Ave Maria, gratia plena Dominus tecum Benedicta tu in mulieribus ; Et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, Ora pro nobis, peccatoribus, Nunc, et in ora mortis nostræ. Amen
In his English homily (excerpted below), delivered at the Eucharist in memory of Pope Benedict XVI on the eve of the third anniversary of his death, Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller praised the former pope for his theological legacy [and despite the fact that Ratzinger’s pontificate paved the way for Bergoglio's]. “As prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, he set standards of the highest diligence, intellectual precision, and incorruptibility for the Roman Magisterium.” And: “During his pontificate, he was one of the greatest theologians on the Cathedra Petri.” And again: “He has left us an immense theological legacy of exceptional quality and was rightly recognized as one of the great Catholic intellectuals of our time.” For the Writer, Not the Reader When Cardinal Müller presented Pope Benedict XVI with the first volume of the Opera Omnia, he explained that the project would eventually comprise 16 volumes amounting to an estimated 25,000–30,000 pages. Cardinal …Magis
According to the annual report published by Fides News Agency on 30 December, a total of 17 Catholic missionaries and pastoral workers were killed worldwide in 2025. The victims included 10 priests, two seminarians, two catechists, two religious sisters and one layman. For comparison, 14 missionaries were killed in 2024. Since the year 2000, Fides has recorded the deaths of 626 missionaries and pastoral workers worldwide. Africa Most Affected Continent It accounted for 10 of the 17 deaths in 2025, including six priests, two seminarians, and two catechists. The affected countries included Burkina Faso, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Sudan, and Nigeria, where five of the deaths were recorded. In an interview with Fides, Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu, Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelisation, described the situation in Nigeria as one of 'deep sadness' and 'shame'. He stressed that those killed were not seeking heroism, but were attacked during ordinary daily activities, such as at schools or …Magis
Dekret der heiligen Mutter Kirche über die Rotarier vom 11. Januar 1951 und aller anderen Dokumente des Jahres. Das Dekret verbietet den Priestern die Mitgliedschaft bei den Rotariern, Die Gläubigen haben sich an die Priester zu wenden und gemäß dem CIC von 1917 zu verhalten wie dies dort als verhalten gegenüber Geheimgesellschaften erwartet wird.!
BENEDICTUS PP. XVI LITTERAE APOSTOLICAE MOTU PROPRIO DATAE SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM Summorum Pontificum cura ad hoc tempus usque semper fuit, ut Christi Ecclesia Divinae Maiestati cultum dignum offerret, «ad laudem et gloriam nominis Sui» et «ad utilitatem totius Ecclesiae Suae sanctae». Ab immemorabili tempore sicut etiam in futurum, principium servandum est «iuxta quod unaquaeque Ecclesia particularis concordare debet cum universali Ecclesia non solum quoad fidei doctrinam et signa sacramentalia, sed etiam quoad usus universaliter acceptos ab apostolica et continua traditione, qui servandi sunt non solum ut errores vitentur, verum etiam ad fidei integritatem tradendam, quia Ecclesiae lex orandi eius legi credendi respondet» [1]. Inter Pontífices qui talem debitam curam adhibuerunt, nomen excellit sancti Gregorii Magni, qui tam fidem catholicam quam thesauros cultus ac culturae a Romanis in saeculis praecedentibus cumulatos novis Europae populis transmittendos curavit. Sacrae Liturgiae …Magis
In Lanciano, Italy, a Nativity scene in the Church of Santa Maria del Suffragio, home of the city’s school chaplaincy, shows baby Jesus lying among rubble and wrapped in a red keffiyeh. The display, symbolizing the war in Gaza, was created by 36-year-old priest Don Alessio Primante. The initiative follows a similar gesture in September, when he wore the same keffiyeh during a religious procession, a move allowed by the local bishop.
Allerheiligenlitanei (latein) V./ A. Kyrie, eléison V./ A. Christe, eléison V./ A. Kyne, eléison V./ A. ChrIste, audi nos V./ A. Christe, exáudi nos V. Pater de caelis Deus, A miserére nobis Fili, Redémptor mundi, Deus, miserére nobis Spíritus Sancte, Deus, miserére nobis Sancta Trínitas, unus Deus, miserére nobis V Sancta Maria, A. ora pro nobis Sancta Dei Génitrix, ora pro nobis Sancta Virgo vírginum, ora pro nobis Sancte Michael, ora pro nobis Sancte Gabriel, ora pro nobis Sancte Raphael, ora pro nobis Omnes sancti Angeli et Archangeli, orate pro nobis Omnes sancti beatorum Spiritum ordines, orate pro nobis Sancte Josph, ora pro nobis Omnes sancti Patriarchae et Prophetae, orate pro nobis Sancte Petre, ora pro nobis Sancte Paule, ora pro nobis Sancte Andrea, ora pro nobis Sancte Iacobe, ora pro nobis Sancte Ioannes, ora pro nobis Sancte Thoma, ora pro nobis Sancte Philippe, ora pro nobis Sancte Bartholomaee, ora pro nobis Sancte Matthaee, ora pro nobis Sancte Simon, ora pro …Magis
SS. Leo XIII P.M. Declaravit Indulgentiam de Oratione "Suscipe" ex S. Ignatii libello exercitiorum. www.zazzle.com/ProVaticanus provaticanus.blogspot.com/…/ss-leo-xiii-pm-… Suscipe, Domine, universam meam libertatem. Accipe memoriam, intellectum, atque voluntatem omnem. Quidquid habeo vel possideo mihi largitus es; id tibi totum restituo, ac tuae prorsus voluntati trado gubernandum. Amorem tui solum cum gratia tua mihi dones, et dives sum satis, nec aliud quidquam ultra posco. Exercitia Spiritualia, #234 www.twitter.com/ProVaticanus www.youtube.com/ProVaticanus
Officium Populi Electi. Audite Verbum Quod locutus est Dominus super vos Filii Israel Leo rugiet Quis non timebit? Dominus Deus locutus est Quis non prophetabit? Propterea haec dicit Dominus Deus: Tribulabitur et circuietur terra Et detrahetur ex te Fortitudo tua Et diripientur aedes tuae Audite Et contestamini In domo Iacob Dicit Dominus Deus exercituum Quia in die Cum visitare coepero Praevaricationes Israel Super eum visitabo Et super altaria Bethel Et amputabuntur cornua altaris Et cadent in terram Et percutiam Domum hiemalem Cum domo aestiva Et peribunt domus eburnae Et dissipabuntur aedes multae Dicit Dominus
Cardinal Defies Traditionis Custodes by Confirming in Roman Rite at Cathedral: Cardinal François-Xavier Bustillo, Bishop of Ajaccio, Corsica, administered the Sacrament of Confirmation according to the Roman Rite at the Cathedral of Saint Mary in Bastia. On 20 December, the cardinal presided over First Vespers of the Fourth Sunday of Advent before conferring Confirmation on thirty-two members of the faithful from the Chapel of Monserrato in Bastia and the Chapel of Saint Anthony in Sant’Antonino (Haute-Corse). Abbé Benoît de Giacomoni, Provincial for France of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter, was also present for the celebration.
