Taken from The Recusant Issue 29 – September 2015

• “At the risk of destroying all authority, human liberty cannot be defined as freedom from any constraint. Constraints can be physical or moral. Moral constraint in the religious domain is extremely useful and is found throughout Sacred Scripture. ‘The Fear of God is the beginning of wisdom’ (Ps.110:10) Authority is there to help men do good and avoid evil. It is meant to help men use their freedom well.” (Archbishop Lefebvre, I Accuse the Council, p.30)
  

• “The search for truth, for men living on this earth, consists above all in obeying and submitting their intelligence to whatever authority may be concerned: be it familial, religious or even civil authority. How many men can reach the truth without the help of authority?” (Ibid. p.32)
  

• “Where, in point of fact, did this concept [Religious Liberty] come into force? Inside the Church or outside the Church? Clearly it made its appearance among the self styled philosophers of the 18th century: Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Voltaire. . . . In the middle of the 19th century, with Lamennais, the Liberal Catholics attempted to reconcile this concept with the Church’s doctrine. They were condemned by Pius IX. This concept, which in his encyclical Immortale Dei Leo XIII calls ‘a new law,’ was solemnly condemned by that Pontiff as contrary to sound philosophy and against Holy Scripture and Tradition.” (Ibid. p.87ff)
  

• “15. Every man is free to embrace and profess that religion which, guided by the light of reason, he shall consider true.” (Pius IX, Syllabus Errorum [syllabus of condemned propositions]) “If I really thought that I had religious liberty, I would find an easier religion to belong to. Why not be an Anglican? They have nicer churches, they are more musical, their laws are not as strict... But I am not an Anglican, I am a Catholic because I do not have ‘religious liberty’, I have no choice: I am bound in conscience to be a Catholic if I want to save my soul. G.K. Chesterton said: ‘If I were not a Catholic I would have a harem.’” (Fr. Gregory Hesse, Ten Errors of Vatican II, Recusant 16, May 2014)
  

• “On the contrary, adherence to the truth and the love of God are the principles of authentic religious liberty, which we can define as the liberty to render to God the worship due to Him and to live according to His commandments.” (Archbishop Lefebvre, Open Letter to Confused Catholics, pp.83,84)
  

• “It seems to me preferable that scandal be given rather than a situation be maintained in which one slides into heresy. After considerable thought on the matter, I am convinced that one cannot take part in the New Mass, and even just to be present one must have a serious reason. We cannot collaborate in spreading a rite which, even if it is not heretical, leads to heresy. This is the rule I am giving my friends.” (Bishop de Castro Mayer, Letter to Archbishop Lefebvre, 29th Jan. 1970)
  

• “Little by little the Archbishop’s position hardened … In 1975 he admitted that one could ‘assist occasionally at the New Mass when one feared going without Communion for a long time.’ [. . .] Soon, Archbishop Lefebvre would no longer tolerate participation at Masses celebrated in the new rite except passively, for example at funerals. … He considered that it was bad in itself and not only because of the circumstances in which the rite was performed.” (Bishop Tissier de Mallerais, Marcel Lefebvre the Biography, p465 ff.)
  

• “To avoid conforming to the evolution slowly taking place in the minds of priests, we must avoid - I could almost say completely - assisting at the New Mass.” (Archbishop Lefebvre, Spiritual Conference at Écône, 21st March, 1977)
  

• “Born of liberalism and modernism, this Reform is poisoned through and through. It begins in heresy and ends in heresy even if not all its acts are formally heretical. Hence it is impossible for any informed and loyal Catholic to embrace this Reform or submit himself to it in any way whatsoever.” (Archbishop Lefebvre, November 1974 Declaration) “The New Mass, even when said with piety and respect for the liturgical rules, is [still] impregnated with the spirit of Protestantism. It bears within it a poison harmful to the Faith.” (Archbishop Lefebvre, “Open Letter to Confused Catholics”, p. 29)
  

• “Therefore, it seems to me, if James is convinced that to save his soul he must stay in the Newchurch, I need not hammer him to get out of it. If Clare is persuaded that there is no grave problem within the Society of St. Pius X, I need not ram down her throat why there is. And if John can see no way to keep the Faith without believing that the See of Rome is vacant, I need urge upon him no more than that that belief is not obligatory.” (Eleison Comments #348)
  

• “[T]he opinion itself [i.e. sedevacantism] is dangerous precisely because it can be the beginning of a slide towards losing the Faith. … Now if a Catholic needs to hold that opinion in order not to lose his Catholic Faith, let him hold it.” (Eleison Comments #417)
  

• “I do not say to everybody inside the Novus Ordo, priests and laity, I don’t say: ‘You’ve got to get out!’ ” (St. Catherine’s, Ontario, Canada 5th November 2015) “At present I am more and more disinclined to impose even a true viewpoint on anybody.” (Eleison Comments #420)
  

• [As a reason for not advising priests to leave the SSPX]: “I believe in liberty!” [In answer to the question ‘Can I attend the New Mass during the week?’]: “Even there you may find the grace of God. If you do, make use of it in order to sanctify your soul.”
  

