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All in 8-10 minutes: Start each day with the Collect of the Mass, asking for God's graces. Then we'll give a short consideration of today's saint or feast, and a reflection of the day from Scripture. Then we'll keep you up to date on Church news, or give a preview of one of our podcasts or sermons. Finally, we close with a thought from Archbishop Lefebvre.

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Today · 9 min
Nov 13 – S Frances Xavier Cabrini
It's the Feast of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, 3rd Class, with the color of White, and a commemoration of St. Didacus. In this episode: today in Church History: "Vatican Cardinal Clarifies the SSPX's Status (2005)", the meditation: "The Weeds Cast into the Fire", a preview of this week's episode of The SSPX Podcast: "Will Heaven Ever Get Boring? - The Roman Catechism - Episode 14", and today's thought from the Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Have feedback or questions about the DD or our other shows? podcast@sspx.org Sources Used Today: "The Weeds Cast into the Fire" — From Epiphany to Lent https://angeluspress.org/products/epiphany-to-lent The SSPX Podcast: "Will Heaven Ever Get Boring? - The Roman Catechism - Episode 14" (SSPX Podcast) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y6Po7U2Z68&authuser=0 Listen & Subscribe on SSPXpodcast.com Spiritual Journey — Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (Angelus Press) https://angeluspress.org/products/spiritual-journey Please Support this Apostolate with 1-time or Monthly Donation >> There’s a stone house in the foothills west of Denver that owes something to a donkey. Each evening, girls from a Denver orphanage loaded its cart with stones from a nearby quarry. The stones would be waiting for the builders the next morning. The girls were helping to build their own summer home. Alongside Saint Didacus, whose Collect we just prayed, today let’s look at Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini. She was the one who wanted those girls to have a place in the mountains. Cabrini had once hoped to go to China. But Pope Leo the Thirteenth sent her west, to serve Italian immigrants in America. When she arrived in New York in 1889 with six of her sisters, the house they’d been promised for an orphanage fell through. The archbishop advised her to go back to Italy. She stayed, and the sisters opened their orphanage. In time, their work took them as far as the mining districts of Colorado, where Cabrini visited Italian workers and their families. That was how she came across the land near Lookout Mountain. She saw what it could mean for the girls at Denver’s Queen of Heaven Orphanage. They could spend weeks outdoors, look after the animals, and get to know a world beyond the city. There was one drawback. The sisters had to haul drinking water up from the bottom of the canyon. According to the shrine’s account, when they told Cabrini how badly they needed water, she pointed to a rock and told them to move it and dig. They found a spring. On her last visit, she went up the hill with some sisters and children. They gathered white stones and laid them out in the shape of a heart with a cross above it. You can still see that heart at the shrine today. Pilgrims climb the hill past the Stations of the Cross, and many take home water from the spring. There’s also a grotto modeled on Lourdes where people come to ask the intercession of the patron saint of immigrants. Cabrini could have stopped at finding beds for the girls in Denver. She wanted them to have summers, too. And up on that hill, with stones the children could pick up themselves, she showed them whose Heart had made room for them. It was the same Heart that had sent her across the ocean. Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, pray for us. - - - - - - Explore more: Subscribe to the email version of this Devotional- it's a perfect companion! Subscribe to this Podcastto receive this and all our audio episodes Subscribe to the SSPX YouTube channelfor video versions of our podcast series and Sermons FSSPX News Website:https://fsspx.news Visit the US District website:https://sspx.org/ What is the SSPX Podcast? The SSPX Podcast is produced by Angelus Press, which has as its mission the fortification of traditional Catholics so that they can defend the Faith, and reaching out to those who have not yet found Tradition. What is the SSPX? The main goal of the Society of Saint Pius X is to preserve the Catholic Faith in its fullness and purity, to teach its truths, and to diffuse its virtues, especially through the Roman Catholic priesthood. Authentic spiritual life, the sacraments, and the traditional liturgy are its primary means of bringing this life of grace to souls. Although the traditional Latin Mass is the most visible and public expression of the work of the Society, we are committed to defending Catholic Tradition in its entirety: all of Catholic doctrine and morals as the Church has always defended them. What people need is the Catholic Faith, without compromise, with all the truth and beauty which accompanies it. https://sspx.org
