Saint Ignatius of Antioch - October 17
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Convert from paganism to Christianity. Succeeded Saint Peter the Apostle as bishop of Antioch, Syria. Served during persecution of Domitian. During the persecution of Trajan, he was ordered taken to Rome to be killed by wild animals. On the way, a journey which took months, he wrote a series of encouraging letters to the churches under his care. First writer to use the term the Catholic Church. Martyr. Apostolic Father. His name occurs in the “Nobis quoque peccatoribus” in the Canon of the Mass. Legend says he was the infant that Jesus took into his arms in Mark 9.
Born
c.50 in Syria
Died
thrown to wild animals c.107 at Rome, Italy
relics at Saint Peter’s Basilica, Rome
Canonized
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October 17 Saint Ignatius of Antioch.
breski1 Bishop and Martyr († 107) Saint Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, was the disciple of Saint John the Evangelist. Believing that the Church on earth should resemble that of the heavenly Jerusalem of which Saint John wrote in his Apocalypse, he established singing in choirs in his church at Antioch, after a vision of the celestial choirs who sang in that manner. When the emperor Domitian persecuted the Church, Saint Ignatius obtained peace for his own flock by fasting and prayer, although for his own part he desired to suffer with Christ, and to prove himself a perfect disciple.
The Roman emperors often visited Antioch, one of the cities of first importance of the empire. In 107, the eighth year of the reign of the emperor Trajan, he came to Antioch and forced the Christians to choose between apostasy and death. Saint Ignatius, who had already governed that church for forty years, continued to fortify it against apostasy, and did not flee. Arrested …Mususu

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Leo XIV called Vladimir Putin from his hospital bed, just three days after undergoing lung cancer surgery, to request a humanitarian ceasefire in Oleshky, Ukraine.
“It was the Holy Father himself who took the initiative,” confirmed Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin.
“I hope that, faced with a request from the Holy Father, President Putin will agree to put into practice what has been asked of him,” Parolin added.

Diplomazia dall’ospedale – La telefonata tra Putin e Leone XIV è stata un’iniziativa del Papa per mediare nella guerra contro l’Ucraina
«È stato il Santo Padre a prendere l’iniziativa» della telefonata al presidente russo Putin, «per perorare la causa di questa città assediata, nella quale si trovano circa 2.000 civili che hanno bisogno di vie di fuga, di corridoi umanitari. Credo che il Papa abbia chiesto una tregua per consentire sia l’arrivo di aiuti umanitari, in particolare di generi alimentari, sia l’evacuazione di coloro che devono lasciare la città». È quanto ha affermato il Segretario di Stato vaticano, il cardinale Pietro Parolin, dopo la telefonata tra Leone XIV e Putin. «Spero — ha aggiunto — che, di fronte a una richiesta del Santo Padre, il presidente Putin, per così dire, accetti di mettere in pratica ciò che gli è stato chiesto».

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Cardinals once dressed like they were proud of being Catholic. Even a bird was named after them! Now these prelates look like old crows.

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UN hero, darling of the world who is successfully destroying the Church

Every 29 June, within St Peter’s Basilica, one of the most striking Catholic traditions returns. The vesting of the statue of Saint Peter, including the cope and the tiara.

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🚨BREAKING: Pfizer Strikes $70 Billion Deal with U.S. to Expand Its Disastrous mRNA Empire, Lower Drug Prices A “landmark agreement” gives Pfizer cover to expand its failed mRNA platform — sweeping a trail of death and destruction under the rug. Pfizer bragged: “With this x.com/NicHulscher/status/1973122225168658645/vide…

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Or is he adding more garbage into the swamp to camouflage the scandals by Pfizer, the Epstein scandals, the warmongering neocons etc......an unending impossible list ..

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Three Catholic dioceses in northern England have proposed merging into one amid declining numbers.
Bishop Marcus Stock has submitted a report to Pope Leo XIV recommending the unification of Leeds, Middlesbrough and Hallam, which together serve approximately 496,000 Catholics in 193 parishes.
Monsignor Stock, Bishop of Leeds since 2014, also serves as Apostolic Administrator of Middlesbrough and Hallam.
The recommendation follows an extensive consultation involving priests, deacons, religious communities, lay Catholics, diocesan councils, trustees and Catholic schools. Nine in-person meetings were held, and an online questionnaire received 840 responses.
The consultation found broad support among clergy and openness among lay Catholics to unification, provided local identities are respected. Diocesan leaders unanimously supported recommending the merger to Rome.
The proposal comes amid declining participation and clergy numbers. Between 2000 and 2025, Mass attendance fell by 52%, baptisms …Mususu

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Bishop Heiner Wilmer, chairman of the German Bishops’ Conference, confirms that Holy Communion for divorced and civilly remarried Catholics was discussed “at length and with some controversy” during the Vatican meeting marking ten years of Amoris laetitia. The discussions took place in Bishop Wilmers Italian-speaking working group, which included Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández and bishops from China, Mongolia, Poland, Mexico and elsewhere. Bishop Wilmer said differing views on the relationship between canon law and the pastoral approach of Amoris laetitia “became clear.”

