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Ireland: From Island of Saints to Island of Apostasy

FOR three centuries, the Irish refused to give up their Catholic altars on pain of heavy fines, imprisonment and death. The practice of their religion was strictly prohibited by the British crown and their churches, including St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin, which was dedicated in 1191, were all taken over by the new clergy. It is one of the great mysteries and miracles of history that the Irish persisted for so long, establishing secret altars in homes, on rocks, in caves, in ditches and even in holes in the ground. Those who could not find their way to these hidden places often turned toward the direction of those sacred altars and prayed their Spiritual Communions as the unseen Host was lifted. "From the golden hour in which St. Patrick as bishop said his first Mass on Irish soil down to the coming of the Normans, love of the Blessed Eucharist was one of the dominant characteristics of the Irish race," Fr. Augustine Hayden wrote in 1933. This devotion was never diminished by oppression. On April 14, 1655, to cite one example of that oppression from Hayden's book Ireland's Loyalty to the Mass, three priests were brought before a Protestant jury in Wexford. The jury concluded that no crime had been committed, to which the judge replied, "No crime could be more heinous than to be a priest," and the three priests were hung. Priests and bishops were constantly on the run…

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St. Patrick, Apostle of Ireland

“Patrick, a native of that part of Britain now called Scotland, was born about the middle of the 4th Century. The Romans having left this Island naked and defenseless, it’s inhabitants were an easy prey to their troublesome neighbors the Irish, who made several incursions, and carried off considerable booty. Our Saint was sixteen years old, when he fell into the hands of those plunderers; and was carried into Ireland, where the hardships of slavery were to prepare him for the labors of an Apostle; and the experience he had of the spiritual necessities of that people was to inspire him with the charitable design of carrying the Light of the Gospel amongst them. (more…)

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day

ST. PATRICK’s BREASTPLATE

I arise today
Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity,
Through belief in the Threeness,
Through confession of the Oneness
of the Creator of creation.
I arise today
Through the strength of Christ’s birth with His baptism,
Through the strength of His crucifixion with His burial,
Through the strength of His resurrection with His ascension,
Through the strength of His descent for the judgment of doom.
I arise today
Through the strength of the love of cherubim,
In the obedience of angels,
In the service of archangels,
In the hope of resurrection to meet with reward, (more…)

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He Gives Sight to the Blind

"AND Jesus said: For judgment I am come into this world; that they who see not, may see; and they who see, may become blind. And some of the Pharisees, who were with him, heard: and they said unto him: Are we also blind? "Jesus said to them: If you were blind, you should not have sin: but now you say: We see. Your sin remaineth." --- John 9:39-41  

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The Inner House

"IF some rich and powerful friend were to enter your home, you would quickly clean the entire house for fear something there might offend your friend’s eyes when he entered. Let anyone then who is preparing his inner house for God cleanse away the dirt of his evil deeds." -- St. Gregory the Great  

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The Hidden Sphere of Grace

"EVERYWHERE evil is undermined by good. It is only that good is undermost; and this is one of the supernatural conditions of God's presence. As much evil as we see, so much good, or more, we do know assuredly lies under it, which, if not equal to the evil in extent, is far greater in weight, and power, and worth, and substance. Evil makes more show, and thus has a look of victory; while good is daily outwitting evil by simulating defeat." --- Fr. Frederick Faber, Bethlehem (Tan Books, 1978); p. 191  

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Hatred Is a Jewish Value

 NO JEW has to be a Jew. It's always a choice in the end. One is not born a Jew, one is made a Jew. Stand up to Jewish hate. Talmudic values divide the world. They divide humanity into the chosen and the inferior, the enlightened and the enslaved. Whether in religious or secular forms (e.g., Communism, multiculturalism, globalism, predatory Capitalism, Holocaustianity), Talmudism seeks to dominate and dehumanize with lies and seductive propaganda. Standing up to Jewish hate is not hatred of Jews. Not all Jews understand that hatred is a Jewish value.  

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