Saw a man carrying this sign-
Medicare-BROKE
Medicaid- BROKE
Social Security- BROKE
U.S. Post Office- BROKE
Cash for Clunkers- BROKE
Federal Run Health Care??????????????????????????????????????????
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Saturday, November 14, 2009
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009
New England In Fall, Beautiful
The crisp air, the Beautiful colors.....I feel sorry for you folks in the South West.
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Pilgrimage For Restoration 2009
This weekend my family and I had the great grace of attending the last two days of the Pilgrimage for Restoration in up state New York.
From the Official Web Site
"In the footsteps of the Martyrs!
Our Blessed Lady is the dispenser of all the favors which the goodness of God grants to the sons of Adam. St. Philip Neri
What is the Pilgrimage for Restoration?In its fourteenth year, the annual pilgrimage is a spiritual journey of the faithful to the place where Saints Isaac Jogues, René Goupil and John LaLande were martyred 367 years ago. It is conducted in honor of Christ Our King, for the restoration of new Christendom, and in reparation for sins against the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Invoking the intercession of America's saints and martyrs, we desire that the Catholic Faith restore every dimension of our lives: our hearts, families, workplaces, parishes, neighborhoods, cities, dioceses, the American nations.
The pilgrimage is an exercise of penance and prayer, of contradiction and restoration, having both a personal and social character. Modeled on the annual Pentecost pilgrimage to Notre-Dame de Chartres, France, we embrace the traditional doctrine & practice of Holy Church, with all its demands.
A special intention of the pilgrimage is the restoration of the Catholic family, civil society and the Latin liturgical tradition. We hope thereby to show our attachment to the Church's Tradition and the riches it contains, not with the intention of reverting to some by-gone era, but rather of drawing benefits from the ancient sources and putting them to work in the world today."
"Theme of Pilgrimage 2009Restoring True Devotion to Mary, Mother of the Priesthood
But what will they be like, these servants, these slaves, these children of Mary? They will be ministers of the Lord who, like a flaming fire, will en kindle everywhere the fires of divine love. They will become, in Mary's powerful hands, like sharp arrows, with which she will transfix her enemies. They will be as the children of Levi, thoroughly purified by the fire of great tribulations and closely joined to God. They will carry the gold of love in their heart, the frankincense of prayer in their mind and the myrrh of mortification in their body. They will bring to the poor and lowly everywhere the sweet fragrance of Jesus, but they will bring the odour of death to the great, the rich and the proud of this world.
They will be like thunder-clouds flying through the air at the slightest breath of the Holy Spirit. Attached to nothing, surprised at nothing, troubled at nothing, they will shower down the rain of God's word and of eternal life. They will thunder against sin, they will storm against the world, they will strike down the devil and his followers and for life and for death, they will pierce through and through with the two-edged sword of God's word all those against whom they are sent by Almighty God.
They will be true apostles of the latter times to whom the Lord of Hosts will give eloquence and strength to work wonders and carry off glorious spoils from his enemies. They will sleep without gold or silver and, more important still, without concern in the midst of other priests, ecclesiastics and clerics. Yet they will have the silver wings of the dove enabling them to go wherever the Holy Spirit calls them, filled as they are with the resolve to seek the glory of God and the salvation of souls. Wherever they preach, they will leave behind them nothing but the gold of love, which is the fulfilment of the whole law."
-- St. Louis De Montfort, True Devotion to Mary; I, ch. 1, art. 4., nos. 56-58
Brigades arriving at Blessed Kateri's village, Fonda, New York
Ahhh, the moment of Grace, Absolution
The Following day, pilgrims arrive at the Shrine of the North American Martyrs, Auriesville, New York.
Finally, to close the pilgrimage... Solemn High Mass
From the Official Web Site
"In the footsteps of the Martyrs!
Our Blessed Lady is the dispenser of all the favors which the goodness of God grants to the sons of Adam. St. Philip Neri
What is the Pilgrimage for Restoration?In its fourteenth year, the annual pilgrimage is a spiritual journey of the faithful to the place where Saints Isaac Jogues, René Goupil and John LaLande were martyred 367 years ago. It is conducted in honor of Christ Our King, for the restoration of new Christendom, and in reparation for sins against the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Invoking the intercession of America's saints and martyrs, we desire that the Catholic Faith restore every dimension of our lives: our hearts, families, workplaces, parishes, neighborhoods, cities, dioceses, the American nations.
