December 2018

Society of St. Pius X Church of the Transfiguration 11 Aldgate Avenue Toronto, ON, M8Y 3L4 416-503-8854 or 416-251-0499

Holy Face of Jesus Church 181 Lake Street St. Catharines, ON 905-704-0038 or 416-251-0499

Church of the Canadian Martyrs 364 Regent Street Orillia, ON 705-730-6730 or 416-251-0499

St. Peter’s Church 144 Huron Street New Hamburg, ON 519-634-4932

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy Southern Ontario 2483 Bleams Road East New Hamburg, ON, N3A 3J2 519-634-4932 Served by the priests from

St. Michael’s Priory St. Philomena Mission Lexington Hotel, 50 Brady St. & Sudbury, ON 705-524-2243 or 416-251-0499 Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy

www.ontario.sspx.ca

December 2018

Good reading Dear faithful,

The September-October issue of the Angelus Press magazine is dedicated to “Digital Dependence”. Our twenty-first century appears to be more and more an age of “digital dependence”. From computers to tablets and smartphones, screens have been invading our daily life, up to the point that it seems that we need them for everything. We must confess that many of us are addicted to this digital culture.

For sure, new technologies could be used to access books that are out-of-print or would be difficult to find but, to be honest, few are the people who spend their time reading the complete works of St. Augustine or St. Thomas Aquinas on Kindle! According to a study1 posted on the Pew Research Center website early this year, about a quarter of American adults (24%) say they haven’t read a book in whole or in part in the past year, whether in print, electronic or audio form.

Because people don’t read, they are more vulnerable to follow the liberal propaganda which is being constantly hammered by the mainstream media. In the past, the Church was strong to fight against Liberalism, but what’s about now? Since the recognition of the principle of Religious Liberty during the Council Vatican II, liberal ideas invaded our Holy Mother the Church. The latest blow came from the final document of the recent Synod of the Youth, which makes references to “paths of accompaniment in the faith of homosexual persons” and speaks of these paths helping these persons “to recognize the desire to belong to and contribute to the life of the community; and to discern the best ways of achieving it.”

How is it possible to have high ranked prelates who could give approval to such evil agenda? It is because of the whole scale spread of Liberalism within the Church, along with the lack of prayer and the loss of the spirit of sacrifice.

On our side, what will be our answer? Put everything back in place, both in the soul as well as in the body, by means of prayer life, good reading and the practice of sacrifice in our daily life. This season of Advent is a good time to start put into practice that agenda.

Let me take the occasion to promote the books of Fr. Denis Fahey, recently republished by Loreto Publications. Fr. Fahey was the most famous English writer about the doctrine of the Kingship of Christ, which is the true remedy against Liberalism.

On behalf of the communities of St. Michael’s Priory and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy, all my best wishes for Christmas!

Fr. Dominique Boulet

1 www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/03/23/who-doesnt-read-books-in-america

Websites: 1. website for the SSPX in Southern Ontario:www.ontario.sspx.ca 2. website for SSPX Canada: www.sspx.ca

St. Michael’s Priory - Tel: 416-251-0499 o Fr. Dominique Boulet [email protected] Cell: 416-830-4796 o Fr. Jules Belisle [email protected] o Fr. Raymond Lillis [email protected] o Parish Secretary [email protected]

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy - Tel: 519-634-4932 o Fr. David Sherry [email protected] o Fr. Marcel Stannus [email protected] o Parish & Academy Secretary [email protected]

Activities: • Church of the Transfiguration, Toronto: • Special: o Saturday December 16, Christmas Concert, given by the children who attend our Home-Schooling Program. • Regular: o Confessions on Sunday 30 minutes before each Mass. Friday 6:30pm, 1st Saturdays 8:30am and on request o Rosary before the Bl. Sacrament Wednesday 7:00pm o Legion of Mary meetings: Tuesday 7:00pm o 2nd collection for St. Joseph Bursary, 2nd Sunday of the Month o 2nd collection for Building Fund, 4th Sunday of the Month o Sunday December 2, Catechism for adults, after the 8:00am Mass o Thursday December 13, Home Schoolers Day • Holy Face of Jesus Church – St. Catharines: o Confessions usually one hour before Mass o Every Tuesday, from 7 to 8pm, Holy Hour devotion to the Holy Face o 1st Friday & Saturday devotions • Church of the Canadian Martyrs, Orillia: o Confessions usually one hour before Mass o Monday December 10, Home Schoolers Day

• St. Peter’s Church, New Hamburg: o For more details, see the monthly bulletin from St. Peter’s

Eucharistic Crusaders Intention for December: For the dying and the deceased.

