A City of London Banker Takes the Helm at the Vatican Bank: On 15 July, the Vatican's Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR) announced the appointment of Giovanni Boscia as its next Director General. He will take office on 1 October, succeeding Gian Franco Mammì after eleven years. Unlike his predecessor, who spent his entire career within the IOR, Boscia comes from international finance. Before joining the Vatican in 2019, he spent nearly three decades in the City of London with leading global investment banks, including Wall Street firms Salomon Brothers and Citigroup, as well as RBS and Credit Suisse First Boston.
Talking to Diane Montagna on July 16, Cardinal Robert Sarah argues that Leo XIV wants to allow the Roman rite, but fails because of the bishops and that the pope will be “very prudent” about the dissemination of the pro-homosexual final text of the synod's Study Group Number 9. On Leo XIV's letter to the French bishops "It seems to me that the Holy Father did well to write to the French Bishops, encouraging them to be more open to the traditional Mass, because it is a Mass we have celebrated for centuries." Follow what Leo XIV says "I think that what was written to the French Bishops must apply to all bishops: be more open, so as not to create division for no reason." "We must follow what Pope Leo says - that is, not be so averse toward something holy, something beautiful, something conducive to recollection." Traditionis Custodes should be abrogated "Yes, let's hope so. This depends on the Holy Father's decision, but perhaps the Holy Father could be helped. If, for example, in a Consistory …sɔgbɔ ɖe edzi
Cardinal Robert Sarah questioned whether the Church has authority to suppress the Traditional Latin Mass and urged bishops to be more open to the faithful devoted to it.
The word salad Cardinal Sarah is talking about: Finally, dear brothers, you intend to address the delicate theme of the Liturgy, to which the Holy Father is particularly attentive, in the context of the growth of communities attached to the Vetus Ordo. It is troubling that a painful wound continues to open in the Church concerning the celebration of the Mass, the very sacrament of unity. To heal it, a fresh regard from each person toward the other, with a greater understanding of the other's sensibility, is surely needed — a regard that could allow brothers enriched by their diversity to welcome one another mutually, in charity and in the unity of faith. May the Holy Spirit suggest to you concrete solutions that would generously include those sincerely attached to the Vetus Ordo, while respecting the orientations set forth by the Second Vatican Council regarding the Liturgy. --Cardinal Pietro Parolin The Modernists use obscurity and wiggle words. They know if the Modernist theology gets …sɔgbɔ ɖe edzi
Argentine Priest Wears "World Cup Wig". Worse than Germany: During a Eucharist on 12 July in Laprida, Argentina, parish priest Rafael Díaz donned a blue-and-white wig and waved an Argentine flag as congregants applauded their country's victory over Switzerland. Footage also shows altar servers wearing blue-and-white capes and hats.
Father Rafael Diaz, Argentina Move over Jesus Mass is for SOCCER
Here is another article: US troops injured in Iranian strikes – CBS The Iranian Army announced on Saturday morning that the 14th phase of Operation Lightning had targeted fuel tanks at Jordan’s Al-Azraq Air Base, an ammunition depot at Kuwait’s Al-Udeiri camp, and headquarters buildings, ammunition storage facilities and connecting bridges at Ali Al-Salem Air Base.
Photos from the Benedictine foundation at Notre-Dame de Bellefontaine Abbey: On the Feast of Saint Benedict, July 11, twelve monks from Le Barroux assumed responsibility for Notre-Dame de Bellefontaine Abbey in Maine-et-Loire, France, following the transfer of the monastery from the Trappist community. During the ceremony, the decree establishing the new priory was read, a message conveying the Apostolic Blessing of Leo XIV was presented, and the charter transferring the abbey to the founding monks was signed.
Official photos of the liturgical celebration marking the founding of the Traditional Benedictine Monks of Le Barroux at Notre-Dame de Bellefontaine Abbey in Maine-et-Loire, France. Source: Abbaye du Barroux
We'd have to hear the whole speech, but I wonder why he says that being a Synodal Church means recognizing that we don't possess the truth but must seek it together. What truth is he referring to? Isn't the Church the pillar and foundation of truth?
Jhon 14,6 Jesus replied, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” What is he talking about? What are we talking about? The successors of the apostles and the Catholic Church are the sole holders of the truth and the way (well, okay: up until the Second Vatican Council) ----- Jn 14,6 Jézus azt felelte neki: „Én vagyok az út, az igazság és az élet. Senki sem jut az Atyához, csak általam." Miről beszél, miről beszélünk? Az apostol utódok és a katolikus egyház az egyetlen igazság birtokosa, útja (na jó: a II. Vatikáni Zsinatig)
26 Years Later: Why Jeanette Hall Is Still Grateful to Be Alive: In Oregon, USA, on July 17, 2000, Jeanette Hall was diagnosed with colorectal cancer. Believing she had no future, she asked her doctor for assisted suicide under Oregon's newly enacted law. Instead of writing the prescription, Dr. Kenneth Stevens took the time to understand her fears and encouraged her to consider treatment. One question changed everything: "Wouldn't you like to see your son graduate from the police academy?" Jeanette chose treatment. She survived, attended her son's graduation, and years later told Dr. Stevens: "You saved my life. If I had gone to a doctor that believed in assisted suicide, I would not be here."
