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"… hold fast to the traditions which
you have received. "
– 2 Thessalonians, 2:15
''Even if Catholics faithful to tradition
are reduced to a handful,, they are the
ones who are the true Church of
Jesus Christ. "
– Saint Athanasius (203)261-3719
ISSUE NO. 47 F'EBRUARV 25,
LENTEN EDITORIAL
Christ is being crucified anew. That is the deepest the sit-
uation in the Church today. He is being re-crucified not in his glorious
and impassible in heaven at the right hand of the Father, nis the
Church. But this too is his true body: "Saul, Saul, why dost thou mo?" The
life of that body, the supernatural life of Sanctifying Grace, is out
through the subversion ("renewal") of the Sacraments, its channels, and of the Faith,
its foundation.
Most painfully and poignantly for true, traditional Catholics is this new crucifixion
seen in the mangled Mass of the Novus Ordo. Though not as Arch-
bishop Lefebvre justly says of its official Latin version, has not
only stripped the Mass of its essentially Catholic character of
the Faith, but in mutilating the words (Form) for the consecration of the wine in the
vernacular renditions has nullified at least that much of its most essent.ial part, 3.ccord-
ing to the traditional theology of the Ch_urch, and left the life-qi ving Sacrifice and
Sacrament "half dead" – certainly no longer an atoning "propitiatory" oblation, but a
sacrilegious affront that cries to heaven for vengeance. Not to mention the individual
antics introduced by the "new breed" clergy (priests?) that have subsequently made of
the Novus Ordo a mere euphoric name for chaos. So that while the traditional, Aposto-
lic Mass is itself the "unbloody sacrifice of the Cross," the "new" Mass is, as far as
in the power of men (and Satan) lies, its bloody repetition.
We of the Catholic remnant are there-
fore called to stand with the reIT'.nant
of Our Lady and her three companions
at the foot of the Cross (at the true
Mass) sharing the opprobrium of her
crucified Son and Our Lord. Yea more,
we are solemnly obligated by reason
of this merciful vocation to embrace
mortification, especially during Lent,
making reparation not only for our own
sins, which deserve no such mercy, but
even cry out for, Christ's re-cruci-
fixion. How many of our own family or
relatives are among them. . .. Not only
for our_ own sins but for the ignorance
of our "separated Catholics" crying out
for Christ's re-crucifixion . …
"Tell men to ask of me whatever they wish. In thanksgiving to God for the graces bestowed
Tell them my power with .God is very great." on St. Michael: Our Father, Ha,il Mary, Glory be.
The faithful who recite devoutly some prayers
in honor of St ..Michael at any season of the.
Consecration year, with the intention of continuing the
said prayers for nine successive days, may
St. Michael the Archangel, invincible 2rince
gain: An indulgence of 5 years once each day;
of the angelic hosts and glorious protector
a plenary indulgence under the usual condi-
of the universal Church. I greet you and
tions, at the end of their novena.
praise you for that splendor with which God
has adorned you so richly. I thank God for
LITANY IN HONOR OF ST. MICHAEL
the great graces He has bestowed upon you,
especially to remain faithful when Lucifer (For private use)
and his followers rebelled, and to battle
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy
victoriously for the honor of God and the
on us.
divinity of the Son of Man.
Lord have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us.
St. Michael, I consecrate to you my soul ~nd
God the Father of heaven, have mercy on us.
body. I choose you as my patron and protec-
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mer-
tor and entrust the salvation of my soul to
cy, etc.
your care. Be the guardian of my obligation
God the Holy Ghost,
as a child of God and of the Catholic Church as
Holy Trinity, one God,
again I renounce Satan, his works and pomps.
Holy Mary, Queen of the Angels, pray for us.
Assist me by your powerful intercession in the
St. Michael, the Archangel.
fulfillment of these sacred promises, so that
Most glorious attendant of the Triune Divinity
imitating your courage and loyalty to God, and
Standing at the right of the altar of incense.
trusting in your kind help and protection, I
Ambassador of Paradise,
may be victorious over the enemies of my soul
Glorious Prince of the heavenly armies,
and be united with God in heaven forever.