Our departed souls for December: ++ Fr. Stephen Somerville, Fr. Thomas Bernhard, John Connelly, Doreen Ondriska, Richard Freundorfer, Mary Anderson, Tanya Krasna, Marguerite Ryan, Eileen Chalmers, Margaret Rehak, Virginio Mare, Jose Mandap (Sr), Gerrard Finnigan, Violetta Hernandez, Enrique I. De Jesus, Alice Ann Curtis & Sophie Michalski.

Food for Thought

1. Christmas Season and Sunday Shopping

By the late John Vennari

The time in which most Christmas shopping takes place is not really the Christmas Season, but the Advent Season. Christmas Season begins on the first Vespers of Christmas and continues to Epiphany; otherwise known as the Twelve Days of Christmas. This deformation of terminology brought about by modern commercialism reflects more of the pagan spirit rather than the true Catholic spirit as communicated by the Liturgical Year. As we now enter a period of increased buying and selling, it is opportune to remind ourselves to be wary of another pagan practice rampant in the modern world: Sunday shopping.

This common profanation of Sunday, which only increases during the Christmas shopping season, should not be taken lightly. In the 19th Century, Heaven sent two dire warnings against this offense, making clear that Our Lord regards this as a serious sin deserving of severe chastisement. The first warning came through Sister Marie de Sainte-Pierre, whom Our Lord revealed the Devotion to His Holy Face. The second came through Our Lady of La Salette. Both of these revelations from Heaven enjoy the full approval of the Catholic Church.

“The Holy Day of the Lord Profaned”

On Nov. 24, 1843, Our Lord said the following to Sister Marie de Saint-Pierre, a French Carmelite nun: “The earth is covered with crimes. The violation of the first three Commandments of God has irritated My Father. The Holy Name of God blasphemed, and the Holy Day of the Lord profaned, fills up the measure of iniquities. These sins have risen unto the Throne of God and provoked His wrath which will soon burst forth if His justice be not appeased. At no time have these crimes reached such a pitch.” Elsewhere, Our Lord complained to Sister Marie de Saint-Pierre of the massive amount of blasphemy taking place on earth. He said, “My Name is everywhere blasphemed. Even children blaspheme.” Sister Marie de Saint-Pierre went on to explain, “Blasphemy is a poisoned arrow ever wounding His Divine Heart. He told me that He wishes to give me a Golden Arrow wherewith to wound His Heart delightfully and heal these wounds

inflicted by the sinners’ malice.”

This is the origin of the popular prayer, The Golden Arrow, that Heaven wished Catholics to recite often: “May the Most Holy, Most Sacred, Most Adorable, Most Mysterious and Unutterable Name of God be praised, blessed, loved, adored and glorified, in Heaven, on earth, and in the hells, by all God’s creatures, and by the Sacred Heart of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. Amen.” Sister de Saint- Pierre said, “Our Lord having given me this Golden Arrow said, ‘avail yourself of this, for I shall demand an account from you.’.’ At that moment I beheld issuing from the Sacred Heart of Jesus pierced by this arrow a torrent of grace of sinners.”

Communion of Reparation for Profanation of Sunday

Along with this prayer in reparation for blasphemy, Our Lord told Sister de Saint-Pierre about the need to appease the Divine Justice aroused by reason of the desecration of Sunday. The heart of the message can be summarized in the following words of Sister de Saint-Pierre: “... Our Lord commanded me to receive Holy Communion every Sunday for these three particular intentions:

1) In a spirit of atoning for all forbidden works done on Sunday, which as holy days are to be sanctified. 2) To appease Divine Justice which was on the very verge of striking on account of the profanation of holy days. 3) To implore the conversion of those sinners who desecrate Sundays, and to succeed in obtaining the cessation of forbidden Sunday Labor.

