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Vatican Insider: Pope Francis performed an exorcism in front of live TV!

2013-05-21T15:07:00.000+08:00

Here is the video of the supposed exorcism.

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According to a panel of clergy specialized in exorcism who spoke on the religious satellite channel TV2000's program Vade Retro, at the end of yesterday’s Pentecost mass, Pope Francis allegedly said a prayer to liberate a young boy from demons, performing an exorcism.

We are in St. Peter’s Square, near the Arch of the Bells. Pentecost mass ended a short while ago. As usual, Pope Francis heads over to the sick who attended the celebration. He approaches a young boy. The Pope is introduced to the boy by a priest who is accompanying him but it is impossible to catch exactly what is being said. Francis’ facial expression changes all of a sudden. The Pope appears pensive and concentrated as he stretches out his hands, places them on the boy’s head and begins an intense prayer. The boy’s mouth drops wide open.

Exorcists who saw the scene are adamant it was a prayer to free the boy from evil, in other words, an exorcism. Next Friday's program on the religious satellite channel will focus on "Pope Francis' battle against the devil and his seductions," the program conductor said.

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If exorcists said it was an exorcism, then it is.

Personally, I think the Holy Father prayed a Deliverance Prayer.

Note to Catholics: THIS IS A JOB FOR PROFESSIONALS!

I have seen teens, good Catholics, who have the best of intentions of trying to have a DIY exorcism course.

THIS IS NO JOKE! Leave it to exorcists!

As Bishop of Rome, Pope Francis is the chief exorcist of his diocese as all other bishops of each diocese are.

God is real, just as his nemesis the Devil is.

You think it is just in Hollywood movies?

Think again.

He might look like this!

and this!

Common denominator?

Enemies of the Church. Pushes for Anti-Life legislation.

Need I say more?

Modern Catholic churches are ugly says Vatican Museum chief

2013-05-20T17:06:00.001+08:00

VATICAN MUSEUM DIRECTOR Antonio Paolucci today criticised contemporary-style churches for lacking “form” and harked back to the Baroque era when he said that shrines embodied religious faith. [The buildings should evoke a sense that it is a house of worship, not some ghastly grotesque building with irregular shapes!]

Award-winning architect Richard Meier’s Church of God the Merciful Father in Rome (pictured) “could just as well be a museum in Texas or an auditorium in Melbourne”, he wrote in the Vatican’s official Osservatore Romano daily.

Paolucci, who is also the head of cultural heritage for the Vatican, said what was lacking in these structures was the “church form”.

“The beautiful, functional, symbolically efficient building that can serve as a model still does not exist, or at least I have not found it,” he said.

Paolucci said that religious faith in Russia survived through 70 years of Communist atheism thanks to the many churches that were preserved. [The beautiful Russian Orthodox churches survived the communist regime! Now it is different! The beautiful churches cannot survive the hysteria of priests, religious and bishops of the Catholic Church barking mad the so-called Spirit of Vatican II!]

The Vatican official said he spoke about the matter with Rome mayor Gianni Alemanno and the cardinal vicar of Rome Agostino Vallini this week at the presentation of a book illustrating 45 new churches built in the Italian capital since 2000.

Paolucci is not the first Vatican voice to criticise contemporary churches.

Vatican culture chief Gianfranco Ravasi has said many modern churches are “inhospitable” and even compared them to “pretentious and vulgar houses” that were as alienating as a concert hall.

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I once talked to a priest who saw a new massive church built. He belonged to a religious order. I told him how beautiful the church was, trying to be polite and all, but in my opinion the church is massively ugly.

The elderly priest said "Brother! This church is ugly! It is too ugly to be called a Catholic Church! Too ugly to be called an auditorium! And to beautiful to be called a gymnasium! You know why?! Most gyms don't have a resurrected Christ and marble stage!"

Taj Mahoney fever!!!!

This is the former cathedral of Los Angeles, Sta. Vibiana.

And this is the new cathedral, Our Lady of the Angels, aka Taj Mahoney

Which looks like a house of worship for you, huh?

Don't be fooled!

It is not just the exterior that is suspect! Most eco-friendly and feminist nuns like to "design" their chapels and altars with lots of plants and jars.

NEW AGE ALERT!

If I find the photos I'll share them with you soon.

Here is one example!

Shared by a friend. Our Lady of Grace in Caloocan City. I heard that a nun, a member of the Oblates of Notre Dame "designed" this.

