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Friday 24 June 2022

On this Feast of St. John the Baptist who was called by name from and leapt within his mother's womb, Roe vs. Wade is struck down!

There are no coincidences. 
Praise God and give thanks for his Messenger and Donald JOHN Trump on this day is the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus and His forerunner.

INTROIT Isa. 49:1, 2 
The Lord has called me by name from my mother's womb, and He has made my mouth as a sharp sword. Under the shadow of His hand He has protected me, and has made me a chosen arrow.
Ps. 91:2. It is good to praise the Lord, and sing to Your name, O Most High!
V. Glory be . . .

COLLECT
O God, the birth of blessed John made this day one of honour to us. Grant the grace of spiritual happiness to Your people everywhere, and lead Your people in the path of eternal salvation. Through our Lord . . .

LESSON Isa. 49:1-3, 5, 6, 7
Give ear, ye islands, and hearken, ye people from afar. The Lord hath called me from the womb, from the bowels of my mother he hath been mindful of my name. And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword: in the shadow of his hand he hath protected me, and hath made me as a chosen arrow: in his quiver he hath hidden me. And he said to me: Thou art my servant Israel, for in thee will I glory. And now the Lord, who formed me from the womb to be his servant, says, "Behold, I have given thee to be the light of the Gentiles, that thou mayst be my salvation even to the farthest part of the earth. Kings shall see, and princes shall rise up, and adore for the Lord's sake, because he is faithful, and for the Holy One of Israel, who hath chosen thee."

GRADUAL Jer. 1:5, 9
Before I formed you in the body of your mother, I knew you; and before you came forth from the womb, I sanctified you.
V. The Lord stretched forth His hand and touched my mouth, and said to me:

Alleluia, alleluia! V. Luke 1:76
"Thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Most High, for thou shall go before the Lord to prepare His ways." Alleluia!

Tuesday 29 December 2020

On this Feast of St. Thomas Becket, English Bishop and Martyr who stood up to a maniacal King

Cardinal Thomas Christopher Collins, who often quotes the later English martyrs of St. Thomas, More and St. John Fisher, has decreed that there will be 

TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS PROPERS IN ENGLISH: SAINT THOMAS OF CANTERBURY (1170 A.D.); Within the Octave of Christmas; Saint David the King (973 B.C.) (tridentine-mass.blogspot.com)

Not even St. Thomas Becket can be enough of an example to our Cardinal and the rest of his cadre of that which is necessary at this time when our governments have decreed that churches be limited to attendance of only ten, though Collins has shut down public Mass outright.

Let us take some consolation in the President of the United States of America who acknowledges the Martyr's willingness to speak truth to power.

My sources tell me the Cardinal is not pleased with my work. I dare him to say, "Won't someone rid me of this meddlesome blogger?"

It's been tried by someone else who shares his name and that of this great Saint and Martyr.

But Eminence, feel free to give it your best shot.


PROCLAMATIONS 

Proclamation on 850th Anniversary of the Martyrdom of Saint Thomas Becket

Issued on: December 28, 2020

Today is the 850th anniversary of the martyrdom of Saint Thomas Becket on December 29, 1170. Thomas Becket was a statesman, a scholar, a chancellor, a priest, an archbishop, and a lion of religious liberty. 

Before the Magna Carta was drafted, before the right to free exercise of religion was enshrined as America’s first freedom in our glorious Constitution, Thomas gave his life so that, as he said, “the Church will attain liberty and peace.” 

The son of a London sheriff and once described as “a lowborn clerk” by the King who had him killed, Thomas Becket rose to become the leader of the church in England. When the crown attempted to encroach upon the affairs of the house of God through the Constitutions of Clarendon, Thomas refused to sign the offending document. When the furious King Henry II threatened to hold him in contempt of royal authority and questioned why this “poor and humble” priest would dare defy him, Archbishop Becket responded “God is the supreme ruler, above Kings” and “we ought to obey God rather than men.” 

Because Thomas would not assent to rendering the church subservient to the state, he was forced to forfeit all his property and flee his own country. Years later, after the intervention of the Pope, Becket was allowed to return — and continued to resist the King’s oppressive interferences into the life of the church. Finally, the King had enough of Thomas Becket’s stalwart defense of religious faith and reportedly exclaimed in consternation: “Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?” 