The pilgrimage is an exercise of penance and prayer, of contradiction and restoration, having both a personal and social character. Modeled on the annual Pentecost pilgrimage to Notre-Dame de Chartres, France, we embrace the traditional doctrine & practice of Holy Church, with all its demands.
A special intention of the pilgrimage is the restoration of the Catholic family, civil society and the Latin liturgical tradition. We hope thereby to show our attachment to the Church's Tradition and the riches it contains, not with the intention of reverting to some by-gone era, but rather of drawing benefits from the ancient sources and putting them to work in the world today."
"Theme of Pilgrimage 2009Restoring True Devotion to Mary, Mother of the Priesthood
But what will they be like, these servants, these slaves, these children of Mary? They will be ministers of the Lord who, like a flaming fire, will en kindle everywhere the fires of divine love. They will become, in Mary's powerful hands, like sharp arrows, with which she will transfix her enemies. They will be as the children of Levi, thoroughly purified by the fire of great tribulations and closely joined to God. They will carry the gold of love in their heart, the frankincense of prayer in their mind and the myrrh of mortification in their body. They will bring to the poor and lowly everywhere the sweet fragrance of Jesus, but they will bring the odour of death to the great, the rich and the proud of this world.
They will be like thunder-clouds flying through the air at the slightest breath of the Holy Spirit. Attached to nothing, surprised at nothing, troubled at nothing, they will shower down the rain of God's word and of eternal life. They will thunder against sin, they will storm against the world, they will strike down the devil and his followers and for life and for death, they will pierce through and through with the two-edged sword of God's word all those against whom they are sent by Almighty God.
They will be true apostles of the latter times to whom the Lord of Hosts will give eloquence and strength to work wonders and carry off glorious spoils from his enemies. They will sleep without gold or silver and, more important still, without concern in the midst of other priests, ecclesiastics and clerics. Yet they will have the silver wings of the dove enabling them to go wherever the Holy Spirit calls them, filled as they are with the resolve to seek the glory of God and the salvation of souls. Wherever they preach, they will leave behind them nothing but the gold of love, which is the fulfilment of the whole law."
-- St. Louis De Montfort, True Devotion to Mary; I, ch. 1, art. 4., nos. 56-58
Brigades arriving at Blessed Kateri's village, Fonda, New York
Ahhh, the moment of Grace, Absolution
The Following day, pilgrims arrive at the Shrine of the North American Martyrs, Auriesville, New York.
Finally, to close the pilgrimage... Solemn High Mass
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Human Life is Beautiful!
Every Human Life Is Beautiful! Blessed Be God, In His Creation Of Every Human Life!
DEO GRATIAS!
DEO GRATIAS!
Friday, September 4, 2009
Monday, August 24, 2009
Gloria TV News
Pay close attention to the piece about possible liturgical reforms.
Stronger attention on Eucharistic Adoration,
Use of Latin,
Holy Communion on the Tongue,
and re introduction of Mass Ad Orientem(priest faces the Alter instead of the people).
The Benedict Revolution is in full swing. Laus Tibi, Christe!
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Stronger attention on Eucharistic Adoration,
Use of Latin,
Holy Communion on the Tongue,
and re introduction of Mass Ad Orientem(priest faces the Alter instead of the people).
The Benedict Revolution is in full swing. Laus Tibi, Christe!
DEO GRATIAS!
Friday, August 21, 2009
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Feast of the Assumption of The Blessed Virgin Mary, Immaculate Conception Church, Fitchburg, MA
Immaculate Conception Church in Fitchburg, Massachusetts celebrated the holy feast of the Assumption of Mary with a Missa Cantata in the ancient Roman Rite. Holy Mass was followed by a Baptism, also according to the traditional rite. It was glorious. We we favored by the ministry of a priest of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter who offered the holy sacrifice and administered the sacrament of Baptism. A few photos-
DEO GRATIAS!
DEO GRATIAS!
Pope Benedict on Nazi Death Camps
Benedict told pilgrims outside his summer retreat near Rome Sunday that the death camps were symbols of extreme evil. The pope said this is what happens when men take over the right to decide life and death from God.