Leader of the angelic hosts,
Amen.
The standard-bearer of God's armies,
Defender of divine glory,
Novena
First defender of the kingship of Christ,
st. Michael the Archangel, loyal champion of Strength of God,
God and His people, I turn to you with confi- Invincible prince and warrior,
dence and seek yourpowerfuJ::intercession. For. Angel of Peace,
the love of the Mother of Jesus, the Queen of Guide of Christ,
the Angels, be pleased to hear my prayer. You Guardian of the Christian Faith,
know the value of my soul in the eyes of God. Champion of God's people,
May no stain of evil ever disfigure its beauty. Guardian Angel of the Eucharist,
Help me to conquer the evil spirit who tempts Defender of the Church,
me. I desire to imitate your loyalty to God Protector of the Sovereign Pontiff,
and Holy Mother Church and your great love for Angel of Catholic action,
God and men. And since you are God's messenger Powerful intercessor of Christians,
for the care of His people, I entrust to you Bravest defender of those who hope in God,
this special request: (here mention your re- Guardian of our souls and bodies
quest.) Healer of the sick,
Help of those in their agony,
St. Michael, since you are, by the will of Consoler of the souls in purgatory,
the Creator, the powerful intercessor of Chris- God's messenger for the souls of the just,
tians, I have great confidence in your prayers. Terror of the evil spirits,
I earnestly trust that if it is God's holy Victorious in battle against evil,
will, my petition will be granted. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the
world, spare us, 0 Lord.
Pray for me, St. Michael, and also for those I Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the
love. Protect us in all dangers of body and world, gxaciously hear us, 0 Lord,
soul. Help us in our daily needs. Through your Lamb of God, who takest away .the sins of the:.
powerful intercession, may we live a holy life, world, have mercy on us.
die a happy death and reach heaven where we
. may praise and love God with you forever. Amen. V. Pray for us, O glorious St. Michael,
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises
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LAY LIGHTS IDDERNISM
Bv VINCENT R At the turn of the century the Catholic Faith
was threatened by the lethal heresy of Mod-
CATHOLIC PRESS MJN'I'H ernism. Unlike its predecessors which denied
individual dogmas, Modernism assaulted the
February is traditionally observed as Catholic very concept of dogma itself by asserting
Press Month. It has always been envisioned that there was no immutable, divinely revealed
by Holy Mother Church that the written word deposit of faith which had been entrusted for
should be a vital part of Her The interpretation by God Himself exclusively to
Holy Bible itself, as well as the great wri- the unerring hierarchical magisterium of the
tings of the Church Fathers and Doctors, make Catholic Church.
this abundantly clear. The printing press
and modern journalism could have placed with- For this reason Pope St. Pius X and his saintly
in Her hands a powerful weapon to counteract Secretary of State, the Servant of God Cardinal
the nee-paganism of the Age. Merry del Val, styled Modernism "the synthesis
of all heresies," and they took firm action
For a time, at least, it seemed as though the in excising this virulent cancer from the
Catholic Press in the U.S. was admirahly ful- very bosom of the Church where it had deeply
filling this mandate. Can we forget that in infected seminaries and Catholic acaderuies.
1933 the Catholic Press in America unanimously
and vehemently opposed the diplomatic recogni- The encyclical Pascendi, the decree Lamenta-
tion of the Soviet Union? Or that it gave bili2 the excommunication of Alfred Loisy and
wholehearted support to Nationalist Spain and others, the anti…,Modernist oath, the censoring
later to Senator Joseph McCarthy? Or that even of books and other theological publications,
Commonweal (in 1928) once proposed to demon- and the removal of numerous scholars tainted
strate "the increasing strength of the part by Modernism from chairs of Catholic learning
played by Catholic influence in the world-wide were among the necessary steps taken to remove
struggle going on between the defenders of this grave peril to Catholic Truth.
