English Catholic. Suarist. Recusant enjoyer.
United Kingdom
Joined January 2023
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BIG NEWS:
CORNELIUS À LAPIDE, S.J. COMPLETELY TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH (AND OTHER LANGUAGES)
lapide.org/
A few weeks ago I posted Fr. Grou - in retrospect, his counsels on the spiritual life are more suited to those who are already proficient, on account of what he focuses on/doesn't focus on
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Archbishop of Birmingham, UK, gives approval for celebration of medieval Sarum Mass
Archbishop Bernard Longley of Birmingham has given in-principle permission for two celebrations of the medieval Sarum Mass, potentially reviving a liturgical tradition not publicly celebrated by Catholic clergy in Britain for more than 25 years
advaticanum.com/article/arch…
May the English return to the faith of their ancestors by the intercession of St. Edward the Confessor and all the holy saints and martyrs of England
🧵(2/3) After seeing the death of his Empress Isabella and her decaying corpse, he realised the temporary nature of earthly beauty and power, and wanted to serve one who could never die or decay. And so, he entered the Society of Jesus.
🧵(3/3) He wrote a brief, yet profound, series of meditations on the Rosary. They follow a simple pattern of considerations on the mystery (intellect) and affections following from it (will), and he provides 3 meditations for each mystery.
drive.google.com/file/d/1HLd…
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“Rejoice, because you have escaped the various dangers and shipwrecks of the stormy world. Rejoice, because you have reached the quiet and safe anchorage of a secret harbor. Many wish to come into this port, and many make great efforts to do so, yet do not achieve it.” -St. Bruno
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"The man who follows the world will never find peace; the man who follows Christ will never lose it." - St. Bruno
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"For the devil may tempt the good, but he cannot find rest in them; for he is shaken violently, and upset, and driven out, now by their prayers, now by their tears of repentance, and now by their almsgiving and similar good works." - St. Bruno
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"But what is as just as it is useful, as innate as it is consistent with human nature, as loving what is good? And what other being is as good as God?" (St. Bruno; his feast day is October 6)
For the feast of St. Bruno, my patron, I am again reposting the translation of his Vita (the only one in English from Migne's PL):
umbratilem.substack.com/p/th…
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There exists a martyrdom of those who offer their lives in a single moment, and the more hidden martyrdom of those who give their lives day after day. This is exactly what all Christians are called to do: to give our lives with love, every day.
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I’m pleased to share with you all the English translation of the late Sergio Rábade Romeo’s Francisco Suárez (1548–1617), one of the best introductory works to Suárez’s life, works, and thought. A great starting point for anyone who wants to get to know the Doctor Eximius.
