“Finally, whatever you still think about the possibility or impossibility of the aforementioned hypothesis [of a Pope falling into heresy], at least one point must be considered absolutely incontrovertible and placed firmly above any doubt whatever: the adhesion of the universal Church will be always, in itself, an infallible sign of the legitimacy of a determined Pontiff, and therefore also of the existence of all the conditions required for legitimacy itself. It is not necessary to look far for the proof of this, but we find it immediately in the promise and the infallible providence of Christ: ‘The gates of hell shall not prevail against it,’ and ‘Behold I shall be with you all days.’ For the adhesion of the Church to a false Pontiff would be the same as its adhesion to a false rule of faith, seeing that the Pope is the living rule of faith which the Church must follow and which in fact she always follows. As will become even more clear by what we shall say later, God can permit that at times a vacancy in the Apostolic See be prolonged for a long time. He can also permit that doubt arise about the legitimacy of this or that election. He cannot however permit that the whole Church accept as Pontiff him who is not so truly and legitimately.
"Therefore, from the moment in which the Pope is accepted by the Church and united to her as the head to the body, it is no longer permitted to raise doubts about a possible vice of election or a possible lack of any condition whatsoever necessary for legitimacy. For the aforementioned adhesion of the Church heals in the root all fault in the election and proves infallibly the existence of all the required conditions.”
⁃ Cardinal Billot
http://www.trueorfalsepope.com/p/peaceful-and-universal-acceptance-of.html?m=1
"Therefore, from the moment in which the Pope is accepted by the Church and united to her as the head to the body, it is no longer permitted to raise doubts about a possible vice of election or a possible lack of any condition whatsoever necessary for legitimacy. For the aforementioned adhesion of the Church heals in the root all fault in the election and proves infallibly the existence of all the required conditions.”
⁃ Cardinal Billot
http://www.trueorfalsepope.com/p/peaceful-and-universal-acceptance-of.html?m=1
Trueorfalsepope
Peaceful and Universal Acceptance of a Pope
A site about a new book responding to the arguments of sedevacantists as well as a course on ecclesiology.
Fr Augustine-Marie of the Blessed Sacrament (Hermann Cohen) and his mother.
https://catholicismpure.wordpress.com/2017/08/18/father-hermann-cohens-mother/
https://catholicismpure.wordpress.com/2017/08/18/father-hermann-cohens-mother/
Catholicism Pure & Simple
Father Hermann Cohen’s Mother
The following reflection is taken from an email sent by a close friend who is happy for me to share it with our readers: There is much talk of late about the final destiny and salvation of those wh…
Forwarded from Aristotelian-Thomist
Invenissent forsitan necessaria nisi et superflua quaesiissent.
Seneca
“They would perhaps have found the necessary if they had not gone in search of the superfluous.”
Seneca
“They would perhaps have found the necessary if they had not gone in search of the superfluous.”
Reign of Christ the King - Michael Davies
Those who ignore or repudiate the Social Kingship of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and His right to rule over societies as well as individuals, accept, perhaps without realizing it, the abominable theory of democracy enshrined in the French Revolution's Declaration of the Rights of Man, the declaration which constituted a formal and insolent repudiation of the Social Kingship of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the declaration which enshrined the greatest heresy of modern times, perhaps of all times: that authority resides in the people. On the contrary, as the Popes have taught, Omnis potestas a Deo—-"All authority comes from God." "Not so!" reply the revolutionaries. Omnis potestas a populo—"All authority comes from the people."
https://www.remnantnewspaper.com/Archives/archive-christ_the_king.htm
Those who ignore or repudiate the Social Kingship of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and His right to rule over societies as well as individuals, accept, perhaps without realizing it, the abominable theory of democracy enshrined in the French Revolution's Declaration of the Rights of Man, the declaration which constituted a formal and insolent repudiation of the Social Kingship of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the declaration which enshrined the greatest heresy of modern times, perhaps of all times: that authority resides in the people. On the contrary, as the Popes have taught, Omnis potestas a Deo—-"All authority comes from God." "Not so!" reply the revolutionaries. Omnis potestas a populo—"All authority comes from the people."