Yesterday · 10 min
Nov 12 – S Martin I
It's the Feast of St. Martin I, 3rd Class, with the color of Red. In this episode: today in Church History: "Catholic Austria's Habsburg Monarchy Comes to an End (1918)", the meditation: "The Sufferings of Purgatory", a preview of the Sermon: "Kindness, the Flower of Charity", and today's thought from the Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Have feedback or questions about the DD or our other shows? podcast@sspx.org Sources Used Today: "The Sufferings of Purgatory" — From the Assumption to Advent https://angeluspress.org/products/assumption-to-advent "Kindness, the Flower of Charity" (SSPX Sermons) https://youtu.be/htxyDcuepR0 SSPX YouTube: Sermons Playlist Listen & Subscribe: SSPX Sermons Podcast Spiritual Journey — Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (Angelus Press) https://angeluspress.org/products/spiritual-journey Please Support this Apostolate with 1-time or Monthly Donation >> In exile on the far side of the Black Sea, a pope wrote to his friends asking for bread. People talked about bread where he was, he said, but he’d yet to see any. A few years earlier, he’d presided over a council at the Lateran in Rome. Now he was waiting to see whether anyone would send him something to eat. That was Pope Saint Martin the First, whose feast we celebrate today, November twelfth, on the traditional Roman calendar. We were at the Lateran just a few days ago for the feast of its dedication. In the year 649, Martin gathered bishops there to settle a question about Christ. If Jesus is truly God and truly man, does He have a human will as well as a divine will? The emperor, Constans the Second, had issued an edict forbidding discussion of the question. Martin went ahead with the council. Think of Our Lord in Gethsemane. He recoils from the suffering ahead of Him and freely accepts what His Father asks. His human will is real, and so is His human obedience. That’s what Martin and the bishops defended at the Lateran, with the help of the monk we know as Saint Maximus the Confessor. The emperor eventually had Martin arrested in Rome and taken to Constantinople. He spent months in prison before being tried on political charges. He was stripped of much of his clothing, put in chains, and led through the streets. Finally he was sent into exile at Cherson, on the Crimean coast, where he died in 655. His letters give us a sense of what exile felt like. Bread, wine, and oil were hard to come by. He wondered why people he’d counted on had sent so little help. After everything that had been taken from him, he still cared what happened to the Church and prayed that his supporters would stand firm. Martin died in exile rather than on an executioner’s block, and the Church honors him as a martyr. I keep coming back to that letter about the bread. We can talk about the courage it took to stand up to an emperor. There was also the courage it took to get through another day in Cherson, hungry and far from home, and still find it in himself to pray for the people he’d left behind. Pope Saint Martin the First, pray for us. - - - - - - Explore more: Subscribe to the email version of this Devotional- it's a perfect companion! Subscribe to this Podcastto receive this and all our audio episodes Subscribe to the SSPX YouTube channelfor video versions of our podcast series and Sermons FSSPX News Website:https://fsspx.news Visit the US District website:https://sspx.org/ What is the SSPX Podcast? The SSPX Podcast is produced by Angelus Press, which has as its mission the fortification of traditional Catholics so that they can defend the Faith, and reaching out to those who have not yet found Tradition. What is the SSPX? The main goal of the Society of Saint Pius X is to preserve the Catholic Faith in its fullness and purity, to teach its truths, and to diffuse its virtues, especially through the Roman Catholic priesthood. Authentic spiritual life, the sacraments, and the traditional liturgy are its primary means of bringing this life of grace to souls. Although the traditional Latin Mass is the most visible and public expression of the work of the Society, we are committed to defending Catholic Tradition in its entirety: all of Catholic doctrine and morals as the Church has always defended them. What people need is the Catholic Faith, without compromise, with all the truth and beauty which accompanies it. https://sspx.org
Wednesday · 8 min
Nov 11 – St. Martin of Tours
