in life permits. We provide all you need to assist you in praying the Holy Rosary in English, Latin and Spanish with meditations for all fifteen Mysteries provided by John Gregory, specifically the Sorrowful Mysteries during Lent. A staple during Lent is Stations of the Cross according to the method of that indomitable holy Doctor of the Church St. Alphonsus Liguori. For most days we provide our readers with a reflection by the renowned Benedictine Abbot Dom Prosper Gueranger with excerpts from his masterful 15-volume "The Liturgical Year". In addition, we attempt to provide a sermon, courtesy of TraditionalCatholic Sermons.org, for each day of Lent, one by Father Casimir Puskorius, CMRI, but most by Father Benedict Hughes, CMRI with those regarding saints by Bishop Daniel Dolan, including a Day of Recollection by His Excellency as well as a series of Fifteen Reflections on Christ's Passion by Bishop Donald Sanborn for Holy Week. On Saturday, February 17 this year we began the 30-Day Novena Prayer to St. Joseph leading to the First Class Feast of this dearest of saints on Monday, March 19. The Novena Prayer lasts through March 18, Passion Sunday this year. We also provide readers inspiration with links to sources that can only enhance your spiritual reading during Lent beginning with the Douay-Rheims Bible. For each Sunday in Lent we also provide the Haydock Commentaries for the Epistle and Gospel sent to us by John Gregory who also offers thorough meditation on each of the Five Sorrowful Mysteries that should exemplify your appreciation in saying the holy Rosary. In addition, we will link the inspirational articles of Dr. Thomas A. Droleskey at Christ or chaos for feasts that fall during Lent including his benchmark work From Eden to the Empty Tomb during Holy Week as well as this editor's equation on how and why the Mystical Body of Christ, His holy Church, is unrecognizable just as He was during His Passion and Death in a series from six years ago encompassing The Passion of the Sorrowful Mysteries for the Church. If you cannot attend the valid and perpetual Holy Sacrifice of the Mass which we list at Traditional Latin Masses on our Devotion port, then we pray and hope all of the above will enable you to make this Lent the best you can. You will also be inspired by the lives of the four holy Doctors of the Church featured during Lent as well as specials on St. Patrick in his own words on the Conversion of Souls and on how St. Joseph is The Silent Assassin May I reiterate the plea for donations by imploring again for your charity and mercy to remember SANCTUS/DailyCatholic in your God-given duty of Almsgiving during Lent. As we have repeated so many times, this publication, which has been on-line since 1996, ceases to exist without you. Yes, because donations have been down with the economy and the market in flux with so much uncertainty, our coffers, as of this writing a few days before Ash Wednesday, is below $500 total so we are indeed desperate and pleading for your help. DailyCatholic has always provided in the past. It's really a matter of survival and for the last 29 years God has kept us going, but He also reminds that a laborer is worth his wages and this has truly been a labor of love. It has been tough over this past year, but I forge on despite my own problems with stage IV cancer and am under doctor's orders to slow down to save my life, depending on when God chooses that my time is up. That's also why it's so important as noted above, to always keep in mind the Final Four Things - Death, Judgment, Heaven and Hell. With that as paramount, I will forge on as long as I can for the sake of informing and saving souls. I respectfully ask your help in this mission to keep this labor of love going by your generous almsgiving during this Lenten season.
As pointed out earlier, here at the DailyCatholic the main emphasis in this edition is, as has become the Lenten custom, to concentrate on matters that will aid your spiritual lives during this penitential season. Thus we provide this one-stop-covers-all edition for Lent, if you will, to afford our readers everything they need to make this the most productive and fruitful Lent ever. We do so for several reasons. First, the majority of our readers do not have access to the true Sacraments for they do not have a Traditional Latin Mass near them nor do they have, sadly, access to a true Roman Catholic priest. Therefore, we provide a web Daily Missal with the Ordinary of the Mass and the Daily Propers of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass with the full liturgy in both Latin and English for all of Lent plus the feast days for the saints honored over the next six weeks. You'll also find an Excellent Explanation of the Traditional Latin Mass with videos illustrating the magnificence of this august sacrifice. While we cannot provide the Sacraments, we can point you to one of the nearest trusted Traditional Catholic Chapels where we can assure you that you will have access to the true holy Sacrifice of the Mass. On that point, the Traditional Latin Mass, which Father Frederick Faber called, "the most beautiful thing this side of Heaven", it is the most perfect prayer, especially during Lent for, in the Church's divinely-inspired wisdom, Christ's Passion, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension is represented throughout the Mass. To enhance your Lent, each day we offer a part of the Holy Mass from the Prayers at the Foot of the Altar on Ash Wednesday through the Final Blessing and Last Gospel during Holy Week that correspond so perfectly with an action by the Priest, the alter Christus, to what it represents in Our Lord's Passion. It is truly beautiful, meaningful and inspiring and should bring a greater love and understanding of why it is the Mass for All Ages and must be said "in perpetuity" as His Holiness Pope St. Pius V decreed infallibly in Quo Primum and set the stipulations for the form and matter in De defectibus. The magnificent painting to the right illustrates how great one Holy Mass is where all of Heaven is present for the propitiatory sacrifice of Christ to His Heavenly Father by the alter Christus at the altar facing God, not the people. Those present at this august sacrifice assist the Priest, who alone is consecrated to touch the sacred Host and Blood, and where only in the Traditional Latin Mass is the sacrament confected at the Transubstantiation. If you doubt that, we strongly recommend you read Father James F. Wathen's irrefutable work "The Great Sacrilege". All that we provide here should leave no doubt in your mind that if you still attend the Novus Ordo, you must flee from it as fast as you can for the salvation of your own soul. Of course, to be in the state of sanctifying grace, one must take advantage of the Sacrament of Penance and to prepare for a good confession, we provide for you a thorough Examination of Conscience in order to worthily be sorry for whatever sins you may have on your soul in confessing to a true Priest. We remind you that only a priest ordained in the pre-Vatican II Sacrament of Holy Orders has been given the power to absolve your sins. Those ordained in the new man-made rite of Paul 6 neither have the power to forgive sins in the new-fangled 'sacrament' of reconciliation, nor to confect the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist at Mass. This is vital to realize for the welfare of your eternal salvation. Yes, the True Church is in eclipse and returned, so to speak, to the catacombs where only a remnant Church remains, but it is the recognized Church from St. Peter through Pope Pius XII and the only one which Jesus promised "The gates of hell shall not prevail against it". For greater discernment, we encourage you to go to Our Lady by praying the daily Rosary as often as your state in life permits. We provide all you need to assist you in praying the Holy Rosary in English, Latin and Spanish with meditations for all fifteen Mysteries provided by John Gregory, specifically the Sorrowful Mysteries during Lent. A staple during