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Vatican posts
third straight financial loss-- July 13 -The Vatican has reported its third
consecutive financial loss, with a $5.9 million (4.1million euros) deficit in
2009. » more
Cigarette
Taxes Go Up As States Seek To Close Budget Gaps »Plagued by ballooning budget deficits,
five states across the nation raised cigarette taxes on July 1 in an effort
to close those gaps. However, opponents argue that this approach may be
counterproductive, as it may cost businesses more in terms of lost
sales. More » April
23 --Pregnant women signed pledges in exchange for hush money from the
church. One woman broke her promise after the Franciscans refused to help pay
for medical treatment for a child involved.
Victims group
calls for 100 abusive priests to be defrocked April 23--An Australian sex abuse victims group
is calling for 100 others to be removed from the priesthood.>> more British
Archbishop issues full apology for abuses April 23--The Archbishop of Westminster, Vincent Nichols, has
issued an apology to the five million faithful in England and Wales, and to
the victims of clerical sexual abuse. [Let’s not forget that for him to
apologize there must be a bad reason.—Kathleen] » more 'He Left An Arm And A Leg Inside Me'- PA Abortion Horror
Highlights Need For Greater Oversight--February 26,
2010 --Philadelphia, PA - More details are emerging about Philadelphia
abortionist Kermit Gosnell, whose license was suspended Monday after
authorities investigating an abortion death discovered dozens of fetal
remains and "deplorable and unsanitary" conditions at his seedy
abortion clinic.
Israel
is the main threat to peace in the Middle East, Turkish Prime Minister Recep
Tayyip Erdogan said, in what appears to be the another in a string of verbal
attacks against Israel in recent weeks. Speaking to journalists in Paris,
Erdogan said that it is impossible to praise a country that exerted such
excessive force in Gaza, including the use of phosphorus weapons. He also
criticized Israel for not signing the nuclear Non-Proliferation treaty,
saying Israel should not be exempt from international supervision of its
nuclear facilities. …Erdogan
also called the situation in Gaza inhumane. "We cannot watch the murder
of children in Gaza with indifference," he said. … Despite the tensions
at the political level, defense ties between the two countries remain strong.
A ceremony was held in Turkey on Wednesday to mark the completion of a
project in which the Israeli defense contracting firm Elbit upgraded 170
tanks for the Turkish army, Channel 10 reported. More Breast Feeding Could Save 900 Babies a Year—posted 4/8/10--Study: If 90 Percent of
U.S. Women Breast-Fed Children for First 6 Months, More Illness, Death
Prevented…This just in…Mothers’ milk is GOOD for babies!!! Sexual abuse accusations taint Vatican–Mar.5, 2010 Germany's
Roman Catholic Church has revealed charges of priests beating and sexually
abusing boys in at least three schools in Pope Benedict's native Bavaria, one
linked to a renowned choir once led by his brother. 5/10/10 The Associated Press (528
occurrences)
German Catholic
bishops to finally examine abuse claims Mar. 10, AP--The
investigation will also include allegations surrounding the prestigious choir
that was led by the pope's brother, Georg Ratzinger, from 1964 till 1994. ...
Vatican forced to defend itself over abuse cases BBC News Pope's brother
Georg Ratzinger: I slapped choir pupils Belfast
Telegraph Vatican on
Defense as Sex Scandals Build New York Times Vt. Roman
Catholic diocese to sell headquarters, kids' camp to pay priest sex ...
Los Angeles Times - Feb 3,
2010 MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Buffeted by
priest sex abuse lawsuits, Vermont's Catholic
church says it will sell
its headquarters building and a children's camp to settle sex abuse cases Diocese of Burlington to sell headquarters for sex abuse settlements Who Dat: Catholic
Church Has The Term "Saints" Trademarked? Bleacher Report - Jan 29, 2010--The office of the Vatican's
Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, has sent a cease and desist
order to the NFL for the use of the term "Saints. ...
