Emmanuel L. Di Rossetti
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Argentina wins against globalism
Never had a World Cup started so badly. Awarded to Qatar, with Zinédine Zidane as its ambassador, in an atmosphere rife with suspicion of corruption. Everything has been said about this country, half the size of Brittany, managing to change the World Cup season for the first time since its inception, creating a climate… Continue reading
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Father Garrigou-Lagrange on the subject of the enemies of the Church!
The Church is uncompromising in principles because it believes, and tolerant in practice because it loves. The enemies of the Church, on the contrary, are tolerant in principles because they do not believe, but uncompromising in practice because they do not love. The Church absolves sinners; the enemies of the Church absolve sins. Continue reading
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Paradise Lost by Sébastien de Courtois
There is a nostalgia for a lost paradise. We all feel it, more or less; it connects us to Original Sin and the Fall. This affliction torments pure souls. It lurks and agitates. A youthful affliction if ever there was one, a romantic folly, this nostalgia lies at the heart of Sébastien de Courtois's novel… Continue reading
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Of authority
In ancient Greece, men knew and recognized themselves in the eyes of their family, their loved ones, their community. Women reserved for themselves the mirror, which represented beauty, femininity, and seduction. Reflection was everywhere. "There is no place that does not see you," Rilke summarized.… Continue reading
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Gregorian chant
It was June 1985, in Pont-à-Mousson, at the end of the symposium "Music in the Church Today." Maurice Fleuret—may his soul rest in peace—the magnificent director of music and dance for Minister Jack Lang, took the floor. His words were fiery. Words of supplication; one could say so, since he himself pleaded. I… Continue reading
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The Pump by Clive Staples Lewis
“First, you must rid yourself of this nauseating idea, born of a manifest complex of inferiority and a worldly mind, that pomp, in the appropriate circumstances, has anything in common with vanity or self-importance. A celebrant solemnly approaching the altar to celebrate, a princess led by her king… Continue reading
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The sacrifice of the chief
“Who Is Like God?” (1), the book by Lieutenant General Pierre Gillet, exhaustively inventories the qualities of a leader and outlines the Christian virtues necessary for command. What might seem like a book for initiates, a new TTA (1), becomes, under the delicate and virile pen of Pierre Gillet, former commanding officer… Continue reading
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I chose you to see you fight under the banner of Christ!
Blessed Alain de la Roche (1) lamented the lukewarmness with which he recited his rosary in a Dominican church in Paris during the octave of All Saints in 1465. Suddenly, Our Lady appeared to him, accompanied by several virgins: “Do not flee, my son!” she told him. “If you have any doubt, be…” Continue reading
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Lauda Sion
A magnificent sequence in the Mass of Corpus Christi, written by Saint Thomas Aquinas, this dogmatic poem praises the new and true Zion, the Church. Benedict XVI said of this Mass: “These are texts that stir the waves of the heart, as the intellect, penetrating with wonder into the mystery, recognizes in the Eucharist the presence…” Continue reading
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Pentecostal Happiness
One of the joys of the Octave of Pentecost lies in the recitation of the Veni, Sancte Spiritus, following the recitation of the Victimae Paschali during Easter week; the liturgy never ceases to amaze us. Come, Holy Spirit, and send forth from heaven a ray of your light. Come, Father of the poor, come, giver of gifts, come… Continue reading
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Prayer to the Souls in Purgatory by Father André Haussaire
O Jesus, to Your Heart I entrust (whom I desire: for example, "the victims of the virus"). Look upon (him/her/them) and then do what Your Heart tells You. Let Your Heart act! I rely on Him. I trust in Him. I surrender myself to Him! O Jesus, through Your Heart… Continue reading
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Prayer in times of epidemic
(Extract from the Roman Ritual, Titulus IX, Chapter X) V. Lord, do not treat us according to our sins. R. And do not punish us according to our iniquities. V. Help us, O God our Savior. R. And for the glory of your name, Lord, deliver us. V. Lord, do not remember our former iniquities. R. May your… Continue reading
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Spiritual Communion (continued)
In the Middle Ages, when the faithful were accustomed to receiving communion only at Easter, pious individuals, generally women, expressed their desire to do so more frequently. This led to the emergence of the custom of spiritual communion. "Towards the end of the 12th century, the most popular form of… Continue reading
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Prayer of Saint Alphonsus Liguori
My God, I believe that you are present in the Blessed Sacrament. I love you above all things, and my soul longs for you, since I cannot now receive you in the Blessed Sacrament. Come at least in a spiritual way into my heart. I embrace you as if you were in me and I unite myself… Continue reading