https://www.remnantnewspaper.com/Archives/archive-christ_the_king.htm
Holy #Purity, the queen of virtues, the angelic #virtue, is a jewel so precious that those who possess it become like the angels of God in heaven, even though clothed in mortal flesh. - St. John Bosco
#Chastity is the lily of virtues, and makes men almost equal to Angels. Everything is beautiful in accordance with its purity. Now the purity of man is chastity, which is called honesty, and the observance of it, honour and also integrity; and its contrary is called corruption; in short, it has this peculiar excellence above the other virtues, that it preserves both soul and body fair and unspotted. - St. Francis of Sales
A pure soul is like a fine pearl. As long as it is hidden in the shell, at the bottom of the sea, no one thinks of admiring it. But if you bring it into the sunshine, this pearl will shine and attract all eyes. Thus the pure soul, which is hidden from the eyes of the world, will one day shine before the Angels in the sunshine of eternity. - St. John Marie Vianney
To defend his purity, Saint Francis of Assisi rolled in the snow, Saint Benedict threw himself into a thornbush, Saint Bernard plunged into an icy pond...You...what have you done? - St. Josemaria Escriva
#saint #quote
#Chastity is the lily of virtues, and makes men almost equal to Angels. Everything is beautiful in accordance with its purity. Now the purity of man is chastity, which is called honesty, and the observance of it, honour and also integrity; and its contrary is called corruption; in short, it has this peculiar excellence above the other virtues, that it preserves both soul and body fair and unspotted. - St. Francis of Sales
A pure soul is like a fine pearl. As long as it is hidden in the shell, at the bottom of the sea, no one thinks of admiring it. But if you bring it into the sunshine, this pearl will shine and attract all eyes. Thus the pure soul, which is hidden from the eyes of the world, will one day shine before the Angels in the sunshine of eternity. - St. John Marie Vianney
To defend his purity, Saint Francis of Assisi rolled in the snow, Saint Benedict threw himself into a thornbush, Saint Bernard plunged into an icy pond...You...what have you done? - St. Josemaria Escriva
#saint #quote
#Rosary
The particular virtues and graces sought through each Mystery are, briefly and then in the words of St. Louis de Montfort in quotes:
Joyful Mysteries:
1st Mystery:
Humility: "we ask for humility of heart"
2nd Mystery:
Charity: "we ask for a perfect love of our neighbour"
3rd Mystery:
Love of the poor: "we ask for detachment from the things of this world, love of poverty and
love of the poor"
4th Mystery:
Purity: "we ask for the gift of wisdom and purity of heart and body"
5th Mystery:
Conversions: "we ask you to convert us and all sinners, heretics, schismatics and pagans"
Sorrowful Mysteries:
1st Mystery:
Contrition: "we ask for perfect sorrow for our sins and perfect conformity to your holy will"
2nd Mystery:
Spirit of mortification: "we ask for the grace to mortify our senses"
3rd Mystery:
Detachment from the worldly: "we ask for a deep contempt of the world"
4th Mystery:
Patience: "we ask for great patience in carrying our cross after you all the days of our life"
5th Mystery:
A holy death: "we ask for a great horror of sin, a love for the Cross and the grace of a holy death for us and for those who are now in their last agony"
Glorious Mysteries:
1st Mystery:
Faith: "we ask for a lively faith"
2nd Mystery:
Hope: "we ask for a firm hope and a great longing for heaven"
3rd Mystery:
Truth: "we ask for your holy wisdom that we may know, taste and practice your truth and share it with everyone"
4th Mystery:
Devotion to Our Mother: "we ask for the gift of true devotion to her in order to live a good life and have a happy death"
5th Mystery:
Perseverance: "we ask for perseverance and an increase in virtue up to the moment of our death and thereafter the eternal crown that is prepared for us"
The particular virtues and graces sought through each Mystery are, briefly and then in the words of St. Louis de Montfort in quotes:
Joyful Mysteries:
1st Mystery:
Humility: "we ask for humility of heart"
2nd Mystery:
Charity: "we ask for a perfect love of our neighbour"
3rd Mystery:
Love of the poor: "we ask for detachment from the things of this world, love of poverty and
love of the poor"
4th Mystery:
Purity: "we ask for the gift of wisdom and purity of heart and body"
5th Mystery:
Conversions: "we ask you to convert us and all sinners, heretics, schismatics and pagans"
Sorrowful Mysteries:
1st Mystery:
Contrition: "we ask for perfect sorrow for our sins and perfect conformity to your holy will"
2nd Mystery:
Spirit of mortification: "we ask for the grace to mortify our senses"
3rd Mystery:
Detachment from the worldly: "we ask for a deep contempt of the world"
4th Mystery:
Patience: "we ask for great patience in carrying our cross after you all the days of our life"
5th Mystery:
A holy death: "we ask for a great horror of sin, a love for the Cross and the grace of a holy death for us and for those who are now in their last agony"
Glorious Mysteries:
1st Mystery:
Faith: "we ask for a lively faith"
2nd Mystery:
Hope: "we ask for a firm hope and a great longing for heaven"
3rd Mystery:
Truth: "we ask for your holy wisdom that we may know, taste and practice your truth and share it with everyone"
4th Mystery:
Devotion to Our Mother: "we ask for the gift of true devotion to her in order to live a good life and have a happy death"
5th Mystery:
Perseverance: "we ask for perseverance and an increase in virtue up to the moment of our death and thereafter the eternal crown that is prepared for us"
“The more one longs for a thing, the more painful does deprivation of it become. And because after this life, the desire for God, the Supreme Good, is intense in the souls of the just (because this impetus toward him is not hampered by the weight of the body, and that time of enjoyment of the Perfect Good would have come) had there been no obstacle; the soul suffers enormously from the delay.”
- Saint Thomas Aquinas on the souls in Purgatory
- Saint Thomas Aquinas on the souls in Purgatory
St Alphonsus on the abuse of Divine Mercy:
”Have pity on thy own soul." (Eccl. xxx. 24.) Your souls are sick, and what is worse they are near the eternal death of hell; for he who abuses to excess the divine mercy, is on the point of being abandoned by the mercy of God. This shall be the subject of the present discourse.
Hence the saint (Augustine) gives the following advice: ”After sin, hope for mercy; before sin, fear justice."
Abulensis says, that the man who offends justice may have recourse to mercy; but to whom can they have recourse, who offend and provoke mercy against themselves?
If, beloved sinners, you have hitherto offended God, hope and tremble: if you desire to give up sin, and if you detest it, hope; because God promises pardon to all who repent of the evil they have done. But if you intend to continue in your sinful course, tremble lest God should wait no longer for you, but cast you into hell. Why does God wait for sinners? Is it that they may continue to insult him? No; he waits for them that they may renounce sin, and that thus he may have pity on them, and forgive them. "Therefore the Lord waiteth, that he may have mercy on you." (Isa. xxx. 1, 8.) But when he sees that the time which he gave them to weep over their past iniquities is spent in multiplying their sins, he begins to inflict chastisement, and he cuts them off in the state of sin, that, by dying, they may cease to offend him. Then he calls against them the very time he had given them for repentance. "He hath called against me the time." (Lam. i. 15.) "The very time, ” says St. Gregory, ”comes to judge."
Christians sin, and endeavour to save their souls. They say: ”God is merciful: I will commit this sin, and will afterwards confess it." Behold the illusion, or rather the snare, by which Satan draws so many souls to hell. ”Commit sin," he says, ”and confess it afterwards." But listen to what the Lord says: "And say not, the mercy of the Lord is great; he will have mercy on the multitude of my sins." (Eccl. v. 6.) Wy does he tell you not to say, that the mercy of God is great? Attend to the words contained in the following verse: "For mercy and wrath come quickly from him, and his wrath looketh upon sinners." (Ibid., ver. 7.) The mercy of God is different from the acts of his mercy; the former is infinite, the latter are finite. God is merciful, but he is also just.
St. Basil’s words are: “Bonus est Dominus sed etiam Justus, nolimus Deum ex dimidia parte cogitare."
Father John Avila used to say, that to bear with those who avail themselves of the mercy of God to offend him, would not be mercy, but a want of justice. Mercy, as the divine mother said, is promised to those who fear, and not to those who insult the Lord. “And his mercy to them that fear him." (Luke i. .50.)