Lent is Stations of the Cross according to the method of that indomitable holy Doctor of the Church St. Alphonsus Liguori. For most days we provide our readers with a reflection by the renowned Benedictine Abbot Dom Prosper Gueranger with excerpts from his masterful 15-volume "The Liturgical Year". In addition, we attempt to provide a sermon, courtesy of TraditionalCatholic Sermons.org, for each day of Lent, one by Father Casimir Puskorius, CMRI, but most by Father Benedict Hughes, CMRI with those regarding saints by Bishop Daniel Dolan, including a Day of Recollection by His Excellency as well as a series of Fifteen Reflections on Christ's Passion by Bishop Donald Sanborn for Holy Week. On Saturday, February 17 this year we began the 30-Day Novena Prayer to St. Joseph leading to the First Class Feast of this dearest of saints on Monday, March 19. The Novena Prayer lasts through March 18, Passion Sunday this year. We also provide readers inspiration with links to sources that can only enhance your spiritual reading during Lent beginning with the Douay-Rheims Bible. For each Sunday in Lent we also provide the Haydock Commentaries for the Epistle and Gospel sent to us by John Gregory who also offers thorough meditation on each of the Five Sorrowful Mysteries that should exemplify your appreciation in saying the holy Rosary. In addition, we will link the inspirational articles of Dr. Thomas A. Droleskey at Christ or chaos for feasts that fall during Lent including his benchmark work From Eden to the Empty Tomb during Holy Week as well as this editor's equation on how and why the Mystical Body of Christ, His holy Church, is unrecognizable just as He was during His Passion and Death in a series from six years ago encompassing The Passion of the Sorrowful Mysteries for the Church. If you cannot attend the valid and perpetual Holy Sacrifice of the Mass which we list at Traditional Latin Masses on our Devotion port, then we pray and hope all of the above will enable you to make this Lent the best you can. You will also be inspired by the lives of the four holy Doctors of the Church featured during Lent as well as specials on St. Patrick in his own words on the Conversion of Souls and on how St. Joseph is The Silent Assassin
On that point, the Traditional Latin Mass, which Father Frederick Faber called, "the most beautiful thing this side of Heaven", it is the most perfect prayer, especially during Lent for, in the Church's divinely-inspired wisdom, Christ's Passion, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension is represented throughout the Mass. To enhance your Lent, each day we offer a part of the Holy Mass from the Prayers at the Foot of the Altar on Ash Wednesday through the Final Blessing and Last Gospel during Holy Week that correspond so perfectly with an action by the Priest, the alter Christus, to what it represents in Our Lord's Passion. It is truly beautiful, meaningful and inspiring and should bring a greater love and understanding of why it is the Mass for All Ages and must be said "in perpetuity" as His Holiness Pope St. Pius V decreed infallibly in Quo Primum and set the stipulations for the form and matter in De defectibus. The magnificent painting to the right illustrates how great one Holy Mass is where all of Heaven is present for the propitiatory sacrifice of Christ to His Heavenly Father by the alter Christus at the altar facing God, not the people. Those present at this august sacrifice assist the Priest, who alone is consecrated to touch the sacred Host and Blood, and where only in the Traditional Latin Mass is the sacrament confected at the Transubstantiation. If you doubt that, we strongly recommend you read Father James F. Wathen's irrefutable work "The Great Sacrilege". All that we provide here should leave no doubt in your mind that if you still attend the Novus Ordo, you must flee from it as fast as you can for the salvation of your own soul.
Of course, to be in the state of sanctifying grace, one must take advantage of the Sacrament of Penance and to prepare for a good confession, we provide for you a thorough Examination of Conscience in order to worthily be sorry for whatever sins you may have on your soul in confessing to a true Priest. We remind you that only a priest ordained in the pre-Vatican II Sacrament of Holy Orders has been given the power to absolve your sins. Those ordained in the new man-made rite of Paul 6 neither have the power to forgive sins in the new-fangled 'sacrament' of reconciliation, nor to confect the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist at Mass. This is vital to realize for the welfare of your eternal salvation. Yes, the True Church is in eclipse and returned, so to speak, to the catacombs where only a remnant Church remains, but it is the recognized Church from St. Peter through Pope Pius XII and the only one which Jesus promised "The gates of hell shall not prevail against it". For greater discernment, we encourage you to go to Our Lady by praying the daily Rosary as often as your state in life permits. We provide all you need to assist you in praying the Holy Rosary in English, Latin and Spanish with meditations for all fifteen Mysteries provided by John Gregory, specifically the Sorrowful Mysteries during Lent. A staple during Lent is Stations of the Cross according to the method of that indomitable holy Doctor of the Church St. Alphonsus Liguori. For most days we provide our readers with a reflection by the renowned Benedictine Abbot Dom Prosper Gueranger with excerpts from his masterful 15-volume "The Liturgical Year". In addition, we attempt to provide a sermon, courtesy of TraditionalCatholic Sermons.org, for each day of Lent, one by Father Casimir Puskorius, CMRI, but most by Father Benedict Hughes, CMRI with those regarding saints by Bishop Daniel Dolan, including a Day of Recollection by His Excellency as well as a series of Fifteen Reflections on Christ's Passion by Bishop Donald Sanborn for Holy Week.
On Saturday, February 17 this year we began the 30-Day Novena Prayer to St. Joseph leading to the First Class Feast of this dearest of saints on Monday, March 19. The Novena Prayer lasts through March 18, Passion Sunday this year. We also provide readers inspiration with links to sources that can only enhance your spiritual reading during Lent beginning with the Douay-Rheims Bible. For each Sunday in Lent we also provide the Haydock Commentaries for the Epistle and Gospel sent to us by John Gregory who also offers thorough meditation on each of the Five Sorrowful Mysteries that should exemplify your appreciation in saying the holy Rosary. In addition, we will link the inspirational articles of Dr. Thomas A. Droleskey at Christ or chaos for feasts that fall during Lent including his benchmark work From Eden to the Empty Tomb during Holy Week as well as this editor's equation on how and why the Mystical Body of Christ, His holy Church, is unrecognizable just as He was during His Passion and Death in a series from six years ago encompassing The Passion of the Sorrowful Mysteries for the Church.
If you cannot attend the valid and perpetual Holy Sacrifice of the Mass which we list at Traditional Latin Masses on our Devotion port, then we pray and hope all of the above will enable you to make this Lent the best you can. You will also be inspired by the lives of the four holy Doctors of the Church featured during Lent as well as specials on St. Patrick in his own words on the Conversion of Souls and on how St. Joseph is The Silent Assassin
May you have a blessed and grace-filled Lent. Ecce lignum crucis. In quo Salus mundi pependit.
Click on the images below to go to each Sorrowful Mystery according to the Method of St. Louis Marie de Montfort with meditation/reflection by John Gregory
Click on each of the five commentaries below as editor Michael Cain equates the Passion of Christ with the crisis in the Church
We present Dr. Thomas A. Droleskey's classic series for Holy Week that will be continued during the Triduum and finish up on Easter. Just click the graphics below for each feature.
