The only approved priest with the stigmata in the history of the Church.
Saturday, September 23, 2017
Friday, September 22, 2017
In Memoriam: Mons. Brunero Gherardini (Anno Domini 1925 - 2017)
He was also a dear friend. His spoken Italian was perfect Florentine!
I will miss seeing the great Mons. Gherardini at various events in Rome and the Vatican. Sometimes, early in the morning, I would see him walk around the Vatican walls for exercise, always wearing his Roman cassock.
He was very gentle and quiet. He really shined in the Roman aula, teaching in front of students.
Many will remember him as the postulator for the cause of Blessed Pius IX. For others he was their beloved professor at the Lateran. Others will remember him best as a canon of St. Peter's where he sang Vespers every Sunday.
He was an imposing figure, tall and slim. He always walked with purpose and direction and had a quick and big smile.
The annual evening Mass at the tomb of Blessed Pius IX on February 7 was organized by him. This was a tremendous contribution. It was the only time of the year when pilgrims could enter and touch the tomb.
This saintly priest wrote over eighty books on theological subjects. Ordained priest in 1948, he studied in Rome during the good old days under the pontificate of Venerable Pius XII, of blessed memory.
He was a good and faithful friend to Cardinal Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI. Being in the Ratzinger camp, he paid a heavy price among the wolves. His greatest achievement was to be an an orthodox and loyal son of Holy Mother Church during a time of tempest and rebellion.
God gave this great man 92 years to do His work on the planet earth. The torch hath been passed to a new generation. May new youthful theologians pick up where he left off and be great theologians, loyal to safeguarding and protecting the sacred deposit of Faith even unto persecution, calumny and death.
Thursday, September 21, 2017
Annual Mass at the Tomb of Venerable Pius XII
Alas, the torch is passed to a new generation. The new head of the family is don Filippo's (born in 1941) son, Asciano Pacelli (born in 1973). His claim to fame is that he is a reality TV star in Italy on Grande Fratello (a an extremely popular show that was both shallow and annoying). Pray for his conversion.
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Join the Largest Annual Traditional Catholic Event: the Chartres Pilgrimage
Walk with the North American English-speaking chapter!
The Art of Candle Painting in the Sacred Liturgy
Seen in the Canons' Chapel of the Vatican Basilica. This is a great custom of painting tall candles should be maintained.
Tall candles are no longer available in many places, including Rome (when you see tall candles in churches they are often plastic/synthetic).
Tall candles are no longer available in many places, including Rome (when you see tall candles in churches they are often plastic/synthetic).
The Art of Stained Glass Production
Photo of a window in the Catholic parish of Bellingham, Washington.
Monday, September 18, 2017
Cardinal Siri Wearing Insignia of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
Thank you, Luca, for the pic from Genoa!
Sunday, September 17, 2017
Read the Life of Michelangelo
"I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free." -Michelangelo
Science and God
Friday, September 15, 2017
Monsignor Ignacio Barreiro Carámbula RIP
He would also want to be remembered as a great pro-life warrior, always quick to defend the rights of preborn humans. And a lover of all things Catholic, especially the Classical Roman Liturgy.
On Holy Thursday the great Monsignor Ignacio Barreiro Carámbula passed away after a courageous five year battle with cancer.
I am still in a state of shock. It seems like just yesterday his mother died (she had seen Pius XII on his 1934 trip to South America). I am almost fearful Monsignor will see this blog post and laugh.
Monsignor Barreiro was a close friend and a devoted follower of this blog. My first Traditional Mass in Rome was with him at Santa Maria della Pace in Trastevere in 1998.
I later attended his Sunday Mass at San Giuseppe Capo le Case, near the Spanish Steps.
Born in Uruguay, Monsignor was the product of the finest Catholic education. He spoke many languages. I can still remember seeing him at a luncheon in the Rome resort town of Santa Marinella as he spoke many languages at once!
Monsignor had been a diplomat in the foreign service of Uruguay for some years until he was forced into exile after a coup d'état of his government.
After working at the U.N., he entered the seminary in New York and was ordained priest in 1987 by John Card. O'Connor at St. Patrick's Cathedral in NYC.
In 1998 Monsignor did something great for the Church when he opened the wonderful Rome office of Human Life International - a beacon of light - which is still in operation today.
As a graduate student in Rome, I frequented his office where he had established a wonderful library and study room for students. Most of the books were in English and covered various subjects, including bioethics and morals.
There was always a stack of The Latin Mass Magazine, which he was a contributor.
I always enjoyed a visit. When his office door was open, it meant you could say hi. When it was closed, you knew he was busy. Some days, the entire office was full of cigar smoke, which reminded us of the South America of his youth in the 1940s.
At noon Monsignor was fond of inviting all those present into his office to pray together the Angelus.
The wall behind his desk, jokingly called the "wall of fame," was covered in his diplomas and awards, including his two doctorates, the one in the center a doctorate in theology from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross. Another framed document was his membership in the Confraternity of St. Peter and another his being named a prelate of honor during the reign of John Paul II.
