Considering the new situation created by the motu proprio Traditionis custodes and the documents of the Dicastery for Divine Worship in 2021, Father Louis-Marie de Blignières proposes the establishment of a "traditional ordinariate", i.e., in canonical terms, an ecclesiastical circumscription dedicated to the ancient Latin rite. This type of structure (like military ordinariates, ex-Anglican ordinariates or Eastern Catholic eparchies) consists of a group of faithful served by a clergy, headed by a prelate appointed by the Holy See. The "traditional ordinariate" would offer a stable structure for Catholic faithful wishing to receive the sacraments according to traditional forms.

The former prior of the Fraternity of Saint Vincent Ferrer is interviewed on this subject in the FSSP magazine Tu es Petrus :

Why are you proposing the creation of an ecclesiastical circumscription for the Ancient Latin Rite?

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tonychanyt said:

This world is a testing ground. At one time, Job wished that he was born dead, Job 10:


In the end, Job 42:


For Moses, in a moment of weakness and frustration, he asked God, Numbers 11:


God wasn't angry with Jonah, 4:


These people entertained suicidal ideations. These are dark thoughts. God understands your situation. He is not mad at you. He is gracious. He is in you. You have been born of the Spirit.

1 John 4:


Find a good friend that you can talk to about this. A good friend is better than a therapist and medications but I'm not against therapy and meds either.

Generally speaking, committing suicide is a bad thing and could be a sin, Matthew 24:


If you are willing to die, you should not be afraid to live and do good for others. This is your chance to earn rewards in heaven. After you are gone, there are no more chances. Try volunteering. Find something that you enjoy doing and excel at. Live for God. You will be happier.

See also

• How to deal with depression
• Trial and temptation vs hardship and affliction

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Don't forget 1 Corinthians 6:19-20. I'm adding it to the mix.

From April 24 Devotional: Temple of the Holy Spirit: 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Study

7thKeeper said:

Interestingly enough, just received orders for refresher training later in the year. With any luck, might actually get to try these.

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Interesting stuff. I am not into guns, but I hope that you get to enjoy the fruits of standardization. I know a few people who got the iPhone 15, and these folks like the USB-C port, so hopefully you like the new NATO standard. Are you a marksman, or hunter, if I may ask?

Matthew 3:

4 Now John wore a garment of camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.

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Strong's Greek: 2491. Ἰωάννης (Ióannés) — 135 Occurrences

Five people were named John in the NT. It came from the Hebrew name H3110.

2 Kings 25:

23 When all the army officers and their men heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah as governor, they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan son of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, Jaazaniah the son of the Maakathite, and their men.

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Strong's Hebrew: 3110. יוֹחָנָן (Yochanan) — 22 Occurrences

The name H3110 came from the name H3076.

1 Chronicles 12:

4 and Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty warrior among the Thirty, who was a leader of the Thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad the Gederathite,

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Strong's Hebrew: 3076. יְהוֹחָנָן (Yehochanan) — 11 Occurrences

The name H3076 means "the LORD has been gracious".

H3076 came from the name Yhvh and the verb H2603-chanan.

Brown-Driver-Briggs, H2603:

חָנַן verb shew favour, be gracious

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The Latin form of the name was "Joannes," which then evolved into the English spelling and pronunciation of "John."

Spanish: Juan
French: Jean
German: Johann, Hans
Russian: Ivan
Icelandic: Jón

The name "John" originates in ancient Hebrew, reflecting the idea of Yahweh's gracious favor.

Mr. M said:

Isaiah 4:
In that day the Branch of the Lord shall be beautiful and glorious;
And the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and appealing
For those of Israel who have escaped.
3 And it shall come to pass that he who is left in Zion and remains in Jerusalem will be called holy—everyone who is recorded among the living in Jerusalem.
4 When the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and purged the blood of Jerusalem from her midst, by the spirit of judgment and by the spirit of burning,
5 then the Lord will create above every dwelling place of Mount Zion, and above her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day and the shining of a flaming fire by night. For over all the glory there will be a covering.
6 And there will be a tabernacle for shade in the daytime from the heat, for a place of refuge, and for a shelter from storm and rain.

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This sure does evoke very specific imagery from the book of Jonah!

RileyG said:

Sounds like a beautiful island to visit!

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It really does.

eleos1954 said:

Ecclesiastes 9:10

Whatever you do, do well. For when you go to the grave, there will be no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.

Ecclesiastes 9:5
For the living know that they shall die; but the dead know not anything, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

We are completely mortal and do not receive immortality until Jesus returns.

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Revelation 20:4 Then I saw thrones, and people seated on them who were given authority to judge. I also saw the people who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of God’s word, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and who had not accepted the mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with the Messiah for 1,000 years. 5 The rest of the dead did not come to life until the 1,000 years were completed. This is the first resurrection. 6 Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of the Messiah, and they will reign with Him for 1,000 years.