Is this another expression of Maria Makiling or what?! See that jar lying on its side? Made me laugh. Hahahaha!!!

SJs Bernas and Tabora should attend this conference!

2013-05-20T16:36:00.000+08:00

The conference is about the rise of secularism and intolerance to religious freedom.

Society of Judas members Bernas and Tabora wrote heavily to defend pluralism in the country but never did they give an inch for the protection off religious freedom and liberty of Filipino Catholics.

Now you know why they are members of that Society.

All it takes is 30 pieces of silver.

It's all about the money, money, money...

2013-05-20T16:21:00.003+08:00

We have heard it talked about many times... but what baffles me is that even those in the vineyard of the Lord are most of the times guilty of that same crime the Church is calling out as evil.

How many priests and bishops have we witnessed living a life of financial impropriety, living out of the Sunday collection as if it were their own personal piggy banks?

It has to start from us!

And this is where Liberation Theology fails. We don't have to be in solidarity with the poor by selling all of the patrimony of the Church and reducing our liturgy to simplistic expressions of Marxists plays! No. The churches, shrines, and basilicas and cathedrals, with all its treasures and beautiful vestments and vessels in its sacristy stays! But let us change how we live our lives.

St. Pius X wore his papal tiara and did not do away with the beautiful vestments of his pontifical office. But he lived simply and stated in his last will " I was born poor, I have lived poor, and I wish to die poor."

The Cure of Ars also lived the same way as the saintly pope. Here is my post about it.

So to prove that money is not the root of all evil..

For the clergy...live simply! Remember that God is everywhere. You cannot hide your secret bank accounts.

For the laity...live simply! Give to the needy and hungry. The world has enough Kardashians and Hiltons.

Remember this parable?

Luke 16:19-34

PS: The world is such in a bind because it mostly run by lawyers and economists.,

Still true.

Fr. Joel Tabora is WRONG!

2013-05-20T15:59:00.000+08:00

This genius pseudo-Catholic says that Catholicism is losing members in the Philippines.

Just as how Archbishop Oscar Cruz said that Catholicism in the Philippines is growing...

Here comes a new report from the Vatican about the number of Catholics in the whole world.

Fr. Tabora....go collect your money from condom companies!

SJ now stands for Society of Judas Iscariot! Hot all Jesuits are members

Tabora and Bernas are members.

Comparing Benedict XVI with Francis

2013-05-16T14:37:00.002+08:00

This is just plain....ugh!

Thanks to Sensei for bringing this up.

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7 DIFFERENCES POPE FRANCIS HAS MADE IN ONE APPEARANCE.

1. Changed the golden throne by a wooden chair... Something more appropriate for the disciple of a carpenter. [Jesus Christ the carpenter Jew did not use a chair. Jews did not use chairs before. They reclined when eating like the photo below. That one is more accurate than the Leonardo da Vinci painting. So this one...Stumped!]

2. Did not want the gold-embroidered red stole, Heir of the Roman Empire, nor the red chasuble...
[Red is the color of the popes and cardinals to symbolize the color of the blood of Christ and the martyrs, from which the Church was born. The red in their garbs especially that of the papal stole means THAT, martyrdom! Check facts first. Oh by the way, the Roman Empire did not use stoles.]

3. Uses same old black shoes, not the classic red. [John Paul used brown. So?]

4. Uses a metal cross, not of rubies and diamonds. [Because crosses with rubies and diamonds are for choir dresses. Francis never wore his choir dress. Better Google it to know what choir dress is. Duh!]

5. His papal ring is silver, not gold. [Uhmm... not this one? That's Pope Francis hand and finger receiving his ring. Base metal is silver plated in gold. Much like Benedict's ring which was plated also in gold. So????]

6. Uses the same black pants under the cassock, to remember that he is a another priest. [Same black pants??? Never washes them? Ha! Wow! Black pants are a mark of a priest. No wonder these guys look odd. I think are not wearing the standard issued black pants from the diocese, no?]

This one is in khaki, whenever he is not running or whenever he is dragged by the police for causing some trouble

This guy is busy trying desperately so hard to look good he only cares about his jeans and posing with one hand on the floor and an onion-like haircut.

This guy would rather look like your Prosperity Gospel Protestant preacher than be a Catholic priest. Hey! He preaches how to be wealthy! His best proof for the success of his preaching? himself.