Wow. Friday,
December 4, 2009-- sedevacante-pax.blogspot.com Posted by Br. Pio-Francis T.O.S.F. at 3:07 PM
2 comments --Oct 11, 2009. Ratzinger/
Benedict at a "canonization" ceremony filled with Latin, gold and
traditional vestments was seen wearing a mitre with this star on it. It
is a hexagram, which looks like the star of David, a Jewish symbol. Israel to
Vatican: We won't return Last Supper room 12/10/09 --Israel's Foreign Minister Daniel Ayalon
is visiting the Holy See in a bid to reach an agreement over property in the
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St. Raymond Nonnatus
Missionary Association We need your help to build
a community of traditional Catholics. To have more regular Masses available
to those in the area of Billings, Montana; we have formed an association to
collect contributions for the needed expenses (priests’ travel,
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this is for St. Raymond’s Mission. Thanks! St. Raymond Nonnatus Feast--August
31 Although
his typical patronage (listed below)
does not include the first 2 suggestions, it seems appropriate that St.
Raymond’s help should be enlisted in 3 major battles of these times: ·
Defense of the unborn ·
Defense against the persecutions of
Islam ·
Defense of those falsely accused Patron
saint of babies, expectant mothers, midwives, and obstetricians He is
invoked by women in labor and by persons falsely accused. The appendix to
the Roman ritual gives a formula for the blessing of water, in his honor,
to be used by the sick, and another of candles. St. Raymond
Nonnatus (1204–1240) was born and died in the kingdom of Aragon (Spain.)
His surname (Latin: Nonnatus, "not born") is derived from the fact that
he was removed from his mother’s womb
(Caesarean section) after her death during labor. Traditionally,
he is pictured in the habit of his order surrounded by ransomed slaves,
with a padlock on his lips. He was of a noble family, but poor, showing
early traits of piety and great talent. He joined the Mercedarians, and made such progress in the religious life that became
master-general of the order. In the office of ransomer,
he went to Algiers and freed many Catholics imprisoned by the Muslims. When
money ran out he gave himself as a hostage. He was zealous in teaching the
Faith and made many converts, which embittered the Muslim authorities.
Raymond was subjected to all kinds of indignities and cruelty, was made to
run the gauntlet, and was at last sentenced to impalement. The Muslim governor commuted Raymond’s
death sentence hoping to receive a higher ransom for the Mercedarian
leader. In prison, his lips were
pierced with a red-hot iron and closed with a padlock to prevent him from
preaching the Faith. After his arrival in Spain, in 1239, he was made a
cardinal by Gregory IX.1. The next year, he was called to Rome
by the pope, but died near Barcelona along the way. In 1657 his name was
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DNA tests for Vatican 2 progeny
By
Kathleen Plumb
Editor, The Four Marks
President of Paraguay, Fernando Lugo, 59, has been
ordered to have a DNA test to see if a
second toddler is his
son. The former
Conciliar bishop shocked Paraguay last year when he acknowledged a
2-year-old boy as his son, whom he
apparently fathered while still functioning as a bishop.
“The mother
in the most recent case, Hortensia Moran, said her son, Juan Pablo, was
conceived while she was working for one of the left-wing parties that
supported Mr Lugo's candidacy for president in 2008,” reports the BBC. 2 If Lugo’s DNA
is not obtained for the mandated tests by August 24, the second boy, Juan
Pablo (John Paul) will be declared Lugo’s son by court order. Lugo may prefer this arrangement, since
it leaves room for doubt in his favor. In the
case of the first boy, political analysts predicted that his offer to “assume
all responsibilities”1 would disarm any negative response.
Lugo --known as the “Red Bishop”—has embarrassed the
Conciliar Church said one member of
the Church hierarchy who believes this scandal is a “slap in the
face.” While it is typical for many
within the Vatican 2 religion to wear blinders ignoring extreme liberals in
the ranks, Lugo ended 61 years of
conservative rule in Paraguay when he took office as president two years ago.2
Is he too extreme even for the Vatican? Is that why
Benedict XVI gave unprecedented
permission for Lugo to resign, having previously insisted that he’d always be
a bishop as per Church law? Does Lugo make a better example than those
priests and bishops steeped in the unnatural realm of pedophilia and
homosexual conduct, where vastly more victims have been prey to their
ministry? Perhaps a beloved president is an easier scoundrel to defend, since
he evokes more sympathy having just been flown
to Brazil for further medical tests after being diagnosed with cancer,
non-Hodgkin's lymphoma2. (And yet, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is often
associated with homosexuals, so perhaps they know something...)
