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"… hold fast to the traditions which you have received." II Thess. 2:15
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A BICENTENNIAL
PRAYER
FOR AMERICA
Almighty and Eternal God, 200 years have now passed since, in accord
(Q) with the inscrutable designs of Thy Divine Providence, this great land
of ours was born and proudly took its place among the nations of the
world. From its ·humble beginnings it was destined to become, and in due
course did so become, a truly great nation, a citadel of freedom, a land
without equal in hope and promise., the envy of peoples and of nations the
world over. Because its citizens were, in large part, men and women who be-
lieved in Thee and who strived to live in compliance .with Thy salutary pre-
cepts, Thou didst deign to bless America with a degree of material prosperity
perhaps unparalleled in the Christian centuries. For this and for all Thy
bounteous favor toward our beloved land and for the greatness and the glory
of _our nation's past, we sincerely profess and proclaim our heartfelt grati-
tude to Thee, O Sovereign Lord, without Whom there can be no true greatness
for any nation nor expectation that it will long endure.
It is, then, O Gracious God, with profound sorrow and grave foreboding that
we behold the present state of this land of ours on this bicentennial of its
birth, for it is today a nation which has largely abandoned Thee and Thy e-
ternal truth and Thy moral law. Immersed in the mire of rampant immorality of
the grossest kind and of every description, countless numbers of its citizens
seem to have lost all sense of sin and violate Thy precepts with impunity.
Indeed, so steeped in godlessness and so engulfed in wickedness has America
become that the wholesale murder of unborn human beings is both sanctioned by
civil authority and condoned by literally millions of its citizens, while so-
called American leaders and spokesmen brazenly proceed to sell out our nation
to the most notorious criminals and mass murderers in all history. These and
manifold other grave transgressions against Thy sovereign Majesty and in vio-
lation of Thy holy Will, O Almighty God, we shamefully acknowledge and we
sorrowfully confess.
And so, in Thy infinite goodness, graciously hear our fervent prayer, O Lord,
and mercifully deign to bestow the light of Thy truth and the strength of Thy
grace upon the people of our land that they may speedily come to an awareness
of the evil of their ways and turn back to Thee while there is yet time. Just
as other nations have fallen in ages past who have abandoned Thee for sundry
false gods, so also will this be the tragic fate of America should it con-
tinue along its present course in contempt of Thy justice and in defiance of
Thy law. "Unless the Lord build the house they labor in vain who build it."
Although we pledge our allegiance to ' "one nation under God," these words sim-
ply do not ring true today, as the moral corruption and glaring iniquity pre-
sently contaminating our land all too eloquently bear witness. How applicable
in this our day, O God, the words of Thy Divine Son in the inspired pages of
Holy Scripture: ''These people honor Me with their lips but their hearts are
far from Me." ·
May, then, O Lord, this bicentennial year of the birth of America be marked
above all else by the return of this nation to Thee Who alone is "the Way,
the Truth and the Life" and in Whose hands alone are its citizens truly free
and its destiny secure! And may traditional Roman Catholics across the land,
ever faithful to the One, True and Eternal Church, do their full part, as
worthy citizens of God and countrY,to hasten that return! Amen.
By FR. FRANCIS E. FENTON, STL
So reads the Third Commandment of God. Servile work is that which requires
In the Old Testament the Lord's Day labor of body rather than of mind and
was the seventh day of the week (the is forbidden on Sundays and holy days
Sabbath). With the ·authority given her even though one receives no compensa-
by Christ, however, and because, among tion for the work done and even though
other reason~, the Resuriection and one may find it enjoyable or engage in
the Descent of . the Holy Ghost upon the it merely for the purpose of recrea-
Apostles · both · occurred on the first tion. While a very good reason excuses
day of the week (Sunday), the early from the obligation of abstaining from
Church appointed Sunday as the Lord's servile work on the above days, yet,
Day. if there is no such excusing cause,
one would be guilty of grave sin who
This Commandment, as with all the pre- would engage in this type of work for,
cepts of the Decalogue, being of di- say, several hours.
