These Last Days News - June 29, 2022
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20-4. Francis Doubles Down on Restrictions of the Latin Mass in New Letter...
TURN BACK
"This evil has penetrated far into the very heart of My House. You must now turn back and restore My House. I, your God, give you this command for the salvation of your own soul."
- The Bayside Prophecies
Jesus, August 21, 1976
“I send to My clergy, those whom I have given the grace to represent Heaven upon earth, this warning: You must now return to your traditional rites! You must restore My House from its crumbling exterior and rotting interior. You must rebuild what you seek to destroy--now!
“Many who call themselves My chosen ones have set themselves to destroy from within. Your actions have not gone by unnoticed by the Eternal Father. Error, deception, deceit, in the guise of sanctity and piousness! You are unmasked before the Eternal Father. You shall start little by little and repair the foundation, or you shall be within and destroy.
“I look upon all manner of abominations being committed in My House. Do you think you will go much longer without chastisement? Awaken from your slumber, My clergy! You deceive no one!”
- The Bayside Prophecies
Jesus, November 22, 1975
The above Messages from Our Lady were given to Veronica Lueken at Bayside, New York.
LifeSiteNews.com reported on June 9, 2022:
by David McLoone
Francis has released a new apostolic letter on the liturgy, reaffirming his restrictions on the Traditional Latin Mass while promoting the reformed liturgy as “the unique expression of the lex orandi of the Roman Rite.”
According to Pope Francis, Desiderio desideravi, published Wednesday, follows his July 2021 motu proprio Traditionis Custodes, which took aim at the celebration of the sacraments prior to the reforms initiated by the Second Vatican Council. The letter contains his “reflections on the liturgy,” inviting “the whole Church to rediscover, to safeguard, and to live the truth and power of the Christian celebration.”
Vatican News, the media arm of the Holy See, explained that the new papal letter is “not a new instruction or a directive with specific norms, but rather a meditation on understanding the beauty of liturgical celebration and its role in evangelization.”
Writing in the newly published 15-page apostolic letter, the Pope laid out further context for his earlier motu proprio restricting the celebration of the traditional liturgy of the Church, explaining his position that the apparent “tensions … around the [traditional] celebration” are not merely “simple divergence between different tastes concerning a particular ritual form,” but rather that they are “problematic.”
“I want the beauty of the Christian celebration and its necessary consequences for the life of the Church not to be spoiled by a superficial and foreshortened understanding of its value or, worse yet, by its being exploited in service of some ideological vision, no matter what the hue,” Francis wrote, highlighting the division of opinions on the celebration of the sacraments.
“Let us abandon our polemics to listen together to what the Spirit is saying to the Church,” he said.
The Pope used his letter to again stress, as an underpinning argument for his punishing restrictions on the traditional sacraments, the notion that adherents to tradition reject the Second Vatican Council as part of their devotion to the usus antiquior of the Mass.
“I do not see how it is possible to say that one recognizes the validity of the [Second Vatican] Council – though it amazes me that a Catholic might presume to do so – and at the same time not accept the liturgical reform born out of Sacrosanctum Concilium,” Francis wrote.
The constitution, he said, promotes as foundational “full, conscious, active, and fruitful celebration” of the liturgy.
“The non-acceptance of the liturgical reform, as also a superficial understanding of it, distracts us from the obligation of finding responses to the question that I come back to repeating: how can we grow in our capacity to live in full the liturgical action? How do we continue to let ourselves be amazed at what happens in the celebration under our very eyes?”
Accordingly, the Pope stated that it is his “duty to affirm that ‘The liturgical books promulgated by Saint Paul VI and Saint John Paul II, in conformity with the decrees of Vatican Council II, are the unique expression of the lex orandi of the Roman Rite,’” reiterating his decree from the document Traditionis custodes.
Later in the document, the Pope calls on “all the bishops, priests, and deacons, the formators in seminaries, the instructors in theological faculties and schools of theology, and all the catechists” to heed his command not to “go back to that ritual form which the [Second Vatican] Council fathers, cum Petro et sub Petro, felt the need to reform, approving, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit and following their conscience as pastors, the principles from which was born the reform.”
Francis emphasized the work of both Popes Paul VI and John Paul II as guaranteeing “the fidelity of the reform of the Council.”