The King’s knights responded and rode to Canterbury Cathedral to deliver Thomas Becket an ultimatum: give in to the King’s demands or die. Thomas’s reply echoes around the world and across the ages. His last words on this earth were these: “For the name of Jesus and the protection of the Church, I am ready to embrace death.” Dressed in holy robes, Thomas was cut down where he stood inside the walls of his own church. 

Thomas Becket’s martyrdom changed the course of history. It eventually brought about numerous constitutional limitations on the power of the state over the Church across the West. In England, Becket’s murder led to the Magna Carta’s declaration 45 years later that: “[T]he English church shall be free, and shall have its rights undiminished and its liberties unimpaired.” 

When the Archbishop refused to allow the King to interfere in the affairs of the Church, Thomas Becket stood at the intersection of church and state. That stand, after centuries of state-sponsored religious oppression and religious wars throughout Europe, eventually led to the establishment of religious liberty in the New World. It is because of great men like Thomas Becket that the first American President George Washington could proclaim more than 600 years later that, in the United States, “All possess alike liberty of conscience and immunities of citizenship” and that “it is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people, that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights.” 

Thomas Becket’s death serves as a powerful and timeless reminder to every American that our freedom from religious persecution is not a mere luxury or accident of history, but rather an essential element of our liberty. It is our priceless treasure and inheritance. And it was bought with the blood of martyrs. 

As Americans, we were first united by our belief that “rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God” and that defending liberty is more important than life itself. If we are to continue to be the land of the free, no government official, no governor, no bureaucrat, no judge, and no legislator must be allowed to decree what is orthodox in matters of religion or to require religious believers to violate their consciences. No right is more fundamental to a peaceful, prosperous, and virtuous society than the right to follow one’s religious convictions. As I declared in KrasiƄski Square in Warsaw, Poland on July 6, 2017, the people of America and the people of the world still cry out: “We want God.” 

On this day, we celebrate and revere Thomas Becket’s courageous stand for religious liberty and we reaffirm our call to end religious persecution worldwide. In my historic address to the United Nations last year, I made clear that America stands with believers in every country who ask only for the freedom to live according to the faith that is within their own hearts. I also stated that global bureaucrats have absolutely no business attacking the sovereignty of nations that wish to protect innocent life, reflecting the belief held by the United States and many other countries that every child — born and unborn — is a sacred gift from God. Earlier this year, I signed an Executive Order to prioritize religious freedom as a core dimension of United States foreign policy. We have directed every Ambassador — and the over 13,000 United States Foreign Service officers and specialists — in more than 195 countries to promote, defend, and support religious freedom as a central pillar of American diplomacy. 

We pray for religious believers everywhere who suffer persecution for their faith. We especially pray for their brave and inspiring shepherds — like Cardinal Joseph Zen of Hong Kong and Pastor Wang Yi of Chengdu — who are tireless witnesses to hope. 

To honor Thomas Becket’s memory, the crimes against people of faith must stop, prisoners of conscience must be released, laws restricting freedom of religion and belief must be repealed, and the vulnerable, the defenseless, and the oppressed must be protected. The tyranny and murder that shocked the conscience of the Middle Ages must never be allowed to happen again. As long as America stands, we will always defend religious liberty. 

A society without religion cannot prosper. A nation without faith cannot endure — because justice, goodness, and peace cannot prevail without the grace of God. 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim December 29, 2020, as the 850th anniversary of the martyrdom of Saint Thomas Becket. I invite the people of the United States to observe the day in schools and churches and customary places of meeting with appropriate ceremonies in commemoration of the life and legacy of Thomas Becket. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-eighth day of December, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-fifth. 

DONALD J. TRUMP


Wednesday 23 December 2020

President Trump Gives Update on Fight Against Democrat Voter Fraud in Statement From White House (VIDEO)

President Trump Gives Update on Fight Against Democrat Voter Fraud in Statement From White House (VIDEO): President Trump on Tuesday night gave an update on his fight against Democrat voter fraud in a statement from the White House. “The truth is we won the election by a landslide. We won it big,” Trump said. “By midnight [on Election night] we had a commanding lead in the swing states… these numbers were…


Tuesday 15 December 2020

DONALD J. TRUMP HAILS CHRIST THE REDEEMER - SPEAKS OF BLESSED MARY

The President of the United States, Donald John Trump`s 2020 Christmas address to America. Amazing how it was on all the media last night. Would that our Catholic Trudeau would come up to half of this man. 

