Dec. 7, 1585 Isle of Bomel, Netherlands, Vigil of the Immaculate Conception

Dec. 7, 1585 Isle of Bomel, Netherlands, Vigil of the Immaculate Conception.

With the onslaught on the Catholic Church in full swing Protestant Armies were out fitted and supported by people such as William of Orange with the aid of Elizabeth I of England, Cecil, and other disaffected non Christian financiers. Many churches and tabernacles had been desecrated. Many of the Holy relics of the had been defiled.

Phillip II of Spain had sent his armies north to the Netherlands to protect his estates and more importantly to safeguard Catholicism at the cross roads of heresies between Germany and England. The Protestant armies, though, had a plan to destroy the Catholic Army.

After Phillips Army's success at Antwerp, the Duke of Parma sent a multiude of his troops to garrison on Bomel, Netherlands. The Catholic Army believed that Bomel was a safe and built a fort to protect themselves from possible attack from the Protestants during the winter months.

As the Spanish garrison thought they were secure, the Dutch Protestant Naval forces, who new the country better, had a plan to destroy the Christian army. It turns out that the land the Spaniards thought was safe was actually below sea level. Owing to the Netherlands reliance on dykes to keep water our of their fertile farm lands the areas around Bomel had been drained of water.

The Calvinists came up with the plan to destroy the dykes and flood out the Spanish Army. Once the dykes were destroyed the Calvinist Navy waited for the water to rise. They wanted the water to rise so high that the hated Catholics would be drowned.

Soon, that night, as the water rose, the land around Bomel became the Island of Bomel. The Catholics had become completely surrounded by water. The Spanish had no means of escape, no means of re supply of food, water, arms or reinforcements.

The Spaniard, though, had the true faith of Jesus Christ and the holy sacraments. The Spanish Army, in this time of peril, knelt down and gave thanks to our Lord and besought protection from our Lady of Victory.

Miraculously, in answer to the Catholics’ prayer, the roaring sea froze solid!

As the sea rapidly froze it became impossible for the Calvinist navy to approach the Spaniards and the Protestants had to retreat. Our Lady heard the pleas of her Christian soldiers. The open sea became ice so hard that the entire Spanish Army was able to cross the sea on foot to dry land!

Praise God!

New Survey: Should the Pope be Catholic?

New Survey: Should the Pope be Catholic?

I guess the real question is: would a Catholic kiss the Koran, a book which describes Christians as worse than swine urine and that gives liberty to kill Christians who do not deny Christ and accept Islam? Is a Catholic one who receives a blessing from a Hindu priestess in the form of dried cow dung? Is a Catholic one who would allow pagans from all over the world to occupy Holy Churches in Assisi and practice idolatry in theses Churches?

Isn’t a Catholic instead more like our Holy Martyr, St. Peter, who would not compromise his faith at the hands of the Pagan Roman? Isn’t a Catholic one instead who would leave the comfort of his homeland, give up his life for Christ to convert the Native peoples of Canada, like St. Jean de Brebeuf and St. Isaac Jogues, who died a martyr’s death? Isn’t a Catholic more like the many more martyrs who died for their faith in Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union ?

"The gates of hell will never prevail" (Matthew 16: 18)

Frequently we hear that the presence of a Pope is necessary to substantiate Christ’s promise. Subordinating Christ’s promise of “the gates of hell will never prevail" to the continuity of the Papacy is a fallacy. Christ is not a liar; He could not mean that we would always have a Pope. The fact is that between Popes there are periods of “No Pope” or sedevacante. Of course this is obvious.

For the sake of the uninitiated (those who are not conversant in traditional polemics) sedevacante is the period of time between Popes. Therefore at times there is NO Pope. If there is “No” Pope then logically Christ’s promise does not apply to this situation. (Unless you believe that Christ is a liar.)

Christ’s promise does not apply to these periods of sedevacante. This is a very simple argument. Christ’s promise is not that narrow and his love for us is too great to disappoint us during periods of “No Pope”.

