SSPX joins the Vigil Tonight

I am informed that the Society of St. Pius X at the Our Lady of Victories will be joining the Holy Father tonight in prayer for nascent human life after their 6:30pm Mass. Their vigil will end at midnight.

(Sounds strange that a group considered to be "rebels" are uniting themselves with the Holy Father in tonight's vigil but we don't hear any announcements or organization coming from the CBCP or bishops from the Philippines except for a very few.)

YES! for Benedict

"We express sincere gratitude to you, Holy Father, for your leadership in this gravely needed initiative, and in the fight for life around the world. In prayer, we renew and redouble our efforts, trusting that the Author of Life will guide us toward victory in defending our most vulnerable brothers and sisters."


If you pledge to participate in the Vigil for Nascent Human Life, have your names included in the thank you note to the Holy Father. Register here: YES! for Benedict

El Shaddai's anti-RH vigil

COME and JOIN !!!!

Prayer Vigil for the Nascent Human Life

DATE: November 27, 2010

TIME: 5:30 PM

VENUE: EL SHADDAI GROUNDS

Amvel City Compound, Parañaque

Pope Benedict has earlier called on all Catholics to join the prayer vigil for “All Nascent of Human Life” on the eve of the first Sunday of Advent which will be celebrated in all dioceses and parishes.

P R O G R A M

5:30 PM ………….. INTRODUCTION

6:00 PM……..... EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT HOLY ROSARY

7:00 PM ………….. TESTIMONY

7: 30 PM …………. HOLY MASS

9:00 PM…………… VIGIL PROPER


Its time to unite our stand and get involved in the most important role you can ever have as a Baptized Catholic, Following Gods command to spread the One True Faith. Defend Mother Church and be counted in this battle for LIFE from womb to tomb against all its threats.

Bishop Conley on the New Translation

Among other things, reading this made my day (emphasis mine):

(Referring to the current translation of ICEL):

God “makes it possible for us, though we are but creatures, to sing and worship with the angels” – an awe-inspiring task for which household objects, popular music, and casual language are inappropriate. Bishop Conley indicated that many attempts to make worship feel more familiar, have instead made it less inspiring.

(Referring to the New Mass Translation):

The new Mass translation reasserts “the continuity of the Novus Ordo (Mass) with the ancient liturgy of the Church” – where the apostles and the first Christians understood themselves to be “singing the song of angels,” participating in a heavenly ceremony while on earth.

Bishop Conley cited the words of Pope Benedict XVI, who said Catholic worship “presupposes … that the heavens have been opened,” and must reflect this reality. “This is the truth we need to recover,” the bishop taught. “Christ has rent the heavens and come down to us. Again he has been lifted up and carried into heaven to take his seat at the right hand of power.”

(...)

Bishop Conley specified a number of changes intended to recapture this sense of the sacred in the new translation, including the revival of the congregation's traditional response “and with your spirit,” the restored and “more faithfully translated” prayer of the priest before the Eucharistic rite, and the more exalted language in the “Gloria” hymn.

“Our new Mass translation replaces the mundane affirmation –'Happy are those who are called to (Christ's) supper'– with a confession of faith … 'Blessed are those called to the Supper of the Lamb'.” The bishop explained that these changes “get us closer to the theological richness and the poetry of the original Latin.”

More here: Bishop explains how new Mass translation 'reaches up to heaven'

The kind of media we have

I've just read from a friend's wall post in Facebook that ABS-CBN's Umagang Kay Ganda hosts commenting on WHO's acclaim of Pope Benedict XVI that the Pope "says" the use of condoms by men and women to avoid AIDS is "morally justifiable."

My friend commented that it is PLAIN LYING. Indeed they are. They grossly misinterpreted and misrepresented what Pope Benedict said. This is what media will never quote from the Holy Father in the same book: “…that we cannot solve the problem by distributing condoms. Much more needs to be done,” ; “…But this just goes to show that condoms alone do not resolve the question itself” ; “ This means that the sheer fixation on the condom implies a banalization of sexuality, which, after all, is precisely the dangerous source of the attitude of no longer seeing sexuality as the expression of love, but only a sort of drug that people administer to themselves” ; “…But it is not really the way to deal with the evil of HIV infection. That can really lie only in a humanization of sexuality.” [Ref: Pope Benedict and the Condom Question by Rev. Fr. Joel O. Jason SThL]

This is professional stupidity coming from the Umagang Kay Ganda hosts.

This is why the reason I stopped watching that program. You can never get anything intelligent coming from their cretin hosts. Their show is all BS.

Crisis of Journalism

The media frenzy of what it thought to be a 360 degree turn of the Catholic Church's doctrine of using condoms is truly lamentable. The secular society, liberal and progressive factions, quickly swarmed  like vultures over a piece of dead meat. The lie quickly spread like wildfire and the proponents of the RH Bill in both government and private sector celebrated like the Emperor Nero when he burned Rome to ashes.

