This blog site is devoted to the defence of the Holy Roman Catholic Church, by exposing the false and invalid Second Vatican Council as a non-Catholic heretical Council. We have zeroed in on the one piece of arsenal which most of us have overlooked and failed to employ over these past 40 years since the Vatican II sect was installed in Rome. The one weapon that strikes more terror into the enemies of the Church is the Bulla of Pope Pius II, Execrabilis, which he issued on February 15th, 1460.
MHFM: This has to be one of the most scandalous incidents in
the history of the Vatican II Sect (and that’s saying a lot).It’s astounding that these abominable
sodomite perverts not only functioned as ‘priests’ in the ‘diocese’, but that
they had the audacity to engage in their sick behavior in public.It speaks volumes about the Vatican II
Sect, the end-times Counter Church.
The Vatican II Sect is a pack of apostates and perverts (the moral corruption
serving as a reflection of the doctrinal).
Also, notice that the judge says that the
problem is that it occurred in public, implying that such acts in private aren't
a problem! That's another example of the almost universal acceptance of
the abomination of homosexual behavior.
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'Shall wonder to see the beast...whose names are not written in the book of life...'
In New Zealand we have one account of a parish 'priest' who has come out before his novus ordo mess actually apologizing to the congregation for their wayward 'priests' and what's happening in the Catholic Church in relation to the sex scandal!
Doesn't this all epitomize APOCALYPSE 17:8
...the religious arm (Vatican II sect) of the beast (E.U.) - the secular arm of the beast, astounds, confuses, upsets, bewilders, angers the adherents of apostate Vatican II with its new non-Catholic religion.
These very people's, who because of their hardened hearts, believing in lies, names are not written in the book of life!
MHFM: No question about it. The Vatican II Sect is
the end-times Counter Church. That's why this very clear fulfillment of
apocalyptic prophecy occurred on the 50th anniversary of the close of Vatican
II:
A police force in the UK has been on the receiving end of derision
after authorities encouraged citizens to report “offensive comments”
that don’t even rise to the level of hate crimes.
“In addition to reporting hate crime, please report non-crime hate
incidents, which can include things like offensive or insulting
comments, online, in person or in writing. Hate will not be tolerated in
South Yorkshire. Report it and put a stop to it,” states the tweet from
South Yorkshire Police…
Figures released in July show that only 9% of crimes end with
suspects being charged or summonsed in England and Wales. In some areas
of the country, police are advising citizens that they will stop
investigating “low level crimes” like shoplifting, car crime and
criminal damage due to budget cuts.
Meanwhile, over 3,000 people in the UK are arrested every year under
section 127 of the Communications Act 2003, which makes it illegal to
intentionally “cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety to
another.”
09/12/2018
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GLOBAL WARMING: THE DELIBERATE FORMULATION OF CRISIS; PROBLEM, REACTION, SOLUTION
Ann Marie Bressington, Australian politician speaks about the
tolitarian tiptoe/incrementalism to subjugate the population through
Agenda 21 and the threat of global warming in this 6 minute video.
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Agenda 21 And Your Property Rights -"Buzzwords"
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Poisoning Paradise- Ecocide New Zealand
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Coming Next: U.N. Communist Agenda 21/ Global Warming Hoax/ 1080 Poisoning Rampart In New Zealand/ Communist Councils In New Zealand
Christchurch Red-Zoned 'Land Grab' Confirmed By Court
Red-zoned 'Quake Outcasts' to be paid - but not all will go
MICHAEL HAYWARD AND LIZ MCDONALD
Last updated 18:52, August 21 2018
DAVID WALKER/STUFF
Martin, left, and Rae Francis, say they will only leave their red-zoned Bexley home if they are paid out enough to replace it.
Some of Christchurch's "Quake Outcasts" will get compensation more
than seven years after their properties were red zoned - but not all
are celebrating.
Greater Christchurch Regeneration Minister Megan
Woods announced on Tuesday the 100-strong group of uninsured Christchurch
red-zone property owners, who were not paid out for their homes during
the Government buyout, would receive payouts in the next few weeks.
They were previously offered the value of their land.
ALDEN WILLIAMS/STUFF
There are 103 people left who had not been paid by the Government for their uninsured red zone houses.
However the payout, based on 2007/08 rating valuations, is voluntary and not all will take it and leave their homes.
Bexley residents Martin and Rae Francis are among those staying put.
GEORGE HEARD/STUFF
Greater Christchurch Regeneration Minister Megan Woods says
the plight of those uninsured when the quakes struck was "one of the
difficult legacies of the earthquakes".
"We aren't interested in a 2007 valuation - this is 2018," Martin Francis said.
They
would happily remain in their home "unless we can replace what we've
got here - we've got four bedrooms, two bathrooms and double glazing."
They had essential services and a view of the river, he said.
JOSEPH JOHNSON/STUFF
Annette Wilkes is one of the group. She previously said it
was "utterly ridiculous" someone could come and take something that
belonged to her because it was uninsured.
The Government's offer follows a 16-member class action. The court ruled former Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee made an "unlawful" decision to discriminate against the uninsured homeowners.
Those in the legal action were paid out, but others in the same position were not.
The total cost is expected to be about $12 million.
JOHN KIRK-ANDERSON/STUFF
Grant Cameron is the lawyer for the Quake Outcasts.
Woods said the plight of those uninsured when the quakes struck was "one of the difficult legacies of the earthquakes".
"It's
time to resolve this longstanding issue and provide certainty for
everyone involved, so I am implementing this decision immediately."
Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel welcomed the news and said it had been a long struggle for residents.
"We
have always said that every property owner in the residential red zone
should have received the same offer for their property, regardless of
their insurance status," she said.
Woods said the Government had
carefully considered a number of different factors in response to the
Court of Appeal's 2017 judgment in the Quake Outcasts litigation.
"It
took some time to make this decision because we wanted to make sure it
was the right one. We had to consider fairness and consistency, the
precedent this decision may set, and the need to be fiscally
responsible."
The Crown was willing to purchase the remaining
privately-owned red zone properties, if the owners were interested in
selling their property for its 2007/08 rateable value, she said.
