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Watching the @icksp perform the liturgy is like witnessing a work of art. This Palm Sunday with them in Pittsburgh was too beautiful not to share. Having visited many of their apostolates around the country we’ve noticed how they all carry out the mission of the Church in the most charitable and dignified manner. Pews filled every Sunday with dozens of young, faithful families edifies and restores our hope in the future of the Church because of their work. They have a profound zeal for souls matched with a strong desire for authentic and beautiful liturgy that together yields much fruit for the faithful. May God bless the @icksp and their work! 📷: Allison Girone ✍️: @john_girone
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A very touching moment from this wedding – Outside on the steps, after Mass, the Father of the Bride some something that touched me. “I hope the other young people here today notice… THIS is the way to get married.” This is the way. I nodded. I found a kindred spirit in this man, his daughter, and the young man she married. Why? Because like me, Johnny, and our team members, they value the faith, the Traditional Latin Mass, the Sacrament of Marriage, and the many rich traditions of the Church. These traditions aren’t merely “for show” as many will say today. For so many people, their experience of discovering the incredible traditions of the Church causes an intense and ongoing interior conversion and deepening of the spiritual life that they can’t ignore. This wonderful couple, alongside our team, shared a desire that others would see the Beauty of Catholicism and want to live it because they experienced such a deepening of their faith through the traditions of the Church. The catechism says about marriage that “In the joys of their love and family life He (Christ) gives them here on earth a foretaste of the wedding feast of the Lamb.” As we soon begin our journey into the Lenten season in preparation for the wedding feast of the Lamb at Easter, let us strengthen our resolve to convert our hearts every day back to Our Lord and His Church. May the Marriage of this couple, Amy and Victor, be a feast foreshadowing of heaven and may they lead each other to the Our Lord Jesus Christ. May their witness inspire others. Photo: Allison Girone, @sayncha Video: @john_girone @franco.watts ✍️ - Allison & @john_girone
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Michael Knowles on the Latin Mass. He points out something interesting in the beginning, that even a reverent Novus Ordo Mass still “loses” so much compared to the Latin Mass. Although making the Novus Ordo more reverent in parishes around the world is certainly the path forward if the Church wants an actual Eucharistic Revival, we can’t ignore the embedded differences that were brought about in the Novus Ordo. We’ve lost the invocation of multiple saints, lost so many beautiful prayers, removed actions of the priest which add more sacredness to the Mass, and so much more. While a reverent Novus Ordo is certainly the best way of bringing about a return to the rich traditions of the Church, it can’t merely stop there. Holy Mother Church has too much beauty to offer. This clip was taken from Lila Rose’s podcast episode with Michael Knowles titled “Michael Knowles on Becoming Catholic, His Wife, & Dating | The Lila Rose Podcast E58”
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The Feast of St. Michael the Archangel with @st.michaelsabbey The Abbey’s church is built in such a way that on the feast of St. Michael the Archangel, the sun shines through the rose window at the west end of the church and illumines the altar right at the singing of Our Lady’s Magnificat during Vespers. Many hundreds made the trip in person, and many thousands more watched online as our prayers were lifted to the angelic choirs in heaven as we asked for their intercession. Those who attended in person received a special blessing from a relic of St. Michael the Archangel when he appeared on Mount Gargano. Those who attended either in person or online were able to receive a plenary indulgence for participating in this wonderful feast! Beautiful, traditional, and stunning feasts like this are so often missing in our culture. Deo Gratias for @st.michaelsabbey continuing to bring liturgical beauty to the life of the Church! Enjoy these wonderful collections from the day of the feast, featuring music sung during vespers by the Canons. St. Michael the Archangel, pray for us and defend us!
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Marriage is sacred. It’s such a simple sentiment and one that we often hear, but one that we don’t often meditate on. It’s easy to see the sacredness of the priesthood because of how directly necessary it is for our sacramental lives. But marriage is also truly the bedrock of a culture. And it’s becoming easier than ever to see that when there’s an absence of good, faithful, sacrificial marriages, then the culture will begin to collapse on itself. For those being called towards marriage, or are married themselves, pray intensely and frequently to be a good spouse and parent. Pray fervently to grow in the necessary virtues to have a strong and faithful family. As the Enemy continues to attack marriage and the family, you’ll be looked at and ridiculed more than ever for raising your children in a manner antithetical to the collapsing culture around you. Now, more than ever, your fortitude and courage will be tested. Pray unceasingly. Pray for this newlywed couple. Pray for their future family. “The prayers of a righteous man availeth much” - James 5:16 ”And this is the confidence we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.” - 1 John‬ ‭5‬:‭14‬ ”Whatever you ask for in prayer with faith, you will receive.” - Matthew‬ ‭21‬:‭22‬ ”If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God, who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and it will be given you. But ask in faith, never doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind;“ - ‭‭James‬ ‭1‬:‭5‬-‭6‬ ‭ These photos were taken at the magnificent @fssp_northamerica Shrine of St. Alphonsus in Baltimore (you might recognize that black and white shot of the bride at this Church 😭) - @john_girone
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The Sacrifice of the Mass. Took some time to dig through a lot of the Masses that we’ve photographed to show the timeless beauty of the Eucharist that we’ve been blessed to capture. We all need to ponder the miracle of the Eucharist more often. “Lord I do believe. Help my unbelief!”
