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FOR THE RECORD: Today, 190 days from the start of the Stealth Sex Synod of 2015 brings good news from Pittsburgh PA. The “Indefectable” Catholic Church took back one of its former places of worship. The 28th of March, 2015 saw the Solemn Blessing and First Mass of St. James Church, a former diocesan church now owned by the Society of St. Pius X. For the details of this good news, this blog is re-producing the article that appeared in the Remnant Newspaper. (see here)
Deo Gratias and may this be the next of many more to come!
On an aside, for those who would like to see the new Church and the history behind the story of the SSPX acquisition of the property, please go to the SSPX website (see here) to see the background information and videos of the first Mass offered by the SSPX at St. James Church in Pittsburgh which actually occurred at Midnight on the Feast of the Holy Nativity.
And now I hand the ball off to the Remnant.
The Remnant: “Athanasius Smiled: Taking Back One of Our Places”
She’s Ours Again (St. James Church)
In his letter to Catholics suffering at the hands of Arian heretics, the great St. Athanasius writes: “I know moreover that not only this thing saddens you, but also the fact that while others have obtained the churches by violence, you are meanwhile cast out from your places. For they hold the places, but you the Apostolic Faith.”
Today Athanasius smiled, for in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States of America a gathering of faithful Catholics witnessed a truly remarkable event: the dedication ceremony of new Catholic Church.
Now by “new” I don’t refer to the age of the actual building, for the West End parish of St. James the Greater was established in 1853. No, “new” in the sense that this building, which fell into disuse after the Second Vatican Council and was eventually sold off to a businessman to be used for secular purposes, has as of this morning been redeemed and rededicated to the holy purposes for which Catholics from many years ago had built it in the first place. The building is being placed back in the service of the Catholic Faith and the salvation of souls.
The Chancery Office of the Diocese of Pittsburgh may not be happy with this development but it is not difficult to imagine heaven rejoicing on this day, along with faithful Catholics all around the world who see this as a heaven-sent sign of things to come if we can just hold fast to the faith of our fathers during these times of upheaval in the Church.
To fully appreciate the long journey St. James has taken in order to reestablish the mission of salvation for which the church was built, readers may wish to peruse the SSPX’s 44-page St. James Church Re-Dedication commemorative brochure, which has been compiled by the new pastor of St. James, Father Patrick Rutledge, and can be viewed here
This morning, following a procession of priests and faithful through the streets of Pittsburgh, St. James Catholic Church at 326 S. Main Street was blessed at 11:00am by Fr. Niklaus Pfluger (First Assistant to the Superior General, Bishop Bernard Fellay). A Solemn Mass (see photo) followed, making it official: the SSPX has taken back one of ours but in a spirit of humility and gratitude to God for his goodness.
This day was a long time coming
As the recent SSPX press release put it:
For many years the Society of St. Pius X has performed its apostolic work for the salvation of souls under the auspices of Our Lady of Fatima Church. With the re-dedication of the new church the priestly society will continue its Pittsburgh, PA apostolate under the patronage of the Apostle, St. James the Greater. The retention of the church’s original titular saint also signifies that the SSPX is continuing to transmit the same Catholic Faith for which the West End parish was founded in 1853.
As of tomorrow, March 29, Sunday Mass will once again be offered at St. James Church at 9:00am with confessions starting at 8:00am and the public Rosary at 8:30am. The Mass, the Rosary, the Faith celebrated from now on in the Church of St. James will be according to the traditional Catholic Roman Rite of the Church.
Whether you support the SSPX or not, we can all agree on this much: At least the Muslims didn’t get this one, and Pittsburgh Catholics have not only kept the faith but managed to recover one of the churches that had been lost to us all.
All glory, laud and honor to Thee Redeemer King!
The Deus Ex Machina Blog 
Dear SA,
It’s starting to look like you have Cardinal Burke for a consultant on your blog.
🙂 🙂
Gloria T.V. News April 2, 2015;
“In front of La Nuova Bussola Quotidiana, Cardinal Raymond Burke argued that there is more and more evidence of a gay lobby trying to push the Synod of Bishops in a certain direction.
Quote: “During the Synod it was said that homosexuality had nothing to do with the family and that one would need to convoke a own Synod if one wanted to tackle this problem.
But then – Cardinal Burke adds – “we were confronted in the Relatio post disceptationem with this theme which was not discussed by the Synod Fathers.”
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HI IF:
This is what my analysis showed. The Forte paragraphs were so blatant that is was actually not hard to spot.
Further confirmation is something that Francis said recently, where he said that giving communion to serial adulteres won’t solve anything.
Long and short, I’m glad that people’s eyes are beginning to open.
S.A.
So the fog of war is lifting.
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I see the good bishop is countering this existential threat by offering more catnip for progressives: free annulments!
