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A Father Leonard Mary Visit to Fitchburg, Medford and Boston Update! And another Update:

Posted: October 18, 2021 by datechguy in catholic, special events
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Fr. Leonard Mary’s trip to Massachusetts sponsored by WQPH 89.3 Radio is coming closer and for those who didn’t hear about it before here are the details and a big change to the Boston by land and by sea event:

First the stuff that hasn’t changed

Note: To reserve a spot at any and all of these events call (781) 391-1396 or email wqph893@comcast.net

Tuesday October 26th

10:30 AM Holy Rosary Church 118 Thresa Street Fitchburg Mass.

  • Public Rosary followed by Healing Mass and Service
  • Optional Catered Luncheon in Church Hall $25 per person 50 person limit

NOTE: You do NOT have to buy a ticket to the luncheon to attend the Rosary, Mass and healing service

Wednesday October 27th

9:30 AM St. Bernard’s Parish & St. Camillus Church 333 Mechanic Street Fitchburg Mass.

  • Public Rosary followed by Healing Mass and Service
  • Optional Catered Luncheon at Slattery’s Restaurant 106 Lunenberg St. Fitchburg Mass $30 per person.

NOTE: You do NOT have to buy a ticket to the luncheon to attend the Rosary, Mass and healing service

6:30 PM St. Joseph’s Church (upper church) 114 High Street Medford Mass.

  • Public Rosary followed by Healing Mass and Service
  • Con Celebrated by Fr. Peter Shen Parochial Vicar

Thursday October 28th

1:30 PM St. Raphael’s Church 512 High Street Medford Mass

  • Public Rosary in the Courtyard
  • Healing Mass and Service in the Church Proper

All of the events above are unchanged from a week ago

There have been updates to the Saturday event(s) all changes will be indicated by Bold italics

Saturday October 30th

7:10-7:15 AM Bus Leaves Holy Rosary Parish 118 Theresa St. at 7:7:15 AM for Medford Mass.

8:30 AM St. Joseph church 114 High Street (lower church) Medford Mass

  • Mass celebrated by Fr Leonard Mary
  • After Mass proceed by Bus to the Waterfront Boston
  • Rosary in Boston followed by a Boat Cruse on Boston Harbor with Luncheon & Fr. Leonard Blessing city $150 includes bus transportation (35% off previous price!)
  • Bus returns to Medford & Fitchburg

Note you do NOT have to buy a ticket if you wish to travel to Medford on your own to attend Fr. Leonard’s morning Mass.

To reserve a spot at any and all of these events call (781) 391-1396 or email wqph893@comcast.net

or email wqph893@comcast.net

I will be at the Fitchburg and Boston events. Hope to see you there.

Father Leonard Mary Revella of EWTN returns to Fitchburg & Medford MA Oct 26th-30th (plus Oct Indulgence Calendar)UPDATE price drop of Boat trip and Bus leaving from Fitchburg

Posted: October 8, 2021 by datechguy in catholic, special events
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Here’s some big news from WQPH 89.3 FM Fitchburg. Fr. Leonard Mary Revilla is coming to Massachusetts.

Here is the flyer as a PDF if you wish to join us

FR-LEONARD-2021-in-MassachusettsDownload

You’ll want to sign up for those events ASAP. I’ll be at the Fitchburg and tentatively at Boston events (by Land)

In all the excitement I forgot to post about the October Indulgence Calendars. They are available for Download here

The full calendar for October

The Blank Calendar

Feel free to use the blank calendar at your parish to make your own indulgence calendar.

UPDATE: Some good news for those who wanted to go on the Boston Land and Sea event.

The bus for the event will start in Fitchburg at the Madonna of the Holy Rosary Church. Be there for between 6:45 and 7 AM. From Fitchburg it will go to Medford for the 8:30 Mass at St. Joseph’s church. After mass the bus will head into Boston as planned. The land event will continue as planned for $90 in the North End, but the price of the sea portion has dropped from $240 down to only $150

So call now at 781-391-1496 to reserve your spot now!

Compare and Contrast Pope Francis Edition

Posted: September 21, 2021 by datechguy in catholic
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Ok let compare and contrast Pope Francis’ latest move:

The Vatican City State announced Monday that effective October 1 no one can enter its territory without presenting a coronavirus Green Pass, by order of Pope Francis.

The Green Pass can be obtained by showing proof of vaccination against the coronavirus, demonstrating recovery from the coronavirus, or by showing a negative rapid antigen or PCR test, the Vatican ordinance states.

The decree also declares that the Green Pass mandate extends to the Vatican’s extraterritorial properties stipulated by the 1929 Lateran Treaty, which include Vatican-owned churches throughout Italy.

