"[A] man . . .the other day pointed out that I was never bored. I hadn’t thought of that before, but it’s true: I’m never bored. I’m appalled, horrified, angered, but never bored. The world appears to me so infinite in its variety that many lifetimes could not exhaust its interest. So long as you can still be surprised, you have something to be thankful for."
-Theodore Dalrymple
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
The Real Reason for the Ordinariate
Some 500 years after England’s King Henry VIII broke with the Roman Catholic Church, the Vatican is vowing to defeat the Church of England — not in the pews, but on the cricket pitch.
The Vatican has launched its own cricket club — a move aimed at forging ties with teams of other faiths.
Rome’s Capannelle Cricket Club is hosting training matches that will lead to the creation of the Vatican team, the St. Peter’s Cricket Club.
The Vatican already has its Clericus Cup soccer tournament, which pitches the Swiss Guards against seminarians. Now, its cricket team will sport the official colors of the tiny city-state, yellow and white, and players’ jackets will have the seal of the papacy, two crossed keys.
O Mary, God's own Mother,
Pray for our native land;
And ye, O Saints and Angels,
Around the throne who stand;
Pray for our darkened country,
That faith may live again,
That Jesus in His Sacrament
At last supreme may reign!
NOVEMBER
Month of The Holy Souls in Purgatory
"MAN, that is born of a woman, hath but a short time to live, and is full of misery. He cometh up, and is cut down, like a flower; he fleeth as it were a shadow, and never continueth in one stay.
In the midst of life we are in death: of whom may we seek for succour, but of thee, O LORD, who for our sins art justly displeased?" from the Burial Service, which got it from the book of Job
"Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis. Requiescant in pace." -from the Office of the Dead
SAINTS OF NOVEMBER
September 24 FEAST OF OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM
Patroness of the Ordinariate of the Chair of St Peter
O God, Who, through the mystery of the Word made flesh, didst in Thy mercy sanctify the house of the Blessed Virgin Mary: do Thou grant that we may keep aloof from the tabernacle of sinners, and become worthy indwellers of Thy house; through Jesus Christ Thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.
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In the event of an inadvertent overdose of Vatican news,click here and follow directions.
[“On the barque of Peter, those with queasy stomachs should keep clear of the engine room.” -Msgr Ronald Knox]
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St Thomas Becket, Archbishop & Martyr
Ant. This Saint hath striven for the law of God even unto death,
and hath not feared for the swords of the ungodly; for he hath been
founded upon a firm Rock.
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The men of the East may spell the stars,
And times and triumphs mark,
But the men signed of the cross of Christ
Go gaily in the dark.
The men of the East may search the scrolls,
For sure fates and fame,
But the men that drink the blood of God
Go singing to their shame.
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But you and all the kind of Christ
Are ignorant and brave,
And you shall have wars you hardly win
And souls you hardly save.
I tell you naught for your comfort
Yea, naught for your desire,
Save that the sky grows darker yet
And the sea rises higher.
Night shall be thrice night over you,
And heaven an iron cope.
Do you have joy without a cause,
Yea, faith without a hope?
from The Ballad of the White Horse
-G. K. Chesterton
The Anglican Ordinariates in the Catholic Church
The Anglican Ordinariate in the Catholic Church has now been established in North America for over ten years. For several years prior this space on the left-hand column of The Inn has been dedicated to the Pastoral Provision, or "Anglican Use", parishes and supporting websites. These parishes and societies were in union with Rome and were under the jurisdiction of their local Roman Rite bishops. But as of 1 January 2012 Pope Benedict XVI has provided that Catholic parishes and communities in the Anglican tradition will have their own Ordinary and their own diocesan-like structure to gather round. (The Pastoral Provision structure still exists as of this writing - 8/12/2022 - but includes only one parish so far as I can tell.) The Ordinariate of the Chair of St Peter - the official title of the North American Ordinariate - also includes parishes in Canada. There is also an Anglican Ordinariate in England and Scotland - the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham - and one for Australia, New Zealand and perhaps elsewhere called the Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross. The following are a selection of links to further explore the Catholic Anglican patrimony. And, yes, I realize I am very naughty for continually referring to it/them as "Anglican" Ordinariate(s). Apparently the Powers that Be prefer some other term that I cannot bring to mind at the moment. But hereabouts we have called it Anglican Ordinariate since day one or even before that. And as those of you who frequent these premises already know, I don't change easily.
The following are a selection of links to further explore the Catholic Anglican patrimony.
O Holy Ghost the Lord, Who on Pentecost gavest the Church the gift of tongues that Christ might be known, loved, and served by peoples of divers nations and customs: watch over the Anglo-Catholic heritage within Thy Church, we pray Thee, that, led by Thy guidance and strengthened by Thy grace, that heritage may find such favour in Thy sight that its people may increase both in holiness and number, and so show forth Thy glory; Who livest and reignest with the Father and the Son, ever one God world without end. Amen.
The best tea in the world? Haven't tried them all. But, so far, yes.
. . .which I find enjoyable. It would be very
rash of you to infer that I agree with everything
in each of them. Even rasher to assume that they
all agree with me. And, yes, some of these folks haven't posted
in a long time . . . years, in fact. Call it nostalgia if you like
but I intend to keep the links up. Maybe they'll post again some
day; I miss them.
LITURGICAL REGENERATION
One might infer from this selection of links that I believe
"Liturgical Regeneration" is going to come principally, if not
exclusively, from a restoration of the traditional Roman Rite.
Such an inference would be largely correct. However, see also
the Anglican Ordinariate links above.
Reform of the Reform
I don't hold much hope for this movement; the internal contradictions seem insurmountable. I wish them well and no one will be happier than I if they succeed; but no one will be more surprised either.
Give them a look anyway; they have many interesting things to say. Adoremus Society Latin Liturgy Association Association for Latin Liturgy [UK]
E-Mail:
High praise, recipes, & sources for
good reeds may be addressed to:
thesixbells AT verizon DOT net
(after, of course, you close up the
spaces, change the "AT" to an "@" and
the "DOT" to a "." Spambots delendi sunt.)
(If this looks new to you, you are quite right; the
old Tavernkeeper address is no more.)
An address for complaints may possibly
be added at some point. In the fullness of time.
Le cunamh Dé. Deo volente.
Should you, in fact, decide to drop me a note,
it is entirely possible that I may decide to publish
it unless you tell me not to. And even if you tell
me not to, things do get in something of a muddle here;
in a fit of absentmindedness, I might publish it anyway.
So discretion is always advisable.
10/01/2021 - Oh, bother. I give up. This used to happen automatically but I've has to do it manually for years.
No more. If anyone needs this, I'm sorry but I'm running out of room and I have already run out of patience.
About Me
Name:John
Location:Hunkering down in the Ordinariate here in the lower-left-hand corner of the continental 48 and meditating on how everything has deteriorated since yesteryear. Well, synthetic drone reeds are better. But nothing else.
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