Of course you may ask why a Catholic would believe there is no Pope at other times.

Well, it is very simple. Many Catholics believe that a Pope must first be Catholic. Simple, right? Yes it is simple. This means that the Vicar of Christ must uphold the Holy Scripture, Holy Tradition and the mageisterium. Catholic theology is not consistent with prayer with pagans, false ecumenism with Protestants, praying with Moslems toward Mecca, and a host of other actions the Novus Ordo Bishop of Rome has done over the past 40 years.

How has Christ kept his promise? Well, despite, the infestation of modernism in the Novus Ordo Church a Catholic can find valid sacraments through many validly ordained priests and bishops throughout the world. Christ is still found in many tabernacles throughout the world. Although, our opportunity to find a valid Mass has greatly been reduced by the promulgation of the Novus Ordo Missae, enough validly ordained priests and bishops have kept the flame alive. Praise God for these servants of God.

As St. Athanasius once said during the Arian heresy “they have the buildings but we have the faith”.

Could it be that the sedevacantist may be right in that the See of Peter IS vacant?

Could it be that the sedevacantist may be right in that the See of Peter IS vacant?

In traditional circles we hear a lot about the evils of sedevacantists and the praise for Novus Ordo Bishop of Rome, Benedict XVI’s Summorum Pontificum Motum Prorio. (Please see Sept 3, 2007 post for an English language translation of the document). It seems that there are many Catholics who try to attend the true Mass whenever possible and ironically believe that those who have prohibited its use for almost four decades are still Catholic.

Most Traditionalists will agree that the reason they seek out the Tridentine or True Mass is because they do not feel that Christ is present in the Eucharist in the Novus Ordo form (and sometimes species). Essentially, if you are honest Traditionalist, you do not believe that the Novus Ordo (Modern Catholic) Sacramental forms are sacramentally valid.

It seems that the Novus Ordo Bishop of Rome, after prohibiting the True Mass for almost 40 years, all of a sudden is a hero to those he has disenfranchised. This contradiction alone should turn the heads of traditionalists and make them at least ask why. As Catholics we do not need to beg for the True Mass; it is our right as Catholics. As Catholics we should have a clear mind and understand what is and what isn’t true to the faith of Jesus Christ.

You see, essentially what Benedict XVI is saying is he’ll let you have your Mass, that has never been abrogated, if you announce to the world that his invalid Mass is a true Mass . He also is essentially saying he hopes your local bishop will approve of you having a true Mass, and if he doesn’t and you seek the True Mass elsewhere, you are outside the Church, a sedevacantist or both.

Further, let's remember that if the Novus Ordo Mass and sacraments are valid why go back to the older form? Why would we need a SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM? It would not be necessary. It would be a terrible waste to print new books and think of the confusion it would cause in the pews. How could the faithful reconcile the two forms? Would we then be uncatholic if we had two forms?

However, if the New Mass is invalid and its corresponding sacraments are invalid then run as fast as you can and find a traditional priest for valid confession and sacraments. You haven’t had valid sacraments for almost 40 years.

If on the other hand the Novus Ordo is valid, don’t worry, relax, there is no need to change anything. There is no need for a “Latin Mass”. There would be no need for a Motu Proprio.

Make them prove it

The Novus Ordo San Diego Diocese continues to be plagued by attorneys representing approximately 150 alleged sexual abuse victims against Novus Ordo priests. So far the Novus Ordo diocese has not elected to make any of these alleged victims prove their cases in court.

One wonders how many of theses trials might expose the high level of homosexual pedophilia that may have been allowed to have exist on or near the tables set in the Churches where the holy altars of our Lord once stood. (Remember the vast majority of these churches used to offer the sacrifice of the mass on altars to our Lord). These altars and tabernacle were torn down and the tabernacles were moved to another location. Now these Churches are equipped with tables envisioned by Martin Luther where a service similar to Lutheran Mass is performed.

