Contrition
St. Michael
Liturgy
Missals
Revelation
Milleniumism
Communion
Holiness
Providence
Virtues
Consecration Issues
Some of you have questions about Our present status, so we make the following response. We have been calling for some valid and worthy bishop to come forward to make Us a bishop. Interestingly, several heretical and schismatical bishops have offered to make Us a bishop. The Pope is the bishop of Rome. We trust in God, and in His own good time He will solve this problem. The powers of the papacy do not depend on the presence of Holy Orders. The papal powers of jurisdiction and infallibility come to the Pope from Christ through a valid election of His Church, not through ordination.At this juncture it would be improper for Us to discuss Our negotiations in regard to other priests and bishops. All of you have the opportunity to be a member of Our world wide parish. If you recognize Us as the Pope, as your shepherd, then you are to tell Us so. Christ said that He knew His sheep, and His sheep knew Him. If you do not tell Us that you see your shepherd in Us, then We cannot see Our sheep in you, and you are not a member of the Church, outside of which there is no salvation.
As to the necessity of being subject to the Roman Pontiff, We quote a distant predecessor, Pope Boniface VIII (1294 - 1303). In the Bull Unam Sanctam dated November 18, 1302 (Denzinger #469), Pope Boniface VIII stated:
“Furthermore, we declare, say, define, and proclaim to every human creature that they by necessity for salvation are entirely subject to the Roman Pontiff.”Be it known to one and all, We shall never water down that statement of Catholic doctrine.
Act of Perfect Contrition
We have re-written Our short explanation of the act of perfect contrition and placed it on a separate page.While We hesitate to change any accepted forms of prayer, We felt it
necessary to make some changes in the now-in-use act of contrition.
If you do not understand the reasons for these changes by the mere reading
of it you have need for the newly developed explanation of the act of contrition.
Prayer to St. Michael
Saint Michael, the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our safeguard against the wiles and the wickedness of the devil. Restrain him, O God, we humbly beseech Thee; and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God cast into Hell Satan and the other evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the destruction of souls. Amen.As to the prayer to St. Michael, We had no question as to the validity
of the various forms of the prayer. What concerned Us was the fact
that nearly every prayer book had a different version of the prayer.
Hence, when the faithful had to pray it together after Low Masses there
was always nearly total confusion. Over the years the faithful asked
Us to determine one form for all to use. Our response was that such
a determination belonged to men in authority: the Pope or bishops of any
one-language area. Now We are in the position of authority to settle
this problem (first of all) for the English-speaking lands. In a
liturgical document We shall direct that the bishops in all the different
language areas determine the prayer formulas for their areas, and then
all publishers will be held to that form by the censor deputatus and the
giver of the imprimatur.
A Caution on Liturgy
While the document on the liturgy is in the making we give a caution so that those buying Missals do not make a mistake. The pre-1954 Roman Missal will be mandated. Hence, check if the traditional Holy Week formula is in the Missal you buy, whether for the altar or hand-held. We know of only one altar Missal that is being produced and sold. Unfortunately, it is up-dated out of tradition, and that is intolerable, as you see in the VOW We made the day after Our becoming the Vicar of Christ.
Hand-Held Missals that ARE Correct
St. Andrew Missal
It has the 1952 original copyright, with 1953 imprimatur. Order from CATHOLIC TREASURES, PO Box 5034, Monrovia, CA 91017 - 1734 [Item #11011], (626) 359-4893 @ $48.00 + $6.00 p/h. We believe that this is the very best hand held Missal that was ever produced. It has daily meditations, on the feasts, that are truly wonderful. For those without the Mass this is wonderful. Everything is in both Latin and English, so a priest could use it for Mass, all year around. Thank God that it is still available. The original publisher of this issue is: St. Bonaventure Publications, Suite 105, 324 Central Ave., Great Falls, MT 59401 (406) 452-5452. Check both sources.
The New Roman Missal
It is also sold by CATHOLIC TREASURES (address above). It is dated 1945, so it contains the traditional Holy Week rite. It is in Latin and English, but as We remember some parts are in English only, so it would not serve for a priest at Mass. The author is Father F. X. Lasance (thus it is called the Fr. Lasance Missal). [Item # 10505] @$39.95 + $6.00 p/h.Here is an added address that you may need some day. In Milwaukee there is an old religious goods store with almost everything from chalices, statues, tabernacles, cassocks, candles, vigil lights, medals, rosaries, and the like. The address is:
The Stemper Co. Inc., 1125 East Potter Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53207,
(414) 744-3610
Divine Revelation
All of divine revelation has been given to us for many reasons. Our total source of all necessary divine truths and their correct meaning is in the Catholic Church. Today, many Protestant ministers are making much money from dabbling with divine revelations, as to the end of the world. Many times their research is amazing. However, their conclusions without divine help (without the help of the Church) are generally hopelessly flawed.
Millenniumism
We are forced to believe the words of the Apostles Creed:“Our Lord...seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty, from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead.”The Catholic Encyclopedia gives the following critique of Millenniumism:
“The essentials are the following points: The early return of Christ in all His power and glory, the establishment of an earthly kingdom with the just, the resuscitation of the deceased saints and their participation in the glorious reign, the destruction of the powers hostile to God,...The author in the Encyclopedia corrects the above error as follows:“The roots of the belief in a glorious kingdom, party natural, partly supernatural, are found in the hopes of the Jews for a temporal Messiah and in the Jewish apocalyptic...”
