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"I am amazed at how many ex-Ashhurst Latin Mass adherents are prepared to lose their jobs because they are not prepared to receive an abortion-tainted vaccine.
Surely these outstanding faithful are among the greatest Catholic heroes of our time. They are not prepared to abandon the tenets of their Catholic faith just because it's good for governments politically to hype the dangers of Covid."
These faithful Catholics are shouldering a huge cross for which they and the Church will be richly blessed. To their bishops they are an illustration of the Christian response to an evil law which is "no law at all".
The cross allows one to distinguish the reprobates from the predestined. Just as on the day of judgment the good will rejoice upon seeing the cross, so even now it can be seen whether one will be saved or lost. If, as the cross presents itself to the soul, she embraces it, carries it with resignation and patience, kissing and thanking the hand which is sending it - here is the sign that she is saved.
If, on the contrary, as the cross is presented to her she gets irritated, despises it and even reaches the point of offending Me - you can say that that's a sign that the soul is heading on the way to hell" - Jesus to the Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta, in the Book of Heaven.
So we see clearly that Our Lord Himself is presenting to us all the cross of refusing an abortion-tainted, so-called vaccine, and the destiny of those who embrace that cross, or despising it, takes the jab: heaven or hell.
On New Year's Day, when faithful Catholics celebrate the Solemnity of the Mother of God, a reader's comment on EX- ASHHURST LATIN MASSGOERS SENT TO OLOL https://juliadufresne.blogspot.com/2021/12/ex-ashhurst-latin-massgoers-sent-to.html?showComment=1640994633908#c261728082889278346 bears repeating - and comment in return.
2022, by the grace of God, may well be a saint-making year, one such as has never been experienced in our life time. The horrible satanic forces of Klaus Schwab, the Gateses and their globalist ilk ("Mr Global" for short) may have been taken to court in the Hague, but as another reader shrewdly observes, even if eventually found guilty of crimes against humanity, they're likely by then to have manoeuvred and manipulated themselves into an impregnable castle of power.
Reader II rightly states that they can be overcome only by force, just as the Nazis' atrocities in Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen and Treblinka were ended in WWII not by the Nuremberg trials but by the military defeat of the Third Reich. Let's not look to the United States though, as our knight in shining armour, when 20% of Americans now want Sleepy Joe to go - or to the UK, whose Prime Minister Boris Johnson is one of those arraigned at the Hague.
No, the force required to beat the Great Reset is the power of prayer. From where do the Ashhurst Latin Massgoers draw the strength to withstand the blandishments of Bergoglio and the bishops, who assure them that to "keep ourselves safe" it's fine to benefit (or kid yourself you'll benefit) from a vaccine (that is not a vaccine but an experimental serum) derived from babies dragged from their mothers' wombs and dismembered alive?
Despite assurances of Bergoglio and bishops that these vaccines are morally acceptableand even a moral imperative to receive, they all depend upon aborted children for testing and/or development. While they assure us that this dependence upon abortion is only remote, they ignore completely the conditions that are lacking, to justify even remote cooperation.
The reality is that taking any of these Covid vaccines does associate each receipient with abortion, even if remote. As such it serves a satanic purpose, to the delight of Moloch, the ancient demon of child sacrifice.
The hopeful news for those who have received the jab and repented is that this is not an unpardonable sin. Many took the jab out of force or fear, some to visit aging parents or young grandchildren, and many have been misled by the hierarchy. Make a good confession to a good priest, who is not himself compromised.
As during Nazi tyranny, so now under globalist tyranny, there are many who are doing what they can to save lives from this death vax, to include countless uncompromised pastors, doctors and so many others - Fr Celatus, The Remnant, Nov 15 2021.
And numbered among the uncompromised "so many others" are these heroic lay people of the ex-Ashhurst Latin Mass community, whose example of faithfulness is sourced primarily in the Most Holy Eucharist.
