Epistles Philippines

Cardinal Burke’s 9-Month Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe, Prayers and Messages

Daily Prayer March 12 to December 12, 2024. ‍O Virgin Mother of God, we fly to your protection and beg your intercession against the darkness and sin which ever more envelop the world and menace the Church. Your Son, Our… Read more!
‘Mother Mary revived my collapsed lungs, saving me from death’

A testimony of miraculous healing through the intercession of Our Lady, Mary Mediatrix of All Grace by Julius Atienza Hermosa from Batangas, Philippines Even when I was young, I already had an immense devotion to Mother Mary, especially her title… Read more!
A Message to my Godson

To my godson Franco José, A couple of years ago, before you were conceived, I already promised your father that I would be your godfather. Perhaps he felt it was a mandate :-), and so he was obliged to plan… Read more!
The Holy See Abrogates Previous Norms on Private Revelations

The Holy See has just published a historical document today, May 17, 2024. The Norms for Proceeding in the Discernment of Alleged Supernatural Phenomena provide details of the updated norms on how reported private revelations should be treated by the… Read more!
Masons and the Catholic Church

An admonition by Fr. Alex Zenthoefer Many active, faithful Catholics are not aware of the history of the conflict between masons and the Catholic Church or the current stance we hold as Catholics. Many have been unknowingly participating in masonic… Read more!
Dances in Catholic Worship Came From Pentecostal Cults

A post by Frank Morera SINCE THE PHRASE OF POPE BENEDICT XVI ABOUT THE DANCE THAT I PUT ON TROUBLED SOME PEOPLE, I WILL GIVE MY OPINION, WHICH, WHETHER WRONG OR RIGHT, IS WHAT I THINK AND WHAT I HAVE… Read more!
How Old is the Tridentine Mass?

The Latin Mass was probably first formally introduced during the pontificate of Pope Victor I (189-199 A.D.), when he changed the official language of the Church from Greek to Latin. In the pontificate of Pope Gregory the Great (590-604 AD),… Read more!
Whosoever Breaks the Seal of Confession is Excommunicated

For record purposes only, the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith issued the following declaration in 1973: In order to safeguard in the most absolute manner the respect due to the Sacrament of Penance and to the secrecy… Read more!
On the Confession of Mother Cecilia

Written by: Mediatrix Lipa The said confession of the late Mother Cecilia is the main reason for the declaration of the events as “constat de non supernaturalitate”. In the actual words of the decree “the main reason for this determination… Read more!
‘Opus Dei Priest Deserves no Punishment’: My Letter to the Dicastery for the Clergy

02 May 2024, Feast Day of Bishop Saint Athanasius, Doctor of the Church THE PREFECT OF THE DICASTERY FOR THE CLERGYHis Excellency Lazarus You Heung-Sik THE PRELATE OF OPUS DEIHis Excellency Fernando Ocáriz THE VICAR OF OPUS DEI IN IVORY… Read more!
Sins We Unwillingly Commit When Commenting Against Lipa

1. We commit a sin of omission when we know that Lipa’s truth is being trampled on, but then we do not do something to defend it. 2. Our silence can become sin when it involves misrepresenting or distorting the… Read more!
16 Marriage Tips from Seasoned Veterans

Note: A reblog from the original article by Blessed in the Midwest. Featured photo from the same article. Read more!
Against CFD Confusions: Ad Orientem Masses for Lutherans

I saw this post (see featured image) and thought I would comment on it hoping to minimize the confusion caused by this CFD member. There is no point of arguing with a CFD in general because of reasons I already… Read more!
Salesian Priest: ‘I Almost Left the Priesthood. Twice.’

