FOURTH
DOCUMENT: (1) CONCELEBRATIONS. (2) THE CASSOCK. (3) LATIN, THE OFFICIAL
LANGUAGE. (4) CONDEMNATION OF HERESIES, AND CONSECRATION OF RUSSIA TO THE
IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY.__
CONCELEBRATIONS:
We, Supreme
Pontiff, Vicar of Christ on Earth, Successor of St. Peter, Servant of the
Servants of God, Bishop of Rome, Patriarch of Palmar de Troya.
We, as
Universal Doctor of the Church, invested with Supreme Authority, PROHIBIT
THE RITE OF
CONCELEBRATION.
In these last times, in the Church, there has been put into
practice the Concelebrated Mass. We intend
to say with
all clarity, that in concelebration there is accomplished only one Mass,
independently of the number of concelebrants.
To cite an
example; in a concelebrated Mass for 200 or 223 concelebrants, there is
only one Mass. Which is
to say, that on that
day God is
deprived of the reparation of 199 or 222 Masses.
Since we know that the greatest prayer we can direct to God is Holy
Mass; and
since, to be sure, the Holy Mass is the Sacrifice of Calvary, unbloody but
real, the Propitiatory Victim being Christ
Himself,
immolated on the Altar, as a result of concelebration the great need for
innumerable Masses in the whole world remains
unfulfilled.
As we know, the sins of man are infinite offences directed against
God the Father. If sins are
infinite offences, in
order to
make reparation to the Eternal Father, we need to make infinite
reparations. This is
accomplished in the Sacrifice of
the Mass,
since here the Victim is Christ, Who, besides being True Man, is True God,
and so Victim Who makes infinite reparation.
There is no doubt, Satan has inspired the progressive Roman Curia
to introduce Concelebrated Masses, since in this way
the Eternal
Father does not receive sufficient reparation, and consequently Satan
acquires greater liberty to cause damage to the
Church.
As Universal
Doctor of the Church, We declare that, at the Last Supper of the Lord,
there was only one Celebrant, Our Lord Jesus Christ.
The Apostles did not concelebrate with Christ. They limited themselves to hearing with devotion the words
spoken by Jesus, and receiving the Holy Eucharist.
In this way, Our Lord Jesus Christ, Divine Master, taught us that
in the Mass there ought only to be one Celebrant, who offers the Sacrifice
for himself and for others. We
know that in the Church are admitted only two examples of concelebration.
The one occurs when the Bishop ordains new Priests; and
concelebrate with the Bishop after the manner of apprentices.
Observe that there is a great difference between this
concelebration and what has come to be the practice in these latter times.
In the former, as we know, the new Priests are grouped behind the
Bishop, all on their knees; and when the moment for Communion arrives, it
is the Bishop who places the Sacred Host on the tongue of the now Priest.
The other concelebration which the Church admits occurs when the
Bishop consecrates new Bishops, and here as well in the manner of
apprenticeship, recalling the discipleship of the Old Testament.
Nevertheless,
we ordain that henceforth ordinations of Priests and Episcopal
Consecrations may licitly take place outside of Mass.
And also, as Universal Doctor of the Church, We believe, declare
and proclaim that the Sacrament of Order, as do certain other Sacraments,
impresses a character. And,
as it is not now obligatory in conscience to confer Holy Orders within the
Mass, in future either way may be freely used.
We, with the
authority with which We are vested, and as Universal Doctor of the Church,
declare that Cardinals, Bishops and Priests who celebrate what are styled
concelebrated Masses, by that very fact incur anathema.
And, equally, all the faithful who assist at such concelebrations
by that very fact incur anathema.
OF THE
WEARING OF THE CASSOCK:
We re
establish, and impose as obligatory on all Priests of whatever dignity,
the wearing of the Cassock, or soutane as it is commonly named.
And likewise, We impose on all Religious, both men and women, the
wearing of their proper traditional habits.
We declare,
as Supreme Authority in the Church, that all those Priests, of whatever
dignity, and as well as all Religious, both men and women, who do not wear
the cassock or habit proper to them, automatically incur anathema.
We ardently desire that all Priests and Religious, men and women,
love, respect, and devoutly care for their Sacred Habits.
And even if, as the popular phrase goes, the habit does not make
the monk, We teach that the habit helps the monk.
On the one hand, it keeps him from entering a place where he ought
not to be; on the other, it helps him to live a spiritual life.
Above all it helps the virtue of chastity. Moreover it helps the
faithful to recognize who those are, who, although taken from the world,
are separated from the world.
THE USE OF
LATIN IN THE CHURCH
We, as Vicar
of Christ on Earth, and as Universal Doctor of the Church, RE_ESTABLISH
LATIN AS THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THE CHURCH.
With this We
re establish a venerable tradition in the Church, since for more than 17
centuries, the Church, our Mother, has used Latin as Her Official Language.