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COMMENTS:
Some interesting and valid comments to this news after so many people were crying 'foul' that the uninsured were being treated 'better than the insured', albeit that this same complaining group of 'unfairness' were not red-zoned. [blogger]
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MM MMR
This payment is being made as Gerry Brownlee acted illegally creating red zones, forcing people off their land and out of their homes by threatening removal of services, Some homes were not badly damaged, although uninsured, and families could have stayed if they had not been red zoned.
It has nothing to do with insurance, in my opinion. It is not enough (payment) considering they are getting the Q.V. from 11 years ago.
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In my case, had we not been red zoned, we would have remained at 523 New Brighton Rd., and pursued repairing the property, after all, shortly after the 4 September, 2010 7.1 M earthquake, builders were already discussing any work required to correct a drop in the floor level in the lounge, and rectify a damaged conservatory.
There was no talk of 'red-zoning' anybody at this stage, and the subsequent 22 February 22, so-called '6.1' M earthquake* had little further damage done to the pre-existing quake damage which was deemed repairable. [blogger]
*6.1 M earthquake and the U.S. State Dept and Hillary Clinton & Geonet -in collusion??? [article to follow on this interesting tidbit!]
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Colin101
Their houses were not destroyed. Government/Insurance companies cheapest solution was to red zone this land. As part of that government decision they wrongfully expected uninsured people to walk away from their livable assests. Disgraceful.
Well done. Megan
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R.M
That's B.S. All of us who paid our insurance only got paid out because we had proper house insurance. If you are going to pay out to those who didn't have home insurance then you need to reimburse the insurance premiums to all customers who had proper insurance.
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bart h.
But were you RED ZONED then offered only RV no negotiation? All property transactions are based on the principle of "Willing Buyer, Willing Seller."
Altofacts
Government had an obligation to declare a red zone. It was based on scientific and engineering advice and probability of danger ...
bert
Altofacts The full reason for red zoning were suppressed under the OIA. Fact.
The need to appease reinsurers who were aghast at the massive liability delivered to them as a result of changes to EQC made by the National party are certainly a major reason for red zoning. Fact.
The reinsurers were threatening to 'walk away from Canterbury if not NZ' as a direct result of the failure of Bill English to update EQC's building damage capacity as he was advised to do in 2008. Understandably National's social media consultants are still all over this issue furiously obfuscating....as it is such a major example of economic incompetence and gross negligence by the former National Government. Own it.
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Electric frypan [probably feels better now that it has got it off it's chest with all that shouting!]
WOODS, this is an easy way out for you. You are learning things are tuff (sic) to sort out. I pay my insurance for my home. MAYBE THE REST OF US ARE STUPID. NOT A FAIR GO. More of our money wasted. This government is so out of control.
Disgusting Woods!
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Misty bear
It was National that red zoned and let EQC away with destroying our city.
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Shaka
The red zoning was deemed unrelated to the quakes and your insurance status.
As it is unrelated, how can you get an offer that others do not get?
Note the courts also deemed red zoning illegal but did not stop it as it had progressed too far. Gerry Brownlee stuffed up and has been kicked around the courts. +12
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Lindsay
Ugh. Are we still needing to clarify seven years later that many houses in the so-called red zone were left repairable and habitable.
They had every right not to insure their home and as it happens they took the risk and won.
Then Gerry decided to make life easier and cheaper for foreign insurance companies and boom you have a 'red zone" and people are forced off their land and out of their homes. Nobody who didn't have insurance and wasn't in the red zone is getting a pay out for the value of their home. +22
John Williams
This has nothing to do with insurance, the government made what was essentially a compulsory purchase of privately owned property but didn't want to pay a fair price. What was done to these people was a disgrace. +10
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Nothing Personal
The precedence was set by the previous government red zoning had illegally in the first place. Had not that occurred then this discussion would not be happening. They effectively paid money on red zoning to avoid costing the offshore insurance companies more ... as with everything we see lately this current government is left cleaning up the mess the previous government left. +3
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Cossielad 123
So these people were out of pocket. So were the homeowners who actually paid insurance on their homes. Does this mean that I no longer have to pay insurance and in the event of a disaster government will cough up anyway?
Ransid
If they red zone your house Yes if it's a government ruling to red zone.
If your(sic) out of the red zone then no the government shouldn't pay
Everyone should have the right to rebuild but by red zoning that took away that right to be able to rebuild their existing house.
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Byourcommand
Man, I can't believe so many haters on here who actually don't understand the scenario and the actual background of being forced off your land. It is not an insurance issue and that is why an impartial justice system at the highest level (Court of Appeal) ruled against the government.
This is totally fair and democracy working and keeping bad decisions of the previous government in check. To everyone saying your are going to cancel your insurance, then good luck if you have a flood, fire or earthquake and can stay where you are because you will end up with nothing.
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Top Comment:
Ian Dalziel
I think what worries me most about many of the commentators here, is that they are all probably eligible for Jury Service and unable to comprehend simple facts and are incredibly judgemental with it.
What about that '6.1' M earthquake to strike Christchurch around 5 minutes to 1pm on the 22 February which saw so much loss of life, and what part did the U.S State Dept and Hillary Clinton play in this catastrophic event if any? You be the judge!
Fact:
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Assange had promised to release a 'bombshell' this week, but the
mainstream media whores had claimed he backed out. Seems he backed out
of the planned conference, but not the actual release of data online.
Seems they even knew of the 6.3M quake - a possible reference to the
Freemasonic Kabbalah number 666. There is substantial evidence the
quake was in fact much bigger than 6.3m ref. my remark a short time
after the '6.3'M earthquake struck shortly before 1pm...."it felt more
like a 7.4M quake! "
Then if it was indeed much more than the 6.3M reported by Geonet, how
come the tie-up between Hillary Clinton's -mails and Geonets
reckoning? Was Geonet pressured by the N.Z. Govt after U.S. State
Department pressure? Seems highly likely!
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UPDATE: 15 November, 2016
THE CHRISTCHURCH EARTHQUAKES - CLINTON E-MAILS, SEISMIC SHIP OFF N.Z. COAST DURING RECENT EARTHQUAKES CLOSE TO KAIKOURA
Recently released Hillary Clinton e-mails show U.S. State Department advanced knowledge of the big Christchurch Earthquake on 22 February, 2011.
