#Society of St Pius X

[mjalford98]

Solemn Requiem Mass at the SSPX Chapel of St Michael the Archangel in Burghclere, Hampshire, England for Bishop Bernard Tissier de Mallarais on Saturday 19 October 2024. 🙏

I think a lot of newer generations of Traditional Catholics can easily fail to appreciate just how crucial a role Bishop Tissier played in establishing the traditionalist movement within the Catholic Church - dare I say that without Father & later Bishop Tissier, we would not have had the historical giant that was Archbishop Lefebvre. I did know some of the well-known stories, such as his involvement as one of the first nine seminarians who went to Abp Lefebvre during the initial upheavals in the 1960s, and of course his later consecration as a bishop, but there were also many stories of his ongoing support to the Archbishop both in the early days of the Society, and later in the lead-up to the consecrations of which I was personally unaware until after his recent untimely passing.

Thanks be to God for such a wonderful man!

[jh-newman-opn]

What are the SSPX? I've been seeing the conversation around them but am unfamiliar with any of their beliefs or anything (tho them being called "modernist" definitely makes me think their heretics ofc)

It's a truth universally acknowledged that at every major council, a group splits off. At Nicaea it was the Arians, at Trent it was the Protestants, at Vatican I it was the Old Catholics, and at Vatican II it was the SSPX.

SSPX stands for Society of St Pius X, and they basically rejected a lot of the ecumenical and liturgical reforms, and then consecrated a bunch of priests and bishops in direct defiance of the Holy See. Lots of excommunications all round, bad time for everyone. Then a group split off from them for not being traddy enough, and they called themselves the SSPV (Society of St Pius V). Not wholly sure what they're doing now, but they're still around. The Palmarians (super weird cult with their own pope) are also an offshoot of this "Lefebvrist" movement (Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre being the founder of the SSPX).

Currently they're in a "canonically irregular" situation, where they officially denounce sedevacantism and call themselves Catholic, but in practice they don't submit to the Pope's authority, they don't accept the Ordinary Form of the Mass, and they have an entirely parallel structure of priests, bishops, and dioceses. Their sacraments are valid, but illicit (mostly-- they can do confession, baptism and marriage). Basically JPII, Benedict XVI, and Francis have made various moves to get them back in by lifting excommunications, changing rules around the EF, and allowing certain sacraments to be celebrated, but they're still firmly one foot out the door and refusing to budge, which for orthodox Catholics is already too many feet.

SSPX apologists will make all sorts of arguments to say that their rebelliousness is justified and that they're not in schism, but the long and the short of it is that a) every heretic group thinks they're in the right and b) the attitude of non-obedience is really spiritually dangerous anyway.

The "modernist" label is probably better explained by the great labeller, @paula-of-christ, but it's basically in reference to the fact that they think the Church ought to conform to their beliefs, rather than conforming their beliefs to the Church's teachings. It doesn't really matter whether your beliefs are uber traddy and your chasubles are really shiny-- if you're out of step with Rome, you are the problem.

[lily-of-christ]

Comfort ye, comfort ye my people;

my salvation shall not tarry:

why wilt thou waste away in sadness?

why hath sorrow seized thee?

Fear not, for I will save thee:

For I am the Lord thy God,

the Holy One of Israel, thy Redeemer.

Priests from the Society of St. Pius X.

[thepastisalreadywritten]

SAINT OF THE DAY (August 19)

St. John Eudes was a French missionary and the founder of the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity.

He was also the author of the liturgical worship of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. 

John was born on 14 November 1601 at Ri, France. At the age of fourteen, he took a vow of chastity and tried to live in imitation of the Lord Jesus ever since.

When he was ordained a priest in 1625 at the age of 24, he was immmediately thrust into the service of victims of the plague, whom he cared for at great risk to his own life.

He also began preaching missions and was known as the greatest preacher of his age, preaching missions all over France, especially throughout Normandy.

In 1641, he founded the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Refuge to provide a refuge for prostitutes. 

In 1643, he founded the Society of Jesus and Mary for the education of priests and for missionary work.

He was also instrumental in encouraging devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Holy Heart of Mary, writing the first book ever on the devotion to the Sacred Hearts, "Le Coeur Admirable de la Très Sainte Mère de Dieu."

He died on 19 August 1680 at Caen.

His virtues were declared heroic by Leo XIII on 6 January 1903.

He was beatified by Pope Pius X on 25 April 1909.  He was canonized by Pope Pius XI on 31 May 1925.