Revelation is an odd book. It is all out of order in MANY ways. In this The Devil is said to be "Chained". The first question is, what is the Beast mark on the Forehead and the Hand, at this point? Does scripture say that there is only one beast for one SINGLE time?

To be more direct... Does the Devil have the same Power that He had before Jesus died on the cross? Pharaoh's Sorcerers could turn staffs into literal snakes. Have we seen that kind of power, recently?

2 Peter 3:7 It is by that same Word that the present heavens and earth, having been preserved, are being kept for fire until the Day of Judgment, when ungodly people will be destroyed.

8 Moreover, dear friends, do not ignore this: with the Lord, one day is like a thousand years and a thousand years like one day 9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some people think of slowness; on the contrary, he is patient with you; for it is not his purpose that anyone should be destroyed, but that everyone should turn from his sins.

Thought Provoking?

The modern world pushes its own gospel that focuses on the “self.” There is no need to fear God, for he is merciful. Follow your heart and your desires, for that brings happiness. You don’t have to think about anything negative, like death and judgment. You can decide for yourself what is sinful in your own conscience. People don’t go to Hell, except for possibly the very worst people like Hitler. You don’t have to take religion too seriously as long as you are a nice person. Times have changed, and we’ve outgrown all those old superstitions and bigoted beliefs. The whole reason we pray and go to church is to feel good about ourselves.

Hearing this nonsense repeatedly might tire us, but it forms the basis of our mission field. People need to hear the Gospel as Christ himself preached it: “Repent for the Kingdom of God is at hand.” The Bible tells us that the desires of the heart are evil until they are directed to God, redeemed as we are born again to a new life in the spirit. The entire purpose of our lives derives from God’s calling us into existence and offering us happiness within his glory. We are for God rather than the other way around. If we turn away from him, our lives will end in futility and misery.

Even if we can’t escape today’s false Gospel by returning to the past, we can receive edification from the wisdom of our forefathers in faith. TAN Books has stood at the forefront of making “spiritual classics” accessible to lay people for decades, and I’m very glad to see newly translated classics continue to appear. In particular, Fr. Robert Nixon, OSB, a Benedictine monk in New Norcia, Australia, has greatly contributed by translating classics from Thomas à Kempis, St. Bonaventure, St. Anselm and others. I was particularly drawn to two immensely popular medieval classics that have been virtually unknown in English-speaking circles.

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The early church seems to do it weekly, Acts 20:

7 On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Paul spoke to the people and, because he intended to leave the next day, kept on talking until midnight.

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Meeting together was linked with the Lord's supper in 1 Corinthians 11:

20 When you come together, it is not the Lord’s supper that you eat. 21For in eating, each one goes ahead with his own meal. One goes hungry, another gets drunk. 22What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I commend you in this? No, I will not.
23 For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” 25 In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.

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Outside of the Bible in Didache:

But every Lord's day gather yourselves together, and break bread, and give thanksgiving after having confessed your transgressions

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Little Trinity Church does it every Sunday.

More evidence for weekly Lord's supper can be found here.

Candles surround a crucifix in the historic El Santuario de Chimayo Church in Chimayo, N.M., July 29, 2020. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller)


(OSV News) — Summer is here, and it’s time to travel Catholic America. You’ll find vibrant expressions of Catholic faith in every state — in grand cathedrals and teeny chapels, in underwater statues and holy dirt.

These “Top 10 Catholic Cities” — as compiled from the 2021 book “Monuments, Marvels, and Miracles: A Traveler’s Guide to Catholic America” (OSV, $27.95) — are ranked by their respective number of holy sites and highlight several attractions in and around each city. Travel within a 150-mile radius of these 10 cities and you’ll discover oodles of unique and fascinating holy sites — some sprinkled with good humor and fun trivia. “Seeing is believing,” the saying goes, but “faith-seeing” is even better.

Denver​

It’s a Rocky Mountain (spiritual) high at Denver’s Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. Buffalo Bill prayed there, and Julia Greeley — a freed slave and Denver’s “Angel of Charity” named a servant of God with a cause of canonization underway — was the first person entombed at the cathedral. The Mother Cabrini Shrine near Golden, Colorado, holds a miraculous spring, while the soaring steeple of Leadville’s Annunciation Catholic Church — the country’s highest steeple at 11,000 feet above sea level — could be a landing strip for angels. Next door in Wyoming, Cheyenne’s Cathedral of St. Mary is lauded for its stained-glass Sistine Madonna.

