Neuvaine à la Divine Miséricorde

Troisième jour

Toutes les âmes pieuses et fidèles

La demande de Jésus: « Aujourd'hui, amène-Moi... toutes les âmes pieuses et fidèles

et plonge-les dans l'océan de ma Miséricorde. Ces âmes Me consolèrent sur le chemin du Calvaire. Elles furent cette goutte de consolation dans un océan d'amertume.»

Prière à Jésus

Très miséricordieux Jésus, qui accordez surabondamment le trésor de votre Miséricorde à tous, recevez-nous dans la demeure de votre Cœur très compatissant. Et ne nous en laissez pas sortir pour l'éternité, je Vous en supplie par cet inconcevable amour dont brûle votre Cœur pour le Père.

Élan de l’âme

Impénétrables merveilles de la Miséricorde, insondables au pécheur comme au juste, lorsque sur nous, Vous jetez un regard de pitié, Vous nous attirez tous vers votre Amour!

Prière au Père

Père Eternel, jetez un regard de Miséricorde sur les âmes fidèles, héritage de votre Fils. Par sa douloureuse Passion, accordez-leur votre bénédiction et entourez-les de votre incessante protection afin qu'elles ne perdent l'amour ni le trésor de la sainte Foi, mais qu'elles glorifient votre infinie Miséricorde avec le choeur des anges et des saints pour l'éternité. Amen.

Neuvaine à la Divine Miséricorde

Deuxième jour

Les âmes sacerdotales et religieuses

La demande de Jésus: « Aujourd'hui, amène-Moi... les âmes sacerdotales et religieuses, et plonge-les dans mon insondable Miséricorde. Elles ont bien fait durer mon amer supplice. Par elles comme par des canaux, ma Miséricorde s'écoule sur l'humanité.

Prière à Jésus

Très miséricordieux Jésus, de qui provient tout ce qui est bon, multipliez Vos grâces en nous, afin que nous accomplissions dignement des actes de Miséricorde, et que notre prochain en glorifie le Père de Miséricorde qui est aux cieux.

Élan de l’âme

Jaillie de la mer de Miséricorde, la fontaine de l'Amour divin habite les coeurs purs, scintillante comme l'étoile, limpide comme l'aurore.

Prière au Père

Père Eternel, jetez un regard de Miséricorde sur ce groupe d'élus au coeur de votre vigne : les âmes sacerdotales et religieuses. Accordez-leur les bienfaits de votre bénédiction. Par amour pour le Cœur de votre Fils qui est leur demeure, concédez- leur le pouvoir de votre lumière, afin qu'elles puissent guider les autres sur le chemin du salut et qu'elles puissent, toutes ensemble, rendre hommage à votre insondable Miséricorde, pour l'éternité. Amen.

Lamentu di Ghjesu

Neuvaine à la Divine Misericorde

Premier jour

L’humanité entière, particulièrement les pécheurs

La demande de Jésus: « Aujourd'hui, amène-Moi...l'humanité entière, particulièrement les pécheurs. Immerge-les dans l'immensité de ma Miséricorde. Tu me consoleras ainsi de cette amère tristesse dans laquelle me plonge la perte des âmes. »

Prière à Jésus

Très miséricordieux Jésus, dont le propre est d'avoir pitié de nous et de nous pardonner, ne regardez pas nos péchés, mais la confiance que nous avons en votre infinie Bonté. Recevez-nous dans la demeure de votre Cœur très miséricordieux et ne permettez pas que nous en sortions pour l'éternité. Nous Vous en supplions par l'amour qui Vous unit au Père et au saint-Esprit.

Élan de l’âme

Ô Toute-Puissante Miséricorde de Dieu, secours du pécheur, océan d'amour infini et de pitié, Vous venez en aide à ceux qui Vous prient avec humilité.