John Eudes is probably best known for the central theme of his writings: Jesus as the source of holiness; Mary as the model of the Christian life.

His devotion to the Sacred Heart and to the Immaculate Heart led Pope Pius XI to declare him the "Father of the Liturgical Cult of the Hearts of Jesus and Mary."

Pope Benedict XVI, in his General Audience catechesis on 19 August 2009, praised Eudes as a "tireless apostle of the devotion of the Sacred Hearts," noting that Eudes was an example for priests during the Year for Priests.

The Pope went on to describe Eudes' "apostolic zeal" in the formation of seminarians into priests as well as the fact that Eudes was a model for evangelization and witness to the "love for Christ's Heart and Mary's Heart."

[enbycrip]

A year ago, and yet the charity commission STILL thinks it is acceptable for these hate-spewing grifters to hold charitable status.

It has now been over a year since they promised their supposed "helpline" for LGB people, and their company house documents, recently released, show that in all that time they have only spent approx £5000 on it.

They took in £450,000, Here's how they spent some of it:

- £120k on legal and professional fees

- £102k on conferences and events

- £31k on salaries

- £27k on advertising

- £11k on travel and accommodation

versus

- £5k on the “support phone line”

This is how much they spent on themselves before they even spent a single penny on their stated charitable aims, which have yet to materialise.

They received specific funding from the National Lottery for this “helpline”.

It is also notable that, despite their claims of being run “for LGB people, by LGB people”, the vast majority of the members of this supposedly LGB charity are cishet, by their own surveys.

Oh. And of course, we also found out their office is in 55 Tuffton Street. Where the hard right, ultra conservitive, viciously evangelical dark money is sent. Their Wikipedia is always worth a read, usual warnings about sources apply: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/55_Tufton_Street

LGB Alliance need to be stopped, as do all the groups at 55 Tuffton Street.

ID: a tweet by AndrewB72 he/him with added beard @andrew_b72

“Well, this needs to be shared far and wide!

LGB Alliance have been classed as a hate group by The Global Project Against Hate and Extremism today who have released a report profiling hateful and extremist groups in Ireland

globalextremism.org/post/release-i... (complete URL cut off in image)

The entire list includes the following groups:

• Anti-Corruption Ireland (white nationalist, anti-immigrant, conspiracy)

• House the Irish First (anti-immigrant)

- lona Institute (anti-LGBTQ+)

- Irish Council for Human Rights (anti-immigrant, anti-LGBTQ+, conspiracy) - Irish Freedom Party (anti-immigrant, anti-LGBTQ+, conspiracy)

- LGB Alliance (anti-transgender, other)

• National Party (anti-immigrant, anti-LGBTQ+, white nationalist)

- Official Proud Boys Ireland (white nationalist, anti-immigrant, anti-LGBTQ+, anti-woman)

- Rise Up Éireann/Rise Up Ireland (conspiracy)

• Siol na hEireann/Seed of Ireland (white nationalist, anti-immigrant, anti-LGBTQ+)

- Society of St. Pius X Resistance (conspiracy, antisemitic)

- Yellow Vest Ireland (anti-immigrant, anti-LGBTQ+, conspiracy”.

[angeltreasure]

What is with the attack on TLM? I've read plenty but still can't understand

What I have found is a couple of things.

There are some people who are so held to certain beliefs and wanting to strictly use older missals that they broke away, called Society of St. Pius X (SSPX). They are not in full communion with the Holy See, in other words, they are in bad standing. “The Society of St. Pius X was founded in 1970 by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (1905-1991) in reaction to the reforms of the Second Vatican Council. These reforms included the substitution of a vernacular Mass for the traditional Latin Mass and a new emphasis on interfaith dialogue. Most important to the priests of SSPX was the celebration of the traditional Latin Mass, but SSPX also stood against other "modernist" trends, including the Church's ecumenical dialogue with non-Catholic groups, and specifically efforts to improve relations with the Jewish community. In 1988 SSPX's founder, Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, consecrated four priests as bishops without Vatican approval; he and the priests were consequently excommunicated by the Church. When Lefebvre died in 1991 the four priests, Bernard Fellay, Bernard Tissier de Mallerais, Richard Williamson and Alfonso de Galarreta, continued to champion SSPX positions, along with a constellation of like-minded organizations and independent traditionalist Catholics. Bishop Bernard Fellay currently runs SSPX from its headquarters in Switzerland.” (Source). …… The danger, therefore, is more people of the faith breaking away.