the principle of private property, and the up-
holders ·of various forms of Communism and So- Moderism, however, did not die, but went un-
cialism based upon the denial of that prin- derground, as the writings of Teilhard de Char-
ciple .•. "? din make quite apparent. When it began surrep-
titiously to rear its ugly face again after
Why, then, do we now see nothing but devas- World War II, Pope Pius XII issued the encycli-
tation where once there was a flourishing and cal Humani Generis to sound the alarm to the
militantly Catholic Press? Why today is the Catholic world.
so-called "Catholic Press" the strongest ally
of those demonic forces which are seeking It was not until the Second Vatican Council,
the destruction of the Church and of all that however, that the pestilence of Modernism
she has traditionally held inviolable? No emerged full-blown and more deadly than ever
other answer is possible – the enemy has sown before, and it was more than obvious in the
cockle among the wheat. Or as Pope Pius XI writings and teachings of certain Council
so ably expressed it: "Thus it is that the periti such as Hans Kung. That is why it is
radicals, who are not so very numerous, pro- to be hoped that the action taken against him
fiting by this discord (among Catholics) are by the Vatican -long overdue – is only the open-
able to make it more acute, and end by pit- ing salvo in a much wider and morP vigorous
ting Catholics one against the other." campaign against Modernism's pr'esent..::day
apologists.
We can take consolation, however, in the fact
that the Catholic remnant has continued the One is puzzled, however, by the fact that the
tradition of the original Catholic Press in discipline imposed upon Kung did not include
such worthwhile publications as our own ORCM excommunication, since he publicly denies so-
Newsletter and literature, The Angelus, The lemnly defined dogmas regarding the Mass and
Roman Catholic, and For You and For Many. the priesthood, and rejects many moral teach-
With God's help, these voices of true Catho- ings of the Church. However, similar pro-
licism will keep alive this most important ceedings against Edward Schillebeeck, Charles
task of defending and disseminating the words Curran, as well as the papal crackdown upon
of Catholic Truth. Then, once again, we can the Jesuits give perhaps some hope that Rome
celebrate Catholic Press Month with the re- is again genuinely concerned about the erosion
cognition that it deserves. of the Faith.
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theology. The ancient saying, "a sound mind
in a sound body" may be applicable to our pur-
OF FAITH, FABLES N' FOIBLES pose: a sound theology expresses itself through
By Father Louis Vezelis, O.F.M. a sane spirituality.
The Apostle St. Paul speaks: "For there wi'll Foibles are the fruit of fables. Ludicrous li-
come a time, when they will not endure sound turgies are not founded on any kind of firm
doctrine; but, according to their own de- faith. They are founded on fables – and that's
sires, they will heap to themselves teachers, why intelligent people reject them. And in
having itching ears: and will indeed turn away the realm of mysticism, one might easily dis-
from the truth, and will turn unto fables." miss many a mystic by bravely prescribing a
good night's sleep and a solidly substantial
Sound and solid currents in Catholic circles and nourishing meal.
have always manifested an honest respect
and appreciation for truths laboriously Granted, it might be said that a "forest of
learned in the field of natural science. Only Junipers" of the kind St. Francis wished his
those weak in the understanding of their Faith Order to contain would be felled at one swift
have hidden behind the misty mask of reli- stroke, but this great Saint was e~joying
giosity out of fear for truth. Foibles born some wishful thinking. Reality is otherwise.
of fables, not of true faith, have served to
frighten men from God – just as these same The deep hole of all heresy, MODERNISM, has
fables nourish many in a suspect spirituality. spit forth a spirituality equal to its super-
ficiality: the Charismatic Movement. Indeed,
If someone were to visit us from outter space, this is the very vehicle of theological Mod-
such a soul would observe a very disticntive ernism. This is the "mystique" which is un-
design in the mental make-up of today's men avoidably built in. Without a "mystique"
and women and children. Like it or not, the even the nicest ideal becomes as drab and dull
minds of men and women and children are satu- as last night's supper.
