On A theology of history
A Very Different Francis on a Christmas Long Ago by Dr. John C. Rao:
http://jcrao.freeshell.org/SpainMay2016.html
IN U.S. POLITICAL NEWS
The Enemy That Won’t Be Named –Is Discussed On Crisis Magazine
As Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, chosen by president-elect Trump to be national security adviser, again finds himself in the crosshairs of liberal ire. This time for calling Islam a political ideology masked behind religion
http://www.crisismagazine.com/2016/enemy-wont-named
Obama Challenges Donald Trump by Expanding H-1B Outsourcing Program – Breitbart
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/11/28/obama-expands-h1b-program/
President-Elect Donald Trump Names Pro-Life Rep. Tom Price as HHS Secretary | LifeNews.com
http://www.lifenews.com/2016/11/29/president-elect-donald-trump-names-pro-life-rep-tom-price-as-hhs-secretary/
Romney Mideast Muslim preference policies and pro CAIR would be a bad Trump choice for Secretary Of State and a new weak link in the new US Govt
https://www.jihadwatch.org/2016/11/why-mitt-romneys-establishment-position-on-islammideast-should-disqualify-him-from-trumps-team
IN PAPAL NEWS
The schism that our Pope would bring to the Catholic Church that was prophesized and foretold by seers Saints and Sacred Tradition hit the front pages of CNN
Pope Francis holds line against conservative pushback – CNN.com
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/11/28/europe/pope-francis-conservative-pushback/index.html
The enemy rears its head
Look at the man’s face to see what is coming
EWTN News | St. Clare Media (EWTN) | The Pope’s Dean of Roman Rota Threatens Four Cardinals
https://www.ewtn.co.uk/news/holy-see/dean-of-roman-rota-warns-pope-could-strip-dubia-cardinals-of-their-cardinalate
Cardinal Pell on four Cardinals’ dubia: ‘How is it possible to disagree with a question?’ | News | LifeSite
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/cardinal-pell-on-dubia-how-can-you-disagree-with-a-question
New Papal Selected Jesuit Superior General Defends Jesuit Pope and AL – No Shocking News There
http://eponymousflower.blogspot.com/2016/11/amoris-laetitia-new-jesuit-general.html?m=1
IN CATHOLIC TRADITION
Analogous Elites , The Remnant Church, The Veneration Of New Martyrs, The lauding of virginity, order, and propriety needs to be reestablished by our generation one step at a time
Traditional Elites in the Upper Class – Nobility and Analogous Traditional Elites
http://www.nobility.org/2012/09/06/traditional-elites-in-the-upper-class/
Fostering Young Vocations (Part 4) Novus Motus Liturgicus
http://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2016/11/fostering-young-vocations-part-4.html#.WD3usX2DOz8
IN SMALL ‘T’ TRADITIONS OF NOTE
7 of NYC’s Whispering Galleries and Benches | Untapped Cities – Part 5 (York Street Station )
http://untappedcities.com/2016/11/21/7-of-nycs-whispering-benches-and-galleries/5/
GOD BLESS OUR POLICE! – YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivdHnPaUeV4
Today’s Vigil of Saint Andrew The Apostle
Is a violet colored Liturgical preparation of tomorrow’s feast of the martyrdom of St. Andrew, Apostle. He was one of Jesus’ early disciples, a fisherman from Bethsaida and the brother of St. Peter. As a close friend of Christ’s, he was present at the Last Supper, beheld the Risen Lord, witnessed the Ascension, shared in Pentecost, and helped spread the Gospel in the early days of the Church. St. Andrew is the patron saint of Russia, Scotland, and Greece.
“As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. And he said to them, ‘Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.’ Immediately, they left their nets and followed him,” (Mt 4:18-20). [1]
From a homily on the Gospel of John by Saint John Chrysostom, Bishop – Saint Andrew the Apostle’s announcement “We have found the Messia”…..
After Andrew had stayed with Jesus and had learned much from him, he did not keep this treasure to himself, but hastened to share it with his brother. Notice what Andrew said to him: We have found the Messiah, that is to say, the Christ. Notice how his words reveal what he has learned in so short a time. They show the power of the master who has convinced them of this truth. They reveal the zeal and concern of men preoccupied with this question from the very beginning. Andrew’s words reveal a soul waiting with the utmost longing for the coming of the Messiah, looking forward to his appearing from heaven, rejoicing when he does appear, and hastening to announce so great an event to others. To support one another in the things of the spirit is the true sign of good will between brothers, of loving kinship and sincere affection.
Notice, too, how, even from the beginning, Peter is docile and receptive in spirit. He hastens to Jesus without delay. He brought him to Jesus, says the evangelist. But Peter must not be condemned for his readiness to accept Andrew’s word without much weighing of it. It is probable that his brother had given him, and many others, a careful account of the event; the evangelists, in the interest of brevity, regularly summarize a lengthy narrative. Saint John does not say that Peter believed immediately, but that he brought him to Jesus. Andrew was to hand him over to Jesus, to learn everything for himself. There was also another disciple present, and he hastened with them for the same purpose.
When John the Baptist said: This is the Lamb, and he baptizes in the Spirit, he left the deeper understanding of these things to be received from Christ. All the more so would Andrew act in the same way, since he did not think himself able to give a complete explanation. He brought his brother to the very source of light, and Peter was so joyful and eager that he would not delay even for a moment
Saint Andrew Novena
It is piously believed that whoever recites the St. Andrew Christmas novena prayer FIFTEEN times each day from the feast of St. Andrew (November 30th) until Christmas Eve will obtain the favor requested.
Hail and blessed be the hour and moment in which the Son of God was born of the most pure Virgin Mary, at midnight, in Bethlehem, in the piercing cold. In that hour vouchsafe, I beseech Thee, O my God, to hear my prayer and grant my desires (intention mentioned here) through the merits of Our Savior Jesus Christ, and of His blessed Mother. Amen.
