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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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| Apologia pro Marcel Lefebvre - Volume III |
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Posted by: Stone - 09-25-2025, 09:50 AM - Forum: Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre
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Apologia pro Marcel Lefebvre
by Michael Davies
Volume III
Taken from the SSPX Asia website
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Contents
Introduction
I 1979 - A Year of Hope
II The Pope, the Bishops and the Priests
III Catholic Universities
IV A Condemnation and an Instruction
V Mgr. Lefebvre: Two Viewpoints
VI The Role of the Pope
VII Is Sunday Mass to be Suppressed?
VIII The Ecumenical Heresy
IX A Sermon at Albano
X The Condemnation of Küng
XI Letter of Mgr. Elchinger to Mgr. Lefebvre
XII The Dutch Synod
XIII On the Feast of the Purification
XIV A Day in the Life of Archbishop Lefebvre
XV Dominicæ Cenæ
XVI From the Superior General's Desk
XVII The Religious Life
XVIII Thirty Pieces of Silver
XIX An Encyclical from the Pope Tübingen
XX Inæstimabile Donum
XXI Archbishop Lefebvre in Venice
XXII A Meeting with Cardinal Seper
XXIII Letter to Friends & Benefactors, No. 18
XXIV Frequent Confession
XXV Archbishop Gerety
XXVI Letters to the Pope and Cardinal Palazzini
XXVII Archbishop Hunthausen
XXVIII Priests in Politics
XXIX Lourdes -1980
XXX The National Pastoral Congress
XXXI Letter of Mgr. Lefebvre to Cardinal Palazzini
XXXII The 1980 Ordination Sermon
XXXIII Diverse Condemnations
XXXIV Archbishop Lefebvre is Not a Rebel
XXXV The Christian Family
XXXVI Our Lady Of Pointet
XXXVII Letters of Mgr. Lefebvre
XXXVIII Letter To Friends & Benefactors, No. 19
XXXIX Letter to the Sovereign Pontiff
XL Letter of Cardinal Seper to Mgr. Lefebvre
XLI The Bishops' Synod - 1980
XLII We Are Not Rebels
XLIII The 1980 Bishops' Synod
XLIV "Liberalism has Penetrated the Church"
XLV Letter of Mgr. Lefebvre to Cardinal Seper
XLVI Golden Jubilee of Mother Marie Christiane
XLVII Mgr. Lefebvre in Mexico
XLVIII Letter of Cardinal Seper to Mgr. Lefebvre
XLIX Masonry Condemned
L Letter to Friends and Benefactors, No. 20
LI Letter to Friends and Benefactors of the Sisters of the Society of St. Pius X No.1
LII Letter of Mgr. Lefebvre to Cardinal Seper
LIII Persevering in Tradition
LIV The 1981 Ordination Sermon
LV What is the Priesthood?
LVI Letter to Friends and Benefactors, No. 21
LVII Letter of Cardinal Seper to Mgr. Lefebvre
LVIII The Plight of the Papist Priest
LIX Mgr. Lefebvre, An Australian Viewpoint
LX Letter of Mgr. Lefebvre
LXI Rastafarianism
LXII Fasting and Abstinence
LXIII Letter to Friends and Benefactors, No. 22
LXIV Correspondence
LXV Pope John Paul II at Canterbury
LXVI A Sermon at Martigny
LXVII The 1982 Ordination Sermon
LXVIII Blessing of the Chapel of St Irenaeus
LXIX Letter of Mgr. Lefebvre to Cardinal Ratzinger
LXX Only the Latin Mass is Forbidden Today
LXXI The First General Chapter
LXXII A Courageous Bishop Dies
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Apologia pro Marcel Lefebvre
Volume 3
Introduction
VOLUME II of the Apologia took the story of Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre up to the end of 1979, with the celebration of his Golden Jubilee providing a fitting climax. It has been suggested that I should have referred to another event which brought the year 1979 to a very encouraging climax for every faithful Catholic. This was, of course, the action taken by the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in December 1979 to prevent Hans Kung from teaching as a Catholic theologian. This was only one of a series of actions to uphold orthodoxy occurring in the first full year of the pontificate of Pope John Paul II, actions which made 1979 a year of hope for those who had been praying for a pope who would initiate a return to Tradition.
