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"America needs no words from me to see how your decision in Roe v. Wade has deformed a great nation. The so-called right to abortion has pitted mothers against their children and women against men. It has sown violence and discord at the heart of the most intimate human relationships. It has aggravated the derogation of the father's role in an increasingly fatherless society. It has portrayed the greatest of gifts -- a child -- as a competitor, an intrusion, and an inconvenience. It has nominally accorded mothers unfettered dominion over the independent lives of their physically dependent sons and daughters." And, in granting this unconscionable power, it has exposed many women to unjust and selfish demands from their husbands or other sexual partners. Human rights are not a privilege conferred by government. They are every human being's entitlement by virtue of his humanity. The right to life does not depend, and must not be declared to be contingent, on the pleasu

Afternoon Roundup - Monday, November 3rd, 2008

WDTPRS >> Rumor: Pope Benedict considering lifting SSPX excommunications WDTPRS >> 16 Nov: Dayton, OH: Solemn TLM WDTPRS >> Brisbane: heretic Fr. Dresser and parish told to clean up by 1 Dec WDTPRS >> Card. Martini: The “lies” and “damage” of Humanae vitae WDTPRS >> Bp. Finn of KC speaks on voting: “consider your eternal salvation” WDTPRS >> For your consideration Whispers in the Loggia >> Vatican on Seminaries: "The Gay Ban Stands " Whispers in the Loggia >> Finn: At Stake, Your Soul

Early Roundup - Monday, November 3rd, 2008 - Saint Martin de Porres

RORATE CAELI >> IMPORTANT - Decree for the removal of excommunications on the Pope's desk ? (This is the full post linked last night by the NLM) FIRST THINGS: On the Square >> Change! (Tim Kelleher) Whispers in the Loggia >> Countdown to "High Noon " ("Gibbet" alert!) Whispers in the Loggia >> Meeting of the Minds

Rosary Novena to Our Lady of Victory, Day Eight, Monday, November 3rd, 2008

Father John Corapi, SOLT, has asked all Catholics to pray a rosary novena (9 consecutive days) commencing Monday, October 27th, 2008 , to Our Lady of Victory for the cause of LIFE. We should ask Our Lady to assist our Nation in electing those candidates who will promote the cause of LIFE in all its stages in the elections to be held on November 4th. How to pray the Rosary Prayer to Saint Michael the Archangel Rosary for Life - Mysteries of the Rosary for Life from the USCCB (Sun & Wed: Glorious; Mon & Wed: Joyful; Tue and Fri: Sorrowful; Thu: Luminous) Joyful Mysteries for Life (Monday) Our Lady of Victory, pray for us!

Evening Roundup - Sunday, November 2nd, 2008

Dignare Me Laudare Te, Virgo Sacrata >> Promote the Pro-Life Cause By Visiting JustOneJudge.com and Signing the Petition! The New Liturgical Movement >> Decree for Lifting of Excommunications of SSPX Bishops Ready ? RORATE CAELI >> Blessed are those who die in the Lord Standing on My Head >> Too Much Mary ? Whispers in the Loggia >> On the Last Things

Early Afternoon Roundup - Sunday, November 2nd, 2008

The Black Biretta >> All Souls Day (I am SO delighted that Fr. John Trigilio has posted a YouTube of the " Dies Irae " sung in Chant which is glorious! Don't miss it!) WDTPRS >> The revolution continues in St. Peter’s: hideous Alien altar REPLACED Meeting Christ in the Liturgy >> Cardinal Stafford: "Liturgy is the fulfillment of truth ." Standing on My Head >> Which Witch (Fr. Longenecker posts a link to his article in the Register on Witches) Whispers in the Loggia >> Requiem aeternum

Rosary Novena to Our Lady of Victory, Day Seven, Sunday, November 2nd, 2008 - All Souls Day

Father John Corapi, SOLT, has asked all Catholics to pray a rosary novena (9 consecutive days) commencing Monday, October 27th, 2008 , to Our Lady of Victory for the cause of LIFE. We should ask Our Lady to assist our Nation in electing those candidates who will promote the cause of LIFE in all its stages in the elections to be held on November 4th. How to pray the Rosary Prayer to Saint Michael the Archangel Rosary for Life - Mysteries of the Rosary for Life from the USCCB (Sun & Wed: Glorious; Mon & Wed: Joyful; Tue and Fri: Sorrowful; Thu: Luminous) Glorious Mysteries for Life (Sunday) Our Lady of Victory, pray for us!

