Acts of the Apostles 11,1-18. The Apostles and the brothers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles too had accepted the word of God. So when Peter went up to Jerusalem the circumcised believers confronted him, saying, "You entered the house of uncircumcised people and ate with them." Peter began and explained it to them step by step, saying, "I was at prayer in the city of Joppa when in a trance I had a vision, something resembling a large sheet coming down, lowered from the sky by its four corners, and it came to me. Looking intently into it, I observed and saw the four-legged animals of the earth, the wild beasts, the reptiles, and the birds of the sky. I also heard a voice say to me, 'Get up, Peter. Slaughter and eat.' But I said, 'Certainly not, sir, because nothing profane or unclean has ever entered my mouth.' But a second time a voice from heaven answered, 'What God has made clean, you are not to call profane.' This happened three times, and then everything was drawn up again …More
2 Peter 2:21-22 It would have been better for them never to have known the way of righteousness than, having known it, to turn back and abandon the holy commandment that was handed on to them. What happened to them manifests the truth of the proverbs: “The dog returns to its own vomit,” and “The washed sow returns to wallowing in the mud.” Hebrews 10:26 Apostasy Remains Unforgiven. If we deliberately persist in sin after having received the knowledge of the truth, then there no longer remains any sacrifice for sins.
Cardinal Cupich and Leo XIV Share Ecclesial Vision and Devotion for Francis: Pro-homosexual Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich told homosex activist James Martin SJ on April 21 that he has a decade-long relationship with Pope Leo XIV and often borrows his language when commenting on political events. Cupich recalled that Prevost attended his 2014 installation as archbishop of Chicago. They grew closer when Prevost became a member of the Congregation for Bishops and later became prefect: “He had been here at Holy Name Cathedral a couple of times to visit with me, we had lunch here… We have a very good history together working on important projects and had a great devotion to Pope Francis.”
Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich said this week that he has worked closely with Pope Leo XIV for years and often draws on the pontiff’s language when speaking on political issues. Appearing on Father James Martin’s podcast, Cupich said his relationship with Leo dates back to 2014 and deepened through their shared service on the Dicastery for Bishops. “We have a very good history together working on important projects,” Cupich said, adding that both shared “a great devotion to Pope Francis.”
Deacon Nick Donnelly @ProtecttheFaith First they desecrate St. Peter’s with a protestantized Mass, then they desecrate it with Pachamama, a gay pride march and now they desecrate St.Peter’s with a woman pretending to be the Archbishop of a schismatic Protestant group that persecuted Catholics for hundreds of years
The Church teaches that heretics cannot validly administer even sacramentals, such as blessings, consecrations, and exorcisms. The Church has automatically excommunicated the accomplices of heretics. Pope Leo XIII It breaks away from the Apostolic succession In the rite of conferring and administering any sacrament one rightly distinguishes between the ceremonial part and the essential part, which is customarily called the matter and form. […] Now, the words which until recent times were everywhere held by the Anglicans as the proper form of priestly ordination, namely, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit,’ certainly do not in the least signify definitely the order of priesthood, or its grace and power, which is especially the power ‘of consecrating and of offering the true Body and Blood of the Lord,’ in that sacrifice which is no ‘nude commemoration of the sacrifice offered on the Cross’ [see n. 950]. Such a form was indeed afterwards lengthened by these words, ‘for the office and work of …More
Father E. Sylvester Berry: “The dragon is seen in heaven which is here a symbol of the Church, the kingdom of heaven on earth. This indicates that the first troubles of those days will be inaugurated within the Church by apostate bishops, priests, and peoples, — the stars dragged down by the tail of the dragon.
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John 10,11-18. Jesus said: "I am the good shepherd. A good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. A hired man, who is not a shepherd and whose sheep are not his own, sees a wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away, and the wolf catches and scatters them. This is because he works for pay and has no concern for the sheep. I am the good shepherd, and I know mine and mine know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I will lay down my life for the sheep. I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. These also I must lead, and they will hear my voice, and there will be one flock, one shepherd. This is why the Father loves me, because I lay down my life in order to take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down on my own. I have power to lay it down, and power to take it up again. This command I have received from my Father."