• “While the new religion is false, it’s dangerous, it strangles grace and it’s helping many people to lose the Faith: at the same time, there are still cases where it can be used and is used still to build the Faith.” “The essential principle is: do whatever you need to do to keep the Faith.” “You must work it out for yourselves. Any other question?” (New York, 28th June 2015)
  

• “...any so-called movement of “Resistance” today…” (Eleison Comments #354)
  

• “...any number of us in the quote-unquote Resistance…” (Eleison Comments #386)
  

• “The second email comes from a “Resistance” priest…” (Eleison Comments #413)
  

• “...Society priests are not yet joining the “Resistance”…” (Eleison Comments #404)
  

• “...questions ranging over the Church, Tradition, the “Resistance” and the XSPX.” (Eleison Comments #395)
  

• “...one thinks of the present difficulties of the “Resistance”…” (Eleison Comments #375)
  

• “ If the “Resistance” is presently making so little apparent headway…” (Eleison Comments #370)
  

• “The resistant groups, the resistants - a - n - t - s - and I very much prefer the expression resistants to the expression resistance … I very much believe in the resistants, I’m not sure I believe in the Resistance.” (Post Falls, Idaho, USA, June 2014)
  

• “It is not clear that the present need is to rebuild a classic Congregation or Seminary. Both may be somehow out-dated.” (Eleison Comments #278)
  

• “But God is God, and for the salvation of souls tomorrow it may be that he will no longer resort to the classical Congregation or seminary of yesterday.” (Ibid.)
  

• “In the early 21st century there seems to me to be just not enough Catholic straw left to make a Catholic brick like the SSPX of the late 20th century.” (Eleison Comments #311)
  

• “Don’t be under any illusion: it’s not going to be me who puts together a new SSPX. No way! The time for that is over. Put away your toys everybody and get with it. Grow up!” (St. Catherine’s, Ontario, Canada, 5th Nov. 2014)
  

• “People followed the Archbishop because here was the truth. In other words, the truth created authority. … Then today what do we have? Today, since the Archbishop’s successors have turned against the truth, the Society is losing its authority as well.” (Mahopac, New York, 28th June 2015)
  

• “If you are following me, it is because you are following not me but true Catholic doctrine. If one day I cease giving you true Catholic doctrine or change what I teach you, leave me!” (Archbishop Lefebvre, various conferences to the seminarians at Écône)
  

• “Objective truth is above Masters and people alike, so that if the people have the truth on their side, they are superior to their Masters if the Masters do not have the truth. ... In brief, if they are right, they have the right.” (Eleison Comments #366)
  

• “I am interested in your accusation of disloyalty. I know exactly what you mean but I happen to see things exactly in reverse. The trouble is that people always think of loyalty as being due to themselves. You automatically think of loyalty as working upwards. This is natural as you spring from a well-to-do family... I come from an eminently respectable but very poor background... I, consequently, think of loyalty as working downwards. I don't say the Squire wasn't tough - he was - but we knew he would see us through: he was loyal to us humble folk... You see the point? You blame me for not being loyal to my superiors. It has never crossed my mind: they are perfectly capable of defending themselves and even of breaking me if they so wish ... I, on the other hand, accuse you of being disloyal to your inferiors. It has never crossed your mind, although they are totally defenceless against you. And your disloyalty, George, is quite irreparable: thanks to it countless souls are seared in this life and may be lost in the next. My disloyalty to you can do little more than melt your collar - if, in fact, I am disloyal.” (Fr. Bryan Houghton, Mitre and Crook)
  

Taken from The Liturgical Year by Dom Prosper Gueranger (1841-1875)

