The blood of St. Januarius liquefied yesterday, marking the fourth time this miracle has occurred in 2025. While the liquefaction usually happens three times a year on set dates, this year also saw a rare and unexpected occurrence in August—the first since 1389—which many in Naples viewed as a special blessing.
Das Wunder des heiligen Januarius Neapel, das Wunder des heiligen Januarius wiederholt sich. Heute, Dienstag, 16. Dezember - wie es Tradition ist - um 9.13 Uhr hat sich das Blut des Schutzpatrons der Stadt verflüssigt. Wie gewohnt sind viele Gläubige in den Dom gekommen, um der Verflüssigung des Blutes des heiligen Januarius beizuwohnen. Es handelt sich um den dritten Termin des Jahres nach dem 19. September und dem Samstag vor dem ersten Sonntag im Mai. Vor der Verflüssigung haben sich die Verwandten des heiligen Januarius gemeinsam mit allen anderen Gläubigen in der Kirche zum Gebet versammelt. Die Messe wurde von Abt Prälat Monsignor Vincenzo De Gregorio geleitet, der den Gläubigen die Reliquie zeigte. Das Programm sieht die Wiederpräsentation der Reliquie um 16 Uhr vor, dann um 18.30 Uhr die Feier der Messe, gefolgt von der Rückführung der Reliquie in den Tresor. Der 16. Dezember ist die dritte jährliche Feier zu Ehren des heiligen Märtyrers, die an einem besonderen Datum für …More
Tue Dec 16, 2025 - 6:47 pm EST (LifeSiteNews) — Auxiliary Bishop Kevin Kenney of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis suggested to an anti-deportation crowd of Catholics on Friday that blessed salt may be helpful in banishing immigration enforcement. “What’s the best way to get rid of ice on your sidewalks?” Kenney told a crowd on December 12, the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, at a prayer gathering a block away from the Whipple Federal Building. The bishop used the image of ice to represent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, also known as ICE. “In the Old Testament, you sprinkle that salt, you rid the area of evil and bad happenings,” Kenney said. “I would recommend you bring salt to church with you and have it blessed and share it with your neighbors to sprinkle around homes, parishes, cars. It does offer protection. … Maybe if we put salt on the sidewalk, the ice will disappear.” The bishop, along with Father Christopher Collins, led a group of about 40 people in …
Jubilee of Prisoners, #PopeLeoXIV: May forms of amnesty or pardon be granted During the Mass presided over in St. Peter's Basilica, Leo XIV reiterated the desire expressed by Francis in "Spes non confundit," the papal bull announcing the Holy Year. He hopes that everyone will be offered real opportunities for social reintegration, while being aware of the critical issues of the prison system: "No human being is the same as what he has done. Justice is always a process of reparation." #VaticanNewsIT
(Left-wing) magazine “Jacobina” (Jacobin), December 16, 2025 - Article by Javier Molina (excerpts) (...) In these terms, the “Mother of God” presents herself as a weapon against the powers of darkness, against the enemies of the soul, as the leader Kentenich said in reference to the Virgin of Fatima in 1944. Plínio Corrêa de Oliveira and, later, Jaime Guzmán Errázuriz considered the Virgin of Fatima the main symbol of the anti-communist struggle. (...) To understand the crux of this brief genealogy, we must remember that in 1961 two Brazilians arrived in Santiago to give two lectures. One of these was held at the Sacred Hearts School in Alameda and the other at the headquarters of the Conservative Party Youth. But who were these gentlemen? Both Fernando Furquim de Almeida and Paulo Corrêa de Brito Filho were members of the Brazilian Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) , the anti-communist organization founded and presided over by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira …More
With myself, and those I have/ and still teach, the concept of friendship is more mysterious and needed than that of love. This book, along with TA Summa is one I lean into. Aelred of Rievaulx: Spiritual Friendship (Not sure why the font so large. )
Thursday of the III week of Advent. From the Annunciation of Mary Our Blessed Lady. DAILY MEDITATIONS OF THE MYSTERIES OF OUR HOLY FAITH, By the P. Alonso de Andrade FROM THE COMPANY OF JESUS. PRAYER TO BEGIN By the sign of the Holy Cross, from our enemies delier us, Lord, our God. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. My Lord and my God: I firmly believe that you are here, that you see me, that you hear me. I adore you with deep reverence. I ask you for forgiveness of my sins and grace to make this time of prayer fruit. My Mother Immaculate, Saint Joseph, my father and lord, my guardian Angel: intercede for me. Meditation Thursday of the III week of Advent. From the Annunciation of Mary Our Blessed Lady. POINT ONE. Consider who, and to whom, and to what this embassy comes to: who sends it is God omnipotent, to whom he sends it is to a most pure and Holy Virgin and withdrawn and hidden in the small city of Nazareth: what it comes to, is to ask for your consent …More
Masterclass in Mariology No. 57: Mariologists Critique Vatican Document on Mary Mariologists of the International Marian Association offer the following synthesis of critique of the new Vatican note on Mary, as the note not only discourages the use of titles but, more importantly, undermines these traditional and papal Marian doctrines. View this video and see why the Marian debate is only increasing in light of the Vatican's Mater Populi Fidelis.