News reports have kindly steered away from certain
facts: The ages of his sons indicate that Lugo was in his 50s when he had
relations with the two teenage girls.
Paternity facts according to Wikipedia:
“On April 13, 2009, Lugo admitted he is the father of a
child conceived with Viviana Carrillo, age 26, while he was still a Roman Catholic
bishop. The revelation came five days after lawyers for Ms. Carrillo
announced they were filing a paternity suit against the President. Ms.
Carrillo's lawyers say the boy was born on May 4, 2007. Pope Benedict XVI did
not relieve Lugo from his vows of chastity until July 31, 2008. A
minor judicial investigation ensued as it was claimed that the woman was
under 18 years old when the relationship started. Nothing was proven.
“One week later, a second woman, Benigna Leguizamón,
came forward in Paraguay alleging that President Fernando Lugo fathered one
of her children in 2002 when he was serving as a Catholic bishop. However, Lugo did not acknowledge this
child as in the first case. Leguizamón then filed a lawsuit against the
President demanding a DNA test. Other Paraguayan bishops were reportedly
informed of such allegations in 2004, but did not make them public at the
time. A third woman, pro-government political activist Hortensia Morán,
appeared a day after Leguizamón and also claimed President Lugo is the father
of her child — this one a 16-month-old boy she claimed she named after late
Pope John Paul II. Initially she waited for Lugo's spontaneous recognition of
her child, but as this didn't happen after seven months, Morán became the
third woman to sue the President.”3
Regardless of how Lugo’s affairs stack up against
pedophile priests, the paternity scandal has been a black eye for both the
government and the Vatican Church. Associated with their president and
perceived as the “Catholic Church,” 90
percent of Paraguay’s citizens say they are “Catholics.”
FOOTNOTES
1. www.telegraph.co.uk/.../paraguay/.../Paraguays-red-bishop-president-faces-paternity-tests.html
2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-10945504
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Lugo
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BBC News - New paternity
test for Paraguay's President
Lugo 
Aug 11, 2010 ... New paternity test
for Paraguay's President Lugo.
Fernando Lugo leaving hospital on 6 August 2010 President Fernando Lugo was recently ...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-10945504 - Cached
Paraguay's 'red bishop'
president faces paternity tests - Telegraph
Apr 23, 2009 ... Fernando Lugo, Paraguay's
President and a former Roman Catholic Bishop, is facing paternity
tests after three women claimed that he fathered ...
www.telegraph.co.uk/.../paraguay/.../Paraguays-red-bishop-president-faces-paternity-tests.html
Paraguay leader must take paternity test
Paraguayan
President
Fernando Lugo has been ordered to take a DNA test to ...
compounded problems the president
- a former Catholic bishop -
faces after a ...
news.ninemsn.com/article.aspx?id=7943710 - Cached
New paternity
test for Paraguay's President
Lugo - UK Wired News
Aug 11, 2010 ... New paternity test
for Paraguay's President Lugo.
... The former Roman Catholic bishop shocked Paraguay last year when he
acknowledged ...
www.ukwirednews.com/.../81215-New-paternity-test-for-Paraguay-039-s-President-Lugo
- United Kingdom
President of Paraguay
Had a Child as Bishop -
NYTimes.com
Apr
13, 2009 ... The confession
came after lawyers who filed a paternity
suit on Ms. ... which would
have forced the president to
submit to a DNA test. ...
www.nytimes.com/2009/04/14/.../14paraguay.html
- Similar
A story was forwarded to The Four Marks, entitled, “450 Grooms Wed GIRLS Under Ten
In Gaza.” The article, attributed to
Paul L. Williams, Ph.D., with a link to his website: Thelastcrusade.org. Although, thousands of other
websites have posted this article, I cannot guarantee its accuracy and
present it with some reservations. If this is true, however—and I personally do not doubt that this kind
of thing is happening—how can such actions be tolerated by Benedict XVI
instead of condemned? How can the Vatican 2 Church and its “pope” enter their
religious buildings, praise them or pray with them?!