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Dear SA,
Since you’re posting good news items about the Church–we just left this info on Louie’s blog (The subject is sacrificing for the Truth)
“Pat Archbold just announced he got sacked from the National Catholic Register. Says he’s grateful for all the support he’s getting from fellow Catholics; and since he has a source of income separate from his writing, he’s not that concerned about the paycheck.
Regaring the cause, he writes:
” Suffice to say this…I got into writing because I love my faith and the Church. It is that simple. I always just wanted to write what I thought about what was happening in the culture and in the Church and I wanted to say it the way I wanted to say it. For a while that was understood, accepted, and even appreciated by the Register. For the past 2 years, that has increasingly not been the case. That shouldn’t be a surprise to many. There was no sense in me changing since my reasons and need for writing had not changed. But obviously some things changed, as we all know. I knew what I was doing and I understood well the current mood. I didn’t change because I didn’t want to. But it is their newspaper and they get to choose what they want pay for and publish. That obviously was no longer my writing.
–” In a strange way, I am relieved. It feels more honest now. No more me jumping through hoops and worrying about every word or topic choice. And I am sure some folks who had to deal with me during an increasingly tense process are equally glad to be rid of me.””
“…. At this point I just want to get back to beating up on those red-caped commies who are trying to ruin everything in October.”
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Go Patrick. 🙂 🙂
The Remnant heard about Pat Archbold getting fired, and Michael Matt had this to say:
” By a strange coincidence, Mr. Archbold, we here at The Remnant are in search of an additional columnist. Perhaps you might consider taking a crack at ticking off a few of our readers or maybe even building up some real tension with our editors. In fact, I challenge you to give that a try! You up?”
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Go Michael 🙂 🙂
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Hi:
Prayer appreciated once again. I picked up my stragglers… I mean my wife and son this morning. They are safe at home and the little guy is doing well.
As for the Register, one would think that they would be concerned with capital T Truth. Looks like they just want an ideological conformist and Truth is not really that important.
Actually, I have a post in mind about just that.
God, I hope Patrick takes up Michael’s offer.
S.A.
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Really glad to hear the little guy is okay and the whole family is l back home–hospital stuff is ALWAYS a major life disruption.
Re Pat, the Register and the Remnant
We FULLY Agree. 🙂 🙂
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Dear SA,
GloriaT.V.’s Sunday report included this item:
“Unity now! Speaking to the French paper La Croix the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller, claimed that it is – quote – “the mission of the Pope to unify the world.” Gloria.tv humbly believes that it is the mission of the Pope to unify the Church, which in a dramatic way has been falling apart for the past 40 years.”
Muller’s words are another example of the VII newspeak which can be taken on many levels. Sure, the Church has a mission to unify the world, THROUGH Teaching all nations what Jesus taught, and BAPTIZING them–not through forming friendships that leave them thinking their false faiths are seen by us as equal to the Only True one.
For the same reason, the modernist part of the Church which Gloria TV says has been “falling apart” for the last 40 years (50+ actually) won’t be unified without a re-conversion to belief in it’s Dogmatic teachings and the practices that must closely follow them–until we get those “off” the back burner and back where they belong (along with the Tabernacles in all the Churches) and re-orient the priest and ourselves towards God and not ourselves, we won’t be seeing that kind of “unity”
The latest SSPX assertions that dogmatic difficulties still present a problem, is the reason you see so many who are truly seeking the truth, being drawn to them.
May God help us all, and soon, and bless all who sincerely seek to do His will..
http://sspx.org/sites/sspx/files/styles/news_big/public/news/archbishop_lefebvre_pontifical_mass_canon460.jpg?itok=N77DGS1p
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HI:
Yes, the wheels are falling off this papacy. Everyone sees it. Even the questionable popularity stats aren’t enough. As to card. Muller, we praise him when he says something good, and correct him when he says something stupid. It is the manner in which we earn our salvation. Fr. Z has a great post about the “true Francis Effect” and that is that it has made the true Faithful re- acquaint themselves with Catholicism. Now if we can just get cardinals like Muller and Koch to come across to the side of good completely, we’ll be ok.
S.A.
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Dear SA,
No need to respond if you’d rather keep things more private, but we (and likely a few others of your regular readers) are just wondering if the medium- crisis is over with your family’s health, or not. We’re keeping you all in our prayers either way. 🙂 🙂
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HI :
The little guy is scheduled to come out of the hospital today. So tomorrow, things should be back to normal.
It was one of those things that snowballed from what we thought was a viral infection that we thought we had treated. But as it turned out, the antibiotic was insufficient the first time around. And when dealing with a 5 year old, it could have become serious. But we caught it in time and all looks well.
Thanks for asking, and thanks for your prayers.
S.A.
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Dear SA,
Very good news. Our prayers will continue. God Bless.
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