An Open Letter to the Catholic Bishops, Priests, Religious and Faithful
Dear Catholic Soul,
We have just concluded our General Chapter where we considered our Congregation and its vocation in the Church and in the Diocese of Christchurch, New Zealand where the Bishop had decreed its expulsion.
The attached letter expresses the convictions of our Congregation.
This is not a task we embrace lightly. We have considered the array of possible punishments that the hierarchy may use against us - all mentally terrifying really, yet buttressed in the knowledge that the hierarchy has broken with the chain of command, which renders it human, and spiritually null. But when Our Lord’s honour is at stake, silence becomes a form of betrayal. We therefore take up this work with trembling hearts but with firm conviction, desiring only to defend the Holy Name of Jesus Christ and the purity of His Spouse, the Church.“Every one therefore that shall confess Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father Who is in Heaven. But he that shall deny Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father Who is in Heaven.”
(Matt. 10:32)
a pdf version is here.
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“Keep the shell, but empty it of its substance. ”
- V.I. Lenin
51 And call to remembrance the works of the fathers, which they have done in their generations: and you shall receive great glory, and an everlasting name.
52 Was not Abraham found faithful in temptation, and it was reputed to him unto justice?
53 Joseph in the time of his distress kept the commandment, and he was made lord of Egypt.
54 Phinees our father, by being fervent in the zeal of God, received the covenant of an everlasting priesthood.
55 Jesus, whilst he fulfilled the word, was made ruler in Israel.
56 Caleb, for bearing witness before the congregation, received an inheritance.
57 David by his mercy obtained the throne of an everlasting kingdom.
58 Elias, while he was full of zeal for the law, was taken up into heaven.
59 Ananias and Azarias and Misael by believing, were delivered out of the flame.
60 Daniel in his innocency was delivered out of the mouth of the lions.
61 And thus consider through all generations: that none that trust in him fail in strength.
62 And fear not the words of a sinful man, for his glory is dung, and worms:
63 To day he is lifted up, and to morrow he shall not be found, because he is returned into his earth; and his thought is come to nothing.
64 You therefore, my sons, take courage, and behave manfully in the law: for by it you shall be glorious
100 % true.
Archbishop Lefevre was right all along.
Pope Saint Pius X pray for us to Almighty God.
Deo Gratis !
Fraternally in Jesus and Mary
Fr. Scott Bailey, C.Ss.R.
Fr. Louis-Marie de Blignières, FSVF
In Christo, Agata OV
I would strongly encourage you to get all of the priests who belong to your order whose orders in any way arise from those ordained or consecrated in the Paul VI rites conditionally ordained so that there is no doubt as to the validity of their orders.
While there is doubt as to the validity of their ordinations Catholics must follow Church teaching on the matter and treat them as though they are invalid. This means we cannot trust the sacraments at any chapel were there are a mix of priests ordained by diocesan clergy and the bishops affiliated with the SSPX, which is a horrible situation to place the faithful in.
Fix this and I have friends in Christchurch who will support your mission.
I second this. And you will have a very ardent supporter in the USA!
Nostra Mater de Perpetuo Succursu, adiuva nos!
If you and the SSPX (who are under-represented in Scotland) would discuss some kind of re-alliance it would be great - at least working side-by-side. I know there have been problems between you but perhaps now would be a good time for both to reconsider your positions. I have read (not confirmed) that the SSPX have discontinued conditional re-ordinations, which I (who am no expert!) believe was a mistake, if it is true. Perhaps the SSPX might also admit they haven't always made wise decisions?
Praying for you as always - and now that God will bring some greater good from your situation. May He bless you and always guide you!
Schism from what? Pachamama? Sodomite Blessings? Heretics? Whoever you are, you know not Our Lord nor His Immaculate Bride.
Blessed be God that they received the grace to see the reality that the Vatican II sect is not the Catholic Church. Ave Maria Purisima!
Thank God they see the Truth now.
I put you all in my prayers-
God allowed this situation for a reason-
Jesus they did surrender to you, please take care of them- Holy Mary Mother of
God pray for them and protect themftom every evil
StJoseph pray for them
St Michael defend them
It is wonderful that the monks have taken the lead in really speaking out unequivocally about the crisis with concrete examples of the many errors of Pope Francis to confront those with a foot in both camps. Perhaps a few consciences will be touched now.
AGREE!
Jesus: Thou shouldst not have any power against me, unless it were given thee from above.
The superior may be a Pilate, but the Redemptorist Brothers should follow Christ's example and listen to the order of a Pilate (in this case, request for relocation of 15 monks) by following what certainly looks like a call for crucifixion. You just risked exclusion from the Catholic Church and rather than suffer with all Catholics the evil that is happening at the top and which you rightly rebuke, you are trying to deny suffering. Where exactly are you going? Into another schism? All Catholics need to stay in the Church. If evil has been given power over Catholics, we take it like Christ took it, in silence, in prayer, to death. Being removed from Orkney is not your sin and does not mean you are no longer serving the Lord.
May Our Lady keep you safe under her mantle.
Bless,
Maria
I understand the pain, and indeed the threat, and the heart searching to find a solution which has not been rewarded and left you feeling isolated. But there is no joy in schism, only pride.
So how do you reconcile your decision with your deep grasp of the ancient Faith in a Chuch which cannot be divided?
The Catholic Church exists both within and outside time, the vast majority of her members having gone before us, including the Orthodox popes who being silenced by the modernist hierarchy.
This disobedience is however a blip - a temporary reality, however painful and confusing.
So my prayer is that you find a way to accept the discipline so ignorantly and unfairly dealt to you, and in faith persist, not in obedience to the hypocrites, but in obedience, as you are already accustomed, to the ancient, united orthodoxy of the eternal Holy Catholic Church.
You are a stroger prophetic witness to the truth inside the Church, however wrong headed it is, than outside it, where you will attract rebels and court your own obscurity.
Is it too late to find a way back?
Thank you for your thoughts on our Open Letter. We have not gone anywhere. We are the same people as we ever were. It is only right to speak out. Surely that can be done without being thought to have left the Church. The thing is, this is a strange abnormal situation in her history. There are many different responses to what we are all living through. It is in the devil's interest to have us think that we "leave the Church" as soon as we speak up for the truth revealed by Our Lord Jesus Christ. You do not leave the Church by repudiating what God Himself repudiates, as He does in Genesis, in the First of the Ten Commandments etc. This is what we are supposed to do, and do at any cost; and all Catholics should do it, and do it publicly. For example write to your priest and ask him where he stands, ask your bishop where he stands. Silence in these days is not a virtue, it can be complicity. With all that has gone on, at this point in time the Church should be very, very rowdy; standing up for God's law and especially for the person of Our Lord Jesus Christ and His Sweet Mother, Most Holy Mary, the Mediatrix of All Graces. We assure you of our thanks for your comment and of our hope that you will join the few voices in the Church repudiating the errors and heresies that are being sown in our midst.