Thanks to Traditional Catholic Sermons, we're able to bring you audio reflections/sermons during Holy Week, all by His Excellency Bishop Donald Sanborn. Since Holy Week is such a solemn time when we must focus on the spiritual and walk with our Lord the Way of Calvary, the meditative talks by Bishop Sanborn provide an excellent opportunity to join more fully with Christ and make Holy Week truly a holy time. We will provide in our Sacred Triduum Edition the links to the three most solemn days, known as the Sacred Triduum with all the Propers pertinent for the day in both Latin and English so, if you do not have a Traditional chapel you can get to that offers the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and all the rubrics of this week, you have the next best thing in observing this most solemn time and be prepared to truly celebrate the Resurrection of the Lord either at the Gloria at noon or midnight leading into Easter Sunday or the following morning. Triumphant Entry Into Jerusalem (26 Minutes) Monday of Holy Week (28 Minutes) Tuesday of Holy Week (25 Minutes) The Last Supper (50 Minutes) Agony In The Garden (23 Minutes) Betrayal And Trial Of Christ (28 Minutes) Our Lord’s Appearance Before Pilate (25 Minutes) Arrival At The House Of Pontius Pilate (22 Minutes) The Scourging (35 Minutes) Behold the Man (17 Minutes) The Way of the Cross (21 Minutes) The Hill of Calvary (25 Minutes) Our Lord Upon the Cross (22 Minutes) Continuation of Our Lord Upon the Cross (19 Minutes) After the Death of Our Lord (49 Minutes)
1. Introibo ad Altare Dei... Meditate on: As the Priest begins the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass he hands his biretta to the altar boy as he arrives at the foot of the altar. This represents Christ going to Mount Olivet and with the Sign of the Cross and the words "Introibo ad Altare Dei". For each day of Lent we provide a sermon courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons for your inspiration and spiritual improvement. Today we present Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI with his sermon Penitential Practices February 15 Volume 29, number 46 Thursday after Ash Wednesday"Dum clamarum" Veil of Tears VerbumQuo 2. Judica me, Deus... Meditate on: The Priest commencing the Holy Mass represents Christ beginning to pray in the Garden. His Excellency Bishop Donald Sanborn, rector of Most Holy Trinity Seminary, presents, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, a twelve minute and twelve second sermon on Thorns of Attachment and Impurity February 16 Volume 29, number 47 Friday after Ash Wednesday Audivit Dominus Fast on the straight and narrow VerbumQuo for Friday after Ash Wednesday 3. Confiteor Deo... Meditate on: The priest bowing his head and saying the Confiteor represents Christ falling down and sweating blood at Mt. Olivet. Father Casimir Puskorius, CMRI, rector of Mount St. Michael's, presents, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, a thirteen minute and eleven second sermon as he invites to do what we need to do: Let Us Do Penance February 17 Volume 29, number 48 Saturday after Ash Wednesday "Esto mihi in Deum" The Practice of Lent Abbe Dom Prosper Gueranger Today we begin the 30-Day Novena Prayer to good St. Joseph up through March 18 on the eve of the feast of St. Joseph. 4. Oramus Te, Domine, per merita Sanctorum Tuorum... Meditate on: After praying the Aufer a nobis... the priest kissing the altar represents Christ being betrayed by Judas with a kiss. His Excellency Bishop Donald Sanborn, rector of Most Holy Trinity Seminary, presents, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, a nine minute and nine second sermon on Weakness in Sin and the Need for Mortification February 18 Volume 29, number 49 FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT "Invocabit Me" The History of Lent Abbe Dom Prosper Gueranger No one is immune from the devil's temptations Haydock/John Gregory Give the devil a devil of a time! VerbumQuo for First Sunday of Lent Day Two of 30-Day Prayer to St. Joseph 5. Oremus Meditate on: The Priest going to the Epistle side represents Christ being captured, bound, and taken to Annas. For the First Sunday of Lent Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI provides a nearly ten minute sermon, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, on the Three Temptations of Christ: Temptation to Sin February 19 Volume 29, number 50 Monday of the First Week of Lent "Sicut oculi" Day Three of 30-Day Prayer to St. Joseph 6. The INTROIT Meditate on: The Priest reading the Introit represents Christ being falsely accused by Annas and blasphemed. For the first week of Lent Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI brings us a catechetical series, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, so we can KNOW our Faith in order to KEEP our true Faith as he begins with Introduction to the Catechism. February 20 Volume 29, number 51 Tuesday of the Second Week of Lent Redime me To master humility one must serve God first and foremost editor, Michael Cain Day Four of 30-Day Prayer to St. Joseph 7. Kyrie Eleison Meditate on: The Priest going to the middle of the altar and saying the Kyrie eleison represents Christ being brought to Caiphas and these three times denied by Peter. Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI continues his Lenten series, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, on the catechism with his second installment titled The Purpose of Man's Existence February 21 Volume 29, number 52 Ember Wednesday Day Five of 30-Day Prayer to St. Joseph 8. Dominus vobiscum Meditate on: The Priest saying the Dominus vobiscum represents Christ looking at Peter and converting him. Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI continues his Lenten series, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, on these special catechetical lessons with his third installment titled God and His Perfections February 22 Volume 29, number 53 St. Peter's Chair at Antioch Cognovi Rock of Ages VerbumQuo for the Day Day Six of 30-Day Prayer to St. Joseph 9. The EPISTLE Meditate on: The Priest reading the Epistle represents Christ being brought to Pilate. His Excellency Bishop Daniel Dolan, pastor of St. Gertrude the Great, presents, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, an eight minute twenty-five second sermon on St. Peter's Chair at Antioch February 23 Volume 29, number 54 Feast of St. Peter Damian, BCDIn medio Ecclesiae Guiding Light in the Dark Ages Commemoratipn of Ember Friday VerbumQuo Why we should never forget the "ick" of "iniquity" Day Seven of 30-Day Prayer to St. Joseph 10. Munda cor meum Meditate on: The Priest saying the Munda cor meum represents Christ being taken to Herod and mocked. . His Excellency Bishop Daniel Dolan, pastor of St. Gertrude the Great, presents, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, a four minute twenty-five second sermon on St. Peter Damien February 24 Volume 29, number 55 Feast of St. Mathias, Apostle Mihi autem nimis Commemoration of Ember Saturday "Intret orátio mea" and Twelve Lessons A Spotless Victim VerbumQuo Day Eight of 30-Day Prayer to St. Joseph 11. The GOSPEL Meditate on: The Priest reading the Gospel represents Christ being taken to Pilate and again mocked.. His Excellency Bishop Daniel Dolan, pastor of St. Gertrude the Great, presents, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, a three minute and forty-two second sermon on the holy Apostle St. Matthias February 25 Volume 29, number 56 SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT Reminiscere The Mystery of Lent Abbe Dom Prosper Gueranger Seek sanctify and the approval of God in all you do Haydock/John Gregory We need to listen! VerbumQuo for the Day Day Nine of 30-Day Prayer to St. Joseph
For each day of Lent we provide a sermon courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons for your inspiration and spiritual improvement. Today we present Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI with his sermon Penitential Practices
His Excellency Bishop Donald Sanborn, rector of Most Holy Trinity Seminary, presents, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, a twelve minute and twelve second sermon on Thorns of Attachment and Impurity
Father Casimir Puskorius, CMRI, rector of Mount St. Michael's, presents, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, a thirteen minute and eleven second sermon as he invites to do what we need to do: Let Us Do Penance
Today we begin the 30-Day Novena Prayer to good St. Joseph up through March 18 on the eve of the feast of St. Joseph.