I am posting only a couple key sentences from the article along with
2 of the photos and a video – which corroborate the story. Quote:
Hamas sponsored a mass wedding for four hundred and fifty couples.
Most of the grooms were in their mid to late twenties; most of brides were
under ten. …
Each groom received a gift of 500 dollars from Hamas.
The pre-pubescent girls, dressed in white gowns and adorned with garish
make-up, received bridal bouquets.
In case a video
is more convincing:
2:33+ ISLAMOPHILIA #2 Mass Wedding Organized By Ha...10,014 views GogleTruthTubeTv
Rev. Fr. Joven Soliman
Interview with former priest of the SSPX
By Fra
Pio-Francis T.O.S.F.
This article was first
printed in The Four Marks in February 2010. Fr. Soliman is shown in
photo below.
In your generosity,
please remember Father’s temporal and spiritual needs. You may contact Fr.
Joven Soliman here:
138 General St., Area F, Veterans Village, Brgy.
Holy Spirit, Quezon City, 1127 Philippines
Email: frjsoliman@yahoo.com, Mobile phone number:
+639089883916.
Ave Maria
Mater Boni Consilii!
Fra Pio:
Dear Rev. Fr. Joven Soliman, may God give you His holy peace!
Fr. J.S:
Thank you, Brother. May God give you His holy peace, too!
Fra Pio:
Rev. Father, please tell us about yourself. Are you a cradle Catholic or did
you come to Tradition later on in your life?
Fr. J.S:
I was baptized Catholic, but grew up ignorant of the Catholic faith. I was
not really a practicing novus ordo Catholic, which in a way is a blessing
because later on it was not difficult for me to come to Tradition. It was at
the age of sixteen that I took religion seriously taking notice that some of
my classmates were becoming Protestants. I was convinced that the Catholic
religion is the only true religion, but I was ignorant how to defend it
against their objections. From that time I decided to study seriously the
Catholic Faith, although not aware of the crisis in the Church. So I came to
Tradition gradually until I decided to stop going to the new mass at the age
of twenty.
Fra Pio:
Where and when did you enter the seminary and who was your ordaining bishop?
Fr. J.S:
I entered Holy Cross Seminary in Goulburn, Australia on April 1992 and spent
three years of Philosophy there. I continued my theological studies in Econe,
Switzerland from 1995 to 1998. Finally, I was ordained priest by His
Excellency Bishop Bernard Fellay on July 11,1998 at Our Lady of Victories
Church in Quezon City, Philippines.
Fra Pio:
I have read that you were the first Filipino priest ordained for the SSPX
that you were the Prior in Manila, is that correct? Do you have any other
family members in religion?
Fr. J.S:
Yes, it is correct, and I was the prior in Manila from October, 2003 to
September 6, 2008. I have a sister who is an Oblate Sister of the SSPX and
she is assigned in Switzerland.
Fra Pio:
Father, you have since left the Society of St. Pius X. Can you tell us why it
is that you left that priestly Society?
Fr. J.S:
I left the Society of St. Pius X suddenly on September 6, 2008. I cannot tell
you the reason in an interview why I left because it is not for public
consumption. Whether my action was right or wrong, for me it was an act of
protest. So you may call it for personal reason why I left.
Fra Pio:
Father, do you believe that Benedict XVI is the current Supreme Pontiff of
the Holy Roman Catholic Church which Jesus Christ founded for the salvation
of man?
Fr. J.S: No,
for me, Benedict XVI is an anti-pope and precursor of the Antichrist. Even
Archbishop Lefebvre called him a heretic in one of his conferences.
Fra Pio:
What led you to discover that sedevacantism is truly the unfortunate
situation we see ourselves in today?
Fr. J.S.
