April 4, 2020 - Day of Recollection and Conference on Holiness with His Eminence Raymond Cardinal Burke, His Excellency Bishop Joseph Strickland, and Reverend Dennis Gill at the Cathedral Basilica in Philadelphia



Dear Friends,

Most of you came to the Conference on Matrimony which we sponsored at the Cathedral in April of 2018 and know what a beautiful and uplifting experience it was. The periods set aside for Adoration and prayer were very important as we reflected on the important thoughts that the speakers that day were discussing.  We invite you again to join us this year for a Day of Recollection and Conference on the Vigil of Palm Sunday for an uplifting discussion of what we must do to achieve true holiness, to which we are all are called.  Please join us for this special day as we pray together and listen to the outstanding speakers, Cardinal Raymond Burke, Bishop Joseph Strickland, and Father Dennis Gill, who will guide us spiritually.

There will be opportunity for confession, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Procession and Crowning of the National Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima, recitation of the rosary and the beautiful Vigil Mass for Palm Sunday.  Lunch will be served and coffee and donuts served at registration with coffee and tea available all day long.

Please pray for the success of this day which is a wonderful preparation for Easter and please help us to publicize it with family and friends.  We would appreciate it if you would post flyers  in your church vestibule with your pastor’s permission and ask your pastor to include this event as a notice in the  parish bulletin.  Priests, sisters and seminarians are admitted without cost and the student fee is $20 a person.  Priests are most welcome to celebrate the Mass and are asked to bring their albs. There will be tables available for vendors and non-profit groups at a charge of $75 per table.  Please contact us if you have any further questions about the event. 

Please click on the link below to our website where you can download the flyer and registration forms and for details about the day.  

https://www.stjohnneumannchapter.org/

We hope you are able to join us!  We welcome volunteers to help at the day of the conference.

Thank you and God bless,

Anne Wilson

Pope Francis Before the Most Blessed Sacrament: "He did not kneel, remove his pileolus, and assume an attitude of prayer"

Pope Francis sat in the crypt of Milan Cathedral before the Most Blessed Sacrament:
"He did not kneel, sat, not once did he remove his pileolous and assume an attitude of prayer"

(Milan) In the context of his visit to Milan today and the meeting with the clergy of the Archdiocese in the Cathedral of Milan, Pope Franziskus spent some time before the Blessed Sacrament. "He does not kneel, but sits down on a beautiful chair surrounded by other prelates who stand ..." Thus,  Antonio Socci criticized the scene, which provoked criticism from different sides.

The traditional page Messa in latino added some comments. Its author criticized Francis' attitude before the Blessed Sacrament, as had not yet been voiced by him in the four years of this pontificate.

"The Pope did not visit the Blessed Sacrament on the main altar (which would have been a good and proper opportunity to provide visibility to the worthy worship of God, the climax of the liturgy and the cult), but in the crypt, almost as if it were a private act that is made in secret and in a hurry.
A prie dieu was not even provided. That is, the master of ceremonies of the cathedral had instructions not to set him one up at all. The pope does not want to use the prie dieu and apparently does not even have one on hand.

Francis did not even remove the white pileolus on his head before the Blessed Sacrament. It was once named Soli Deo because it is only removed for God in the Sacrament.

Expression and body language, the folded hands, indicate that the pope is not taking a prayerful disposition before the Lord in prayer and worship, but just as if he were in a program and had to make an intermediate stop in the crypt which had annoyed him. The look seems apathetic as if he did not see God in the Most Blessed Sacrament.

Francis before the Most Blessed Sacrament: "Apathetic look, no disposition of prayer"

Pope Francis does not seem to have the intention of wishing to foster acts of worshiping God, as they are only due to God. He does not kneel down, as is known (he suffers, it is said, but not officially). But he sits instead of not taking the pileolus off and not to fold his hands? No, I believe he does not believe in the real presence!

On Holy Thursday we will see it.

It is pointless: I am told that I must love and respect this pope. I just do not succeed in loving him. It is hard for me to respect him.

He is Pope by right, but he does not sanctify and teach it in his office. Perhaps he is pope only in government (Therewith, to place the Franciscans of the Immaculate under provisional administration and to dismiss bishops, to protect homosexual priests, and to promote worker priests).

Christian Caritas is merited when it comes out of love for Christ. Without Christ, it is only atheistic social aid."

Text / translation: Giuseppe Nardi
Image: Vatican.va (screenshot)
Trans: Tancred vekron99@hotmail.com
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