Quote:Yesterday, the Church made known to our Catechumens that the day of their Baptism was at hand; today she reads them a passage from the Old Testament which relates a history that admirably symbolizes the saving Font prepared for them by divine Mercy. Naaman’s leprosy is a figure of sin. There is but one cure for the loathsome malady of the Syrian officer: he must go, and wash seven times in the Jordan, and he shall be made clean. The Gentile, the infidel, the infant, with its stain of original sin—all may be made just and holy; but this can only be effected by water and the invocation of the Blessed Trinity. Naaman objects to the remedy as being too simple; he cannot believe that one so insignificant can be efficacious; he refuses to try it; he expected something more in accordance with reason—for instance, a miracle that would have done honor both to himself and the Prophet. This was the reasoning of many a Gentile, when the Apostles went about preaching the Gospel; but they that believed, with simple-hearted faith, in the power of Water sanctified by Christ, received Regeneration; and the Baptismal Font created a new people, composed of all nations of the earth. Naaman, who represents the Gentiles, was at length induced to believe; and his faith was rewarded by a complete cure. His flesh was restored like that of a little child, which has never suffered taint or disease. Let us give glory to God, who has endowed Water with the heavenly power it now possesses; let us praise him for the wonderful workings of his grace, which produces in docile hearts that Faith whose recompense is so magnificent.

Quote:Here again, we find our Savior proclaiming the mystery of the Gentiles being called to take the place of the incredulous Jews; and he mentions Naaman as an example of this merciful substitution. He also speaks, in the same sense, of the widow of Sarephta, whose history we had a few days ago. This terrible resolution of our Lord to transfer his light from one people to another irritates the Pharisees of Nazareth against the Messias. They know that Jesus, who has only just commenced his public life, has been working great miracles in Capharnaum: they would have him honor their own little city in the same way; but Jesus knows that they would not be converted. Do these people of Nazareth so much as know Jesus? He has lived among them for eighteen years, during all which time he has been advancing in wisdom and age and grace before God and men; but they despise him, for he is a poor man, and the son of a carpenter. They do not even know that, though he has passed so many years among them, he was not born in their city, but in Bethlehem. Not many days before this, Jesus had gone into the synagogue of Nazareth, and had explained, with marvelous eloquence and power, the Prophet Isaias; he told the audience that the time of mercy was come, and his discourse excited much surprise and admiration. But the Pharisees of the city despised his words. They have heard that he has been working great things in the neighborhood; they are curious to see one of his miracles; but Jesus refuses to satisfy their unworthy desire. Let them recall to mind the discourse made by Jesus in their synagogue, and tremble at the announcement he then made to them, that the Gentiles were to become God’s chosen people. But the divine Prophet is not accepted in his own country; and had he not withdrawn himself from the anger of his compatriots of Nazareth, the blood of the Just would have been shed that very day. But there is an unenviable privilege which belongs exclusively to Jerusalem;—a Prophet cannot perish out of Jerusalem!

Taken from the the Book “Mother Love a Manual for Christian Mothers” – page 134-135





Prayers for the Conversion of a Child


To the Heart of Jesus

    O Heart of Jesus, I humbly prostrate myself before Thee, adoring Thee as the heart of my Lord and my God!  Pardon the sins by which I have offended Thee and rendered myself undeserving of Thy mercies.  For Thine own sake, O Lord, for the honor and glory of Thy infinite mercy, have pity on me!  Hearken to my supplications for grace and salvation for my strayed child.  From all eternity Thou hast loved it and borne it in Thy Heart.  Have mercy on it.  Thou dost will that it should be converted and live.  Effect in it what Thou hast decreed.  Thou canst do all that Thou wilt!  Thou dost not will the perdition of my child.  Draw him (her) from the deep abyss into which he (she) has sunk.  From Thy cross Thou didst draw all to Thyself – loosen the bonds in which he (she) lies chained. Thou hast bought him (her) at a great price – take possession of Thy property.  He (she) was once dedicated to Thee in holy Baptism – let not Thine enemies rejoice longer over him (or her).  Thou hast opened in Thy Church a fountain of pardon and grace – lead him (her) to where he (she) may imbibe new life.  O give me back the child that hell has torn from my embrace!  Thou, O Heart of Jesus, canst do this!  Hearken to the prayers of Thy Blessed Mother, of Thy saints, and of all the elect for this my child, that once belonged to their society, but now is so far astray.  Listen to my prayers, the prayers of a mother, O Thou who canst not hear unmoved a mother’s supplication for her child!  Grant me what is dearest to me on earth, the salvation of my child, and I will eternally praise thy holy name!  Amen.