Atlanta​

During the Civil War, Father Thomas O’Reilly warned General William T. Sherman, “Burn the Catholic church in Atlanta and every Catholic soldier in the Union army will mutiny!” His feisty legacy lives at Atlanta’s Catholic Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Bask in otherworldly light at Abbey Church of the Monastery of the Holy Spirit near Conyers; two tiers of stained-glass windows cast a blue aura over the nave, and a halo of golden light surrounds the sanctuary. In Chattanooga, Tennessee, the Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul hails a John 15:13 hero: Father Patrick Ryan, a servant of God who died tending to yellow fever victims so they might live.

Portland, Oregon​

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BNR32FAN said:

Eh’ if you think eternal torment in the lake of fire isn’t important, after all it’s only for eternity. Where’s the harm in that?

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Well I'm not a Christian. So threats of eternal harm if I don't tow the theological line don't really impress me.
Moreover, am I to somehow understand from this post that God will throw you into Hell if someone else is gay or transgender, etc.?

By Fr. Victor Feltes

The Last Supper was a Passover meal. Jesus says so when he instructs two of his disciples, “Go into the city and a man will meet you, carrying a jar of water. Follow him. Wherever he enters, say to the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says, “Where is my guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?”’ Then he will show you a large upper room furnished and ready. Make the preparations for us there.”

The disciples found the upper room following the sign of a water jar. At the start of Jesus’ public ministry in Cana there were six stone water jars. As his ministry comes to its climax, there is a seventh water jar. The number seven symbolizes “fullness” or “completeness” in the Bible, like the sum of seven days is the completion of one full week. At the wedding feast of Cana, Jesus changes water into wine. At the Last Supper, Jesus changes bread and wine into himself.

“While they were eating, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, gave it to them, and said, ‘Take it; this is my body.’ Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, [and] said to them, ‘This is my blood of the covenant, which will be shed for many….’ “Then,” St. Mark writes in his gospel, “after singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.” St. Matthew recounts the same detail: “Then, after singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.”

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Father Tom Reese, the liberal Jesuit journalist who was a persistent critic of Pope Benedict XVI, has now become a critic of Pope Francis. The title of his his piece in the National Catholic Reporter says it all: “Pope Francis disappoints progressives. He will do so again.”

Reflecting on the Pope’s “No” to female deacons and his crude remark about “fa***try” in seminaries, Father Reese says with regret that this Pope is “unwilling to change church teaching in any radical way.” He “sometimes sounds like a grandfather who says things that make his grandchildren cringe.”

Poor Father Reese is pessimistic about the prospects for change in the Church—at least for the sort of change he would favor. His bleak analysis recognizes the failed dreams of those who confidently predicted, after Vatican II, that having opened the windows, the Church would throw everything out:

But the old progressives are tired and dying off. The young simply don’t care, having given up on the church as a boring, homophobic and patriarchal institution not worth their time. The church may become more conservative simply because everyone else gives up on it.

Amen. Alleluia.

Stephen White, writing for The Catholic Thing, has a very different perspective on post-conciliar changes. Reflecting on a new liturgical rite that has been proposed for the Diocese of Broome, Australia, which according to its proponents “amalgamates Catholic tradition with Aboriginal culture,” White observes that the “inculturation” of liturgy recommended by Vatican II has always been a practice of the missionary Church. “At its best, liturgical inculturation incorporates the worthiest elements of particular cultures into the Church’s life and worship.”White continues:

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Back when I joined the Pentecostal Holiness church...

1. Salvation- As easy as looking onto Jesus
2. Sanctification- With a sweet spirit- If not - Come back tomorrow night!
3. Holy Spirit- Can come with gifts, including tongues.
4. Sunday - An evening and a morning service
5. Wednesday- Family night
6. Saturday- Prayer
7. Revivals - Many in a year, conference would want reports on the experiences

So we were basically Methodist. It is my experience that the Holy Spirit comes upon people uniquely. All tongues are not the same. All gifts are not the same. Some have gifted in the Word, Music, and in wonderful personality. To me sanctification is the chief gift to pursue. If you have not a wonderful spirit we will tell you to come back tomorrow night and smile a little as we say it.

My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you... - Galatians 4:19

As we used to have it in our Pentecostal Holiness church services... Which was a whole lot like it used to be in "Shouting Methodist" churches of old....

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Lord, have mercy on the Sudanese people.

(OSV News) — Surrounded by almost 15,000 military personnel from around the world, Airman 1st Class Quenton Cooper felt a deep sense of fraternity during a May 24-26 pilgrimage to Lourdes, France.

Cooper was one of 183 American pilgrims who journeyed to Lourdes for the annual International Military Pilgrimage.

Every year since 1958, the French army has invited soldiers from across the world to come together for three days of festivities, prayer, and fraternity in Lourdes, the frequented pilgrimage site where Mary is believed to have appeared to St. Bernadette in 1858.