ated with a science-fiction world-view. And
when people view the world around them through Our age desperately does indeed need a "char-
the "Walt Disney" goggles of sparkle and glare, ism" – a "grace" to be sure. It is the "dis-
this dazzling effect invades the sacred do- cernment of spirits," spoken by St. Paul. Sim-
main of the soul's sanctuary. In a word, ply stated, the discernment of spirits is the
we end up with an equally dubious and danger- art and ability to determine with some measure
ous theology-fiction ….. or, better still, of certitude the source of any given tendency
a fictitious faith. or inclination. Does it come from God? Does
it come from the Devil? Does it come from
A casual glance suffices to assure us that fallen human nature?
the commodity which graced our halls of learn-
ing and which justified the greatest sacri- Clearly, any thinking individual must admit
fices, namely, the search for TRUTH, has be- that both the "Devil" and the "Holy Ghost"
come the victim of an "instant" civilization. have been overworked lately, while our basic
(I advisedly refrain from using the word "cul- human nature, unaided by supernatural grace,
ture.") drags us onward to moral destruction. How
many souls have suffered spiritual ruin simply
Like "instant" coffee, "instant" tea, and due to ignorance and self-deception! How
just about every imaginable "instant" some- many have left the sure path of truth and
thing, truth has become the victim of "in- have rushed into the spiritual "wide blue yon-
stantanei ty? Simply Truth itself. der" after some illusionary! Alas the spir-
itual wreckage and ruin will only be computed
Instant scientists of the "Star Trek" and in eternity. The current foretaste we often
"Buck Rogers" variety abound. What is treach- witness is nothing in comparison to the whirl-
erously terrifying,however, is the prolifer- wind to be reaped there!
ation of instant theologians and doctors of
mystical NONSENSEOLOGY. Added to this "fabu- How does one acquire this most useful and
lous faith" spawned by theology-science-fic- necessary "discernment of spirits"?
tion are the mad mystics – mad, not in the
sense of angry but in the sense of senseless. There are two ways of acquiring it, and it
would be safe to say that t.here will be pre-
All of which serves as a lengthy preface to sumptous individuals who will try to tempt
the point to be made; namely that a healthy God by presuming the easy way.
spirituality can only be the fruit of a heal thy continued on next page
4
This gift may be given directly by God without tance of this error is global. Who can doubt,
the least effort on the part of the recipient. then, the need for the discernment of spirits?
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We witness this ability in the great Saints.
Although no one can set limits· to God's will,
nevertheless experience shows that God is wont
to give this gift to those special souls who
have been practicing heroic virtue. St. Michael continued.
But the road reserved for the majority of us of Christ.
is the way of toilsome study and weary work.
The thoughtful reading of the lives of the Let us pray: Relying, O Lord, upon the in-
Saints meditation on their doctrines the tercession of Thy blessed Archangel Michael,
study of ascetical-mystical treatises – all we humbly beg of Thee, that the Sacrament of
these and other ways lead to an intellectual the Eucharist which we have received may make
understanding of the signs and indications our souls holy and pleasing to Thee. Through
of the three fundamental spirits which affect Christ our Lord. Amen.
the soul: God, ourselves, and Satan.
FOR PROTECTION AGAINST THE EVIL SPIRITS
It is foolhardy to pretend to spiritual heights
while ignoring the sound counsels of someone Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in
like St. John of the Cross. If you want to battle, be our protection against the wicked-
build a house, you go to an architect, not to ness and snares of the devil; may God rebuke
a botanist. But few are they 'who listen to him, we humbly pray: and do thou, O Prince of
sound advice – the majority prefer to wildly the heavenly host,. by the power of God, thrust
seek God in visions rather than by the sure into hell Satan and all evil spirits who wan-
way of humble faith. der through the world for the ruin of souls.
Amen.
Perhaps it would be useful to quote Cardinal
Ottaviani: "A good Christian knows that Saint Michael· the Archangel, defend us in the
even among the Saints sanctity does not con- battle, that we _perish not in the fearful
sist, by its very nature, in the preternatural judgement.
gifts of visions, prophecy and prodigies, but
that it is entirely in the practice of heroic; Saint Michael, first champion of the Kingship
virtue . … " of Christ, pray for us.n
"Even when the Church canonizes a Saint, by
this fact alone She does not guarantee the
supernatural character of all his extraordil'l-
ary acts, and still less all his personal opin-
ions. Nor does the Church guarantee what bi-
ographers – often with unpardonable irrespon-
sibility – narrate about the Saint and which
is perhaps the result of a rich imagination
rather than good judgement ….. "
"In order to be a Christian and pious, we are
in need of all the attention we can muster
for the most important things of our life.