This guy is busy playing with the hosts he needs to wear his play clothes!

This guys are so homey they need to get down and comfy and do whatever they planned to do that day...Hang a stole on your shoulder so people would think you are a priest...then when they believe you, go say the Mass.

Have you discovered the 7th?

7. Removed the red carpet... He is not interested in fame and applause... [Was he taking a jab against John Paul II instead of Benedict XVI? I swear he is talking about the Blessed Pope and not Benedict XVI here, and here and here described as shy. Where in the hell did he get these crap?]

Source: MalayalamNews

***

So what's the difference of this post to that Facebook post.

The guy who write that probably belonged to the same mold of guys who made this Facebook petition page.

Bum. Nothing to do. Didn't even bother to use their intellect to Google.

Pathetic.

Nice way to trash not only Benedict, but all the saintly popes before Benedict who wore what Benedict wore. And they look like they are not impressed.

Pope Francis: Sovereign of Vatican City State no more?

2013-05-15T11:41:00.003+08:00

Much ado about a title...

From the Vatican Insider.

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A misunderstanding over one of Pope Francis’ titles, published in the 2013 Pontifical Yearbook, caused a media frenzy this morning. [this was a few days ago.] The Bishop of Rome, Francis and the Pope Emeritus, Ratzinger, both appear in the 2013 edition of the yearbook [as in all yearbooks of each diocese where the emeritus in still alive] which was presented in the Vatican this morning. It seemed initially as though Bergoglio had renounced the title of “Sovereign of the Vatican City State”. But a message on the popular Papa Ratzinger Blog read: “later on, however, the Vatican Press Office confirmed he will be keeping the title. It was hard to imagine the Vatican transforming itself from a constitutional monarchy into a Parliamentary Republic.” [run by Masons! Oooooo....here come the conspiracy theorists!]

The reference to Rome in the papal title on the front page of the 2013 Papal Yearbook which was presented to the Pope this morning, is new. Part of it reads: “See of the Vicar of Jesus Christ, [Uhm....not See of Peter anymore? Hmm... semantics.] Successor of St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles”. The yearbook attributes the title of pontiff to two individuals: Francis “Bishop of Rome and Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church, Primate of Italy and Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Roman Province” and Benedict XVI “Supreme Pontiff Emeritus”, setting the record straight on an issue that has caused a great deal of dispute over the past three months. [Uhm... it was settled after his resignation. I never knew it wasn't settled yet.]

Both names appear on the yearbook’s Diocese of Rome page. After the reference to Pope Francis, the yearbook specifies: “The spiritual leadership of the Diocese of Rome is entrusted to His Eminence Cardinal Agostino Vallini, His Holiness’s Vicar General; the Vatican City is entrusted to His Eminence Cardinal Angelo Comastri, pro tempore Archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica, Vicar General of His Holiness for Vatican City State. Benedict XVI’s title “Supreme Pontiff Emeritus” is accompanied by a biographical note which ends: “Resigned February 28th, 2013”.

Ratzinger’s name has also been included in the list of Supreme Pontiffs, above John Paul II. His election and resignation dates appear next to his name. A footnote has been added to the latter, specifying that it refers to the date of Ratzinger’s resignation (28/II/2013). Francis’ name appears after Benedict XVI in the list, along with his election date. The Vatican Press Office stressed that Pope Francis is still “Sovereign of the Vatican City State”. The Press Office had initially distributed a photocopy of page 1 of the Pontifical Yearbook, which contained an abbreviated version of the Pope’s title: Bishop of Rome, Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church, Primate of Italy, Archbishop of the Province of Rome. Benedict XVI’s official title (Supreme Pontiff Emeritus) also appears on the same page, hence why the Vatican Press Office sent out a copy of the page.

The deputy editor of the Vatican Press Office, Fr. Ciro Benedettini, later showed journalists the page with the complete list of Francis’ papal titles, which is no different to the list of titles given to Benedict XVI in the 2012 edition, when he was still Pope. So Pope Francis’ titles are: Vicar of Jesus Christ, Successor of St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles, Servant of the Servants of God and Sovereign of the Vatican City State. The titles given to Francis and Benedict XVI appear on the Pontifical Yearbook’s Diocese of Rome page.

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So all this brouhaha about the lost title seemingly all boils down to one thing.

Somebody forgot to type it in!

So, cool down.

He still has his titles.

Pope Francis that is.

And Benedict is Supreme Pontiff Emeritus.

