Our last newsletter gave you a general account of Our work of preserving, in this critical time, the mark of Apostolicity in the Catholic Church. Without the continuation of the papacy and the continuation of Holy Orders the Church loses its mark of Apostolicity. Since October 24, 1998 We (Pius XIII) held in Ourselves alone the mark of Apostolicity. That being the case, the Apostolicity was always just one heartbeat (or the lack of it) away from extinction. If that had happened We have Cardinals for a papal election, but We do not know one other validly ordained priest or bishop in the whole world who is loyal to the Catholic Church.
Analogy to Noe
When Noe went into the Ark at the command of God he was the only man on the whole earth who was loyal to God. Hence, God saved the whole human race from extinction by using the seed of just one man. History is repeated in US in that God has preserved the papacy and Holy Orders in Ourselves. Those who have read the last newsletters know the means that We used. Those who have not seen Our newsletters (Caritas Papal Office) can read them in this website, http://www.truecatholic.org/pope/menu-writings.htm.Two Episcopal Consecrations
We are giving you two important dates. As explained in former newsletters the pope can add to the order of priesthood the power to consecrate a bishop. We did just that on the 20th of June 1999. Then on the 4th of July 1999, that bishop consecrated Us a bishop. It is no secret that that bishop is Gordon Cardinal Bateman of Australia. Shortly he will be returning (assigned) to Australia. Once again We will be alone serving the rest of the world with Our world wide parish.Our Lord said what is forever true, the harvest is great but the laborers are few. We have invited many priests and bishops to be one with Us, and all (including a priest brother in the flesh of mine) to be one with Us in the one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. Noe alone and his immediate posterity entered the Ark and were saved. It seems that the corruption of this day in the religious world differs in no way from the secular world at the time of Noe.
Quo Vadis, Petre?
Just in case you wish to look up the filth of Rome today We urge you to get a copy of The Catholic News, M.P.O. Box 743, Niagara Falls, NY 14302 for July 1999.The article for your consideration is entitled Quo Vadis, Petre? (Where Are You Going, Peter?) We quote:
“The document has two aims: 1) An analysis of the eventual results of the pan-religious festivities that are being prepared for the passing of the Millennium, and 2) a look at the consequences of ecumenism and inter-religious dialog, which will be considered in relation to these festivities.”We give this information of future events to warn all those who still give loyalty to John Paul II whether they be in the Novus Ordo or just call John Paul II the Pope (for example the Society of St. Pius X). The headings in this article are as follows:
First of all there will be a Pan-religious Meeting in Rome, which will lead those loyal to John Paul II to accept a reasoning that they are one with all religions. That is heresy.
Secondly, there will be a Common Martyrology which will include (besides true martyrs in the Church) persons who died outside the Church – where there is no salvation and no Saints.
Thirdly, John Paul II is to meet with the Muslim and Jewish leaders and the move is to make the three religions one.
Fourthly, there is to be a Common Declaration of “Faith.” That can mean one thing. Catholicism as it came from Christ will be totally abandoned.
Fifthly, John Paul II will make a request for pardon. That can mean one thing. The Church was in error in the past when it declared: outside the Church there is no salvation.
Finally, John Paul II and the Lutherans will sign that they agree on justification. Martin Luther held that faith alone saved, and the Church always held that true faith is just the first step on the way of justification.
In conclusion, We quote Pope Pius XI in Mortalium Animos, making all the above concessions ridiculous and sinful. He wrote:
“So it is clear why this Apostolic See has never allowed its subjects to take part in the assemblies of non-Catholics: for the union of Christians can only be promoted by promoting the return to the one true Church of Christ of those who are separated from it, or in the past they have unhappily left it. To the one true Church of Christ, we say, which is visible to all and which is to remain, according to the will of its Author, exactly the same as He instituted it…For since the Mystical Body of Christ, in the same manner as His physical body, is one, compacted, and fitly joined together, it were foolish and out of place to say that the mystical body is made up of members which are disunited and scattered abroad: whosoever therefore is not united with the body is no member of it, neither is he in communion with Christ its head.”We have presented the above information in order to open the eyes of all those who still, unfortunately, give their allegiance to John Paul II and the false religion that he represents. We give you exactly what the Catholic Church has taught throughout the ages, and We shall never change. As Pope and Vicar of Christ, We shall display for one and all the quality of papal infallibility, no different than was displayed by all the former true Popes of history. With Christ We remind you that it is a divine command that all men and every government be in the one, holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. In the Bull entitled, “Unam Sanctam” dated November 18, 1302, Boniface VIII wrote:
“Furthermore, we declare, say, define, and proclaim to every human creature that they, by necessity for salvation, are entirely subject to the Roman Pontiff.”Equally, he forbids “every human creature” to be in a false religion where there is no grace and no going to heaven. It means that all those who do not go to heaven, of necessity, must go hell where there is the weeping and gnashing of teeth forever.