Credulity is just as noxious to good faith as
is incredulity. Certainly, not everyone is
able to make a direct opinion concerning
every question, but then why do we have the
Pope and bishops?"
Intelligent Faith, a Faith based on clear doc-
trine, is the enemy of today's most prevalent
extremes: credulity – the spirituality of
Modernism; and incredulity – the theology of
Modernism. That these extremes are manifestly
contradictory should be apparent to all. What
many ignore is the fact that the bland accep-
5
ST. DOMINIC
votion of the
St. Dominic was one of the most loving and Mothers his name to their sons thus se-
sweet of all the Saints. He was always joyful curing for them the protection of this great
and a radiant smile lit up his face. He was saint.
sad only when he heard of the sorrow and grief
of others. Then he was full of compassion Let us ask St. Dominic to make us cheerful and
and his loving words soothed and consoled the joyful, kind and, above all, to teach us how
most afflicted. He was so gentle and kind that to say the Rosary.
he resembled our Lord Himself. IMPRIMATUR Canonicus Emmanuel Anaquim, V.G.
Lisbon, November 21, 1938.
He was of noble lineage but he gave all he
could to the poor, whom he dearly loved. On
one occasion having no money he sold his books
and gave the price to the poor. On another
occasion having nothing he could sell, he sold
himself as a slave to purchase the freedom of
a poor man whose boy had been taken captive
by the Moors.
St. Dominic was one of the greatest benefactors
of the human race, founding three Religious
Orders which have been giving to the world for
the past 700 years an immense army of Saints,
Apostles and Martyrs, of Bishops, Cardinals
and Popes. The Order has, too, beautiful
institutes of charity all over the world.
Every Catholic, young or old, married or sin-
gle, would do well to become a Dominican Ter-
tiary. It is one of the easiest and best ways
to become holy and good.
St. Dominic always spoke of God but with such
grace and unction as filled his listeners
with delight so that all left him full of a
peace and hope that they had never felt before.
He spent his days in preaching and teaching
and passed the night in loving converse with
Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.where his soul
Let us all reJoice in the Lord, honoring all
overflowed with delights. He celebrated Mass
with burning love so that sometimes his body the Saints, as the angels rejoice and give
praise to God. (Introit – Mass of All Saints)
was raised in the air and his face shone with
a heavenly light which moved the observers
to admiration.
Marvellous was his love and trust in God's
dear Mother who appeared and spoke to him
frequently. In fact she never refused what
he asked. She declared three several times
that his Order was Her Order and She showed
him his friars·and nuns gathered under Her
pRay
azure mantle, close to Her maternal heart.
th€ROSaRy
She gave his Order its beautiful white habit
which has been worn by many great saints and Oa1ly!
has been countless times bathed in the blood
of martyr.s.
Finally our Blessed Mother gave St. Dominic
and, through him, to the World the great de-
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THE LIVING CRUCIFIX or mar the perfection of Christ's sacrifice.
So it is that the Sacraments are tradition-
BY FATHER ROBERT MCKENNA ally said to "give grace of themselves," in-
dependently of the priest's own merits.
What is the Mass, which we traditional Cath-
olics love so dearly, and for the preservation So too the oblation or victim in both cases
and defense of which we labor and suffer no is identical. Since Christ himself, whole and
little? entire and living, is contained in the Sac-
rament of the Eucharist, there is no differ-
Certainly it is more than the protestantized, ence in this aspect either between the sac-
Vatican II notion of the "celebration of the rifice of the Mass and that of the Cross.