Prière au Père

Père Eternel, jetez un regard de Miséricorde sur toute l'humanité, et particulièrement sur les pauvres pécheurs, enfermés dans le Cœur très miséricordieux de Jésus. Par sa douloureuse Passion, faites-nous Miséricorde afin que soit glorifiée votre Toute-Puissante Miséricorde dans les siècles des siècles. Amen.

There is still hope....

....in the country of the Revolution and Human Rights!

People gathering against same sex "marriage"

 in Paris today.

L'oraison

Recollection sur l'oraison donnée du 11 au 13 mars 2013 à la Chapelle Saint Bernard. Merci à M. Orsat de Radio Espérance pour l'enregistrement et le nettoyage des conférences.

1e partie: Introduction
Notions générales: faut-il faire oraison ? But et méthode: il faut s'approcher de Dieu, ce qui ne se fait pas sans effort.

L'oraison 1/3

2e partie: Qu'est-ce que l'oraison mentale ?

Quand, où et comment faire oraison ?
Du bon usage de nos facultés: intelligence et volonté. Se défaire des chaines du péchés.
Du choix des sujets de méditation.

L'oraison 2/3

3e partie: Résolutions et difficultés
Il faut etre précis et pratique dans les résolutions. L'examen de conscience doit accompagner les résolutions.
Difficultés dans l'oraison : distractions, sécheresse : les causes et les remèdes
Devenir un homme de prière est une déclaration de guerre: il faut s'armer de courage !
Le démon
(PS: l'exorciste dont le nom m'echappait pendant la conférence est Don Gabriele Amorth)

L'oraison 3/3

Offices de la Semaine Sainte

Chapelle Saint Bernard

9 rue Buisson

42000 Saint Etienne

Dimanche des Rameaux: 10h30: Bénédiction des rameaux, procession et messe.

                                                 18h15: Vêpres.

                                                 19h00: Messe basse.

Lundi Saint: 7h00: Messe.

Mardi Saint: 17h00: Confessions.

18h00: Messe.

Mercredi Saint: 17h00: Confessions.

18h00: Messe.

Jeudi Saint: 18h45: Bénédiction des enfants.

19h00: Messe solennelle de la Cène - Procession du Saint Sacrement - Dépouillement des autels - Complies. Adoration jusqu’à minuit.

Vendredi Saint: 10h00: Chemin de Croix médité.

    11h00: Neuvaine à la Divine Miséricorde.

    11h15: Confessions.

    18h30: Office de la Passion.

Samedi Saint: 14h00: Confessions.

 15h00:Neuvaine à la Divine Miséricorde.

 21h30: Veillée Pascale.

Dimanche de Pâques: 10h30: Messe solennelle - Bénédiction des oeufs, pains et victuailles.

         17h00: Vêpres solennelles et Salut.

Début des grands travaux

Hodie

(Merci saint Joseph)

Then comes the cavalry!

Et cras videbimus.....

Karaoke

Pour ceux qui ne connaissent pas l'Hymne Pontifical, un peu de pratique !

Stephanois, nous le chanterons bientôt... alors apprenez le vite !

Habemus Papam. The FSSP welcomes Pope Francis

The Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter welcomes the accession of the Most Eminent and Reverend Jorge Cardinal Bergoglio, SJ, to the Sovereign Pontificate, taking as his name Pope Francis.

We ask all of our supporters to join with us in continually offering daily prayer and sacrifice that his pontificate may occasion the increase of faith, hope and charity throughout the Church, and the world.

May Pope Francis be filled with the courage and fortitude needed to steer the Barque of Peter amid the turbulent seas and rough winds in which we find ourselves, for the Psalmist tells us, “He that dwelleth in the aid of the most High, shall abide under the protection of the God of Jacob. He shall say to the Lord: Thou art my protector, and my refuge: my God, in him will I trust. For He hath delivered me from the snare of the hunters: and from the sharp word.” ~ Psalm 90:1-4

We beseech Our Lord Jesus Christ, Head of His Mystical Body, the Catholic Church, to increase the love of the Deposit of Faith and our sacred traditions amongst the episcopacy, clergy, religious and laity, so that through the shepherding hand of Pope Francis, the Divine assistance will remain with us, that we might witness the triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and continue to restore all things in Christ.