Revelations and Our Times
On October 24, 1998 Our election to the papacy seems to be spoken of in Apocalypse, chapter 12, verse 2:“And being with child, she (the Church) cried travailing in birth: and was in pain to be delivered.”The election was a difficult one, and now the acceptance of it is again difficult. Of the one to be elected verse 5 says:
“And she brought forth a man-child, who was to rule all nationsOnly Christ and His Vicars on earth “rule all nations.”
Verse 6 is a consoling one for all the faithful under the Pope. It reads:
“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.”During the coming chastisement which we can see getting closer by the day, God has a special care for all those who belong to Him in His holy Church.
A Word of Caution Before It Is Too Late
In Chapter 13 verse seven it reads:“And there was given unto him (the evil one) to make war with the saints (those sanctified by baptism) and to overcome them. And power was given him over every tribe and people and tongue and nation.”These solemn words of revelation are fearful not only to those who are outside the Church but also to those who are within the Church. We experience a general trend among the younger Catholics that they neglect the practices of religious studies and piety, and lukewarmness sets in. They neglect to study their religion, and they neglect the traditional practices of devotion. To that neglect there follows lukewarm Catholics, and Christ told us that He will vomit them out of His mouth. They will lose grace, and without it they will lose their souls. We see come true what is in verse seven, namely, that he would overcome them.
We are reminded of near disaster that occurred in a school bus experience. On a cold and snowy night the school bus was taking the children home from school. On the way the bus became stuck, and the driver told the children to remain in the bus while he went on foot to get help. He died in his attempt to find help.
Time passed, and the children became very tired. Some of the boys knew that if they fell asleep they would freeze to death. Hence, they forced the children who were tired to run and jump in the bus. They kept that up all night. When the people found the bus the next morning they expected to find all the children dead. However, all of them were well and healthy, for they forced themselves to exercise even when they were tired and wanted to go to sleep. To one and all We tell you that the cold weather of the temptations of the devil are upon all of us. No matter how we feel about it, we must exercise ourselves in the learning our Religion, and we must have a well regulated life of Catholic devotions.
Those who submit to laziness will find themselves spoken of in verse 8 (of Chapter 13):
“And all that dwell upon the earth adored him (the beast), whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb which was slain from the beginning of the world.”Just who are those “whose names are not written in the Book of Life?” All those who are without sanctifying grace do not have their names in the Book of Life. In order to get sanctifying grace it is above all, necessary that they belong to the Catholic Church. Look above at the solemn words of Pope Boniface VIII found in the Bull, Unam Sanctam.
In the following verse (verse 9) St. John gives a solemn warning:
“If any man have an ear, let him hear.”The primary readers of Our newsletters are those in the Catholic Church, subject to Our benign and yet firm reign. At the same time We have all men in our invitation to join Us in knowing, loving and serving God. That is the road to heaven.
Idealism - the Evangelical Counsels
In order to explain counsels, We must first explain commands. Then you will see their difference. A command is an order by a superior which must be observed. For example, God gave us the Ten Commandments. Those, in short, are the natural law. God also gave us His divine law, and those are such laws as the command to be in God’s Church, to go to confession, receive Holy Communion and so forth. Then the Church with the power from God also makes commands such as the six commandments of the Church, found in catechisms. If one violates those commandments he sins, mortally or venially as the case may be.Counsels are like suggestions. For example, on a cloudy morning a mother may tell her child you must take along your umbrella. That is a commandment. If the child deliberately neglects to take along his umbrella he sins. However, if his mother tells him, I advise you to take along your umbrella, and the child neglects to do so he does not sin, but he is opening himself up to an imprudent act, and it may rain that day.
In the Gospels there are counsels (called evangelical counsels) where God suggest certain things which are not commanded. The Gospels “suggest” poverty, chastity and obedience. Generally, that advice goes out to every person. It goes out in a special way to certain individuals. Hence, we see men become religious Brothers, and women become religious Sisters. They follow not only the commands of God, but they follow the suggestions of God.
It should be noted that to some extent the evangelical counsels fit into the clerical life of priests and bishops.
Just why should God suggest something that is opposed to our fallen natures? It is done in order to give men and women a mode of life that is rewarded higher than a life that is merely lived by the commandments. For example, the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience make a person a sacred person before God and man. Hence, all the actions of Brothers and Sisters have a special value before God, and they bring a special reward forever in heaven. A Brother who does farming has actions that are equivalent to genuflections made by those without these vows.