4. Oramus Te, Domine, per merita Sanctorum Tuorum... Meditate on: After praying the Aufer a nobis... the priest kissing the altar represents Christ being betrayed by Judas with a kiss. His Excellency Bishop Donald Sanborn, rector of Most Holy Trinity Seminary, presents, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, a nine minute and nine second sermon on Weakness in Sin and the Need for Mortification February 18 Volume 29, number 49 FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT "Invocabit Me" The History of Lent Abbe Dom Prosper Gueranger No one is immune from the devil's temptations Haydock/John Gregory Give the devil a devil of a time! VerbumQuo for First Sunday of Lent Day Two of 30-Day Prayer to St. Joseph 5. Oremus Meditate on: The Priest going to the Epistle side represents Christ being captured, bound, and taken to Annas. For the First Sunday of Lent Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI provides a nearly ten minute sermon, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, on the Three Temptations of Christ: Temptation to Sin February 19 Volume 29, number 50 Monday of the First Week of Lent "Sicut oculi" Day Three of 30-Day Prayer to St. Joseph 6. The INTROIT Meditate on: The Priest reading the Introit represents Christ being falsely accused by Annas and blasphemed. For the first week of Lent Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI brings us a catechetical series, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, so we can KNOW our Faith in order to KEEP our true Faith as he begins with Introduction to the Catechism. February 20 Volume 29, number 51 Tuesday of the Second Week of Lent Redime me To master humility one must serve God first and foremost editor, Michael Cain Day Four of 30-Day Prayer to St. Joseph 7. Kyrie Eleison Meditate on: The Priest going to the middle of the altar and saying the Kyrie eleison represents Christ being brought to Caiphas and these three times denied by Peter. Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI continues his Lenten series, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, on the catechism with his second installment titled The Purpose of Man's Existence February 21 Volume 29, number 52 Ember Wednesday Day Five of 30-Day Prayer to St. Joseph 8. Dominus vobiscum Meditate on: The Priest saying the Dominus vobiscum represents Christ looking at Peter and converting him. Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI continues his Lenten series, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, on these special catechetical lessons with his third installment titled God and His Perfections February 22 Volume 29, number 53 St. Peter's Chair at Antioch Cognovi Rock of Ages VerbumQuo for the Day Day Six of 30-Day Prayer to St. Joseph 9. The EPISTLE Meditate on: The Priest reading the Epistle represents Christ being brought to Pilate. His Excellency Bishop Daniel Dolan, pastor of St. Gertrude the Great, presents, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, an eight minute twenty-five second sermon on St. Peter's Chair at Antioch February 23 Volume 29, number 54 Feast of St. Peter Damian, BCDIn medio Ecclesiae Guiding Light in the Dark Ages Commemoratipn of Ember Friday VerbumQuo Why we should never forget the "ick" of "iniquity" Day Seven of 30-Day Prayer to St. Joseph 10. Munda cor meum Meditate on: The Priest saying the Munda cor meum represents Christ being taken to Herod and mocked. . His Excellency Bishop Daniel Dolan, pastor of St. Gertrude the Great, presents, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, a four minute twenty-five second sermon on St. Peter Damien February 24 Volume 29, number 55 Feast of St. Mathias, Apostle Mihi autem nimis Commemoration of Ember Saturday "Intret orátio mea" and Twelve Lessons A Spotless Victim VerbumQuo Day Eight of 30-Day Prayer to St. Joseph 11. The GOSPEL Meditate on: The Priest reading the Gospel represents Christ being taken to Pilate and again mocked.. His Excellency Bishop Daniel Dolan, pastor of St. Gertrude the Great, presents, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, a three minute and forty-two second sermon on the holy Apostle St. Matthias February 25 Volume 29, number 56 SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT Reminiscere The Mystery of Lent Abbe Dom Prosper Gueranger Seek sanctify and the approval of God in all you do Haydock/John Gregory We need to listen! VerbumQuo for the Day Day Nine of 30-Day Prayer to St. Joseph
His Excellency Bishop Donald Sanborn, rector of Most Holy Trinity Seminary, presents, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, a nine minute and nine second sermon on Weakness in Sin and the Need for Mortification
5. Oremus Meditate on: The Priest going to the Epistle side represents Christ being captured, bound, and taken to Annas. For the First Sunday of Lent Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI provides a nearly ten minute sermon, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, on the Three Temptations of Christ: Temptation to Sin February 19 Volume 29, number 50 Monday of the First Week of Lent "Sicut oculi" Day Three of 30-Day Prayer to St. Joseph 6. The INTROIT Meditate on: The Priest reading the Introit represents Christ being falsely accused by Annas and blasphemed. For the first week of Lent Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI brings us a catechetical series, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, so we can KNOW our Faith in order to KEEP our true Faith as he begins with Introduction to the Catechism. February 20 Volume 29, number 51 Tuesday of the Second Week of Lent Redime me To master humility one must serve God first and foremost editor, Michael Cain Day Four of 30-Day Prayer to St. Joseph 7. Kyrie Eleison Meditate on: The Priest going to the middle of the altar and saying the Kyrie eleison represents Christ being brought to Caiphas and these three times denied by Peter. Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI continues his Lenten series, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, on the catechism with his second installment titled The Purpose of Man's Existence February 21 Volume 29, number 52 Ember Wednesday Day Five of 30-Day Prayer to St. Joseph 8. Dominus vobiscum Meditate on: The Priest saying the Dominus vobiscum represents Christ looking at Peter and converting him. Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI continues his Lenten series, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, on these special catechetical lessons with his third installment titled God and His Perfections February 22 Volume 29, number 53 St. Peter's Chair at Antioch Cognovi Rock of Ages VerbumQuo for the Day Day Six of 30-Day Prayer to St. Joseph 9. The EPISTLE Meditate on: The Priest reading the Epistle represents Christ being brought to Pilate. His Excellency Bishop Daniel Dolan, pastor of St. Gertrude the Great, presents, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, an eight minute twenty-five second sermon on St. Peter's Chair at Antioch February 23 Volume 29, number 54 Feast of St. Peter Damian, BCDIn medio Ecclesiae Guiding Light in the Dark Ages Commemoratipn of Ember Friday VerbumQuo Why we should never forget the "ick" of "iniquity" Day Seven of 30-Day Prayer to St. Joseph 10. Munda cor meum Meditate on: The Priest saying the Munda cor meum represents Christ being taken to Herod and mocked. . His Excellency Bishop Daniel Dolan, pastor of St. Gertrude the Great, presents, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, a four minute twenty-five second sermon on St. Peter Damien February 24 Volume 29, number 55 Feast of St. Mathias, Apostle Mihi autem nimis Commemoration of Ember Saturday "Intret orátio mea" and Twelve Lessons A Spotless Victim VerbumQuo Day Eight of 30-Day Prayer to St. Joseph 11. The GOSPEL Meditate on: The Priest reading the Gospel represents Christ being taken to Pilate and again mocked.. His Excellency Bishop Daniel Dolan, pastor of St. Gertrude the Great, presents, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, a three minute and forty-two second sermon on the holy Apostle St. Matthias February 25 Volume 29, number 56 SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT Reminiscere The Mystery of Lent Abbe Dom Prosper Gueranger Seek sanctify and the approval of God in all you do Haydock/John Gregory We need to listen! VerbumQuo for the Day Day Nine of 30-Day Prayer to St. Joseph
For the First Sunday of Lent Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI provides a nearly ten minute sermon, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, on the Three Temptations of Christ: Temptation to Sin
Day Three of 30-Day Prayer to St. Joseph
6. The INTROIT Meditate on: The Priest reading the Introit represents Christ being falsely accused by Annas and blasphemed.