vine origin, the general obligation it
imposes is binding upon all men and
cannot be abrogated. In other words, Also included in the prohibition ap-
everyone has the obligation of keeping plying to Sundays and holy days is
holy the Lord's Day because God Him- that of abstaining from commercial oc-
self has commanded it. As to the man- cupations or .what we could describe in
ner in which it is to be sanctified, general as "business as usual." Be-
the Church, again exercising the au – cause in this country, however, sever-
thority given her by her Divi~ e al of our hoiy days are not simultane-
Founder, has enacted the necessary ously holidays, necessity and custom
legislation which, however, because it justify much in the way of "business
is ecclesiastical or Church law, does as usual" which , would otherwise be
allow excusing causes or dispensations prohibited. Sundays, though, are some-
for justifying reasons. thing else again, which brings me to
the purpose for my writing this arti-
The Roman Catholic Church teaches that cle in the first place.
the Lord's Day (and the same applies
to the holy days of obligation) is to It is one of the many signs of the in-
be observed in a two-fold manner: by creasingly pagan times in which we
attendance at the Holy Sacrifice of live that Sunday is becoming ever
the Mass and by abstention from unnec- more indistinguishable from the other
essary servile work. Both of these are six days of the week. Not only are the
grave obligations but, as noted above, blatant immoralities which desecrate
one is excused from their observance the week becoming more and more a part
for a proportionately serious reason. of the American scene on Sundays as
Needless to say, we are referring here well, but we now have the relatively
to the True Mass since one has no ob- recent development, at least on a na-
ligation to attend the Novus Ordo.
– over –
3.
tional scale, of "business as usual" ways. As in numerous other matters,
on the Lord's Day. With supermarkets, then, in this increasingly godless age
clothing stores, sport shops, etc. in which we live, it remains for
now routinely opened for business on authentic Roman Catholics to preserve
Sundays, one more step has been taken and observe the tradition of our di-
in the secularization of the U.S.A. vine faith relating to the proper ob-
Nor need those who attend the Estab- servance of the Lord's Day: through
lishment Catholic Churches who choose devout attendance at the True Mass and
to do their shopping on Sunday be in- the reception of the Holy Eucharist;
convenienced in this by having to at- through abstention from all unneces-
tend church on that day for they can sary servile work and other "business
now fulfill their "Sunday obligation" as usual"; though not obligatory, by
on Saturday! How long, I wonder, be- also devoting some additional time on
fore they will be allowed to fulfill Sundays and holy days to prayer and to
that "Sunday obligation" on Friday, meditation on the things of God and of
thereby having the entire weekend un- eternity. By so doing, not only will
encumbered by such old-fashioned they be observing the Third Command-
practices as going to church and giv- ment of God in a manner pleasing to
ing public worship to God? And when Him but will also thereby be helping
is the last time any reader of these to counteract and to atone for the
lines has heard of any authority in manifold and gross immoralities by
the Establishment Catholic Church which His Sabbath is desecrated in
speaking out against the current ram- this our day. "If you love Me," said
pant profanation of the Sabbath? the Son of God, "keep My Command-
ments." "Remember thou keep holy the
One of the foremost of the obligations Lord's Day" is one of those Command-
incumbent upon traditional Catholics ments!
is surely that of keeping holy the
Lord's Day. This duty we fulfill pri-
marily by our attendance at the True
Mass and through our abstention from
servile work on Sundays and holy days
****** DE DEFECTIBUS ***** *
of obligation. Since what are called For some 400 years every altar missal
in moral theology "commercial occupa- contained the decree, DE DEFECTIBUS:
tions" (for example, buying and sell- of Pope Saint Pius V, issued in 1570.
ing, shopping, marketing) are also No longer to be found in the altar
forbidden on these days (although, as missals of the Establishment Catholic
previously noted, custom would seem to Church, that decree reads in part as
justify some such occupations oncer- follows:
tain holy days), it is certainly the
duty of traditional Catholics to ~ake
II
. The words of Consecration,
every reasonable effort to obey the which are the form of this
moral law in this matter as well. Sacrament, are these: FOR THIS IS
MY BODY; and, FOR THIS IS THE
Gradually, but very definitely and un- CHALICE OF MY BLOOD OF THE NEW
mistakenly, Sunday, the Christian AND ETERNAL TESTAMENT: THE MYSTERY
Sabbath, is becoming ever more unrec- OF FAITH, WHICH SHALL BE SHED
ognizable as the Lord's Day, one more FOR YOU AND FOR MANY* UNTO THE
— —
REMISSION OF SINS. If any omission
example of the satanic spirit of secu-
larism and paganism which is destroy- or alteration is made in the form
ing America from within. Designated by of the Consecration of the Body
the Church shortly after its founda- and Blood, involving a change of
tion as a day to be especially given meaning, the Sacrament would not
to the worship of God, and hence a day be confected. 11 (That is, the
on which worldly business and servile Consecration would be invalid.)
work were to be put aside, Sunday is
now for countless Americans but one Could there possibly be any more
more day of the week devoted to "busi- drastic change in the words of
ness as usual," to say nothing of its Consecration than the change of
widespread desecration in so many "for many" to "for all"?