But it can't be just the Body and Blood of our Lord which strengthens these noble men and women. Many Novus Ordo Massgoers receive Communion, perhaps as often as Latin Mass adherents, but the NO crowd are now dutifully presenting the bouncer at the church door with their vaccine passport and filing up for Communion, as usual in the hand, the overwhelming majority without the grace of absolution for sin received in the Sacrament of Penance. Who can say what percentage of NO Massgoers, by receiving Communion in a state of mortal sin, are committing sacrilege?
The Return of the Prodigal Son Rembrandt van Rijn |
Confessions are always heard before, after, and/or during the Latin Mass. There's always a queue in the pew. So that's one source of grace, light and faithfulness to Church teaching.
The other distinguishing feature of the Latin Massgoer is a devotion to the Most Holy Rosary. At Ashhurst it was prayed before Mass, always. For the last few Masses at St Columba's it was prayed in Latin, with a 12 year-old boy usually leading one decade.
Our Lady of Fatima delivered an ominous message on October 13, 1917: "I have come to ask men to repent of their sins, to change their lives, to stop offending Our Lord who is already offended so much, and to recite the Holy Rosary. ...
Our Lady is still pleading with us.Just four days ago, this was her message to Church-approved mystic Maria Luz de Bonilla:
My children, I wish to keep you within My Womb - Ark of Salvation and Refuge of each one of you, in the face of so much pain that is coming as a consequence of the evil that has taken hold of those who, through economic power, have set out to spread despair on Earth among My children, paving the way for the Antichrist, scourging this generation whose wrong works and behavior has allowed evil to penetrate.https://www.revelacionesmarianas.com/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=children_prepare_yourselves_the_suffering_already_announced_is_this_not_something_else_mother_mary&utm_term=2021-12-31
Sin leads to damnation for individuals but also to the grave situations we see within the Church and the world. Of course there are many maladies one can identify in 2021, but some of the most painful and lethal ones were actually identified over one hundred years ago by Our Lady of Fatima: offenses against God; souls going to hell; the loss of the Faith; and the delayed consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary - "Grading Francis and Ourselves on the Good Samaritan Standard", Robert Morrison, The Remnant Nov 15 2021.
Today is the Solemnity of the Mother of God. Not so many years ago it was kept as a Holy Day of Obligation. Today, in a certain NO parish of the Palmerston North Diocese, there was no Mass. The chairman of the parish council said he knew nothing of the Solemnity of the Mother of God."Father's away," he said. End of story.
How many NO Catholics pray the Rosary daily? How many know, for example, the story of the Battle of Lepanto?
In the 16th century, a strong and aggressive Muslim force was poised to conquer the European continent. Their goal was to wipe out Christianity, “to place a crescent on top of St. Peter’s and a turban on the pope’s head.” In response, Christians banded together, turned to Mary, invoked the Rosary, and were saved when God gave them a victory at one of the most famous naval battles in history. The battle took place just off the coast of Greece at a place known as Lepanto; the year was 1571..https://www.osvnews.com/2018/10/07/the-blessed-mother-the-rosary-and-the-battle-of-lepanto-2/
The Battle of Lepanto - artist unknown |
Reader I is obviously incensed. He continues:
Yet, not only is their sacrifice ignored by the Church, they seem to be treated as outcasts by the Church. Not only is the Latin Mass cancelled, but they are forced to attend the only locally available unvaccinated Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes, mostly presided over by a priest who orders them to stand at his Masses, in a church environment that to many seems to deliberately contradict every tenet of faithful Catholic liturgy.
One could put this treatment of the ex-Ashhurst Latin Mass attendees down to a mistake, lack of forethought, or an agenda of 'pastoral care' designed to callously add insult to injury. The reader should choose which it is!
Not only does the priest order them - accustomed as they are to kneeling for almost the entire liturgy - to stand during the Consecration, but he also denies these TLM adherents their right to Communion on the tongue.
But we must take heart from these stalwarts of our Faith, pray for them, fast and sacrifice for those who are losing their livelihoods to bear witness to Christ our King. As Bishop Athanasius Schneider (so aptly named!) has said:
This is a special time, which the inscrutable wisdom of God permits to purify and to strengthen our faith. God is using in this time the little one in the Church, the pure faith mostly of the lay faithful to keep the faith intact and to hand it over to the next generations.