For the first week of Lent Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI brings us a catechetical series, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, so we can KNOW our Faith in order to KEEP our true Faith as he begins with Introduction to the Catechism.
7. Kyrie Eleison Meditate on: The Priest going to the middle of the altar and saying the Kyrie eleison represents Christ being brought to Caiphas and these three times denied by Peter.
Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI continues his Lenten series, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, on the catechism with his second installment titled The Purpose of Man's Existence
8. Dominus vobiscum Meditate on: The Priest saying the Dominus vobiscum represents Christ looking at Peter and converting him.
Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI continues his Lenten series, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, on these special catechetical lessons with his third installment titled God and His Perfections
9. The EPISTLE Meditate on: The Priest reading the Epistle represents Christ being brought to Pilate.
His Excellency Bishop Daniel Dolan, pastor of St. Gertrude the Great, presents, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, an eight minute twenty-five second sermon on St. Peter's Chair at Antioch
10. Munda cor meum Meditate on: The Priest saying the Munda cor meum represents Christ being taken to Herod and mocked. .
His Excellency Bishop Daniel Dolan, pastor of St. Gertrude the Great, presents, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, a four minute twenty-five second sermon on St. Peter Damien
11. The GOSPEL Meditate on: The Priest reading the Gospel represents Christ being taken to Pilate and again mocked..
His Excellency Bishop Daniel Dolan, pastor of St. Gertrude the Great, presents, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, a three minute and forty-two second sermon on the holy Apostle St. Matthias
12. The OFFERTORY Meditate on: The Priest uncovering the chalice represents Christ being shamefully exposed.
For the Second Sunday of Lent Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI provides a twelve minute and thirty-seven minute sermon, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, on the Transfiguration of Christ
13. Suscipe and Offerimus... Meditate on: The Priest offering bread and wine represents Christ being cruelly scourged.
Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI resumes his catechetical series with nearly a twenty-two minute sermon, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, on Creation and the Angels
14. In spiritu humitatis... Meditate on: The priest covering the chalice represents Christ being crowned with thorns.
His Excellency Bishop Daniel Dolan, pastor of St. Gertrude the Great, presents, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, an eleven minute and forty-seven second sermon on holy St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother
15. Lavabo... Meditate on: The Priest washing his hands represents Christ being declared innocent by Pilate.
Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI continues his catechetical series with part five in a nineteen minute sermon, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, on The Unity and Trinity of God
16. Orate Fratres Meditate on: The Priest saying the Orate Fratres represents Christ being shown by Pilate to the people with the words "Ecce Homo."
Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI continues his catechetical series with part six in a nineteen and a half minute sermon, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, on Actual Sin Part One
17. The SECRET Meditate on: The Priest praying in a low voice represents Christ being mocked and spit upon.
Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI continues his catechetical series with part seven in a nineteen and a half minute sermon, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, on Actual Sin Part Two
18. The PREFACE and SANCTUS Meditate on: The Priest saying the Preface and the SANCTUS represents Christ being preferred instead of Barrabas and condemned to crucifixion.
Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI continues his catechetical series with part eight in a nearly thirteen minute sermon, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, on Introduction to the Capital Sins March 4 Volume 29, number 63 THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT "Oculi mei" The Third Sunday of Lent Abbe Dom Prosper Gueranger Stand with Him or be cast out Haydock/John Gregory Commemoration of St. Casimir The Devil is in the Details! VerbumQuo Day Sixteen of 30-Day Prayer to St. Joseph 19. Communicantes Meditate on: The Priest making the memento for the living represents Christ carrying the cross to Mount Calvary. For the Third Sunday of Lent Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI presents a thirteen minute and forty-one second sermon, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, on The Prodigal Son - Great Example of God's Infinite Mercy Towards Us March 5 Volume 29, number 64 Monday in the Third Week of Lent In Deo laudabo verbum Day Seventeen of 30-Day Prayer to St. Joseph 20. CANON Prayers Meditate on: The Priest continuing to pray in a low voice represents Christ meeting His Mother. Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI continues his catechetical series with part nine in a twenty-one minute and forty-seven second sermon, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, on the first of the Capital Sins: Pride
19. Communicantes Meditate on: The Priest making the memento for the living represents Christ carrying the cross to Mount Calvary.
For the Third Sunday of Lent Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI presents a thirteen minute and forty-one second sermon, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, on The Prodigal Son - Great Example of God's Infinite Mercy Towards Us
20. CANON Prayers Meditate on: The Priest continuing to pray in a low voice represents Christ meeting His Mother.
Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI continues his catechetical series with part nine in a twenty-one minute and forty-seven second sermon, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, on the first of the Capital Sins: Pride
21. Hanc igitur Meditate on: The Priest blessing the bread and wine represents Christ being nailed to the cross.
His Excellency Bishop Daniel Dolan, pastor of St. Gertrude the Great, presents, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, an eleven minute and forty-seven second sermon on holy Sts. Perpetua and Felicity, Mm
22. HOC EST ENIM CORPUS MEUM Meditate on: The Priest elevating the host represents Christ being raised on the cross.
His Excellency Bishop Daniel Dolan, pastor of St. Gertrude the Great, presents, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, an eleven minute and forty-seven second sermon on holy Bishop and Angelic Doctor St. Thomas Aquinas and Lent
23. HIC EST ENIM CALIX SANGUINIS MEI... Meditate on: The Priest elevating the chalice represents Christ shedding blood from the five wounds.
His Excellency Bishop Daniel Dolan, pastor of St. Gertrude the Great, presents, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, a six minute and sixteen second sermon on holy confessors St. John of God and St. Philip Neri
24. Memento for the Church Suffering Meditate on: The Priest praying in a low voice represents Christ seeing His afflicted Mother at the foot of the cross.