WDTPRS >> Bishops behind “Bring back our BLACK!”

This is excellent news! His Excellency, the Most Reverend R. Walter Nickless of Sioux City, Iowa, feels as we do that "black" is appropriate as a liturgical color for expressing "mourning, penitence, sorrow and solemnity ." I am delighted that he feels this way. An entire generation or two has grown up without black vestments! While I am at it, TURN BACK YOUR CLOCKS ONE HOUR TONIGHT if you are in the "Daylight Savings Time Zone." Mass begins on time, whether you arrive an hour late or not!

Evening Roundup - Saturday, November 1st, 2008

The New Liturgical Movement >> All Souls and Black Vestments: A Reminder The New Liturgical Movement >> Solemn Requiem (Usus Antiquior) on EWTN this Monday The New Liturgical Movement >> Cardinal Marc Ouellet Re-Establishes a Minor Seminary in Quebec WDTPRS >> Bring Back Our BLACK! WDTPRS >> Archbp. Gregory of Atlanta speaks about issues and voting The Hermeneutic of Continuity >> New altar in St. Peter's

All Souls Day - Sunday, November 2nd - Dies Irae (Days of Wrath)

The Dies Irae is an essential part of the Requiem Mass for the Dead in the Traditional Latin Rite. Here it is linked to the Fisheater's website . Here is a part of the Requiem Mass : The priest, dressed in a black cope, will greet the coffin at the door of the Church, sprinkling it with Holy Water, and intoning the De Profundis (Pslam 129) and the Miserere (Psalm 50). The Introit asks that eternal rest be given to the departed, and the Collect asks that God deliver his or her soul. The Epistle will be a reading of I Thessalonians 4:13-18, in which St. Paul speaks of death. After the Gradual, a Tract asking absolution from every bond of sin on the part of the deceased is intoned, followed by the glorious Sequence, the Dies Irae. The Gospel will be a reading of John 11:21-27, the story of St. Martha's profession of faith that her brother, Lazarus, will rise again. The Offertory prayer asks Jesus C

WDTPRS >> Bp. Vasa of Bend, OR! WDTPRS is impressed - kudos!

This post by Fr. Zuhlsdorf strikes me as a fitting tribute to those we honor today: All Saints . To take a snippet from this post by Bishop Vasa: None of us have ever been confronted with such a dramatic choice but for these Old Testament heroes it came down to this, “ Your faith or your life .” In a positive sense, using Pope Benedict’s words, the question would be: “ In what do you hope? ” We are edified, in the best sense of that word, by the witness, the martyrdom, the courage of Eleazar and companions. We could cite many such examples from the early years of Christianity. Even in our own day, the numerous saints canonized by Pope John Paul II, many of them martyrs, is a testimony to the fact that faith-filled courage is not dead. It is a testimony that hope is not dead. When I consider the courage of these Old Testament figures and the firm witness of other saints and martyrs I would honestly have to say of myself, “I am a coward!” There are many times when fear impedes me f

Rosary Novena to Our Lady of Victory, Day Six, November 1st, 2008, All Saints Day

Father John Corapi, SOLT, has asked all Catholics to pray a rosary novena (9 consecutive days) commencing Monday, October 27th, 2008 , to Our Lady of Victory for the cause of LIFE. We should ask Our Lady to assist our Nation in electing those candidates who will promote the cause of LIFE in all its stages in the elections to be held on November 4th. How to pray the Rosary Prayer to Saint Michael the Archangel Rosary for Life - Mysteries of the Rosary for Life from the USCCB (Sun & Wed: Glorious; Mon & Wed: Joyful; Tue and Fri: Sorrowful; Thu: Luminous) Joyful Mysteries for Life (Saturday) Our Lady of Victory, pray for us!