The Oath Against Modernism



Given by His Holiness St. Pius X September 1, 1910…

 The Catholic Day, Week, and Month…

The Mount of Olives Witnesseth…

Star of the Sea  

When evening shades are falling

O'er ocean's sunny sleep,

To pilgrims' hearts recalling

Their home beyond the deep

When rest, o'er all descending

The shores with gladness smile

And lutes, their echoes…

The Seven Dolors of The Blessed Virgin Mary

Sorrow 1

The Presentation in the Temple…

J.M.J.



The Green Scapular

Taken from "The Green Scapular…

Psalms in Honor of the Name of Mary

No. 187. The Raccolta (1910).…

Archbishop Lefebvre and Vatican II…

The Litany of Humility

Composed by Cardinal Merry del Val,

the saintly Secretary of State to Pope St. Pius X…

NOVENA FOR THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION…

This heroic act in behalf of the souls in Purgatory consists in a voluntary offering made in their favor to the Divine Majesty, by any one of the faithful, of all works of satisfaction done by him in his life, as well as of all the suffrages which shall be offered for him after his death. By this offering he forgoes in their behalf only that special fruit which belongs to himself, so…

"Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy." (Matt.v.7.)



Theologians assert that those who bestow mercy upon the suffering souls shall themselves find great relief and assistance in Purgatory. They consider active charity towards the holy souls a mark of predestination to eternal happiness. It is true, says St. Thomas Aquinas, that he who satisfies for the…

The Sacrifice of the Mass is the great devotion of the Catholic Church, and, of all means to assist the souls in Purgatory, none is more valuable or meritorious; for there Jesus Christ offers Himself and His infinite merits to His Heavenly Father, by the hands of the priest, in behalf of the suffering souls. The unbloody Sacrifice of the Mass does not essentially differ from the…

The Church does not apply indulgences to the souls in Purgatory, as she does to the faithful upon earth, by the tribunal of penance and absolution, but confers them simply by pious supplications and sacrifices offered in their behalf; thus they are relieved indirectly. The Holy Church opens her rich treasures of merit and satisfaction in proportion to the suffrages of the faithful, who…

"It is a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead that they may be loosed from their sins."2 Mach.xii 46)



Prayer for the dead is holy because pleasing to God; wholesome, because through the merciful goodness of God it accomplishes its sublime and charitable object. Nothing is so pleasing to God as the sacrifice of love and mercy, especially when offered for the…

Holy Church teaches that the state of grace is necessary to perform good works acceptable to God and of merit to the souls in Purgatory. There are some good works, the value that does not depend upon the spiritual condition of the one who offers them. A person who may be, unfortunately, may be in the state of mortal sin, can have Masses said for the faithful departed. He himself will acquire no merit thereby,…

The Litany of Saint Joseph

 An indulgence of 5 years. A plenary indulgence once a month under…

"Honor thy father, and forget not the groanings of thy mother. Remember that hadst not been born but through them, and make a return to them; as they have done for thee." (Eccl. vii. 29-30)



Next to God, our parents are our greatest benefactors, entitled to most tender love and gratitude, which is the sacred duty of every child. This duty does not end with this life; it…

Concerning the duration of Purgatory, the Church simply tells us it is not a place of eternal pain, but will end at last judgment; neither are we informed of the length of time required for the purification of a soul.

According to St. Thomas Aquinas, the soul, to be reunited to her Creator in Heaven, must be in the state of primitive innocence which adorned her when she…

The Church has given no decision regarding the word "fire" in relation to Purgatory; but according to Theologians and Doctors of the Church. we are to understand a material fire. Concerning this, Bishop Colmar of Mayence, a great friend of the holy souls, writes: "Besides being deprived of the vision of God, the souls in Purgatory must also endure the tortures of a fire, the…