Was denn nun? Geschiedene Wiederverheiratete kontrovers diskutiert oder - wie sein Pastoraltheolge Bauer über das Treffen sagte - fast alle einer Meinung ohne nennenswerte Konservative im Raum.

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That being the case, if St. Bernadette was alive today, she would be experiencing great fear.

You're Closer Than You Think.

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Jane Allen was suffering from anorexia. She traveled to Colorado seeking treatment. Instead, her doctor offered assisted suicide — a prescription for death. Her father intervened just in time. Jane began to heal — eating again, tapering off morphine. The anorexia clinic dropped her, calling her a “liability.” When Jane chose life, her doctors walked away. Assisted suicide isn’t healthcare. It’s preying on the sick and vulnerable.

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Yes, communism which NON Russians brought to the people and killed tens of millions of CATHOLICS AND ORTHODOX. Some people ought to take out all the hate from their hearts and their lying and get rid of the ignorance they speak.
What was Sister Lucia concerned about? communism.
What does the Church teach? communism is a sin and evil.
Who did the Saintly Popes reach out to? The Russian Orthodox.
Who did the Russian Orthodox reach out to? Saintly Popes.
Who did most of those Saintly Popes and more condemned fiercely? protestantism.
The slaughterer of souls. And also the mind.
YES! The errors of Russia! But NOT of the Russian People! As the Church has said, taught and shown for centuries.

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More of Russias errors!

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Patriarch Kirill Scraps Hilarion's Brazil Posting, Reassigns Him to Monastery
The Russian Orthodox Church has revoked its June decision assigning its former foreign affairs chief to two Russian Orthodox parishes in southern Brazil.
Instead, Patriarch Kirill has assigned Hilarion, 60, to the Exaltation of the Cross Monastery near Moscow.
The latest reassignment comes after a series of controversies involving the once-powerful church diplomat.
In May, Czech police detained Hilarion in Karlovy Vary after searching his car and finding four containers containing a white powder. Czech authorities later identified the substance as cocaine. Hilarion was released without charges after two days, while the investigation remains ongoing. He denies any involvement and says he was the victim of a provocation.
Hilarion had already been removed as Metropolitan of Budapest and Hungary in 2024 after a former male assistant accused him of homosexual misconduct and financial impropriety. The allegations …Mususu

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"The allegations were accompanied by claims that Hilarion lived a lavish lifestyle and accumulated significant cash and property."
So? Did he take a vow of poverty? Stick to the topic, which is lurid enough.
Or shall we speak of the German and Austrian Latin hierarchy ... ?

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Demon.

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Calling All Humanity...
This is Very Important to Watch. To resist the MIND CONTROL , they been using for all especially with the attack on our FAITH...
Information conformity.. MIND CONTROL
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download this and watch avoid this kind of Control... they are used now worldwide against your will.... Resist it, cover yourself with the Precious Blood of Jesus and in the Name of Jesus and Mary, Root in Faith in our Holy Apostolic Traditional Catholic Church Teaching... God Bless...
This is use all the time against us... Resist the synodality because they are againt the Utimate Teaching of our Saviour Jesus Christ... it's getting Narrow and Narrow as we are bombared with this... Cancel your MindControl TV. and Resist this Group Mind Control.
Keep your Strong FAITH to our Lord Jesus Christ, 2000 years, In Traditional HOLY AND APOSTOLIC CATHOLIC FAITH .

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1)“There is no crisis in the Church” 2) “There is no crisis in the church” 3) “There is no crisis in the Church” 4) …

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That's what you call a follower. Always wants to be part of the crowd and fit in. With a weak mind who can't think, for themselves and to avoid problems with them. That's a real pity. The only time you would ever see me following anyone was when I couldn't talk my friends out of something. So I would go to watch over them to try and stop any problems or protecting them. A friend of over 60 years just mentioned that to me last night in an email.

One dog did this in two minutes.