Some rash sinners will say: God has hitherto shown me so many mercies; why should he not here after treat me with the same mercy? I answer: he will show you mercy, if you wish to change your life; but if you intend to continue to offend him, he tells you that he will take vengeance on your sins by casting you into hell. "Revenge is mine, and I will repay them in due time, that their foot may slide." (Deut. xxxii. 35.) David says, that”except you be converted, ” he will "brandish his sword." (Ps. vii. 13.)
Can you, beloved Christians, complain of the mercies of God, after he has shown you so many mercies by waiting for you so long? You ought to remain always prostrate on the earth to thank him for his mercies, saying: ”The mercies of the Lord that we are not consumed." (Lamen. iii. 32.) Were the injuries which you offered to God committed against a brother, he would not have borne with you. God has had so much patience with you; and he now calls you again. If, after all this, he shall send you to hell, will he do you any wrong?”What is there," he will say, ”that I ought to do more for my vineyard, that I have not done to it ?" (Isa. v. 4.) Impious wretch! what more ought I to do for you that I have not done?
”Have pity on thy own soul." (Eccl. xxx. 24.) Your souls are sick, and what is worse they are near the eternal death of hell; for he who abuses to excess the divine mercy, is on the point of being abandoned by the mercy of God. This shall be the subject of the present discourse.
Hence the saint (Augustine) gives the following advice: ”After sin, hope for mercy; before sin, fear justice."
Abulensis says, that the man who offends justice may have recourse to mercy; but to whom can they have recourse, who offend and provoke mercy against themselves?
If, beloved sinners, you have hitherto offended God, hope and tremble: if you desire to give up sin, and if you detest it, hope; because God promises pardon to all who repent of the evil they have done. But if you intend to continue in your sinful course, tremble lest God should wait no longer for you, but cast you into hell. Why does God wait for sinners? Is it that they may continue to insult him? No; he waits for them that they may renounce sin, and that thus he may have pity on them, and forgive them. "Therefore the Lord waiteth, that he may have mercy on you." (Isa. xxx. 1, 8.) But when he sees that the time which he gave them to weep over their past iniquities is spent in multiplying their sins, he begins to inflict chastisement, and he cuts them off in the state of sin, that, by dying, they may cease to offend him. Then he calls against them the very time he had given them for repentance. "He hath called against me the time." (Lam. i. 15.) "The very time, ” says St. Gregory, ”comes to judge."
Christians sin, and endeavour to save their souls. They say: ”God is merciful: I will commit this sin, and will afterwards confess it." Behold the illusion, or rather the snare, by which Satan draws so many souls to hell. ”Commit sin," he says, ”and confess it afterwards." But listen to what the Lord says: "And say not, the mercy of the Lord is great; he will have mercy on the multitude of my sins." (Eccl. v. 6.) Wy does he tell you not to say, that the mercy of God is great? Attend to the words contained in the following verse: "For mercy and wrath come quickly from him, and his wrath looketh upon sinners." (Ibid., ver. 7.) The mercy of God is different from the acts of his mercy; the former is infinite, the latter are finite. God is merciful, but he is also just.
St. Basil’s words are: “Bonus est Dominus sed etiam Justus, nolimus Deum ex dimidia parte cogitare."
Father John Avila used to say, that to bear with those who avail themselves of the mercy of God to offend him, would not be mercy, but a want of justice. Mercy, as the divine mother said, is promised to those who fear, and not to those who insult the Lord. “And his mercy to them that fear him." (Luke i. .50.)
Some rash sinners will say: God has hitherto shown me so many mercies; why should he not here after treat me with the same mercy? I answer: he will show you mercy, if you wish to change your life; but if you intend to continue to offend him, he tells you that he will take vengeance on your sins by casting you into hell. "Revenge is mine, and I will repay them in due time, that their foot may slide." (Deut. xxxii. 35.) David says, that”except you be converted, ” he will "brandish his sword." (Ps. vii. 13.)
Can you, beloved Christians, complain of the mercies of God, after he has shown you so many mercies by waiting for you so long? You ought to remain always prostrate on the earth to thank him for his mercies, saying: ”The mercies of the Lord that we are not consumed." (Lamen. iii. 32.) Were the injuries which you offered to God committed against a brother, he would not have borne with you. God has had so much patience with you; and he now calls you again. If, after all this, he shall send you to hell, will he do you any wrong?”What is there," he will say, ”that I ought to do more for my vineyard, that I have not done to it ?" (Isa. v. 4.) Impious wretch! what more ought I to do for you that I have not done?
