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Posted on January 13, 2014, in Catholicism, Conservative Catholicism, Traditional Catholicism and tagged "Ars Orandi" blog. Bookmark the permalink. 6 Comments.
Fra Filippo Lippi, "Madonna delle Rocce", particular
Pope Pius XII in Prayer
"What Catholics once were, we are. If we are wrong, then Catholics through the ages have been wrong.
We are what you once were. We believe what you once believed.
We worship as you once worshipped. If we are wrong now, you were wrong then. If you were right then, we are right now".
Robert DePiante
Mundabor’s BlogEgo vero Evangelio non crederem, nisi me catholicae Ecclesiae commoveret auctoritas.
Truly, I would not believe the Gospel unless the authority of the Catholic Church impressed me.
St Augustine: Contra epistolam Manichaei 5.6
Pope Bl Urban II
Pope St Pius V
Pope Leo XIII
Pope St. Pius X
Pope Pius XII
St Padre Pio
St. Thomas More
"I am worried by the Blessed Virgin's messages to Lucy of Fatima. This persistence of Mary about the dangers which menace the Church is a divine warning against the suicide of altering the Faith, in Her liturgy, Her theology and Her soul. … I hear all around me innovators who wish to dismantle the Sacred Chapel, destroy the universal flame of the Church, reject Her ornaments and make Her feel remorse for Her historical past.
"A day will come when the civilized world will deny its God, when the Church will doubt as Peter doubted. She will be tempted to believe that man has become God. In our churches, Christians will search in vain for the red lamp where God awaits them. Like Mary Magdalene, weeping before the empty tomb, they will ask, 'Where have they taken Him?'"
Eugenio Pacelli, future Pius XII.
Roche, "Pie XII Devant L'Historie", p. 52-53
The modern world will accept no dogmas upon any authority; but it will accept any dogmas on no authority. Say that a thing is so, according to the Pope or the Bible, and it will be dismissed as a superstition without examination. But preface your remark merely with “they say” or “don’t you know that?” or try (and fail) to remember the name of some professor mentioned in some newspaper; and the keen rationalism of the modern mind will accept every word you say.
The world is what the saints and the prophets saw it was; it is not merely getting better or merely getting worse; there is one thing that the world does; it wobbles. Left to itself, it does not get anywhere; though if helped by real reformers of the right religion and philosophy, it may get better in many respects, and sometimes for considerable periods. But in itself it is not a progress; it is not even a process; it is the fashion of this world that passeth away. Life in itself is not a ladder; it is a see-saw.
“Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to the small and arrogant oligarchy of those who merely happen to be walking about.”
"NOW THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim and declare the unalienable Personhood of every American, from the moment of conception until natural death, and I do proclaim, ordain, and declare that I will take care that the Constitution and laws of the United States are faithfully executed for the protection of America's unborn children. Upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God. I also proclaim Sunday, January 17, 1988, as a national Sanctity of Human Life Day. I call upon the citizens of this blessed land to gather on that day in their homes and places of worship to give thanks for the gift of life they enjoy and to reaffirm their commitment to the dignity of every human being and sanctity of every human life".
Ronald Reagan
Presidential Proclamation of "National Sanctity of Human Life Day", January 14, 1988
“All human life is a gift from our creator that is sacred, unique and worthy of protection. On National Sanctity of Human Life Day, our country recognizes that each person, including every person waiting to be born, has a special place and purpose in this world”. [...]
“The most basic duty of government is to protect the life of the innocent. [...]
“The sanctity of life is written in the hearts of all men and women. On this day and throughout the year, we aspire to build a society in which every child is welcome in life and protected in law. We also encourage more of our fellow Americans to join our just and noble cause. History tells us that with a cause rooted in our deepest principles and appealing to the best instincts of our citizens, we will prevail.”
George W. Bush
Presidential proclamation of "National Sanctity of Human Life Day", January 18, 2009
Protect the Seal of Confession!
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Perfect idea. His Facebook page also hasn’t been posted on since January 7th. I pray he’s okay, and you’re right….he’s given us so very much, and on a daily basis.
One reader, on this blog or another, told that ‘The Eye of the Tiber’, my pleasure when I’m tired of “serious” things, had also disappeared these last days. I checked, and it was true. But today, trying again (as for ‘Ars orandi’), the ‘Eye’ was back, without explanation for the breakdown. So I hope still that we may get back ‘Ars orandi’ by surprise, and I’m ‘counting’ rosaries for Mr Werling for any issue which could help him. Thank’s for the tip, Mundabor.
Rhizotomos
Christus vincit, Christus regnat, Christus imperat!
Count away, R, count away!
I have all my rosaries “booked” for the SSPX, though… 😉
M
I read in a combox on another site that he ‘threw his computer out of the window’ in disgust at the Internet. I don’t know if that’s true, but anything is possible. Three Aves have been prayed for him. If it is true that he’s sick of the Internet, I pray that he will return after a break when he realizes what a force for good his site was for so many Catholics.
Fine; but why would he then even silence his own blog, one of the best things on the Internet?
Let’s hope and pray all comes to normal soon.
M
I read that comment too. Judging from the way it was written I would be more inclined to think it was wild conjecture rather than ascertained truth.
I mourn the loss of Ars Orandi and pray that it will soon be back up, if not for new posts, then at least for the treasure trove of old posts.