It was further suggested that by documenting the case of Archbishop Lefebvre in isolation from these events, the account I had given lacked balance, and gave the impression that while the Vatican was taking action against traditional Catholics, epitomized by the Archbishop, it was ignoring the deviations from orthodoxy among Liberal or progressive Catholics. It was by no means my intention to give such an impression, and the explanation of my failure to refer to these events is simply that the book was concerned solely with the case of Archbishop Lefebvre, and not with presenting a generalized picture of events in the Church during the period that it covered. However, in this and subsequent volumes I shall broaden the scope of my account and refer to events not relating directly to the Archbishop. This should have the effect both of broadening the interest of the book and helping to place the case of Archbishop Lefebvre in its correct historical perspective. I shall begin this volume by listing some of the events which made 1979 a year of such hope.
This volume should be particularly useful in helping the reader to put the case of Archbishop Lefebvre in its correct historical perspective. It includes abundant documentation to prove that, as Pope Paul VI admitted, the Church is undergoing a process of self-destruction. Against a background of continual decline in every aspect of Catholic life subject to empirical verification, from baptisms to vocations, we see entire hierarchies acquiescing in, if not actively encouraging, the subversion of Catholic teaching on faith and morals among the flocks for whose pastoral care they are responsible. This volume will document frequent instances of excellent pronouncements from the Pope and the Holy See intended to halt the abuses and the decline, but, alas, no steps are taken to discipline the overwhelming majority of bishops who do not make even a pretense at implementing the papal directives. "The hungry sheep look up and are not fed." The most depressing incident narrated in this book is that of a visit by the Chief Shepherd of Christ's flock to Canterbury Cathedral where he behaved, to all intents and purposes, as if the Anglican sect and its invalidly ordained ministers form part of the one true Church founded by Our Lord.
This volume also documents the visits of a good shepherd, a bonus pastor, into the dioceses of shepherds who have opened the doors of the sheepfold to allow wolves to enter and ravage their flocks with impunity. Unfortunately, in the eyes of the media and of the Vatican, it is the good shepherd who must be censured and not the bad shepherds, the hirelings, who have abandoned their flocks. It cannot be denied that Archbishop Lefebvre breaches the letter of Canon Law; it cannot be denied that his judgments are sometimes hasty and expressed intemperately. Equally, it cannot be denied that he is motivated by a single desire - the salvation of souls: Salus animarum suprema lex - "The salvation of souls is the supreme law."
The most effective answers to the distorted and frequently vindictive accounts of the Archbishop which appear in the Catholic press can be found in his sermons, of which a good number appear in this volume. They are profoundly spiritual and totally Catholic. Their message is simple: "Let us keep the Faith - the simple and solid faith of the just and the faithful soul, according to the model of Mary and Joseph and all who have followed their example." This "simple and solid Faith" is expressed in beautiful and inspiring terms in the Profession of Faith of the priests of Campos, Brazil, which concludes this volume, as Appendix II. This is the Faith of our Fathers, this is the Faith that we must hold and we must cling to if we are to be saved. "Blessed be God!" wrote Cardinal Newman, "We have not to find the truth. It is put into our hearts, to preserve it in- violate, and to deliver it to our posterity." It is to this sublime task that Archbishop Lefebvre and the priests of his Society have dedicated their lives. May God bless them for it and sustain them in it.
I must offer my thanks to my friend, Norah Haines, without whose help this volume would not yet be complete. I cannot thank her sufficiently for all that she has done to help me with so many books, for so many years. I must also thank my son, Adrian, for translating the correspondence between Archbishop Lefebvre and the Holy See, and Father Philip Stark for translating the Archbishop's sermons and other items from the French. Finally, I must thank Carlita Brown for typesetting yet another of my books without complaining (too much) about the constant corrections and revisions.
Work on Volume IV is already well underway, but I cannot yet say when it is likely to appear.
Michael Davies
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St. Peter Canisius
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