The first e-mail sent by the State Department to head of the department, Hillary Clinton, was sent a full 6 hours before the actual quake hit, Washington being 18 hours behind NZST.
Hillary Clinton E mail Archive
6.3 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE IN CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND
From: Jake Sullivan
To: Hillary Clinton
Date: 2011 - 02 - 21 12:35
Subject: 6.3 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE IN CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND
UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F -2014-20439
Doc No. CO5778832 Date: 01/29/2016
RELEASE IN FULL
From: Sullivan, Jacob J < sullivan JJ@state.gov>
Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 7:35PM
To: H; Mills, Cheryl D: Aberdin, Hume: Rennes, Phillipp I
Subject: Fw: 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand
And on cue ...
From: OpsAlert@state.gov<sAlert@state.gov>
Sent: Monday Feb 21 19:32:18 2011
Subject: 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand
POPE BENEDICT XV, Moto Proprio,Bonem San", July 25, 1920. "The advent of a UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC,
which is longed for by all the worst elements of disorder, and
confidently expected by them, is an idea which is ripe for execution.
From this Republic, based on the principles of absolute equality of men
and community of possessions, would be banished all national
distinctions, nor in it would the authority of a father over his
children, or of the public power over citizens, or of God over human
society, be any longer acknowledged. If these ideas are put into
practice there will inevitably follow a reign of unheard of terror." [ Pope Benedict XV- defines the NWO in 1920]
Founder of Most Holy family Monastery - The beginnings of the journey in search of the truth about What Happened to the Catholic Church after Vatican II
Was Bro. Michael always a Sedevacantist?
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Antipope Francis' World Meeting of Families in Ireland Promotes Sodomy!
Coastal Christchurch resident Pete Watkinson has been
told he cannot build a home on the property he purchased in November
2017. The section is sitting empty, and is essentially worthless.
A dispute has erupted between Christchurch City Council bosses and
elected representatives over claims the district plan was deliberately
altered, potentially leaving homeowners in flood-prone areas millions of
dollars out of pocket.
City councillor David East has called for
an independent inquiry into claims staff tampered with the plan and
erased a clause after it had been signed off.
Community leaders
said the apparent sabotage amounted to "red-zoning by stealth",
suggesting people in New Brighton, Southshore and Redcliffs may have
been left millions of dollars out of pocket.
Pete Watkinson told Stuff
his plans to build a new home in Southshore had been scuppered by the
planning process, leaving his family on the verge of moving into a
caravan.
Speaking
at a press conference on Monday, East said the alleged tampering had
"denied residents their legal rights" and caused "huge emotional stress
and community upheaval".
The Christchurch City Council fought the
inclusion of the clause, which made it easier for people to develop
homes and land in flood-prone areas, during the process of the plan's
ratification two years ago.
Iain McGregor/Stuff
Residents in New Brighton and Southshore in Christchurch feel
they are hamstrung in efforts to develop homes in the area because of
restrictions in the council's district plan.
Despite an independent hearings panel ordering it to be included, it was left out of the final version.
The omission – which was known about – was previously thought to be an oversight.
But
local politicians claim council staff admitted during a meeting last
month the clause was deliberately deleted from the plan's final draft
because they did not support its inclusion.
East said the omission had caused "undue and unnecessary financial
stress" for residents in his ward, seriously affecting their health.
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Update: 4th September, 8th Anniversary of the 7.1M Christchurch Earthquake
Christchurch councillor in trouble over staff 'tampering' claims
DOMINIC HARRIS
STACY SQUIRES/STUFF
Coastal Christchurch resident Pete Watkinson has been
told he cannot build a home on the property he purchased in November
2017. The section is sitting empty, and is essentially worthless.
David
East, who represents the Coastal ward, met with Mayor Lianne Dalziel
after calling for an independent inquiry into claims staff erased a
clause after it had been signed off.
East held a press conference
on Monday in which he alleged that legislation that would have made it
easier for residents in flood-prone areas of the city to renovate and
build homes had been removed.
JOSEPH JOHNSON/STUFF
Coastal ward councillor David East faces disciplinary action
over allegations that council staff deliberately tampered with the
city's district plan.
But on Tuesday he was brought before the mayor and told in a "terse"
conversation that he was being disciplined over his actions.
"I have had a meeting with the mayor and she has discussed things with the rest of the councillors," East said.
IAIN MCGREGOR/STUFF
Residents in New Brighton and Southshore in Christchurch feel
they are hamstrung in efforts to develop homes in the area because of
restrictions in the council's district plan.
"I think it's fair to say I've been stood down in my role as chairman
of the regulatory compliance committee and I am potentially facing a
code of conduct consideration over my allegations about staff."
East
said on Monday the alleged tampering had "denied residents their legal
rights" and caused "huge emotional stress and community upheaval".
The
Christchurch City Council fought the inclusion of the clause, which
made it easier for people to develop homes and land in flood-prone
areas, during the process of the plan's ratification two years ago.
East Christchurch resident Pete Watkinson told Stuff
on Monday his plans to build a new home in Southshore had been
scuppered by the planning process, leaving his family on the verge of
moving into a caravan.
Comments
Less than a minute ago
David
The
corrupt Communist Christchurch City Council has been caught out once
again and exposed by this courageous man and duly covered on
catholic2007.blogspot.co.nz ...for their criminal activity.
MCMMR
This
payment is being made as Gerry Brownlee acted illegally, creating red
zones, forcing people off their land and out of their homes by
threatening removal of services. Some homes were not badly damaged,
although uninsured, and families could have stayed if they had not been
red zoned. It has nothing to do with insurance, it's to do with fairness
and in my opinion, it's not enough because they are getting the QV from
11 years ago.
This payment is
being made as Gerry Brownlee acted illegally, creating red zones,
forcing people off their land and out of their homes by threatening
removal of services. Some homes were not badly damaged, although
uninsured, and families could have stayed if they had not been red
zoned. It has nothing to do with insurance, it's to do with fairness and
in my opinion, it's not enough because they are getting the QV from 11
years ago.