Our Lord asked for the establishment of a special Archconfraternity in reparation for blasphemy and profanation of work on Sunday. Our Lord Himself called this “the most beautiful work under the sun.” This Archconfraternity of the Holy Face was later approved by Pope Leo XIII in 1885.

Second and Third Commandments

For a quick review of the do’s and don’ts regarding the Second and Third Commandments, here is a quick summary of what we find in pre-Vatican II catechisms.

The Second Commandment is “Thou Shalt Not Take the Name of the Lord Thy God in Vain”. It commands: reverence in speaking about God and holy things and the keeping of oaths and vows. It forbids: blasphemy, the irreverent use of God’s name, speaking disrespectfully about holy things, false oaths and the breaking of vows.

The Third Commandment is: “Remember thou keep holy the Sabbath Day”. It commands: going to church on Sundays and Holy Days. It forbids: missing church through one’s own fault, unnecessary servile work; public buying and selling; court

trials.

La Salette

Around the same time Sister Marie de Saint-Pierre received the Divine communications from Our Lord, Heaven sent another warning regarding sins against the Second and Third Commandments through Our Lady of La Salette. On September 19, 1846, Our Lady appeared to the shepherd children Maximin and Melanie in La Salette; it was a confirmation of the messages Our Lord gave to Sister Marie de Saint-Pierre. Our Lady of La Salette warned of “the utter contempt (of man) for God’s Commandments, especially, She said, in the profanation of the Lord’s Day and the crime of blasphemy.” (That is, for sins against the Second and Third Commandments.) Our Lady said, “If my people do not return to God by penance, I shall be forced to let fall the Hand of my Son, it now presses so heavily that I can scarce hold it any longer.”

Keep Sunday Holy

We see that Heaven does not take these sins lightly. Yet blasphemy is commonplace, particularly through the machinations of Hollywood. The profanation of Sunday is a way of life in modern United States, Canada and a great part of the once-Christian West. Recently, I heard a sermon from a traditional priest against Sunday shopping in which he gave some helpful guidelines. He said we should try to avoid all shopping on Sunday. Certainly, we should not make Sunday our day for grocery shopping. If we find that perhaps we are inadvertently caught on Sunday without something we absolutely need (including, as another priest said, unplanned visits from guests), then maybe we can go to the store for that item alone. He said we are not to use it as an opportunity to shop for other items we may need throughout the week. Even this activity should be strictly curbed, he cautioned, because of the danger of scandal. People who know we are Catholic and who see us in a store on Sunday will conclude “well, he’s Catholic, and he shops on Sunday, so Sunday shopping is probably legitimate.”

In conclusion, let us remember the stern warnings from Our Lord to Sister Marie de Saint-Pierre and from Our Lady of La Salette, and let us avoid all Sunday shopping. Perhaps we could often recite the Golden Arrow, and begin the practice of the Communion of Reparation for Profanation of Sundays, given by Our Lord to Sister de Saint-Pierre, in reparation for the widespread desecration of Sunday that is the shame of our age.

All quotes from Sister Marie de Sainte-Pierre come from The Life of Sister Marie de Saint-Pierre, an 1885 book written by Father Janvier, a great promoter of the Work of Reparation (English translation). It carries the 1881 Imprimatur of the Archbishop of Tours, France, Msgr. Colet. The book is out of print and extremely rare.

Source : Catholic Family News

2. Who was Fr. Fahey?

Fr. Denis Fahey was born in Ireland in 1883. At seventeen, he entered the novitiate of Holy Ghost Fathers, located near Paris in France. He made his profession in 1907. Further educated at the Gregorian University in Rome, he was ordained in 1910, taking his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas. In 1912 he received his Ph.D. in Theology from the Gregorian University. That year he returned to Ireland and was appointed Director of Scholastics and Professor of Philosophy at the Irish Province of the Holy Ghost Congregation in Dublin. He served as chaplain at an internment camp in Switzerland towards the end of World War I. Otherwise, his residence remained in Ireland until his death in 1954. He spoke German, French, and Italian. A prolific writer, he authored several books that focused extensively on the defense of and richer cultivation of the Kingship of Christ in his Catholic homeland.