Keep it cool.

Catholic Devotions for your Android Phone

2013-05-14T16:37:00.000+08:00

There are so many apps available for download but you can go ahead and save the video on your phone!

Great to pray the rosary while you are stuck in traffic.

Plug in your earphone, and keep the noise away!

Do remember me in all your prayers ok, as I do you for visiting my blog. :)

Click here for the link. The video will start immediately.

I recently learned that you can set an alarm for 3PM on your phone and the Chaplet for Divine Mercy or 3'o clock Prayer will play! Cool!

No more excuses.

In solidarity with the workers...

2013-05-14T16:18:00.000+08:00

You go ahead and disrespect your priestly vestments....

I got these horrible photos here.

Since it's Labor Day, and workers eat always Boodle Fight style, might as well do it while we are still wearing our liturgical vestments.

Nothing wrong with eating with workers to show your solidarity with them, but by GOD! Why can't you not just take off your liturgical vestments first before you take your first handful of rice and meat?!

You wanna be identified as a priest while eating? Sure! Just take off your vestments which are worn ONLY during the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass!

Or is it because underneath those vestments is nothing but plain layman's clothes?

No drama or media value if you eat looking like the workers you are in solidarity with no?

So, go ahead, and disrespect the holy vestments!

Anyway, God does not mind. Or does he?

Read Exodus 28.

Even simple graduation rites respect their academic regalia!

No Communion in the Hand for you sweet old lady!

2013-05-14T13:09:00.000+08:00

When it comes to receiving Communion, most people prefer the indult rather than the norm.

Yup. Communion in the Hand is an indult, and not a UNIVERSAL INDULT.

But when it come to the Mass, most people would like the norm rather than the indult even if this indult is UNIVERSAL.

FYI. The liturgical discipline of receiving communion only in the tongue in Papal Masses remains in force even if the discipline was instituted by Pope Benedict XVI. Pope Francis has not rescinded it.

FYI.

Liturgical abuse at Lourdes Basilica

2013-05-11T11:27:00.000+08:00

Thanks to a TPC reader for this.

Unless a clear cut solution is made to address liturgical abuse around the Catholic world, we'd continue to have this kind of nonsense going all around us.

Surprisingly, makes you think why these "open-minded" liturgists are writhing in pain whenever they hear Gregorian chant.

Makes you wonder.

This is how cheap these politicians are!

2013-05-11T11:15:00.000+08:00

Risa Hontiveros debones a bangus, Sonny Angara makes longganisa, Bam Aquino builds houses.

They'd do anything just to get the two precious things from you: your vote and your tax money!

That is how cheap they look at you!

DO NOT VOTE RISA HONTIVEROS, SONNY ANGARA, BUM AQUINO!!!

Now this is damn funny!

2013-05-11T11:10:00.001+08:00

Vatican II says:

116. The Church acknowledges Gregorian chant as specially suited to the Roman liturgy: therefore, other things being equal, it should be given pride of place in liturgical services.

Sacrosanctum Concilium

What happened???

Oh well....

The interpretation and implementation of Vatican II was hijacked and the wording of the Council documents contained so many "timebombs" every Tom, Dick and Jane had his own interpretation.

We were expecting a Syllabus of Errors to come out but Pope Benedict did not...

*sigh*

On with the party.

Risa Hontiveros: LIAR, HYPOCRITE

2013-05-09T17:57:00.001+08:00

That is where she is good at.

LYING!

She claims to champion the rights of the poor and the defenseless yet she has all the support of the powerful oligarchs of the country.

Ooops! By the way, here is her new commercial.

That color scheme looks like this no?

Because that is what she really is...

LAYERS OF BULL...

LAYERS OF LIES!!!

RISA HONTIVEROS IS EVIL!

JUST USE THIS SAMPLE BALLOT, PLEASE!

2013-05-09T17:38:00.004+08:00

Pope Francis to sisters: Get back on track

2013-05-09T17:38:00.000+08:00

Vatican City, May 8, 2013 / 10:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis told leaders of women’s religious orders today that their vocations can only be recognized within the fold of the Church.

“Your vocation is a fundamental charism for the Church's journey and it isn't possible that a consecrated woman or man might 'feel' themselves not to be with the Church,” he told around 800 female superiors general on May 8. [ In other words, "You better tow the line!" Ha! Serves them right!]