“Love will make me quicken my steps; fear will make me look where I set my feet so that I shall not fall. Give me both, O Lord, for love and fear are two strong castles from the height of which I shall be able to conquer every temptation.” - St Teresa of Avila, The Way
Forwarded from ~ W ~
Somewhere far away and once upon a time
There lived a wise and experienced old man.
He said more than once, incessantly repeated:
Glory to God for sorrow and joy.
Thank God for everything, thank God for everything
Glory to God for sorrow and joy.
If someone told you something rude,
Or treated you badly
Know this, my friend: the will of God is here,
We must always put up with this.
Thank God for everything, thank God for everything
Glory to God for sorrow and joy.
If you get sick, get sick seriously,
And you can't get out of bed
So it is so destined, for our sins it was given to us,
And there is no need to grumble and be afraid.
Thank God for everything, thank God for everything
Glory to God for sorrow and joy.
If someone slandered and murmured you,
You don't need to be embarrassed in this either,
Know that the Lord gave this to save you,
We must love and humble everyone here.
Thank God for everything, thank God for everything
Glory to God for sorrow and joy.
If someone has offended you with something here,
Do not try to justify yourself before him,
And at the same time, with all this, you humble yourself and know
That the Lord helps to be saved.
Thank God for everything, thank God for everything
Glory to God for sorrow and joy.
If it seems, your cross is heavy,
He was not given to you here,
Know that the Lord would not have sent you beyond your strength.
Do not murmur, but love and humble yourself.
Thank God for everything, thank God for everything
Glory to God for sorrow and joy.
Learn to do the will of God always.
Maybe we will be persecuted,
And with a bag on his shoulders, with tears in his eyes,
And we will not be loved by our relatives.
Thank God for everything, thank God for everything
Glory to God for sorrow and joy.
If there is sorrow, and sickness, and sorrow,
If we have to suffer in something,
Don't blame anyone, but always say:
Everything from God is given to us sinners. "
Thank God for everything, thank God for everything
Glory to God for sorrow and joy.
Our years will pass, all friends will leave,
Old age will sneak up imperceptibly.
But you are always firm and always say:
Glory to God for sorrow and joy.
Thank God for everything, thank God for everything
Glory to God for sorrow and joy.
There lived a wise and experienced old man.
He said more than once, incessantly repeated:
Glory to God for sorrow and joy.
Thank God for everything, thank God for everything
Glory to God for sorrow and joy.
If someone told you something rude,
Or treated you badly
Know this, my friend: the will of God is here,
We must always put up with this.
Thank God for everything, thank God for everything
Glory to God for sorrow and joy.
If you get sick, get sick seriously,
And you can't get out of bed
So it is so destined, for our sins it was given to us,
And there is no need to grumble and be afraid.
Thank God for everything, thank God for everything
Glory to God for sorrow and joy.
If someone slandered and murmured you,
You don't need to be embarrassed in this either,
Know that the Lord gave this to save you,
We must love and humble everyone here.
Thank God for everything, thank God for everything
Glory to God for sorrow and joy.
If someone has offended you with something here,
Do not try to justify yourself before him,
And at the same time, with all this, you humble yourself and know
That the Lord helps to be saved.
Thank God for everything, thank God for everything
Glory to God for sorrow and joy.
If it seems, your cross is heavy,
He was not given to you here,
Know that the Lord would not have sent you beyond your strength.
Do not murmur, but love and humble yourself.
Thank God for everything, thank God for everything
Glory to God for sorrow and joy.
Learn to do the will of God always.
Maybe we will be persecuted,
And with a bag on his shoulders, with tears in his eyes,
And we will not be loved by our relatives.
Thank God for everything, thank God for everything
Glory to God for sorrow and joy.
If there is sorrow, and sickness, and sorrow,
If we have to suffer in something,
Don't blame anyone, but always say:
Everything from God is given to us sinners. "
Thank God for everything, thank God for everything
Glory to God for sorrow and joy.
Our years will pass, all friends will leave,
Old age will sneak up imperceptibly.
But you are always firm and always say:
Glory to God for sorrow and joy.
Thank God for everything, thank God for everything
Glory to God for sorrow and joy.