Bridgett Fertig @LightOnLiberty A UK professor found extraordinarily high aluminum levels in autistic brains and all of it was concentrated in immune cells. The aluminum in vaccines isn't even natural, it's man-made nanoparticles your immune system can't process in the slightest. Studies of deceased individuals show people with autism have EXTRAORDINARILY HIGH levels of aluminum in their brains. The autistic brains are in a permanent state of chronic inflammation.
Three scheduled Masses in the Roman rite in August at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, are likely to be cancelled unless the Diocese of Versailles authorizes a priest to celebrate them. Earlier this year, after months of dialogue, the diocese reached an agreement with representatives of the faithful to ensure that the Latin Mass would be celebrated every Sunday and holy day throughout the year. According to Paix Liturgique (15 July), the Diocese of Versailles acknowledged that it might be unable to provide priests for several summer dates and invited the faithful to propose canonically regular priests to fill the gaps. Most of the missing celebrations have since been covered, but the Masses scheduled for 2, 9, and 23 August remain without an approved celebrant. The faithful say that Rev. Jacques-Pascal Bosi, a priest in good standing of the Diocese of Gap-Embrun who is currently serving on mission in Paris, is available to celebrate the remaining Masses. They state that the Diocese of …sɔgbɔ ɖe edzi
"In the same way, there are now three kinds of men among Christians who are symbolized by the Hebrew people: There are some who rightly believe in God and in my words. There are others who believe in God but distrust my words, because they cannot distinguish between the good and the evil spirit. The third are those who neither believe in me nor in you to whom I have spoken my words."
[Saint Bridget of Sweden/ Heliga Birgitta; XIV Century AD: aged 69-70; born: Uppland, Sweden/died: Rome, Papal States; Widow, Mystic; Spiritual Writer; Founder; Patroness of Europe] Chapter 60 ~ The words of the Son to the bride about the three kinds of Christians that are symbolized by the Jews living in Egypt, and about how the things which have been revealed to the bride should be transmitted, published and preached to ignorant persons by the friends of God. The Son of God spoke to the bride and said: “I am the God of Israel and the one who spoke with Moses. When Moses was sent to my people, he begged for a sign, saying: ‘The people will not believe me otherwise.’ But if the people to whom Moses was sent were the Lord’s people, why did they not believe? You should know that this people consisted of three kinds of men: Some believed in God and Moses. Others believed in God but distrusted Moses, in that they thought that he, perhaps of his own invention and presumption, had presumed to …sɔgbɔ ɖe edzi
The contribution of three women - two religious sisters and one laywoman - at the Dicastery for Bishops is "highly valued and important," the Prefect, Archbishop Filippo Iannone, told Glas-Koncila.hr on July 14. As head of the Dicastery for Bishops, Monsignor Iannone oversees the Vatican office responsible for evaluating candidates for bishopric. However, many of these appointments are very controversial and difficult to justify from a Catholic perspective. Appointments are one of the most important ways in which a pope exercises governance and reveals his true priorities. Francis announced in July 2022 that women would become members of the Dicastery for Bishops for the first time in history. He then appointed Sr. Raffaella Petrini, Sr. Yvonne Reungoat and María Lía Zervino. Leo XIV retained the reform by confirming Petrini and Zervino as members and appointing Sr. Simona Brambilla. Reungoat's term ended. All four women are closely associated with the Francis-era deform agenda and its …sɔgbɔ ɖe edzi
Bishop AGUER about novus ordo : "This and other doctrinal, moral and disciplinary disasters emptied the seminaries and convents; triggered massive desertions in the clergy and religious life, and unleashed a bleeding in the Church." Entire statement in Spanish below.
"It is obviously possible to be fully Catholic while living the sacramental life according to the books of 1962. It is absolutely unacceptable to affirm the contrary", Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke told the organisers of the Chartres pilgrimage ‘Notre-Dame de Chrétienté’ in a July 14 YouTube.com video. And: "The liturgy according to the usus antiquior of the Roman Rite is an inestimable treasure of the Church which must be preserved and cherished because it is intimately linked to the very identity of the Roman Catholic Church." Cardinal Burke argued that the Roman rite has proven to be a powerful instrument of evangelization: “It is evident that this liturgy is missionary," he said. "This is seen by its fruits today as in centuries past, because it attracts through its sense of the sacred and transcendence." He added that this is "particularly evident with the younger generation," which he said has "a profound hunger for the spiritual in an increasingly horizontal world." Vatican II …sɔgbɔ ɖe edzi
Given they rejected the '65 they most certainly would have rejected the NO. PaulVI was dupped or complicit in ramrodding the NO mess through. The revolutionaries even gave him a draft which did not include the Roman Canon. He insisted on its inclusion saying it would not be a Roman Rite without it - Euch. Prayer 1. Many NOs don't use the Roman Canon now anyway.