It is an honour that we can be witnesses and defenders of our dear Catholic faith not only against the enemies outside but also in the face of the traitors inside the Church, even when these traitors are bishops or cardinals. The Church is always in the hand of our Lord, even in our dark days.
I think that God permits that the evil inside the Church must grow and reveal itself in all its wickedness and then God will intervene and make shine the truth and the beauty of the faith, of the liturgy and of the moral life anew. As Saint Paul said: "When there increased the evil, the grace increased still more."
Be confident and be proud and joyful because of our Catholic faith.
'Satan's master stroke is sowing disobedience... By obedience'. A quote of Archbishop Lefebvre.
ReplyDeleteThrough the power of "PRAYER" and "FAITH", HEB 11:30 By "FAITH" the walls of Jericho fell !!!!! Let's bring the walls of this so called government and it's leader down. The so called pm needs to be held accountable for her actions.
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ReplyDelete... was telling me about Our Lady's prophecies yesterday ... def. said we would have a 3rd world war and it would be nuclear.
Anonymous:
Let’s pray for a better government and church in NZ for 2022.
There are many people now who I hardly recognise. People who used to be rational thinkers and generally friendly but through 2 years of indoctrination through fear are no longer so. We need to pray that the many now like this snap out of it.
Beverley Bennett:
Agree. 2 friends have told me this recently ... we need more prayer , fasting and reparation.
Nick Mooney
Meaning ..that with all these points we are making ...its clear that we are in ..or are very close to The Tribulation (Book of Revelation)..ordinarily for example ..we would believe and be obedient to the pope and his bishops.. but knowing what we know.. and what we see..these clearly are not ordinary times..
Pray for Bishop Schneider and Ab Vigaro.
ReplyDeleteThe Church is clear that a Catholic can take the covid vaccine if they want too. My husband and I have decided not to take the vaccine and my husband has lost his job, it is the mandate we oppose and not the vaccine. The mandates are unjust and should be opposed. We simply don't choose the vaccine for ourselves as we are not convinced of its absolute necessity at this time, nor convinced of its safety or efficacy. We would prefer access to early treatment which is denied us all, something which is also unjust.
ReplyDeleteI don't believe any Catholic should consider they are taking a higher path by refusing the vaccine, the Church is clear the vaccine can be taken. That really is the thing and we must accept that morally they have confirmed this. There are always questions but regardless the buck stops with that basic point.
Losing one's job because you don't want the vaccine is a decision that can be made for just reasons, assuming the cost is not disproportionate to those who depend on someone keeping that job. That is a good decision and a strong witness, but it isn't for everyone, nor should it be.
I know a young father with a number of children, he didn't want the vaccine but took it to keep his job and support his children. I believe that was the correct choice and a sacrifice on his part for the sake of his family. Taking that vaccine was necessary for the grave reason that his family depended on his job. Those who forced that decision on him are inept at best, but possibly unjust and even malicious. The burden is on them not him. The Church supports his decision for a grave reason and does not burden him further. The reasons the Church takes this position rests on sound principles within the long tradition of the Church. Even as the SSPX has also said, a Catholic can take the vaccine in good conscience, and recognised the grave reason of the potential loss of one's living.
The Church is right not to lay burdens of conscience on those who are this sort of quandary. As it stands, in itself, the vaccine can be taken. Just as the Rubella vaccine can be taken. This stance doesn't dispense the Church or any Catholic from protesting against the origin of the vaccine. For some protest may mean refusal. If they can do this reasonably without plunging their families into poverty then good for them they witness against injustice, but it doesn't make them saints or martyrs not even close. Being just is really the bottom line not the crowning glory. It may be that those who take the vaccine and suffer an evil of coercion for the sake of love for their family are the real martyrs here, but only because of coercion, not because of the vaccine itself.