I. Childhood - Setting the scene up to the first of 18 apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Bernadette.
Saint Bernadette Soubirous, was born on the 7th January, 1844 in Lourdes, population of about 4000, and not far from Tarbes, in southern France close to the Spanish border, and baptized two days later, her baptismal name being Marie Bernarde; in Lourdes she was always known by the graceful diminutive, Bernadette.
This is the story of a 14 year old peasant girl raised in dire poverty and unable to read, to whom Our Lady appeared eighteen times to Bernadette, and who later became a nun in the convent of Nevers, where she reached such holiness that God saw fit to preserve her body incorrupt to this day.
Bernadette's father, Francois Soubirious was a miller and at the time of Bernadette's birth he was twice the age of his wife, Louise. Both were outstanding and devout Catholics in which Mass and daily recitation of the Rosary of the Blessed Virgin, morning and night prayers were part of their daily lives.
Bernadette's parents- Francois and Louise Soubirous
Early Home Life In The Mill
The house Bernadette was born in was a mill called the Boly, named after an English doctor who owned it in the seventeenth century, and was located along with six other mills to the north of Lourdes along the banks of a tributary of the Gave River.
Bernadette's birth place - the Boly mill
It was not a large one, and before Bernadette's father, Francois Soubirous married, he helped out at the Latour mill which was leased by his parents, Joseph and Marie Soubirous.
He became engaged to Louise Casterot the daughter of the Casterots who owned the Boly mill, and eventually the married couple took over the Boly mill and paid rent to Louise's mother, after madam Casterot's husband died.
Bernadette's parents, Francoise and Louise Soubirous were married in 1843, and nine children were born of their marriage, five of whom died in their childhood. Bernadette being the eldest, was a strong healthy child up until the age of six, but unfortunately suffered from asthma which was to trouble her for the rest of her life.
She was, nevertheless, a lovable child with a sweet smile, but her growth was somewhat retarded, and choking fits frequently pulled her up in the midst of her games.
In spite of all this, she was already making herself useful in the house taking care of her little sister, Toinette who was two and a half years younger than herself.
Marie Antoinette "Toinette" Soubirous
The departure of Grandmother Casterot from the mill, who had been living with them and helping run the mill, being experienced in handling the affairs of the mill, keeping accounts and mill bookings for the patrons, was sorely missed by both Francois and Louise Soubirous who both could not read or write.
The demise of the mill was partly the blame of the generosity of both Francois and Louise, who often used to cancel certain debts out of charity, and besides, they were soon unable to afford to replace worn-out sifters for the mill.
In 1854, when Bernadette was ten and a half years old, the owner of the Boly mill (Abadie-Boly, to whom the Casterots were paying a rental for the use of the Boly mill) decided to get rid of the mill.
Madame Casterot decided to rent in her name, the Laborde- Louisel mill to house and provide for the whole family. The mill had a very small output and had to compete against the larger neighboring mills, and Francois had to take on odd jobs to make ends meet.
The winter of 1854 on the feast of Friday 8 December passed completely unnoticed by the poor Soubirous. There was no time to think about the celebrations taking place in Rome where Pope Pius IX pronounced ' the Virgin Mary was preserved from the stain of original sin from the moment of her conception.'
Pope Pius IX
At the Laborde mill, it was a struggle to provide for their daily bread, and another mouth had to be fed after Justin Soubirous was born on February 28, 1855.
Bernadette had just turned eleven.
In watching her own dear family suffer and in her own sufferings, Bernadette matured early, becoming detached from the world. Small in build and racked by asthma, she took on tasks seemingly beyond her strength. One can picture her holding in her arms the baby Justin. The other two, Jean-Marie and Toinette were a little wild, but the eldest sister knew how to scold them on occasions and make them obey her.
Louise Soubirous could take on work without anxiety for under Bernadette's care there would be no trouble at home.
The following delightful incident shows how Bernadette at such a tender age was as downright as she was sensible.
One day in July 1855, the mother had arranged with a cousin, Catherine Soubirous, and another Lourdes woman, to go and help out with the harvest in a field on the Mengalettes' farm.
Between nine and ten in the morning, Bernadette appeared on the doorstep with her baby brother in her arms. Romaine, the farmer's daughter was there and welcomed her. She was to remember this humble meeting all her life; she even noted that Bernadette, whose 'face was round and pretty, with lovely, very gentle eyes', had her usual kerchief on her head, a shawl over her shoulders, her bare feet in sabots, and her dress reaching down to the ground. She seemed tired, 'and there was every reason'.
'In she comes then,' relates Romaine Mengelatte, 'and very simply, very nicely, she says to us, "Would you kindly tell me where your field is? I must carry my little brother to my mother, for he wants to be suckled." '
A neighbor, who was also off to join the harvesters, took Bernadette at once to the Mengelattes' field.
On October 23, 1855 Louise's mother Claire Casterol passed away. Her experience was sorely missed by the Soubirous in the affairs of the mill.
From the division of the property Bernadette's parents strove to earn their daily bread rather than beg.
Francis rented a hut 3 miles east of Lourdes in Arcizac, and took charge of a mill near by. Louise took on jobs on the land when required.
The Sisters of Charity of Nevers had come to Lourdes in 1834, not far from Bernadette's home, and ran a school, however Bernadette seldom went to school as her duties of nursemaid did not allow her to go often, so she was unable to read.
Her only prayer book at Mass was a small rosary.
At home she was she was no trouble to anyone. I always found her good tempered and docile; when she was scolded she never answered back, her Aunt Bernarde was to later affirm.
In the course of 1856, the Soubirous were now at the end of their resources and had to leave Arcizac, where their next home was a wretched hovel room sublet to them in the Rue du Bough.
Bernadette was now twelve, and helped, together with Toinette, to keep the fire going and warm up the soup for the family.
This was an age of scant help for the poor.
From The Mill To The Dungeon
In 1856 around All Saint's Day, they would be seen loading a handcart with what remained of their furniture and crockery, their destination being the old prison or cachot. This prison was owned by Andre Sajous, a cousin of Louise who lived in it.