“For this reason I wrote Traditionis custodes, so that the Church may lift up, in the variety of so many languages, one and the same prayer capable of expressing her unity.”
“As I have already written, I intend that this unity be re-established in the whole Church of the Roman Rite,” Francis stated.
In conclusion, the Pope urged the faithful to “abandon our polemics to listen together to what the Spirit is saying to the Church. Let us safeguard our communion. Let us continue to be astonished at the beauty of the Liturgy.”
“The Paschal Mystery has been given to us. Let us allow ourselves to be embraced by the desire that the Lord continues to have to eat His Passover with us. All this under the gaze of Mary, Mother of the Church,” Francis said.
Reacting to the document on Twitter, Catholic author and catechist Deacon Nick Donnelly wrote that the Pope reflections constitute “chilling words for those who love the Mass of the Ages.”
“Bergoglio intends to end the traditional Latin Mass by enforcing the Novus Ordo on the entire Roman Rite under the pretense of unity,” the cleric warned, later arguing that the Pope’s exhortation to “abandon our polemics to listen together to what the Spirit is saying to the Church” is a veiled way of saying “we must abandon Tradition and submit to his [Francis’] will.”
Traditional Catholic blog Rorate Caeli told its Twitter following that the new apostolic letter shows the Pope to have thrown “his hat on the ‘hermeneutic of rupture’ view on the liturgy.”
“Ratzinger’s life work on the liturgy and this as far apart as day and night,” the group stated.
Vatican reporter Bree Dail wrote that, “according to several sources, that Pope Francis ‘no longer believes in ongoing debate’ over ‘hermeneutic of continuity’, but ‘made his personal position clear, breaking from his predecessor, Benedict XVI’.”
“This, however, ‘is not a binding position or declaration,’” she wrote.
Catholic liturgical scholar Matthew Hazell lamented that the Pope has misunderstood the source of devotion to the traditional celebration of the Roman Rite, stating that Francis does not “know the reasons why I and so many others love the traditional Roman Rite,” arguing that the Pope “can’t even care to be interested.”
“To you, we’re all just psychologically damaged ‘rigid restorationists,’” Hazell wrote.
Meanwhile, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was reportedly seen receiving Holy Communion at a Mass presided over by Pope Francis on Wednesday, despite an order from her local ordinary, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, expressly banning her from presenting for the Eucharist until she publicly recants of her ardently pro-abortion position as a Catholic politician.
Writing on Twitter Deacon Nick Donnelly said that the Pope has “facilitated sacrilege against the Blessed Sacrament by allowing abortionist Nancy Pelosi to receive Holy Communion,” arguing that “[t]his vile desecration is worse than his veneration of Pachamama in St. Peter’s.”
Pelosi first snubbed the prelate last month, receiving Communion at a Washington, D.C. parish just days after she had been forbidden from doing so.
“Many now rebel against their leader, their God-given leader, your Vicar. In matters of faith and morals, man must not change the God-given laws, coming from the seat of Peter, and established through tradition upon earth through My Son's Church.”
- The Bayside Prophecies
Our Lady of the Roses, October 6, 1979
“Because of the fall in Babylon, many new languages were given because of the sin of Babylon. Therefore, as a member of one country, My children, with a universal language, you carried with you your own country's translation, and were you to visit abroad, you could enter upon any foreign edifice, Church of My Son, and feel comfortable and in one with the man, the priest, the one chosen by My Son to represent Him in His House.
“If you were, My child, to go from your United States to France, could you understand the words in French? But, My child, you would recognize the words in Latin and you would have your book with you to read in your American language, just as those in France could read in their French language, bringing upon the world a beautiful and common bond of language among all who have been given the grace to be called to the Roman Catholic Church of My Son.
“Do not leave My Son's Church though, My children, because they have taken this language from among you. You must wait and persevere and weep with My Son for this defilement by man.”
- The Bayside Prophecies
Our Lady of the Roses, April 10, 1976
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It’s Getting Much More Difficult to Think That Francis Isn’t Deliberately Causing Chaos...
“I see that the high priests of the House of God have become soft in their ways. They cater to their bodies and do not wish to sacrifice and make penance. There will be no easy road to the Kingdom. They will get down on their knees, and they will starve their worldly bodies until they rid themselves of the demons within them.