One has to assume that Novus Order Bishop Brom won’t allow the Novis Ordo Diocese to defend itself against these allegation because many of these allegations are true and defending the allegation may be extremely inflammatory, may cause rapid decrease in attendance at Mass, and a decrease in revenue.

Currently, the Novus Odor has declared bankruptcy which essentially is an admission of fault and allows the court to divide assets among its creditors (alleged victims). The argument now is not if these crimes were committed but how much money does the Dioceses have and how much goes to each victim.

Currently the Diocese contends it does not own its parishes. The plantif attorneys contends that all parishes are owned by the diocese therefore appraised values of these churches should be added to the big pie and allow more money to go the attorneys and alleged victims..

The court will look at four parishes to determine if these are owned by the Diocese or the parishioners. Theses parishes are: All Hallow's in La Jolla, St. Mark's in San Marcos, St. John of the Cross in Lemon Grove and St. Margaret's in Oceanside.

As the Diocese, attorneys and the court argue how much the Novus Ordo Church is worth the real losers in this process will be the faithful Catholic in the pew. These are Catholics that withstood, liberal priests, nuns, communion in the hand, the imposition of the Lutheran Mass, the tearing down of their altars etc. Whether these attorney get 90Million, $200million or ½ a billion, ultimately the parishioners will pay the price.
One wonders when Catholics will wake up, demand a return to their faith, sacraments, demand their Churches back and demand a true priesthood.

Bishop loves Jews more than Catholics?

The real story is not that a Novus Ordo Bishop is lighting a menorah. Although this is very interesting in itself, the real story is that Novus Ordo Bishop Gomez denied Catholics the right to say prayers at two historic Catholic Churches as reported by http://www.youngtraditionalcatholics.com/.

If this story is true it would seem that this bishop prefers non Catholics over Catholics. As the above picture illustrates he prays with Jews but not Traditional Catholics.

We understand that a group of Roman Catholics of the SSPX Chapel in San Antonio wanted to retrace the steps of the first Hispanic Roman Catholics in San Antonio and have a procession from Mission La Concepcion to Mission Espada.

This was a 7 mile walk and at each Catholic Church the group would stop and say certain devotion, whether it be the Stations of the Cross, the Rosary, or the Litany of St. Joseph. What a wonderful way for Catholics to express their love for Jesus Christ, honor Catholic Church’s contribution to the United States, and recognize the faith and courage of the Hispanic people in their colonization of the frontier.

These Churches were centers of Catholic faith, apostolic sacraments and the true Mass of the Roman Catholic Church.

According to the above referenced article, the Bishop told the rangers not to allow these Roman Catholics in to pray at the historic churches because he considers them “non Catholic”. This purported statement by the Novus Ordo Bishop demonstrates a complete lack of good faith. It appears that the Bishop forgot his role as a minister to promote prayer. We cannot say the bishop was ignorant because the bishop is old enough to remember true Catholicism.

Our understanding is that these Churches are no longer Church property but run by State Parks. How can anyone order the State Park Rangers to deny access to Catholics who want to pray? This act of denying a Catholic the right to pray displays a remarkable denial of a citizen their right of expression of their faith and freedom of speech on public lands. Further, for a supposed man of God, a supposed Catholic Bishop, to deny a Roman Catholic the right to pray to God is unconscionable.

Will these Roman Catholics sue for violation of their civil rights? Has it come down to Roman Catholics suing the Novus Ordo for their rights, access to their churches and property? Perhaps.

¡ Viva Cristo Rey !

Latinos becoming Muslims?

It has been reported that many former Latin American Catholics, most notably Mexican American and Puerto Ricans have left the true faith of Christ and have converted to Islam. Once the faith and to solace of many Latinos, the Catholic Church is taking a back seat to the faith of the enemy.

According to LALM (La Asociacion de Latino Musulmanes) some of the reasons given by converts are the simplicity of the religion, acknowledgement that the Virgin Mary is still the mother of Jesus. They also state that Islam is easier to understand than the concept of the Holy Trinity.