Thank you Benedict XVI, by Alice von Hildebrand

We have received the following text from Christendom Restoration Society

Alice von Hildebrand is a lecturer and an author, whose works include:

- The Privilege of Being a Woman (2002) 
- The Soul of a Lion: The Life of Dietrich von Hildebrand (2000), a biography of her late husband. 

She is a member of the Board of Advisors of Christendom Restoration Society. This article was first published on February 26, 2013 on Catholic News Agency. Re-posted here with permission of the author.

The world woke up to the news that on Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. the Throne of Peter will be vacant. The response was shock, and amazement. Indeed, the Pope is close to his 86th birthday, but his mind is still so brilliant that inevitably people ask themselves: why should he not only resign, but also renounce the title of Peter’s successor? His state of health is so much better than the one of John Paul II the last three years of his life. The rumor ran at the time that several bishops and cardinals (mostly Germans) urged him, to step down. He decided to remain in control until the very end. Did Benedict XVI consider this to be a mistake that he did not want to duplicate? The fact remains; very soon he will once again be Cardinal Ratzinger. We must trust that each one is faithful to the particular call addressed to him.

 For those of us who have met him personally, the decision might not be as surprising as it inevitably was to the man on the street.

Four times, I have been privileged to have an audience with this great Prince of the Church. Twice in the eighties when I was in Rome for a longer period of time; once in the mid nineties, and finally, in a blessed private audience on March 26, 2007. When I requested these audiences, I had a particular purpose. In the wake of Vatican II, the Church went through a period of such turmoil and confusion that talking to a top notch member of the Curia was a balm. I need not go into details: many nuns (whose glory for centuries had been to be the great educators of Catholic youth – both boys and girls) left their convents in droves. Clown masses were celebrated and the “silence” of many bishops was deafening.

One started hearing heretical sermons on Sundays. The Chaplain at Manhattanville College of Sacred Heart, prohibited the celebration of the Tridentine Mass on the ground that “he objected to the theology of that Mass” – a Mass that had been heard by the saints for centuries. Another priest referred to God “as the nice guy upstairs” – something which edges on blasphemy. I heard one referring to Christ being found in the Temple as “a nasty brat.” Some bishops declared that those who attended a Tridentine Mass on Sunday did not fulfill their Sunday obligation. The Angels must have cried.

I made a point of mentioning some of these to His Eminence. His facial expression could easily be read: immense grief, but it also convinced me that he was fully acquainted with what was going on. The smoke of Satan had penetrated into the Church. He said very little, but at the end of the audience, he uttered a few words reminding me that “the gates of Hell shall never prevail.” Indeed, grave as the situation was, God will always have the last word. I left full of gratitude: he suffered with us, but he also trusted in God’s providence and help.

In each of these privileged moments, I told him how many devout Catholics were grieved and troubled by the massive attacks made by many “progressives” on the Traditional Mass: the Mass which not long ago was heard by a St. Therese of Lisieux. One thing was to challenge the validity of the Novus Ordo - something which unfortunately had taken place – quite another was to deplore that a sacred tradition going back to the very beginning of the Church, was being now treated as  unacceptable to “modern man.”

I humbly urged him to do whatever was in his power to save this treasure of spirituality. Once again, I noticed that he was a man of few words; but I knew that he listened, and I was convinced that he took my repeated plea very seriously.

The last time, I had the privilege of seeing him was the climax of our various meetings; together with the Founder of the Dietrich von Hildebrand Legacy project, John Henry Crosby, we obtained a private audience with the now Pope Benedict XVI on March 26, 2007. My dear friend Patricia Lynch was also present when we received His Holiness’ blessing. Apart from requesting His support in fighting, by the publication of the works of Dietrich von Hildebrand, I once again requested his support for the Tridentine Mass.  With a sweet and radiant smile, he said to me, “Very soon, indeed very soon.” Some 100 days later, to my joy and immense gratitude, he granted an indult to all priests wishing to say Mass following the traditional liturgy.