Despite numerous clarifications coming from the Vatican and Church representatives, the journalists seems to have never reported anything that would correct the lie they helped spread. They continued with presenting headlines such as "Vatican: Everyone can use condoms to prevent HIV" or "Vatican broadens case for condoms to fight AIDS" or "Condoms lesser of two evils." The author of the book "Light of the World," Peter Seewald decried a "crisis of journalism" that the Pope's words were taken out of context or falsely presented around the world and yet this has never reached the headlines.

It is becoming clear that their continued persistence on the lie that the Pope and the Catholic Church has already deviated from her previous teaching is indeed an open and direct assault against the Catholic Church by the secular press.

Irresponsible Journalism: SHAME ON YOU!

ABS-CBN News Team should be ashamed of themselves for posting such a headline. It is clear that they did not make a thorough research on the matter but only rely on their international news agencies as sources.

This is a sample of irresponsible, bias and idiotic journalism coming from ABS-CBN. Having been experts in making sensational reporting out of police reports such as mugging, robberies, rapes, road accidents must have exhausted a lot of neurons.

This is their headline now:

Only shows what their goal is.

This is today's headline from the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

This one comes from the Philippine Star:

These broadsheets are becoming more useful as fishwraps for tinapa and tuyo.

Vigil for All Nascent Human Life

The Parish of the Lord of the Divine Mercy and the TLM community will be joining the Holy Father on the Vigil for all Nascent Human Life on Saturday, November 27 at 5:00pm.

As of date, we haven't heard of any statements coming from the bishops of the Philippines how they are planning to respond to the call of the Holy Father. In fact, it is to them that the Holy Father made the request to lead their respective dioceses. It seems that they are relying on the El Shaddai to organize the vigil but the Holy Father specifically asked that it be made at the parish level as well. Now we wonder how quick they will react if the Holy Father asked for a vigil for Climate Change or Charter Change.

Do you have a vigil in your parish to pray for all nascent human life? If not, join us at PLDM.

Changes in TLM Schedules in Metro Manila

The TLM at St. Therese of the Child Jesus at Villamor, Pasay City is now celebrated every Sundays at 9:00 am.

Parish of the Lord of the Divine Mercy in Sikatuna Village, Quezon City, Daily TLM is at 8:30 AM and Sunday TLM is at 2:00 PM.

Christ the King, Greenmeadows, Quezon City every Saturday TLM remains at 8:30 AM.

Jaleville Chapel TLM, Jaleville Subdivision, Paranaque City, every last Sunday of the Month TLM is scheduled at 10:00 AM but there will be slight changes on the schedule depending on the availability of the priest.

Avoid Preaching the Gospel using "Marxist rhetoric"

Raymond de Souza, a well known Catholic Apologist, director of Australia's Saint Gabriel Communication and program director of Human Life International (HLI) has reminded Filipino activists that their track of activism "...must be based on Catholic teaching that promote cooperation and not class struggle."

It is no secret that some sectors of the Philippine Church are actively promoting Marxist ideology, liberal theology and feminism in their view that Jesus Christ is nothing more but a social worker and a political/social revolutionary.

Read the report of Union of Catholic Asian News here: Filipino activists told to avoid Marxist rhetoric

UCA News covers lay activities, social work, protests, conflicts and stories on the faith lives of the millions of Catholics in Asia.

Archbishop Paciano Aniceto on the Rosary Crusade

Archbishop Paciano Aniceto invites us to unite and join the Rosary Crusade initiated by the Society of Pius X against the dreaded intrinsically anti-life and anti-family Reproductive Health Bill.

Mega Thurible

This is one huge thurible! How about putting the pro-RH bill congressmen, senators and their minions inside?

Pro Defunctis

Mass on All Souls Day in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite celebrated by Rev. Father Michell Joe Zerrudo at the Parish of the Lord of the Divine Mercy, Sikatuna Village Quezon City.

Pope to lead Vigil for All Nascent Human Life

The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, will lead and celebrate a worldwide "Vigil for All Nascent Human Life" on November 27, 2010, eve of the First Sunday of Advent at the St. Peter's Basilica. He is requesting "all diocesan bishops (and their equivalent) of every particular church preside in analogous celebrations involving the faithful in their respective parishes, religious communities, associations and movements."

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has laid down their plan for the said vigil, giving four options namely:

• Full Option One: Evening Prayer, Rosary and Benediction
• Full Option Two: Marian Procession, Rosary, Evening Prayer and Benediction
• Simplified Option One: Evening Prayer and Benediction (no Rosary)
• Simplified Option Two: Marian Procession, Rosary and Benediction (no Evening Prayer)

Worship guides are available for download at the USCCB's Website page on Pro-Life Activities.

The Catholic Bishop's Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has yet to announce the plan for November 27. As of this writing, CBCPnews has reported the prayer vigil on November 20 led by the Sangguniang Laiko ng Pilipinas as a prelude to the Vigil for All Nascent Human Life.

Ricardo Cardinal Vidal on the Rosary Crusade

Prayer Vigil vs. RH Bill

Catholic laity to hold prayer vigil vs RH bill

MANILA, Nov. 9, 2010—A coalition of pro-life, family life and lay organizations are coming together in a collective show of resistance against the proposed reproductive health bill being deliberated in Congress.