The lifting of the excommunication of the four bishops of the SSPX on January
21, 2009 made me consider studying sedevacantism. Although I was already out
of the SSPX at that time, I was not yet officially expelled. A few priests
were expelled from SSPX because of their public opposition to that so called
“lifting of Excommunication”. When no priests in the Philippines expressed
criticism to the decree of Jan. 21, 2009 and to the letter of Benedict to the
Bishops on March 10, 2009, I gave two conferences criticizing the two
documents to some faithful who maintained communications with me.
Fra Pio:
Were you always partial to the sedevacantist position or did you rebel
against it at first?
Fr. J.S:
Being trained in the SSPX, it is natural that I was against the sedevacantist
position. I thought that the SSPX position is the prudent one between
sedevacantism and modernism, but I sympathized with those who hold the
sedevacantist position because I knew they are Catholics who are fighting the
errors of the novus ordo religion. Since the decree of January 21, 2009 to
July 25, 2009, I had plenty of time to study seriously the sedevacantist
position and arriving at the inevitable conclusion that Ratzinger can not be
a legitimate pope but an anti-pope I began to omit the name of Benedict XVI
from the Canon of the Mass last July 25, 2009 and I stopped saying the Mass
according to the rubrics of John XXIII.
Fra Pio:
What has been your experience since leaving the Society, is there an
understanding of the incredible crisis we face today in the Philippines, or
is Tradition there associated with the SSPX alone?
Fr. J.S:
For the first four months after I left the priory in Manila in September
2008, I spent those times saying Mass in private and without an apostolate
even thinking of asking permission from the Superior General to grant me an
extended sabbatical in Albano, Italy because I know some priests there. That
“lifting of excommunication” made me decide that I can no longer return to
SSPX. It would be dishonest for me to ask for readmission just to disagree
with their present orientation and to be expelled because of it. After
January 21, 2009, I started giving conferences to some faithful and on
September 27 of last year, I started saying Mass publicly to a handful of
faithful knowing that the Holy Mass is offered not una cum Benedicto.
My situation is quite difficult since I have no church or a chapel to say
Mass but in a house of one of the faithful. It is like going back to the
catacombs. I heard that my former confreres warned the faithful against me,
saying that I am dangerous, yet they say good things about Ratzinger who is
the real enemy. Just only a few understand the crisis we face today in the
Philippines. It is sad that a lot of the faithful understand the crisis as a
question of the Latin Mass. For them, they are satisfied with the ‘62 Missal
of John XXIII and take for granted the integral Catholic faith. The
majority in Tradition are associated with the SSPX, but there are also
some of the motu-proprio groups coming out.
Fra Pio:
What is the main difficulty with the Society’s position, is it a matter of
doctrine?
Fr. J.S:
Of course it is a matter of doctrine. I don’t need to repeat again what other
sedevacantist priests have said before, but one thing that we must notice
from SSPX position is the error on the Universal Ordinary Magisterium. With
their resist and recognize stand, they can disobey the New Mass, the new
catechism, the new code of canon law, reject novus ordo canonizations,
disregard the encyclicals, etc. They fail to realize that the liturgy,
catechism, canon law, canonizations are also covered by the
infallibility of the Church, the Universal Ordinary Magisterium. If we
accept the SSPX position, then one can conclude that after Vatican II the
Church’s Universal Ordinary Magisterium is now fallible.
Fra Pio:
Are there any priests within the SSPX who are sedevacantists that you know
of?
Fr.J.S: I
don’t know anyone, but there is one who follows the rubrics of St. Pius X for
the Mass.
Fra Pio:
Are you then the only sedevacantist priest in the Philippines right now?
Fr. J.S:
Yes, I would be happy if there is another one.
Fra Pio:
How many have followed you and agree with your stance today?
Fr.J.S:
They are more or less thirty faithful.
Fra Pio:
It is a great pleasure to have contact with one of your parishioners in the
Philippines who has just recently entered Novitiate into the Third Order of
Penance of St. Francis. I was particularly impressed with his knowledge
concerning the crisis in the Church and his familiarity with Catholic
doctrine. Do you spend time educating your little flock there? Is this a part
of your apostolate now?
Fr. J.S:
Yes, I am instructing them and I hope that little by little their knowledge
of Catholic doctrine grows.
