Agost-13-acem Sogglem Santam

Agost 13-acem Sogglem Santam

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MAJOR FEASTS

  1. Dormition of Our Lady
  2. Refugium Peccatorum
  3. St Hippolytus
  4. St John Berchmans

IT IS A MORTAL SIN to take part in the liturgical life of any non-Christian sect, such as of the Caerularians or Byzantine Heretics-Schismatics, the Protestants, the Modernist Apostates & PanReligionist "Vatican 2" Sect, the Mahometans, the Hindus, etc. and to refuse to adhere to the true Catholic Pope, the Vicar of Christ, at this time, His Holiness Pope Michael I, and every soul that dies in these errors will assuredly be Eternally Damned to Hell.

    MARIAN CALENDAR

  1. August 13, 58 AD: Dormition of Our Lady

    «The Dormition of Our Lady in the presence of the apostles, except St Thomas. Like her divine Son, she rose again and ascended to heaven on the third day after her death. The holy Apostles held a conference concerning the burial of the most sacred body of their Queen and Lady. As they remembered that, according to the custom of the Jews at burial, the deified body of their Master had been anointed with precious ointments and spices and wrapped in the sacred burial cloths; they thought not of doing otherwise with the virginal body of His most holy Mother. Accordingly they called the two maidens, who had assisted the Queen during her life and who had been designated as the heiresses of her tunics, and instructed them to anoint the body of the Mother of God with highest reverence and modesty and wrap it in the winding-sheets before it should be placed in the casket. With great reverence and fear the two maidens entered the room, where the body of the blessed Lady lay upon its couch; but the refulgence issuing from it barred and blinded them in such a manner that they could neither see nor touch the body, nor even ascertain in what particular place it rested. In fear and reverence still greater than on their entrance, the maidens left the room; and in great excitement and wonder they told the Apostles what had happened. They, not without divine inspiration, came to the conclusion, that this Ark of the Covenant was not to be touched or handled in the common way. Then Saints Peter and John entered the oratory and perceived the effulgence, and at the same time they heard the celestial music of the angels, who were singing: "Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee." Others responded: "A Virgin before childbirth, in childbirth and after childbirth." From that time on many of the faithful expressed their devotion toward the most blessed Mary in these words of praise; and from them they were handed down to be repeated by us with the approbation of the holy Church. The two holy Apostles, Saints Peter & John, were for a time lost in admiration at what they saw and heard of their Queen; and in order to decide what to do, they sank on their knees, beseeching the Lord to make it known. Then they heard a voice saying: "Let not the sacred body be either uncovered or touched." Having thus been informed of the will of God, they brought a bier, and, the effulgence having diminished somewhat, they approached the couch and with their own hands reverently took hold of the tunic at the two ends. Thus, without changing its posture, they raised the sacred and virginal Treasure and placed it on the bier in the same position as it had occupied on the couch. They could easily do this, because they felt no more weight than that of the tunic. On this bier the former effulgence of the body moderated still more, and all of them, by disposition of the Lord and for the consolation of all those present, could now perceive and study the beauty of that virginal countenance and of her hands. As for the rest, the omnipotence of God protected this his heavenly dwelling, so that neither in life nor in death any one should behold any other part except what is common in ordinary conversation, namely, her most inspiring countenance, by which She had been known, and her hands, by which She had labored. Then the Apostles consulted further about her burial. Their decision becoming known among the multitudes of the faithful in Jerusalem, they brought many candles to be lighted at the bier, and it happened that all the lights burned through that day and the two following days without any of the candles being consumed or wasted in any shape or manner. The Apostles took upon their shoulders the sacred body and the tabernacle of God and, as priests of the evangelical law, bore the Propitiatory of the divine oracles and blessings in orderly procession from the Cenacle in the city to the valley of Josaphat. This was the visible accompaniment of the dwellers of Jerusalem. But besides this there was another invisible multitude, that of the courtiers of heaven. It was composed of the thousand angels of the Queen, continuing their celestial songs, which were heard by the Apostles and disciples and many others, and which sweetly continued for three days. In addition to these many other spirits had descended from heaven, namely, many thousands or legions of angels with the ancient Patriarchs and Prophets, among whom were Saints Joachim, Anne, Joseph, Elizabeth and the Baptist and numerous other saints, who were sent by our Savior Jesus to assist at the exequies and burial of His most blessed Mother. When the procession came to the holy sepulcher in the valley of Josaphat, the same two Apostles, Peter & John, who had laid the celestial Treasure from the couch onto the bier, with joyful reverence placed it in the sepulcher and covered it with a linen cloth, the hands of the angels performing more of these last rites than the hands of the Apostles. They closed up the sepulcher with a large stone, according to custom at other burials. The celestial courtiers returned to heaven, while the thousand angels of the Queen continued their watch, guarding the sacred body and keeping up the music as at her burial. The concourse of the people lessened and the holy Apostles and disciples, dissolved in tender tears, returned to the Cenacle.» (From Mary Agreda, The City of God.)

