inundado por um mistério de luz que é Deus e N´Ele vi e ouvi -A ponta da lança como chama que se desprende, toca o eixo da terra, – Ela estremece: montanhas, cidades, vilas e aldeias com os seus moradores são sepultados. - O mar, os rios e as nuvens saem dos seus limites, transbordam, inundam e arrastam consigo num redemoinho, moradias e gente em número que não se pode contar , é a purificação do mundo pelo pecado em que se mergulha. - O ódio, a ambição provocam a guerra destruidora! - Depois senti no palpitar acelerado do coração e no meu espírito o eco duma voz suave que dizia: – No tempo, uma só Fé, um só Batismo, uma só Igreja, Santa, Católica, Apostólica: - Na eternidade, o Céu! 
sábado, 23 de agosto de 2014
sexta-feira, 22 de agosto de 2014
The Beauty of the Mass
I don't often get the opportunity to sit in choir in my own church but for the Missa Cantata on the Assumption I did. It was a lovely Mass anyway - a decent number of people in church (for a Holyday); the chant, of course; good servers and a glass of wine and some food for everyone afterwards to celebrate a lovely Feast. Sitting in choro also gave me the opportunity to pray quietly and appreciate, from my side vantage point, how lovely the High Altar now looks as a suitable setting for the Divine Mysteries, drawing the eye onwards and upwards and taking the soul with it.
I noticed as well that there was a very good mix of people from the parish and visitors, although many of our "visitors" are here so often that they are de facto parishioners. As the Assumption is one of the few remaining Holydays of Obligation left to us we had an OF Mass in the morning and this EF in the evening. However, many of the parishioners who attended were probably people who would never have gone out of their way to attend the EF but now do so regularly and quite happily. Some now prefer it and others are happy to come along to either - they come to THE Mass (the form, so long as well offered, shouldn't be a presenting issue). Whatever form of the Roman Rite it is, hopefully it is always celebrated with dignity and conducted in an atmosphere of prayer. Fortunately, and as it should be if we keep to the rubrics, there are far fewer differences between the two forms than might have been experienced in the past. Ad Orientem, Latin, decent vestments and sound teaching are surely the basis of both forms - OF and EF.
Since Sumorum Pontificum has freed up the ancient Form of the Mass so that it can be said in any church at any time, this is surely the future. The ancient form of the Mass should not be hidden away just for special interest groups but released from captivity into the wilds of parish life. Thank goodness that the actual offering of the ancient Mass was kept alive by individuals and groups such as the LMS during the years when it almost disappeared. It is great (as again this week) that the LMS Rep for Liverpool often comes along to St Catherine's. I think it's important that the LMS makes it its business to support the Extraordinary Form in a parish setting where it can become a ordinary part of parish life. In this case, that theExtraordinary should become ordinary is a good thing. Perhaps it is this outcome that those who opposed Sumorum Pontificumwere (rightly) worried about - that people would experience the ancient Mass and like it.
The parish setting means that the riches and beauty of the ancient Mass are brought into the lives of many more people, bringing a new aspect to their faith lives and that those who perhaps for years have travelled to seek the EF can find a home where they can attend other social and parish events without fear of prejudice and once more belong to a parish community.
The corollary of offering the ancient form of the Mass integrated into a regular parish timetable is that it has a knock-on effect on the celebration of the Ordinary Form. It enriches and gives interest to both priest and parishioners and can enliven and move the liturgy on from the stale old "liturgy groups" asking "what hymns shall we have" and what "theme" shall we have for Mass this week? However, it still takes a a bit of courage to make the step. I get the impression that many more priests would like to do so but are still concerned about reactions in the parish and, more to the point, reactions in the diocese should anyone complain. (Although there would be nothing to "complain" about because, as it is as legitimate to offer the EF as the OF.) Starting on a weekday is reasonably easy, using feasts as the next stepping stone is also easy, but a Sunday celebration is the thing. So it's really up to people who have already discovered the benefits of the ancient form off Mass to request it of their priests and for priests to respond generously and positively. It's also up to priests to introduce it to their people as well.