It's the Feast of St. Martin of Tours, 3rd Class, with the color of White, and a commemoration of St. Menna, Martyr. In this episode: today in Church History: "The Fourth Lateran Council Opens in Rome (1215)", the meditation: "The Patience of God", and today's thought from the Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Have feedback or questions about the DD or our other shows? podcast@sspx.org Sources Used Today: "The Patience of God" — From Epiphany to Lent https://angeluspress.org/products/epiphany-to-lent Spiritual Journey — Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (Angelus Press) https://angeluspress.org/products/spiritual-journey Please Support this Apostolate with 1-time or Monthly Donation >> When the people of Tours wanted Martin for their bishop, a man came to him begging him to visit his sick wife. At least, that was the story. Once Martin was out of his monastery, people were waiting to escort him to Tours. Some of the bishops took one look at his shabby clothes and unkempt hair and decided he’d never do. The people wanted him anyway. That’s Saint Martin of Tours, whose feast we celebrate today, November eleventh. You probably know the story of the young soldier who cut his cloak in two for a beggar. I’ve always liked what happened after he became a bishop. He still had very little use for fine clothes. Martin’s biographer, Sulpicius Severus, tells us that the new bishop first tried living in a little cell beside the church. There were too many people coming and going for him to pray in peace, so he moved a short distance outside Tours. There, between a cliff and the Loire River, he established the monastery we know as Marmoutier. Some of the monks lived in wooden huts. Others hollowed out shelters in the soft rock. A number of them came from noble families. Imagine growing up with servants and then finding yourself living in a hole in a cliff. From that community came men who would become bishops themselves. They had seen a bishop up close, and they knew how little he needed for himself. Centuries later, Martin’s feast took on a life of its own. In parts of Germany, children carry homemade lanterns through the streets and sing songs about him. A rider dressed as Martin may lead the procession, and children act out the sharing of the cloak. In some places, there’s roast goose for dinner. A popular legend says Martin hid among geese to escape becoming bishop, and their honking gave him away. Sulpicius tells the story about the sick woman. The geese came later. Sulpicius also gives us a glimpse of Martin at the end of his life. He was exhausted, and his disciples begged him to stay with them. Martin told God he was willing to go on working if his people still needed him. The man who once had to be coaxed out of his monastery was ready, even then, to stay with the people who’d come to fetch him. Saint Martin of Tours, pray for us. - - - - - - Explore more: Subscribe to the email version of this Devotional- it's a perfect companion! Subscribe to this Podcastto receive this and all our audio episodes Subscribe to the SSPX YouTube channelfor video versions of our podcast series and Sermons FSSPX News Website:https://fsspx.news Visit the US District website:https://sspx.org/ What is the SSPX Podcast? The SSPX Podcast is produced by Angelus Press, which has as its mission the fortification of traditional Catholics so that they can defend the Faith, and reaching out to those who have not yet found Tradition. What is the SSPX? The main goal of the Society of Saint Pius X is to preserve the Catholic Faith in its fullness and purity, to teach its truths, and to diffuse its virtues, especially through the Roman Catholic priesthood. Authentic spiritual life, the sacraments, and the traditional liturgy are its primary means of bringing this life of grace to souls. Although the traditional Latin Mass is the most visible and public expression of the work of the Society, we are committed to defending Catholic Tradition in its entirety: all of Catholic doctrine and morals as the Church has always defended them. What people need is the Catholic Faith, without compromise, with all the truth and beauty which accompanies it. https://sspx.org
Tuesday · 11 min
Nov 10 – St. Andrew Avellino
Subscribe to Email Devotional: https://sspx.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=c98bae64255bbd7d863e838ec&id=7e99fe6b53 Preview recent Email: https://us13.campaign-archive.com/?u=c98bae64255bbd7d863e838ec&id=d6a89944ae It's the Feast of St. Andrew Avellino, 3rd Class, with the color of White, and a commemoration of Sts. Tryphon, Respicius and Nympha, Martyrs. In this episode: today in Church History: "Notre-Dame Becomes a Temple of Reason (1793)", the meditation: "Raising a Child From the Dead", and today's thought from the Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Have feedback or questions about the DD or our other shows? podcast@sspx.org Sources Used Today: "Raising a Child From the Dead" — From the Assumption to Advent https://angeluspress.org/products/assumption-to-advent Spiritual Journey — Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (Angelus Press) https://angeluspress.org/products/spiritual-journey