An Explanation of The Traditional Latin Mass in Union with The Passion and Death of Our Divine Lord:
Beginning of Mass:
1. Priest (Pr.) Enters the Sanctuary…
1. Christ… Enters Garden of Olives.
2. (Pr.) Begins prayers at the foot of the Altar…
2. Christ… Begins prayer in the garden.
3. (Pr.) Says the Confiteor…
3. Christ… Faints and falls down in agony.
4. (Pr.) Ascends steps and kisses the Altar…
4. Christ… Is betrayed by Judas with a kiss.
5. (Pr.) Goes to the book at Epistle (right) side…
5. Christ… Is led prisoner to Annas.
6. (Pr.) Reads the Introit…
6. Christ… Is falsely accused by Annas.
7. (Pr.) Goes to middle of Altar, recites “Kyrie Eleison”…
7. Christ… Is brought to Caiphas; denied thrice by Peter.
8. (Pr.) Turns to people and says “Dominus Vobiscum”…
8. Christ… Looks at Peter and converts him.
9. (Pr.) Goes to book and reads Collect and Epistle…
9. Christ… Is led to Pilate.
10. (Pr.) Goes to middle, then to Gospel (left) side…
10. Christ… Is taken to Herod and mocked.
11. (Pr.) Returns to the middle of the Altar…
11. Christ… Is led back to Pilate.
Offertory:
12. (Pr.) Uncovers the chalice…
12. Christ… Is stripped of His Garments.
13. (Pr.) Offers the bread and wine…
13. Christ… Is scourged at the pillar.
14. (Pr.) Covers chalice with pall…
14. Christ…Is crowned with thorns.
15. (Pr.) Washes his hands at Epistle side…
15. Christ… Is declared innocent by Pilate.
16. (Pr.) Turns to people and says “Orate Frates” (Pray Brothers)
16. Christ… Pilate says “Behold the man.”
17. (Pr.) Prays in a low voice, the secret prayers…
17. Christ… Is mocked and spit upon.
18. (Pr.) Recites Preface and Sanctus (Holy…) - bells ring…
18. Christ… Barabbas is freed.
Canon of Mass:
19. (Pr.) Makes memento for living…
19. Christ… Carries cross to Calvary.
20. (Pr.) Continues to pray in a low voice…
20. Christ… Meets His Mother and the other pious women…
21. (Pr.) Hols hands over oblation-bells ring…
21. Christ… Soldiers take hold of Christ Our Lord…
22. (Pr.) Blesses the bread and wine with sign of cross five times
22. Christ… Is nailed to the cross.
Consecration:
23. (Pr.) Consecrated the Host, adore and elevate It…
23. Christ… Christ is raised on the cross.
24. (Pr.) Consecrates the wine and elevates the chalice…
24. Christ… Blood of Christ flows from five wounds.
25. (Pr.) Prays in a low voice…
25. Christ… Hangs on the cross. Sees His Mother kneeling.
26. (Pr.) Says aloud “Nobis quoque peccatoribus”-forgive our sins
26. Christ… Prays for all mankind.
27. (Pr.) Recites aloud the “Pater Noster,” Our Father…
27. Christ… Speaks the secen words on the cross.
28. (Pr.) Breaks the Sacred Host…
28. Christ… Dies on the cross.
29. (Pr.) Drops a particle of Host into the chalice…
29. Christ… Christ’s soul descends into Limbo
30. (Pr.) Says “Agnes Dei” - Lamb of God…
30. Christ… Those standing by acknowledge Christ to be the Son
of God
Communion:
31. (Pr.) Receives the Body and Blood of Christ…
31. Christ… Is laid in the sepulcher
32. (Pr.) Cleanses the chalice….
32. Christ… Christ’s body is anointed in the sepulcher.
33. (Pr.) Arranges the chalice on the Altar again…
33. Christ… Rises from the dead.
34. (Pr.) Turns to people and says “Dominus Vobiscum”
34. Christ… Appears to His Mother and Disciples.
35. (Pr.) Reads prayers at Epistle side-Post communion…
35. Christ… Teaches for forty days.
36. (Pr.) Turns to people and says last “Dominus vobiscum”…
36. Christ… Bids farewell to His Disciples; Ascends to heaven.
37. (Pr.) Gives the blessing…
37. Christ… Sends the Holy Spirit to His Apostles.
38. (Pr.) Reads the last Gospel (from St. John)…
38. Christ… Apostles preach the Gospel to all Nations.
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Prayer Before A Crucifix:
Look down upon me, good and gentle Jesys, while before Thy face I humbly kneel, and with burning soul pray and beseech Thee to fix deep in my heart, lively sentiments of faith, hope, and charity, true contrition for my sins, and a firm purpose of amendment; the while i contemplate with great love and tender pity Thy five wounds, pondering over them within me, whilst I call to mind the words which David Thy prophet said of Thee; my Jesus: “They pierced my hands and my feet; they have numbered all my bones.” (Psalm XXI 17:18-Latin Vulgate Bible).