During his studies in Rome, Fr. Fahey learned how the Mystical Body of Christ transformed the pagan society of the Roman Empire and prepared it for the “upward movement of recognition for the program of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Priest and King.” He also learned that the revolutions of the modern world, in the words of Pope Leo XIII, “were but one phase of the development of a pre-arranged plan, which is being carried out over an ever-widening area to multiply the ruins of which we have previously spoken.” Fr. Fahey came to understand “that all the revolutions were bringing about the elimination of the rule of Christ the King in view of ultimately eliminating the Mass and the supernatural life of Christ, the Supreme High Priest.” These two major streams of thought — the recognition of the Kingship of Christ and the unmasking of the forces opposed to His Kingdom — furnished the “two guiding lights of theological and historical studies which I have pursued ever since.” He spent the rest of his writing and teaching career working out the theoretical and practical implications of these two great notions. In particular, he attempted to expound and build upon the social teachings of the modern popes — Bl. Pius IX, Leo XIII, St. Pius X and Pius XI.

These “two guiding lights” may be restated as follows: First, recognizing and promoting the Kingship of Christ is absolutely necessary for earthly happiness as well as the salvation of every human being. The Reign of Christ the King is the only source of hope for the world, both materially and spiritually. It is the only means for building and preserving civilization. Second, any person, group, organization, or social movement that opposes Christ’s Reign is a witting or unwitting tool of demonic powers. Needless to say, in a world that is swimming in heresy, Naturalism, Modernism, Marxism, Socialism, and every other imaginable error, such a teaching causes a great deal of

discomfort. Fr. Fahey had an excellent education, a powerful intellect, and remained faithful to the Magisterium of the Church. Because he was also a clear, powerful teacher and writer, he was the enemy of the Modernists and revolutionaries of his day and is hated by those who have come along ever since.

Fr. Fahey and Organized Naturalism

Fr. Fahey defines “Naturalism” as follows: “Naturalism consists in the negation of the possibility of the elevation of our nature to the Supernatural Life and order, or more radically still, in the negation of the very existence of that Life and order. In our day, owing to the progress of the anti-Christian revolt, the more radical meaning has become common. Naturalism may be defined, therefore, as the attitude of mind which denies the reality of the Divine Life of Grace and of our Fall there from by Original Sin. It rejects our consequent liability to revolt against the order of the Divine Life, when this Life has been restored to us by our Membership of [in] Christ and maintains that all social life should be organized on the basis of that denial.”

What is a Modern Catholic to do?

Reading Fr. Fahey forces a modern Catholic to pause and reflect — to consider 1) the roles of the Church and the State, 2) the Church’s social teachings, 3) the Kingship of Christ, and 4) the organized naturalists, including the Jews, Freemasons, and their agents of influence in the press, international finance, and the government. If he is a serious, thoughtful Catholic, the reader is prompted to study further, especially the writings of the popes (prior to Vatican II). As he understands more about true Catholic social principles, so, too, will he realize the awful magnitude of the gulf that has grown between the Church and modern society, particularly for us living in the twenty-first century. When one reflects on the devastation in the Mystical Body itself that has been caused by the forces of Organized Naturalism, he can become quite overwhelmed. In our day, we are witnessing the fulfillment of Fr. Fahey’s observation, “It is the good men, good once, we must hope, good still, who are to do the work of anti-Christ and so sadly to crucify the Lord afresh…. Bear in mind this feature of the last days, that this deceitfulness arises from good men being on the wrong side.” As Fr. Fahey states emphatically, it “…is a challenge to the Catholic Church of a duel to the death.”

Fr. Fahey clearly described the traditional teaching of the relationship between Christ’s Mystical Body and the rest of society. “The two Societies [Church and State] are independent and self-sufficient, each in its own sphere, so that no direct subordination exists between them. There is, however, indirect subordination. Since both societies exercise jurisdiction over the same subject, man, it sometimes happens that spiritual and temporal interests conflict; and when this happens, spiritual interests and the society which governs them, being the higher, the nobler, and the more important, must prevail.”