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I have only about 30 ewes and their lambs, but I can go out there and call them and they will follow me into the yard or the next pasture.

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I saw a pig do that once!

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Mexico: A 🌈 Network, Two Cathedrals, and Three Bishops
The IV National Meeting of the homosexual network ‘Red Católica Arcoíris de México’ was held from July 30 to August 2 in the Comarca Lagunera region, northern Mexico.
Under the theme "Brotherhood and Service," the gathering brought together nearly 100 representatives from homosexual groups across Mexico, including Kadima (Chihuahua), Otro Rebaño (Morelia), Betania (Irapuato), La Viña (Hermosillo), Todos Somos Lambda (Saltillo), and other member groups.
The program included a keynote address by the homosexual activist James Martin SJ via Zoom and the election of a new national leadership team.
The region Comarca Lagunera is a metropolitan area that spans two Mexican dioceses, Torreón and Gómez Palacio.
The opening Mass was celebrated on July 31 in the Cathedral of Torreón by the local Bishop Luis Martín Barraza Beltrán, 62, and concelebrated by Bishop Emeritus Raúl Vera López, 81, of Saltillo.
According to Vanguardia.com.mx, Bishop …Mususu

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Oh why oh why do we keep losing young straight men to Orthodoxy?🧐

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This is not the Church of Christ, but the Church of Satan.

Is it only me who considers this cassock-wearing priest a rainbow guy?

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The fruits of V2

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"Das kommt vom Synodalen Weg, da gehört der Tanz dazu." So rechtfertigte der Pfarrer die Volkstanz-Messen in Ried/I.
Auch ein Juchizer durfte bei der Mundartmesse …

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'We are really filled to the brim!' Reform Portsmouth City Councillor George Madgwick discusses anger from local residents over attempts to dock boats carrying illegal migrants in the area, and defends controversial protests.

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Cardinal Vesco: Netanyahu Wants the Palestinian People to “Disappear”
During the Consistory, Leo XIV told the cardinals, “Support me, stand with me in this battle against war,” pro-homosexual Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco of Algiers told IlMessaggero.it on August 23.
Questioning the “Just War”
Cardinal Vesco questioned the Christian concept of a just war, arguing that “for those who are fighting, their own war is always just.” While acknowledging a right to self-defense, he asked, “But up to what point?”
“In any case, war itself is not just. In the end, we no longer know where to draw the line.”
Israel and its “Settlements, Settlements, Settlements”
On Gaza, CardinalVesco recalled living in Jerusalem for two years and visiting Gaza several times during the Intifada: “I experienced the checkpoints and saw with my own eyes the humiliation they represented. Today it is much worse.”
Even then, he said, it was difficult to believe in a two-state solution because the Israeli authorities did not …Mususu

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Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco has accused the Israeli leadership of pursuing a “genocidal logic” and warned that the prospects for a Palestinian state have been progressively undermined

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There is no worldly solution for the Middle East crisis. There will only be peace when the Jews acknowledge that Jesus Christ is the Messiah and accept Him as their Lord and Savior. Then there will be peace.

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Not a Good Look
Seriously. Leo found time to meet with the Chinese Communists who picked their own bishops. He met with James Martin. He met with decorators for the apostolic palace. But couldn’t find time to meet with the SSPX. That is a fact
JCS 77 (@musicthinker13) on X

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Lord Bebo & Friends
🇺🇦 Ukraine: “We can’t hold elections during war, it’s too dangerous”
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What is going on here?

On August 17, Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco of Algiers celebrated the Eucharist on the train, at the conclusion of the National Assumption Pilgrimage to Lourdes. Images of the liturgical abuse were shared on social media.

August 17, Messe célébrée par le cardinal Vesco dans le train du retour, entouré des Assomptionnistes et des pèlerins. 📷 Fr. Hao, aa et Fr. Thao, aa

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Seems very fitting
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Like Julia Childs would say, “Bon appétit!”

Vatican II Church Permits Protestants and Orthodox to Receive Catholic Communion in Particular Cases - The recent beatification ceremony for Archbishop Fulton Sheen, a man whose popularity extended also to many non-Catholics on account of his nationwide radio and television prominence, has drawn renewed attention to a little-known law that has been on the books in the Vatican II Church since the 1980s. Over 43 years ago, Pope John Paul II enshrined in official church law a permission for Protestants and Eastern Orthodox to receive Holy Communion and two other sacraments under certain circumstances — but without renouncing their respective religions.

Vatican II Church Permits Protestants and Orthodox to Receive Catholic Communion in Particular Cases

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