His Excellency Bishop Daniel Dolan, pastor of St. Gertrude the Great, presents, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, a nine minute and forty-three second sermon on Sts. Frances of Rome and Dominic Savio
Saturday of the Third Week of Lent Verba mea auribus
25. Nobis quoque peccatoribus Meditate on: The Priest saying aloud the words Nobis quoque peccatoribus represents Christ praying on the cross for men.
Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI continues his catechetical series with part ten in a nearly eighteen minute sermon, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, on another of the Capital Sins: Gluttony
26. Pater Noster Meditate on: The priest saying aloud the the Pater Noster represents Christ saying the Seven Words on the cross.
For Laetare Sunday Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI presents an inspiring ten minute and four second sermon, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, on how thankful we should be for what God has given us in Thank God for Everything
27: During the Pater Noster Meditate on: First of Seven Words from the Cross: "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do."
His Excellency Bishop Daniel Dolan, pastor of St. Gertrude the Great, presents, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, a six minute and fifty-two second sermon on Pope St. Gregory the Great and Seraphina
28: During the Pater Noster Meditate on: Second of Seven Words from the Cross: "Amen I say to thee, this day thou shalt be with Me in paradise."
Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI continues his catechetical series with part eleven in a sixteen minute forty-eight second sermon, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, on the third of the Capital Sins: Anger
29: During the Pater Noster Meditate on: the Third of Seven Words from the Cross: "Woman, behold thy son...son, behold thy mother."
Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI continues his catechetical series with part twelve in a twelve minute twenty-two second sermon, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, on the fourth of the Capital Sins: Lust
30: During the Pater Noster Meditate on: the Fourth of Seven Words from the Cross: "My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?"
Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI continues his catechetical series with part thirteen in a twelve minute twenty-two second sermon, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, on the fourth of the Capital Sins: Lust
31: During the Pater Noster Meditate on: the Fifth of Seven Words from the Cross: "I thirst."
Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI continues his catechetical series with part fourteen in a thirty-five minute sermon, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, on the fifth and sixth Capital Sins: Envy and Covetousness
32: During the Pater Noster Meditate on: the Sixth of Seven Words from the Cross: "It is consummated."
His Excellency Bishop Daniel Dolan, pastor of St. Gertrude the Great, presents, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, a six minute and fifty-two second sermon on St. Patrick
33: During the Pater Noster Meditate on: the Last of Seven Words from the Cross: "Father, into Thy hands I commend My Spirit."
For Passion Sunday Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI presents an inspiring twenty-four minute and fifty-two second sermon, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, on the true meaning of Passion Sunday
34: Fraction of the Host Meditate on: Following the Pater Noster, the Priest breaking and separating the Host at the Libera nos represents Christ giving up His spirit.
His Excellency Bishop Daniel Dolan, pastor of St. Gertrude the Great, presents, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, a seven minute and forty-eight second sermon on why we should always Go To Joseph
35: Haec commixtio... Meditate on: The Priest letting a portion of the Host fall into the chalice represents Christ's soul going to Limbo.
Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI completes his catechetical series with part fifteen in a thirty-three minute sermon, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, on the seventh and last Capital Sin: Sloth
36: Agnus Dei... Meditate on: The Priest saying the Agnus Dei represents Christ being acknowledged on the cross as the Son of God by many bystanders.
His Excellency Bishop Daniel Dolan, pastor of St. Gertrude the Great, presents, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, a seven minute and forty-eight second sermon on St. Benedict
37: HOLY COMMUNION Meditate on: The Priest administering Holy Communion represents Christ being laid in the sepulchre with the white linen over the communion railing representing the pure shroud.
His Excellency Bishop Daniel Dolan, pastor of St. Gertrude the Great, presents, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, a ten minute and forty-eight second sermon on St. Isidore the Farmer
38: Cleansing the Chalice Meditate on: The Priest cleansing the chalice represents Christ being anointed by pure women. .
Through the courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons we present on this feast of the Seven Swords of Sorrow of the Blessed Virgin, Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI fifty-seven minute and nineteen second Day of Recollection, Part One
39: Preparing the Chalice Meditate on: The Priest preparing the chalice again represents the Resurrection of Christ, conquering death.
His Excellency Bishop Daniel Dolan, pastor of St. Gertrude the Great, presents, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, an eight minute and forty-five second sermon on St. Gabriel the Archangel
40: Dominus vobiscum Meditate on: The Priest saying the Dominus vobiscum represents Christ appearing to His mother and the disciples.
For Palm Sunday Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI presents an inspiring ten minute and twenty-five second sermon, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, on the true meaning of Palm Sunday
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41: POSTCOMMUNION Meditate on: The Priest saying the last prayers in the Postcommunion represents Christ teaching for forty days.
On this Monday in Holy Week Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI oversees the second day of recollection with a forty-nine minute and fifty-five second inspiration, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, with his Day of Recollection, Part Two
42: POSTCOMMUNION Meditate on: The Priest saying the Dominus vobiscum just before the Ite Missa est represents Christ taking leave of His disciples with His final words in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John to "Feed My sheep" and ascending into Heaven.
On this Tuesday in Holy Week Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI completes the three-days of recollection with his third and final presentation, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, that encompasses forty-five minutes and twenty-nine seconds for a Day of Recollection, Part Three
43: Ite Missa est, FINAL BLESSING and the LAST GOSPEL Meditate on: The Priest saying the Ite Missa est blessing represents Christ sending down the Holy Ghost on Pentecost Sunday and then his saying the Last Gospel represents the first words of the beloved Disciple Saint John, and the sending of the Apostles into all parts of the world to preach the Gospel and preserving His Holy Church for all time. The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is the most perfect prayer we can ever pray. It is perfect in every way. Any deviation from the Apostolic Canonical Traditional Latin Mass is an admission that one prefers the non-Catholic "abomination of desolation" = the Novus Ordo foisted on the faithful via Vatican II = thus, the devil's preference, over the divinely-ordained continual sacrifice from St. Peter through Pope Pius XII - the True Mass celebrated by True Priests where countless Angels are present adoring and worshipping God in the perfect prayer that is a vital necessity for one's nourishment and salvation. Holy Thursday is the the day of the institution of the Holy Eucharist. For the Holy Triduum, click below.
The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is the most perfect prayer we can ever pray. It is perfect in every way. Any deviation from the Apostolic Canonical Traditional Latin Mass is an admission that one prefers the non-Catholic "abomination of desolation" = the Novus Ordo foisted on the faithful via Vatican II = thus, the devil's preference, over the divinely-ordained continual sacrifice from St. Peter through Pope Pius XII - the True Mass celebrated by True Priests where countless Angels are present adoring and worshipping God in the perfect prayer that is a vital necessity for one's nourishment and salvation. Holy Thursday is the the day of the institution of the Holy Eucharist. For the Holy Triduum, click below.