Eucharist" (if we may so quote the "spirit of Externally there is but one in reality. though
the Council" and its subsequent interpreters). even the ceremonies of the Mass – those of
It is no mere "memor;al supper" or Christian the Canon particularly – are explained by
community-banquet, but what it was tradition- what transpired in the Crucifixion.
ally defined ·to be in the catechism, that the
Mass is: the unbloody sacrifice of the Cross. The only respect in which the Mass differs
How foreign to the mentality of the "new" Mass! from Christ's self-sacrifice on the Cross is
an accidental one, namely the manner of the
But even among traditional Catholics how dimly sacrifice. On Calvary it was bloody, but in
understood, if better "sensed," is the cate- the Mass unbloody. In both cases, however –
chism definition of the Holy Sacrifice. But, note that we say "both cases, 11 not "both sac-
then, when it was ever really preached t9 them, rifices," for both are the one same sacrifice –
or even its ceremonies explained, in accord- the essential elements of priest, victim, and
ance with the directive of the Council of Trent end for which it is offered are identical.
(when it otherwise rejected the proposal for But as regards the manner of the oblation,
Mass in the vernacular)? Christ obviously does not, as Scripture assures
us, die (or need to die) again. Glorified and
+ + + seated at the right hand of the Father in
heaven, "death shall no more have dominion
Note first, then, in the traditional catechism over him".
definition that the Mass is indeed the"sac-
rifice of the Cross". In both there is the This "unbloody" immolation or sacrifice con-
same victim offered to God and the same priest . is seen in the separate consecration of the
offering it. Sacrifice, of course, involves bread and wine. As Christ's death on Calvary
the offering of something to God – a victim, was accomplished in the shedding of his blood
in the case of something living – and a priest and consequent separation from his body, so
to offer it, where the sacrifice is offered, in the holy sacrifice of the altar the Pre-
anyway, in the name of the whole people or cious Blood is consecrated after and apart
Church. from the consecration of Christ's body –
"This is my body," then a few moments later,
The victim and priest in both cases is Christ "This is my blood .•. " In this double conse-
himself. In the Mass, as on Calvary, Christ, · cration the death of Our Lord is symbolized –
in the priest, offers himself, under the sac- represented in an unbloody way. And since
ramen~al veils of bread and wine, to the Fa- Sacraments are essentially sacred signs and
ther as the atoning victim for our sins. Even symbols, we may say that the Passion of Christ
the end or purpose of the two are identical – is sacramentalized in the Mass. The words
the salvation of mankind, and so it is said of Consecration too, as well as this action –
in the liturgy that as often as the Mass is the Canon of the Mass is called the "Action" –
offered, the work of our redemption is accom- remind us of Calvary: " •.• my blood which shall
plished. be shed for you ••. "
The visible priest at Mass, by reason of the So, while Christ remains "whole and entire"
sacramental character impressed on his soul under both species (and all their parts) of
by Holy Orders, offers it in persona Christi – bread and wine, not in reality dying again
in the very person of Christ, the invisible on the altar, still his Passion is mysteriously
high priest whose instrument he is, nor can and mystically made present in our midst, just
any personal unworthiness on his part – pro- as if by the words of Con$ecration the time
vided only he ·uses the necessary elements of between us and Calvary were suddenly reraoved
true bread and wine and has the proper inten- like a veil and we find ourselves there with
tion of doing what the Church does – diminish
continued on next page
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Our Lady and her companions at the foot of
the Cross. The vision seen by St. John in
the Apocalypse of "a lamb standing as it were
slain" seems to refer to the Mass, in which
Christ, the "lamb of God," is living ("stand-
ing") as if "slain".