Of course what is not said by LALM is that these former Catholics are denying the divinity of Christ, the concept of original sin, and the need for expiation of sin through the cross. Additionally, converts do not realize Islam bloody history against Christians.

Alarmingly, this abandonment can be attributed to the general lax treatment of Catechism in the Novus Order, the non sacrificial nature of New Mass, and general decadence of the Novus Order.

Traditional Catholicism should be able to find a place with Latin Americans who look for devotion to Mary, sacrificial nature of the Mass, and clarity in their relationship to Christ. This is an opportunity for Traditional Roman Catholics to share our Roman Catholic Faith with our Hispanic brothers whose history is full of devotion to the Mother of God, Jesus Christ and the Holy Roman Catholic Church.

Viva Cristo Rey

Cardinal Mahony ordains a 68 year old married priest

In an historic, joyful and solemn ceremony, Cardinal Roger Mahony ordained to the priesthood Father William Lowe, the first married and former Episcopalian priest to be so ordained in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, at Blessed Junipero Serra Church in Camarillo May 6.

The Sunday afternoon liturgy included scores of parishioners, Santa Barbara Region Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Curry, 14 priests and a dozen deacons and their wives. Father Lowe was accompanied by his wife Linda, their three grown children, a son-in-law, a daughter-in-law and five grandchildren. Also present were local Christian clergy, representatives of the Ventura County Interfaith Community and Father Lowe's former seminary dean from his days in the Episcopalian seminary more than 40 years ago.

Noting this unique moment of Christian celebration, Cardinal Mahony said the church welcomed Father Lowe's ordination "with great gratitude to almighty God, but also with great hopes and expectations, because you not only bring new things to us in your own person, family, but you also bring your own heritage of years past."
Excerpt from the Tidings

EUROPE: EVANGELIZING IMPULSE TO FACE CURRENT CHALLENGES

VATICAN CITY, MAY 8, 2007 (VIS) - Made public today was a communique concerning the seventh meeting of the Special Council for Europe of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops. The meeting was held in the Vatican on April 23.

The gathering was attended by Archbishop Nikola Eterovic, secretary general of the Synod of Bishops, and by members of the presidency of the Council of European Episcopal Conferences (CCEE).

According to the communique Archbishop Eterovic, making reference to John Paul II's 2003 Apostolic Exhortation "Ecclesia in Europa, recalled the challenges and the signs of hope facing the Church on the European continent.

"The challenges of the current moment should encourage all the living forces of the Church," the communique reads, "to renew the impetus of evangelization on the European continent, which is showing signs of some weariness but also of revival."

"In the face of the modern challenges facing the Church throughout the continent of Europe," it is "episcopal collegiality" that represents "the appropriate space for the communion of pastors among themselves and with the Holy Father, with a view to renewed evangelizing activity.

"Such communion," the communique adds, "which enjoys the guarantee of unity and effectively ensures the real unity of the universal Church and of the Church in Europe, strengthens pastors as they constantly announce the Gospel in their various situations, where it is necessary to reaffirm the primacy of God in order to reiterate the dignity of man, created in His image an likeness, in the personal and community dimension."
SE/EUROPE/ETEROVIC VIS 070508 (270)

Source: Vatican News Service

Roman Catholic Forum supports the return to the Traditional Latin Mass sanctioned by Pope St. Pius V as "Valid in Perpetuity" (Papal Bull: Quo Primum Tempore, 14 July 1570). We seek and support clergy ordained in Pre Vatican II rites. We pray for faithful Catholics caught up in the Novous Ordo, the return of disaffected Catholics back into the fold, the conversion of Russia, world peace and the reparation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. We also seek and promote Pre-Vatican II Sacraments of Baptism, Penance, Holy Eucharist, Confirmation, Matrimony, and Extreme Unction.We invite you return to the Catholic faith. We encourage all pagans, Infidel Muslims, Jews, agnostics, and atheists to find the truth in Jesus Christ.
We invite you return to the Catholic faith.