  2. August 13, Refugium Peccatorum or Our Lady, Refuge of Sinners

    «Refugium Peccatorum meaning Refuge of Sinners is a title of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Its use goes back to St Germanus, bishop of Constantinople in the 8th century. In the Christian religion, Eve is viewed as being responsible for the sufferings of humans since their fall and expulsion from paradise while the Virgin Mary is viewed as the source of all healing. She is the new Eve, who cannot eliminate the damage created by Eve, but limit it. Her fullness of grace, her position among the disciples of Christ and her title as Mother of God are seen as assurances that the Virgin Mary is a powerful intercessor. Refugium Peccatorum is one part of four Marian advocations in the Litany of Loreto, the others being <>Salus Infirmorum (healer of the sick) Consolatrix Afflictorum (consoler of the sad) and Auxilium Christianorum (help of Christians). Each advocation extolling Mary’s role as advocate for spiritual and corporeal mercy has a rich history, but in general, the notion of asking the Blessed Virgin Mary for help in temporal needs dates back to Saints Justin Martyr, Irenaeus and Ambrose of Milan. The feast day of Our Lady, Refuge of Sinners is August 13.»

    3. COLLECTIVE OF MARTYRS

  3. + The Holy Martyrs of Barbary Saints Peter of St Mary and Simon of Lara, Mercedarians, drowned by the Muslim Infidels, August 13, 1361, for refusing to apostatize to the Abomination of Mahometanism.

  4. + The Holy Martyrs of Burgos in Spain under the pagan Roman Empire Saints Centolla and Helena. (RM)

  5. + The Holy Martyrs of Otranto Saints Anthony Primaldo and Companions. Anthony was an aged layman artisan in Otranto, Italy, known for his personal piety. In 1480 Otranto was invaded by Turks who offered the inhabitants the choice between death and apostasy to the Abomination of Mahomettanism. Antony was chosen as spokesman for the town, and explained to the Infidels that Otranto chose Christ. Martyred with 812 other residents of Otranto whose names have not come down to us, August 13, 1480. Not yet canonized by a Catholic pope.

  6. + The Holy Martyrs of Rome Saints Hippolytus "the Soldier" and Companions. Hippolytus gloriously confessed the faith under the emperor Valerianus. After enduring other torments, he was tied by the feet to the necks of wild horses, and being cruelly dragged through briars and brambles, and having all his body lacerated, he yielded up his spirit. On the same day, suffered also St Concordia, his nurse, who being scourged in his presence with leaded whips, went to our Lord; and nineteen others of his house. The so-called Chronography of 354 also called the Liberian Catalogue reports that on August 13, probably in 236, the bodies of St Hippolytus, formerly an Antipope who had, before his death, been reconciled to the Christian Church, and of Pope St Pontianus, were translated and interred in Rome, that of Hippolytus in a cemetery in the Veran Field on the Via Tiburtina, his funeral being conducted by St Justinus the Confessor. The St Hippolytus martyred at Rome has been confused with the St Hippolytus formerly an Antipope, with St Hippolytus, bishop of Portus, martyr, and other Saints Hippolytus. St Hippolytus the Soldier was converted by St Lawrence the Deacon-Martyr at his martyrdom, and was martyred soon after. The former Antipope St Hippolytus exiled to and martyred in, the mines of Sardinia, together with Pope St Pontianus, was an old man, who could not in probability have had his nurse still living. (RM)

