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| Diocese of Austin shuts down planned Latin Mass for students at Texas A&M University |
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Posted by: Stone - 09-29-2025, 09:27 AM - Forum: Vatican II and the Fruits of Modernism
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Diocese of Austin shuts down planned Latin Mass for students at Texas A&M University
The president of A&M’s Juventutem student chapter said it is ‘tragic that students who long for reverence and continuity with the past are being discriminated against.’
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Celebration of the Holy Mass vetus ordo, Mass in Latin, in the days of the pilgrimage Summorum Pontificum decennial.
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Sep 27, 2025
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (LifeSiteNews [slightly adapted, not all hyperlinks from original included below]) — Catholic students at Texas A&M University in College Station will not have the opportunity to attend a planned Traditional Latin Mass after the Diocese of Austin ordered its cancellation.
A press release issued on September 24 by the student chapter of Juventutem International explains that an official from the Diocese of Austin, led by newly-installed Bishop Daniel Garcia, informed them they would not be allowed to bring in a priest from outside the diocese to offer the liturgy.
“The Mass was to be celebrated by a chaplain traveling from the Diocese of Victoria. On the evening before the liturgy, this priest was told by his Victoria bishop that he had received a directive from the Chancellor of the Diocese of Austin expressly forbidding him from traveling to College Station. This came after the pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Center, Father Will Straten, reported the Latin Mass to the Diocese of Austin,” the group said.
The Diocese of Victoria, Texas, was established in 1982. It is currently overseen by Bishop Brendan J. Cahill. Its chancellor is Msgr. Matthew Huehlefeld, J.C.L.
News of the cancelation is likely to increase the criticism currently being leveled against Garcia, who was named bishop of the Diocese of Austin on July 2, though he did not officially transfer to his new role until earlier this month.
Garcia made headlines last week when he announced in one of his final acts as bishop of Monterrey, California, that he would be shutting down the only Latin Mass available in the diocese in order to promote “unity” with Catholics who attend the Novus Ordo Mass. Garcia justified his efforts by citing Pope Francis’ 2021 document Traditionis Custodes, which greatly restricted the Latin Mass’ availability throughout the world.
“I invite you all to join in unity with the parish of Sacred Heart and St. Benedict, and in cooperation with your pastor, as they gather around the Table of the Lord celebrating the rich Eucharistic Sacrifice, each Sunday, which has been a great fruit of the Council,” Garcia said.
Juventutem International is a grassroots organization of young Catholics founded in 2004. It seeks to promote traditional liturgy, prayer, and community life. Sophomore Nick Cardone is the group’s president at Texas A&M. A convert to Catholicism, he did not mince words in his response to the diocese’s decision.
“At a time when so many young people are leaving the Church, and at the same time countless more are being attracted to the TLM, it is tragic that students who long for reverence and continuity with the past are being discriminated against. The Latin Mass is not a rebellion – it is the Mass of our ancestors, a treasure of the universal Church, and is currently the most productive source of vocations and conversions. To tyrannically restrict our right to it is to close the door on the very future of the Church, and on the impact it has on the world,” he said.
Cardone informed Catholic News Agency (CNA) that the group holds the Latin Mass once a month and that more than 100 A&M students attend the liturgy, which often takes place in students’ homes. Cardone also revealed that he repeatedly reached out to priests in College Station to offer the Mass but that former Bishop Joe Vasquez’s office informed them their requests couldn’t be fulfilled “because of Church law and a vague situation in the diocese.”
The Diocese of Austin issued a statement to CNA as well. Communications Director Camille Garcia said that Cardone’s group did not reach out to incoming Bishop Garcia for his approval, which she said is required for Masses held “outside of a sacred space on the university campus.”
Juventutum said in its press release that it is not discouraged over the news and that it will seek to resolve the matter with Garcia in the future.
‘The group remains fully committed to working with supportive clergy and students to restore reverent liturgy on campus and to defend the right of young Catholics to access the treasures of their own Church. We urge Bishop Daniel Garcia to reconsider this unjust decision and to allow the Traditional Latin Mass to flourish at Texas A&M, for the good of souls and the future of the Church.”
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| Charlotte Bishop Admits That Chapel for Latin Mass Is Deliberately Too Small |
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Posted by: Stone - 09-29-2025, 09:20 AM - Forum: Vatican II and the Fruits of Modernism
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Charlotte Bishop Admits That Chapel for Roman Rite Is Deliberately Too Small
gloria.tv | September 29, 2025
In a letter dated 26 September, Bishop Michael Martin of Charlotte, USA, repeated his restrictions on the Mass in the Roman Rite, which will come into effect on 5 October (see letter below).
From now on, all Masses in the diocese will be held in one place: a former Protestant temple, the Chapel of the Little Flower.
In his two-page letter, Monsignor Martin uses the first-person pronoun approximately two dozen times (I, my,..).
In the context of suppression, the letter's initially sweet introduction takes on a sinister tone.
"God has been at work in your lives through this particular celebration, and it is hard to imagine how the Holy Spirit could want otherwise."
The bishop then adds that the new chapel is deliberately too small: "This chapel holds approximately 350 people and has recently been renovated specifically for the celebration of the Tridentine Latin Mass. Please understand that the chapel is not intended to accommodate everyone currently attending the Tridentine Latin Mass in their respective parishes."