Closing out the world and keeping to themselves is not the way Christ taught us. This is the reason for restrictions to non-SSPX TLM’s I believe. This is a smaller one (which I have not personally experienced as much as others on tumblr have): there are TLM goers online who have acted extremely rude to others. Again, this is not the way Jesus teaches us to love our neighbor.

It’s not a sin to attend TLM. I often wonder what the future will hold. There are good Catholics out there who prefer TLM and sincerely connect with it for God. We have had saints come out of TLM. We have many Catholics on tumblr who love TLM. We must pray for Catholics all around the world, even those who have fallen away.

[daretoliveinhim]

Day 48, Novena for Our Nation - King: Shock Troops

DAY 48 – MARY, QUEEN OF THE FAMILY, PRAY FOR US WE’RE GOING IN! NOVENA FOR OUR NATION: AUGUST 15 – OCTOBER 7 SHOCK TROOPS KING:  As Jean-Baptiste Chautard recounts in his book The Soul of the Apostolate, Pope St. Pius X was conversing with a group of his cardinals one day. The pope asked them: “What is the thing we most need, today, to save society?” “Build Catholic schools,” said…

[betshy]

Does the Vatican Spread Misinformation about the Palmarians?

The Vatican, as the headquarters of the Catholic Church, holds significant influence over the beliefs and practices of its followers worldwide. When it comes to other religious groups, especially those that may be considered as fringe or controversial, the Vatican's stance can have a profound impact on how these groups are perceived by the public. One such group that has been the target of misinformation spread by the Vatican is the Palmarian Church. The Palmarian Church, also known as the Order of the Carmelites of the Holy Face, is a religious group founded in Spain in the 1970s. The group gained attention for its claims of receiving messages and visions from the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ, as well as its strict adherence to traditional Catholic practices. However, the Palmarian Church quickly came under scrutiny for its strict rules and alleged cult-like behaviour. In recent years, the Vatican has been accused of spreading misinformation about the Palmarians in order to discredit the group and dissuade Catholics from joining or supporting them. This misinformation includes claims that the Palmarian Church is a heretical sect that promotes false teachings and is not recognised by the Catholic Church. However, it is important to approach these claims with scepticism and to question the Vatican's motivations for spreading such information. The Vatican has a history of dismissing and condemning groups that deviate from traditional Catholic doctrine, and its bias against the Palmarians may be rooted in this institutional mindset. Furthermore, the Palmarian Church is not the only religious group that has been targeted by the Vatican. In recent years, the Vatican has also been accused of spreading misinformation about other non-traditional religious groups, such as the Society of St. Pius X and the Sedevacantists. Ultimately, it is up to individuals to do their own research and make informed decisions about the Palmarian Church and other religious groups. It is important to not blindly accept the Vatican's narrative and to approach these issues with an open mind and critical thinking. The spread of misinformation only serves to further divide and alienate religious communities, and it is essential to seek out the truth rather than rely on biased sources. Read the full article

[tinyshe]

"Over and over again we read of kings, emperors, statesmen and famous military commanders who placed all their trust in prayer, thus working wonders. If the prayers of one man can do much, what will not the prayers of many do?

"The Name of Jesus is the shortest, the easiest and the most powerful of prayers. Everyone can say it, even in the midst of this daily work. God cannot refuse to hear it.

"Let us then invoke the Name of Jesus, asking Him to save us from the calamities that threaten us.

“We were terrified beyond all else by the disastrous state of human society today. For who can fail to see that society is at the present time, more than in any past age, suffering from a terrible and deeprooted malady which, developing every day and eating into its inmost being, is dragging it to destruction? You understand, Venerable Brethren, what this disease is – apostasy from God, than which in truth nothing is more allied with ruin, according to the word of the Prophet: “For behold they that go far from Thee shall perish” (Ps. 1xxii., 17).” Continue reading:

Pope St. Pius X: “Restore All Things to Christ!”

[streamingfanatic1963]

Kansas Library Removes LGBTQ+ Books, After Religious Push

[dentoncatholic]

How to Build a Catholic Town

St Marys, Kansas is a small town. This small town may well be the capital of the Catholic English-speaking world as Kennedy Hall has called it. This town has undergone immense changes in the last 45 years as Catholics determined to give their children a traditional Catholic upbringing have flocked to the area. The main happening in the town is the work of the Society of St. Pius X, which has an…

[theologyforthelayman]

A Response to Timothy Flanders on Schism

Michael interacts with Timothy Flanders’ comments on Benevacantists, Sedevacantists and the Society of St. Pius X. https://reasonandtheology.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/A-Response-to-Timothy-Flanders-on-Schism.mp3A Response to Timothy Flanders on Schism

[lily-of-christ]

High altar at the Seminary Church of the Priestly Society of St. Pius X, Zaitzkofen, Germany.

