On the Consecration of the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
The consecration took place on the same date on which Leo XIII consecrated the world.
The consecration took place on the same date on which Leo XIII consecrated the world.
Remembered for confirming the decrees of the Sixth Ecumenical Council.
"...refraining from every public statement that would oppose either his person or his Magisterium."
"[L]ay faithful are warned not to adhere to the schism of the Society of Saint Pius X."
Official estimates were of at least 16,000 registered attendees.
The SSPX bishops "absolutely exclude any attempt to usurp the jurisdiction of the Sovereign Pontiff."
Bishop Brennan remains in his see with jurisdiction.
Pope to heretics: "We are already one!" Pope to the SSPX: this is a "schismatic act."
Above: Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, with gushing blood, detail of the Ghent Altarpiece, Jan van Eyck, c. 1432. The History of the Feast According to the Traditional Catholic Calendar of 1962 and prior, July 1st is the Feast of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ. This feast was instituted for the Universal…