Note the Nativity Scene. 

The prospect of Joseph Biden as President makes me want to hurl. Almost as much as when Bergoglio came out on the loggia. 



More Catholic than the Pope's!







Monday 9 November 2020

Mr. President: Drain. The. Swamp. Now!

There is much going on in my mind and thoughts about President Donald John Trump and the election in the United States, so much so, it could take numerous blog posts. I am thinking though of only one with brief commentary on a variety of topics.

Briefly, I believe that massive fraud occurred swinging this election. Trump warned of it for months, it happened. What I know as a Canadian of the American political system and constitution is that this is far from over. The actions necessary, while legal, will be without precedent. 

Today, I refer you to a blog post at The Last Refuge which includes this tweet by Donald Trump, Jr. which says everything that I have been thinking and saying over the last week to my wife and a few friends. Donald Trump must immediately release everything. Declassify everything. Those who refuse his order must be removed, immediately. If the son is saying this publicly, you can count on the fact that not only is he and his father discussing it, it is coming.

It must be without mercy as to the consequences. Not doing so will lead to the end of America as we know it.

Holy Trinity, One God; send forth Thy power and grace upon Donald John Trump and protect him from all his enemies. Guide him, O Lord, in thy mercy, that light may shine on those of darkness who seek to destroy the nation,  and that the fullness of your light truth may engulf him with the dew of the Holy Spirit; we pray this through Our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns forever and ever. Amen.




The very survival of the greatest Constitutional Republic in the history of the world is at stake!

 








Friday 30 October 2020

Carlo Maria ViganĂČ to President Trump and the American People!

My dear American people,

Please understand that what you do on Tuesday affects the rest of the world. 

There was a time that that there were two things standing in the way of globalist Marxist hegemony. The Catholic Church and the United States of America.

Under the Marxist Jorge Mario Bergoglio, there is now only one thing.

Do your duty to your history and for the rest of us.

Vox

 

Read all of it here.


Wednesday 21 October 2020

American Catholics! Is this man worthy of your vote?

"To whom much is given, much is expected." 

These words of Our Lord Jesus Christ as quoted in the Gospel of Luke, say much about the difference between Catholic Joseph Biden and Protestant Donald J. Trump. Catholics defending Biden state that he is a "devout" Catholic. Trump on the other hand is a rich, greedy, adulterer and more. One should remind oneself of Our Lord's parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector. When given the opportunity, unlike John Lennon who said that the Beatles were "more popular than Jesus Christ," Trump, after being told he was the "most famous man in the world" told the people at a rally, that he corrected the person that it was really "Jesus Christ" as he pointed up the heavens.

Catholic Joseph Biden said, "We will protect women's constitutional right to choose and I am proud to stand with you in this fight."

It is quite obvious what you Americans are required to do. 

Donald Trump's salvation is up to him and God. So is Joseph Biden's. But Biden had the Sacraments and the upbringing to know better. Donald Trump truly has the ability to know better but not the Sacraments. May grace flow that he comes to the fullness and may Biden repent. If you, as a Catholic, vote for Biden, you will share in that photo, above. As another comparison, watching a commercial featuring Franklin Graham in Seattle speaking of the people returning to Jesus Christ to solve the problems in America, one can look at any Catholic bishop and ask if they love Jesus more than this man? 

It is obvious to me, in this case, who is the Pharisee and who is the Tax Collector. The works of God are mysterious, but sometimes, not so much.

Saturday 10 October 2020

Trump joins 'Tucker' for first on-camera interview since COVID-19 diagnosis


I have a good friend who began feeling poorly around the 25th of September. Last Saturday, October 3, he was admitted to hospital north of Toronto. He sent me a photo that evening of himself in bed in the hospital, he looked terrible. He sent me a picture from his house on Thursday, October 8. He looked great and said he felt like he was 20 years younger. I knew from Saturday that he was receiving Remdesivir. He said he felt the results within one day. 

All praise to God.