To the Heart of Mary

    O Heart of Mary, most maternal Heart, sweet Comfort of all in distress!  To Thee I have recourse, to thee I confide my sorrow! My child has abandoned his (her) God, my child is the slave of sin!  Have pity on me, a poor mother, and help me in my affliction.  I remind thee of the heartrending sorrow Thou didst endure when Thou didst pillow the head of thy Crucified Son on thy maternal bosom.  My child is also dead, dead as to his (her) precious soul!  Would that in innocence he (she) had endured the death of the body!  He (she) is help captive by the spirits of hell, who are forcing him (her) into the abyss!  O my Mother, thou wilt not permit this to happen!  Throughout the whole earth, thy Heart is magnified as the refuge of sinners – thou wilt not allow my child to be lost!  Thou hast gained for so many restoration to the grace and love of God – prove the power of thy motherly intercession in the case of this sinful soul.  I remit it into thy hands.  I place it in thy maternal arms.  Receive it, O kindest of mothers!  Press it to thy bosom!  Enclose it in thy heart until life is restored to it and hell is forced to retreat.  And then, dear Mother, protect the conquest that thou hast gained; preserve what thou hast granted; watch over what thou hast sown; increase what thou hast planted.  Lead, O sweet friend of souls, this soul that is now staying in darkness on the brink of the abyss, into the way of life and salvation, that, during life here below and throughout all eternity, it may unceasingly praise and exalt thy maternal goodness and mercy.  Amen.

The Angelus - February 2003

Quote:The Cross of Christ...is still for the Christian the hallowed sign of Redemption, the standard of moral greatness and strength. In its shadow we live. In its kiss we die. On our graves it shall stand to proclaim our Faith, to witness our hope turned towards the eternal light (§31).

Quote:It must, however, be confessed that these latter days have witnessed a notable increase in the number of the enemies of the Cross of Christ, who by arts entirely new and full of deceit are striving...as far as in them lies, to utterly subvert the very kingdom of Christ (§1).

Quote:"The religion of God who made himself man has met the religion (for such it is) of man who makes himself God"

Quote:"What happened? A shock, a battle, an anathema? This could have happened, but it did not....An immense sympathy for men completely overwhelmed it. The discovery and study of human needs...has absorbed the attention of our synod."

Quote:"You, modern humanists, who renounce the transcendence of divine things, at least acknowledge this merit and recognize our new humanism, for we more than anyone practice the worship of man."

Quote:"all things must be ordered, as to the center and culmination" of all creation (GS §14), and that man is willed "for himself" (GS §24)

Quote:"many elements of sanctification and of truth" (Lumen Gentium, §7), for they "have been by no means deprived of significance and importance in the mystery of salvation" (Unitatis Redintegratio, §3).

• amongst Catholics by the democratic process in the Church allowing the expression of all ideas (=collegiality), 
  

• or with non-Catholics by allowing to all religions freedom of expression (=religious liberty), 
  
• or with non-religious people by demonstrating that Catholics can be just as zealous for earthly well-being as they are (=liberation theology). 
  

Quote: "Consequently a sacrament is a sign that is both a reminder of the past, i.e., the passion of Christ; and an indication of that which is effected in us by Christ's passion, i.e., grace; and a prognostic, that is, a foretelling of future glory" (Summa Theologica, IIIa, Q. 60, Art. 3).

Quote:Passio Domini nostri Jesu Christi, merita Beatae Mariae Virginis et omnium sanctorum, quidquid boni feceris vel mali sustinueris sint tibi in remissionem peccatorum, augmentum gratiae et praemium vitae aeternae.

May the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the merits of the Blessed Virgin Mary and of all the saints obtain for you that whatever good you do or whatever evil you bear might merit for you the remission of your sins, the increase of grace and the reward of everlasting life.

Quote:O sacrum convivium in quo Christus sumitur, recolitur memoria passionis eius, mens impletur gratia et futurae gloriae nobis pignus datur.

O holy banquet, in which Christ is received, the memory of His passion is renewed, the soul is filled with grace, and there is given to us a pledge of future glory.

The Angelus - November 1982

[Before their Fall in 2001...]

Quote: “The findings of these simulations [supporting mask usage] should neither be generalized to the effectiveness …nor interpreted as being representative of the effectiveness of these masks when worn in real-world settings.”

• The CDC’s main evidence, a regression study based on selected sites in ten states with masking mandates from March through October 2020, did not include the four-month period from November through February 2021 (which might have controlled for other possibly contributing factors such as sunlight and vitamin D) and did not appear to take into account the possible effects of such factors as school closures or changes in social distancing practices. We point out that during the period of March 22, 2020 to October 12, 2020 this is actually representative of the spring, summer and early fall seasons when outdoor activity increases. Of course, this leads to more exposure to sunlight with the attendant generation of active vitamin D metabolites, while at the same time there are marked reductions in confinement within enclosed spaces which would necessarily reduce the opportunities for transmission of disease. A more stringent approach to the analyses, including the use of all available data (i.e. not excluding a full 4-month period of time), might have led conceivably to a conclusion that there was in fact no significant effect of mask mandates on disease or case rates. And in concert with the CDC’s disclaimers noted above, the CDC indicated in their own report that the conclusions described in the study in favour of masking were, at best, only moderately reliable.
  

