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Click on Images to Enlarge Our pastor, the Very Reverend Fr. Carl Reid, returned from the recent clergy gathering in Houston, Texas, and revealed the brand new Ordinariate Gradual. That is, the  Saint Peter Gradual: The Chants of the Mass for Sundays, Solemnities, and Feasts. Apparently, the seventy or more copies of the initial run were snapped up immediately. One can easily imagine that  The Gradual will become an important addition to the Ordinariate liturgical experience. It communicates a vital aspect of the Patrimony. Diocesan English-speaking Catholics may wish to enhance their (Ordinary Form) Masses by making the Proper chants ( Introit, Gradual Psalm, Offertory and Communion ) of The Gradual a central part of their liturgies. Choir directors would do well to include those chants in every Mass since they do define the distinct character of each Mass. Please see the image above to purchase copies: fstravinskas@hotmail.com. The Gradual employs moder...

Excerpts from The Hound of Heaven by Francis Thompson (1859–1907) I fled Him, down the nights and down the days; I fled Him, down the arches of the years; I fled Him, down the labyrinthine ways Of my own mind; and in the mist of tears I hid from Him, and under running laughter. Up vistaed hopes I sped; And shot, precipitated, Adown Titanic glooms of chasmèd fears, From those strong Feet that followed, followed after. But with unhurrying chase, And unperturbèd pace, Deliberate speed, majestic instancy, They beat—and a Voice beat More instant than the Feet— ‘All things betray thee, who betrayest Me.’ [...] I knew all the swift importings On the wilful face of skies; I knew how the clouds arise Spumèd of the wild sea-snortings; All that’s born or dies Rose and drooped with; made them shapers Of mine own moods, or wailful or divine; With them joyed and was bereaven. I was heavy with the even, When she lit her glimmering tapers Round the day’s dead sanctit...

The month of November is dedicated to the Holy Souls. November begins with two beautiful days the Feasts of All Saints and All Souls. Holy Mother Church remembers all of her children, to whom she has given the life of Jesus through Baptism ...We all know that during this whole month we give them extra love and care, by praying to them and for them."— St. Teresa of Calcutta Allhallowtide Allhallowtide , Hallowtide , Allsaintstide , or the Hallowmas season, is the triduum encompassing the Western Christian observances of All Saints' Eve (Hallowe'en), All Saints' Day (All Hallows') and All Souls' Day , which last from 31 October to 2 November annually. Allhallowtide is a "time to remember the dead, including martyrs, saints, and all faithful departed Christians." The present date of Hallowmas (All Saints' Day) and thus also of its vigil (Hallowe'en) was established for Rome perhaps by Pope Gregory III (731–741) and was made...

http://catholicherald.co.ukwww.catholicherald.co.uk/commentandblogs/2018/10/25/the-catholic-herald-is-launching-in-america/ In a month’s time, (the Catholic Herald's William Cash) will be boarding a plane to Washington for the launch of the new American weekly edition of the Catholic Herald (CH). (...) With the American Church in a state of crisis, (the) feeling is that a fresh voice on Catholic affairs is exactly what is needed in a country where there are more Catholics (an estimated 75 million) than the entire population of Britain. Above all, (CH) intend(s) to take a positive attitude towards how to both re-build and restore faith in the Church, not just in America but across the world. Throughout its history, the Herald has broken some of the most important Catholic stories(.) (...) The Herald has also been the chosen platform for many of the world’s most influential Catholic writers, including GK Chesterton, Evelyn Waugh, Graham Greene and JRR Tolkien. We will conti...

Our leaders—not all—but too many bishops and cardinals have royally messed up. Many of the others, desperately avoiding the elephant in the room, seem unwilling to state clearly the problem. I.e., sin. Adding to the turmoil, lettered lay theologians sound more like sedevacantists than Catholics. In their zeal to defend the old Latin Mass or the Ordinary Form of the Mass, they forget that they do not occupy the Chair of Peter and should not, by issuing their own motu proprios or apostolic letters, pretend at being pope. True prophets do not aim to discredit ecumenical councils, for example, by indiscriminate criticism. In truth, partisan attacks merely reveal a childish revolt against developments, restorative and/or renewing, that do not fit their progressivist or traditionalist ideological framework. A pope may be incompetent, bad mannered, foolish, etc., but the Chair of Peter endures in spite of weak and sinful men. We can hope that bad popes have short reigns, as much as w...

Archbishop Viganò has responded to Cardinal Ouellet's criticism. https://www.scribd.com/document/391175546/Archbishop-Vigano-s-Third-Testimony Why share/publish Archbishop Viganò's comments? Is it to merely to foment opposition to a papacy which has been milquetoast at best? No. Partisanship has no place in the Church. The truth is easy to remember; lies require rehearsal and always sound rehearsed. Complications regarding the communication of the truth tend to arise among those: who, having misbehaved and remain unrepentant, have everything to lose. whose memories are clouded by false allegiances. The purpose of adding the letter to this site is because that which it contains rings true. This blog heralds the true, the good and the beautiful. Archbishop Viganò's letter is forthright, uncomplicated and to the point, which is the salvation of souls. A good pastor concerns himself with the needs of the sheep before putting his own agenda or reputation ab...

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It is necessary, for the sake of recovery and healthy growth, and to avoid self annihilation, to gain a perspective on love and loving that frees the soul for a deeper surrender to God's will, a willingness to submit to His greater love, in those times when one's heart is breaking. It is far too easy to succumb to the thought that one is unlovable when the person to whom one is deeply attracted rejects any possibility of a personal, intimate communion from developing and progressing to marriage, the only forum, of course, in which the sexual expression of self sacrificing love should take place, given the revealed teaching of God and the obvious truth that authentic love requires complete fidelity. In this day and age of "safe" human relationships, it should not surprise that people avoid terms like spouse or husband or wife because those terms signify a self surrender which is necessary for a true spiritual and physical communion to grow and flourish betwe...

In no particular order: Out: Ordinary Time In: Epiphanytide and Trinitytide Out: the displaced tabernacle In: the central tabernacle located on the altar Out: Mass versus populum In: Mass ad orientem Out: Catholics In Name Only In: QTBGL Catholics (Quietly Totally Believing God's Law) Out: cartoonish images In: mosaics and traditional icons Out: cardboard movable altars (tables) In: fixed altars with relics of the saints embedded in the mensa Out: Centering Prayer In: Lectio Divina Out: praise and worship "music" In: Palestrina, English and Latin plainchant, Latin and English sacred polyphony Out: politically correct language In: hieratic English Out: modernist architecture In: neo-gothic and gothic renewal architecture Out: progressivism In: Tradition Out: liturgical dance and talkshow liturgies In: Adoration and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament Out: noisy liturgies In: silence