  7. + The Holy Martyrs of Spain, martyred, murdered, by the Maranos, the Maranocracy occupying Spain, August 13, 1936, at various places in Spain: Saints Affonso Michael Garriga, Andrew Prats Barrufet, Andrew Serrano Muñoz, Anthony Dalmau Rosich, Antolin Calvo y Calvo, Eugenius Cuesta Padierna, Eusebius Mary Codina Milla, Ferran Saperas Aluja, Francis Castells Areny, Francis Mallo Sánchez, Hilarius Llorente Martin, Innocentius García Díez, John Agramunt y Riera, John Codinachs Tuneu, John Echarri Vique, John Sanchez Munarriz, Joseph Alsina Casas, Joseph Boher y Foix, Joseph Bonet Nadal, Joseph Brengaret Pujol, Joseph Ignatius Gordón de la Serna, Joseph John Perot y Juanmarti, Joseph Ormo Sero, Joseph Tàpies y Sirvant, Julian Rivas Rojano, Lucianus Hernandez Ramirez, Manuel Buil Lalueza, Manuel Torras Sais, Marcelianus Alonso Santamaría, Mary de Puiggraciós Badia Flaquer, Mary Mullerat Soldevila, Matthew Despons Tena, Modestus Garcia Marti, Paschal Araguàs y Guàrdia, Peter Garcia Bernal, Peter Martret y Molet, Peter Rofes Llauradó, Raymond Artiga Aragonés, Raymond Novich Rabionet, Salvador Pigem Serra, Secundinus Ortega Garcia, Silvester Arnau y Pascuet, Stephen Casadevall Puig, Theodore Ruiz de Larrinaga Garcia, Thomas Capdevila Miro, and Xavier Lluis Bandres Jimenez.

    8. COLLECTIVE OF ISO-MARTYRS

  8. + The Holy IsoMartyrs of Constantinople Saints Maximus, nicknamed Homogoletes, a monk, distinguished for learning and for zeal for Catholic truth, combating valiantly the Monothelites, he had his hands and tongue torn from him by the heretical emperor Constans at Constantinople, and was banished to the Chersonesus, where he breathed his last August 13, 662; at this time, two of his disciples, both called Anastasius, and many others, endured diverse torments and the hardships of exile. Other accounts make them friends and disciples of a St Acacius, and the two Anastasiuses as being, respectively Roman, and Byzantine. (RM) «St Maximus had been the chief secretary (Protoasecretis) to Emperor Heraclius, a post he resigned to become a monk at Chrysopolis (Scutari). Spiritual student of Saint Sophronius. Abbot of Chrysopolis. His community broke up in 626 due to the Persian invasion. Maximus fled to Alexandria, Egypt, then to Carthage, and then Rome, Italy. The Monothelite position was promulgated by Patriarch Sergius I of Constantinople and by Maximus' friend and successor as the Abbot of Chrysopolis, Pyrrhus. Following the death of Sergius in 638, Pyrrhus succeeded him as Patriarch, but was shortly deposed owing to political circumstances. During Pyrrhus' exile from Constantinople, Maximus and the deposed Patriarch held a public debate on the issue of Monothelitism. In the debate, which was held in the presence of many North African bishops, Maximus took the position that Jesus possessed both a human and a divine will. The result of the debate was that Pyrrhus admitted the error of the Monothelite position, and Maximus accompanied him to Rome in 645. Maximus may have remained in Rome, because he was present when the newly elected Pope Martin I convened the Lateran Council of 649 at the Lateran Basilica in Rome. The 105 bishops present condemned Monothelitism in the official acts of the synod, which some believe may have been written by Maximus. It was in Rome that Pope Martin and Maximus were arrested in 653 under orders from Constans II, who supported the Monothelite doctrine. Pope Martin was condemned without a trial, and died before he could be sent to Constantinople. Falsely accused of treason due to his defense of orthodox Christianity, Maximus was arrested and forcibly returned to Constantinople. He spent years in prison, and at age 82 received his final sentence: he was flogged, his tongue cut out, his right hand cut off, he was exhibited in the streets as an example to the people, and was sent into exile at Schemarum or Skhemeris (now Tsageri in Georgia) on the Black Sea, where he died soon after. He is best remembered today for his mystical, ascetical, and theological writings, and for his steadfast belief that the purpose of all history was the Incarnation. Maximus has two feast days: August 13 and January 21.»