Fra Pio:
What is your situation now Rev. Father, with such a small flock, is it
difficult to continue the apostolate? How can souls help you financially if
they so desire?
Fr. J.S:
Yes, it is difficult, but I trust Divine Providence. For those who are
willing to help, you may give my e-mail address to contact me.
Fra Pio:
In your opinion, where do we go from here? That is, what will happen in the
future in Rome? Of course the good God will deal with the situation of the
vacancy of the Seat of Peter, but in your opinion how will this take place?
Fr.J.S:
We are now in the midst of the great apostasy foretold in the Holy
Scriptures. One is blind if he say that we are not yet in the great apostasy.
The destruction of the faith among nations and individuals after Vatican II
is enough to show that the great apostasy is ongoing and the post-conciliar
anti-popes are the ones teaching and implementing the doctrines of the
Antichrist. It is sad that those traditional Catholics attached to the
Conciliar Church are silent about Ratzinger who promotes the new world order.
It is because of the vacancy of the seat of Peter which is now usurped by an
antipope that prepares for the coming of the Antichrist. God knows how the
issue of the vacancy will be resolved. Whether by miraculous intervention or
by conclave or by an ecumenical council, God knows. Let us not forget that
St. Peter the first Pope was not elected by a conclave. He was directly
appointed by Our Lord Jesus Christ. So God knows how it will be resolved and
when. What our sensus catholicus tells us now is that the seat of
Peter is occupied by an anti-pope at the moment and he is to be opposed and
denounced by every Catholic who loves the faith.
Fra Pio:
Is there anything that you would like to say to encourage those in the Church
who share your position in the crisis? If there are priests of the SSPX who
will read this interview what would you like to share with them, what would
you say to them about sedevacantism and the crisis in the Church?
Fr.J.S:
In these difficult times, it is our duty to keep the Catholic faith whole and
entire. Let us keep before our eyes the constancy and perseverance of our
ancestors in the faith who did not compromise to heresies and even shed their
blood to defend their faith. Receive the sacraments from those priests who do
not compromise to the counterfeit church of Vatican II when you have access
to them. Pray the holy rosary everyday. If there are priests of the SSPX who
read this interview I hope that they find time to study the issue of
sedevacantism. They must not read only the writings against sedevacantism,
but read also the writings of sedevacantists. They must not forget that Msgr.
Lefebvre himself said in one of his conferences in 1986, speaking about
John Paul II, that “it is possible we may be obliged to believe this
Pope is not Pope” and this applies now to Benedict XVI. They must not trust
Benedict XVI. He is the real enemy, not the sedevacantists.
Fra Pio: Rev. Father Soliman, thank you very much for your time and for
answering these questions, may the good God bless you and Mary keep you in
these difficult times! Would you be so kind as to extend your priestly blessing
to the interviewer and to all who read this? Pax et Bonum!
Fr.J.S:
Thank you very much also, Fra Pio. Benedictio Dei Omnipotentis, Patris, et
Filii, et Spiritus Sancti, descendat super vos et maneat semper. Amen.
Not
confirmed, but it’s cute…
In Mt. Vernon , Texas ,
Drummond's Bar began construction on a new building to increase their
business. In response, the local Baptist church started a campaign to block
the bar from opening with petitions and prayers. Work progressed right up
until the week before opening when lightning struck the bar and it burned to
the ground.
The church folks were rather
smug in their outlook after that, until the bar owner sued the church on the
grounds that the church was ultimately responsible for the demise of his
building, either through direct or indirect actions or means.
In its reply to the court,
the church vehemently denied all responsibility or any connection to the
building's demise.
The judge read through the
plaintiff's complaint and the defendant's reply and at the opening hearing he
commented, "I don't know how I'm going to decide this, but it appears
from the paperwork that we have a bar owner who believes in the power of
prayer, and an entire church congregation that does not."
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Please pray for:
·
Rosalina Next surgery scheduled for August 27.
·
A priest who needs financial help.
·
Man who needs employment –has 8 children.
·
“Grandma”, is in the hospital with congestive heart
failure. She is 92 years old.
·
Two priests who have long-standing health issues.
