From the Syllabus Blog: “The best of us tend to sophism when an obvious truth contradicts a strong desire”. -Professor John Senior, RIP No, my dear reader, Syllabus is not going to reopen its doors, be careful. We already said in our farewell that we were not in a position to take care…
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Sedevacantist Cathedral of “Pope” Gregory XVII in El Palmar de Troya (Spain) Translation of an excerpt from a conference of Archbishop Lefebvre in Angers, France (1980): …. STAY IN A FIRM AND SAFE LINE, TO AVOID AN IRREMEDIABLE EVIL I tell you all this, quite simply, because you can cause yourself problems, as…
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Evolution and the SSPX (Part I): by Sean Johnson 4/14/18 “In the year, from the creation of the world, when in the beginning God created heaven and earth, five thousand one hundred and ninety-nine; from the flood, two thousand nine hundred and fifty-seven; from the birth of Abraham, two thousand and fifteen; from Moses…
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Several months ago, we mentioned (here) that Mr. Ryan Grant of Mediatrix Press had published the first ever English-language translation of the first volume of St. Alphonsus Liguori’s opus magnum, “Theologia Moralis.” Moments ago, I discovered that Volume II is also now available! From Mediatrix Press: “Mediatrix Press is pleased to announce the release of Volume 2…
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A Response to “VLM” on Cathinfo Regarding Fr. Paul Robinson’s Book By Sean Johnson 4/9/18 [Today, a post appeared on Cathinfo which sought to rebut certain criticisms of Fr. Paul Robinson’s new book made by a member of that forum. Below are my thoughts on that rebuttal, written in the form of a response.] That…
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by Sean Johnson 4/6/18 Introduction: Several years ago, the Rorate Coeli blog, surprisingly, posted a translated critique of the “reformed” 1955/56 Holy Week rites of Pius XII by Fr. Stefano Carusi (a priest of the indultarian Institute of the Good Shepherd), which stands as a withering indictment of the Pian Holy Week “reforms” from beginning to end.…
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(Canadian SSPX’ers getting married by the local conciliar priest at a Novus Ordo church, while the SSPX priest looks on.) The Sodalitium Pianum blog has published many articles recounting the tactic by which Menzingen has been inculcating scruples into its own clergy and faithful as a means of driving support for the acceptance of…
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Q: Why did Sodalitium Pianum address the Holy Week “reforms” of Pope Pius XII? A: Because our mission is to “expose the subversion of Tradition.” We aimed, first and foremost, at demonstrating that the revisions of Bugnini, Antonelli, Braga, et al. (approved by Pius XII), were no small modification of the Roman Missal, but rather, an entirely Novus…
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This recording of the pre-1956 Easter Vigil, taken at Fr. Ashley’s Mater Ecclesiae Chapel in New Jersey, will be replaced by that which will be recorded at St. Gertrude the Great Church in Cincinnati, Ohio once it becomes available. These (and all videos I will be posting) have been recorded by SGG’s expert MC, Mr.…
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I was not given a guarantee that Tenebrae was going to be recorded, but was told an effort would be made. When/If Tenebrae for Holy Saturday (anticipated on Good Friday) becomes available, it will be posted here. These (and all videos I will be posting) have been recorded by St. Gertrude the Great’s expert MC,…
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Behold the suppressed “Mass of the Pre-Sanctified” in all its traditional glory! These (and all videos I will be posting) have been recorded by SGG’s expert MC, Mr. Richard Vande Ryt, and are (or will be) viewable on his YouTube Channel here. Please also note that all the ceremonies of the fully traditional Holy Week are…
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Behold the suppressed beauty of the Office of Tenebrae for Good Friday (Anticipated late afternoon on Maundy Thursday) courtesy of St. Gertrude the Great Roman Catholic Church in Cincinnati, Ohio. These (and all videos I will be posting) have been recorded by SGG’s expert MC, Mr. Richard Vande Ryt, and are (or will be) viewable on his…
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[Once the recording for Maundy Thursday is uploaded onto YouTube, it will be placed here with full attribution. At this time, I do not know whether the Mandatum will be included; I was told an attempt would be made. As with the previous recordings, there may be some delay before the recordings can be posted. …
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Behold the suppressed beauty of the Office of Tenebrae for Holy Thursday (Anticipated late afternoon on Spy Wednesday) courtesy of St. Gertrude the Great Roman Catholic Church in Cincinnati, Ohio. These (and all videos I will be posting) have been recorded by SGG’s expert MC, Mr. Richard Vande Ryt, and are (or will be) viewable on…