In my previous post, Priests Need our Prayers, Not Judgment, I said that we should praise and celebrate the good things that priests do and, at the same time, rightly criticize them for doing things that would not help the… Read more!
Priests Need Our Prayers, Not Judgment

If he waits for people,People say he has never been punctualIf he starts the Mass on time,They say his watch is wrongIf he owns a car,People say he is too luxurious.If he does not have one,They say he is always… Read more!
Holy Communion Does Not Forgive Mortal Sins

Things to keep in mind regarding this quote attributed to St. John Bosco that is spreading on social media: “We do not go to communion because we are good; we go to become good.” It is similar to the famous… Read more!
Our 10th Wedding Anniversary

This month, my wife and I celebrate our tenth wedding anniversary. First, we thank God for blessing our family with much needed graces to sustain, protect, and guide our growing family. Thanks to Him, our journey during the last ten… Read more!
Good, Weak, Vague, and Hypocritical

Dignitas Infinita is a truncated Fratteli Tutti. Drafts of the document were approved by Pope Francis only after he insisted multiple times that his Fratelli Tutti be included in it. Not surprisingly, more than 50% of the citations come from… Read more!
Why Blood and Water?

Because we remember one of the saddest scenes of Christ’s passion when the soldier pierced his side with a spear, immediately blood and water came out. Since it was the day of Preparation, in order to prevent the bodies from… Read more!
Without Bloodshed, There Is No Atonement

To my non-Catholic friends, Do not be deceived when your pastors tell you that your sins have been forgiven. For “if there is no shedding of blood, there is no remission” of sins. (Hebrews 9:22) Jesus Christ is the unblemished… Read more!
Help Restore the Centrality of God in the Liturgy by Sponsoring a Book for $5

A young Catholic from the Philippines, Pio Gerard Antiquina, is trying to distribute ‘The Catholic Mass”, a book authored by Bishop Athanasius Schneider, to young priests and seminarians in the Philippines who, according to him, “would be formed into bringing… Read more!
Judas’ Repentance Led Him to Hell: St. John Marie Vianney

St. John Marie Vianney, patron saint of parish priests, is my spiritual father. I named my eldest child after him for inspiring me to study and practice my faith as God intended and not the kind of faith the world… Read more!
The Loss of the Sense of Sin

By Fr. Samuel Medley I’ve been sitting in the confessional in a parish where I’m filling in for 50 minutes now. Not one penitent. The door is open the available light is on. I hear sharply the criticism from people… Read more!
Heartbreaking! Catholics in the Philippines Denied Communion on the Tongue

While I was drafting this article in mid-February, I became aware of a viral Facebook post about a young woman who was denied Holy Communion in a parish in Manila solely because she wanted to receive Our Lord on the… Read more!
On Pope Pius XII’s Approval on Lipa’s Negative Verdict

In an alleviating letter from the highest office of the Holy See, Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez, the new prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, has given the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) his blessing… Read more!
1951 SCDF Note on the Lipa Apparitions

S.O.226/49 28th day of March 1951Wednesday By order of the Most Holy Father’s will The apostolic delegate is to authorize the apostolic administrator of Lipa to issue a document from the Curia, in which is declared that the events of… Read more!
CBCP Circular No. 24-03 on the Lipa Case

To the Most Rev. Archbishops and Bishops of the Philippines Your Excellencies, Allow me to convey to you a letter from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, with Prot. N. 226/1949, signed by His Eminence, Cardinal Victor Fernandez,… Read more!
DDF Cardinal Fernandez’s Letter to the CBCP Head on the Lipa Case

In this regard, Dicastery intends to respond to the two questions you posed regarding the case in question in the following manner. Dicastery for the Doctrine of the FaithProt. N. 226/1949-969336 October 2023 Your Excellency: The Apostolic Nunciature has transmitted… Read more!
Why Modernist Catholic Intellectuals Fail to Fascinate Me

A random person accused me of not being fair to a priest who did something very inappropriate at the altar. His concerns may be reasonable, and he has good arguments, but his approach is very hypocritical (to my way of… Read more!
Priest ‘Stuns’ Parishioners with a Sensual Song at the Altar

In a viral 10-second video post which appears to be a portion of a homily, a priest was singing an intro of a rap song that describes a woman seducing the song artist and having sex with him. One website… Read more!