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-08-09-voa27.cfm
Wow, Peter speaks. I wish the World was listening.
DEO GRATIAS!
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-08-09-voa27.cfm
Wow, Peter speaks. I wish the World was listening.
DEO GRATIAS!
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Robert Novak R.I.P.
Reporter and columnist Robert Novak passed away today at the age of 79, after battling a brian tumor for a little more than a year. Mr. Novak was a convert from Judaism to The Catholic Faith. May Christ our God look with mercy upon His servant Robert, and grant him Eternal Life.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Opinions Please, Bibles with the Words of Christ in Red?
What do you think about Bibles with the words of Christ in red?I have heard one argument against them that goes like this....Every word in the Bible is the word of God and to highlight the words of Christ in red, tends to subtract from the Divine inspiration of the rest of the text, which is of course the inspired word also.
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Saturday, August 8, 2009
Our Lady of Guadalupe ‘completely beyond' scientific explanation, says researcher
Phoenix, Ariz., Aug 7, 2009 / 04:10 pm (CNA).- Researcher and physicist Dr. Aldofo Orozco told participants at the International Marian Congress on Our Lady of Guadalupe that there is no scientific explanation for the 478 years of high quality-preservation of the Tilma or for the miracles that have occurred to ensure its preservation. READ MORE
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Thursday, August 6, 2009
Monday, August 3, 2009
L'ANGELUS BAND
This Saturday my family and I had the fortune of attending a parish family picnic up in New Hampshire. Performing there was the Catholic Cajun Band L'Angelus, from Louisiana. They were Great. They have a wonderful sound and are very good at what they do. If you have not heard of them click over to their web site @ http://www.cajunrecords.com/ and check them out. My two young ones and I had the pleasure to speak with them briefly and I went away thoroughly impressed. We hope they play up here in New England again very soon.
A few pics of the day
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A few pics of the day
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Friday, July 17, 2009
Say A Prayer For The Holy Father
Papa fell and fractured his wrist Thursday night. Say a prayer for him.
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009
View the Majesty and the Glory of Traditional Catholic Worship
Glory Days, and They will Return!
Catholicism Returns to England
Enthonement of Catholic Archbishop
Corpus Christi
DEO GRATIAS!
Catholicism Returns to England
Enthonement of Catholic Archbishop
Corpus Christi
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Pat Buchanan, Making a Monkey Out Of Darwin
“You have no notion of the intrigue that goes on in this blessed world of science,” wrote Thomas Huxley. “Science is, I fear, no purer than any other region of human activity; though it should be.”
As “Darwin’s bulldog,” Huxley would himself engage in intrigue, deceit and intellectual property theft to make his master’s theory gospel truth in Great Britain.
He is quoted above for two reasons. Read More.
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As “Darwin’s bulldog,” Huxley would himself engage in intrigue, deceit and intellectual property theft to make his master’s theory gospel truth in Great Britain.
He is quoted above for two reasons. Read More.
DEO GRATIAS!
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Summorum Pontificum: Two Years, Laus Tibi, Christe!
God Bless our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, now gloriously reigning.
A celebration video of Summorum Pontificum, by J. Sonnen over at Orbis Catholicus.
DEO GRATIAS!
A celebration video of Summorum Pontificum, by J. Sonnen over at Orbis Catholicus.
DEO GRATIAS!
Monday, July 6, 2009
Friday, July 3, 2009
Ancient Roman Mass, Fitchburg, MA
The first weekly Mass in the Extraordinary Form (Traditional Latin Mass) at Immaculate Conception Church in Fitchburg was held on Sunday, June 28th. The Missa Cantata was very well attended by people of all ages. The superb acoustics in the large Romanesque Church accentuated the Latin prayers intoned by the celebrant, Reverend Father David Phillipson, as well as the traditional Gregorian chants and motets sung by the choir directed by Sam Schmitt, an organist, singer, conductor and composer who holds a Doctorate in musicology and other graduate degrees in liturgical music and music history.The seven altar boys in attendance added much to the reverent and transcendent atmosphere of the Solemn Liturgy: the incense from the thurible, the candlelight from the torches carried by the boys, and the sound of the bells rung at key points.
