Unam Ecclesiam: September 2007

Friday, September 28, 2007

The Beauty of Tradition

Credo III - The Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos

Credo in unum Deum, Patrem omnipoténtem, factórem cæli et terræ, visibílium ómnium et invisibílium;

Et in unum Dóminum Jesum Christum, Fílium Dei unigénitum, et ex Patre natum ante ómnia sæcula: Deum de Deo, lumen de lúmine, Deum verum de Deo vero, génitum non factum, consubstantiálem Patri, per quem ómnia facta sunt; qui propter nos hómines et propter nostram salútem descéndit de cælis; et incarnátus est de Spíritu Sancto ex María Vírgine et homo factus est; crucifíxus étiam pro nobis sub Póntio Piláto, passus et sepúltus est; et resurréxit tértia die secúndum Scriptúras; et ascéndit in cælum, sedet ad déxteram Patris; et íterum ventúrus est cum glória judicáre vivos et mórtuos; cujus regni non erit finis;

Et in Spíritum Sanctum, Dóminum et vivificántem: qui ex Patre Filióque procédit; qui cum Patre et Fílio simul adorátur et conglorificátur; qui locútus est per Prophétas;

Et in unam sanctam cathólicam et apostólicam Ecclésiam.

Confíteor unum baptísma in remissiónem peccatorum; et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum et vitam ventúri sæculi. Amen.

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

October 2 Feast of The Holy Guardian Angels

October 2
Feast of the Holy Guardian Angels
8th Wedding Anniversary

"May the Angels lead thee into paradise; may the Martyrs receive thee at thy coming, and lead thee into the holy city of Jerusalem.
May the choir of Angels receive thee, and mayest thou have eternal rest with Lazarus, who once was poor."
In Paradisum - Antiphon Catholic Burial Service

"Bless the Lord, all ye His angels: you that are mighty in strength, and execute His word, harkening to the voice of His orders."
Introit (Ps. 102) - Mass of the Feast of the Holy Guardian Angels

"An Angel is assigned to every believer, unless we drive him away through sin. He guards the soul like an army on alert."

- St. Basil the Great

"Make yourself familiar with the angels, and behold them frequently in spirit; for without being seen, they are present with you.

- St. Francis de Sales

"God has given His Angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. In their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone."
- Ps. 90:11-12

More on the Feast Day and Our Heavenly Companions:

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07050a.htm

http://www.ewtn.com/padrepio/mystic/angels.htm

http://www.catholic.org/saints/angel.php

http://www.catholictradition.org/Angels/guardians-feast.htm

Prayer to the Holy Guardian Angels:

My good Angel, Thou comest from heaven; God has sent thee to take care of me. Oh, shelter me under thy wings. Lighten my path, direct my steps. Do not leave me, stay quite near me and defend me against the spirit of evil. But above all come to my help in the last struggle of my life. Deliver my soul so that with thee it may praise, love and contemplate the goodness of God forever and ever.

V: God has given His Angel charge over thee,

R: To keep thee in all thy ways.

O God, Who in Thy providence did vouchsafe to send Thine angels to watch over us, grant to Thy suppliants to be continually defended by their protection and to share their companionship in eternity.

Monday, September 24, 2007

Sept. 25 Begins Novena to St. Theresa of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face

St. Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897)
Virgin, Religious, Doctor of the Church
Feast Day October 3

Begin Novena Tuesday September 25:

St. Therese, The Little Flower,
Please pick me a rose from the heavenly garden
And send it to me with a message of love
Ask God to grant me the favor I thee implore (name petition/thanksgiving)
And tell Him I will love Him each day more and more.

(The above prayer, plus - as St. Therese called them - pray five Pater's, five Ave's, and five Gloria's)

Therese Martin was born in Alencon, France. After her mother's death when Therese was just three years old, her family moved to Lisieux. When she was 15, she told her father of her desire to enter the Carmel of Lisieux, where her two oldest sisters had entered. He agreed, but the local Bishop and Carmelite authorities refused, saying she was too young. On a pilgrimmage to Rome, she begged the Pope to allow her to become a Carmelite despite her age, and he replied that she would enter if it were God's will. Months later, the Bishop granted her permission and she entered Carmel in April of 1888. St. Therese of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face wrote her autobiography, The Story of a Soul, out of obedience; through it she continues to teach others her "little way" of spiritual childhood. She wrote: "I am a very little soul, who can only offer very little things to our Lord." St. Therese's autobiography shows such spiritual depth that in 1997 she was made the 33rd Doctor of the Church. St. Therese, who is called the Little Flower, died of tuberculosis at the age of 24. She is a patroness of all foreign missions.