He continues: "There will not be any programming offered at Little Flower Chapel other than Sunday and Holy Day Masses, so all other aspects of Catholic life are to be engaged in at your local parish."
The faithful should only occasionally attend Mass at this chapel, while participating regularly in the life of their registered parish in the Novus Ordo.
Bishop Martin concludes by asking the faithful to consider attending for the first time on a Sunday in late October or early November, so that the chapel can best accommodate everyone given its occupancy limitations.
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| The Destruction of the Temple of Diana |
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Posted by: Stone - 09-29-2025, 09:01 AM - Forum: Our Lady
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The Destruction of the Temple of Diana
Adapted from The Golden Legend and The Mystical City of God: The Coronation by Ven Mary of Agreda
TIA | September 27, 2025
Despite the many miracles worked by Apostle John before the eyes of the people of Ephesus, the people refused to convert. Instead, they worshiped the false virgin Diana (or Artemis in Greek) in the magnificent and richly adorned Temple of Diana, which was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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The Roman goddess Diana, patron of the Hunt, was called Artemis in Ephesus [...]
That temple held the statue of the false goddess Diana, whom the Devil had communicated with and filled with diabolical illusions. He also taught her some ceremonies and forms of worship similar to those of the people of God by which she and the people would worship the Devil. Thus did the rest of the counterfeit virgins and heathens of Ephesus come to venerate her as a goddess.
We say “counterfeit” virgins because Diana and all those who entered the temple committed the worst crimes and abominations, making the temple in fact no more than a brothel. Thus these temple virgins deceived the world with their hoaxes and prophecies which Lucifer inspired. Truly it was as if Lucifer had made the idol of Diana the seat of his wickedness.
This and much more Most Holy Mary beheld around her in Ephesus, and because of it she was struck with a great sorrow. She beseeched her Divine Son in prayer to put an end to this travesty:
“Most High Lord, and God, worthy of all reverence and praise, it is reasonable that these abominations which have lasted for so many ages be terminated. My heart cannot suffer seeing a wretched and abominable woman given the worship of the true Divinity, of which Thou alone as the infinite God art worthy, nor the name of chastity so profaned and dedicated to the demons.”
She implored that the title of virgin must be saved for those daughters consecrated to Him, and that it should no longer be falsely claimed by those adulterous women. Then she beseeched her Son to chastise Lucifer and allow the many souls deceived by the false tyranny of the pagan temple to come forth from their slavery into the liberty of the Faith and true light. The Lord granted her petition, although He warned her that only some of the false virgins would accept the Faith.
So, the Virgin Mary instructed the Apostle John to go to the Temple of Diana and call together the people so that, with the help of the Angels, He might exorcise the demons from it and destroy it at his command and prayer.
When St. John had assembled the people in the temple, he addressed these words to their pagan priest and the people: “Since you believe that your goddess Diana has so great power, call ye upon her and require her by her power to subvert and overthrow the Church of Christ. And if she does so, I shall do sacrifice to her. But if she does not, then let me pray unto my God Jesus Christ that He overthrow her temple, and if He does so, then all ye believe in Him.”
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Our Lady implores her Son for the destruction of the Temple of Diana, and He accedes to her petition
The false priest of the temple prayed to the goddess, but nothing happened. But when St. John prayed to his Lord Jesus Christ, the altar of Diana split into many pieces, and all the offerings laid up in the temple fell to the floor and its glory was shattered, along with many of the pagan images. More than half the temple fell down, and the false priest was killed in one stroke as a pillar came down on him.
The assembled people wept and cried aloud for mercy and some took flight in fear. Then the Ephesians cried out: “There is but one God, the God of John! We are converted now that we have see your marvelous works!”
And the people rising from the ground went running and threw down the rest of the idol temple, crying out: “The God of John is the only God we know. Henceforth we worship Him, since He has had mercy upon us.”
Later, after Mary Most Holy had returned to Jerusalem some of the Ephesians erected a less costly and more ordinary temple, which never again held the hearts of the people as before, but gradually fell from neglect into decay as Christianity spread throughout the Roman Empire. Today a few broken column fragments is all that remains of the pagan temple.
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The ruins of the Temple today |
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| The Catholic Trumpet: ✠ The Community Moves to Telegram ✠ |
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Posted by: Stone - 09-28-2025, 11:23 AM - Forum: The Catholic Trumpet
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✠ The Community Moves to Telegram ✠
The Catholic Trumpet | September 26, 2025
The Catholic Trumpet has moved from Signal to Telegram.
Join us here: https://t.me/+eWzC8vXBqkI1MmYx
Before, we only had one War Room chat. Now, on Telegram, we have built a full headquarters for the True Catholic Resistance. This new structure allows us to organize the fight, strengthen one another, and stay anchored in prayer.
The rooms are clear and distinct: the War Room for battles against error, Social & Testimonies for encouragement, Q&A for doctrinal guidance, The Archive for verified Catholic sources, Resistance Media for updates, and a Prayer & Rosary room focused on the one intention Heaven demands: the consecration of Russia exactly as Our Lady requested in 1929 at Tuy, Spain.
This new structure ensures newcomers are not thrown directly into debates but can find their footing in the right places, while still standing united with the Resistance.
Join us here: https://t.me/+eWzC8vXBqkI1MmYx
✠ Stand firm. Reject compromise. Defend Eternal Rome.
Viva Cristo Rey!
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