Please Support this Apostolate with 1-time or Monthly Donation >> A priest once told a lie while arguing a case for a friend. He might have dismissed it as something said in the heat of the moment. Then he opened Scripture and read, “The mouth that belieth killeth the soul.” He gave up his legal career. That priest was Saint Andrew Avellino, whose feast we celebrate today, November tenth, on the traditional Roman calendar. And if you caught something unusual in the Collect, there’s a reason. The Church remembers Andrew for making a vow to grow in holiness every single day. He was baptized Lancelotto and trained in both civil and canon law. After leaving the courtroom, he found that the work of reform could be considerably more dangerous. The archbishop of Naples asked him to restore discipline in a convent. Some men who had been accustomed to meeting the nuns secretly took badly to his interference. One night Andrew was attacked and badly wounded. He recovered with the Theatines, the community Saint Cajetan had helped found. He eventually joined them and took the name Andrew out of devotion to the cross. In time he trained novices, helped establish new houses, and became a trusted adviser to Saint Charles Borromeo. One of his disciples, Lorenzo Scupoli, went on to write The Spiritual Combat. The vow in today’s Collect makes more sense when you remember that courtroom. Andrew knew how easily a man could excuse one small departure from what he knew was right. He chose to pay attention to those little decisions. And the Church asks for a share of the same grace in the Collect. It’s a rather personal thing to pray at Mass. Where, today, could I take one step closer to God? On November tenth, 1608, Andrew was beginning Mass when he suffered a sudden stroke. He received Holy Communion as Viaticum before he died. That final scene has stayed with Catholics. In Assisi, an altarpiece depicts his death at the altar. In Naples, where he spent much of his life, his remains are venerated at San Paolo Maggiore. Catholics have long asked his intercession for protection against a sudden death and for the grace to receive the sacraments at the end. The young lawyer had once stopped at a line of Scripture and changed direction. The old priest was still turning toward God when his last day came. Saint Andrew Avellino, pray for us. - - - - - - Explore more: Subscribe to the email version of this Devotional- it's a perfect companion! Subscribe to this Podcastto receive this and all our audio episodes Subscribe to the SSPX YouTube channelfor video versions of our podcast series and Sermons FSSPX News Website:https://fsspx.news Visit the US District website:https://sspx.org/ What is the SSPX Podcast? The SSPX Podcast is produced by Angelus Press, which has as its mission the fortification of traditional Catholics so that they can defend the Faith, and reaching out to those who have not yet found Tradition. What is the SSPX? The main goal of the Society of Saint Pius X is to preserve the Catholic Faith in its fullness and purity, to teach its truths, and to diffuse its virtues, especially through the Roman Catholic priesthood. Authentic spiritual life, the sacraments, and the traditional liturgy are its primary means of bringing this life of grace to souls. Although the traditional Latin Mass is the most visible and public expression of the work of the Society, we are committed to defending Catholic Tradition in its entirety: all of Catholic doctrine and morals as the Church has always defended them. What people need is the Catholic Faith, without compromise, with all the truth and beauty which accompanies it. https://sspx.org
Monday · 10 min
Nov 9 – Dedication of the Lateran Basilica of Our Savior
It's the Feast of Dedication of the Lateran Basilica of Our Savior, 2nd Class, with the color of White, and a commemoration of St. Theodore, Martyr. In this episode: today in Church History: "Pius IX Condemns Modern Errors in Qui Pluribus (1846)", the meditation: "Jesus, Our Model", a preview of the Sermon: "The Sanctifying Power of the Church", and today's thought from the Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Have feedback or questions about the DD or our other shows? podcast@sspx.org Sources Used Today: "Jesus, Our Model" — From the Assumption to Advent https://angeluspress.org/products/assumption-to-advent "The Sanctifying Power of the Church" (SSPX Sermons) https://youtu.be/p0TWJGGQWNQ SSPX YouTube: Sermons Playlist Listen & Subscribe: SSPX Sermons Podcast Spiritual Journey — Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (Angelus Press) https://angeluspress.org/products/spiritual-journey Please Support this Apostolate with 1-time or Monthly Donation >> If you went to Rome and asked to see the pope’s cathedral, you might expect someone to point you toward Saint Peter’s. You’d be sent across town instead, to Saint John Lateran. That’s the church whose dedication