The pope himself instructed the Governorate of Vatican City State to issue the mandate in order “to prevent, control, and combat the public health emergency” in Vatican territory.

With the passage from Luke 5:12-14:

Now there was a man full of leprosy in one of the towns where he was; and when he saw Jesus, he fell prostrate, pleaded with him, and said, “Lord, if you wish, you can make me clean.”

Jesus stretched out his hand, touched him, and said, “I do will it. Be made clean.” And the leprosy left him immediately.

Then he ordered him not to tell anyone, but “Go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses prescribed; that will be proof for them.”

Here’s the video from the Chosen season 1

When this Pope does stuff like it it’s the type of thing that really tests one’s faith.

In the end I believe God knows what he’s doing even if he and the spirit haven’t clued me in I trust their judgement.

This isn’t the first time we’ve had a “meh” Pope and the Church and the faith will be around long after he is gone.

So I’ll say a decade of the Rosary for him and get back to trying to keep myself on the right path which is where my efforts should be and the enemy wants me and you to be distracted from

The Real Excommunication Question, Do you love that soul enough to take heat?

Posted: September 8, 2021 by datechguy in catholic, Church doctrine
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Sir Humphrey: The church [of England] is looking for a candidate [for bishop] to maintain the balance.

The Bursar: What balance?

Sir Humphrey: Between those who believe in God and those who don’t.

The Bursar: Is there anyone in the church that doesn’t believe in God?

Sir Humphrey: Yes, most of the Bishops.

Yes Prime Minister The Bishop’s Gambit 1986

Lord Germain: Whatever may be the outcome of this, I shall not forget your [Friar Tuck’s] interference (rides away)

Sir William of Marksbury: I advise you father to be a little more restrained. It’s not a very sound idea to make an enemy of that particular lord.

Friar Tuck: Nor of my particular LORD Sir William.

The Adventures of Robin Hood Friar Tuck 1955

One of the spiritual works of mercy in the Catholic Church is to admonish the sinner, that is warn a person who is sinning that their actions put their soul at risk. However in the modern “touchy feely” church this is often forgotten or ignored by clergy who either:

  1. Do not believe

or

  1. Are cowards

This situation is exacerbated when the sin is public and even celebrated. To confront such a person brings a risk in terms of reputation and responses.

And that brings us to  Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone who will not rule out excommunication in the case of Catholic pols who publicly advocate abortion. As he puts it:

You cannot be a good Catholic and support expanding a government-approved right to kill innocent human beings.

And he also notes that during the civil rights era Excommunication was put to good use to cause public Catholic to repent from serious sin

On April 16, 1962, he [Archbishop Joseph Rummel] followed through, excommunicating a former judge, a well-known writer and a segregationist community organizer. Two of the three later repented and died Catholics in good standing.

You see that’s the point. If you are actually interested in saving souls and the normal methods do not work Excommunication is a powerful tool. It may not work in every case as noted above but that was two souls saved out of three.

Now of course there was a time when the threat of excommunication carried a lot of weight, when people of power actually believed and feared for their souls to wit:

These days however you are more likely to get a Catholic Pol and a Catholic Bishop more in line with my Sir Humphrey Quote than the Friar Tuck quote.

The real question is this: Do they actually believe? For a pol who doesn’t actually believe excommunication will not move them but the other question is do you have clergy who actually believe?

Clergy who believe will take this passage from the prophet Ezekiel to heart:

Thus the word of the LORD came to me: Son of man, I have appointed you a watchman for the house of Israel. When you hear a word from my mouth, you shall warn them for me.

If I say to the wicked man, You shall surely die; and you do not warn him or speak out to dissuade him from his wicked conduct so that he may live: that wicked man shall die for his sin, but I will hold you responsible for his death.

If, on the other hand, you have warned the wicked man, yet he has not turned away from his evil nor from his wicked conduct, then he shall die for his sin, but you shall save your life.

If a virtuous man turns away from virtue and does wrong when I place a stumbling block before him, he shall die. He shall die for his sin, and his virtuous deeds shall not be remembered; but I will hold you responsible for his death if you did not warn him.

When, on the other hand, you have warned a virtuous man not to sin, and he has in fact not sinned, he shall surely live because of the warning, and you shall save your own life.

Ezekiel 3:17-21

A member of clergy who either does not actually believe or fears man more than God will not act or wish to rock the boat.

But a member of clergy who not only takes this passage to heart, but has actual love for the sinner, a love strong enough to bear the opprobrium of a post Christian society will act both for his own sake and that of the sinner. And when the slings and arrows come his way he will comfort himself with Christ’s words:

 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven. Thus they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Matt: 5:12
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