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BLESSED CANDLES ticum is given and afterwards, the Holy Oils
used in Extreme Unction. Prayer Books,. rosa-
Blessed Candles are burned not only when ries, pictures or such articles should never
death hovers over the household, but when the be placed on this table.
hand of the Master seems to express itself
through the elements, when an individual of The face, hands and feet of the sick person
the family is undergoing some trial or hard- should be washed before the priest arrives.
ship or when Divine guidance is wished or When the priest is bringing the Blessed Sacra-
when a member is absent from home. ment to the home, it is a splendid custom for
one of the family to meet him at the door with
The beautiful custom of placing a lighted a lighted Candle. All others present should
Blessed Candle before a crucifix when we are kneel when he enters. For the administration
heavily lad,an reminds us of the cross Christ of the Sacraments, Blessed Candles of Beeswax
carried for us and inspires the thought – "Thy should be used.
will be done." This pious practice has .its
foundation in deep-seated faith and its pro- Some of the other uses for Blessed Candles
per extension cannot help but benefit the user. besides the administration of the Sacraments
are: lighting a Blessed Candle before a Cru-
Beeswax Candles are used in the administration cifix or an image of the Blessed Mother during
of every·sacrament except Penance. The Holy the recitation of the Family Rosary; the burn-
Mother Church recognizes in candles a symbo- ing of Blessed Candles on all anniversary
lism which, if better understood, invites dates and birthdays; the use of Blessed Candles
their wider use in the home. St. Anselm ex- for the construction of the Advent Wreath –
plains: "The wax produced by~the virginal and for other holidays and holy days~
bee represents Christ's spotless Body; the (a reprint)t:l
wi~k, enclosed in the wax forming one with it,
images His Soul; while the ruddy flame, crown-
ing and completing the union of wax and wick,
typifies the Divine Nature subsisting with the CATHOLICS F'OR TRADITION
human in one Divine Person."
It is usual upon receiving the candle from the A new title will be given our newsletter in
priest to make an Act of Faith in Christ, the the next issue. Instead of ORCM NEWSLETTER we
Light of the world, enlightening every man will call it CATHOLICS FOR TRADITION. Be-
coming into the world, and we should remember sides being a less informal title, the new
that as children of Light we ought to shed name expresses exactly what the ORCM is and
around us the light of good example. If our for what we stand. We are first of all Cath-
lives were as they should be we would be like olics purely and simply. Let all who would
so many torches placed upon the pathway of glory in the name read what we publish and
Truth, to show our erring brethren the way see for themselves whether it is we who com-
to the glorious City of God. To each of us promise the name. Secondly we are for tradi~
shall come the time when our bodies shall tion – the whole of it, both doctrinal and
breathe no longer and our souls shall stand ecclesiastical – and adamantly opposed to
in Eternal Judgement. When this time arrives its betrayal in the name of Ecumenism or
it should be our prayful hope that we shall Aggiornamento ("updating"). Fidelity to tra-
be benefited with the last rites of the Church. dition is a part of being Catholic, and a
Therefore it would be well to have in readi- duty prescribed by the earliest Councils of
ness everything needed for such an occasion. the Church echoing St. Paul. Not to be tradi-
tional is not to be Apostolic and not to
The appropriate thing is a small firm stand be Apostolic is to fail in one of the four
about two feet square, covered with a clean marks of the Church (One, Holy, Catholic5 Apos-
white cloth upon which will be placed a stand- tolic) and no longer to be in the one true
ing crucifix, two Blessed Candles, which should Church of God.
be lighted when the priest is expected, a
saucer or other receptacle containing Holy Let this coming new name for our publication,
Water, a glass of fresh water, a spoon, a then, serve fittingly as the flag under which
plate with small crumbs of bread, a towel, a we fight for the Faith – the Faith of our Fa-
napkin to be used as a Communion-cloth and thers – expressed in, and guarded by, Catholic
some clean absorbent cotton. tradition. Destroy that wall and you destroy
the Church behind it. Is not the name of Cath-
This forms, as it were, as Altar on which the olic itself one of the traditions to be defended
Blessed Sacrament is placed when the Holy Via- with our blood?Q
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If they really want the shortage to disappear,
ON WOMEN PRIESTS there is another way for them. What is that
way?
BY FATHER J. VIDA ELMER
First of all, they have to shed their pride,
and don the humility of the Blessed Virgin
Although not always the case, in October 1979, Mary who said: "Behold, the handmaid of the
in Chicago, Pope John Paul II was in full Lord; be it done to me according to Thy will".
agreement with all h~s 263 predecessors when
he rejected the idea of women-priests in the Secondly, every woman who really wants to give
Catholic Church. a priest to the Church can do it by giving
birth to a future priest.
