CONGRESO SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM
GUADALAJARA MEXICO - 5, 6, 7 JULIO 2013
Solemne Misa Tridentina con
S.E.R. JUAN CARDENAL SANDOVAL IÑIGUEZ

His Eminence JUAN CARDENAL SANDOVAL IÑIGUEZ will celebrate a Traditional Solemn High Mass at this 1st annual Summorum Pontificum Congress. The conference will host numerous educational conferences, cultural events, sacred music concerts, vespers, Marian devotions and the veneration of the relics of the Christeros martyrs!


El distrito de México de la  Fraternidad de Sacerdotal de San Pedro y Una Voce Mexico los invitan a participar en el próximo congreso “Summorum Pontificum” que se llevará a cabo el próximo 5, 6 y 7 de Julio en Guadalajara Jalisco Mexico y en donde habrá diferentes conferencias, devociones Marianas, actos liturgicos y musicales y ...
Veneración de Reliquias de los Mártires Cristeros.

Para obtener más información o detalles, póngase en contacto con nosotros en el número:
(33) 3614 2469 y (044) 33 344 83 793
o por correo electrónico Edgar Fernández.

Conference hosted by:
Una Voce Mexico
and
The Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, Mexico District

Holy Hour Novena of Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus for Neglect of and Negligence in Priestly and Religious Vocations

The holy hour is divided into three parts:
1. The first 30 minutes: Prayer of Intention and Prayers of Gratitude to God
2. Next 30 minutes: Prayers of Reparation to the Sacred Heart
3. An additional 3-5 minutes: Prayers of Petition
The holy hour can be done during exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, in front of the tabernacle, or at home for the home bound (If possible, the preferred time is between the hours of 9 pm and 5 am because this is when our Lord is most offended.)

This holy hour should be prayed once a week for nine consecutive weeks.

Click on the link below for a printable version of this novena.

The world woke up to the news that on Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. the Throne of Peter will be vacant. The response was shock, and amazement. Indeed, the Pope is close to his 86th birthday, but his mind is still so brilliant that inevitably people ask themselves: why should he not only resign, but also renounce the title of Peter’s successor? His state of health is so much better than the one of John Paul II the last three years of his life. The rumor ran at the time that several bishops and cardinals (mostly Germans) urged him, to step down. He decided to remain in control until the very end. Did Benedict XVI consider this to be a mistake that he did not want to duplicate? The fact remains; very soon he will once again be Cardinal Ratzinger. We must trust that each one is faithful to the particular call addressed to him.

 For those of us who have met him personally, the decision might not be as surprising as it inevitably was to the man on the street.

Four times, I have been privileged to have an audience with this great Prince of the Church. Twice in the eighties when I was in Rome for a longer period of time; once in the mid nineties, and finally, in a blessed private audience on March 26, 2007. When I requested these audiences, I had a particular purpose. In the wake of Vatican II, the Church went through a period of such turmoil and confusion that talking to a top notch member of the Curia was a balm. I need not go into details: many nuns (whose glory for centuries had been to be the great educators of Catholic youth – both boys and girls) left their convents in droves. Clown masses were celebrated and the “silence” of many bishops was deafening.

One started hearing heretical sermons on Sundays. The Chaplain at Manhattanville College of Sacred Heart, prohibited the celebration of the Tridentine Mass on the ground that “he objected to the theology of that Mass” – a Mass that had been heard by the saints for centuries. Another priest referred to God “as the nice guy upstairs” – something which edges on blasphemy. I heard one referring to Christ being found in the Temple as “a nasty brat.” Some bishops declared that those who attended a Tridentine Mass on Sunday did not fulfill their Sunday obligation. The Angels must have cried.

I made a point of mentioning some of these to His Eminence. His facial expression could easily be read: immense grief, but it also convinced me that he was fully acquainted with what was going on. The smoke of Satan had penetrated into the Church. He said very little, but at the end of the audience, he uttered a few words reminding me that “the gates of Hell shall never prevail.” Indeed, grave as the situation was, God will always have the last word. I left full of gratitude: he suffered with us, but he also trusted in God’s providence and help.

In each of these privileged moments, I told him how many devout Catholics were grieved and troubled by the massive attacks made by many “progressives” on the Traditional Mass: the Mass which not long ago was heard by a St. Therese of Lisieux. One thing was to challenge the validity of the Novus Ordo - something which unfortunately had taken place – quite another was to deplore that a sacred tradition going back to the very beginning of the Church, was being now treated as  unacceptable to “modern man.”

