The Sunday after the Ascension places us in a holy interval. The Lord has gone up in glory but the promised Spirit has not yet descended like fire. The Apostles have returned from the Mount of Olives to Jerusalem. They are gathered in the Upper Room with Mary, with memories still burning from the Last…
We note what is conspicuous by its absence in the SSPX declaration of faith.
Ascensiontide As the Forgotten End of Pascaltide The total length of Paschaltide from Easter Sunday to the end of Whitsuntide is fifty-six days inclusive. In this way, Holy Mother Church shows us the joy of Easter has eclipsed the time of penance of Lent. Ascentiontide lasts for 10 days and is part of the Pascal…
From the Roman office of the feast. ℣. Grant, Lord, a blessing.Benediction. May God the Father Omnipotent, be to us merciful and clement.℟. Amen. Reading 4From the Sermons of Pope St. Leo the Great.2nd on the Ascension.And so the seen Presence of our Redeemer in the Body was changed for an unseen Presence in the Sacraments, and hearing…
"...until the day came when that triumphant procession of victory, which He had led from the realms of shattered death, followed Him with unimaginable pomp into the heavens."
The Avila Institute School of Spiritual Formation.
"Do you wish to endure all the suffering that He may please to send you?"
The “Final Report” of Study Group 9 promotes a "paradigm shift."
In Fr. Pagliarani’s letter to Cardinal Fernández of February 19th of this year, he makes reference to the “threats” directed against the SSPX from Rome. “There is talk of breaking communion, of schism, and of “serious consequences.” At the word “schism” there is a footnote that affirms: “The Society, however, defends itself against any accusation…
How many Catholics understand what is meant by the greater or lesser litanies, or by the expression “the Rogations” – clergy included?
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