The cachot or dungeon where the Soubirous family were living at the time of the apparitions
Francois begged him to let the old dungeon to him. It comprised two floors, the first floor had two rooms occupied by Andre Sajous, while the ground floor was used as a workshop.
Jeanne Vedere spent a night there in 1858 and found they had 'absolutely nothing but some necessary bits of furniture and linen; 'there was a cupboard, a trunk, some chairs and three beds - one for the parents, one for the two girls and one for the two small boys.' - that left precious little space in this small home measuring four yards by five yards.
Francois continued to do odd jobs, while Louise went to the forest and did washing or charring in the town. Toinette had turn ten and attended the Sister' school fairly regularly.
Bernadette was repeatedly heard to say that books were not meant for her. She was now thirteen and the Sisters did not know quite know which class to put her; the most she managed was to scrawl rather badly, two or three letters on a slate..
Then there was the asthma, but above all she was needed at home.
Her little sister, Toinette, nearly eleven, could read, had better health and could easily have been taken for the eldest in the family, and also there was talk of her First Communion. Bernadette would have loved to go to catechism classes!
'Have patience, your turn will come,' her mother promised.
At night she would when her asthma prevented her from sleeping, she used to cry over the heart-breaking poverty of the home, over her ignorance and her frustrated longings. When morning came, once she had said her prayers, she regained her child-like gaiety. She would wash and dress her little brothers and join in their games.
'Never,' testified Andre Sajous, 'would you have heard them complain that they were hungry. But how often have I seen Bernadette, Jean-Marie and little Justin laugh and skip on an empty stomach!'
Bernadette - Shepherdess In The Hills Of Bartres
The Hills of Bartres where Bernadette was a shepherdess
Towards the end of June 1857, Bernadette's mother Louise decided it would be easier for Bernadette to attend school and catechism at Bartres, (roughly 3 km north of Lourdes), rather than Lourdes, and so the Lagues' servant, Jeanne - Marie Garros, came to Lourdes to fetch her, commenting, 'she hadn't much to pack,' said Jeanne-Marie, and more than once during her stay at Bartres, I lent her some of my linen while she washed her own.'
The Lagues had kept up their friendship with the Soubirous despite their poverty, and the foster-mother readily agreed to take Bernadette in as an extra servant without wages, of course, just out of friendship.
Bernadette was to look after the five little Lagues children, outside of school hours and Catechism, which attended regularly for some weeks, however, M. Lagues, being a practical man, noting that the servant, Jeanne-Marie did all the work of the house, decided, since Bernadette had little else to do, but take care of his children, she could take care of the lambs, for the Lagues owned a large flock of sheep, some cows and large scattered tracts of land.
'But what about school and Catechism?' protested Bernadette timidly.
'Don't worry at all,' the man replied; 'your foster-mother will arrange all that in good time.'
So now Bernadette became a shepherdess.
Bernadette-The Shepherdess
Up early in he morning she helped the mother to wash and dress the children, did the housework with Jeanne-Marie, and then made her way to the stable, accompanied by Pigou, one of the farm dogs, and together with the lambs they would go to the rolling hills. In a basket on her arm the little shepherd-girl carried her knitting, a garment to mend and provisions for the whole day.
Bernadette divided her time between work, play and saying her rosary on her cheap twopenny rosary which her mother had given her.
Her pleasures were as simple as her soul.
How silent it was on the slopes of this valley almost the whole day through. She would gaze beyond Lourdes, which she could no longer see, to the Pyrenees mountains, which she could view from the top of the valley, their peaks dusted with snow ... God made all that she said to herself, the God she understood was the Creator, and also the One who remained hidden in the Tabernacle of the church.
Hills of Bartres where Bernadette was a shepherdess
While she was saying her rosary her thoughts would also fly to the 'dungeon' in Lourdes, where her loved ones were down there in that gloomy hovel.
Francois Soubirous often took the time to visit his daughter as often as he could, and she welcomed him, with a cry of delight.
M. Lagues seldom sent Bernadette to school, and then only when he had to, as M. Lagues said, 'she looked after the sheep very well', which seemed to him to be a very good reason not to do so.
Towards the end of her life, Bernadette was asked if she went to school at Bartres. She replied, 'I scarcely ever went to the school, and when I did, I learnt nothing.' She also admitted she went only rarely to Catechism.
Shortly before Christmas 1857, Bernadette became homesick and wished to return to her family in Lourdes so that she could join a class and prepare for her First Communion.
Around the 28th of January, 1858, Bernadette returned home to Lourdes. She had just turned fourteen. She still looked no more than 'ten or eleven' - she had remained so small.
After embracing her family, Bernadette cried out joyfully: 'Now at last I shall be able to go to school and Catechism! That's why I have come back!'
The return of Bernadette to her family put an extra burden on their poverty, but they owed it to this much neglected child.
The next day Bernadette appeared at the Hospice school and the Sisters immediately enrolled her among the future First Communion class who were following the Catechism lessons given in the Hospice by the chaplain, Abbe Bertrand - Marie Pomian, the senoir curate to the parish priest, M Peyramale.
After the wide-open country and sunshine of the Bartres hill sides, to Bernadette at this point in time, they were not so dear to her as the narrow Rue-des-Petits-Fosses, the stuffy atmosphere and black-grimed beams of the dungeon.
But in this wall of gloom there would soon be a portal of light, for heaven had resolved to reveal itself once again on the soils of France.
'At fourteen, not knowing how to read or write, and a complete stranger to the French language and ignorant of the Catechism, Bernadette looked on herself as the most worthless child of her years.'
At the appointed hour a voice of exceeding sweetness confirmed the eternal choice. 'This one!'
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II. The Apparitions Begin - First Apparition. Thursday 11th February, 1858.
Thursday, February 11th, 1858 dawned over Lourdes like other winter days; a veil of mist shrouded the town and the surrounding mountains.
The air was cold and damp; it was holiday time for the school-children, and Francois was tired and remained in bed that morning, however as soon as there was enough daylight the young Soubirous children were up and running about in that gloomy room.