De cara a Dios, arraigados en Cristo, sobre la Tradición y la Ortodoxia. El siempre recordado Papa Benedicto XVI –al que, muy posiblemente, alguna vez se lo declare Doctor de la Iglesia-, en su motu proprio Summorum Pontificum, del 7 de julio de 2007, sobre los dos usos del único rito romano, en su forma ordinaria y extraordinaria, buscó liberalizar el rezo de la Misa llamada “tradicional”, “tridentina”, “de San Pío V”, o “de siempre”. Y lo hizo con el fin de contribuir a la pax litúrgica, y ante el respeto debido por su uso venerable y antiguo. De tal modo, cualquier sacerdote podía celebrar la “Misa en latín”; sin necesidad de permisos especiales, y a cubierto de ideológicas represalias de ciertos obispos. En la carta al episcopado mundial, que acompañó el motu proprio, el Pontífice destacó que lo que para las generaciones anteriores era sagrado, también para nosotros permanece sagrado y grande y no puede ser improvisamente totalmente prohibido o incluso perjudicial. Solo Dios …sɔgbɔ ɖe edzi
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira Excerpts from Saint of the Day, Wednesday, 11/20/1963 (*) It seems to me that this invocation (Mother of God) has a very important point: it is that since Our Lady is the Mother of God, by a series of consequences She also is, and especial so, the Mother of men, and therefore, our Mother. I believe that the most precious grace that one can have in terms of devotion to Our Lady comes when She deigns to establish with each of us, through ineffable ties, a truly maternal relationship. This can take place in a thousand ways, but in general Our Lady shows to be our Mother especially when She saves us from some predicament in a way that becomes completely unforgettable. Or when She forgives us for some particularly unforgivable fault through one of those kindnesses that only mothers can have; She passes by, forgives us, and removes all rubbish much like Our Lord Jesus Christ would heal leprosy: nothing is left. [Our fault was such that] nothing deserved to be forgiven …sɔgbɔ ɖe edzi
There is a quiet kind of cruelty that people rarely talk about. Not because it does not exist, but because too many families have grown used to it. An older person sits silently at the kitchen table. Not because they have nothing to say, but because they already know what will happen if they speak. Someone will sigh. Someone will interrupt. Someone will look at them as though their presence is an inconvenience. That is not normal. It is not normal for adult children to raise their voices at their parents as though they are speaking to someone who no longer matters. It is not normal for grandchildren to become irritated with Grandma or Grandpa simply because they walk more slowly, ask the same question twice, or tell a story the family has already heard. Growing old does not make a person useless. It does not take away their right to a gentle voice, a little patience, a place at the table, or a place in the heart of the family. It is strange when you think about it. A person can spend an …sɔgbɔ ɖe edzi
" She saw him transpierced by iron pins. Her angel told her that it was the deceased brother of that woman who had asked her prayers. "If you wish," he added, "to ask any grace in his favour, it will not be refused to you." "I ask, then," she replied, "that he may be delivered from those horrible irons that transpierce him." Immediately she saw them drawn from the poor sufferer, who was then taken from this special prison and placed in the one occupied by those souls that had not incurred any particular torment."
Chapter XX ~ Diversity of the Pains — King Sancho and Queen Guda — St. Lidwina and the Soul Transpierced — Blessed Margaret Mary and the Bed of Fire. According to the saints, there is great diversity in the corporal pains of Purgatory. Although fire is the principal instrument of torture, there is also the torment of cold, the torture of the members, and the torture applied to the different senses of the human body. This diversity of suffering seems to correspond to the nature of the sins, each one of which demands its own punishment, according to these words : Quia per quce peccat quis, per hac et torquetur — " By what things a man sinneth, by the same also is he tormented."1 It is just that it should be so with regard to the chastisement, since the same diversity exists in the distribution of the reward. In Heaven each one receives according to his works, and, as Venerable Bede says, each one receives his crown, his robe of glory. For the martyr this robe is of a rich purple colour, …sɔgbɔ ɖe edzi
Gunther Eagleman™ @GuntherEagleman Just months before 9/11, the World Trade Center's lease was privatized and sold to Larry Silverstein. Silverstein took out an insurance plan that 'fortuitously' covered terrorism. After 9/11, Silverstein took the insurance company to court, claiming he should be paid double because there were 2 attacks. Silverstein won, and was awarded $4,550,000,000.