Well Today is the Anniversary

Today is the Anniversary of the first Catholic Mass. Unfortunately I cannot partake and receive Holy Communion today. I will however be around Walton, KY for Good Friday Liturgy.

THE OATH AGAINST MODERNISM

I . . . . firmly embrace and accept each and every definition that has been set forth and declared by the unerring teaching authority of the Church, especially those principal truths which are directly opposed to the errors of this day. And first of all, I profess that God, the origin and end of all things, can be known with certainty by the natural light of reason from the created world (see Rom. 1:90), that is, from the visible works of creation, as a cause from its effects, and that, therefore, his existence can also be demonstrated: Secondly, I accept and acknowledge the external proofs of revelation, that is, divine acts and especially miracles and prophecies as the surest signs of the divine origin of the Christian religion and I hold that these same proofs are well adapted to the understanding of all eras and all men, even of this time. Thirdly, I believe with equally firm faith that the Church, the guardian and teacher of the revealed word, was personally instituted by the real and historical Christ when he lived among us, and that the Church was built upon Peter, the prince of the apostolic hierarchy, and his successors for the duration of time. Fourthly, I sincerely hold that the doctrine of faith was handed down to us from the apostles through the orthodox Fathers in exactly the same meaning and always in the same purport. Therefore, I entirely reject the heretical' misrepresentation that dogmas evolve and change from one meaning to another different from the one which the Church held previously. I also condemn every error according to which, in place of the divine deposit which has been given to the spouse of Christ to be carefully guarded by her, there is put a philosophical figment or product of a human conscience that has gradually been developed by human effort and will continue to develop indefinitely. Fifthly, I hold with certainty and sincerely confess that faith is not a blind sentiment of religion welling up from the depths of the subconscious under the impulse of the heart and the motion of a will trained to morality; but faith is a genuine assent of the intellect to truth received by hearing from an external source. By this assent, because of the authority of the supremely truthful God, we believe to be true that which has been revealed and attested to by a personal God, our creator and lord.

Furthermore, with due reverence, I submit and adhere with my whole heart to the condemnations, declarations, and all the prescripts contained in the encyclical Pascendi and in the decree Lamentabili, especially those concerning what is known as the history of dogmas. I also reject the error of those who say that the faith held by the Church can contradict history, and that Catholic dogmas, in the sense in which they are now understood, are irreconcilable with a more realistic view of the origins of the Christian religion. I also condemn and reject the opinion of those who say that a well-educated Christian assumes a dual personality-that of a believer and at the same time of a historian, as if it were permissible for a historian to hold things that contradict the faith of the believer, or to establish premises which, provided there be no direct denial of dogmas, would lead to the conclusion that dogmas are either false or doubtful. Likewise, I reject that method of judging and interpreting Sacred Scripture which, departing from the tradition of the Church, the analogy of faith, and the norms of the Apostolic See, embraces the misrepresentations of the rationalists and with no prudence or restraint adopts textual criticism as the one and supreme norm. Furthermore, I reject the opinion of those who hold that a professor lecturing or writing on a historico-theological subject should first put aside any preconceived opinion about the supernatural origin of Catholic tradition or about the divine promise of help to preserve all revealed truth forever; and that they should then interpret the writings of each of the Fathers solely by scientific principles, excluding all sacred authority, and with the same liberty of judgment that is common in the investigation of all ordinary historical documents.

Finally, I declare that I am completely opposed to the error of the modernists who hold that there is nothing divine in sacred tradition; or what is far worse, say that there is, but in a pantheistic sense, with the result that there would remain nothing but this plain simple fact-one to be put on a par with the ordinary facts of history-the fact, namely, that a group of men by their own labor, skill, and talent have continued through subsequent ages a school begun by Christ and his apostles. I firmly hold, then, and shall hold to my dying breath the belief of the Fathers in the charism of truth, which certainly is, was, and always will be in the succession of the episcopacy from the apostles. The purpose of this is, then, not that dogma may be tailored according to what seems better and more suited to the culture of each age; rather, that the absolute and immutable truth preached by the apostles from the beginning may never be believed to be different, may never be understood in any other way.

I promise that I shall keep all these articles faithfully, entirely, and sincerely, and guard them inviolate, in no way deviating from them in teaching or in any way in word or in writing. Thus I promise, this I swear, so help me God. . .

Dad's in the hospital

Last Friday my Dad was having bad Montezuma's revenge and began to get really week. Saturday my mom took dad to the emergency room. Dad had some sort of hardness on his stomach area. Turns out that hardness was due to his bladder being 'locked up'. The doctors drained 2 liters of the yellow stuff from my dad. Yup that's a lot. Dad was also in a lot of pain. He's still in the hospital.

This week has been pretty good

Just guessing, I think I might have been blessed with a few more graces this week. Sure I tanked a test in game theory class. But it's like Father said, You might lose a foot or your house might burn down either way if you are still in a state of grace things will be ok. That test although might prevent me from graduating, my fault really, but in the grand scheme of things that test is insignificant. I hope I can get enough sleep next saturday to drive 50 minutes one way for Easter Midnight Mass.

I'm like a kid in a candy store

still feeling good about my visit to SE indy and northern Kentucky. Mass two days in a row is a rarity

VA appointment

Surprisingly my VA appointment today was quite painless. They managed to not hit a nerve when drawing blood so I did not almost pass out this time.

It's sad when so many are apostates or nominal catholics

http://www.traditio.com/comment/com1203.htm

Unfortunately the link shows exactly how bad it is in the novus ordo church. I'm sure that people will likely say, oh it's just those individuals well that happens to be the overwhelming majority in the novus ordo after the Vatican II council.

Mea culpa

Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa

Saturday if Spring Break

It's been a while. Well game theory class is hard. A real challenge. This is my first Lent after having been received in the Church. Fasting is not always easy. At times I wonder, "Did I eat too much?"
Yesterday the tornadoes flew through the SW Indy tristate. I'm going to go ahead and say, I believe the reason the tornados didn't come through town was ask the Blessed Virgin Mary for protections yesterday.

It's been a rough week

Need to get to church today. This week has been rough.