With these considerations in mind, what should a Catholic do? “Our main duty as Catholics in the face of this Naturalism is, as always, the strengthening of our supernatural life by a formation in which our membership of [in] Our Lord’s Mystical Body will become the leit-motiv [overriding consideration] of everything.” Fr. Fahey gives us the approach to follow if we are to achieve any measure of success in the struggle to re-establish the Kingship of Christ on earth. We must enter the arena and fight the enemy face-to-face. Catholics must win non-Catholics to the Faith by the “probity of their morals and the integrity of their lives.” We must have a unity of aim and similarity in all plans of action. Catholics, therefore, must be united whenever the interests of the Church are at stake, even though they may differ on matters of secondary importance. We must avoid the two “criminal excesses of weak Catholics” — i.e., worldly prudence (often a soft apostasy) and, at the other extreme, false courage.

In his essay entitled A Brief Sketch of My Life Work, Fr. Fahey gives us the essence of our struggle to re-establish Christ’s Kingdom in these latter days. He refers the reader to True Devotion to Mary by St. Louis Marie de Montfort. In it, St. Louis “stresses the two functions of our Blessed Mother, the positive one of making our Lord known, and the negative one of making war upon His enemies.”

Fr. Fahey argued that Catholics need to become active, both politically and socially. “…Unless the precepts, doctrines, and example of Christ are faithfully followed by all in public and private life, no peace worthy of the name can be attained, and certainly not the peace of Christ, which is pre-eminently to be desired.” If we are able, let us work to influence the legislators to pass laws that are just. Let us lobby politicians and people in the media to operate for good rather than evil. Let us contribute our time and our money towards this most holy endeavor — the crusade to restore the Kingship of Christ. “It is infinitely better to go down struggling for the integral truth than to win a seeming victory by whittling it down.”

Source: excerpts from an article posted on www.Catholicism.org

3. The Book of the Month, by Fr. Fahey

The Social Rights of Our Divine Lord Jesus Christ, the King, Adapted from the French of Rev. Fr. Philippe CssR.

This book was written by Fr. Phillipe CssR, as a Catechism of the Social Rights of Our Lord Christ the King. Translated into English by Fr. Fahey, this work was highly recommended by Archbishop Lefebvre, as follows: “The doctrine exposed by Fr. Philippe in his book, by way of a ‘Catechism of the Rights of Our Lord in Society’ is, without doubt, very necessary to be brought to mind in our times.

To abandon this article of our Faith, not only by liberal Catholics, but also by the hierarchy of the Church, quickly leads to apostasy and the secularisation of societies which were once Catholics. Where Our Lord does not reign, Satan takes the Throne. To recall to mind today this fundamental doctrine is a very salutary work. We strongly encourage the diffusion of this remarkable book which is an indispensable complement to our Catholic Catechism. Blessed are those who work without rest for the extension of the social Reign of Our Lord by the intercession of Mary, Queen.” †Marcel Lefebvre, November 30, 1988

Note: Besides this book, we recommend two other books written by Fr. Fahey himself. The Kingship of Christ and Organised Naturalism gives a good summary of Fr. Fahey’s doctrine, but The Mystical Body of Christ and the Reorganisation of Society is his most complete work.

Complete Set of Fr. Denis Fahey's books - 14 Titles, all available from Loreto Publications www.LoretoPubs.org

Mental Prayer According to the Teaching of Saint Thomas Aquinas (1927) Secret Societies and the Kingship of Christ (1928) The Kingship of Christ According to the Principles of Saint Thomas Aquinas (1931) The Social Rights of Our Divine Lord Jesus Christ the King Adapted from the French of Rev. A. Phillippe C.SS.R. by Fr. Denis Fahey C.S.Sr. (1932) The Mystical Body of Christ in the Modern World (1935) The Rulers of Russia (1938) The Workingmen’s Guilds of the Middle Ages (1943) (A translation of the work by Dr. Godefroid Kurth C.S.G.) The Kingship of Christ and Organized Naturalism (1943) Money Manipulation and the Social Order (1944) The Mystical Body of Christ and the Reorganization of Society (1945) The Tragedy of James Connolly (1947) The Rulers of Russia and the Russian Farmers (1948) The Kingship of Christ and the Conversion of the Jewish Nation (1953) The Church and Farming (1953)