The following impressions from one of the attendees are typical of the responses expressed:
“I think it's fair to call this the beginning of the restoration of the immemorial Holy Mass codified by St. Pius V to the church of the Immaculate Conception. I'm glad to say that our (my family's) hopes were high, but we were entirely unprepared for the palpably sacred ambience that persisted in the church throughout the sacred liturgy and which accompanied us right out the door and into the church hall (where I spent most of my time talking about the Mass, I think). It brought back a flood of memories of the best days I'd seen when I was a boy and the blessed years we had the privilege of going to Mass at Holy Trinity in Boston (where our two girls were baptized). I had the distinct impression that Father, the altar servers, and the choir were actually praying (not acting out roles) as they solemnly carried out their offices with unaffected reverence. I trust that everyone could plainly see how beautiful the church is with its French blue and gold, especially in the magnificent statue of Our Lady, and the organ filling every corner, at times with sounds of reflection, at others with those of majesty; but even now when I recall the ensemble of those impressions, I'm overwhelmed. I think one cannot really overestimate the beguiling power of the truly sacred. My family thanks you and all those who worked so long, so hard, and withsuch loving devotion to bring the truly extraordinary Holy Mass back toImmaculate Conception Church. May Our Lord and His holy Mother and ours bless you abundantly with their most excellent graces here on Earth and forever in Heaven.
With gratitude in Jesus and Mary, John and Connie Mick and family.”
The following impressions from one of the attendees are typical of the responses expressed:
“I think it's fair to call this the beginning of the restoration of the immemorial Holy Mass codified by St. Pius V to the church of the Immaculate Conception. I'm glad to say that our (my family's) hopes were high, but we were entirely unprepared for the palpably sacred ambience that persisted in the church throughout the sacred liturgy and which accompanied us right out the door and into the church hall (where I spent most of my time talking about the Mass, I think). It brought back a flood of memories of the best days I'd seen when I was a boy and the blessed years we had the privilege of going to Mass at Holy Trinity in Boston (where our two girls were baptized). I had the distinct impression that Father, the altar servers, and the choir were actually praying (not acting out roles) as they solemnly carried out their offices with unaffected reverence. I trust that everyone could plainly see how beautiful the church is with its French blue and gold, especially in the magnificent statue of Our Lady, and the organ filling every corner, at times with sounds of reflection, at others with those of majesty; but even now when I recall the ensemble of those impressions, I'm overwhelmed. I think one cannot really overestimate the beguiling power of the truly sacred. My family thanks you and all those who worked so long, so hard, and withsuch loving devotion to bring the truly extraordinary Holy Mass back toImmaculate Conception Church. May Our Lord and His holy Mother and ours bless you abundantly with their most excellent graces here on Earth and forever in Heaven.
With gratitude in Jesus and Mary, John and Connie Mick and family.”
All are invited to experience worship in this Extraordinary Form of the Latin Rite which will be offered every Sunday at 8AM as a Sung High Mass when possible (or else as a Low Mass). The Sacrament of Confession takes place before the Mass from 7:15 to 7:50AM, and the Rosary is recited at 7:30AM. For more information, visit the website which is under construction at www.immaculateconceptionfitchburg.com.
Father David Phillipson was trained to offer the Ancient Roman Rite by the Fraternity of St. Peter and has worked in traditional parishes for several years. Father will also hold spiritual conferences and traditional devotions, and administer the Sacraments according to the Extraordinary Form. “Together with the Latin Mass Community, I wish to thank Bishop McManus and Father Thien for making available the celebration of Mass in the Ancient Rite in this beautiful Church.
I look forward to serving the community and invite all to attend and experience Mass in the Ancient Usage. I am happy to help anyone to learn to follow the missal or to answer any questions they may have. Any priests who would like assistance in learning this rite are welcome to contact me: frdavidphil4@gmail.com
Contributions to help with the start up costs for this endeavor are very welcome and may be sent to the Church at 59 Walnut Street in Fitchburg 01420. Please make your tax deductible donation to Immaculate Conception Church EF (EF designating the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite).
Contributions to help with the start up costs for this endeavor are very welcome and may be sent to the Church at 59 Walnut Street in Fitchburg 01420. Please make your tax deductible donation to Immaculate Conception Church EF (EF designating the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite).
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