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What can we do????
Plenty!!! And we should!!! Firstly, this is primarily a spiritual
battle, and must be fought with prayer and the Sacraments. We ourselves
must continuously strive for holiness, or we too will find ourselves swallowed
in the slime.
Here are some suggestions
for pursuing holiness in keeping with Catholic truth (none of these suggestions
are new, but worth repeating).
1) Frequent Mass and Communion – daily, if
possible. Pray regularly before the
Blessed Sacrament!
2) Frequent Confession – at least monthly, but biweekly
is recommended for reception of indulgences
1) Pray the Rosary daily. In fact, we’d encourage the Rosary to be
prayed in front of abortion mills, to offer reparation for the horrible sin of
abortion. Click here to find out more.
2) Wear the Scapular, Miraculous Medal, St Benedict
Medal, Crucifix, etc.
3) During your Morning Offering, pray specifically that
the Shepherds of the Church act with the fidelity and faithfulness that is part
of the charism of their offices.
4) Engage in some ongoing study of our Faith. This is particularly important to those of us
whose Catholic education was compromised by 1960s modernist monkeyshines, but
is important for us all.
Some might remember the Prayers
of Pope Leo XIII, prayed after every Low Mass until the 1960s. He
instituted those prayers in response to a vision in which he saw the Church
being attacked by the devil (how prophetic he was!). Why these prayers were eliminated we cannot
guess. Now look at the mess that
followed! We suggest that these prayers
after Masses be taken up once again. At
first, we’ll have to do this privately, but perhaps it could grow. To refresh memories, the Prayers of Pope Leo XIII are repeated below:
1) Hail Mary (3x)
2) Hail Holy Queen…
3) Let us pray.
Oh God, our refuge and our strength, look down with favor upon your
people who cry out to thee, and through the intercession of the Immaculate
Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of St. Joseph her spouse, of your holy apostles
Peter and Paul and of all the saint, do thou most graciously and mercifully
hear the prayers which we pour forth to thee, for the conversion of sinners and
the freedom and exaltation of Holy Mother Church. Through the same Christ our Lord.
4) St. Michael the archangel…
5) Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us (3x)
Write letters! Send
emails! Phone! Fax!
Below are addresses of
newspapers, Vatican Officials and Diocesan addresses. It is very helpful for
Catholics who are loyal to the Holy See and the teachings of the Church to
voice our concerns to these individuals and publications.
Firstly…Please understand that your prayers and
communications to the Pope have obviously had an impact. Clearly they were a factor in the Pope’s
acceptance of Cardinal McCarrick’s second resignation, especially when he
refused the first resignation that was offered less than one year prior. For future usage, please note the Pope’s
contact information.
His
Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI
The
Apostolic Palace
00120
Email: benedictxvi@vatican.va
Archbishop Gabriel Montalvo
Apostolic Pro-Nuncio
Fax: 202-337-4036
Tel: 202-333-7121
Again for future usage, here is Bishop
Wuerl’s contact information, effective June 24, 2006 (via Certified Mail,
return receipt):
His Excellency Most Reverend Donald Wuerl
Archdiocese of
Phone: (301) 853-4500
Email: chancery@adw.org
To let the Jesuits know about your concern (particularly in regard
to
Very Rev. Peter-Hans Kolvenbach SJ
Superior General, Society of Jesus
Casella Postale 6139, 00195
To voice your concern for Liturgical
abuses in the
Abp. Oscar H. Lipscomb,
D.D., Ph.D.
Chairman, Committee on the Liturgy, US Conference of Catholic Bishops
3211
Washington
Also send copies to:
Cardinal Francis Arinze
Prefect - Congregation for Divine Worship & Discipline of the
Sacraments
Palazzo delle Congregazioni
00193 Roma
Piazza Pio XII, 10
His Eminence George Cardinal
Arturo Medina-Estevez
Prefect Emeritus, Congregation for Divine Worship & Discipline of the
Sacraments
Palazzo delle Congregazioni
00193 Roma
Piazza Pio XII, 10
His Excellency, Most Reverend
William Joseph Levada
Prefect, Congregation for Doctrine of the Faith
Piazza
Dario Cardinal Castrillon-Hoyos
Cardinal Prefect, Congregation For the Clergy
Piazza Della Città
Leonina I, 00193
To voice your concern regarding members
of the clergy:
Dario Cardinal Castrillon-Hoyos
Cardinal Prefect, Congregation For the Clergy
Piazza Della Città
Leonina I, 00193
To voice your concerns for bishops:
His Eminence Giovanni Battista
Cardinal Re
Congregation for BIshops
Piazza Pio XXII #10
00193
FAX 011-39-0669-885303
To voice any concerns:
His Excellency, Apostolic Nuncio
Most Reverend Gabriel Montalvo, D.D.
tel 202/333-7121 * 202/337-4036 fax
Other addresses to be found at: http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/country/xcur.html
Addresses for the press:
Attn: Letters to the Editor
Fax: (202) 715-0037
Email: letters@washingtontimes.com
Catholic Standard
Fax: (202) 281-2418
Email: mark@cathstan.org
Our Parish Times
Phone: (301) 608-2166
Fax: (301) 608-2167
Email: info@ourparishtimes.com
Wanderer
Phone: (651) 224-5733
Fax: (651) 224-9666
Email: editorial@thewandererpress.com
National Catholic Register
Phone: (203) 230-3800
Fax: (203) 230-3838
Email: editor@ncregister.com
Other suggestions for action:
Consider subscribing to the
publications listed in the “Recommended Periodicals” page, to be kept abreast
of current events that won’t be found in Archdiocesan publications. However, do subscribe to the Standard, to
keep your “finger to the pulse”, so to speak.
Please purchase and study
the books and tapes listed in “Recommended reading” to get a historical
perspective on today’s current situation.
We particularly recommend the late Fr. John Hardon’s works, as he had an
especially comprehensive perspective of the Church’s current crisis.
Please study the documents
that we also list. We also suggest that
you print these and distribute them to your relatives, neighbors, etc. So many people are starved for the truth,
which too often they won’t hear from the pulpits.
Follow the "other
helpful links" to learn of other faithful organizations. Some of these are local to the DC/MD/VA
area. Support their efforts.
Let’s band together
locally. From time to time, we may need
to publicly speak out against various outrages that will occur locally (as
evidenced in our letter to Cardinal McCarrick).
Click here to join in our efforts to
represent Jesus and His Church properly.
This will also serve as an excellent way to meet other concerned
Catholics – you are not alone!
If you come across anything
needing attention (a pro-abortion supporter speaking at your parish, liturgical
abuses, erroneous homilies, etc), please advise us. For instance, if an
“Always Our Children” or “Voice of the Faithful” chapter is meeting at your
parish, send us a copy of the bulletin announcement (address below). We’ll publicize the problem and confer with
you to determine the best way to address the abomination. Check our announcements
page to be kept abreast of current events and what you can do!
Please consider a donation
to this website effort. We would
appreciate help in defraying the costs of this web site, as well as other
efforts that may be required in the future.
Our name and address appear below:
Faithful
Catholics of MD/DC, Inc.