Aus dem Heiligen Evangelium nach Johannes - Joh 10,11-18. In jener Zeit sprach Jesus: Ich bin der gute Hirt. Der gute Hirt gibt sein Leben hin für die Schafe. Der bezahlte Knecht aber, der nicht Hirt ist und dem die Schafe nicht gehören, sieht den Wolf kommen, lässt die Schafe im Stich und flieht; und der Wolf reißt sie und zerstreut sie. Er flieht, weil er nur ein bezahlter Knecht ist und ihm an den Schafen nichts liegt. Ich bin der gute Hirt; ich kenne die Meinen und die Meinen kennen mich, wie mich der Vater kennt und ich den Vater kenne; und ich gebe mein Leben hin für die Schafe. Ich habe noch andere Schafe, die nicht aus diesem Stall sind; auch sie muss ich führen und sie werden auf meine Stimme hören; dann wird es nur eine Herde geben und einen Hirten. Deshalb liebt mich der Vater, weil ich mein Leben hingebe, um es wieder zu nehmen. Niemand entreißt es mir, sondern ich gebe es von mir aus hin. Ich habe Macht, es hinzugeben, und ich habe Macht, es wieder zu nehmen. Diesen …More
Antonino Cambria Fri Apr 17, 2026 The local government has been threatening to take over the Norbertines' property in recent months under the guise of renovating the monastic complex that is next to a school building. ORADEA, Romania — Romanian authorities attempted to evict Abbott Rudolf Anzelm Fejes from the 900-year-old Norbertine Abbey as he celebrated daily Mass earlier this week amid an ongoing property dispute with the local government. On April 14 around 9 a.m. as Abbot Anzelm was celebrating the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, a bailiff and local police entered the 18th-century Premonstratensian Church of Our Lady of Sorrows on the abbey property with an order to evict the abbot as about 40 of the faithful courageously stood with him. After the Mass, the police returned, and after an intense argument between his attorney, Andrea Varga, and the police, they ultimately left without removing him but giving him another 30 days to vacate the property, per Romanian media. The local …More
Prevost obstinately rejects the authority of God and defies the Holy Spirit. Leo Affirms Francis’ Blessing Of Gay Couples Saint Paul teaches us that anyone who rejects the instructions to live in holiness and disobeys the Will of God—which consists precisely in the requirement that we Christians live in holiness and abstain from all sexual immorality—is not rejecting a human authority; rather, on the contrary, such a person is rejecting the Supreme Authority, which is the authority of God. Such a person rejects and defies the Holy Spirit. In other words, Prevost is committing the sin of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8 New Catholic Bible God Wills Your Sanctification Chapter 4 Respect for the Body. 1 Finally, brethren, you learned from us how you ought to live so that you may be pleasing to God—and as you are indeed doing. Now we ask and exhort you in the Lord Jesus to do so even more. 2 For you know what instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord …More
Daniel 12:2 “Many of those shall awake who sleep in the dust of the earth. Some shall gain everlasting life; others will earn shame and everlasting disgrace.
Adoremus will offer a series of courses dedicated to the newest translations of the Church’s liturgical texts, taking place in the oldest Catholic city in the United States. In partnership with St. Mary’s Seminary & University in Baltimore, MD—the cradle of Catholicism in the U.S.—Adoremus will be offering a series of non-degree, non-credit courses for the ongoing liturgical formation of priests, religious, and laity at the seminary’s Center for Continuing Formation. Three courses will be offered between August 2026 and February 2027 in this new partnership, each focusing on a newly translated liturgical book: August 4-5, Dr. Owen Vyner will be presenting a course on the newly retranslated Order of Anointing of the Sick and of their Pastoral Care (OAS). Vyner holds a doctorate in theology and teaches as associate professor in the department of theology at Christendom College, Front Royal, VA. A month later, September 15-18, Father Dennis Gill will be teaching a course on the revised …