Indeed, it would be a shame if our Catholic youth were ignorant of that teaching, that idealism, given them by God Himself. As we move forward we should see vocations to the priesthood and religious life. First of all, the person must be a good and fervent Catholic. One who wallows in mortal sin and/or lukewarmness will not move forward to an ideal Christian life which will be rewarded with an ideal place in heaven. We will reap what we sow, no more and no less. God is infinitely just in giving both punishment and reward.
The Vow of Poverty
Let us explain something about the vow of poverty. Poverty has for its object the detachment of the heart from the things of this world. Once that detachment is developed the person is open to attach himself to God ever more fully. One boy as he grows up gets himself a car, a job, guns, TV, stereo equipment, cowboy boots, and wide-brimmed hat and the like. He is a man of the world. His brother goes to the monastery where he owns nothing not even the habit on his back. He has no TV, no gun, no fishing gear and the like. All he has is what the Order provides him: food, clothing and a roof over his head. He rises by the monastery bell, and he works on what is commanded him. He retires also by the bell. An atmosphere of silence lends itself to a recollected life of prayer. He advances in holiness – detached from nearly all the cares and concerns of this world.Chastity
Next, we turn to chastity. The sixth Commandment of God mandates purity. However, the evangelical counsel and vow of chastity moves higher. It is not satisfied with a chaste married life, but he lives without marriage. That sacrifice gives him again a greater opportunity to serve God more fully and receive a greater reward. Christ admitted that in the practical order not all can take that state of life, but there are even married people who follow chastity to some extent in Third Orders.Obedience
Finally, the counsel and vow of obedience is most pleasing to God. By Religious obedience, one puts himself under God’s command all the time. When a Religious does what he is told to do by his superior, he is doing a command of God. The non-Religious person has many hours in life when he merely does what he wants to do. Really, Religious obedience is something like heaven where the Saints always do as God commands and counsels for their just reward for dying in the state of sanctifying grace.Those who live merely by the commandment and give as little of themselves to God as possible are in danger of being lost, for slackers become lukewarm, and they are vomited out.
Holiness & Persecution
May We be an example to you in regard to striving for holiness. We have regular periods of spiritual readings of the best spiritual books. We just finished the book The Life of Mary as seen By the Mystics. TAN Books sells it, and the imprimatur is 1951. Father Edward Leen pointed out that all those who strive for holiness, that is, above being lukewarm of necessity, suffer persecution.On page 52 we read that the devil tempted Mary to get her to commit some venial sin. Not being successful he incited her companions to persecute her. Of this We quote:
“Consequently Satan changed his tactics. Since he could not influence her directly, he incited others to persecute her. Without much trouble he made the other girls become inflamed with envy against her. Seeing what a model Temple-servant she was, they began to fear that because of her their virtues would be overlooked and their faults would stand out. Driven on by the devil, soon they let themselves be moved to anger and hatred against her. Finally they plotted together to persecute her until she would be forced to leave the Temple. Now they often spoke to her in a sharp, haughty and cruel way, accusing her of being hypocritical and of seeking the favor of the priests and their teacher. When they did this, Mary answered quietly: ‘My friends, you are right in saying that I am the least and most imperfect among you, but then you, my sisters, must pardon me and teach me in my ignorance, for as a servant I love your and reverence you, and I will obey you in all things.’Sweet little Mary experienced the beatitude later given by her Son to all of us, namely: Blessed are you when you suffer persecution for justice sake. It is not easy, but it is blessed, and the reward is great in heaven.“Her sincere humility only made them more furious. For many days they continued to persecute and insult her, at times even hitting her. But little Mary remained humble, patient and charitable, returning good for evil and praying for her enemies.”
Converts
It is a great consolation to receive correspondence from the four corners of the world. At a slow but regular pace people are joining Our world wide parish. All the older Catholics must remember that when parishes exist it is absolutely necessary to join the one in their area. That joining makes them one in the Mystical Body of Christ.What ruptures the Mystical Body of Christ? It is heresy, schism and apostasy. To get back into the Church those persons repent of their break from Christ, they make their profession of faith and receive an absolution that receives them back into the Church with the right to receive the sacraments.
Once that has been accomplished the convert goes to confession to receive the absolution that takes away sin. Once again the absolution given at the profession of faith merely puts one into the Church with the right to receive the sacraments and so forth.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be world without end. Amen.
Pius, pp. XIII
July 21, 1999
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