His Excellency Bishop Donald Sanborn, rector of Most Holy Trinity Seminary, presents, courtesy of Traditional Catholic Sermons, a fourteen minute and fourteen second sermon on Self Sacrifice
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Papal Coronation Oath Pope Agatho Unam Sanctam Pope Boniface VIII Cum Ex Apostolatus Officio Pope Paul IV Quo Primum Pope St. Pius V De Defectibus Pope St. Pius V Satis Cognitum Pope Leo XIII Apostolicae Curae Pope Leo XIII Lamentabili Sane Pope St. Pius X Pascendi Dominici Gregis Pope St. Pius X Oath Against Modernism Pope St. Pius X Mortalium Animos Pope Pius XI Humani Generis Pope Pius XII Sacramentum Ordinis Pope Pius XII If the above Papal Decrees have not convinced you, then for more evidence that the Chair is VACANT and that Vatican Two and all that has followed is Anathema sit as St. Paul asserts in Galatians 1: 8-9, see these on-line books and sources: Answering Objections of the Sedevacantist Position John 23 - Anathema sit Fr. Louis Villa NikitaRoncalli Franco Bellegrandi The Robber Church Patrick Henry Omlor Is the Pope Catholic? Hutton Gibson Paul VI...Beatified? Fr. Louis Villa The Enemy is Here - Vol. I Hutton Gibson The Enemy is Still Here - Vol. II Hutton Gibson The Enemy is Still Here - Vol. III John Paul 2 - Anathema sit Fr. Luis Villa Syllogism of Sedevacantism Michael Cain The Chair is Still Empty Gregorius Why Sedevacantism? Fr. Anthony Cekada and a plethora of other evidence provided by NovusOrdoWatch.org What You Need To Know About Jorge Mario Bergoglio Novus Ordo Watch Conspiracy! Meet Six High-Profile Traditional Catholic Conspiracy Nuts Novus Ordo Watch Continuously Denying The Catholic Faith Dr. Thomas A. Droleskey Trying to Put Humpty Dumpty Back Together Again Dr. Thomas A. Droleskey Compare and Contrast Plethora of links by Dr. Thomas A. Droleskey Freemasons and the Conciliar church by John Kenneth Weiskittel Papacy and Freemasonry Msgr. Jouin by Mario Derksen Secrets of LaSalette Bishop Mark Pivarunas,CMRI on a true vocation Bishop Donald Sanborn on The Pendulating Papacy Fr. Julian Larrabee on Missions of Nigeria Fr. Michael Oswalt on why he left the V2 to become a true priest Bishop Donald Sanborn's 2013 London Conference on the SSPX Fr. Anthony Cekada on invalidity of 1968 Episcopal Consecrations Fr. Julian Larrabee with Mass for Immaculate Conception Bishop Daniel Dolan's Sermon for the Immaculate Conception End of Mass Recession as it should be Benediction of the Most Blessed SAcrament Bishop Williamson on Globalism in 2010 Bishop Williamson's 2009 interview - Part I Bishop Williamson's 2009 interview - Part II Bishop Williamson 2013 talk on division in the Church Mass in the Vatican with Pope Pius XII (Italian) Pastor Angelicus Pius XII (Italian) Life of Pius XII (Italian) Last Years of Pius XII (Italian) The SSPX, "Resistance," and Sedevacantism Bishop Donald Sanborn 'Pope' Francis and Sedevacantism Bishop Mark Pivarunas, CMRI The links above and below provide almost daily updates. The two above can be trusted totally, while we urge a mild caution on the two below because of their refusal to admit Francis is a false pope. For other sites that provide the tenets of the Faith but are not daily, we refer you to Click Here We encourage you to learn more about the Traditional Latin Mass - the true Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in these videos at this link because each time you worthily assist at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in person, you gain graces that are placed in a "golden chalice", so to speak, and is offered to God to be weighed in substance when you stand before Him at your Particular Judgment. The more you have filled this chalice, the better will it go for your spiritual welfare in eternity, enhanced by your cooperation with grace. Know the Mass To assist all in striving toward holiness, click on the Confessional to your right to review your transgressions through a thorough Examination of Conscience When One Cannot physically assist at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass we provide additional prayers that can be supplemented with the ORDINARY OF THE HOLY MASS and the PROPER OF THE DAY to enable you to better prepare yourself at home. Of course, this never replaces actually being there, but it is much better than attending the Novus Ordo services. Therefore we have gleaned from The Key of Heaven prayers to say at home. It is very comforting to know that the Holy Mass is offered for us even when we are not actually present. But to enjoy the benefits which it procures, we must by a SPIRITUAL COMMUNION become partakers of the altar from which we are temporarily banished. Here we provide prayers in preparation for fulfilling assistance in absentia in addition to the ORDINARY OF THE HOLY MASS and PROPER OF THE DAY. PRAYERS IN ABSENTIA Prayer Before the Crucifix Behold, O kind and most sweet Jesus, I cast myself upon my knees in Thy sight, and with the most fervent desire of my soul I pray and beseech Thee that Thou wouldst fix deep within my heart lively sentiments of Faith, Hope and Charity, with true repentance for my sins, and a firm purpose of amendment, whilst with deep affection and grief of soul I ponder within myself and mentally contemplate Thy five most precious Wounds; having before my eyes the words which David in prophesy spoke concerning Thee, O Good Jesus: "They have pierced My hands and My feet; they have numbered all My bones." Plenary Indulgence, Condition: ConfessionCommunion One Our Father One Hail MaryOne Glory be... Pope Pius IX, July 31, 1858
Answering Objections of the Sedevacantist Position John 23 - Anathema sit Fr. Louis Villa NikitaRoncalli Franco Bellegrandi The Robber Church Patrick Henry Omlor Is the Pope Catholic? Hutton Gibson Paul VI...Beatified? Fr. Louis Villa The Enemy is Here - Vol. I Hutton Gibson The Enemy is Still Here - Vol. II Hutton Gibson The Enemy is Still Here - Vol. III John Paul 2 - Anathema sit Fr. Luis Villa Syllogism of Sedevacantism Michael Cain The Chair is Still Empty Gregorius Why Sedevacantism? Fr. Anthony Cekada and a plethora of other evidence provided by NovusOrdoWatch.org What You Need To Know About Jorge Mario Bergoglio Novus Ordo Watch Conspiracy! Meet Six High-Profile Traditional Catholic Conspiracy Nuts Novus Ordo Watch Continuously Denying The Catholic Faith Dr. Thomas A. Droleskey Trying to Put Humpty Dumpty Back Together Again Dr. Thomas A. Droleskey Compare and Contrast Plethora of links by Dr. Thomas A. Droleskey Freemasons and the Conciliar church by John Kenneth Weiskittel Papacy and Freemasonry Msgr. Jouin
The links above and below provide almost daily updates. The two above can be trusted totally, while we urge a mild caution on the two below because of their refusal to admit Francis is a false pope.