Recite Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be to the Father, etc for intention of the Holy Father.
“When morality & law do not originate in a God-ward perspective, they degrade man, because they rob him of his highest measure & his highest capacity, deprive him of any vision of the infinite & eternal.” - Pope Benedict XVI
SERMON XIV. QUINQUAGESIMA SUNDAY – DELUSIONS OF SINNERS ~ St Alphonsus
Delusions Of Sinners
“Lord, that I may see.” LUKE xviii. 41
1. THE Devil brings sinners to hell by closing their eyes to the dangers of perdition. He first blinds them, and then leads them with himself to eternal torments. If, then, we wish to be saved, we must continually pray to God in the words of the blind man in the gospel of this day, “Lord, that I may see.” Give me light: make me see the way in which I must walk in order to save my soul, and to escape the deceits of the enemy of salvation. I shall, brethren, this day place before your eyes the delusion by which the devil tempts men to sin and to persevere in sin, that you may know how to guard yourselves against his deceitful artifices.
2. To understand these delusions better, let us imagine the case of a young man who, seized by some passion, lives in sin, the slave of Satan, and never thinks of his eternal salvation. My son, I say to him, what sort of life do you lead? If you continue to live in this manner, how will you be able to save your soul? But, behold! the devil, on the other hand, says to him: Why should you be afraid of being lost? Indulge your passions for the present: you will afterwards confess your sins, and thus all shall be remedied. Behold the net by which the devil drags so many souls into hell. “Indulge your passions: you will hereafter make a good confession.” But, in reply, I say, that in the meantime you lose your soul. Tell me: if you had a jewel worth a thousand pounds, would you throw it into a river with the hope of afterwards finding it again? What if all your efforts to find it were fruitless? God! you hold in your hand the invaluable jewel of your soul, which Jesus Christ has purchased with his own blood, and you cast it into hell! Yes; you cast it into hell; because according to the present order of providence, for every mortal sin you commit, your name is written among the number of the damned. But you say. “I hope to recover God’s grace by making a good confession.” And if you should not recover it, what shall be the consequences? To make a good confession, a true sorrow for sin is necessary, and this sorrow is the gift of God: if he does not give it, will you not be lost for ever?
3. You rejoin: “I am young; God compassionates my youth; I will hereafter give myself to God.” Behold another delusion! You are young; but do you not know that God counts, not the years, but the sins of each individual? You are young; but how many sins have you committed? Perhaps there are many persons of a very advanced age, who have not been guilty of the fourth part of the sins which you have committed. And do you not know that God has fixed for each of us the number of sins which he will pardon?” The Lord patiently expecteth, that, when the day of judgment shall come, he may punish them in the fulness of their sins.” (2 Mach. vi. 14.) God has patience, and waits for a while; but, when the measure of the sins which he has determined to pardon is tilled up, he pardons no more, but chastises the sinner, by suddenly depriving him of life in the miserable state of sin, or by abandoning him in his sin, and executing that threat which he made by the prophet Isaias” I shall take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be wasted.” (Isa. v. 5.) If a person has cultivated land for many years, has encompassed it with a hedge for its protection, and expended a large sum of money on it, but finds that, after all, it produces no fruit, what will he do with it? He will pluck up the hedge, and abandon it to all men and beasts that may wish to enter. Tremble, then, lest God should treat you in a similar manner. If you do not give up sin, your remorse of conscience and your fear of divine chastisement shall daily increase. Behold the hedge taken away, and your soul abandoned by God a punishment worse than death itself.