Mass Times for December 2018

Feasts Toronto St. St Peter’s New OLMC Orillia/ Catharines Hamburg New H. Sudbury Dec1. 1st Saturday of the Dev 9am Mass 9am 8:00am 8:00am OR 6:00pm 1st Month Mass 10am Dev. after Dev. after 2. Our Lady on Saturdays 2 3. 1st Sunday of Advent 8:00am 10:00am 7:30am 5:00pm OR 10:00am 10:30am 10:00am Vesp. & 5:00pm Ben. 3 St. Francis Xavier 7:15am 8:00am 11:10am

4 4. St. Peter Chrysologus 7:15am 8:00am 11:10am 6:00pm 5 5. Ferial 7:15am 8:00am 11:10am Ros. 7pm 6 6. St. Nicholas 7:15am 8:00am 11:10am 7 7. St. Ambrose 7:15am Dev. 5pm 6:30pm + Dev. 6:30am OR 6:00pm 8. & 1st Friday of the Month 7:00pm Mass 6pm 8 Immaculate Conception 7:15am 9:00am 10:00am - OR 9:00am 10:00am 9 9. 2nd Sunday of Advent 8:00am 10:00am 7:30am 5:00pm 10:30am 10:00am Vesp. & OR 10:00am 5:00pm Ben. 10 10. Ferial 7:15am - 11:10am OR 11:00am 11 11. St. Damasus 7:15am - 11:10am 6:00pm 12 12. Ferial 7:15am - 11:10am Ros. 7pm 13 13. St. Lucy 7:15am - 11:10am 11:00am 14 14. Ferial 7:15am - 6:30am 7:00pm 15 15. Ferial 8:00am 9:00am - 8:00am 16 16. 3rd Sunday of Advent 8:00am 10:00am 7:30am 5:00pm OR 10:00am 10:30am 10:00am Vesp. & 5:00pm Ben. 17 17. Ferial 7:15am 8:00am 11:10am

18. Feasts Toronto St. St Peter’s New OLMC Orillia/ Catharines Hamburg New H. Sudbury 18 19. Ferial2 7:15am 8:00am 10:25am 6:00pm 19 20. Ember Wednesday 7:15am 8:00am 11:10am Ros. 7pm 20 21. Ferial 7:15am 8:00am 11:10am 11:00am 21 22. St. Thomas 7:15am 6:30pm 6:30am (Ember Friday) 7:00pm 22 23. Ember Saturday 8:00am 9:00am 8:00am 8:00am 23 4th Sunday of Advent 8:00am 10:00am 7:30am - OR 10:00am 10:30am 10:00am Kirkland 5:00pm Lake 24 24. Vigil of Christmas 7:15am 9:00am 11:00am - 25 25. Nativity of Our Lord Midnight Midnight Midnight - Sudbury 8:00am 10:00am 10:00am Midnight 10:30am 10:00am OR Midnight 10:00am 26 26. St. Stephen 11:00am 10:00am 11:00am - 9:00am Ros. 7pm 27 27. St. John 7:15am 11:00am - 28 28. The Holy Innocents 7:15am 11:00am - 7:00pm 29 29. Day in the Octave of 8:00am 11:00am - Christmas 30 30. Sunday in the Octave of 8:00am 10:00am 7:30am - OR 10:00am Christmas 10:30am 10:00am 5:00pm 31 31. Day in the Octave of 7:15am 9:00am 11:00am - Christmas 8-9pm HH 8-9pm HH 8-9pm HH Jan.32. Octave of Christmas 8:00am 10:00am 10:00am - OR 10:00am 1st 10:30am 5:00pm

2 Only in New Hamburg, feast of the dedication of the Cathedral of Hamilton