·
In your pious prayers, please also pray for (name withheld), a
devout Catholic, who is suffering a heart condition and increasingly
declining in health.
·
In your charity, please earnestly pray for the conversion
of Mr Melvin Prell, recently hospitalized with serious health
issues. A loving father to a family of ~10 children; many grandchildren; and
a recent widower (please also pray for +Rita Ann Prell RIP).
·
Marco asks for your prayers for him and his wife Brenda through
St. Raphael. Brenda has been seeking a divorce.
·
Anna, 8 or 9 years old daughter of Polly Teich Schindler has a
tumor on her liver. Anna is the granddaughter of Theresa and Dr. Richard
Teich. It is very serious and they just found out. Please pray for this
little girl.
·
Isaiah May – is going to be taken off a ventilator which
has kept this baby alive. Another Terri Schiavo? See letter below.
·
Please publish prayers for Sr. Bernadette Urban's sister,
Pauline Urban who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and had extensive surgery
on Nov 7.
·
Cancer victim—traditional
Catholic.
…and those who have died:
·
Matthew Tripp Kennedy—died May 7, 2010, aged 48 (brother of Suzanne Kennedy and son
of Col. James D. Kennedy who had died this past December 2, 2009)
·
I’m sorry to send the news of my mother’s death. Maria Horwath,
aged 88, died suddenly on April 21, 2010, at Lutheran General Hospital, Park
Ridge, IL. She was a resident of Norridge, IL for over 50 years and a member
of St. Pius V Shrine, Lake Zurich, IL. Her Requiem Mass was at the Shrine on
April 27, 2010. --George Horwath
·
John Henshaw died March 24, 2010. He was a parishioner at Our
Lady of the Snows in Denver.
·
Kenneth Louis Strain, died March 15, 2010. See above for
obituary.
·
Marjorie Prestini aged 89, died Jan 11th 2010—a generous
benefactor of Mt. St. Michael’s and Our Lady of Guadalupe in Spokane.
·
Mary Gertrude Royals Connolly—Dies March 5, 2010. She was 92
years old.
·
Ed Stépanich—88, died Jan. 30. Brother of Fr. Martin Stépanich.
[My prayers and condolences to Fr. Martin.]
·
Sr. Mary Francisca, CMRI died Jan. 28, while on a trip with her
mother in Florida. It might have been a heart attack. Sister was a science
teacher, registered nurse and counselor at St. Michael’s Academy --Mount St.
Michael’s. Patti Melvin of the Living Rosary Association was her sister.
·
Danny Delawder (Debbie Wilker’s brother) —died Jan. 29, of a
heart attack early morning. Also, to pray for the Wilker family.
·
Br. John Collins O.C.S.O died on Epiphany at Christ
the King Abbey in Cullman, AL.
·
Mrs Anne Vopalenky, died Jan. 3, 2010, Omaha Nebraska.
·
Ada Raphael Federspiel, who died Jan 13,
2010 in Cincinnati, Ohio, at the age 91, well-fortified with the sacraments.
She was the mother of 14 children, of whom my wife, Catherine Ahern, was the
youngest. Last year, at the age of 90, she published a 700-page book of
Catholic poems that she wrote. She and her late husband Frank were in
the forefront of the fight for the Faith back in the late 60s and early 70s.
Her funeral will be on Friday, at Immaculate Conception Church (SSPV) in
Cincinnati.
·
Bev (a distant relative by marriage) who had been mentioned here
before, died Dec 18. She had been on dialysis most of her life, had lost
fingers and toes on her right side after a heart attack. She lost both
breasts to cancer, and ultimately both legs were amputated. Apparently, her
pacemaker failed.
·
Charlie Desmond died Dec. 5, of renal failure and complications
from an amputated leg and diabetes.
·
RIP Theodore Francis Vaillancourt
–Eternal rest grant
unto them O Lord. And may perpetual light shine upon them. May the souls of
the faithful departed, through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen
Please to pray for…
vocations,
seminarians
priests
conversions,
our countries and their leaders,
our soldiers,
greater unity among Catholics … and please pray for
the triumph of the Church.
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