Before 11 o'clock that morning, the mother was making ready to go out to gather firewood. Just as she was ready to leave, Jeanne Abadie, a class mate of Toinette, met her at the doorway and asked her where she was going. 'Where are you going to, Louise?' 'To the wood, ' the mother replied?
'We'll all go,' said Jeanne decisively, starring at both Bernadette and Toinette. 'Oh, yes!' they shouted, we'll all go. can't we Mamma?' Bernadette had a slight cold, and her mother objected saying it was too cold and damp for her.
'But, Mamma', Bernadette, the former shepherdess remarked, 'this sort of weather never stopped me going out at Bartres.'
'Very well, then!' Off you go with Jeanne and Toinette, but you must take the cape.'
At the dungeon they always spoke of the cape as there was only one, not a new one, but an old white one, much patched, having been bought at a second hand store opposite the church. Bernadette had washed it several times.
They wore sabots without stockings, but on account of her asthma, her mother made her wear stockings.
As they made their way a neighbor spotted the girls that morning and asked where they were going. They replied ,to get firewood.' The woman advised them to go M. de Laffitte's meadow, where the owner had been recently felling trees.
This meadow was reached by a foot bridge, enclosed on one side by the River Gave and the other side by a canal whose current worked the Savy flour mill.
A little below the mill, the Merlasse streamlet flowed into this canal, which eventually rejoined the stream by the base of the rocky promontory, called the Massabielle.
It was the first time Bernadette had ever entered these parts.
On this 11th day of February , 1858, the mill was idle, being under repair, and there was practically no flow of water.
The space left in front of the grotto was at low water was about five yards. At the entrance lay some scattered boulders. To the right of the cave, some three yards above the narrow bank, there was an oval recess.
From this cavity, the stems of several shrubs and the large branches of an eglantine forced their way out; they hung down very low along the rock.
In spring the wild rose bush was ablaze with white blossoms!
Jeanne Abadie relates that the water was knee deep, and was exceptionally low that day. To reach the grotto they had to wade across and the ice cold water brought tears to both Toinette and Jeanne's eyes.
Bernadettes dared not follow, obeying her mother's instructions, yet she needed to cross over to join up with Toinette and Jeanne, who by now were heading off to collect their faggots of firewood before Jeanne had called out to Bernadette to stay where she was.
Bernadette was now all alone.
Leaning against a boulder, a little to the right of the large cave, Bernadette had finally decided to take off her stockings in order to cross the stream to catch up with Toinette and Jeanne.
Now was to begin the series of wonders for which the unwittingly predestined child had come, a place she had no idea of going to, but where she was expected.
Bernadette's account of what followed:
I had hardly begun to take off my stocking when I heard the sound of wind, as in a storm. I turned towards the meadow and I saw the trees were not moving at all. I had half noticed, but without paying any particular heed, that the branches and bramble were waing besides the grotto.
I went on taking my stockings off, and was putting one foot into the water, when I heard the same sound in front of me. I looked up and saw a cluster of branches and brambles underneath the topmost opening in the grotto tossing and swaying to and fro, though nothing else stirred all around.
Behind these branches and within the opening, I saw immediately a girl in white, no bigger than myself, who greeted me with a slight bow of the head, at the same time, she stretched out her arms slightly away from her body, opening her hands, as in pictures of Our Lady; over her right arm hung a rosary.
I was afraid. I stepped back. I wanted to call the two little girls; I hadn't the courage to do so. I rubbed my eyes again and again: I thought I must be mistaken.
Raising my eyes again, I saw the girl smiling at me most graciously and seeming to invite me to come nearer. But I was still afraid. It was not however a fear such as I have had at other times, for I would have stayed there for ever looking at her: whereas , when you are afraid, you run away quickly.
Then I thought of saying my prayers. I put my hand in my pocket. I took out the rosary I usually carry on me. I knelt down and tried to make the sign of the Cross, but I could not lift my hand to my forehead: it fell back.
The girl meanwhile stepped to one side and turned towards me. This time she was holding the large beads in her hand. She crossed herself as though to pray. My hand was trembling. I tried again to make the sign of the Cross, and this time I could. After that I was not afraid.
I said my Rosary. The young girl slipped the beads of hers through her fingers, but she was not moving her lips.
While I was saying the Rosary, I was watching as hard as I could. She was wearing a white dress reaching down to her feet, of which only the toes appeared. The dress was gathered very high at the neck by a hem from which hung a white cord. A white veil covered her head and came down over her shoulders and arms almost to the bottom of her dress. On each foot I saw a yellow rose. The sash of the dress was blue, and hung down below her knees. The chain of the rosary was yellow; the beads white, big and widely spaced.
The girl was alive, very young and surrounded with light.
When I finished my Rosary, she bowed to me smilingly. She retired within the niche and disappeared all of a sudden.
When questioned later, Bernadette was to give further details about the 'young girl' who had appeared:
A 'golden cloud' preceded her, she said, then the halo: the latter remained for an instant after she had disappeared. She herself was as if penetrated with a 'soft light', which neither hurt or dazzled the eyes.
Her face was oval in shape, and 'of an incomparable grace', her eyes were blue, her voice 'Oh, so sweet!' Her hair scarcely showed through the veil on her forehead, and was clearly visible only at the temples.
Her bare feet rested, at the threshold of the niche, on a carpet of grass and twigs, which the child sometimes called moss. Her hands, when she kept them joined, were pressed together along their whole length, palm to palm. Her rosary, with its white beads widely spaced, was not, strictly speaking, a 'rosary': it had only five decades, the same as Bernadette's; the Vision and the visionary kept time with each other as they slipped the beads through their fingers. While they were doing so, the 'girl' of the grotto, at her first Apparition, did not move her lips except to smile; yet Bernadette would have occasion later to explain that although during the recitation of the Pater and Ave she seemed to listen without moving her lips, when they came to the Gloria Patri she bowed her head and visibly recited it.
This last detail, which the little one in her ignorance could not have invented, reveals an accurate and deep theological truth. the Gloria, which is a hymn of praise to the Adorable Trinity, and is Heaven's Canticle, is indeed the only part of the Rosary suitable for Her, whose name Bernadette would not learn for another month. The Pater is the prayer of needy mortals, tempted and sinful, on their journey to the Fatherland; as for the Ave, the Angel's greeting, this could be used only by the visionary, as the Apparition had no need to greet her own self.