Spiritual growth and community​

“This trip has bolstered my spiritual life because it has reminded me that I’m not alone in my prayer life and that the church is not just located in one country, but it’s a community that extends all over the world,” Cooper told OSV News. “It is this reminder that no matter who we are, we need to thrive, and God will put us in. He will always put us where he needs us to help others grow in their faith.”

Known for its healing miracles, Lourdes is often frequented by pilgrims seeking either physical, spiritual or mental healing. Thus, the weekend pilgrimage places a special emphasis on healing, military chaplain Father Philip O’Neill told OSV News.

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This year Pope Francis did not walk in the Eucharistic procession, but joined at the end for adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and to offer the Eucharistic blessing. | Credit: Elizabeth Alva/EWTN News

Pope Francis gave a solemn blessing with the Blessed Sacrament from the steps of the Basilica of St. Mary Major on Sunday in the culmination of a Eucharistic procession through the streets of Rome.

Holding the monstrance in his hands, the pope offered the blessing on the solemnity of Corpus Christi on June 2 following prayers of adoration in front of the Blessed Sacrament.

Crowds lined the streets as the Eucharist was carried under a canopy from the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran to the Basilica of St. Mary Major along the Via Merulana following the historic route Pope Gregory XIII created for religious processions between the two basilicas during the Jubilee of 1575.

Cardinals, bishops, priests, religious sisters, and families walked together in the one-hour procession singing hymns and reciting prayers. Curious tourists stopped to ask what was happening and onlookers leaned out their windows to watch as the real presence of Christ passed by.

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Attendees at the 2019 Society of Catholic Scientists convention listen to a talk in South Bend, Indiana. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Stephen Barr

What does the development of artificial intelligence say about the human soul? Do humans actually have free will? What leads scientific-minded people to convert to Christianity?

The Society of Catholic Scientists’ (SCS)annual convention, taking place June 7–9 at Mundelein Seminary northwest of Chicago,promises to tackle these questions and more.

Stephen Barr, a Ph.D. physicist at the University of Delaware and founder of the group, told CNA that the group has grown to over 2,000 members worldwide since its founding in 2016, with its first annual conference taking place in 2017.

On the society’s website, the organization describes itself as an answer to the call of St. John Paul II that “members of the Church who are active scientists” be of service to those who are attempting to “integrate the worlds of science and religion in their own intellectual and spiritual lives.”

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Pilgrims attend Mass ahead of a Marian procession on May 31, 2024, near the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Old City of Jerusalem to ask Our Lady of Palestine to intercede for peace in war-torn Gaza. | Credit: Rafi Ghattas

Near the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Old City of Jerusalem, where Jesus was crucified, buried, and rose from the dead — and where Mary witnessed her son’s sacrifice for humanity — Palestinian Christians gathered on Friday, May 31, to ask Our Lady of Palestine to intercede for peace.

As a statue of the Virgin Mary was carried through the ancient streets, large numbers of believers lifted their prayers to the Virgin Mary, asking for her help to end the eight-month-long war in Gaza.

Palestinian Christians participate in a Marian procession on May 31, 2024, near the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Old City of Jerusalem to ask Our Lady of Palestine to intercede for peace in war-torn Gaza. Credit: Rafi Ghattas

Before the procession, a solemn Mass was presided over by Father Amjad Sabbara, the parish priest of the Latin Church in Jerusalem, and attended by the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa.

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An English homeowner described his shock after watching a suspected meteorite burst through the sky and land near his property.

Dan Charlton was standing in his back garden in the early hours of the morning when he saw a green light and heard a “whoosh” as the object plummeted to the ground in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.

The next day, he discovered a small charred rock lying on a street close to his home—and it was still warm and smelled burnt.

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rambot said:

If they made that go for 2 or 3 years, that's impressive.

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If it's all different individuals doing it, and there was a 1:1 ration between application:business, that would be impressive.

But I suspect there's a portion of them who are people who either had to submit multiple applications before finally getting an approval, or people who maybe had 2 or 3 businesses that they tried (and then failed) over the 2-3 year time period.

Penguin ring bearer at the wedding of Joe Keilty and Kerri Parry – SWNS

A groom surprised his bride on their wedding day, when a penguin waddled down the aisle as a ring bearer.

Joe Keilty arranged for four special guests for the ceremony where he tied the knot in Chester, England last month.

Kerri Parry has always been penguin-obsessed, so she was over-the-moon when she first spotted the feathered bird walking in beside the best man, Daniel.

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Turn deeply to Jesus.

Do this by staying in constant prayer, seeking wisdom and knowledge and fortitude.

Fall in Love with your Savior. Get to know Him.

Meditate upon the Mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary and upon the daily Gospel reading.

Ask yourself,

"Where is Jesus in all of this?"