4. You say: “I cannot at present resist this passion.” Behold the third delusion of the devil, by which he makes you believe that at present you have not strength to overcome certain temptations. But St. Paul tells us that God is faithful, and that he never permits us to be tempted above our strength. “And God is faithful, who will not permit you to be tempted above that which you are able.” (1 Cor. x. 13.) I ask, if you are not now able to resist the temptation, how can you expect to resist it hereafter? If you yield to it, the Devil will become stronger, and you shall become weaker; and if you be not now able to extinguish this flame of passion, how can you hope to be able to extinguish it when it shall have grown more violent? You say: “God will give me his aid.” But this aid God is ready to give at present if you ask it. Why then do you not implore his assistance? Perhaps you expect that, without now taking the trouble of invoking his aid, you will receive from him increased helps and graces, after you shall have multiplied the number of your sins? Perhaps you doubt the veracity of God, who has promised to give whatever we ask of him? “Ask,” he says, “and it shall be given you.” (Matt. vii. 7.) God cannot violate his promises. ”God is not as man, that he should lie, nor as the son of man, that he should be changed. Hath he said, then, and will he not do?” (Num. xxiii. 19.) Have recourse to him, and he will give you the strength necessary to resist the temptation. God commands you to resist it, and you say: “I have not strength.” Does God, then, command impossibilities? No; the Council of Trent has declared that “God does not command impossibilities; but, by his commands, he admonishes you to do what you can, and to ask what you cannot do; and he assists, that you may be able to do it.” (Sess. 6. c. xiii.) When you see that you have not sufficient strength to resist temptation with the ordinary assistance of God, ask of him the additional help which you require, and he will give it to you; and thus you shall be able to conquer all temptations, however violent they may be.
5. But you will not pray; and you say that at present you will commit this sin, and will afterwards confess it. But, I ask, how do you know that God will give you time to confess it? You say: “I will go to confession before the lapse of a week.” And who has promised you this week? Well, then you say: ” I will go to confession tomorrow.” And who promises you tomorrow? “Crastinum Deus non promisit,” says St. Augustine, “fortasse dabit, et fortasse non dabit.” God has not promised you to-morrow. Perhaps he will give it, and perhaps he will refuse it to you, as he has to so many others. How many have gone to bed in good health, and have been found dead in the morning! How many, in the very act of sin, has the Lord struck dead and sent to hell! Should this happen to you, how will you repair your eternal ruin?”Commit this sin, and confess it afterwards.” Behold the deceitful artifice by which the devil has brought so many thousands of Christians to hell. We scarcely ever find a Christian so sunk in despair as to intend to damn himself. All the wicked sin with the hope of afterwards going to confession. But, by this illusion, how many have brought themselves to perdition! For them there is now no time for confession, no remedy for their damnation.
6. ”But God is merciful.” Behold another common delusion by which the devil encourages sinners to persevere in a life of sin! A certain author has said, that more souls have been sent to hell by the mercy of God than by his justice. This is indeed the case; for men are induced by the deceits of the devil to persevere in sin, through confidence in Gods mercy; and thus they are lost. “God is merciful.” Who denies it? But, great as his mercy, how many does he every day send to hell? God is merciful, but he is also just, and is, therefore, obliged to punish those who offend him. ”And his mercy,” says the divine mother, ”to them that fear him.” (Luke i. 50.) But with regard to those who abuse his mercy and despise him, he exercises justice. The Lord pardons sins, but he cannot pardon the determination to commit sin. St. Augustine says, that he who sins with the intention of repenting after his sins, is not a penitent but a scoffer. ”Irrisor est non poenitens.” But the Apostle tells us that God will not be mocked. ”Be not deceived; God is not mocked.” (Gal. vi. 7.) It would be a mockery of God to insult him as often and as much as you pleased, and afterwards to expect eternal glory.
7. “But”; you say, “as God has shown me so many mercies hitherto, I hope he will continue to do so for the future.” Behold another delusion! Then, because God has not as yet chastised your sins, he will never punish them! On the contrary, the greater have been his mercies, the more you should tremble, lest, if you offend him again, he should pardon you no more, and should take vengeance on your sins. Behold the advice of the Holy Ghost: ”Say not: I have sinned, and what harm hath befallen me? for the Most High is a patient rewarder.” (Eccles. v. 4.) Do not say: “I have sinned, and no chastisement has fallen upon me.” God bears for a time, but not for ever. He waits for a certain time; but when that arrives, he then chastises the sinner for all his past iniquities: and the longer he has waited for repentance, the more severe the chastisement. ”Quos diutius expectat,” says St. Gregory, ”durius damnat.” Then, my brother, since you know that you have frequently offended God, and that he has not sent you to hell, you should exclaim: ”The mercies of the Lord, that we are not consumed.” (Thren. iii. 22.) Lord, I thank you for not having sent me to hell, which I have so often deserved. And therefore you ought to give yourself entirely to God, at least through gratitude, and should consider that, for less sins than you have committed, many are now in that pit of fire, without the smallest hope of being ever released from it. The patience of God in bearing with you, should teach you not to despise him still more, but to love and serve him with greater fervour, and to atone, by penitential austerities and by other holy works, for the insults you have offered to him. You know that he has shown mercies to you, which he has not shown to others. ”He hath not done in like manner to every nation.” (Ps. cxlvii. 20.) Hence you should tremble, lest, if you commit a single additional mortal sin, God should abandon you, and cast you into hell.