The International Union of Superiors General has been meeting for its general assembly in Rome since May 3.

Present this year were more than 150 American sisters, some of whom also belong to the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, which has had a strained relationship with the Vatican since it was required in April 2012 to undergo reform.

Bishop Leonard Blaire of Toledo carried out a four-year review and found “serious doctrinal problems” and the need for the LCWR to undergo renewal.

The assessment of the leadership conference expressed concern over “certain radical feminist themes incompatible with the Catholic faith” that were in some presentations sponsored by the conference. [Like pressing for women's ordination, support of contraception and situational abortion, support for homosexual unions...]

One such address discussed religious sisters “moving beyond the Church” and beyond Jesus.

In addition to highlighting the need for the organization to provide adequate doctrinal formation for its members, the report also voiced concern over letters from LCWR officers suggesting “corporate dissent” from Church teaching on topics such as the sacramental male priesthood and homosexuality.

Pope Francis seemed to address this history during today’s meeting. He told the sisters about the “‘feeling’ of being with the Church,” given to them through baptism.

It is a “feeling,” he said, “that finds its filial expression in fidelity to the Magisterium, in communion with the pastors and Successor of Peter, Bishop of Rome, visible sign of that unity.” [Oooooo....the old male dude telling the sweet old sisters what to do. Another medieval stick of fear and violence eh?]

To be otherwise, he said, would be against their vocation.

“It is an absurd dichotomy to think of living with Jesus but without the Church, of following Jesus outside of the Church, of loving Jesus without loving the Church,” he stated.

“Feel the responsibility that you have of caring for the formation of your institutes in sound Church doctrine, in love of the Church, and in an ecclesial spirit,” Pope Francis added.

The Vatican’s doctrine department put Archbishop J. Peter Sartain of Seattle in charge of working with the sisters to reform the organization for a period of up to five years.

On May 5, Cardinal João Braz de Aviz, who heads the Vatican’s Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, made waves when he told the sisters gathered in Rome that he was not consulted about the doctrine department’s decision on reforming the LCWR.

His words drew a rare May 7 statement from the doctrine office, which aimed to dismiss the idea of a “divergence” between the doctrine and religious congregations. [Get that cardinal back in line too!]

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These sisters will never admit to their mistakes because all these divergence and radical dissent are for them their "response to the call of the times", the "promptings of the Holy Spirit" upon them. These sisters think that they are the new Joan of Arc or Catherine of Siena or Teresa of Avila who would usher in the change, the breath of fresh air that Vatican II so promised when the "Good" John XXIII opened the windows of the Church and let in fresh air but which Paul VI lamentably alluded "the smoke of Satan"...

These sisters think that by changing the Faith to suit the needs of the times, the whims of the devilish society who thinks not of God but against God, these sisters think that they are answering the call of God. They think that they are renewing the Church.

In fact, they are starting a revolution, a complete change of how the Church believes in for thousands of years.

Pope Francis reminded them to stay into the fold and in that One Fold, there the deposit of the Faith resides, there the True Faith is, because it is in the One Fold where the True Shepherd, Jesus, the Truth is.

This sisters try to bring in things from the outside with hopes of changing what is inside the fold.

If they want something from the outside, then let them stay outside. Why do they keep on insisting to bring in things that are not of the Church of Christ (Shoo!!! Bug of Iglesia ni Manalo!)

Like what I had been blogging about for so many years...

If you want to be like the Anglicans in terms of contraception, homosexual marriage, women's ordination... then join them!

STOP HOPING THAT IT WILL EVER HAPPEN IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH!

Period.

Oh boy....This is waaaayyyy too much.

Press office communique on collaboration between Congregation for Doctrine of the Faith and Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life

2013-05-09T17:19:00.000+08:00

Vatican City, 7 May 2013 (VIS) – “The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) and the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life have for some time been collaborating on a renewed theological vision of Religious Life in the Church. The concern of the Holy See, expressed partially in the Doctrinal Assessment of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious in the United States, is motivated by a desire to support the noble and beautiful vocation of Religious so that the eloquent witness of Religious Life may prosper in the Church to the benefit of future generations.”

“The initiatives of the Holy See in this area are concerned primarily with the faith of the Church and its expression in Religious Life. The Church’s faith—in the loving plan of the Father who sent his Son to be our Saviour, in the inspiration of Sacred Scripture, in the gift of grace through the Sacraments, in the nature of the Church guided by the Holy Spirit—this faith is at the heart of the Evangelical Counsels. It motivates the passion for justice shared by so many Religious women and men, and it seeks ever to be expressed in active charity towards those most in need.”