by Andrea Widburg Earlier this month, I wrote that a leftist outlet openly stated that migrants sexually assaulting European women is a great way to help assimilate the migrants. This was not a joke. Now, in another “not a joke” moment, a major German insurance provider has released a commercial reminding German women and men to use contraception, especially when one of the two men in the bed is definitely not German. AOK is one of Germany’s largest health insurance providers. One of its approaches to healthcare is to provide free access to doctors for contraception counseling and consultations. To promote this service, it created a 17-second ad. The ad shows a stereotypically Germanic-looking young woman leaving the arms of her sleeping, equally Germanic-looking (male) lover. Then there’s an overlay with a sultry video of the woman looking at the camera as she walks out of the room, along with the caption, “Mit irh?” (“With her?”) The main camera then shifts to a picture of the …
Our Lady of Montserrat - April 27 The image of Our Lady of Montserrat, popularly known as La Moreneta (the Dark One), due to the dark colour of Her skin, is a truly beautiful 12th century Romanesque polychrome carving. Pope Leo XIII proclaimed Our Lady of Montserrat Patron Saint of Catalonia in 1881. In 1947, the image was enthroned in a silver altarpiece, paid for by popular subscription and installed in the upper section of the basilica apse. Artistically, the image imitates a popular model, that of Our Lady in Majesty, with a wholly frontal attitude and Baby Jesus on Her lap in the centre. Both Mother and Child are wearing crowns. The figure of Our Lady stretches out Her right hand, which holds the globe, symbolising the cosmos. Our Lady nearly rests Her left hand on the Child’s shoulder, indicating that this omnipotent king is Her Son. With His right hand, the Child gives a blessing, whilst His left hand holds a pinecone, symbol of fertility and everlasting life. Our Lady of …More
April 27 Our Lady of MONTSERRAT. ChesiLorenzo on Feb 8, 2011. A rugged mountain not far from Barcelona is home to one of the most popular pilgrimage destinations in Spain: the Shrine of Our Lady of Montserrat. Since the 12th century, pilgrims have been drawn to the mountain to venerate the miraculous statue of the Black Madonna (La Moreneta). In 1996, 2.6 million visitors came to Montserrat. History of Montserrat Shrine According to Catholic tradition, the statue of the Black Virgin of Montserrat was carved by St. Luke around 50 AD and brought to Spain. It was later hidden from the Moors in a cave (Santa Cova, the Holy Grotto), where it was rediscovered in 880 AD. According to the legend of the discovery, which was first recorded in the 13th century, the statue was discovered by shepherds. They saw a bright light and heard heavenly music that eventually led them to the grotto and the statue. The Bishop of Manresa, present at the discovery, suggested that it be moved to Manresa, but …More
Montserrat - Monistrol de Montserrat, Barcelona The community today is made up of some 80 monks. As at all Benedictine monasteries, the monks of Montserrat follow the Rule of Saint Benedict, devoting their lives to prayer, welcoming pilgrims and visitors, and working. Prayer sets the rhythm for the monastery day. The day begins and ends in prayer. Every day, in addition to celebrating the Eucharist, the monks meet five times to pray (the liturgy of the hours). They also have time for private prayer and for reading the Bible and other spiritual works. All this helps create an atmosphere of prayer throughout the day. Escolania de Montserrat Montserrat is home to one of the oldest boys’ choirs in Europe. Documents testify to the existence of a religious and music school in Montserrat as far back as the 14th century. The Escolania now accompanies religious ceremonies and communal prayers in the basilica. All the choir members receive a high standard of musical training, along with human …More
Fletch17 @RealFletch17 You’re telling me they found Noah’s Ark? Just a few miles from the Iranian border? Wow the timing is Crazy with what’s Happening right now!!! Almost Biblical!
Talking to Gloria.tv, Bishop Athanasius Schneider asks Pope Leo XIV to permit the episcopal consecrations of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X. Since Leo XIV continually calls for peace in the world, the bishop argues that he should also foster peace within the Church. If he cannot make peace with the faithful and clergy of the FSSPX — Catholics who love and pray for the Pope — then his appeals for peace will lose credibility. Bishop Schneider therefore recommends that the Pope allow the consecrations as a gesture of reconciliation and to build bridges with the FSSPX, with whom he should continue discussions towards a lasting solution.
Ausschnitt aus diesem Video: "Wenn der Papst in der Welt zum Frieden aufruft, sollte er auch innerhalb der Kirche Frieden stiften. Eine Erlaubnis der Bischofsweihen wäre ein seelsorgliches Zeichen des Dialogs und der Versöhnung mit der Piusbruderschaft – als Brücke zu weiterer Klärung und Einheit."