    9. INDIVIDUAL SAINTS

  9. + St Antiochus, successor of St Justus as bishop of Lyons.

  10. + St Benedict Sinigardi, Franciscan, author of the Angelus. See Appendix.

  11. + St Benildus, baptized as Peter Romançon, a priest of the Lasallian order, not yet canonized by a Catholic pope.

  12. + St Bridget of Cluain-diolama, now called Clooney, in Ireland.

  13. + St Cassianus, martyr at Imola, as he refused to worship idols, the persecutor called the boys whom the saint taught and who hated him, giving them leave to kill him. The torment suffered by the martyr was the more grievous, as the hand which inflicted it, by reason of its weakness, rendered death more tardy. (RM)

  14. + St Cassianus, bishop of Todi, martyr under the emperor Diocletian. (RM)

  15. + St Gertrude, abbess of Altenberg.

  16. + St Herulph or Hariolf, bishop of Langres.

  17. + St James or Jacob Gapp, Austrian priest kidnapped and martyred, murdered, by the German Nazi Infidels, Satanists, August 13, 1943, not yet canonized by a Catholic pope.

  18. + St John Berchmans, a scholastic of the Society of Jesus, illustrious for his innocence and for his fidelity to the rules of the religious life. He was canonized by Leo XIII. (RM)

  19. + St Junianus, founder of the monastery of Maire, died as a hermit at Chaulnay, August 13, 547. St Ludolf, abbot of the "New Corvey" abbey in Westphalia, Germany from 971 to 983.

  20. + St Luke MacCairthen, nicknamed Moloca, in Ireland.

  21. + St Narcissus Glaietsi or Nerses "the Gracious," an uncle of St Narcissus (Nerses) Lambronazi, he collaborated with him for the reunion of the Greek and Armenian churches, and of the Armenian church with Rome. Armenian bishop in 1166. Noted poet in his native language. Today is his birthday in the Lord, August 13, 1173.

  22. + St Peter Gabilhaud, diocesan priest of Limoges, martyred, murdered, at Rochefort, by the Maranos and the Maranocracy illegally occupying France, August 13, 1794, not yet canonized by a Catholic Pope.

  23. + St Radegundes of Augsburg, martyr, a poor servant girl in 13th century Augsburg in Bavaria who made a personal vow of devotion to God. Known for her piety and charity to those even poorer than herself, she developed a ministry to lepers and other outcasts in her rural area. She was killed by wolves while traveling to care for some sick people.

  24. + Queen St Radegundes of France, whose life was renowned for miracles and virtues, her birthday today in the Lord, August 13, 587, at Poitiers. (RM)

  25. + St Wigbert, priest and confessor in Germany. (RM) St Wigbert, abbot of Fritzlar and Ortdorf, confessor. (AB).

  26. + St William Freeman, Christian priest, martyred, murdered by the Maranos, the Maranocracy, for refusing to worship the prostitute Elizabeth Boleyn as "Pope" of England and Ireland, August 13, 1595 at Warwick in England, not yet canonized by a Catholic pope.

    27. ALSO

  27. + Mark, baptized as Charles Dominic Christopher, Franciscan, wonderworker, he rallied the Believers against the invasions of the Muslim Infidels, participating in the battles of Vienna and Budapest driving out the vermin. Died in the Lord, August 13, 1699, not yet canonized by a Catholic pope.

NOT TODAY

  1. + The Holy Martyrs of Kilmallock Saints Patrick O'Healy baptized as Padraig Ó'Heili, bishop of Mayo, and Conn ÓRuairc or Connor O'Rourke, Irish priest, martyred, murdered by the Maranos, the Maranocracy, the illegal Protestant English occupation of Ireland for refusing to worship the prostitute Elizabeth Boleyn as "Pope" of England and Ireland, August 31, 1579 at Limerick in Ireland, not yet canonized by a Catholic pope.

  2. + St Fachtna of Rosscarbery, nicknamed Facundus or "the Eloquent," and MacMongach, feastday August 14.

  3. + Michael Joseph McGivney, died in the Lord, August 14, 1890, not yet canonized by a Catholic pope.

