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 + JMJ In the 80's a friend recounted how, prior to conversion from the Baptist, his Father had an issue with the Rosary because of a scripture verse that forbade repetitive prayer (Matthew 6:7). Over the decades, I've wondered what was actually in scripture and its true meaning.  Below are the Douay Rheims, Know and Haydock references 7 And when you are praying, speak not much, as the heathens. For they think that in their much speaking they may be heard. (Douay) Haydock :  Ver. 7.  Long prayer is not here forbidden; for Christ himself spent whole nights in prayer: and he sayeth, we must pray always; and the apostle, that we must pray without intermission, 1 Thess. v.; and the holy Church hath had from the beginning her canonical hours for prayer, but rhetorical and elaborate prayer, as if we thought to persuade God by our eloquence, is forbidden; the collects of the Church are most brief and most effectual. Aug. ep. 121. c. viii, ix, x. B. — Perseverance in prayer ...

 + JMJ Someone in the goodness of their heart(s) has launched a contra-sspx website at ' sspxstatus.org '.  It is chock full of stuff and since I've lived most of the events etc I'm actually looking forward to seeing if they are just repeating prior arguments or have something new to offer to the discussion. Looking forward to exploring this in my not so copious spare time. h/t: Less Femmes The Truth P^3

 + JMJ People seem to be mesmerised by train wrecks.   They just can't turn away as the disaster creeps forward along train tracks towards the crossing where a car, truck, bus, trailer awaits its destruction. Trads have been watching the train wreck that is this crisis of the Catholic Church for decades. The trade war between the Canada and the US has reminded me that the news is addictive.   The first time I was addicted what from 2009 to  2014 when I was closely following the Rome / SSPX discussions.  I was at work watching a live-stream as Bishop Fellay disappeared into the Vatican. The lead-up to this moment had been intense as the 'resistance' got freaked out and the cultural cracks between doctrine and conspiracy theory widened. In the decade since then other things have emerged, wars, rumours of wars, conspiracies, celebrity Catholics etc. Now we have a new addiction and its name is Trump. Lately, no matter how much I try, I find myself wonderin...

 + JMJ Immediately after the council (i.e. Second Vatican Council) things changed in Catholic Church around the world. Some of the Veteran Trads gave a good fight in those early years. In this story, three friends in Quebec agreed that what they were hearing from the pulpit reeked of heresy. After a while, they decided that it was time to take some action.  The following Sunday all three of them took up their position in the front pew, directly in front of the pulpit.  It wasn't difficult as the front pew was rarely occupied even in this era. They had a plan! As the sermon began the men sat there staring at the priest, waiting.   Then it happened. A statement that deviated from pre-conciliar teaching leapt from the priests lips. The reaction wasn't explosive ... it was passive-aggressive ... in a way. As if on cue, the three men shook their heads, left to right. The priest paused, studdered a little and continued. All was good for a few minutes before some other...

 + JMJ Since SARS-CoV-2, I've known that there is the possibility of a SARS-CoV-3 emerging sometime in the years following the 2020 Pandemic. This is born out by that the there were two 'echoes' of the H1N1 virus that caused Spanish Influenza.  One in 1957 and another in 1968 - along with a continual seasonal outbreaks. Don't panic - time will tell. P^3 Russian researcher at plague lab dies of ‘unknown’ infection Influenza Pandemics of the 20th Century - PMC

 + JMJ Except for the SSPX, the Catholic Church of the 21st Century seems to lack consequences. Obviously, when I speak about consequences I am referring to the speed with which Rome responded when the SSPX announced and the proceeded with the consecration of four bishops without a Papal Mandate to do so. Moving on ... The biggest consequence  whose absence I am thinking about is: The existence of hell, that the damned are damned forever (i.e. eternity), that the fallen angels are the first condemned to hell, that humans who die in a state of mortal sin are condemned to hell, Hell is neither empty nor full, there is always room for one more, See #2. However ... since the Second Vatican Council, there is a paucity of discourse within the mainstream Catholic Church on the topic.   While it is true that, except for Judas Iscariat, we cannot know without for certain who is in hell without God's help, the fact is that it exists and everyone who dies in the state of mortal...

 + JMJ The following are some appendices for the previous parts of this series. Appendix A: Rome / SSPX Links Used for ChatGPT LLM Analysis The SSPX Confronts Rome: the Consecrations are Scheduled for July 1 - OnePeterFive RORATE CÆLI: Urgent - SSPX Consecrations - Full Sermon of the Superior-General of the SSPX, Fr. Davide Pagliarani RORATE CÆLI: URGENT - Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) Announces Future Consecrations for July 1st, 2026 Abbé Pagliarani : “Des sacres, par fidélité à l'Église et aux âmes”  • Don Davide Pagliarani • LPL The General House of the FSSPX announces future consecrations | District of the USA The General House of the FSSPX announces future consecrations | FSSPX News With or without Vatican approval, the SSPX may consecrate bishops SSPX announces plan for bishop consecration Society of St. Pius X to Consecrate Bishops Without Rome’s Approval, Courting Excommunication| National Catholic Register ...

 + JMJ Nota Bene: I realised that I hadn’t fleshed out the rest of this series and decided to see if I could shorten it. Principle 3: Study the Church – Study the Crisis It is important to understand that the 1950s weren’t as perfect as they seemed to those of us looking back 75 years later. Before the council, from what I’ve read, things weren’t all gardens and roses. There were reports of waning Faith, rigourism, indifferentism amongst Catholics. Just looking at the depiction of Catholic life in movies like Marty (1955) . At least the Popes up to then were being clear and consistent in their teaching and for that we should be thankful as their writings form a clear contrast to what is published today. Post-Conciliar Magisterium Recently, the issues with the post-conciliar magisterium have become clearer: Fiducia Supplicans: Blessings for same-sex and irregular couples Amoris Laetitia: Communion for the Divorced and Civilly Remarried Large Language Models / Cha...