According to a newspaper in England ( the Eve-
ning Standard, London, Aug. 29, 1979), one This is what God has arranged for women.
of the main reasons for the pope's six-day vi-
sit to America was "that he suspected some Christ did not call any woman for priesthood,
U.S. Catholic bishops have been secretly or- but He gives the possibility to Christian wo-
daining women as priests in defiance of Vati- men to become mothers of priests.
can authority."
Priest and sacrifice are correlated concepts.
The pope got the bishops of the U.S. together A priest is one who offers sacrifice to God.
in Chicago, and told them about the unchange- If women wish to offer sacrifice to God, there
able doctrines of the Church, that many of is a beautiful way for them to do it: let them
the bishops have already put aside. Among offer their sons for priesthood. This way they
other things he told them: Forget about the will really have a share in the dignity of
idea of women-priests; the Church should follow priesthood.
the words and example of Christ.
If Saint Paul says, "Women will be saved by
The fact is that Christ chose only men for the child-bearing" (I.Tim.2,15), we can say with
priesthood. So did the Church throughout 1900 Our Lord that a humble woman will receive ex-
years. No man (or woman) has the right to im- altation every time she bears and rears a son_
pose correction upon Christ. for priesthood.
It is hard to recognize any valid reason why Through the centuries Abraham has been called
the feminists are so outraged when the pope the Father of those who believed in the true God.
upholds the tradition of the Church. Abraham received his justification and exalta-
tion because he was willing to offer his son
If women want to follow an example and share as a sacrifice to God.
in the dignity of a woman who was exalted by
God Himself above all the Saints and Angels, Every woman can receive a high exaltation from
why don't they imitate the example of the God by offering her son to become a priest,
Mother of Christ? who in turn will offer the true, immaculate
Sacrifice of the Mass to God.
Christ did not make His Mother a priest. But
He made this Immaculate Virgin the Mother of In the Old Testament the humble woman Anna,
Himself, the eternal High Priest. the wife of Elcana, was without child (I.Sam.
1,19-26). In her sorrow she was praying to
It is not to the degradation of any woman that the Lord, and she It1q.de a vow that if the Lord
she cannot become a priest, as long as she is would bless her with a son, she would offer
given the possibility of becoming the mother him to the Lord for a life-time service. God
of a priest. answered her plea and gave her a son. In turn,
after the child was weaned, she gave him to the
Militant women cite the shortage of priestly Lord. This child grew up in the service of
vocations for their cause. They say: Holy Fa- the Lord and later became the chief priest,
ther, we are here; allow us to become priests prophet and leader of the people of Israel.
and the shortage will disappear.
So, instead of demanding priesthood for them-
I am afraid, having their way, the shortage selves, Christian women should pray for sons
will be even greater than before. Ambitious, and daughters, whom they can offer to God for
proud women will never become humble priests a life-time service in the priesthood or in
of Christ. continued on next page
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Qn Wome'Il Priests conti~
the religious life.
Such unselfish, humble women will receivetheblessing of the Blessed Virgin Mother by a
certain woman from the cro:wd "who lifted her voice and said to Jesus: Blessed is the
womb that bore Thee, and blessed are the breasts that nursed Thee". (Lk.11,27)
When Christian women give their sons to Christ for priesthood, they are giving themselves
to Christ, and God is pleased with them, as He was pleased with the sacrifice of Abel,
who offered the choicest lamb of his sheep to God. When Christian women offer the best
sons; of their families, the ones who are nearest to their hearts, whom they love more
than themselves, then their giving will become a noble sacrifice, pleasing to God. What
better can they possible wish?
Their wish for priesthood has been fulfilled not in a selfish way, but in a better way –
humble and unselfish. They become priests in the person of their sons; they give them-
selves as priests to God. In turn their womb, breasts, body, soul – their whole woman-
hood – will be blessed forever.
This is the arrangement of God. Nobody can find a more dignified way for the exaltation
of Christian women.n
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