To go back to where I started this post, what a difference it can make to the priest's experience of celebrating the Mass. So come on Fathers, I know you bought those EF Missals - let's get them off the study shelf and onto the altar!
To go back to where I started this post, what a difference it can make to the priest's experience of celebrating the Mass. So come on Fathers, I know you bought those EF Missals - let's get them off the study shelf and onto the altar!
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Preparations in the sacristy beforehand
Arriving at the sanctuary
Prayers at the foot of the altar
Up we go.
Some of that sound preaching!
The Offertory
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Ven. Pio XII : " es necesario que Cristo, después de haber rescatado al mundo con el preciosísimo precio de Sí mismo, entre en la posesión real y efectiva de las almas.
"Mediator Dei"
Sobre la Sagrada Liturgia
20 de noviembre de 1947
Sobre la Sagrada Liturgia
20 de noviembre de 1947
c) Aplicación de la virtud salvadora de la Cruz.
1) Afirmación de Trento.
94. Por tanto, se comprende fácilmente la razón por qué el Sacrosanto Concilio de Trento afirma que con el Sacrificio Eucarístico nos es aplicada la virtud salvadora de la Cruz, para la remisión de nuestros pecados cotidianos.
2) Única oblación: La Cruz.
95. El Apóstol de los Gentiles, proclamando la superabundante plenitud y perfección del Sacrificio de la Cruz, ha declarado que Cristo, con una sola oblación, perfeccionó perpetuamente a los santificados. En efecto, los méritos de este Sacrificio, infinitos e inmensos, no tienen límites, y se extiendan a la universalidad de los hombres en todo lugar y tiempo porque en El el Sacerdote y la Víctima es el Dios Hombre; porque su inmolación, lo mismo que su obediencia a la voluntad del Padre eterno, fue perfectísima y porque quiso morir como Cabeza del género humano: «Mira cómo ha sido tratado Nuestro Salvador: Cristo pende de la Cruz; mira a qué precio compró..., vertió su Sangre. Compró con su Sangre, con la Sangre del Cordero Inmaculado, con la Sangre del único Hijo de Dios... Quien compra es Cristo; el precio es la Sangre; la posesión todo el mundo» (12).
3) La aplicación.
96. Este rescate, sin embargo, no tuvo inmediatamente su pleno efecto; es necesario que Cristo, después de haber rescatado al mundo con el preciosísimo precio de Sí mismo, entre en la posesión real y efectiva de las almas. De aquí que para que con el agrado de Dios se lleve a cabo la redención y salvación de todos los individuos y las generaciones venideras hasta el fin de los siglos, es absolutamente necesario que todos establezcan contacto vital con el Sacrificio de la Cruz, y de esta forma, los méritos que de él se derivan les serán transmitidos y aplicados. Se puede decir que Cristo ha construido en el Calvario un estanque de purificación y salvación que llenó con la Sangre vertida por El; pero si los hombres no se bañan en sus aguas y no lavan en ellas las manchas de su iniquidad, no pueden ciertamente ser purificados y salvados.
97. Por lo tanto, para que cada uno de los pecadores se lave con la Sangre del Cordero, es necesaria la colaboración de los fieles. Aunque Cristo, hablando en términos generales, haya reconciliado con el Padre, por medio de su Muerte cruenta, a todo el género humano, quiso, sin embargo, que todos se acercasen y fuesen conducidos a la Cruz por medio de los Sacramentos y por medio del Sacrificio de la Eucaristía, para poder conseguir los frutos de salvación, ganados por El en la Cruz. Con esta participación actual y personal, de la misma manera que los miembros se configuran cada día más a la Cabeza divina, así afluye a los miembros, de forma que cada uno de nosotros puede repetir las palabras de San Pablo: «Estoy crucificado con Cristo, y ya no vivo yo, es Cristo quien vive en mí» (Gal 2, 19-20). Como en otras ocasiones hemos dicho de propósito y concisamente, Jesucristo «al morir en la Cruz, dio a su Iglesia, sin ninguna cooperación por parte de Ella, el inmenso tesoro de la Redención; pero, en cambio, cuando se trata de distribuir este tesoro, no sólo participa con su Inmaculada Esposa de esta obra de santificación, sino que quiere que esta actividad proceda también, de cualquier forma, de las acciones de Ella» (13).
