Meanwhile, Claudius, wanting to know how Valentine's trial had gone, knowing that even Asterius with all his family had converted to Christianity for the miracle that took place on his daughter, immediately sent a handful of soldiers to jail them all: their stay in prison was short-lived, because martyrs soon died for faith in Christ.
There remained the priest Valentine, who would have gladly given himself to death if he had not feared a rebellion; then, he gave it into the hands of the judges, to be judged according to the law. Before dying, the Saint had to undergo the heavy chains of a dark and fetid prison, endured many and cruel beatings, and finally was condemned to be beheaded outside the city in the Via Flaminia around the year 270. A certain matron named Savinilla (or Sabinilla) collected the body of the Saint, and buried it on the second mile of the Via Flaminia (today Viale Maresciallo Pilsudski) near the city gate, which over the years was called "the door of Saint Valentine". On his tomb, a basilica was built in his honour by Pope Julius I (336-352); it was rebuilt by Pope Honorius I (625-638), enlarged by Pope Benedict II (684-685) and had a monastery annexed at the time of Pope Nicholas II (1059-1061). In the XIII century the relics of St. Valentine, most likely, were brought to the Basilica of Santa Prassede and placed in the Oratory of St. Zenone. Here the relics of Saints Zeno and Valentine were in a marble ark from which they were removed in 1699. The Roman Diary (1926) recalls the exhibition of the relics in the adjacent chapel of the Column. In the chapel dedicated to St. Nicholas of Tolentine in the Basilica of Saints Trifone and Augustine in Campo Marzio, part of the remains of a presbyter named Valentine are visible at the altar.

The meaning of the feast of St. Valentine has been perverted by the modern world. The World has replaced the love of God with the love of loved ones. Yet we know by the words of our Lord Jesus Christ that we must love our God with all our heart, soul and mind! We must be even willing to leave our parents so that we may take up the crosses that we have been given, and unless we have such predisposition, we are not worthy of Christ.
Creation is not bad by itself, it has been made for our benefit and for our happiness, yet we must understand that the foundation and principle of our existence is to love and serve God (according to our state).

Whom did St. Valentine love the most? God! He was His servant and left everything to serve Him, he was enflamed by true Christian zeal and preached the truth of the gospel, yet he was rejected because of mere human respect, let's not make ourselves lukewarm from human respect, and if we must go against the world for Christ our Lord, let's be willing to sacrifice ourselves for Him who deigned Himself to become man and sacrifice Himself for His love of humanity, He has loved us before we even existed and suffered such great torments for our salvation, let's not reject His and instead, let's embrace the crosses we have been given to console our Lord in His afflictions, let's follow the good example of St. Valentine, presbyter and martyr of Christ.

6-part series from Fr. Gregorius Hesse, S.T.D., J.C.D. -- "Mass of 1962 vs. the Mass of Pope St. Pius V"

Watch "On the Value of Time: Sermon by St Alphonsus Liguori" on YouTube
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Pro abortion French Presidential Candidate Marine Le Pen has insulted Traditionalist Catholics by calling them 'dodgy characters' and comparing them to 'Nazis' and 'Pagans'.

https://www.catholicarena.com/latest/2022/2/15/le-pen-calls-trads-dodgy-compares-them-to-nazis

Gräueltaten und Einweihung der Revolver im unabhängigen Staat Kroatien in den ersten Monaten des kroatischen Nationalstaates (1942)


Atrocities And Dedication Of The Revolvers In The Independent State Of Croatia In The First Months Of The Croatian National State (1942)

Description: This book, published by officials of National Socialist Germany exposes and outlines Serbian Communist atrocities against the Croatians and debunks their slander against the Ustaše (The Croatian SS)

Language: German

Emailing ImitationOfTheBlessedVirgin.pdf

Under the ommeyads:
"non-Muslims paid land tax (kharadj) and poll tax (djizya). The system favored Muslims and there was fear of a massive conversion of non-Muslims, which would have resulted in a reduction in tax revenue. Also, under the caliphate of Umar (717-720), it is decided that the owner of a land would pay the kharaj whatever his confession" (implying except the "ethnic" Arab Muslims)
"Converted non-Arabs (the mawali), affected by discriminatory taxes, feel aggrieved by the power that considers them second-class Muslims, and demand their full integration into the Muslim community."
"The Arabs occupy the top of the social pyramid. If they are the majority in Arabia, they are largely a minority in the conquered provinces, with the exception of Syria, Palestine and Iraq. The Arabs occupy the positions important in the administration and have the possibility, if the caliphs designate them, to become governors or judges.
The status of converts (mawali) is lower. (...) Converts are not considered equal to Arabs but only as lower class Muslims. The conversion generally does not lead to a major change in the mawali's standard of living (contrary to what he believed before converting) and he is even sometimes the object of violent measures. In all areas (army, administration, etc.), inequality reigns between Muslim Arabs and mawali."
`Islam was not properly universalist and was an Arab caste religion. Besides, it needed sponsorship from a "noble" Arab. - GUICHARD Pierre's "Al-Andalus, 711-1492" and SÉNAC Philippe's "Le monde musulman. Des origines au XIe siècle"