Issue: April 2004

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THE HOLY SACRIFICE OF THE MASS

A homily of Archbishop Lefebvre given November 18, 1975, in Ontario, Canada.

"We must therefore come back to this idea of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, which is essential to our salvation, and see in this Sacrifice precisely that element which has been the splendor of our civilization, and to understand why, today, this civilization–Western civilization, Christian civilization–is shaken to its very foundation, how the decline of Catholic civilization began when we came to express doubts about the Real Presence of Our Lord in the Eucharist, when we began to attack, abolish, and suppress the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass."

MODERNIST TACTICS ACCORDING TO PASCENDI GREGIS

St. Pius X was worried not only about the doctrinal aspects of Modernism, but also about the progress of this error in minds and hearts. How could a doctrine so complex, overwhelming, and contrary to the natural structure of human intelligence have such dissemination? In Pascendi he set forth the tactics the Modernists use to infiltrate, subvert, and destroy the Catholic religion.

The Heart of St. Joseph

A traditional Catholic priest in Slovenia writes about piety to St.Joseph's paternal heart: The task of St. Joseph 2,000 years ago continues today. Without him there will be no consecration of Russia and no peace in the world...  Includes a prayer of Dedication to St. Joseph's Paternal and Just Heart.

MISSION SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO

One of the readers of The Angelus visited Mission San Juan Capistrano in Orange County, California, and took many photos. The  photo album was the starting point of this interesting travelogue, replete with interesting facts about the historic Franciscan Missions which developed, in the words of a non-Catholic historian, "the most just, humane, and equitable system ever devised for the treatment of an aboriginal people."

FR. BERNARD-MARIE DE CHIVRE

A grateful soul has penned this remembrance of the great French Dominican priest, "A Spiritual Father for Our Century." Also, Fr. de Chivré's meditation, "The Goodness of God."

CANONIZATION OF POPE PIUS X By POPE PIUS XII

For the centenary of St. Pius X's pontificate, the SSPX held a symposium at which Fr. Christian Thouvenot, Rector of the Society's St. Pius X Institute in Paris, gave this lecture . Highlights the key works of his pontificate and the providential role of St. Pius X in the Church's current battles.

RAPHAEL CARDINAL MERRY DEL VAL

A short biography of St. Pius X's remarkable Secretary of State, a saint himself, perhaps best known to the faithful for his Litany of Humility.