For other sites that provide the tenets of the Faith but are not daily, we refer you to
We encourage you to learn more about the Traditional Latin Mass - the true Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in these videos at this link because each time you worthily assist at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in person, you gain graces that are placed in a "golden chalice", so to speak, and is offered to God to be weighed in substance when you stand before Him at your Particular Judgment. The more you have filled this chalice, the better will it go for your spiritual welfare in eternity, enhanced by your cooperation with grace. Know the Mass To assist all in striving toward holiness, click on the Confessional to your right to review your transgressions through a thorough Examination of Conscience
To assist all in striving toward holiness, click on the Confessional to your right to review your transgressions through a thorough Examination of Conscience
When One Cannot physically assist at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass we provide additional prayers that can be supplemented with the ORDINARY OF THE HOLY MASS and the PROPER OF THE DAY to enable you to better prepare yourself at home. Of course, this never replaces actually being there, but it is much better than attending the Novus Ordo services. Therefore we have gleaned from The Key of Heaven prayers to say at home. It is very comforting to know that the Holy Mass is offered for us even when we are not actually present. But to enjoy the benefits which it procures, we must by a SPIRITUAL COMMUNION become partakers of the altar from which we are temporarily banished. Here we provide prayers in preparation for fulfilling assistance in absentia in addition to the ORDINARY OF THE HOLY MASS and PROPER OF THE DAY. PRAYERS IN ABSENTIA
Behold, O kind and most sweet Jesus, I cast myself upon my knees in Thy sight, and with the most fervent desire of my soul I pray and beseech Thee that Thou wouldst fix deep within my heart lively sentiments of Faith, Hope and Charity, with true repentance for my sins, and a firm purpose of amendment, whilst with deep affection and grief of soul I ponder within myself and mentally contemplate Thy five most precious Wounds; having before my eyes the words which David in prophesy spoke concerning Thee, O Good Jesus: "They have pierced My hands and My feet; they have numbered all My bones."
Soul of Christ, sanctify me. Body of Christ, save me. Blood of Christ, inebriate me. Water from the side of Christ, wash me. Passion of Christ, strengthen me. O good Jesus, hear me. Within Thy wounds, hide me. Permit me to never be separated from Thee. From the malicious enemy, defend me. At the hour of my death, call me And bid me to come to unto Thee That with Thy Saints I may praise Thee Forever and ever. Amen. Anima Christi, sanctifica me. Corpus Christi, salva me. Sanguis Christi, inebria me. Aqua lateris Christi, lava me. Passio Christi, conforta me. O bone Iesu, exaudi me. Intra Tua vulnera absconde me. Ne permittas me separari a Te. Ab hoste maligno defende me. In hora mortis meae voca me. Et iube me venire ad Te, Ut cum Sanctis tuis laudem te in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Anima Christi, sanctifica me. Corpus Christi, salva me. Sanguis Christi, inebria me. Aqua lateris Christi, lava me. Passio Christi, conforta me. O bone Iesu, exaudi me. Intra Tua vulnera absconde me. Ne permittas me separari a Te. Ab hoste maligno defende me. In hora mortis meae voca me. Et iube me venire ad Te, Ut cum Sanctis tuis laudem te in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Memorare, O piissima Virgo Maria, non esse auditum a saeculo, quemquam ad tua currentem praesidia, tua implorantem auxilia, tua petentem suffragia, esse derelictum. Ego tali animatus confidentia, ad te, Virgo Virginum, Mater, curro, ad te venio, coram te gemens peccator assisto. Noli, Mater Verbi, verba mea despicere; sed audi propitia et exaudi. Amen.
O Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Ghost, I adore Thee profoundly. I offer Thee the most Precious Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ, present in tabernacles throughout the world, in reparation for the outrages, sacrileges and indifference by which He is offended. By the infinite merits of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in unison with the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg the conversion of poor sinners. O Most Holy Trinity, I adore Thee! My God, my God, I love Thee in the Most Blessed Sacrament! O my Jesus, it is for love of Thee, in reparation for the offenses committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary and for the conversion of poor sinners.
O Most Holy Trinity, I adore Thee! My God, my God, I love Thee in the Most Blessed Sacrament!
O my Jesus, it is for love of Thee, in reparation for the offenses committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary and for the conversion of poor sinners.
Sancte Michael Archangele, defende nos in proelio, contra nequitiam et insidias diaboli esto praesidium. Imperet illi Deus, supplices deprecamur: tuque, Princeps militiae caelestis, Satanam aliosque spiritus malignos, qui ad perditionem animarum pervagantur in mundo, divina virtute, in infernum detrude. Amen.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,spare us, O Lord. Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord. Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,have mercy on us.
V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God. R. That we may be worthy of the promises of Christ.
Grant unto us, Thy servants, we beseech Thee, O Lord God, at all times to enjoy health of soul and body; and by the glorious intercession of Blessed Mary, ever virgin, when freed from the sorrows of this present life, to enter into that joy which hath no end. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Kyrie, eleison. R. Christe, eleison. Kyrie, eleison. Christe, audi nos. R. Christe, exaudi nos. Pater de caelis, Deus, R. miserere nobis. Fili, Redemptor mundi, Deus, R. miserere nobis. Spiritus Sancte Deus, R. miserere nobis. Sancta Trinitas, un Sancta Maria, *R. ora pro nobis. Sancta Dei Genetrix,* Sancta Virgo virginum, * Mater Christi, * Mater Ecclesiae, * Mater Divinae gratiae, * Mater purissima, * Mater castissima, * Mater inviolata, * Mater intemerata, * Mater amabilis, * Mater admirabilis, * Mater boni Consilii, * Mater Creatoris, * Mater Salvatoris, * Virgo prudentissima, * Virgo veneranda, * Virgo praedicanda, * Virgo potens, * Virgo clemens, * Virgo fidelis, * Speculum iustitiae, * Sedes sapientiae, * Causa nostrae laetitiae, * Vas spirituale, * Vas honorabile, * Vas insigne devotionis, * Rosa mystica, * Turris Davidica, * Turris eburnea, * Domus aurea, * Foederis arca, * Ianua Caeli, * Stella matutina, * Salus infirmorum, * Refugium peccatorum, * Consolatrix afflictorum, * Auxilium Christianorum, * Regina Angelorum, * Regina Patriarcharum, * Regina Prophetarum, * Regina Apostolorum, * Regina Martyrum, * Regina Confessorum, * Regina Virginum, * Regina Sanctorum omnium, * Regina sine labe originali concepta,* Regina in caelum assumpta, * Regina Sacratissimi Rosarii, * Regina pacis, * Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, R. parce nobis, Domine. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, R. exaudi nos, Domine. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, R. miserere nobis. V. Ora pro nobis, Sancta Dei Genetrix, R. Ut digni efficiamur promissionibus Christi.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Behold the handmaid of the Lord. Be it done unto me according to Thy word. Hail Mary...
And the Word was made flesh. And dwelt among us. Hail Mary...
Pray for us, O holy Mother of God. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariae. Et concepit de Spiritu Sancto.
Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.
Ecce ancilla Domini. Fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum. Ave Maria...
Et Verbum caro factum est. Et habitavit in nobis. Ave Maria...
Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei Genitrix. Ut digni efficiamur promissionibus Christi.
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