These various encounters left me with very strong impressions about the personality of this remarkable man. One thing is certain: he is definitely not the sort of Prelate who enjoys the limelight. People are born with very different temperaments. Some are charismatic by nature; have no difficulty to face large crowds; as a matter of fact, once they step on the stage, their very presence communicates a joy and a dynamism which guarantees their popularity. John Paul II (who when a young man had been on the stage) possessed this remarkable talent. His very presence arouses enthusiasm.

One thing is certain: Benedict XVI was not a politician. I am personally convinced that he did not want to be elected, and that like Pius X he accepted this glorious burden under the Cross.

He could have turned it down. Benedict XVI is shy: For him these endless meetings and encounters with “famous” personalities, heads of states, etc. were clearly nothing like penance. But it is my personal conviction that he knew he could transmit a message that completed the one of his predecessor.
More than the latter, he had an extraordinary sense for the sacred value of tradition – the golden cord linking us to the past, as Plato put it. He felt keenly that “modern man,” inebriated by his mind-boggling technological discoveries, was losing sight of a precious heritage that is never old  because rooted in eternity. His superb artistic background – particularly in music – (a domain in which he certainly has not only a remarkable knowledge, but also a talent as a pianist) – made him aware that “modern culture” was in fact an anti-culture, and that a society in which the youth is fed on Rock and Roll was being given a subtle poison. In the Republic, now close to 25 centuries ago, Plato mentioned that “decadence begins in music. This is certainly what took place immediately after the end of World War II. Truth when cut off from Beauty tends to become abstract; it must be “incarnated.” From its very beginning Christian art, which has blossomed so magnificently in Europe, has taught the faith to millions of little children. Much of modern youth is fed on ugliness; and the Devil is its incarnation.

The vicious attacks on the sacred Tridentine Mass, the horrible architecture of some “modern” churches, sometimes copying a gym, the deafening noise (called music), the lack of reverence in religious ceremonies, were things which Benedict XVI clearly perceived were preventing young people from finding their way to their Mother the Church and perceiving the loving tenderness of Her message. He whose background in the beautiful baroque Catholic culture of Bavaria, had fed him on sacred beauty since his very baptism heard a call: make them aware of the unity of Truth, Goodness and Beauty; all incarnated in the Catholic Church through Christ.

It is also my personal conviction that JPII was conscious that his close collaborator possessed insights of crucial importance that complemented his own: they were a team, and this team had to be kept alive. This explains to my mind, why every time Cardinal Ratzinger offered his resignation as head of the Congregation for the Faith, the Pope wisely turned a deaf ear to his request. That the Cardinal repeated his request proves, on the other hand, how eager he was to leave Rome and go back to his beloved Bavaria. Let us thank JPII for perceiving that his close collaborator’s sufferings were to bring rich fruits for the Church. Their collaboration was crucial. Ratzinger’s exceptional intellectual talents were – for a while – put “in parenthesis.” 

They were not lost; they were blossoming in secret. I am convinced that now that as soon as Benedict XVI will again use the name Cardinal Ratzinger, he will share with us insights that only suffering can “water.” No doubt his name will go down in history as one of the very many great minds with which God has blessed his Church from the very beginning.

From the moment the future Pope left his beloved Regensburg until Feb. 28, 2013, he accepted a mission which was not of his own choosing.  Let me repeat emphatically: He did not like the limelight.  He was never tempted by ambition. He did it in obedience, but an act of obedience which was to him, a subtle form of crucifixion. 