I am not being allowed to post this directly. So copy + paste job.. A Cantata for Darya Dugina (off Alexander Dugin's X page):- Rainaldo Graziani, Angelo Inglese A Cantata for Darya Dugina Excerpts from the dialogue between Angelo Inglese and Rainaldo Graziani on the genesis of the musical work. RG: Angelo, how did you decide to structure your new musical creation? Al: It is a scenic cantata in nine stations. I wanted to use the term “station” to give the cantata a sacred character, as if it were a liturgical journey. Each station represents an icon, where music is a vehicle for the liberation of the soul from passions, for detachment from the material world, and leads the listener to the crossroads of Dasha's thoughts. The cantata is divided into nine tracks: Prologue (Дого); II. Там, где нет иллюзий (Where there are no illusions); III. Взлетая выше (Living on the edge); IV. Призрак в неизвестность (Leap into the unknown); V. Быть светом (Being light…More
17.12.2025 WHERE IS ST. THOMAS MORE TODAY IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN ENGLAND ? When King Henry VIII wanted to marry Anne Boleyn and the pope said no, he threatened to kill all the English cardinals and seize their property. All winked. Except for one. Today not a single cardinal will tell Ofsted and the Islamic groups that Lumen Gentium 16 in Vatican Council II refers only to a hypothetical case. It refers to someone invisible in London in 2025-2026. ‘Not a single cardinal except St. Thomas More’. Sounds familiar? Not a single cardinal in Britain will say that hypothetical cases of being saved ‘in imperfect communion with the Church ‘Unitatis Redigratio 3, are not exceptions for the dogma EENS. The Decree on Ecumenism, in Vatican Council II, is not an exception for Ad Gentes 7, Vatican Council II. Ad Gentes 7 says all need faith and baptism for salvation. Lumen Gentium 16 cannot be an explicit exception for Fr. Leonard Feeney of Boston on extra ecclesiam nulla salus (EENS), but ‘…More
Skip to content AI generator In a statement published on social media on Tuesday, Jacek Dobrzyński, spokesman for the minister coordinating Poland’s intelligence services, said officers of the Internal Security Agency (ABW) had detained a student of the Catholic University of Lublin identified as Mateusz W. He said the suspect was believed to have been preparing a terrorist attack intended to intimidate large numbers of people and to support the so-called Islamic State. According to Dobrzyński, investigators believe the suspect had been gathering information on how to manufacture explosive materials independently and had considered joining a terrorist organisation in order to obtain operational support. Digital storage devices and items linked to Islam were seized during the operation, he added, and a court ordered the man to be held in pre-trial detention for three months. In a separate and more detailed statement, the Internal Security Agency said the arrest followed urgent searches …
Furthermore, only three Popes named Leo appear on the Virgin of Guadalupe's mantle. Since her appearance, counted from the Council of Trent. The name Francis does not appear either.
The French Ministry of Education started a series of controls in Catholic private schools, carried out mainly in late 2025. The issue gained national attention following a parliamentary hearing of Guillaume Prévost, Secretary General of Catholic Education, held on December 2. Prévost presented feedback collected from school heads and teachers. On December 8, the Secretariat General of Catholic Education published a 14-page document summarizing incidents. They include: Intrusive questioning Inspectors asked young students and staff intrusive questions about their religious beliefs and practices, including about attendance at mass and private spiritual life. Searches and documentation Inspectors searched pupils’ belongings, such as schoolbags, and examined or photographed private materials, including spiritual journals or documents. Questioning of very young pupils Children were questioned without the presence of a neutral adult. Undermining the Catholic identity Certain inspection …More
Teachers allege inspectors interrogated children about religious practice, searched belongings, and entered classrooms unannounced, despite legal protections for Catholic schools in France.