Source: Saints Calendar and Daily Planner; TAN Books and Publishers, Inc. 2006; p. 119.

Video in Celebation of the Motu Proprio

July 7, 2007: Pope Benedict XVI, with a mighty stroke of wisdom, charity, and mercy for his Church releases Summorum Pontificum. Just as God instructed St. Francis of Assisi at San Damiano, Our Merciful Father has inspired Pope Benedict to restore His Church 'which had fallen into ruin'.

Summorum Pontificum - Benedict XVI's Motu Proprio

September 14, 2007: Spring has arrived! The Springtime of the Church that the Vatican promised has finally arrived. Praised be Jesus Christ!

St. Irenaeus (A.D. 180-199) - Against Heresies Book IV, Chap. 26:2 The Treasure Hid in the Scriptures is Christ; the True Exposition of the Scriptures is to be Found in the Church Alone "It is necessary to obey those who are the presbyters in the Church, those who, as we have shown, have succession from the Apostles; those who have received, with the succession of the episcopate, the sure charism of truth according to the good pleasure of the Father. But the rest, who have no part in the primitive succession and assemble wheresoever they will, must be held in suspicion"

St. Irenaeus (A.D. 180-199) - Against Heresies Book III, Chapter 3, 1 A Refutation of the Heretics, From the Fact That, in the Various Churches, a Perpetual Succession of Bishops was Kept Up.: "For if the Apostles had known hidden mysteries which they taught to the elite secretly and apart from the rest, they would have handed them down especially to those very ones to whom they were committing the self-same Churches. For surely they wished all those and their successors to be perfect and without reproach, to whom they handed on their authority"

Unam Ecclesiam

From the Credo - Latin for "I believe" - the Nicene Creed prayed during the Latin Mass.

The Credo

The Nicene Creed—also known as the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed—was composed and refined during the ecumenical Councils of Nicea and Constantinople in the early fourth century; these councils defended the true nature of Jesus against heresies of the time. This Nicene Creed (from the Latin word credo, “I believe”) declares that Jesus was indeed both true God and true man.

All the people join in chanting the Credo in the Gregorian simple tone.

Listen to the Latin: 60 sec. music \| Text not available
CREDO in unum Deum, Patrem omnipotentem, factorem caeli et terrae, visibilium omnium et invisibilium.	I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.
Et in unum Dominum Iesum Christum, Filium Dei unigenitum. Et ex Patre natum ante omnia saecula. Deum de Deo, lumen de lumine, Deum verum de Deo vero. Genitum, non factum, consubstantialem Patri: per quem omnia facta sunt.	And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages; God from God, light of light, true God of true God; begotten, not made; consubstantial with the Father, by Whom all things were made.
Qui propter nos homines, et propter nostram salutem descendit de caelis. Et incarnatus est de Spiritu Sancto ex Maria Virgine: ET HOMO FACTUS EST. Hic genuflectitur.	Who for us men, and for our salvation came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, *AND WAS MADE MAN. * All genuflect while reciting these words.
Crucifixus etiam pro nobis: sub Pontio Pilato, passus et sepultus est. Et resurrexit tertia die, secundum Scripturas. Et ascendit in caelum: sedet ad dexteram Patris.	He was crucified also for us, suffered under Pontius Pilate, and was buried. And the third day he arose again, according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven. He sitteth at the right hand of the Father:
Et iterum venturus est cum gloria, iudicare vivos et mortuos: cujus regni non erit finis.	and He shall come again with glory, to judge the living and the dead: and His kingdom shall have no end.
Et in Spiritum Sanctum, Dominum et vivificantem: qui ex Patre Filioque procedit.	And in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of life, Who proceedeth from the Father and the Son,
Qui cum Patre et Filio simul adoratur et conglorificatur: qui locutus est per prophetas.	Who, together with the Father and the Son, is adored and glorified: Who spoke by the prophets.
Et unam, sanctam, Catholicam et Apostolicam Ecclesiam.	And one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church.
Confiteor unum baptisma in remissionem peccatorum. Et expecto resurrectionem mortuorum. Et vitam venturi saeculi. Amen.	I confess one baptism for the remission of sins. And I expect the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the age to come. Amen.