“Unless you listen now to my words of caution, you will fall into the trap that is being set for you. The enemy is within the House of God. He will seek to remove your Vicar from among you, and when he does he will place a man of dark secrets upon the Seat of Peter!”
- The Bayside Prophecies
St. Thomas Aquinas, August 21, 1972
THIRD SECRET
“How I warned and warned that satan would enter into the highest realms of the hierarchy in Rome. The Third Secret, My child, is that satan would enter into My Son's Church.”
- The Bayside Prophecies
Our Lady of the Roses, May 13, 1978
The above Messages from Our Lady were given to Veronica Lueken at Bayside, New York.
LifeSiteNews.com reported on July 1, 2022:
by Phil Lawler
The last few years have established that a Catholic bishop can be removed from office because of misconduct — unless he enjoys the favor of Pope Francis. Two journalists have illustrated the point this week:
For Catholic World Report, Christopher Altieri looks into the astonishing saga of Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta, formerly of the Oran diocese, who is now imprisoned in Argentina for sexual abuse. A secular court found him guilty, but an ecclesiastical tribunal has reached no conclusion and, incredibly, the canon lawyer who defended Zanchetta is now investigating his accusers—with the approval of the Vatican, on an assignment “direct from the Holy Father.”
After listing the steps that Pope Francis had already taken to protect Zanchetta (bringing him to Rome to avoid questions in Argentina, creating a new Vatican post for him, etc.), Altieri writes:
One supposes Pope Francis is not really intent on ruining the psychological and spiritual health of the clergy in Orán, Argentina. One supposes Francis does not care to destroy what little confidence in his own leadership may remain among the faithful of that place. One supposes Francis does not intend to make a mockery of law, government, and common sense.
But it’s getting more and more difficult to suppose.
Then at the National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin compares the Vatican’s treatment of two prelates: Bishop Daniel Fernandez Torrez, who was removed from the Diocese of Arecibo, Puerto Rico; and Bishop Richard Stika, who remains at the helm in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Bishop Fernandez has protested his removal, calling it “totally unjust,” and since March has been seeking a meeting with Pope Francis and an explanation for his removal— neither of which he has been granted.
His only known offense is disagreement with other bishops in Puerto Rico, notably Archbishop Roberto Gonzalez Nieves of San Juan. Ironically, Archbishop Gonzalez was himself asked to resign several years ago, because of complaints that included—you guessed it—a failure to act against priests accused of abuse. But Gonzalez remains in office and Fernandez is out.
And Bishop Stika is still in Knoxville, despite a series of serious complaints about, among things, his handling of abuse cases. A Vatican investigation of his leadership was conducted, and the results reported to Rome, but to date no action has been taken. Perhaps, for all we know, no action should be taken. But we know what complaints were lodged against Bishop Stika, whereas we still don’t know the nature of complaints against Bishop Fernandez.
Looking at the obvious disparities in the Vatican’s handling of disciplinary cases involving bishops, one prelate in Rome (who unfortunately chose to speak anonymously) told Pentin: “I fear that decisions depend very much upon who are the friends of the accused bishop and how much they have the ear of the Pope.”
CURIA
“My children, what I have warned you of the past is developing fast in Rome. The agents of 666 now are in full control of the Curia. O My children, I beg you, as your Mother, to pray and pray for your Vicar. Do much penance and acts of atonement for your bishops. Many shepherds have fallen asleep. Satan has poisoned the minds of many. The doors of the Eternal City of Rome were opened and demons entered to wreak havoc in the House of My Son.”
- The Bayside Prophecies
Our Lady of the Roses, June 18, 1977
GRIEVED AT CONDUCT
“I say unto the cardinals and bishops in My Son's Church: I am much grieved at your conduct. You will be accountable to the Eternal Father for the destruction of souls. And the abuses that go forward against My Son cannot be tolerated by the Eternal Father. My Son suffers greatly upon earth. Have you forgotten so soon how He sacrificed His very Being for you all? And what are you doing in return?”
- The Bayside Prophecies
Our Lady of the Roses, October 2, 1989
PRIDE
“The Eternal Father shall chastise those He loves. Shall you be counted among the sheep or the goats, bishops? Strip yourselves of your pride and your arrogance! For pride is a more formidable barrier against sanctity than even outright licentiousness! Pride comes before the fall, and all that is rotten shall fall!”
- The Bayside Prophecies
Jesus, October 2, 1979
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