Le samedi 20 décembre, le Cardinal François Bustillo est venu en sa Cathédrale Sainte-Marie de Bastia présider les premières Vêpres du 4e dimanche de l'Avent, et donner le sacrement de confirmation selon le Pontifical Romain traditionnel à 32 fidèles de la chapelle de Monserrato de Bastia et de la chapelle Saint-Antoine de Sant' Antonino. L'abbé Benoit de Giacomini, provincial de France de la Fraternité Saint-Pierre était présent, ainsi que l'abbé Sébastien Dufour chapelain des fidèles attachés à la messe traditionnelle Cismonte.
JESU DULCIS, Inno, Schola Gregoriana Mediolanensis, Giovanni Vianini, Milano, Italia. Iesu, dulcis memoria, dans vera cordis gaudia: sed super mel et omnia ejus dulcis praesentia. Nil canitur suavius, nil auditur jucundius, nil cogitatur dulcius, quam Jesus Dei Filius. Jesu, spes paenitentibus, quam pius es petentibus! quam bonus te quaerentibus! sed quid invenientibus? Nec lingua valet dicere, nec littera exprimere: expertus potest credere, quid sit Jesum diligere. Sis, Jesu, nostrum gaudium, qui es futurus praemium: sit nostra in te gloria, per cuncta semper saecula. Amen
De humilitate. Et venerunt Capharnaum. Qui, cum domi essent, interrogabat eos: Quid in via tractabatis? At illi tacebant; siquidem in via inter se disputaverant quis eorum maior esset. Et residens vocavit duodecim et ait illis: Si quis vult primus esse, erit omnium novissimus et omnium minister. Et accipiens PUERUM, statuit eum in medio eorum; quem cum complexus esset, ait illis: Quisquis unum ex huiusmodi PUERIS receperit in momine meo ME RECIPIT, et quicumque me susceperit non me suscipit, sed eum qui misit me.
Hymnus Gaudete cantatur ante picturam Nostrae Dominae de Columna in Basilica Vaticana zazzle.com/…GdKs0WA8pmMeC3GR_Ps-6OVtrFzBKA Gaudete, gaudete! Christus est natus Ex Maria virgine, gaudete! Tempus adest gratiæ Hoc quod optabamus, Carmina lætitiæ Devote reddamus. Gaudete, gaudete! Christus est natus Ex Maria virgine, gaudete! Deus homo factus est Natura mirante, Mundus renovatus est A Christo regnante. Gaudete, gaudete! Christus est natus Ex Maria virgine, gaudete! Ezechielis porta Clausa pertransitur, Unde lux est orta Salus invenitur. Gaudete, gaudete! Christus est natus Ex Maria virgine, gaudete! Ergo nostra contio Psallat iam in lustro; Benedicat Domino: Salus Regi nostro. Gaudete, gaudete! Christus est natus Ex Maria virgine, gaudete! http://www.twitter.com/ProVaticanus
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Catholic Oratory Inaugurated in Argentine Senate: The Argentine Senate inaugurated a Catholic oratory within its institutional headquarters, dedicated to Saint María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa, also known as “Mamá Antula.” The ceremony was presided over by Vice President and Senate President Victoria Villarruel and attended by civil and ecclesiastical authorities, including the Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina, Archbishop Mirosław Adamczyk, and the Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires, Father Pedro Cannavó, along with senior Senate officials. Villarruel said the oratory — a space for prayer and reflection — will progressively incorporate Marian devotions from different Argentine provinces, such as Our Lady of Itatí, Our Lady of the Valley of Catamarca, and Our Lady of Luján, reflecting the federal character of the Senate. Victoria Villarruel attends Holy Masses at an FSSPX chapel in Buenos Aires.
Nagycsütörtöki matutínum. Nagycsütörtök virrasztó zsolozsmája (az ún. lamentáció, sötét zsolozsma, officium tenebrarum/tenebrae) a középkori esztergomi rítus szerint. A Szent Mihály Laikus Káptalan használatára eredeti forrásokból átírta és szerkesztette Földváry Miklós István és Csonka Szabina Babett.