Led by the Sangguniang Laiko ng Pilipinas, the laity are organizing a prayer vigil called “Prayers and Reflections on Human Life” on November 20 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Manila Cathedral.

Laiko National president Edgardo Tirona said now is the time for the laity to defend the Catholic faith “against those who are trying to propagate the culture of death in the guise of alleviating the lives” of the poor.

“As a Church, we cannot just be complacent and allow this insidious attempt to ruin the moral and spiritual fabric of our society,” he said.

The prayer assembly on November 20 will also serve as a spiritual prelude to a prayer vigil in defense of life called by the pope on November 27.

Pope Benedict has earlier called on all Catholics to join the prayer vigil for “All Nascent of Human Life” on the eve of the first Sunday of Advent which will be celebrated in all dioceses and parishes.

Tirona urged all lay organizations to participate in both activities and affirm their “commitment to the sacredness of family and life.” (CBCPNews)

Liturgical Experimentations

"...the liturgical experimentations can be likened to a gorilla who was let out of its cage, and these instructions were attempts to coax him back in. Perhaps we're still trying to accomplish that."

- Padre Paulus - The Ultramontanist

17th Asia-Pacific Congress on Faith, Life and Family

Tip from Veritatem facientes in caritate and The Pinoy Catholic

MANILA, Nov. 1, 2010—Human Life International (HLI) for Asia and Oceania is holding its 17th Asia-Pacific Congress on Faith, Life and Family, at the Dusit Hotel, Makati City on Nov. 6-8.

The congress will be preceded by a three-day international pro-life training for clergy, religious and lay leaders of Asia and Oceania on Nov. 3-5.

Ligaya Acosta, executive director of HLI-Asia/Oceania said that the congress is timely and urgent in the face of “massive attacks on the church and the much more aggressive push for the passage of the RH bill.”

“I pray that our clergy, religious and lay leaders will take this opportunity to know much more about the global agenda, and the many deceptions [and] subtle attacks against life and family,” she said.

Resource speakers during the pro-life training for clergy, religious and lay will be Dr. Brian Clowes, Dr. Ligaya Acosta, Atty. Jo Imbong, Fr. Francis Lucas, Fr. Melvin Castro and Archbishop Paciano Aniceto.

Dr. Brian Clowes is the director for research and training of Human Life International in its USA central office.

He will speak on two topics during the pre congress. On November 4, Clowes will talk on “How dissenters plan to remake the Catholic Church to their own image” and on November 3, he will speak on the topic, “Winning pro-life debate.”

Clowes will again speak on the congress proper. Other speakers include Raymond de Souza, an international Catholic apologist and program host of EWTN; and Dr. Rene Bullecer, Executive director of Human Life International, Philippines.

CBCP president and Tandag Bishop Nereo Odchimar will give an inspirational message to the participants during the congress while Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal will deliver the keynote address.

The closing mass on November 8 will be presided by Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales.

A press conference will be held on November 6 at 9-10:30 am.

Participants will be required to pay a registration fee of P2,500 for the pre-congress training while those attending the congress proper will pay a registration fee of P3,700. (CBCPNews)

Prayer Crusade led by the SSPX

On October 10, 2010, eve of the traditional feast of Kingship of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Society of Pius X (SSPX) led a prayer crusade against the passing of the RH Bill in Congress at the Our Lady of Victories Church in New Manila Quezon City. The prayer crusade started with the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament exactly at 12pm and a recitation of the Holy Rosary. At 2pm, the Blessed Sacrament was reposed as a Solemn High Mass, Votive Mass of our Lady of Mediatrix, was about to begin. (The Mass was suppose to be at the presence of the Blessed Sacrament but due to the complexity of the rubrics, the priests opted to repose the Blessed Sacrament at the duration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass). At the end of the Mass, the Blessed Sacrament was once again exposed. The Van De Steen Choir with the choir of the Our Lady of Victories sung the hymns.

We should commend the SSPX for taking the initiative of organizing the prayer crusade despite the fact that their regularization within the Church is still in the process.

Father Zerrudo's All Souls Day Homily

...And yet, no matter how vehemently the world tries to deny these realities, the truth remains: there is death and judgment. One day, we shall die and the world is afraid of this. This fear of death comes from the fact that it does not have any idea of what lies beyond it. Denying what is invisible, the world sees nothing beyond the materiality of death. Thus, death to the eyes of the world is simply the end: the end of life, the end of relationships, and the end of existence. And this thought drives man to take all he can out of life – to eat, drink, and be merry because tomorrow we die. Live without accountability. Enjoy without responsibility. Nothing waits for you at the end...

Read the complete homily here: On Death and Judgement

Father Zerrudo's All Saints Day Homily

 ...The saints are the real survivors of the struggles of this life – not the artificially stranded people whose tasks consisted in games and contests, and definitely not housemates whose tasks veer toward stupidity and foolishness. The saints are the ones who have survived the great distress. They are the ones who have shown us the real stuff that our humanity is made of and meant for...

Read the complete homily here: On Realism of the Saints