When one studies the history of the Church, one thing is striking: the amazing variety of personalities and also the high percentage of Popes who were canonized. Something remarkable when one thinks that to be in a position of authority exposes people to all sorts of temptations. To be pope places one on a pinnacle of glory, and a very deep prayer life and much divine grace are both needed not to be flattered by this humanly “glorious” position. The greatest Popes never pursued this honor; they accepted it, but never played the political game on order to step into the shoes of Peter. There were many good Popes, faithfully fulfilling their function as Pastors of the Universal Church. Finally there was a very small percentage of unworthy popes and even bad popes, who ruthlessly tried to “grab” the Tiara to satisfy their pride.  Some were great sinners: let us remember that Judas – one of the twelve – betrayed Christ. 

But his treason did not prevent the birth of the Holy Catholic Church.

But one thing is certain: in spite of treason and sinfulness, the Bark of Peter survived the most terrible storms and always will.

When elected almost eight years ago, Benedict accepted the “crown of thorns” in obedience, convinced that he had a mission to perform. I suspect that even then he had firmly decided to step down as soon as what he could contribute to the Church, was accomplished: to strengthen the holy cord of tradition, to give us back the treasure of the Tridentine Mass and to further true ecumenism by opening the door of Holy Church to Anglicans distressed by what was happening in their community.

The Pope’s schedule would exhaust a much younger “politician.” One thing is clear: this momentous decision was not the fruit of a sudden impulse, but on the contrary one of long hours of prayer and suffering. Just as he accepted the Papacy in 2005, he now gained the conviction that “God was telling him, ‘well done, faithful servant.’” 

While grieving deeply that he is stepping down, the call of the hour is to thank him, and to promise that all his sheep will keep praying for someone who has been a blessing for the Church.

We already miss Him

"Malheureusement, la liturgie a été perçue, sans doute également de notre part, pasteurs et experts, plus comme un objet à réformer que comme un sujet capable de renouveler la vie chrétienne, à partir du moment où il «existe en effet un lien très étroit et organique entre le renouveau de la liturgie et le renouveau de toute la vie de l’Eglise. (...)

Sommet vers lequel tend l’action de l’Eglise et en même temps source d’où provient sa vertu (cf. Sacrosanctum Concilium, n. 10), la liturgie, avec son univers célébratif, devient ainsi la grande éducatrice au primat de la foi et de la grâce. La liturgie, témoin privilégié de la Tradition vivante de l’Eglise, fidèle à son devoir originel de révéler et de rendre présent dans l’hodie des événements humains l’opus Redemptionis, vit d’un rapport correct et constant entre sana traditio et legitima progressio, explicité de façon claire par la Constitution conciliaire au n. 23. Avec ces deux termes, les Pères conciliaires ont voulu remettre leur programme de réforme en équilibre avec la grande tradition liturgique du passé et de l’avenir. On oppose souvent de façon maladroite la tradition et le progrès. En réalité, les deux concepts s’intègrent: la tradition est une réalité vivante, et inclut donc en elle le principe du développement, du progrès. En d’autres termes, le fleuve de la tradition porte en lui également sa source et tend vers l’embouchure."

(Discours pour le 50eme anniversaire de l'Institut Pontifical Saint Anselme, 6 mai 2011)

"Unfortunately, perhaps, we too, Pastors and experts, understood the Liturgy as anobject to be reformed rather than a subject capable of renewing Christian life, since “A very close and organic bond exists between the renewal of the Liturgy and the renewal of the whole life of the Church. (...)

The Liturgy, the summit toward which the activity of the Church is directed is at the same time the fount from which all her power flows (cf. Sacrosanctum Concilium, n. 10), with its celebratory universe thus becomes the great educator in the primacy of the faith and of grace. The Liturgy, a privileged witness of the living Tradition of the Church, faithful to its original duty to reveal and to make present  in the hodie of human vicissitudes the opus Redemptionis, lives on a correct and constant relationship between healthy traditio and legitima progressio, which the conciliar Constitution has made lucidly explicit in n. 23."