Over the past few decades, the “liturgical problem” has dragged on wearily, with the result that the standard of liturgy and liturgical music in our churches has continued to decline. Unfortunately, there are priests who have completely lost their sense of the beauty of the liturgy, and faithful who, having never experienced anything else, believe that certain careless…

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November 11th is a great holy day of opportunity. For centuries it has been the traditional Catholic Thanksgiving of Martinmas, which is a great time to feast and make merry with friends, family, and all your children. Since rebuilding Christendom is all about the children, make sure you make lanterns and teach them St. Martin’s lantern song. As Plese noted in his excellent series on restoring…

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OnePeterFive Podcast “Bitter Zeal” is Anti-Tradition 00:00 / 00:08:22 Dear OnePeterFive Confraternity members: Thank you. I’m so deeply grateful for you…

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As we approach the end of the liturgical year, an odd thing happens in the Church’s traditional calendar, the Vetus Ordo. Sundays which were left over after Epiphany are dusted off and brought back into service to fill the space between the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost (in 2026 superseded by the Feast of All Saints) and the 24th and Last Sunday after Pentecost. The reason lies in the vagaries of…

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Editor’s note: reminder that anyone who devoutly visits a cemetery during the Octave (between November 1st and 8th), praying — even mentally — for the departed, may obtain one plenary indulgence per day, applicable only to the souls in Purgatory, under the usual conditions. From the Patristic readings at Matins in the Roman office: ℣. Grant, Lord, a blessing. Benediction.

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Dear OnePeterFive Readers, I wanted to let you know about a class I am teaching starting next week at the Avila Institute. It’s called “The Psalms: the Prayerbook of Jesus.” This is a five week course exploring the spiritual, theological and mystical aspects of this central prayer of the Church. I hope to see you there next week! Timothy…

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Editor’s note: reminder that anyone who devoutly visits a cemetery during the Octave (between November 1st and 8th), praying — even mentally — for the departed, may obtain one plenary indulgence per day, applicable only to the souls in Purgatory, under the usual conditions. Above: photo credit. From the Patristic readings at Matins in the Roman office: ℣. Grant, Lord, a blessing.

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Editor’s note: reminder that anyone who devoutly visits a cemetery during the Octave (between November 1st and 8th), praying — even mentally — for the departed, may obtain one plenary indulgence per day, applicable only to the souls in Purgatory, under the usual conditions. ℣. Grant, Lord, a blessing. Benediction. May God the Father Omnipotent, be to us merciful and clement. ℟. Amen.

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On July 13, 1917, during the third apparition at Fatima, Our Lady warned that if mankind did not repent God was “going to punish the world for its crimes by means of war, hunger, persecution of the Church and of the Holy Father.” But here’s Mary’s promise: So there it is. A promise and a request. One request was for the Pope to do something, and the other request was for the…

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Above: “Pope Night” in the American colonies, burning the effigy of the Pope for the 5th of November. Editor’s note, subscribe to the author’s Substack here. “Remember, remember, the 5th of November.” But, does anyone know which events to remember? The event which King James’ government hoped his subjects would “never forget” has echoed through history, even down to the American…

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The Crusade of Eucharistic Reparation is a lay sodality run by OnePeterFive in partnership with Benedictus and LatinMass.com (Mass of the Ages). This crusade was called by His Excellency, Bishop Athanasius Schneider in June of 2020 in response to the profanations of Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament during the COVID crisis. Now he has also added the intention of the reversal of Traditionis…

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