98. El augusto Sacramento del Altar es un insigne instrumento para la distribución a los creyentes de los méritos derivados de la Cruz del Divino Redentor: «Cada vez que se ofrece este Sacrificio, se renueva la obra de nuestra Redención» (14). Y esto, antes que disminuir la dignidad del Sacrificio cruento, hace resaltar, como afirma el Concilio de Trento, su grandeza y proclama su necesidad. Renovado cada día, nos advierte que no hay salvación fuera de la Cruz de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo, que Dios quiere la continuación de este Sacrificio «desde la salida del sol hasta el ocaso» (Malaq. 1, 11), para que no cese jamás el himno de glorificación y de acción de gracias que los hombres deben al Creador desde el momento que tienen necesidad de su continua ayuda y de la Sangre del Redentor para compensar los pecados que ofenden a su Justicia.
LIVROS DE OURO SOBRE A ESPIRITUALIDADE E MÍSTICA CATÓLICA
quinta-feira, 21 de agosto de 2014
Mater Ecclesiae’s Assumption Mass
As many of you know the 14th annual Assumption Mass was celebrated this year at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia. Even though Mater Ecclesiae is in the Diocese of Camden, across the Delaware river in New Jersey, we were privileged and honored to be given permission to bring this grand celebration to the historic Cathedral Basilica begun by Saint John Neumann. Special thanks are given to His Excellency, Archbishop Charles Chaput for giving permission and to Fr Dennis Gill, Rector of the Cathedral, for his support, kindness and wonderful hospitality.
This celebration has become an anticipated spiritual event for the whole Delaware Valley and beyond. Parish groups came from the Dioceses of Trenton, NJ, Allentown, PA, Wilmington, DE, Harrisburg, PA, Camden, NJ, and the Archdioceses of Philadelphia and Washington, DC. The Cathedral was full. The procession was filled with Knights of Columbus, Knights and Ladies of the Holy Sepulchre, members of the Sovereign Order of Malta, members of the TFP, the Blessed Imelda Society, the Maidens of the Miraculous Medal, the Catholic Scouts known as the Federation of North American Explorers, altar servers from across the region, and seminarians and priests. The choir under the direction of Dr Timothy McDonnell, music department chair at Ave Maria University, and the schola cantorum, under the direction of Mr Nicholas Beck, music director at Mater Ecclesiae, prayed the music of the Mass flawlessly. A seventy-two page booklet filled with descriptions, explanations, lists of donors and ads of patrons, prepared by Miss Barbara Rodio, was given out to the participants. Msgr Andrew Wadsworth, celebrant of the Mass, delivered a beautiful sermon on our Blessed Lady. It was a devout and grand celebration of Our Lady’s Assumption and a magnificent participation in the greatness of Catholic culture.
There are still many daunting challenges for those who love the traditional rites of the Church, but we have come such a long way and we must never stop moving forward. Love for the traditional Mass and rites is a youth movement. Those involved are on fire with the Catholic Faith. One thousand people spent two hours and fifteen minutes in church, on a beautiful Friday evening in August. They could have gone to a sea shore resort, to a baseball game, to a night club or to any diversion; instead they immersed themselves in prayer, relished in the Sacred Liturgy, honored Our Lady, and praised God; and they went out into the world filled with grace and joy. What a blessed event!
There are still many daunting challenges for those who love the traditional rites of the Church, but we have come such a long way and we must never stop moving forward. Love for the traditional Mass and rites is a youth movement. Those involved are on fire with the Catholic Faith. One thousand people spent two hours and fifteen minutes in church, on a beautiful Friday evening in August. They could have gone to a sea shore resort, to a baseball game, to a night club or to any diversion; instead they immersed themselves in prayer, relished in the Sacred Liturgy, honored Our Lady, and praised God; and they went out into the world filled with grace and joy. What a blessed event!
DEO GRATIAS!
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Mary I will place such great gifts in the hearts of the Russian people that they will not be satisfied with superficial changes. Instead, they will wipe away the divisions of the centuries.