[thepastisalreadywritten]

SAINT OF THE DAY (April 30)

St. Pius V was born Michele Ghislieri on 17 January 1504 to poor parents of noble lineage in Bosco, near Alexandria, Lombardy.

He worked as a shepherd until the age of 14 when he encountered two Dominicans who recognized his intelligence and virtue. He joined the Dominicans and was ordained a priest at 24.

He taught philosophy and theology for 16 years during which he was elected prior of many houses.

He was known for his austere penances, his long hours of prayer and fasting, and the holiness of his speech.

He was elected Bishop of Sutri in 1556. He served as an inquisitor in Milan and Lombardi, then as inquisitor general of the Church and a cardinal in 1557.

He was known in this capacity as an able yet unflinching man who rigorously fought heresy and corruption wherever he encountered it.

He was elected pope on 7 January 1566, with the influential backing of his friend St. Charles Borromeo and took the name Pius V. 

He immediately put into action his vast program of reform by getting rid of many of the extravagant luxuries then prevalent in his court.

He gave the money usually invested in these luxuries to the poor whom he personally cared for, washing their feet, consoling those near death, and tending to lepers and the very sick.

He spent long hours before the Blessed Sacrament despite his heavy workload.

His pontificate was dedicated to applying the reforms of the Council of Trent, raising the standard of morality and reforming the clergy, and strongly supporting foreign missions.

The Catechism of the Council of Trent was completed during his reign. He revised the Roman Breviary and Missal, which remained in use until the reforms of Vatican II.

His six year pontificate saw him constantly at war with two massive enemy forces -- the Protestant heretics and the spread of their doctrines in the West, and the Turkish armies who were advancing from the East.

He encouraged efforts to battle Protestantism by education and preaching, and giving strong support to the newly formed Society of Jesus, founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola.

He excommunicated Queen Elizabeth I and supported Catholics who were oppressed and intimidated by Protestant princes, especially in Germany.

He worked hard to unite the Christian armies against the Turks. The most famous success of his papacy was the miraculous victory of the Christian fleet in the Battle of Lepanto on 7 October 1571.

The island of Malta was attacked by the Turkish fleet and nearly every man defending the fortress was killed in battle.

The Pope sent out a fleet to meet the enemy, requesting that each man on board pray the Rosary and receive communion.

Meanwhile, he called on all of Europe to recite the Rosary and ordered a 40 hour devotion in Rome during which time the battle took place.

The Christian fleet, vastly outnumbered by the Turks, inflicted an impossible defeat on the Turkish navy, demolishing the entire fleet.

In memory of the triumph, he declared the day the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary because of her intercession in answering the mass recitation of the Rosary and obtaining the victory.

He has also been called ‘Pope of the Rosary’ for this reason.

Pope Pius V died seven months later on 1 May 1572 of a painful disease, uttering "O Lord, increase my sufferings and my patience!"

He is enshrined at Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome.

He was beatified by Pope Clement X on 1 May 1672 and was canonized by Pope Clement XI on 22 May 1712.

[cathnews]

Vatican archbishop: Traditional Latin Mass ‘experiment’ not successful in reconciling SSPX

Vatican archbishop: Traditional Latin Mass ‘experiment’ not successful in reconciling SSPX

The Vatican’s liturgy chief said this week that Pope Francis issued Traditionis custodes as the effort to reconcile the Society of St Pius X (SSPX) “has not entirely been successful” and it is necessary to “go back” to what Vatican II required of the Church. In an interview with a television channel serving Italian-speaking Switzerland, aired Nov 14, Archbishop Arthur Roche said that “the normal…

[quotesfrommyreading]

At a time when American politics is so fractured and dysfunctional, the idea of huddling among our own holds undeniable appeal. SSPX parishioners believe they know God’s way and try to follow it, largely unencumbered by those who do not share their views. But there is peril in the premise that we would all be better off living among our own. Democracy depends on the friction that comes from encounters with difference. The movements for abolition, enfranchisement, labor dignity, and civil rights all stemmed from factions of Americans demanding rights and basic respect from their neighbors. If the country’s most fervent believers, whether Catholics, evangelical Christians, civil-rights advocates, or environmentalists, were to simply give up their visions for a better nation, the American project would stagnate.

 —   St. Marys Kansas and Christian Withdrawal