4. *emphasis added
bears the authority of the great
Counter-Reformation Council which
codified practically the whole range
of Catholic doctrine, choosing for
its guide the works of the Angelic
Doctor, St. Thomas Aquinas. (The
by
Catholic Church is tenaciously
Fr.Robert McKenna, OP Thomistic.) The correctness of every
other Catholic catechism is to be
judged in the light of its conformi-
ty with this Roman Catechism.
CATHOLIC
It was especially for pastors and
TRADITION priests that the Catechism of Trent
was drawn up, to be used as their
guide in instructing and preaching
to the faithful, and it was first
There are three kinds of people who published by order of Pope St. Pius
claim for themselves the name of V, the same Pontiff who confirmed
Catholic. The first kind are the "for all time" the traditional form
self-styled "Liberals." These for Mass in the Roman rite. And
"Liberals" are all for the "Vatican whil~ot everything in the Roman
2" modernization of the Church. They Catechism pertains to the Solemn
like the "changes" and find the new Magisterium of the Church (as would
liturgy "more meaningful" (whatever an "ex cathedra" pronouncement by a
that means). Pope), everything in it certainly
expresses the Ordinary Magisterium,
The second class of claimants to the which, be it noted, is itself cer-
title Catholic are the so-called tain and infallible, though note-
"Conservatives." This kind professes qually as binding in conscience.
to dislike the changes (or most of
the changes) but feel it their duty What, then, has the Catechism of
as docile Catholics to simply obey Trent to say on the subject of
and "go along" with them. Tradition? As a matter of fact, very
little—only a passing remark. But
The third contenders are the this is because Tradition is not it-
Traditionalists—those who continue self a topic for catechism. Not even
to hold what all who considered traditional Theology itself or
themselves Catholics used to hold, Apologetics seems to hav~ paid mu~h
namely, that the Chur~does not attention to ecclesiastical tradi-
change radically, and this neithe~ – tion, but has rather contented it-
in worship any more than in doc- self with Tradition as a source of
trine. doctrine. The time-honored customs
and practices of the Church regard-
But let us examine the case for ing worship and discipline have been
Tradition and whether anyone can in quite "taken for granted"—at.least
truth lay claim to the name of by Catholics themselves. But in the
Catholic who does not take his stand apocalyptic struggles of the Church
on it. And in doing so let us not today, the traditions of the.chu~ch
obscure the case by being any more turn out to be the most crucial is-
detailed or involved than what the sue of all! To be traditional or not
situation seems to demand. We will —"that is the question."
confine ourselves, indeed, to the
catechism. Anyway, here is the statement of the
Roman Catechism on the issue, so of-
The official and most authoritative ten noted by the ORC.M: "Holy
catechism of the Church is "The Tradition is the interpreter and
Catechism of the Council of Trent." guardian (interpres et custos) of
Among priests and theologians it is Catholic truth."
traditionally referred to as "The
Roman Catechism." As its official
title indicates, this catechism – over – 5.
6 I "CATHOLIC TRADITION" cont'd the mistranslation of the word
11 traditions" in the first 11 Confra-
There it is: one, lonely statement, ternity11 revision of the Douay-
yet its very brevity and context Rheims Bible as far back as 1941.
make it shine forth like the beam of Among other suspicious alterations
a searchlight on a stormy night at in that revision, the word "tradi-
sea. tions" in this passage was changed
to 11 teachings." As if merely doc-
Let us note, first of all, the rev- trinal Tradition alone, and not ec-
erence in which Tradition is to~e clesiastical traditions, were to be
held, being characterized by the maintained! These too come down
catechism as "holy." What kind of from the Apostles, from the Church
spirit was it that prompted Pope Fathers—some from Christ Himself .