5. The Overcoming of Separation
Aug 18th, 2014
Mary
I will place such great gifts in the hearts of the Russian people that they will not be satisfied with superficial changes. Instead, they will wipe away the divisions of the centuries.
I will place such great gifts in the hearts of the Russian people that they will not be satisfied with superficial changes. Instead, they will wipe away the divisions of the centuries.
They will realize that I have released an ocean of graces which have changed their darkness into light. They will realize that they have been freed from the past century of diabolical control. They will also know that this great gift has come through the consecration of Russia made by the Holy Father in communion with all the bishops in the world.
They will begin to question why they are separated from the Holy Father. Would all of this darkness have fallen if there had been no division? They will cry out for unity with Rome. This ocean will be so deep and so powerful that it will sweep away all opposition. The Russian people will overturn the centuries of division that have been forced upon them.
That is why the Holy Father and all the bishops must make this Consecration in a public way and must specifically mention Russia. The Russian people must know the source of the gift. This is also why I wait and wait, even though the Holy Father delays. I must have the Holy Father act in the name of the Catholic Church so the Russian people know that the Catholic Church has released this gift. In this way, they will desire and bring about union with the Catholic Church.
I unfold these revelations so all the world, especially the Church, can see what I intend and why I ask what I do.
Comment: For the first 1000 years, there was only one, united Catholic Church. In 1054, the Archbishop of Constantinople withdrew from this union with the pope. Thus began the division into Roman Catholic and Orthodox Catholic Churches, the great schism that lasts even today.
4. The Stirring in Russian Hearts
Aug 17th, 2014
Mary
When Russia is consecrated to my Immaculate Heart, there will be a stirring in the hearts of all, but especially in the souls of the Russian people. They will receive an inner light and will understand what forces of evil were planted in their nation by Satan’s instruments.
When Russia is consecrated to my Immaculate Heart, there will be a stirring in the hearts of all, but especially in the souls of the Russian people. They will receive an inner light and will understand what forces of evil were planted in their nation by Satan’s instruments.
As their hearts are stirred, more and more light will fill them. They will reject both what has been forced upon them and what, to some degree, they themselves have chosen. All of these evils have formed their nation and their leaders into instruments of darkness, death and destruction. In this new stirring, they will fully reject what they have become and what they had been forced to accept.
This stirring will grow greater as it manifests itself in outward demonstrations of a growing desire to return to its religious roots and, especially, to return to their devotion of my Immaculate Heart.
No one will be able to stop this movement because their nation will have been specifically consecrated by the Holy Father and by all the Catholic bishops of the world. I have put my seal of promise upon this act of Consecration, and the graces flowing from it will not be turned back. Even though the most frightful opposition will arise, the stirring in the hearts of the Russian people for this new light will not be turned back.
Comment: Our Lady begins to sketch out the new Russia, formed by the special graces still hidden and locked in her Immaculate Heart.
3. A New Culture of Peace
Aug 17th, 2014
Mary
After the Consecration of Russia, the beginning gift will be a conversion of hearts of those who control the nations. New ideas of peace initiatives will surface. World leaders will see that peace is in their self-interest. They should have seen this earlier but were blinded by Satan. Nations will move to true peace agreements, not the false pieces of paper they now call treaties.
After the Consecration of Russia, the beginning gift will be a conversion of hearts of those who control the nations. New ideas of peace initiatives will surface. World leaders will see that peace is in their self-interest. They should have seen this earlier but were blinded by Satan. Nations will move to true peace agreements, not the false pieces of paper they now call treaties.
The hearts of the people will move in the same directions. The hunger for war and the use of weapons to gain natural interests will be seen as outmoded ideas, the products of the past, foolish concepts that have no life in this new thinking.
The wisdom of true peace that was set aside in the selfish pursuits will regain its rightful place. Peace will be a constant, powerful light, set upon the lampstand. Even those whose hearts are not touched will be forced to walk on this new path by the power of the new culture of peace.
Comment: The world has a spirit of war and self-interest. The consecration of Russia will change individual hearts and create a new culture of peace.
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