I see that you can no longer meditate as heretofore, nor picture to yourself the scenes of Our Saviour's Passion; your mind suffers when you try to constrain it; Deo gratias! Act, then, in this way: keep yourself in the presence of God, with a pure and simple consideration of His immense goodness, in a loving silence; rest your spirit in the paternal bosom of your God, and when recollection ceases, recall it gently by a loving short prayer.

St. Paul of the Cross

#spiritual #saint #quote

Today in greek tradition is feast of protection of theotokos.
The feast was instituted to commemorate the appearance of the Mother of God to Saint Andrew the Fool in Christ in Constantinople in the tenth century. On the night of October 1, 911, Saint Andrew and his disciple Epiphanius were standing in the rear of the Blachernae Church of the Mother of God during an all-night vigil. The Blachernae Palace church was where several of the Virgin Marys relics were kept, including her robe and veil, transferred there from Palestine during the fifth century.

At four a.m. the Most Holy Virgin appeared above the people, holding her veil outstretched as a protective covering for the faithful. She shone with ineffable radiance and was surrounded by a company of apostles, saints, martyrs and virgins. Saint Andrew said to his disciple, Do you see, brother, the Queen and Lady of all praying for the whole world? Epiphanius replied, I see, Father, and am struck with amazement!

Christians, this is what you do on "Halloween": Memento mori.

Pius XI condemns ecumenism:

https://www.vatican.va/content/pius-xi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xi_enc_19280106_mortalium-animos.html

The Saints await us; the Angels await us; Mary awaits us; and Jesus stands with the crown in His Hands wherewith to crown us if we shall be faithful to Him.

St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

Happy solemn feast day of Christ the King! There is a plenary indulgence available to all who say the Litany to the Sacred Heart and Consecration of the Human Race to the Sacred Heart during Benediction on the Feast of Christ the King.

English translations of the #aphorisms of Nicolás Gómez Dávila
https://don-colacho.blogspot.com/

#reading #philosophy #traditionalism #politics

More recommended authors:

Fr. Loring SI
Fr. Castellani SI
Fr. Sáenz SI
Fr. Meinvielle

Marcel de Corte
Rafael Gambra Ciudad
Etienne Gilson
Laureano Eleuterio Gómez Castro
Miguel Antonio Caro

Should Laity Pray the Breviary or the Rosary? - "Think of it this way: in a time of peace, one might emphasize cultivating the fine arts, but in a time of war, one learns to shoot a gun or build a wall. The arts are nobler, but the fighting and bricklaying are more necessary. As in the rebuilding of Jerusalem after the Exile, so today: we carry a shovel in one hand and a sword in the other (cf. Neh 4:15–20). But we do not neglect what is the greater, or treat it as a thing of little account; we pursue it when and as the Lord gives us the ability." https://onepeterfive.com/should-laity-pray-the-breviary-or-the-rosary/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Onepeterfive+%28OnePeterFive%29

Mozart Requiem - Lacrimosa - Herrwegghe

“Men are often called intelligent wrongly. Intelligent men are not those who are erudite in the sayings and books of the wise men of old, but those who have an intelligent soul and can discriminate between good and evil. They avoid what is sinful and harms the soul; and with deep gratitude to God they resolutely adhere by dint of practice to what is good and benefits the soul. These men alone should truly be cailed intelligent.”

+St. Anthony The Great

#saint #quote

“Oh, if only you could know how harsh the pains of Purgatory are, you would much sooner choose to have all the wars, famines, and plagues of this life come down on you than to remain in those torments of Purgatory.”

- Girolamo Savonarola

The Apocalypse of Saint John │ Chapter 1 │ Letters to the 7 Churches │ #Documentary Miniseries [there is english subtitles] #movie #film #video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vew4ZBlNKq0