we celebrate today, November ninth. The pope is the Bishop of Rome, and the Lateran is where he has his cathedral. The word cathedral comes from cathedra, the bishop’s chair. That chair tells you more about the church’s place in Rome than its size or the crowds outside. The basilica goes back to Emperor Constantine, who financed its construction in the fourth century. According to the traditional date, Pope Saint Sylvester dedicated it on November ninth, 324. Its original dedication was to Christ the Savior. The names of Saint John the Baptist and Saint John the Evangelist came later, which explains why the church most people call Saint John Lateran appears in the traditional missal as the Basilica of Our Savior. Above the entrance is an inscription calling it the mother and head of all the churches of Rome and the world. That’s quite a claim to put over a door. And it helps explain why Catholics far from Rome celebrate the anniversary of this particular church. The bishop whose chair stands there is also the successor of Saint Peter. Listen to how the traditional Mass opens. It takes us back to Jacob, who wakes after dreaming of a ladder reaching to heaven. He realizes that the place where he lay down is the house of God and the gate of heaven. A man goes to sleep with a stone for a pillow and wakes up afraid to overlook the holiness of the ground beneath him. Then the Epistle takes us in the other direction. Saint John sees the heavenly Jerusalem coming down from God, and hears that God will dwell with His people. In the space of a few minutes, the Mass takes us from a solitary traveler sleeping outdoors to a whole city filled with the presence of God. You can hear those readings in a little parish church thousands of miles from the Lateran. The next time you step through its doors, even if you’ve done it a thousand times, think of Jacob waking up. He hadn’t realized where he was. Lord Jesus Christ, make us mindful of Thy presence whenever we enter Thy house, and bring us at last into the heavenly Jerusalem. Amen. - - - - - - Explore more: Subscribe to the email version of this Devotional- it's a perfect companion! Subscribe to this Podcastto receive this and all our audio episodes Subscribe to the SSPX YouTube channelfor video versions of our podcast series and Sermons FSSPX News Website:https://fsspx.news Visit the US District website:https://sspx.org/ What is the SSPX Podcast? The SSPX Podcast is produced by Angelus Press, which has as its mission the fortification of traditional Catholics so that they can defend the Faith, and reaching out to those who have not yet found Tradition. What is the SSPX? The main goal of the Society of Saint Pius X is to preserve the Catholic Faith in its fullness and purity, to teach its truths, and to diffuse its virtues, especially through the Roman Catholic priesthood. Authentic spiritual life, the sacraments, and the traditional liturgy are its primary means of bringing this life of grace to souls. Although the traditional Latin Mass is the most visible and public expression of the work of the Society, we are committed to defending Catholic Tradition in its entirety: all of Catholic doctrine and morals as the Church has always defended them. What people need is the Catholic Faith, without compromise, with all the truth and beauty which accompanies it. https://sspx.org
Sunday · 8 min
Nov 8 – V Sunday after Epiphany / Saint Godfrey of Amiens
It's the V Sunday after Epiphany, 2nd Class, with the color of Green. In this episode: today in Church History: "Catholic Forces Triumph at White Mountain (1620)", the meditation: "The Good Seed", and today's thought from the Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Have feedback or questions about the DD or our other shows? podcast@sspx.org Sources Used Today: "The Good Seed" — From Epiphany to Lent https://angeluspress.org/products/epiphany-to-lent Spiritual Journey — Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (Angelus Press) https://angeluspress.org/products/spiritual-journey Please Support this Apostolate with 1-time or Monthly Donation >> The bishop had gone to a monastery, hoping to spend the rest of his life in silence. Then the message arrived: he had to go back. That reluctant shepherd was Saint Godfrey of Amiens, remembered in the Roman Martyrology on November eighth. His story includes something we don’t always picture when we think of saints: a good man who became deeply discouraged by the work God had given him. Godfrey had grown up among Benedictine monks from about the age of five. Monastic life formed his habits, his prayer, and his understanding of responsibility. As abbot of Nogent, he took charge of a struggling community and helped it flourish. Then, in 1104, he became Bishop of Amiens. The city was caught in bitter struggles between powerful lords and townspeople seeking to defend their rights. Reforming the clergy brought further opposition. Godfrey had