“Recent media commentary on remarks made on Sunday, 5 May, during the General Assembly of the International Union of Superiors General by Cardinal Joao Braz de Aviz, Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life, has suggested a divergence between the CDF and the Congregation for Religious in their approach to the renewal of Religious Life. Such an interpretation of the cardinal’s remarks is not justified. The prefects of these two Congregations work closely together according to their specific responsibilities and have collaborated throughout the process of the Doctrinal Assessment of the LCWR. Archbishop Gerhard Muller, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and Cardinal Braz de Aviz met yesterday and reaffirmed their common commitment to the renewal of Religious Life, and particularly to the Doctrinal Assessment of the LCWR and the program of reform it requires, in accordance with the wishes of the Holy Father.”

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Cardinal Braz de Aviz thinks he can say whatever he wants to say with the new pope. He thinks that his politicking ways during the Ratzinger papacy can work it's magic in the Bergoglio papacy by showing his true colors.

Well, in the first place, why was he even appointed to the post in the first place? Why was he even made a cardinal?

Oh well...

We have our own in our backyard. *sigh*

Anywho...

Good to know that the Holy See addressed this issue quickly.

Now..........PUNISH THOSE ANGRY NUNS!!!

I hope the Holy See investigate nuns here in the Philippines!!!

Look who celebrated Novus Ordo Ad Orientem

2013-05-09T14:43:00.001+08:00

It is none other than Lingayen Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas said mass at the chapel of Tulay ng Kabataan, a new home for street children at Kalayaan Avenue Quezon City. The center was also blessed after the Mass

As you can see from the photos, the chapel is not that big and the kids were made to sit on the carpeted floor. So the archbishop was on his knees to preach his sermon. Relax GULP!

And here is the crowning photo.

Yup. That's him. Look how small the chapel is. So why put up another altar when you already have a beautiful one?

Liturgists would argue about active participation.

You need to see the face of the priest to have that???

You need to see what goes in the Mass to actually actively participate in the Mass?

Geez!

Mass ad orientem is legal and noble!

So bishops who always freak out about this...LET US HAVE THIS ARRANGEMENT!

KUDOS ARCHBISHOP VILLEGAS! Hope to see this done more in his archdiocese!

As for the critics of Ad Orientem Mass...

Well...

If you want to read more how noble and sublime praying the Mass facing the same direction is, click here.

"The Holy Mass is a prayer itself, even the highest prayer that exists. It is the Sacrifice, dedicated by our Redeemer at the Cross, and repeated every day on the altar. If you wish to hear Mass as it should be heard, you must follow with eye, heart and mouth all that happens at the altar. Further, you must pray with the priest the holy words said by him in the Name of Christ and which Christ says by him. You have to associate your heart with the holy feelings which are contained in these words and in this manner you ought to follow all that happens at the altar. When acting in this way, you have prayed Holy Mass."

St. Pius X

My own epic fail

2013-05-09T13:50:00.001+08:00

What's the worst thing to say in front of a dead man?

I had a full day yesterday.

Tons of meetings.

Met a lot of politicians and candidates for next week's election...

Too tired...too hungry...10PM still had no dinner.

Went for a last stop visit to pay my respects for the deceased brother of a brother Knight.

Approached the casket...started praying.

"Bless us O Lord and these thy...."

"Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh...oh..."

"Uhm...Uhm....We give you thanks..."

DARN IT!!!!

Kneeling before the Lord

2013-05-08T10:29:00.002+08:00

EPIC FAIL once again.

Everybody look to the left!

Everybody look to the right!

Can you feel that yeah! We're paying them love....(oops! wrong one. got me singing...)

Look behind you! The Lord is in the Tabernacle you placed on the left side! As if his Presence is the same as his presence in the Written Word!

At least they got the dalmatics right.

Haayyy....RCAM. You are such a treasure trove of GULP photos.

Anywho....congrats to the new deacons!

And when you finally get ordained as priests....STOP THE LITURGICAL ABUSE!!!

Have you ever heard your priest talk about Hell and the punishment due to sin?

2013-05-08T10:17:00.001+08:00

Or he just talks about loving one another, caring for the earth and bringing peace and sunshine to everybody's lives and all that jazz?

Jokes galore during his homily.