8. Let us come to the next illusion. “It is true that, by this sin, I lose the grace of God; but, even after committing this sin, I may be saved.” You may, indeed, be saved: but it cannot be denied that if, after having committed so many sins, and after having received so many graces from God, you again offend him, there is great reason to fear that you shall be lost. Attend to the words of the sacred Scripture: “A hard heart shall fare evil at the last.” (Eccles. iii. 27.) The obstinate sinner shall die an unhappy death. Evil doers shall be cut off.” (Ps. xxxvi. 9.) The wicked shall be cut off by the divine justice. “For what things a man shall sow, those also shall he reap.” (Gal. vi. 8.) He that sows in sin, shall reap eternal torments. “Because I called and you refused, I also will laugh in your destruction and will mock when that shall come to you which you feared.” (Prov. i. 24, 26.) I called, says the Lord, and you mocked me; but I will mock you at the hour of death. “Revenge is mine, and I will repay them in due time.” (Deut. xxxii. 35.) The chastisement of sins belongs to me, and I will execute vengeance on them when the time of vengeance shall arrive. “The man that with a stiff neck despiseth him that reproveth him, shall suddenly be destroyed, and health shall not follow him.” (Prov. xxix. 1.) The man who obstinately despises those who correct him, shall be punished with a sudden death, and for him there shall be no hope of salvation.
9. Now, brethren, what think you of these divine threats against sinners? Is it easy, or is it not very difficult, to save your souls, if, after so many divine calls, and after so many mercies, you continue to offend God? You say: “But after all, it may happen that I will save my soul.” I answer: “What folly is it to trust your salvation to a perhaps? How many with this “perhaps I may be saved,” are now in hell? Do you wish to be one of their unhappy companions? Dearly beloved Christians, enter into yourselves, and tremble; for this sermon may be the last of Gods mercies to you.
Sermon XIV ~ Quinquagesima Sunday Delusions Of Sinners “Lord, that I may see.” LUKE xviii. 41 1. THE Devil brings sinners to hell by clos
"And they came with haste; and they found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger. And seeing, they understood of the word that had been spoken to them concerning this child."
"Am I not here, I who am your Mother? Are you not under my shadow and protection? Am I not the source of your joy? Are you not in the hollow of my mantle, in the crossing of my arms? Do you need something more? Let nothing else worry you or disturb you."
~Our Lady of Guadalupe to San Juan Diego during her apparition
Solemnitátem Rosárii Vírginis Maríæ celebrémus: Christum ejus Fílium adorémus Dóminum.
Let us keep the Feast of the Rose-garden of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Let us worship Christ her Son, and her Lord and ours.
On this day, 6 October 1478, the plague had made its way to Florence. The diarist and apothecary, Luca Landucci, describes how, “at this time there were about 100 sick of the plague, at the hospital of La Scala, and at many houses in Florence; amongst others a man was found dead upon one of the benches of Santa Maria Novella.”
During the weeks that followed, Luca continues to record the devastating effects of the disease. On October 11, he tells of a a boy who, “was found sick of the plague at the gate of the hospital of San Pagolo, and nobody could be found to carry him to the hospital of La Scala.” Three days later, he recalls how “a sick woman on her way to La Scala, the attendants helping and supporting her by the arms, but when she got as far as the hospital of the Porcellana, she fell dead; so one may say that the plague is exceedingly serious.”
Images: Gaetano Zumbo, Detail of The Effects of the Plague, 17th century, sculpted wax, Museo della Specola, Florence. Wikimedia Commons.
References: Luca Landucci, A Florentine Diary From 1450-1516 by Luca Landucci: contiued by an anonymous writer ‘till 1542 with notes by Iodoco del Badia. Trans. Alice de Rosen Jervis, London: J. M. Dent and Sons, 1927, pp. 24-25.
I understand your reasons for wanting to be a priest with the Society of St. Pius X. However, if you are looking to serve the Church as a priest, I would like to suggest applying someday to the Fraternity of St. Peter, or the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, or the other traditional orders that are able to operate within the canonical structures of the Church and exercise a legitimate ministry for a larger group of people.