entered a world where correcting someone’s conduct could also mean challenging the powerful people protecting him. Yet his gentleness toward the poor could be wonderfully practical. An old account tells of people suffering from leprosy who came asking for food. Godfrey ordered a meal prepared, but hours later they were still waiting. So the bishop went into the kitchen himself, found a large salmon, hoisted it onto his shoulders, and carried it out to them. His steward complained that this generosity would leave the bishop begging too. Godfrey’s answer was that people redeemed by Christ’s blood shouldn’t go hungry while their bishop enjoyed fine food. It’s an unforgettable picture: episcopal charity arriving with a fish over its shoulder. But kindness didn’t make the conflicts disappear. Worn down, Godfrey withdrew to the Grande Chartreuse, the Carthusian monastery in the mountains. He wanted solitude, prayer, and release from an office he believed he wasn’t worthy to hold. Church authorities required him to return. He obeyed, though the accounts describe his tears. Godfrey died only months afterward, in 1115, while staying at the Abbey of Saint-Crépin in Soissons. His life offers a searching reminder about perseverance. Sometimes we imagine holiness will make our responsibilities feel natural, or at least make us confident that we’re doing them well. Godfrey’s story leaves room for exhaustion, disappointment, and the painful admission that we want to leave. His final obedience was to return to the people entrusted to him. Saint Godfrey, generous friend of the poor and shepherd in discouragement, pray for us. - - - - - - Explore more: Subscribe to the email version of this Devotional- it's a perfect companion! Subscribe to this Podcastto receive this and all our audio episodes Subscribe to the SSPX YouTube channelfor video versions of our podcast series and Sermons FSSPX News Website:https://fsspx.news Visit the US District website:https://sspx.org/ What is the SSPX Podcast? The SSPX Podcast is produced by Angelus Press, which has as its mission the fortification of traditional Catholics so that they can defend the Faith, and reaching out to those who have not yet found Tradition. What is the SSPX? The main goal of the Society of Saint Pius X is to preserve the Catholic Faith in its fullness and purity, to teach its truths, and to diffuse its virtues, especially through the Roman Catholic priesthood. Authentic spiritual life, the sacraments, and the traditional liturgy are its primary means of bringing this life of grace to souls. Although the traditional Latin Mass is the most visible and public expression of the work of the Society, we are committed to defending Catholic Tradition in its entirety: all of Catholic doctrine and morals as the Church has always defended them. What people need is the Catholic Faith, without compromise, with all the truth and beauty which accompanies it. https://sspx.org
Saturday · 8 min
Nov 7 – Our Lady on Saturday / Saint Willibrord
It's Our Lady on Saturday, 4th Class, with the color of White. In this episode: today in Church History: "Bolshevik Revolution Begins, Echoing Fatima's Warning (1917)", the meditation: "Prayer for Our Dear Departed", and today's thought from the Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Have feedback or questions about the DD or our other shows? podcast@sspx.org Sources Used Today: "Prayer for Our Dear Departed" — From the Assumption to Advent https://angeluspress.org/products/assumption-to-advent Spiritual Journey — Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (Angelus Press) https://angeluspress.org/products/spiritual-journey Please Support this Apostolate with 1-time or Monthly Donation >> Most pilgrims walk to a saint’s tomb. In Echternach, Luxembourg, they hop. Thousands of them, moving through the streets to music, keeping a centuries-old act of devotion alive. The saint behind that unusual pilgrimage is Willibrord, whom the traditional Roman Martyrology remembers on November seventh. An English monk who became a missionary bishop, he helped plant the faith in the lands we now call the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Born in Northumbria around 658, Willibrord grew up in the monastic world of Saint Wilfrid. He later studied in Ireland before crossing to the continent with companions to evangelize the Frisians. His mission brought him into places where Christianity challenged deeply rooted religious fears. Alcuin, writing within sixty years of Willibrord’s death, describes a remarkable encounter on an island called Fositeland. Its spring was considered so sacred that people drew water only in complete silence. Even the grazing cattle were protected by religious taboos. Willibrord baptized three people in that spring, pronouncing the name of the Blessed Trinity. The islanders expected terrible consequences. When none followed, they reported him to their ruler. Summoned before