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The Photo vs The Moment Part 2 On the feast of the Assumption, the Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia holds a spectacular Latin Mass in honor of Our Lady. This year, as usual, we were graced with dozens of clergy, dozens more altar servers, appearances from many other lay orders, and jaw dropping music by a professional choir and orchestra. Some of the incredible music from the Mass was featured in the slides! Each year when we document this Mass we always think to ourselves “I can’t believe this amount of grandeur used to be fairly common in the Church!” Feast days, solemnities, and various celebrations used to look and sound like this not too long ago. Modern liturgy cannot grasp at what took place here, nor does it appear to want to. Sometimes we try and make very intellectual arguments for the Tridentine Mass to entice people to try attending it. I think we ought to take a different approach sometimes. Our hearts yearn for a beauty and a solemnity like this. This Mass reflects the eternal, that which our soul has been made for! How could it not be attractive to those who truly seek to glorify God in the liturgy? Instead of trumpeting dogma at people, we should invite them in charity to explore the rich traditions of the Church alongside us.
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The Prayer of the Velatio Nuptialis or “Care Cloth” held over the Bride and Groom… “graciously look upon this Thy handmaid, who, about to be joined in wedlock, seeks Thy defense and protection. May it be to her a yoke of love and peace: faithful and chaste, may she be wedded in Christ, and let her ever be the imitator of holy women: let her be dear to her husband, like Rachel: wise, like Rebecca: long-lived and faithful, like Sara. Let not the author of deceit work any of his evil deeds in her…. May they both see their children’s children to the third and fourth generation, and may they reach the old age which they desire. Through the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, Who with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth God.” We love seeing our couples honor this ancient tradition! From the 4th century, the veil signifies, the bright cloud, God’s protection. we certainly pray for God’s protection, and blessing on this dear couple and wonderful FSSP parish and on all of those who wish to marry in the Traditional Latin Mass!
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As 2023 comes to a close, we compiled some of our favorite wedding photos. One of the most edifying parts of our work is seeing how many of our couples prioritize the sacredness of their wedding day. They go through great effort to add reminders throughout the day of the most important aspect of the wedding: the Sacrament. The secular wedding industry is usually defined by the “party,” the drinks, the music, the dancing, the venue, the flowers, and superfluous things which are often not essential. And while many of these are generally fine, and often lovely aspects of a celebration, it does beg the question: what are we celebrating? Is that truly the focus of the day? Our couples often strive to be married in beautiful churches, with solemnity and reverence in the liturgy, with beautiful sacred music. Our brides often spend much time finding and creating the most beautiful veils and dresses that they can. They are sure to consecrate themselves and their marriage to Our Lady, the rosary, and St. Joseph, adding prayer cards and sacramentals to their tables at the reception, adding moments of prayer throughout the day to ensure they never lose sight of the foundation of their wedding: the Holy Sacrament of Matrimony. Because we are an incarnate faith, these tangible aspects of sacredness help to elevate the wedding day and make it distinct from any other normal celebration which we take part in. In the same way that those who attend Mass should leave it thinking they have just been apart of heaven and earth uniting, and be profoundly awestruck at its solemnity and beauty; those who have just attended a wedding should leave it thinking that they have just witnessed something truly sacred and beautiful, not merely a celebration. I personally feel much of the decline in the Church which we are seeing today is because we have lost a sense of grandeur in the Sacraments of the Church. If a Sacrament is an outward sign of an inward reality, and that inward reality is beautiful beyond our human comprehension, we must make an effort to make the outward sign of that same Sacrament as beautiful as our means allow. ~ @john_girone
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Christmas Midnight Mass with the @icksp in Pittsburgh. God Bless the @icksp! Every time we get to attend a parish of theirs it’s such an edifying and uplifting experience. The way they perform the liturgy is an unmatched form of catechesis for the faithful! Seeing a packed parish full of young families at midnight speaks to how well they cultivate and encourage an authentic Catholic community. These beautiful photos were taken by @julianalambphotography while we did video. She’s an incredibly talented photographer who we’ve had the pleasure of working with before. Go follow her! - @john_girone
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Palm Sunday is upon us. The procession. The knocking at the entrance. The folded chasubles. Christ the King has entered Jerusalem. “Lift up your gates, O ye princes, and be ye lifted up, O eternal gates: amd the King of Glory shall enter in.” “Hosanna Filio David!” Let us enter with profound reverence and deep silence into this coming Holy Week. Laus Tibi Domine, Rex Eternae Gloriae. ~ @john_girone
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Yesterday (7/1) was St. Junipero Serra’s feast day. St. Junipero Serra was a Franciscan missionary who traveled from Spain to the new world to begin evangelizing and converting the native inhabitants in the late 18th century. He walked hundreds of miles along the southern Californian coast and established 9 Mission Churches which still stand to this day. The Mission Churches are spread from San Diego all the way to Monterey (over a 7 hour drive!) Pictured in this post are 4 of the 9 missions which St. Junipero Serra established in his lifetime. We had the opportunity to visit and pray at each of these incredible Churches on a mini pilgrimage we decided to make by ourselves. It was an amazing experience to see the rich Catholic roots of the California and pray for them to come back into the culture of the state. The last photo is where St. Junipero Serra was buried inside the Mission Carmel Church St. Junipero Serra, ora pro nobis! #catholic #catholicism #churcharchitecture #stjuniperoserra #missionchurch
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