The vision had lasted the space of a Rosary, said without distractions and without hurry.
Toinette and Jeanne, having finished collecting their wood, caught a glimpse of Bernadette towards the end of her ecstasy, as they were making their way back from the banks of the Gave towards the grotto, and noticed that she was 'still on her knees, looking towards the niche', according to Toinette's evidence.
I called out to her: 'Bernadette!' three separate times. She made no reply and did not turn her head.
On nearing the grotto, I twice threw a small stone at her and hit her once on the shoulder; she did not stir. She was white, as though she was dead. I was afraid. But Jeanne said to me: 'If she were dead, she would be lying down'. I wanted to cross over ...
All of a sudden, Bernadette became herself once more, and looked at us. I said to her; 'What are you doing there?' - 'Nothing.' - 'How stupid of you to pray there!' - 'Prayers are good everywhere.' Then she crossed modestly over the canal.
Bernadette confided later to her cousin, Jeanne Vedere: 'I was astonished on entering the canal to find the water warm rather than cold.'
Bernadette[continued Toinette] put on her stockings, stirring on a rock, and did not seem to be cold ... then she said to us, 'Did you see anything? '-' No. And you, what did you see?' - 'Nothing then.'
Jeanne Abadie, in a hurry to back home, went ahead of her companions, the basket of bones on her arm, and a bundle of wood on her head. Bernadette and her young sister divided their share of the wood into two other faggots.
The Lady appears to Bernadette for the first time
[to be continued ...]
Photo of Bernadette when she was between 16 and 18 years old
Bernadette Soubirous in the grotto of Lourdes, October 1863.
One should be trying to say the 15 decade rosary every day and one
should not recite the Luminous Mysteries. They are not part of the true
Rosary. The reason Antipope John Paul II felt it was necessary to add
them is that he was a non-Catholic revolutionary who wanted to change
everything.[vaticancatholic.com]
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Lourdes Hymn
Immaculate Mother [including New Zealand verse]
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Special Update on the Fluoridation Controversy in New Zealand
“The British government has declared a Christian physician ‘unfit to
work’ after the self-identified Reformed Baptist vocalized out loud the
definitive truth that there are only two biological genders: male and
female.
According to reports, Dr. David Mackereth’s tenure within the
government-run health system of the United Kingdom was exceptionally
short-lived because of his position in support of the laws of nature,
which apparently no longer have a place in England.
Dr. Mackereth had originally been tasked with compiling independent
reports about the true health status of Brits claiming disability
benefits. Part of his assignment was to refer to interviewees only by
their preferred gender pronouns – something that he simply couldn’t do
because of his religious convictions.
‘I said that I had a problem with this,’ Dr. Mackereth told the
media. ‘I believe that gender is defined by biology and genetics, and
that as a Christian the Bible teaches us that God made humans male or
female. I could have kept my mouth shut but it was the right time to
raise it.’
Keep in mind that the 55-year-old had worked for the U.K.’s National
Health System (NHS) for some 26 years prior to being let go for holding
the apparently politically incorrect view that someone with male
genitalia is a man, and someone with female genitalia is a woman.
It’s not as if Dr. Mackereth had refused to evaluate self-identified
transgenders, or even insisted upon forcing his views on them…
‘I’m not attacking the transgender movement, but I am defending my
right to freedom of speech, and freedom of belief,’ Dr. Mackereth
reportedly told the DailyMailOnline.com.
‘I don’t think I should be compelled to use a specific pronoun. I am
not setting out to upset anyone. But if upsetting someone can lead to
doctors being sacked then, as a society, we have to examine where we are
going.’…
‘In 2018, if you are a Christian, or simply a person with logic and
commonsense, who dares to declare that there are only 2 genders, that is
hate speech,’ writes Geoffrey Grider…
‘Canada recently passed a law calling for jail time for people who
call someone by the ‘wrong pronoun,’ as well as a bill that allows the
government to seize children from parents who only acknowledge 2
genders.’
Meanwhile, Muslims are free to practice their religion in the U.K.,
and are being welcomed with open arms at the very same time that
Christians are being thrown in prison for practicing theirs.”
A British charity that provides women with alternatives to abortion
was ejected from the Lambeth Country Show after a local government
official said the group had misrepresented itself in its application for
a booth at the fair.
Life, a non-sectarian charity which provides assistance to women and
children, exhibited information about fetal development and support
available to women in crisis pregnancies from a booth at the country
show- a fair- on July 21. When volunteers and staff arrived the next
morning, they say they found their stall dismantled and their property
removed from the site.
The annual event was held in Brockwell Park, south London, and was
attended by approximately 150,000 people over the course of the weekend.
Event organizers distanced themselves from the eviction, saying that
the decision was taken by Lambeth Council, the local government body
sponsoring the event. A statement released by Life said that they were
not contacted about the decision or offered an explanation for it.
“They would not give us an exact reason for the action but did say
that Life was against the values of Lambeth Council and was not in line
with the causes the council has been funding and supporting. However
they were then unable to tell us what those values were,” the statement
said…
The action comes amid increasing efforts by local governments across
Britain to stifle pro-life speech. Earlier this month, the High Court of
England and Wales upheld a ban on prayer vigils near an abortion clinic
in west London.
Lambeth’s removal of the Life stall followed a tweet by local
councilor Ed Davie, alleging that Life “wasn’t officially allowed” to be
there, was “not on the approved list of exhibitors,” and that he would
“make sure” they were not permitted to remain through Sunday…
Life, which offers information and support to women in crisis
pregnancies, providing accommodation for homeless pregnant women, said
they explicitly described themselves as “a pro-life charity” in their
application. Their submission to Lambeth Council included pictures of
similar stalls they had run at past events. Their application was
submitted in January 2018, and approved by the council in April.
“Nothing on our stall was offensive,” said Anne Scanlan, Life’s
Director of Education. “There were lifelike fetal models and pictures of
the unborn baby at different gestational stages which can be seen on
any pregnancy website, including the National Health Service.”