I humbly urged him to do whatever was in his power to save this treasure of spirituality. Once again, I noticed that he was a man of few words; but I knew that he listened, and I was convinced that he took my repeated plea very seriously.

The last time, I had the privilege of seeing him was the climax of our various meetings; together with the Founder of the Dietrich von Hildebrand Legacy project, John Henry Crosby, we obtained a private audience with the now Pope Benedict XVI on March 26, 2007. My dear friend Patricia Lynch was also present when we received His Holiness’ blessing. Apart from requesting His support in fighting, by the publication of the works of Dietrich von Hildebrand, I once again requested his support for the Tridentine Mass.  With a sweet and radiant smile, he said to me, “Very soon, indeed very soon.” Some 100 days later, to my joy and immense gratitude, he granted an indult to all priests wishing to say Mass following the traditional liturgy.

These various encounters left me with very strong impressions about the personality of this remarkable man. One thing is certain: he is definitely not the sort of Prelate who enjoys the limelight. People are born with very different temperaments. Some are charismatic by nature; have no difficulty to face large crowds; as a matter of fact, once they step on the stage, their very presence communicates a joy and a dynamism which guarantees their popularity. John Paul II (who when a young man had been on the stage) possessed this remarkable talent. His very presence arouses enthusiasm.

One thing is certain: Benedict XVI was not a politician. I am personally convinced that he did not want to be elected, and that like Pius X he accepted this glorious burden under the Cross.

He could have turned it down. Benedict XVI is shy: For him these endless meetings and encounters with “famous” personalities, heads of states, etc. were clearly nothing like penance. But it is my personal conviction that he knew he could transmit a message that completed the one of his predecessor.
More than the latter, he had an extraordinary sense for the sacred value of tradition – the golden cord linking us to the past, as Plato put it. He felt keenly that “modern man,” inebriated by his mind-boggling technological discoveries, was losing sight of a precious heritage that is never old  because rooted in eternity. His superb artistic background – particularly in music – (a domain in which he certainly has not only a remarkable knowledge, but also a talent as a pianist) – made him aware that “modern culture” was in fact an anti-culture, and that a society in which the youth is fed on Rock and Roll was being given a subtle poison. In the Republic, now close to 25 centuries ago, Plato mentioned that “decadence begins in music. This is certainly what took place immediately after the end of World War II. Truth when cut off from Beauty tends to become abstract; it must be “incarnated.” From its very beginning Christian art, which has blossomed so magnificently in Europe, has taught the faith to millions of little children. Much of modern youth is fed on ugliness; and the Devil is its incarnation.

The vicious attacks on the sacred Tridentine Mass, the horrible architecture of some “modern” churches, sometimes copying a gym, the deafening noise (called music), the lack of reverence in religious ceremonies, were things which Benedict XVI clearly perceived were preventing young people from finding their way to their Mother the Church and perceiving the loving tenderness of Her message. He whose background in the beautiful baroque Catholic culture of Bavaria, had fed him on sacred beauty since his very baptism heard a call: make them aware of the unity of Truth, Goodness and Beauty; all incarnated in the Catholic Church through Christ.

It is also my personal conviction that JPII was conscious that his close collaborator possessed insights of crucial importance that complemented his own: they were a team, and this team had to be kept alive. This explains to my mind, why every time Cardinal Ratzinger offered his resignation as head of the Congregation for the Faith, the Pope wisely turned a deaf ear to his request. That the Cardinal repeated his request proves, on the other hand, how eager he was to leave Rome and go back to his beloved Bavaria. Let us thank JPII for perceiving that his close collaborator’s sufferings were to bring rich fruits for the Church. Their collaboration was crucial. Ratzinger’s exceptional intellectual talents were – for a while – put “in parenthesis.”

They were not lost; they were blossoming in secret. I am convinced that now that as soon as Benedict XVI will again use the name Cardinal Ratzinger, he will share with us insights that only suffering can “water.” No doubt his name will go down in history as one of the very many great minds with which God has blessed his Church from the very beginning.

From the moment the future Pope left his beloved Regensburg until Feb. 28, 2013, he accepted a mission which was not of his own choosing.  Let me repeat emphatically: He did not like the limelight.  He was never tempted by ambition. He did it in obedience, but an act of obedience which was to him, a subtle form of crucifixion.

