Pope John Paul I - An Anniversary

Terry of Idle Speculations remembers that 32 years ago today, Albino Luciani was elected Pope John Paul I. Terry has a nice post about it here

Papal Quote Re: Apparitions

The following quote was left in the comment section of a post on Medjugorje.

Long ago Pope Urban VIII addressed the issue of apparitions by stating: "In cases which concern private revelations, it is better to believe than not to believe, for, if you believe, and it is proven true, you will be happy that you have believed, because our Holy Mother asked it. If you believe, and it should be proven false, you will receive all blessings as if it had been true, because you believed it to be true."

Oath Against Modernism

Given by His Holiness St. Pius X, September 1, 1910.
To be sworn to by all clergy, pastors, confessors, preachers, religious

superiors, and professors in philosophical-theological seminaries.

Oath in English and Latin can be found here

H/T to Sue Cifelli

Feast of St. Pius X

Litany of Pope Saint Pius X

For private use only.

Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us.
Saint Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church,
Pray for us.
Saint Pius X, model for priests, etc.
Saint Pius X, wise bishop,
Saint Pius X, humble cardinal and patriarch,
Saint Pius X, zealous Pope for his flock,
Saint Pius X, pious teacher,
Saint Pius X, devoted to the poor,
Saint Pius X, consoler of the sick,
Saint Pius X, lover of poverty,
Saint Pius X, humble of heart,
Saint Pius X, faithful to duty,
Saint Pius X, heroic in the practice of all virtues,
Saint Pius X, filled with the spirit of self-sacrifice,
Saint Pius X, who didst aim to restore all things in Christ,
Saint Pius X, who didst bring little children to the the Altar rail,
Saint Pius X, who didst counsel daily and frequent Communion for all,
Saint Pius X, who didst urge us to know and to love the Holy Mass,
Saint Pius X, who didst seek everywhere the diffusion of Christian teaching,
Saint Pius X, who didst withstand and reprove all heresies,
Saint Pius X, who didst teach us righteous Catholic Action,
Saint Pius X, who didst consecrate the faithful to the lay apostolate,
Saint Pius X, who didst wish to be known as a poor pastor of souls,
Saint Pius X, who answereth the prayers of those who cry to thee,
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
V. Pray for us, Saint Pius X,
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let Us Pray.
O God, who didst fill the soul of Saint Pius X with a burning charity and
called him to be the Vicar of Christ, grant that through his intercession
we may follow in the footsteps of Jesus, Our Divine Master; and may
our prayers to this saintly Pope be fruitful for life both here and hereafter,
through the same Christ Our Lord. R. Amen.

Source

Fr. Z Couldn't Have Made it Any Clearer - The Lifting of the Excommunication of the SSPX

Let Me Make it Clear

Tiny nun takes on tall task of defending Pope Pius XII

This "tiny" sister is Sister Margherita Marchione, a Filipini Sister in whose Mother House is in NJ

Nearly 50 years after the death of Pope Pius XII, one of his strongest supporters thinks the beatification of this controversial wartime pontiff may be just around the corner.

The optimism of Sister Margherita Marchione, a member of the Religious Teachers Filippini, stems from her desire to see her tireless campaign to reveal the truth about this pontificate finally bear fruit.

She has spent the past decade gathering eyewitness evidence and documentation showing claims that Pope Pius did little or nothing to save the Jews from Nazi atrocities are based on ignorance, error or lies...

CNS Article

An Assurance of Ultimate Victory

"The enemies of the Church, who think that their time has come, will see that their joy was premature, and that they may close the grave they have dug"

(Mit Brennender Sorge, 19 [1937]).

Shared by Sue

Feast of St. Pius X

Today is the feast of the "Children's Pope", St. Pius X. There are many good posts out there, like Veni Sancte Spiritus' post or The Catholic Fire's post.

I wanted to share two items from a new blogger I recently found when searching for some Catholic art Idle Speculations:

St. Pius X

Death of St. Pius X

S.S. Pablo VI - Remembrance in Spanish

In Honor of our Holy Father's Visit

...our parish prominently displayed the Papal flag.

His Holiness John Paul II - 3rd Anniversary of His Death

April 2, 2005

Pope2008

The following website was shared by Leander.

Pope2008 from the National Catholic Register:

Pope Benedict XVI is coming to America and Australia. The National Catholic Register wants to make sure you don’t miss out.

The Holy Father's 3-Point Agenda for Voting Catholics

Shared by Sue

The three-point agenda is...

1. "Pro-Life"
2. "Pro-Family"
3. "School-Choice"

From:

The Pope's Three Point Agenda for Voting Catholics

Saintly Quote

Only a few hours more, and this year too will come to an end and pass into history. I too finish the year and await the new dawn of joy. I go down on my knees before my God and, recalling His kindnesses to me this year, I humble myself in the dust and thank Him with all my heart.

Blessed Pope John XXIII (1881-1963)

Thank you Sue for sharing it.

Pope Benedict is considering bringing back the prayer to Saint Michael.

H/T to Ed of In God's Company

According to Father Amorth (the Vatican's chief exorcist), Pope Benedict is considering bringing back the prayer to St Michael: “I remember a meeting we exorcists had with the Holy Father last year, in which he implored us to follow our mission as exorcists,” the Telegraph quoted him as saying. Father Amorth has also revealed that the Pope is contemplating reinstating use of the prayer said to Saint Michael the Archangel, which was abolished in the 1960s, because it is believed to be the prime protector against evil."

Be sure to visit Ed's blog for the links to the accompanying articles.

Hope Springs Eternal...

Hope springs eternal in the human breast;
Man never Is, but always To be blest:
The soul, uneasy and confin'd from home,
Rests and expatiates in a life to come.

-Alexander Pope,
An Essay on Man, Epistle I, 1733

Just another Catholic blog posting about the Holy Father's new encyclical:

Spe Salvi

SPE SALVI facti sumus”—in hope we were saved

St. Pius XI and Christ the King

Our pastor gave a very moving homily on today's feast day. One thing he talked about was Pope Pius XI and the Feast of Christ the King.

If We ordain that the whole Catholic world shall revere Christ as King, We shall minister to the need of the present day, and at the same time provide an excellent remedy for the plague which now infects society. We refer to the plague of anti-clericalism, its errors and impious activities. This evil spirit, as you are well aware, Venerable Brethren, has not come into being in one day; it has long lurked beneath the surface... We firmly hope, however, that the feast of the Kingship of Christ, which in future will be yearly observed, may hasten the return of society to our loving Savior.

QUAS PRIMAS (On the Feast of Christ the King)

For that Hard to Shop For Catholic on Your List

H/T to Denise

PRIVATE FORMULA POPE PIUS IX

"...aristocratic, Old World cologne with suprising freshness..."

Saintly Quote - Husbands

Within the conjugal and family communion-community, the man is called upon to live his gift and role as husband and father. With his wife a man should live a very special form of personal friendship. As for the Christian, he is called upon to develop a new attitude of love, manifesting towards his wife a charity that is both gentle and strong like that which Christ has for the Church.

Pope John Paul II (November 22, 1981)

Thanks to Sue Cifelli for sharing.

JPII in 1979

'True Knowledge and True Freedom is in Jesus!'



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