Free speech has come under increasing pressure in the United Kingdom.
National “hate speech” laws have made the public discussion of issues
like gay marriage, the transgender movement, and even tradition
religious beliefs a potential criminal offense.
'Oh, to be in England, now that the E.U. (Beast out of the Sea) is here ... '
Antipope John XXIII is pictured in an undated photo. (CNS file)
Antipope John XXIII, speaking to the "Catholic bishops" of the world,
stressed that the work of the ecumenical council will continue during
its nine-month recess and foresaw the council’s possible end by
Christmas, 1963.
Antipope John XXIII, in an address at the concluding ceremonies of the
council’s two-month-long opening session, declared that the council
“really remains open during the next nine months” until the start of its
second session next September.
The antipope, speaking in St. Peter’s basilica after a Mass on the feast
of the Immaculate Conception (Dec. 8), made these other points:
— The sometimes “sharply divergent” views of the council Fathers
manifested during the first session, were a healthy demonstration to the
world of the “holy liberty” that exists within the Church.
— The volume of work accomplished by the first session shows that “a good beginning has been made.”
— The bishops of the world, in the months ahead, should continue their studies in preparation for the second session.
— The results to be expected from the council will be of benefit both
to the Catholic Church and to “our brethren who treasure the name of
Christian.”
Antipope John XXIII reviewed the council from three aspects: its beginning, its continuance and the results expected from it.
He cited the session on the opening day, Oct. 11, as one in which the
“one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church was revealed to all humanity
in the splendor of her perennial mission” as thousands of bishops
entered St. Peter’s in solemn procession.
Looking at the first session as a whole, antipope John XXIII said it was “like a
slow and solemn introduction to the great work of the council. … It was
necessary for brothers, gathered together from afar around a common
hearth, to make each other’s closer acquaintance. It was necessary for
them to look at each other squarely in order to understand each other’s
hearts.
“They had necessarily to describe their own experiences, reflecting
conditions of the apostolate under the most varied climates and
circumstances, in order that there should be a thoughtful and profitable
interchange of views on pastoral matters,” he said.
Touching on the council’s slow and sometimes debate-filled development, Antipope John XXIII said:
“In such a vast gathering it is understandable that a few days were
needed to arrive at an agreement in a matter on which in all charity
there existed with good reason sharply divergent views. But even this
has a providential place in the triumph of truth, for it has shown to
all the world the holy liberty that sons of God enjoy in the Church.”
Antipope John XXIII said it was no accident that the project on the liturgy was
the first to be considered by the council. He said it was chosen because
the liturgy “defines the relationship between man and God. Since it is
the highest form of relationship it must be based on the solid
foundation of Revelation and apostolic teachings.”
Moreover, antipope John XXIII said, five other projects were discussed, “a fact
which alone makes one realize the extent of the work thus far completed.
Indeed, it is right to conclude that a good beginning has been made.”
Turning to the second point, the continuation of the council’s work,
he said: “Today’s celebration does not bring the work to an end. Rather
the work that awaits us all is of the greatest importance.”
He noted that, unlike that of other councils, the work of the Second
Vatican Council will continue during the suspension of the council
sessions, thanks to modern rapid communications.
He also referred to the newly created central committee which will
coordinate the work of the various commissions during the recess,
saying:
“That activity will continue is made clear by the institution of a
new commission composed of members of the Sacred College and of the
episcopate and representing the universal Church.
“This commission’s duty is to pursue and direct the work during these
months and, along with the various conciliar commissions, to lay firm
foundations for a happy final outcome of the ecumenical sessions. Thus
the council really remains open during the next nine months of
suspension of the ecumenical sessions properly so called.”
Although the "bishops" will be busy with diocesan affairs, antipope John XXIII
said, each of them “should continue to study and investigate the
schemata provided and whatever else may be sent later.”
“In this way,” he continued, “the session which will begin in the
month of September of next year … will proceed more surely, more
steadily and with greater speed, thanks to the experience of these two
months of 1962, so that there is hope that the conclusion awaited by all
our faithful children may be reached in the glory of the incarnate Son
of God in the joy of Christmas in the centenary year of the Council of
Trent” which closed Dec. 3, 1563.
Lastly, antipope John XXIII considered the results to come from the council in
the years ahead. Among the anticipated results, he said, are “benefits
for the Catholic Church, hopes for our brethren who treasure the name of
Christian; renewed attention on the part of all those countless
children of ancient and glorious civilizations, which the light of
Christianity does not desire to destroy but in which she could — as has
happened at other times in history — develop the richest seeds of
religious vigor and human progress.”
Antipope John XXIII said the council decisions will be extended to all departments of the life of the Church, “social questions included.”
With the cooperation of bishops, priests, Religious and laymen, he
said, there will be a “new Pentecost which will cause the Church to
renew her interior riches and to extend her maternal care in every
sphere of human activity.”
Antipope John XXIII wished the departing"bishops" “Godspeed” and asked them to
tell their people of his affection. He told them that in talking of the
beginning of the council he sought to stir their enthusiasm.
“In the coming months work will go on unflaggingly as also will
earnest reflection, so that the ecumenical council may be able to bestow
upon the family of mankind those fruits of faith, hope and charity
which are so ardently expected of it,” he said.
CONCLUSION:
Since Pentecost represents the birthday of the Catholic Church, when 10 days after Christ ascended into Heaven, the Holy Ghost descended upon the apostles in the form of tongues of fire, to teach and strengthen them, that they might continue Christ's work of teaching, sanctifying and ruling mankind, for their eternal salvation, by contrast ...
Pentecost is the beginning of the teaching mission of the Catholic Church, or is commonly referred to, as the 'birthday' of the Church.
Whereas,
A 'new Pentecost' cannot refer to the Catholic Church because her mission/Pentecost, to go forth and teach all nations, occurred 2000 years ago, thus it must refer to a completely new organization, which is not Catholic, but with a completely foreign religion not of God but of the Devil...
"...With the cooperation of bishops, priests, Religious and laymen, he
said, there will be a “new Pentecost which will cause the Church to
renew her interior riches and to extend her maternal care in every
sphere of human activity.”
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