When one studies the history of the Church, one thing is striking: the amazing variety of personalities and also the high percentage of Popes who were canonized. Something remarkable when one thinks that to be in a position of authority exposes people to all sorts of temptations. To be pope places one on a pinnacle of glory, and a very deep prayer life and much divine grace are both needed not to be flattered by this humanly “glorious” position. The greatest Popes never pursued this honor; they accepted it, but never played the political game on order to step into the shoes of Peter. There were many good Popes, faithfully fulfilling their function as Pastors of the Universal Church. Finally there was a very small percentage of unworthy popes and even bad popes, who ruthlessly tried to “grab” the Tiara to satisfy their pride.  Some were great sinners: let us remember that Judas – one of the twelve – betrayed Christ.

But his treason did not prevent the birth of the Holy Catholic Church.

But one thing is certain: in spite of treason and sinfulness, the Bark of Peter survived the most terrible storms and always will.

When elected almost eight years ago, Benedict accepted the “crown of thorns” in obedience, convinced that he had a mission to perform. I suspect that even then he had firmly decided to step down as soon as what he could contribute to the Church, was accomplished: to strengthen the holy cord of tradition, to give us back the treasure of the Tridentine Mass and to further true ecumenism by opening the door of Holy Church to Anglicans distressed by what was happening in their community.

The Pope’s schedule would exhaust a much younger “politician.” One thing is clear: this momentous decision was not the fruit of a sudden impulse, but on the contrary one of long hours of prayer and suffering. Just as he accepted the Papacy in 2005, he now gained the conviction that “God was telling him, ‘well done, faithful servant.’”

While grieving deeply that he is stepping down, the call of the hour is to thank him, and to promise that all his sheep will keep praying for someone who has been a blessing for the Church.

"Baby Steps Toward Hope" is a must see DVD for those who seek an end to abortion.
 
Especially if you are going to the March for Life, for Bus Captains and those with long drives and DVD players in your auto or just for watching in your living room, "Baby Steps Toward Hope" has rare footage of Nellie Gray, Lord rest her soul, sharing her Life Principals.  Also, formerly homeless mothers show and share their harrowing experiences fleeing unwanted family members and then finding hope.
 
There's also a path toward post abortion hope and healing, plus much, much more.
 
Go to: http://goodcounselhomes.org/content/free-dvd-bus-captains-headed-2013-march-life  for this free DVD today. There's a limited number, but anyone who's going to the March for Life or anyone who would like to go will be encouraged, inspired and motivated seeing "Baby Steps Toward Hope."

The Paulus Institute
for the Propagation of Sacred Liturgy
 MASS TO COMMEMORATE 
 NELLIE GRAY

ST. MARY MOTHER OF GOD
 CATHOLIC CHURCH
 5th and H Sts. NW, Washington, DC

FRI. JAN. 25, 8:00 A.M.
the morning of the 2013 March for Life

OPEN TO ALL
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MASS IN REMEMBRANCE AND FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOUL OF NELLIE GRAY

St. Mary Mother of God Church
5th and H Sts. NW, Washington, DC,
Fri. Jan. 25, 8:00 a.m., the Day of the 2013 March for Life

The Paulus Institute, an association of the Catholic faithful dedicated to the propagation of the Sacred Liturgy, is pleased to
 sponsor a Mass in remembrance of Nellie Gray, the ardent prolife advocate and architect of the annual March for Life. Fr. Alfred J. Harris, pastor of St. Mary’s, has graciously scheduled the Mass for the convenience of all who can attend. 

Fr. Harris celebrated Nellie’s Requiem Mass at St. Mary’s in the traditional form, a Missa Cantata, with Sean Cardinal O’Malley and Donald Cardinal Wuerl participating in choir. The Mass will be in the extraordinary form (traditional Latin Mass), dear to Nellie’s heart. For years, she was a regular figure in the third row pew of St. Mary’s at the Sunday 9 a.m. traditional Mass. Recently, Nellie had desired a Mass for March participants to be arranged by The Paulus Institute at St. Mary’s. 

The Mass will be that of the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, patron of The Paulus Institute, providentially occurring on the date of this year's March. The celebrant will be Fr. Gregory Pendergraft, F.S.S.P. St. Mary’s schola will sing the propers. A professional choir will sing a prelude of the Stanford "Beati Quorum Via" and Offertory Bruckner "Os Justi" and Communion "Justorum animae" by Saint-Saens. The ordinary will be the Rhineberger Mass in G. 