Consider the innumerable Saints who, using Latin, made it into a
Sacred Language. Nor ever
forget the innumerable anathemas hurled in this blessed language, nor
forget the splendour with which this language has enriched the Sacred
Liturgy. Nor is it to be
forgotten how, with the melodies and music traditional in the Church,
Latin forms a beautiful and artistic harmony, such as is found in no other
language in the world. Moreover,
the use of Latin endows the Church with a severe and lofty personality,
all the while beautifully fulfilling Her universal mission.
We urge all members of Our Holy Mother the Church, look closely and
attentively at the present world scene in the Church.
With the
abolition of Latin, there prevails in the Church a sad and sombre hour of
Babylon. This is one proof of
the apocalyptic darkness that afflicts the Church.
As all know, God confounded the tongues of the builders of the
Tower of Babel, _ and be it said, God in these days has confounded the
tongues of those arrogant builders of a new Church, which in no wise is
like to the one Christ founded. Let
us not lose sight of the path which the members of the Curia in Rome are
following; knowing that many of these members are Masons, that many are
Marxists, that many belong to a group of other heretics.
These have received the punishment of the confusion of tongues.
Be it said with the logic of fact, that these evildoers and enemies
of Christ, have no right to use as sacred a language as Latin.
Better they learn Russian, since this is the language used by
Marxism, the collective Antichrist.
CONDEMNATION
OF HERETICS:
We, Vicar of
Christ on Earth, as Universal Doctor of the Church, confirm the Doctrine,
taught by Our venerable predecessors, against the deicide Jewish people; a
proud people who rejected the Keystone, Our Lord Jesus Christ, and dealt
Him the ignominious death of the Cross.
We declare,
in accord with Our venerable predecessors, that the name which belongs to
the unconverted Jews is that of DEICIDE RACE, AND THAT OF PERFIDIOUS JEWS
AND HERETICS. Contrary to the
excessive abuse of the name "separated brethren", We declare as
well that for all those who are separated from Our Holy Mother the one
true Church, for these there is a proper name:
HERETICS AND SCHISMATICS. Let
us implore the conversion of these heretics who, to be sure, will not
achieve true conversion unless they first acknowledge the Blessed and ever
Virgin Mary as Mother and Queen of Unity.
We, in
accord with Our venerated predecessors, hurl ANATHEMA AGAINST THE MASONIC
SECT, in whatever guise it show itself.
It is not possible to be Christian and Mason at the same time. Masonry is the antithesis of Christianity, a doctrine
inspired by the very devil, Satan himself.
We, as Infallible Doctor of the Church, excommunicate all those
members of the Church who are affiliated with Masonry, or, without being
affiliated, are nevertheless sympathizers.
And, as well, we excommunicate those who engage in dialogue with
the Masons, since it is not possible to hold dialogue with those who
profess satanic doctrines. Before
the Judgement of God, where there is no appeal, and before the Judgement
of History, We declare that the Curia residing in Rome, in the greater
part, is a genuine arm of 33rd degree Masonry, intent on destroying the
Church.
We declare
also, that Masonry has at the moment a great opportunity, by means of the
Conclave, to have seated in the Chair of Peter a Mason of high degree.
But the Lord, giving proof of His promised assistance to the Church.
has chosen as His Vicar, who will govern the Church, this poor sinner who
is writing to you, fulfilling the promise that the gates of Hell will not
prevail against the Church.
In accord
with Our venerated predecessors, We also condemn Marxism; and We remind
you that Our venerated predecessor Pius XI condemned the teachings of
Marxism as intrinsically perverse, and this, once again, We confirm.
We, as Infallible Doctor of the Church, excommunicate all the
members of the Church affiliated with Marxism or Communism, and as well
all sympathizers with the perverse doctrine; also whoever engage in
dialogue with those who declare themselves to be militant atheists, or who
say Religion is the opium of the people.
Let us not forget that a large part of the Church is suffering
terribly under the rod of Marxist Doctrine, including Catholic Poland, so
dear to Us; as well as Hungary, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, and many other
nations of Europe; not to forget the pearl of the Antilles, Catholic and
Spanish Cuba, so dear to Us. How
is it possible that the common Father of the Church, the Pope, maintain
dialogue or co existence with those who persecute and martyr so many good
children of the Church? We
feel in Our flesh the cry of bitter pain and grief of so many sons under
the tyrannical oppression of Marxism.
With the help of the Most Holy Virgin Mary, We stand prepared to
die defending the Faith and condemning heretics.
We, with the
Supreme Authority invested in Us, hurl excommunication also at all those
who engage in dialogue with the Official Hierarchy of the Church, right
arm of Masonry installed in Rome. As
Supreme Pastor, in the name of the whole Church, We take this day, so
opportune, to Consecrate Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Given In
Seville, the Apostolic See, on the 22nd. August, Feast of the Immaculate
Heart of Mary, the year of Our Lord MCMLXXVIII.
With Our
Apostolic Blessing,
Gregorius XVII
P.P.