• The CDC analyzed changes in hospitalizations, but did not compare infection, disease, or death rates between states with and without masking mandates. Available evidence of that nature suggests that the course of the pandemic was not affected by state masking mandates.
  

• The CDC used a least squares fit regression analysis (OLS) (using “x” as mask wearing and the dependent/outcome to the “y” variable which is the number of Covid cases) despite the fact that simple regression is not the optimal approach and, we believe, should be replaced with Orthogonal Distance Regression (ODR) which would yield more reliable findings.
   
  
• Based on the reporting, it appears that the CDC’s regression analysis was based on data from limited sites within a state, and not the entire state.
  

• The CDC report failed to address/discuss recent potent research data based on high-quality case-controlled analyses, as well as a high-quality Danish randomized controlled trial study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine which found no statistically or clinically significant impact of mask-use in regard to the rate of infection with SARS CoV-2, or a recent NEJM publication (prospective cohort CHARM study) where researchers studied SARS-CoV-2 transmission among Marine recruits at Parris Island (n=1,848) who volunteered, underwent a 2-week quarantine at home that was followed by a second 2-week quarantine in a closed college campus setting. The predominant finding was that despite the very strict and enforced quarantine, including 2 full weeks of supervised confinement and then enforced social distancing and masking protocols, the rate of transmission was not reduced and in fact seemed to be higher than expected, despite the strong experimental design and the rigor associated with carrying out the study.
  

• The CDC report does not address and contextualize substantial “real world” experience showing that adding mandates where there is already substantial mask wearing has little effect, and that mask mandates that were followed can be correlated with increased case counts (e.g. references 1, 2, 3, 4). This obviously may not be cause and effect, but the same criticism can be levied against correlations or regressions going in the opposite direction.
  

Quote: “in states with a mandate in effect, there were 9,605,256 confirmed Covid-19 cases, which works out to an average of 27 cases per 100,000 people per day. When states didn’t have a statewide order—including states that never even had mandates, coupled with the period of time states with mandates still didn’t have a mandate in place—there were 5,781,716 cases, averaging 17 cases per 100,000 people per day. In other words, protective-mask mandates have a poor track record insofar as fighting this pandemic. States with mandates in place produced an average of 10 more reported infections per 100,000 people per day than states without mandates.”

Quote: “what is clear, however, is that universal masking alone is not a panacea. A mask will not protect providers caring for a patient with active Covid-19 if it’s not accompanied by meticulous hand hygiene, eye protection, gloves, and a gown. A mask alone will not prevent health care workers with early Covid-19 from contaminating their hands and spreading the virus to patients and colleagues. Focusing on universal masking alone could, paradoxically, lead to more transmission of Covid-19 if it diverts attention from implementing more fundamental infection-control measures.”

• Paul E Alexander MSc PhD, McMaster University and GUIDE Research Methods Group, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada elias98_99@yahoo.com
  
• Howard C. Tenenbaum DDS, Dip. Perio., PhD, FRCD© Centre for Advanced Dental Research and Care, Mount Sinai Hospital, and Faculties of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
  
• Ramin Oskoui, MD, CEO, Foxhall Cardiology, PC, Washington, DC  oskouimd@gmail.com
  
• Dr. Parvez Dara, MD, MBA, daraparvez@gmail.com
  

36th edition, 1880

Quote:EXPLANATION. The apostle requires us to imitate God, as good children, their father, in well-doing and in well-wishing; besides he declares that all covetousness, fornication, all disgraceful talk and equivocal jokes should be banished from Christian meetings, even that such things should not be so much as mentioned among us; because these vices unfailingly deprive us of heaven. He admonishes us not to let ourselves be deceived by the seducing words of those who seek to make these vices appear small, nothing more than pardonable human weaknesses; those who speak thus are the children of darkness and of the devil, they bring down the wrath of God upon themselves, and all who assent to their words. A Christian, a child of light, that is, of faith, should regard as as in that which faith and conscience tell him is such, and must live according to their precepts and not by false judgment of the wicked. Should any one seek to lead you away, ask yourself, my Christian soul, whether you would dare appear with such a deed before the judgment seat of God. Listen to the voice of your conscience, and let it decide, whether that which you are expected to do is good or bad, lawful or unlawful.

ASPIRATION. Place Thy fear, O God, before my mouth, that I may utter no vain, careless, much less improper and scandalous words. which may be the occasion of sin to my neighbor. Strengthen me; that I may not be deceived by flattering words, and become faithless to Thee.