Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office of the Feast of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary, otherwise known as Our Lady of Sorrows (September 15): Deus, in cujus passióne, secúndum Simeónis … Continue reading
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Inglorious Ending to the Israel-Vatican ‘Galatians Affair’
The current event that I wrote about in my latest Ad Rem, Pope Francis and the Senseless Galatians, has, it appears, reached its rather anti-climactic climax followed by an inglorious denouement. Unless either side chooses to provoke something, which appears … Continue reading
What’s in That Prayer? The Exultation of the Holy Cross
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (September 14): Deus, qui nos hodiérna die Exaltatiónis sanctæ Crucis ánnua solemnitáte lætíficas: præsta, quǽsumus; ut, cujus … Continue reading
What’s in That Prayer? The Holy Name of Mary
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office of the Feast of the Holy Name of Mary: Concéde, quǽsumus, omnípotens Deus: ut fidéles tui, qui sub sanctíssimæ Vírginis Maríæ Nómine et protectióne lætántur; ejus pia … Continue reading
What’s in That Prayer? The Collect for the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Tua nos, quǽsumus, Dómine, grátia semper et prævéniat et sequátur: ac bonis opéribus iúgiter præstet esse inténtos. Here is my translation: … Continue reading
A Whistleblower Nurse on Who is Actually Filling Hospitals in the Covid Crisis
Take it or leave it, but here it is.
What’s in That Prayer? The Nativity of Mary, the ‘Beginning of Salvation’
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office of Our Lady’s Nativity: Fámulis tuis, quǽsumus, Dómine, cæléstis grátiæ munus impertíre: ut, quibus beátæ Vírginis partus éxstitit salútis exórdium; Nativitátis eius votíva solémnitas pacis tríbuat increméntum. … Continue reading
Reply to ‘FM’: On Abandoning Ship During a Storm
I received an email from a reader whose initials are “F.M.” last night. My attempted reply was bounced back twice. In the hopes that he will see this on our site — and because I believe that the subject is … Continue reading
‘Hell and Its Torments,’ a Sermon of Saint Robert Bellarmine (Video)
A sermon by St. Robert Bellarmine, read by Charles Coulombe. Like a splash of cold water on the face, this is a wake-up call describing our skewed perspective of reality. Despite the enormous stakes of either Heaven or eternal torment, … Continue reading
What’s in That Prayer? The Collect for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Ecclésiam tuam, Dómine, miserátio continuáta mundet et múniat: et quia sine te non potest salva consístere; tuo semper múnere gubernétur. Here … Continue reading
Legal Protections from Big Gov and Big Biz Jab Mandates, with Chris Ferrara
It is already over a month old, but still very timely. Christopher Ferrara, Special Counsel to the Thomas More Society, discusses the legality of forcing abortion-tainted experimental drugs on people by the government and by employers. All those in the … Continue reading
What’s in That Prayer? Saint Stephen, the Pugnacious Propagator of the Church
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office of Saint Stephen of Hungary (1038): Concéde, quǽsumus, Ecclésiæ tuæ, omnípotens Deus: ut beátum Stéphanum Confessórem tuum, quem regnántem in terris propagatórem hábuit, propugnatórem habére mereátur gloriósum … Continue reading
James Corbett on the ‘Anti-Human Death Cult’
An extremely insightful presentation on the overpopulation propaganda and how it ties into the Covid-19 phenomenon — and what to do about it. Mr. Corbett is a radical libertarian; some sites call him an “anarcho-voluntaryist libertarian.” I have heard him … Continue reading
What’s in That Prayer? The Collect for Saint Raymond Nonnatus
Here is the artful oration that the Church prays for the Mass and Office of Saint Raymond Nonnatus: Deus, qui in liberándis fidélibus tuis ab impiórum captivitáte beátum Raymúndum Confessórem tuum mirábilem effecísti: eius nobis intercessióne concéde; ut, a peccatórum … Continue reading
What’s in That Prayer? The Collect for the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
The Church’s orations are often packed with doctrinal content, as well as moral edification and linguistic beauty. All that, and — in the case of the collects, anyway — the Church is asking for something quite specific. How the Church … Continue reading