“Nellie Gray was a saint right in our midst,” said Jonathan Terrell, a member of the Institute’s board of directors. “As a lawyer in her prime years, she answered Christ’s call, just as St. Paul did. Nellie left her career and devoted herself to correcting the gross injustice of Roe vs. Wade, and she unfailingly attended the traditional Mass. May she be an inspiration to us all.” Fittingly, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI spoke of Christian vocation, so clearly demonstrated by Nellie Gray:

“‘Come, follow me.’ (Mk 10:21) This is the Christian vocation which is born from the Lord's proposal of love and can only be fulfilled in our loving response. Jesus invites his disciples to give their lives completely, without calculation or personal interest, with unreserved trust in God. Saints accept this demanding invitation and set out with humble docility in the following of the Crucified and Risen Christ. Their perfection, in the logic of faith sometimes humanly incomprehensible consists in no longer putting themselves at the centre but in choosing to go against the tide, living in line with the gospel. … [W]e contemplate the Apostle Peter's words fulfilled: ‘Behold, we have left all things, and have followed thee’ (v. 28), and Jesus’ comforting reassurance: ‘there is no man who has left house or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for my sake and for the gospel, who shall not receive a hundred times as much, now in this time ... with persecutions, and in the world 
to come life everlasting.’” (vv. 29-30).

Homily Of His Holiness Benedict XVI
Vatican Basilica, Sunday, 11 October 2009

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St. Andrew Christmas Novena
Prayer to Obtain Favors

Hail and blessed be the hour and moment in which the Son of God was born of the most pure Virgin Mary, at midnight, in Bethlehem, in the piercing cold. In that hour, vouchsafe, I beseech Thee, O my God! to hear my prayer and grant my desires, through the merits of Our Savior Jesus Christ, and of His Blessed Mother. Amen.


(It is piously believed that whoever recites the above prayer fifteen times a day from the feast of St. Andrew (30th November) until Christmas will obtain what is asked.)

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Saint Mary, Mother of God, Church in Washington, D.C. has scheduled itsfifth annual Votive Mass of Blessed Karl of Austria.   Blessed Karl, the last ruler of Austria-Hungary, worked tirelessly to stop the carnage of World War I.  As a model of holiness in his public life, family life, and spiritual life, he was beatified by Pope John Paul II on October 3, 2004.  Because his feast day, October 21, falls on a Sunday this year, the Mass will take place during the octave on Saturday, October 27, at 10:00 a.m.

The Solemn High Mass will be celebrated by Monsignor Andrew Wadsworth, with Fr. Gregory Pendergraft and Fr. Rhone Lillard of the Fraternity of St. Peter as Deacon and Subdeacon.   Various chivalric orders of the Church will participate, and music will be provided by St. Mary’s schola and a polyphonic choir.  At the end of Mass there will be an opportunity to venerate the relic of Blessed Karl.

At the reception following the Mass, history professor Dr. Paul Van Wie will share a representative sampling from his vast archive of documents and artifacts about Blessed Karl and his empire.   Dr. Van Wie has spent his life collecting original period photographs, rare books, medals, posters, maps, paintings and documents, and will give a lively commentary about the significance of the items he brings.

Saint Mary’s is now honored to house a first-class relic of Blessed Karl in a new shrine dedicated on September 2nd, when HIRH Archduke Imre of Austria presented the relic to Fr. Harris, pastor of St. Mary’s.   In light of the significance of the shrine and the graces and blessings which can flow from the veneration of relics, Suzanne Pearson will give a short reflection on “Blessed Karl as Intercessor.”
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St. Mary, Mother of God, Church is located at 727 5th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., 20001, which is the corner of 5th and H Streets, N.W.   If you have questions, please contact Suzanne Pearson at 703-524-0411 or send an e-mail to [email protected].

October 24-November 2, 2012

The Monastery of San Benedetto Norcia, Italy

welcomes you on a . . .

Pilgrimage to Italy in the footsteps of St. Benedict with The Very Rev. Cassian Folsom, O.S.B. Prior of the Benedictine Monks of Norcia and the founder of the monastery

Highlighting:

- The Monastery of San Benedetto, Norcia; birthplace of Sts. Benedict & Scholastica

- Joining the Monks of Norcia for Vespers & Compline

- Abbey of Monte Cassino and other sites of the twin saints

- Assisi, birthplace of Sts. Francis & Clare

- Florence, the jewel of the Renaissance

- Rome, the Eternal City

- Papal Audience with Our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI

For more information contact:

SYVERSEN TOURING
Ph: 1-800-334-5425
http://www.syversentouring.com/norcia.htm

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