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The traditional acts of devotion to the Sacred Heart, as revealed to St. Margaret Mary, involve adoration, reparation, and expiation, for the grave offenses unjustly inflicted upon our Lord by ungrateful men. Simply put, Christ explains to us how to go about executing these elements in such a way that through this reparation, we merit certain promises for our piety. His mere invitation is such an honor.

Well. We certainly can’t have any of that outdated mystical nonsense, now can we? And so the antipope and anti-church set about to destroy it, by purposely undermining the very nature of this devotion, citing “outdated structures and concerns,” and turning it into… you guessed it… the brotherhood of peace and lurv, “bringing joy and building communities,” and “journeying together towards a fraternal world.”

Why? Because they are enemies of faith. They don’t believe any of it. The only thing that exists for them is the material world, and material concerns. Anything remotely supernatural must be debunked and demythologized. You might want to get engaged in this battle, because they’re coming for your soul. In a most ironic development, the very men who necessitated the devotion in the first place, are now here to destroy it.

Our friend The Catholic Esquire breaks it down in 18 minutes:

h/t Fred Martinez

“The world has grown rotten because of silence.” – St. Catherine of Siena

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No new events are these in the life of the Church. Jesus foretold them to His disciples. That the Church may teach men and women the truth and may guide them to eternal salvation, she must enter upon a daily combat; and throughout the course of ages the Church has fought, even to martyrdom, rejoicing and glorying in nothing more than in signing her cause with her Founder’s blood, the sure and certain pledge of the victory whereof she holds the promise.

Thus it is absolutely necessary that the Catholic voice should call to God with unwearied instance, “without ceasing;” that the Faithful should pray not only in their own homes, but in public, gathered together under the sacred roof; that they should beseech urgently the all-foreseeing God to deliver the Church from evil and to bring back those who have gone astray to good sense and reason, by the light and love of Christ.

We may well believe that the Queen of Heaven herself has granted a special efficacy to the Holy Rosary, for it was by her command and counsel that this devotion was begun and spread abroad by the holy Patriarch, St. Dominic, as a most potent weapon against the enemies of the faith at an epoch not, indeed, unlike our own, of great danger to our holy religion…

There seemed to be no human hope when timely help came from on high through the instrument of Mary’s Rosary. Thus under the favor of the powerful Virgin, the glorious vanquisher of all heresies, the forces of the wicked were destroyed and dispersed, and faith issued forth unharmed and more shining than before…

“Fight all error, but do it with good humor, patience, kindness, and love. Harshness will damage your own soul and spoil the best cause.”

“Avoid slander, because it is difficult to retract. Avoid offending anyone for to ask forgiveness is not delightful.”

“What kind of work can be more noble than to cultivate the minds of young people, guarding it carefully, so that the knowledge and love of God and His holy precepts go hand-in-hand with learning? To form young Christians and citizens, isn’t this the most beautiful and noble minded way to make use of life, of all one’s talents and energy?”

COLLECT: O Almighty God, grant that the example of the holy confessor John may help us to advance in the science of the saints and in mercy towards others, so that we may obtain forgiveness for ourselves through his merits.

“Going hand-in-hand
with that true brand of humility
one saw in him a great childlike humility.
There was nothing deceitful or ambiguous
in his actions and words.
Whatever was in his heart, he revealed,
unhesitantly and honestly.
If he thought his words,
even when speaking the truth,
could accidentally offend someone,
he humbly asked for forgiveness
before approaching the Altar.”

Pope Clement X
(In the Bull of Canonisation
of St John Cantius on 16 July 1767)

Photo: Saint John Kanty Parish, Buffalo, NY

This tweet is five years old. Can you imagine what it looks like now?

Although, the case will be made in the combox on ‘22 vs ‘58 empty seat as root cause… But for the love of God, can all sane Catholics at least admit Bergoglio is not, and has never been pope?

Today is the Feast of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque.

Our Lord appeared to St. Margaret Mary, and requested three primary things from her:

1. To promote the reality of His physical, human, Sacred Heart
2. To establish the First Friday devotion
3. To establish the Feast of the Sacred Heart

Think about this. Who was St. Margaret Mary?

She was a cloistered nun in far rural France in the 17th Century. How do you think she reacted when tasked with her mission? Do you suppose she threw up her arms, thinking it surely impossible that someone like her could be in a position to accomplish these things? How on earth was she supposed to create and spread a worldwide devotion from her tiny cell at the cloister in the 1680s? Can you imagine her saying, “But Lord, it’s too much. But, how? Why me? Boohoo.”

Except that’s not how people with faith, hope, and love react to seemingly unsolvable situations. This is especially true if one knows that the desired outcome, nay, the INEVITABLE outcome, is directly willed by God Almighty, who can do whatever He wants, whenever He wants, and use anyone He pleases to accomplish the task.

Act, and God will act.

From a letter of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, virgin:

« We must know the love of Christ which surpasses all knowledge »

It seems to me that our Lord’s earnest desire to have his Sacred Heart honored in a special way is directed toward renewing the effects of redemption in our souls. For the sacred heart is an inexhaustible fountain and its sole desire is to pour itself out into the hearts of the humble so as to free them and prepare them to lead lives according to his good pleasure.

From this divine heart three streams flow endlessly. The first is the stream of mercy for sinners; it pours into their hearts sentiments of contrition and repentance. The second is the stream of charity which helps all in need and especially aids those seeking perfection to find the means of surmounting their difficulties. From the third stream flow love and light for the benefit of his friends who have attained perfection; these he wishes to unite to himself so that they may share his knowledge and commandments and, in their individual ways, devote themselves wholly to advancing his glory.

This divine heart is an abyss of all blessings, and into it the poor should submerge all their needs. It is an abyss of joy in which all of us can immerse our sorrows. It is an abyss of lowliness to counteract our foolishness, an abyss of mercy for the wretched, an abyss of love to meet our every need.

Therefore, you must unite yourselves to the heart of our Lord Jesus Christ, both at the beginning of your conversion in order to obtain proper dispositions, and at its end in order to make reparation. Are you making no progress in prayer? Then you need only offer God the prayers which the Savior has poured out for us in the sacrament of the altar. Offer God his fervent love in reparation for your sluggishness. In the course of every activity pray as follows: “My God, I do this or I endure that in the heart of your Son and according to his holy counsels. I offer it to you in reparation for anything blameworthy or imperfect in my actions.” Continue to do this in every circumstance of life. And every time that some punishment, affliction or injustice comes your way, say to yourself: “Accept this as sent to you by the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ in order to unite yourself to him.”

But above all preserve peace of heart. This is more valuable than any treasure. In order to preserve it there is nothing more useful than renouncing your own will and substituting for it the will of the divine heart. In this way his will can carry out for us whatever contributes to his glory, and we will be happy to be his subjects and to trust entirely in him.

(End quote)

Happy Feast!

Happy Feast of St. Teresa of Avila. Selected quotes below from the great reformer of the Carmelites and Doctor of the Church. Oh how we love her. Apply these gems to yourself, exactly as you find yourself in today’s battlespace:

“Trust God that you are where you are meant to be.”