Once on a train ride into Rome, Monsignor joked that he belonged to a South American diocese he had never been to. We all laughed.
Over the years Monsignor helped a lot of people. His greatest gift was sound advice, prudence and action. Sometimes this meant counseling young couples, or mentoring lonely expats. He was always lending a friendly hand to help those in need. Once he even paid for a mutual friend's dental bill.
Greatly devoted to the Traditional Latin Mass, he was not well coordinated in the sanctuary. However, he was brilliant and his sermons, delivered in Italian, were stirring and delivered with great gusto and interesting collocation.
Oh, how I will miss seeing him walking the streets of Rome in his cassock and rain coat, wearing his cap, carrying his umbrella and looking out from those thick glasses. He was the only priest I saw at every pro-life event.
A friend of popes, cardinals, bishops, priests, nuns, the laity, students, the unborn, the Latin Mass movement and all in need of help, may this great man rest in peace. Hopefully one day he will be canonized and declared a patron saint of the unborn and of graduate students in Rome.
Thursday, September 14, 2017
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
10th Anniversary of Summorum Pontificum Celebration in Rome: September 14, 2017
Many thanks to His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI; long may his years be!
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
(EOHSJ) Custom Tours: Your Lieutenancy’s Pilgrimage
http://oc-travel.com/
Join us as we visit the very foundations of the Order in Jerusalem, where our predecessors provided both hospitality and defense for pilgrims. In addition to visiting a specially chosen charity of the Order in Palestine, we will follow the life and ministry of Jesus as we travel from Galilee up to Jerusalem.
Psalm 121 (122): 1-6
"I rejoiced at the things that were said to me: We shall go into the house of the Lord. Our feet were standing in thy courts, O Jerusalem. Jerusalem, which is built as a city, which is compact together. For thither did the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord: the testimony of Israel, to praise the name of the Lord. Because their seats have sat in judgment, seats upon the house of David.
Pray ye for the things that are for the peace of Jerusalem: and abundance for them that love thee."
Join us as we visit the very foundations of the Order in Jerusalem, where our predecessors provided both hospitality and defense for pilgrims. In addition to visiting a specially chosen charity of the Order in Palestine, we will follow the life and ministry of Jesus as we travel from Galilee up to Jerusalem.
Psalm 121 (122): 1-6
"I rejoiced at the things that were said to me: We shall go into the house of the Lord. Our feet were standing in thy courts, O Jerusalem. Jerusalem, which is built as a city, which is compact together. For thither did the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord: the testimony of Israel, to praise the name of the Lord. Because their seats have sat in judgment, seats upon the house of David.
Pray ye for the things that are for the peace of Jerusalem: and abundance for them that love thee."
Monday, September 11, 2017
Annual Marie Reine du Canada Walking Pilgrimage in Quebec
https://bccatholic.ca/content/annual-walking-pilgrimage-draws-hikers-to-one-of-the-oldest-stone-churches-in-canada
Crown of Thorns in Paris
Did you know you can venerate the crown of thorns at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris?
Public veneration of the crown of thorns and the relics of the passion are the First Friday of every month and every Friday during Lent at 3:00 p.m.
See the new official website of Notre-Dame for more details:
http://www.notredamedeparis.fr/en/spiritualite/
Public veneration of the crown of thorns and the relics of the passion are the First Friday of every month and every Friday during Lent at 3:00 p.m.
See the new official website of Notre-Dame for more details:
http://www.notredamedeparis.fr/en/spiritualite/Sunday, September 10, 2017
Wednesday, September 6, 2017
Poisoned Battle of Lepanto Cross that Pius V Went to Kiss and Was Saved
During the Battle of Lepanto, at his home in the Vatican, he noticed the leg came off, alerting him something was not right.
The cross had been poisoned.
The intent was to kill the Pope when he kissed it.
This great relic is now kept safe by the Passionists in Rome.
It was an honor to pray here and to hear the story.
Pope St. Pius V, pray for us!
In Memoriam: Great Defender of the Family
Source: thank you, Rodolfo!
RIP Cardinal Caffarra: AD 1938 - 2017
Carolus S.R.E. titulo S. Joannis Baptistæ Nationis Florentinorum in Urbe Presbyter Cardinalis Caffarra.
Natus Buxeti Kalendis Juniis A.D. MCMXXXVIII obiit Bononiæ die 6 mensis Septembris A.D. MMXVII.
Requiescat in pace.
Natus Buxeti Kalendis Juniis A.D. MCMXXXVIII obiit Bononiæ die 6 mensis Septembris A.D. MMXVII.
Requiescat in pace.
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Catholic France Pilgrimage Tour 2018
Monday, September 4, 2017
Catholic Pilgrimage Tour to Malta: 2019
Pilgrimage Tours for Religious Orders of Nuns
Visit as a group the tomb of your founder or foundress. Allow us to bring you there.
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