Without comment.
But Must See.
Update: 23 November 2014 00:15
Below is a passage from the Radical Catholic blog (see here) which lends perspective to the present situation.
Quare nunc, Domine?
God could have had you live in a former age, when the life of the Church was vibrant, when devotions were fervent and piety was a matter of course, when religious vocations were numerous and magnificent cathedrals were shooting out of the ground like mushrooms. But He didn’t.
Instead, He wanted you here on earth right now, at this critical moment in the life of the Church, as her houses of prayer and sacrifice are being defiled, as her seminaries and convents are crumbling, as wolves are devouring entire folds and the divine order is being rejected in favor of unspeakable perversions.
The gates of hell have opened wide, vomiting forth the armies of the devil to wage war against the Bride of Christ.
In response, God has sent you.
Pray, gentle reader, that you will be capable of receiving the grace needed to do the great work God has planned for you.
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Wonderful posting. I had just read this prayer @ The Radical Catholic and had come back to submit it to you, and found this new posting which was just perfect: http://theradicalcatholic.blogspot.com/2014/11/quare-nunc-domine.html
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Thks Mike,
Great pictures, and good blog recommendation.
Appreciate the kind words.
S.A.
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Dear Mike and SA,
Hope you don’t mind, but we were so moved by these words in the first link above, that we think they deserve a little place of their own here–
Thanks and God Bless 🙂 🙂
“God could have had you live in a former age, when the life of the Church was vibrant, when devotions were fervent and piety was a matter of course, when religious vocations were numerous and magnificent cathedrals were shooting out of the ground like mushrooms. But He didn’t.”
“Instead, He wanted you here on earth right now, at this critical moment in the life of the Church, as her houses of prayer and sacrifice are being defiled, as her seminaries and convents are crumbling, as wolves are devouring entire folds and the divine order is being rejected in favor of unspeakable perversions.”
“The gates of hell have opened wide, vomiting forth the armies of the devil to wage war against the Bride of Christ.”
“In response, God has sent you.”
“Pray, gentle reader, that you will be capable of receiving the grace needed to do the great work God has planned for you.”
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I agree. I have put it up under the Remnant video.
thks for the suggestion.
S.A.
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Dear SA,
Most definitely a MUST SEE-beginning to end chock-full of the truth about what we’ve all seen happening, what it is coming to right now, and why–because Rome is speaking and acting CONTRARY to the Faith, and we all know it. The call to wake up and realize what has happened, become more informed, and continue to speak out fearlessly, coupled with well-deserved praise for Cardinals Burke and Pell and those like them, and especially Bishop Athanasius Schneider, make this a call-to-arms we hope will go viral on the internet.
Can’t thank you enough for posting it. Riveting and Encouraging.
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Hi,
Mike and Chris make an excellent observation regarding the the squabbling amongst the Catholics who should know better. We seen this also on Louie’s comment section. And I can’t for the life of me figure out why.
But like Chris in the video says, a lot of people are seeing it now, so hopefully that is a good sign.
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Dear SA,
Some of the “squabbling” we’ve all seen seems to be based on heightened self-defense instincts with two main causes:
1. The various “positions” being taken by Catholics regarding the status of the Pope and Church teachings/ N.O./ VII are based on decisions not made lightly–in many cases after much soul-searching, prayer, research and thought. The effects on lives are huge-(some have stopped receiving Sacraments they now consider invalid, and have whole families following them.) So when another person-especially a traditional Catholic, challenges their reasons, they’re instinctively defending the fate of their soul and all those in their charge- and not just a theory or religious principle, on paper. That’s deeply personal, and intensely emotional, as are reactions frequently.
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2. With all the attacks from modernists spanning half a century now, -both in everyday lives and on blogs, self -defense of everything traditional becomes instinctive. Add anonymity into the mix, and the person you’re talking with in a com-box may become a “modernist-until proven-innocent”, instead of a presumed fellow faithful Catholic. Add to that, experience with real “fakes”, and you have an automatically suspicious atmosphere to overcome. Then when battle fatigue sets in, people easily go trigger-happy and forget to assume the best about the other person, and that fellow-Catholics aren’t the real enemy, Satan and all his minions and lies are.
With all that to contend with, and an atmosphere deliberately less-moderated than most, maybe the real wonder is that it doesn’t happen more often.
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Dear IF:
Agree with your assessment.
However, I see an element of “pride”. And we Catholics, of all people should be able to recognize it.
But then again, it’s a “process”
S.A.
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Dear SA,
Amen- one of the seven deadly sins.
Our Lady reminded us all- at Akita- that the devil goes after consecrated souls harder than all others, and that includes the Baptized.
Padre Pio was is great at reminding us to expect to be targets; be on guard against all vices, and especially not to despair at our own weaknesses or because of hardships–to keep on till we finish the race….
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We like this one from the collection of his letters, called
“Listening to God with Padre Pio”: #64 :
“Let the world turn upside down; let everything be in darkness, in smoke, in turmoil, but God is with you. If God lives in the darkness and on Mt. Sinai amid the thunder and lightning, would we not be happy to be close to Him?
I exhort you-Love a God crucified amid darkness; stay a while with Him
Tell Him, “It does me good to stay here, let us make 3 dwellings- one for Our Lord, one for Our Lady, one for St. John. Make 3 crosses, anyway, stay at the foot of the Son, or the mother, or the most beloved disciple.”
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