  4. + Pope St Pontianus, his Dies Natalis was in October 235 & his liturgical feast is November 19. ll

DAMNED (See Unam Sanctam and Cantate Domino)

  1. Clara Maass, damned August 24, 1901.

  2. Florence Nightingale, damned August 13, 1910.

  3. Jeremy Taylor, damned August 13, 1667.

  4. Octavia Hill, damned August 13, 1912.

  5. Princess Prisca of Hungary, baptismal name, daughter of King St Ladislaus of Hungary, apostate to the Byzantine Heresy and Schism, also known as Piroska, a corruption of her name, and as "Empress St Irene," and as "St Xena," damned August 13, 1134.

APPENDIX

ANGELUS DOMINI

℣.: Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariæ,
℟.: Et concepit de Spiritu Sancto.
Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum. Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.
*Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostræ. Amen.

℣.: Ecce ancilla Domini.
℟.: Fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum.
Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum. Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.
Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostræ. Amen.

℣.: Et Verbum caro factum est.
℟.: Et habitavit in nobis.
Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum. Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.
Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostræ. Amen.

℣.: Ora pro nobis, Sancta Dei Genitrix.
℟.: Ut digni efficiamur promissionibus Christi.

Oremus:
Gratiam tuam, quæsumus, Domine, mentibus nostris infunde; ut qui, Angelo nuntiante, Christi Filii tui incarnationem cognovimus, per passionem eius et Crucem ad resurrectionis gloriam perducamur. Per eundem Christum Dominum nostrum.
℟: Amen.

Angelus in English

℣.: The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary,
℟.: And she conceived of the Holy Ghost.
Hail Mary, full of grace; the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.

℣.: Behold the handmaid of the Lord.
℟.: Be it done unto me according to thy word.
Hail Mary, full of grace; the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.

℣.: And the Word was made flesh.
℟.: And dwelt among us.
Hail Mary, full of grace; the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.

℣.: Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.
℟.: That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray
Pour forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace into our hearts; that, we, to whom the Incarnation of Christ, Thy Son, was made known by the message of an angel, may by His Passion and Cross be brought to the glory of His Resurrection. Through the same Christ our Lord.
℟.: Amen.

℣.: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
℟.: As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

REGINA CAELI

℣.: Regina caeli, laetare, alleluia.
℟.: Quia quem meruisti portare, alleluia.
℣.: Resurrexit, sicut dixit, alleluia.
℟.: Ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia.

℣.: Gaude et laetare, Virgo Maria, alleluia.
℟.: Quia surrexit Dominus vere, alleluia.

Oremus:
Deus, qui per resurrectionem Filii tui, Domini nostri Iesu Christi, mundum laetificare dignatus es: praesta, quaesumus; ut per eius Genetricem Virginem Mariam, perpetuae capiamus gaudia vitae. Per eundem Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.

Queen of Heaven

℣. Queen of Heaven, rejoice, alleluia.
℟. For He whom you did merit to bear, alleluia.
℣. Has risen, as he said, alleluia.
℟. Pray for us to God, alleluia.
℣. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia.
℟. For the Lord has truly risen, alleluia.

Let us pray:
O God, who gave joy to the world through the resurrection of Thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, grant we beseech Thee, that through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, His Mother, we may obtain the joys of everlasting life. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

Deonsarcares-antun daw! Flee from the Satanists!

In October 1958, Pope Pius XII died. A group of Non-Catholics, Modernist Liberal Protestants, seized the Vatican. They openly reject the First Commandment, reject what the Catholic Church has always and unchangeably taught, instead teaching that all gods are one, all religions are true, all ways, "if walked in faithfulness," lead to Eternal Salvation. These are Satanists.

Only if you believe, with these Satanists, Roncalli, Montini, Luciani, Wojtyla, Ratzinger and Bergoglio, that the God of the Bible is the same as the Demons Allah, Buddha, Ganpati, Krishna, Rama, etc., only then can you accept the "Authority" of Non-Catholics and pray with them.

Accepting this, the pretended "authority" of Deonsarcares, Satanists, acceptance whether explicit or implicit, active or passive, is a Grave Insult to God, a grave Mortal Sin, for which you are guaranteed Eternal Damnation in Hell.

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