That you don’t feel any support, at home, for a vocation is sad and discouraging. Parents often say things like “Why can’t you have more normal interests? Why do you have to be so pious and be so involved with religion? Don’t you think you’d rather date and get married?”
In some cases, the mom or dad will get very angry at you. They think that traditional Catholicism, Latin Mass, and pious devotions are just weird and part of some kind of cult. This makes the home life very hard. No one wants to think that their mom or dad sees them as weird or a misfit.
You are not weird. You are not a misfit. You are not bad or wrong. You are a typical young guy who is coming into his own. And from the way you wrote me, I also think you have worked very hard to develop a good character with good moral fiber.
You have your own ideas and hopes for the future. You have a different mindset than they do about religion, God, faith, and lifestyles. It is just kind of shocking for parents when their teenage son turns out to be more “strict” and old-fashioned than them!
In a strict, traditional, Catholic home that attends Latin Mass and says the family rosary and talks about restoring the “old time religion” you would be adored and favored. If you talked about becoming a traditional priest, your dad would beam with pride and your mom would weep tears and say that you were the prince of her heart, making her so proud.
But instead, you live in a “modern family” with post-Vatican II, modern-type parents. LOL. You have to admit, God has a sense of humor, because it is such a crazy mix up!
Once again, I say to you, do not be discouraged. There is a heaven-sent reason for your family life and how it has turned out. And believe it or not, there is a lot you can learn from the conflicts, clashes, and differences between you and your family. Sometimes, even the strongest guy can break down and cry with anger over the frustration of trying to get along.
But instead, try to find the silver lining in this dark cloud of struggle.
Are there criticisms that your mom or dad send your way that might be valid? Are there concerns about your “social skills” and how you act? Without giving in to the unnecessary negativity, are there ideas that will change you for the better by listening to your parents? Then focus on that. They have life experience that you do not have.
Yes, when I was a teen and i expressed a desire to be a priest, it caused a lot of conflict and pain. My dad said I had dashed his hopes, and wasted his dreams for me. He wanted me to become a professional with a more “practical” job that earned good money. Of course, he was bitterly disappointed with the thought that I would not visit him someday with my wife and children.
It didn’t matter that my other siblings would get married, have families, and bring him grandchildren. That was the life he wanted for me also, because he believed that I would be much happier in life if, like him, I got married and became a family man.
It was the more stable and ideal life. The life of the priest, he said, would be filled with hardship, loneliness, and I would have an empty heart without a family.
You see, deep down, what every parent wants for their child is for them to be happy, to be with someone who takes care of them, and to share their life hopefully with children, and then be surrounded with great neighbors and friends who help them live a contented life.
When they see a son or daughter who seems stand-offish, a loner, a quiet and simple person, red flags go up. Every parent is afraid of the “socially bizarre” kid who doesn’t mix in with other folks and who may go through life as a “reject.” Or worse, they worry about an angry child who brings harm and destruction to themselves or others.
And it doesn’t help if you compensate for this tension by acting super smart, well-read, “highfalutin” in your talk, and, oh well, just kind of super geeky, like Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory.
So when parental authority gets really preachy, controlling, domineering, and gives you constant scolding, they are trying to get you back in line. They mean well, even if they make you very angry.
Thank you for being very patient thus far. I appreciate the note you sent me just to blow off steam and rant with someone you trust.
Thank you for doing chores, helping around the house, and doing your best to come out of your room and have a social life, even if they don’t always like your friends.
Thank you for being a good kid. I use that word “kid” affectionately and with respect.
And carry on (I won’t say “carry on my wayward son” even though that is one of my favorite songs LOL). Continue to read and enjoy your fictions and your hobbies. It’s healthy and normal for a guy to be into a little “fantasy life” unless it disconnects you from reality and makes you a depressed, unhappy person.
As a personal note, let me just say that certain eras of history should not be seen with so much nostalgia, and therefore, so much forgiveness. Great empires of the past may strike your admiration, but don’t allow that fascination to easily excuse and forgive the untold suffering those empires caused to millions.
Most of all, continue to fortify your prayer life with your reading, your devotions, the Lives of the Saints, and the sacraments.
You may or may not end up becoming a priest. May it please God to grant you a vocation and then to grant you perseverance. And yes, many, many priests came from backgrounds of difficult family life and parental conflicts. But in the long run, those things helped them as human beings and as priests.
God will see to it that something good comes from your struggles as well. God bless and take care, Fr. Angel
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