I just had to say that.
Mid-July Check-In
Just checkin in with my peeps! As always, I have several things on the burners and unfinished projects from years ago. Old work from my youth that really should be published. Work on old blogs that should be re-published. I once had a YouTube channel but we don’t need to talk about that. Don’t look for it, it’s been deleted, by myself, a long time ago. There is only so much time and as Chris Martenson keeps saying, we have already entered “The Quickening.” Who knows how much longer we will even have the internet as accessible as it is, or in the same form?
Let us pray for the Texas flood victims and for peace in the Middle East and Eastern Europe. Peace in the womb. Peace in the Church. For His Holiness Pope Leo XIV!
This past week we celebrated the feast of Saint Kateri on the 14th, who is invoked for the environment and ecology, issues which most concern us in the Catholic preparedness community. Yesterday we honored Our Lady of Mount Carmel, who instituted the habit of the Brown Scapular through Saint Simon Stock. We had a special investiture and high solemn traditional Mass on Long Island last night. Afterwards, the church had a light reception. So, my dinner was mystery hors d'oeuvres, fruit and cake that looked like Boston Cream cake, but with no Boston Cream:( (I do hope the church cooks are not reading this.) I was still hungry and got a Wendy’s large fries on the way home. Lo and behold, my stomach started hurting in the middle of the night and I went rummaging for expired Pepto Bismol tablets. Guess I need more Pepto.
Anyway, it was all more than worth it for a wonderful evening with friends and of course, a beautiful Mass. We have something very special and amazing that has recently been emerging in the traditional Catholic community on Long Island. Various special feast TLM’s are being celebrated at different churches by different priests, often with several priests. We are a nomadic bunch, as we have always been since the 80’s. We are used to it and we have learned adaptability. The group travels around to all these Masses and it is truly joyful! Let me tell you, the turnouts are incredible, with a high percentage of Latinos. I suspect the persecution of the trads in the last several years has only served to pique people’s interest (there’s no such thing as bad publicity, our enemies forgot that). I feel very blessed to be experiencing this time and place in Church history. I know it is special and rare and will not continue forever. Things will change once again, for sure. But this is where we are now, and it is wonderful.
Again, it is the month of the Precious Blood of Jesus. Let us pour ourselves out to Him, Who pours Himself out for us!
Cardinal Burke's Prayer for Pope Leo with PDF
Prayer for Pope Leo XIV
Vicar of Christ on Earth and Shepherd of the Universal Church
O Holy Virgin Mary, Mother of the Lord of Heaven and of Earth, Our Lady of Guadalupe, guide and protect the Roman Pontiff, Pope Leo XIV. Through your intercession, may he receive in abundance the grace of the Successor of Saint Peter: the perpetual and visible source and foundation of the unity of our Bishops and of all our brothers and sisters in the Mystical Body of your Divine Son. Unite Pope Leo’s heart to your Immaculate Heart, leading him to rest his heart ever more securely in the glorious pierced Heart of Jesus, so that he may confirm us in the Catholic faith, in the worship of God in spirit and truth, and in a good and holy Christian life.
In the tumult of the present time, keep Pope Leo securely within the hollow of your mantle, in the crossing of your arms, protecting him from Satan, the father of lies, and from every evil spirit. Implore Our Lord to grant him, in particular, the wisdom and courage to be a true Shepherd of the Church throughout the world. With you, I place all my trust in Christ, the Good Shepherd, Who alone is our help and salvation. Amen.
Heart of Jesus, formed by the Holy Spirit in the womb of the Virgin Mother, have mercy upon us!
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Queen of the Apostles, pray for us!
Saints Peter and Paul, pray for us!
Pope Saint Leo the Great, pray for us!
PDF Prayer for Pope Leo XIV
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