Or he starts with "I have a story...." after reading the Gospel with a story aka Parable.

Welcome to the Church of Nice!

One of the many things that Vatican 2 gave to the world.

Only the popes talk about sin and living truly Christian lives...

Some bishops do.

Only a handful of priests still.

Pitiful for most of the laity.

Let's just hold hands and sing the following songs...

The Age of Aquarius is back!!!

2013-05-08T10:10:00.001+08:00

The glorious hippie days of wonderful exploding psychedelic colors are back!!!

And you think that the liturgical influence of Benedict XVI had any effect in the Philippines?

Sorta....Kinda...

Well...

Remember this SVD Ordination???

And now the Redemptorist has caught the Rainbow Connection!

Mike Velarde has betrayed Faithful Filipino Catholics

2013-05-07T16:43:00.001+08:00

It has been confirmed that Mike Velarde of El Shaddai movement endorse pro-RH and presidential relative BUM Aquino as a senatorial candidate of the Republic.

Read it slowly and try to let it sink in to your system.

Yes.

Mike Velarde, Catholic lay evangelist (and not commissioned and wearing those entertainingly colorful jackets and not clerical collars of imaginary instituted acolytes) endorsed BAM aka BUM Aquino as senator in next week's election even though BUM publicly threw in his support for the all out distribution of billions of pesos worth of free contraceptives...a prelude to the DEATH laws to creep into our country. DEATH meaning (Divorce, Euthanasia, Abortion, Total Contraception, Homosexual Marriage).

That is what Rabid Harlot Risa Hontiveros had been championing for years and this is what BUM Aquino wants too.

So...

What makes Hontiveros different from Bum?

What makes this guy different from Velarde?

You just caused a terrible pain in the hearts of Catholics, Mr. Velarde, Catholics who have been working so hard against Bum Aquino, including all those who advocated this!

SHAME ON YOU MIKE VELARDE!!!

Twisting Church history

2013-05-06T09:01:00.000+08:00

The former pope and the current pope praying in the chapel of the Mater Ecclesiae Convent
where Benedict will spend his time in the prayer and silence.

I am catching up on the news after spending much of my time in the weekend with my brothers in different patron fiestas all around Metro Manila....*burp* *hick* zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.........

Well, anywho...

I read this article about the return of Pope Emeritus Benedict the Reformer to the Vatican and how he was welcomed by Pope Francis the Humble...

What caught my attention were these two paragraphs from the Religions News.com article.

According to Rebecca Rist, a specialist in church history [Specialist? There is such a title for that? Why not historian?] at the University of Reading in Britain, the two popes will have a “very cordial” relationship, unlike the 13th-century scuffles between Celestine V and his successor Boniface VIII. [Uh-huh...we know how that ended right? No? Wikipedia!!!!]

Boniface persuaded Celestine [Da hell!!!! Specialist?!?! Persuaded?!?! Celestine resigned without being forced to do so and it was not even Boniface who did that! Where in the world did she get that?!] that it was “in the best interests of the Vatican [What?! The "Vatican" was not even used during the time of St. Celestine!] for him to resign,” Rist said. But Boniface, “fearing that enduring loyalties to the former pontiff could provoke a schism,” ordered Celestine imprisoned until his death.

See what you get when you have these so called "specialists" twisting history.

And so-called "freethinkers" would just take this in, hook line and sinker...

So much pretenders in the world.

Like the insituted acolyte (DAW!) who wears a clerical collar because it is the privilege (DAW!) of being a church organist (DAW!)....

I heard his once sing...

Makes me remember my farm trip in Batangas...

Poor cow. *sniff*

Anywho, it was yummy bulalo soup afterwards! Yeah!

The point here is: Media is so full of fact twisters and pseudo-historians, you really have to be careful who you deal with.

Church History Specialists? Instituted Acolytes?

IN YOUR DREAMS SONNY!

Be warned! Some guys like to walk and dress like a priest.

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No not this one.

Beware of a fat kid walking around wearing a clerical collar pretending that he is an instituted acolyte or that being a church organist gives him the privilege to wear clericals.

Approach with caution.

Claims to be an instituted acolyte but cannot produce one single document or photograph to prove his delusion of grandeur.

Special kid. Craving for attention.

Trapped in his clerical trappings wonderland.

Gives the traditional community a bad rep.

Seriously, this kid needs help.

In the meantime, sing along will ya?