Hold Fast to that which is good!
- Old and New, my thoughts on Church Tradition, and what it is to be a Traditionalist.
- thoughts on the election of pope Benedict XVI.
- "Limits on Papal Authority", or "When is a Pope not a Pope?"
- "Go to Hell", my response to the idea that all who do not owe allegiance to the Pope of Rome are damned.
- "Rights of Wrong", my thoughts on Religious Liberty.
- my reaction to a list of "heresies of John Paul II" published elsewhere on the Web
- a treatment of the Encyclical Quanta Cura,
- a treatment of Pope St Pius Xth's Syllabus of Errors
- a treatment of the AntiModernistical Oath.
- my reaction to the canonization of Mgr Escriva.
- "Mass Destruction", my thoughts on contemporary liturgy. This includes:
- a Litany of Reparation,
- a discussion of the canonical status of the Old Rite of Mass
- and the position of the Society of St Pius Xth.
- an article on the "Anglican Use" in the U.S.A.
- an article comparing Methodist and Catholic worship,
- statistics showing the decline of the Catholic Church, dating from the mid 1960's.
watch over the people of your son Jesus.
Keep us safe from all error and corruption.
O great protector, from thy place in Heaven,
graciously help us in our contest
with the powers of darkness.
As you once rescued Jesus from the danger of death,
so now defend God's Holy Church
from the snares of the enemy, and from all adversity.
Extend to each one of us thy continual protection,
so that: led on by your example
and strengthened by your assistance,
we may live and die in holiness, and obtain everlasting happiness.
Prince of the heavenly host,
be our defense in the terrible warfare
which we carry on against principalities and Powers,
against the rulers of this world of darkness, spirits of evil.
Come to the aid of man, whom God created immortal,
made in His own image and likeness,
and redeemed at a great price from the tyranny of the devil.
Fight this day the battle of the Lord,
together with the holy angels,
as already thou hast fought the leader of the proud angels,
Lucifer, and his apostate host,
who were powerless to resist Thee,
nor was there place for them any longer in heaven.
That cruel, that ancient serpent,
who is called the devil or Satan,
who seduces the whole world,
was cast into the abyss with his angels.
Behold, this primeval enemy and slayer of men
has taken courage.
Transformed into an angel of light,
he wanders about with all the multitude of wicked spirits,
invading the earth in order to blot out
the name of God and of His Christ,
to seize upon, slay and cast into eternal perdition
souls destined for the crown of eternal glory.
This wicked dragon pours out, as a most impure flood,
the venom of his malice on men, of his depraved mind,
corrupt heart, spirit of lying, impiety, blasphemy,
his pestilent breath of impurity, and of every vice and iniquity.
and inebriated with gall and bitterness the Church,
the Spouse of the Immaculate Lamb,
and have laid impious hands on her most sacred possessions.
In the Holy Place itself,
where has been set up the See of the most holy Peter
and the Chair of Truth for the light of the world,
they have raised the throne of their abominable impiety,
with the iniquitous design that when the Pastor has been struck, the sheep may be scattered.
Arise then, O invincible Prince,
bring help against the attacks of the lost spirits
to the people of God, and give them the victory.
They venerate Thee as their protector and patron;
in Thee Holy Church glories
as her defense against the malicious power of hell;
to Thee has God entrusted the souls of men
to be established in heavenly beatitude.
that He may put Satan under our feet,
so far conquered that he may no longer
be able to hold men in captivity and harm the Church.
Offer our prayers in the sight of the Most High,
so that they may quickly conciliate the mercies of the Lord;
and beating down the dragon,
the ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan,
do Thou again make him captive in the abyss,
that he may no longer seduce the nations.
Amen
V. Behold the Cross of the Lord; be scattered hostile powers.
R. The Lion of the tribe of Juda has conquered, the root of David.
V. Let Thy mercies be upon us, O Lord.
R. As we have hoped in Thee.
V O Lord, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto Thee.
O God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, we call upon Thy holy name,
and we suppliantly implore Thy clemency,
that by the intercession of Mary, ever Virgin Immaculate and our Mother,
and of the glorious Archangel St. Michael,
Thou wouldst deign to help us against Satan and all other unclean spirits,
who wander about the world for the injury of the human race and ruin
of souls.
Amen.
Pope Leo XIII 1888