“There is no trace of chiliasm (millenniumism) to be found in the Gospels or in the Epistles of St. Paul; everything moves in the spiritual and religious sphere; even the judgment bear this stamp.”Father Herman Bernard Kramer in The Book of Destiny, imprimatur 1956, on page 458 says:
“The Church will have been the center of all human thought and aspirations for 1000 years.”We turn to A Catholic Dictionary by Donald Attwater for the explanation of the concept of 1000 years. He says on page 322:
“Catholics take the number one thousands to designate an indefinite period of considerable length, and refer the reign of Christ to his spiritual reign in the Church on earth.”Hence, the preachers, who read the scriptures without the help of the Church, deceive the public into believing that a period of natural and supernatural bliss under the reign of Christ is coming to them.
In which camp shall we find ourselves. Once again We turn to The Book of Destiny by Kramer, writing on page 316 he says:
“All the inhabitants of the earth are the willing subjects of Antichrist, whose doctrines, laws and kingdom are of the earth. They adore him. The true believers ‘dwell in heaven’ are in the supernatural order, and their names are written in the Book of Life. All shams and hypocrisy shall be exposed then; false doctrines shall be discredited, and those who adhere to them shall be subjected to Antichrist. How the unbelievers and heretics in the country of the Great Eagle will behave must be left to conjecture. The proud and those who resent self-restraint imposed by the laws of the Church will adore the Beast. Those who resemble the one mentioned by Daniel (XI, 32; 1 Macc. 55, II. 23) will adore Antichrist and persecute the just; but the faithful and those of the good shall be saved. People who have no positive religious belief will easily submit and externally comply with the forced adoration; but in this instance it cannot be done with impunity.“The Book of Life of the Lamb takes in view the Holy Eucharist. Our Lord said: He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood hath everlasting life.” Those who are nourished by these divine foods shall be enlightened to readily understand the falsity of the ‘signs’ of Antichrist and in the strength of that food shall be able to endure persecution, escape all snares and face all threats; Their life is transformed making them eager to suffer martyrdom, and they will adore only the true God.”
Spiritual Communion
It is possible that some of you will say that under the present conditions of the Church they are unable to receive Our Lord in the Holy Eucharist. When the Sacrament of the Blessed Eucharist is unavailable Catholics can avail themselves of what is called spiritual communion. It is had with a few simple steps. While in the state of sanctifying grace they are to recall the Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist and ask Our Lord to come to them. For example, say:“Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament come to me spiritually.”The sacraments themselves give grace by a method called ex opere operato. By the mere power of the sacrament itself grace is given, and that is independent of the zeal or lack of it in the recipient. Spiritual Communion does not give grace ex opere operato. It gives it by the method called ex opere operantis. This is true of all prayer. It means that grace is given because of the fervent petition of the one who prays. All spiritual writers who deal with the practice of Spiritual Communion tell us that in the petition for Spiritual Communion God gives to the petitioner the deed for the will. In other words, Spiritual Communion gives to those in the true Church similar graces to those received in the Blessed Sacrament itself. Hence, Spiritual Communion will carry the faithful who cannot get to Mass for Communion through the trials of these troubled times. They will have the light to recognize the errors that are propagated, and they will have the strength to stand firm against them, even onto the painful yet glorious death of a martyr.
Holiness Itself
The spiritual life is enhanced or shrunken by the approach men have for their spiritual life. It is a mistake to think that holiness is the same as being a good citizen, that is, one who observes all the laws of the land. A condition for holiness is the observance of God’s laws, for sinful people cannot be holy.Holiness itself is union with God, and that union has degrees just as the education of people has degrees. The more God abides in us, the more we abide in God, the greater is our sanctity. On our part we must know and desire this union with God - and pray for it. Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened onto you.
How should we ask for our union with God? Here is an ejaculation
which is found in the 1957 edition of the Raccolta, #278. It expresses
very well the mystery of the beatific vision which has its beginning already
on this earth, i.e., when sanctifying grace is in the soul. Here
it is:
| O Holy Ghost, sweet Guest of my soul, abide in me and grant that I may ever abide in Thee. | O Sancte Spiritus, dulcis hospes animae mae, mane mecum et fac ut ego maneam semper tecum. |
A Common Sense Purchase
We know not the future, but everything points to severe trouble. One thing that could be very critical is drinking water which is disease-free. You may purchase water filters, and food and survival gear from: Live Oak Farms, Inc., 1205 S. Air Depot, Suite 101, Midwest City, OK 73110 (405) 794-1643. We are told that there are mappers who check shipments of food shipped from emergency food suppliers. That is a concern, and yet it seems that the above purchase would be a common sense thing to do.
God's Providence for His Elect
Those who are determined to remain in heresy and schism from God’s one and only Church will find themselves not included in the following remarks. We quote from Apocalypse 12, 6:“And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she had a place prepared by God, that there they should feed her, a thousand two hundred sixty days.”That amounts to three and a half years. In the footnote the woman is the Church. For the most part this newsletter serves the Catholics the world over. It gets an extension by being also in the web site, http://www.truecarpentry/tccwww/cathwww/. We communicate God’s command, to be in His Church, to one and all. The hard fact is this, outside the Church there is no salvation, and no going to heaven.
Short Review
- The Theological Virtues are:
- Faith, Hope and Charity
- The Moral Virtues are:
- Prudence, Justice, Temperance, and Fortitude
- The Gifts of the Holy Ghost are:
- Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel, Fortitude, Knowledge, Piety, and Fear of the Lord
With Our benediction
January 10, 1999
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