John to remark caustically: 11 The
Christian life is not a collection The context too of the catechism's
of ancient customs"? Certainly it statement on Tradition is signifi-
was 11 the spirit of Vatican II 11 ! cant, being made in connection with
the proper and essential words to
Note secondly that the term be used in consecrating the Holy
"Catholic truth" in the catechism's Eucharist—the very words changed
statement is synonymous with in the Novus Ordo! The Roman Cate-
Catholic faith. What it says, in chism assures us that the source
other words, is that Tradition is for the words not given in the
the sure guide to the Catholic faith Scriptural accounts of the Last
itself and is the standard or norm Supper is "holy Tradition, the
of orthodoxy. When other guides fail interpreter and guardian of
—when reliable priests and bishops Catholic truth. 11 This fact alone,
are not available for informing the apart from the other reasons given
faithful as to whdt is Catholic— in the catechism, justifies its ex-
recourse must be had to the plicit rejection of the words now
Tradition of the Church. Should, God used for the Consecration in the
forbid, even the Pope himself fail 11 New Mass" (or should we say in
in the sacred trust of Christ's min- place of the Consecration?). Surely
isters to preserve and defend the the most flagrant violation of
"holy 11 traditions and require "holy Tradition" is the alteration
Catholics to forsake them—it is of the very words on which depend
not a question of simple dispensa- the validity of the Eucharist and
tions from Church law—then let the Mass.
every true Catholic heed those pro-
phetic words of the Apostle: "Stand What the Catechism of Trent so suc-
fast and hold the traditions which cinctly states on the matter of
you have learned, whether by word or Tradition is itself based on the
by our writing." ,. authority of the Saints, the teach-
ing of early General Councils of
In regard to this citation from St. the Church, and, as already seen,
Paul (II Thess. 2:15), more than the Scriptures themselves. In the
parenthetic note should be taken of year 787 the II Council of Nicea
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"CATHOLIC TRADITION" cont'd ORCM NEWS, cont'd
anathematized ('solemnly condemned) May the blessing of God be with them
"anyone who rejects any ecclesias- now and in the months and years a~
tical tradition," adding, in echo head in their dedicated labors to
of St. Paul, the words "whether preserve our traditional Roman
written or unwritten." As St. John Catholic faith!
Chrysostom, one of the Fathers of
the Church, puts it: "It is the
tradition, ask nothing more." Cer- A NEW SPEECH
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less it be Pop~ John) for Pope please God, it will be in the weeks
Paul's assertion, on the occasion ahead. Just thought it would be a
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Catholic Tradition! to make · the necessary arrangements.
Therefore—let us now draw the con- Although it is not likely that any
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from the Catholic catechism alone uled before the latter part of
that anyone who does not profess-~- August or the first part of Septem-
and proudly so—to be~ tradition- ber, yet those groups who would like
to have the lecture in their area,
alist Catholic, at a time when say, sometime during the fall season
Catholic traditions are being should inform our ORCM office of
scrapped, is, to say the least, this in the near future. In so do-
something less than Catholic. Those ing, we suggest that a choice of 3
sacred traditions or customs, which dates be given in the order of pre-
St. Thomas, for his part, calls in- ference.
fallible, owe their inspiration to
the Holy Spirit Himself, teaching Some eight requests for a talk deal-
and guiding the Church and never ing with the Church situation have
suffering it to be "outdated" and in been received over the past few
need of any "aggiornamento" or "up- months but we would kindly ask those
dating." They constitute the hedge individuals or groups to renew their
of the Lord's vineyard and the walls request if they still wish to ar-
of Jerusalem: "Take away its hedge, range such a program.
give it to grazing, break through_
its wall, let it be trampled!" Incidentally, wherever the talk is
(Isa. 5:5) scheduled for a Sunday, the offering
As for the business of "Liberal" and of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
"Conservative," this is mixing reli- would precede the talk.
gion with politics—something they
say we're not supposed to do! True or "happy medium," but when it comes
religion, based as it is on Divine to the Theological Virtue of Faith,
Revelation, is not a matter of per- it is truth at stake, leaving the
sonal opinion or taste, but some- "Conservative" on the fence between
thing certain which we either take right and wrong (no virtue in that!)
or leave. In questions of faith and the "Liberal" way out in left
you're not "right" or "left," field.
Liberal or Conservative (despite the
"New York Times") but simply right Since, then, even the Pope himself
or wrong! That is to say, a Catholic is accountable to Catholic Tradition
is either orthoqox—the kind men- as the ultimate norm of orthodoxy
tioned in the Canon-, of the Mass—or and the embodiment of the Church's
unorthodox and as good as magisterium, let all true Catholics
Protestant. Between extremes in a "stand fast and hold the traditions"
matter of moral virtue there is in- —against the day of Antichrist!
deed a virtuous "middle of the road" 7.
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