the angry king, Willibrord answered with a direct appeal to abandon idols and receive baptism. Alcuin portrays a man whose courage left the ruler astonished, even though he refused conversion. That same missionary also built something quieter and more enduring: communities where Christian life could take root. His monastery at Echternach became a lasting center of prayer, and his tomb became a destination for pilgrims after his death in 739. Which brings us back to the hopping. Every Whit Tuesday, the Tuesday after Pentecost, pilgrims gather in Echternach. Moving in rows, linked by handkerchiefs, they hop rhythmically through the town toward the basilica and Willibrord’s shrine. Musicians repeat the traditional melody as successive groups make their way along the route. The custom has long been associated with petitions for healing, particularly illnesses involving convulsions. Its precise beginnings are debated, but the devotion has survived changing governments, attempted restrictions, and generations of curious spectators. It’s an extraordinary legacy for a monk who left home to preach among strangers. The churches he founded needed living congregations, people willing to keep passing on the faith. And in Echternach, that inheritance remains visible in something as simple, and as demanding, as pilgrims moving together toward a saint’s tomb. Saint Willibrord, tireless apostle of the Frisians and builder of Christian communities, pray for us. - - - - - - Explore more: Subscribe to the email version of this Devotional- it's a perfect companion! Subscribe to this Podcastto receive this and all our audio episodes Subscribe to the SSPX YouTube channelfor video versions of our podcast series and Sermons FSSPX News Website:https://fsspx.news Visit the US District website:https://sspx.org/ What is the SSPX Podcast? The SSPX Podcast is produced by Angelus Press, which has as its mission the fortification of traditional Catholics so that they can defend the Faith, and reaching out to those who have not yet found Tradition. What is the SSPX? The main goal of the Society of Saint Pius X is to preserve the Catholic Faith in its fullness and purity, to teach its truths, and to diffuse its virtues, especially through the Roman Catholic priesthood. Authentic spiritual life, the sacraments, and the traditional liturgy are its primary means of bringing this life of grace to souls. Although the traditional Latin Mass is the most visible and public expression of the work of the Society, we are committed to defending Catholic Tradition in its entirety: all of Catholic doctrine and morals as the Church has always defended them. What people need is the Catholic Faith, without compromise, with all the truth and beauty which accompanies it. https://sspx.org
November 6 · 10 min
Nov 6 – Feria / S Leonard of Noblac
It's a Feria, 4th Class, with the color of Green. In this episode: today in Church History: "The Emperor Who Put a Pope on Trial - 963", the meditation: "The Silence of the Souls in Purgatory", today's news from the Church: "Lost Sheep", and today's thought from the Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Have feedback or questions about the DD or our other shows? podcast@sspx.org Sources Used Today: "The Silence of the Souls in Purgatory" — From the Assumption to Advent https://angeluspress.org/products/assumption-to-advent "Lost Sheep" (FSSPX.news) https://fsspx.news/en/news/lost-sheep-61925 Spiritual Journey — Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (Angelus Press) https://angeluspress.org/products/spiritual-journey Please Support this Apostolate with 1-time or Monthly Donation >> If you wanted to thank a saint for getting you out of prison, what would you leave at his shrine? For medieval pilgrims devoted to Saint Leonard, chains were an obvious choice. November sixth is a feria on the traditional calendar, but the Roman Martyrology remembers this hermit of Noblac, near Limoges in France. His memory connects prison cells, difficult childbirths, and some beautifully decorated horses. Leonard is traditionally placed in the sixth century. His surviving biography, however, was written centuries later, so its stories need to be introduced as traditions. According to that account, he belonged to a noble Frankish family and could have enjoyed a comfortable position near the royal court. Instead, he chose religious life. He obtained the release of prisoners and eventually settled in solitude near Limoges. Another story tells of his prayers helping a queen through a dangerous delivery. Grateful for her recovery, the king gave Leonard land for his monastery. That tradition helps explain why women in childbirth joined prisoners in seeking his intercession. His reputation spread remarkably far. During the Crusades, captives called upon him for deliverance. Bohemond of Antioch, himself a former prisoner, visited Leonard’s shrine in 1106 and offered silver chains in thanksgiving