That said with that acceptance of Church teaching on the matter there is much more to think about, and pray about. This is no normal situation about choosing to take a vaccine. It is a dubious global phenomena and what the prayerful might be sensing and reacting too is something truly evil afoot. This is a holy sense and a gift.
Well goodness gracious me.
ReplyDeleteThanks to whoever took the time to write the very good letter above! I agree that it is important that we acknowledge the teaching of 'The Church', given that the letter the writer refers to now forms part of 'the magisterium'. Much of the new document is simply a reclarification of previous ethical debates, with little entirely new. The issues are complex as the writer suggests and the Church in her wisdom has considered this and provided accordingly. I think it hugely important we don't reduce the complexity of people's lives and render them as though black and white. St Paul's account of the dilemma of eating foods sacrificed to idols, is the scripture most often referred to, that highlights best, the current dilemmas we face.
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ReplyDeleteFor he that will save his life, shall lose it: and he that shall lose his life for my sake, shall find it.
I believe sometimes it is as simple as black and white. And being obedient to what you are convicted of in your heart mind and soul. We know these vaccines are poisonous, the research is overwhelming. We cannot deny what we know to be true, what they are trying (quite successfully in most cases) to hide from the public. If we bend to the will of the elites, who will they come for next? Yes - the children. The most innocent and voiceless, who we are duty bound to protect.
We have been warned for a decade not to take any global vaccine!!! So trust that Our Lord who has sent his prophets to try and help us keep safe and prepare for the days ahead WILL PROVIDE for us! Obedience is simple it just has a huge cost associated with it sometimes. What was the cost Our Lord paid for our souls? And we still don't believe He loves us, will take care of us and that everything He allows is for the good of our souls?!
If more people had said no to the vax the government wouldn't have gained such a foothold. What are they going to demand by the end of this year? Do you think the virus will end and we will go back to our old lives? The next obligation may cost your soul - but you will still have social privileges.
The vaccine is poisonous to the body, what is coming is lethal to the soul.
Pick up your cross and follow Him. It is that simple.
Fiat Voluntas Tua.
You can talk yourself into or out of anything.
ReplyDelete'I don't believe any Catholic should consider they are taking a higher path by refusing the vaccine, the Church is clear the vaccine can be taken'
ReplyDelete'good for them they witness against injustice, but it doesn't make them saints or martyrs not even close'
Wow. You don't think giving up a rewarding career is a (white) martyrdom? Not even close? Have you considered the sacrifice these people are making out of faith, love and obedience for Our Lord Jesus Christ? Do you understand the battle underway?
Faith or fear you choose. That is the battle line. If you cannot say 'no' to this tyranny what will you accept next? How long do you think you will survive on your vaccine passport (which expires on June 1st 2022)? What hoop will you jump through next to keep your lives in order?
The more confidence you have in the Lord to provide for you the more grace you will accumulate for your family. Do you not understand the Faith yet? It is not a Faith of compromise, it is a Faith of going to the cross. The sunrise will come.. Wait.. 3 days.. 3 years..
You cannot serve two masters, is it Jesus Christ the Lord or Mammon who you will run to? Man does not live on bread alone. But we are so used to comfort, even to think of poverty is a crucifixion.
No. We are not saints.
We may not be saints for refusing the jab but we could be committing a grave sin for getting it if we, with full knowledge know that it is; 1.) Created through the bodily deaths of others through abortion. 2.) It is extremely dangerous to many, tens of thousands around the world have died through it and huge numbers of people have been severely injured. No one yet knows what the long term damage may be for those vaccinated, but several experts are speaking about a shortened lifespan due to a reduced immune system and also problems with infertility. Our bodies are a gift from God, each person therefore has the ultimate responsible for their own health, not the government and not the hierarchy of the Church. If a person takes drugs or drinks alcohol to excess, they have sinned. To me, getting this so-called vaccine is in the same category in that you failed in your responsibility to inform yourself about the possible consequences to your action. On this, no Jacinda or liberal Cardinal can convince me otherwise.
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