On September 25, 1969, Alfredo Cardinal Ottaviani, prefect-emeritus of the Sacred Congregation for the Faith, sent a letter to Pope Paul VI. Accompanying the letter was a theological “Study of the New Order of the Mass” (Novus Ordo Missae), written by a group of Roman theologians. Cardinal Ottaviani’s letter was a plea to His Holiness […]

The First Apparition of Our Lady occurred on May 13, 1917. While playing with Jacinta and Francisco on the hilltop in the Cova da Iria, suddenly we saw a flash as of lightning. “There is a flash of lightning,” I said to my cousins… we should go home. When we reached a large holm-oak about […]

Today is the feast day of St. Joseph the Worker. In honor of so great and wonderful a saint that was destined to be the spouse of the Virgin Mary, we should ask his intercession in these times when so many people have lost their livelihood. The Chaplet This chaplet is made of bone and […]

Recently I worked with my colleagues on the forum of MusicaSacra.com to compile a book of chants that are appropriate for these desperate times. The English Title bears the name, “Chants in Times of Tribulation”. I wish to thank all who contributed in any way to the project. I ask you to sing as much […]

Chanted in times of pestilence.

Interview of December 26, 1957 Speaking to the sisters of Motherhouse of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart in Mexico on May 22, 1958, Fr. Fuentes said, “I want to tell you the last conversation I had with her [Sister Lucy], which was on December 26 of last year. It was in the convent, where […]

Turn back to God NOW or suffer eternal damnation. Why am I proclaiming fire and brimstone? Well, fire and brimstone may be just around the corner. Our Lady of Akita (an approved apparition of the Virgin Mary in 1973) gave us this warning through Sister Sasagawa:  “Pray very much the prayers of the Rosary. I alone […]