for his freedom. Then the story takes a turn toward the farmyard. In Bavaria, Leonard became a beloved protector of horses and cattle. One explanation connects this patronage with the chains he carries in religious art: people associated them with the chains used for livestock. Whatever the precise route, the devotion became deeply rooted in farming communities. At Bad Tölz, his feast brings a pilgrimage called the . Horses pull elaborately decorated wagons carrying pilgrims in traditional dress. Church bells ring as the procession climbs to the chapel on Calvary Hill, where horses and people receive a blessing. This isn’t simply a parade with a religious name attached. The town explicitly describes it as living popular devotion. Families preserve the wagons, clothing, and customs, and younger generations continue taking their places in the procession. There’s something very Catholic about that scene. The animals that help sustain a household, the work of the fields, the anxiety of a prisoner’s family, and a mother’s dangerous labor all find room in the Church’s prayer. Leonard’s chains became signs of hope: reminders that suffering people could ask heaven for help. Saint Leonard, friend of captives and helper of those in distress, pray for us. - - - - - - Explore more: Subscribe to the email version of this Devotional- it's a perfect companion! Subscribe to this Podcastto receive this and all our audio episodes Subscribe to the SSPX YouTube channelfor video versions of our podcast series and Sermons FSSPX News Website:https://fsspx.news Visit the US District website:https://sspx.org/ What is the SSPX Podcast? The SSPX Podcast is produced by Angelus Press, which has as its mission the fortification of traditional Catholics so that they can defend the Faith, and reaching out to those who have not yet found Tradition. What is the SSPX? The main goal of the Society of Saint Pius X is to preserve the Catholic Faith in its fullness and purity, to teach its truths, and to diffuse its virtues, especially through the Roman Catholic priesthood. Authentic spiritual life, the sacraments, and the traditional liturgy are its primary means of bringing this life of grace to souls. Although the traditional Latin Mass is the most visible and public expression of the work of the Society, we are committed to defending Catholic Tradition in its entirety: all of Catholic doctrine and morals as the Church has always defended them. What people need is the Catholic Faith, without compromise, with all the truth and beauty which accompanies it. https://sspx.org
November 5 · 12 min
Nov 5 – Feria / Ss Zachary & Elizabeth
It's a Feria, 4th Class, with the color of Green. In this episode: today in Church History: "Three Popes and a Church Divided - 1414", the meditation: "The Glorious Return of Jesus", today's news from the Church: "“The Virgin Mary versus the Spirit of Assisi” - Letter from the Superior General to friends and benefactors No. 95", a preview of the Sermon: "Holiness Is for Everyone", and today's thought from the Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Please Support this Apostolate with 1-time or Monthly Donation >> Every morning, the Church borrows the words of a man who once couldn’t speak. Every day, Catholics repeat the greeting of his wife. Today is a feria on the traditional calendar, but the Roman Martyrology remembers Saints Zachary and Elizabeth, the parents of Saint John the Baptist. And this couple has left quite a mark on our prayer lives. There’s a detail about Zachary’s Temple service that’s easy to miss. Offering incense was an extraordinary privilege. The Jewish Mishnah describes the lottery as open to priests who had never performed that service before. For Zachary, this was a moment a priest might await his whole life. And he wasn’t the high priest entering the Holy of Holies. He was an ordinary priest serving at the incense altar in the Holy Place, outside the inner sanctuary. Beyond him, the people prayed while the incense rose. That makes Gabriel’s appearance especially striking. God met Zachary in the middle of the worship entrusted to him. Elizabeth, meanwhile, belonged to the priestly family of Aaron herself. Luke introduces both spouses as righteous before God, before telling us they were childless. Their sorrow wasn’t evidence that God had rejected them. They were already pleasing to Him during those long, unanswered years. Their memory has become part of the landscape around Ein Karem, near Jerusalem. Pilgrims visit churches commemorating John’s birth and Our Lady’s visit to Elizabeth. At the Visitation shrine, another tradition remembers Elizabeth fleeing with her little son from Herod’s soldiers. An ancient apocryphal account describes a mountain opening to shelter them. That episode isn’t in Scripture, but a stone preserved at the shrine keeps the tradition visible. Their most familiar memorial, though, requires no pilgrimage. Elizabeth’s greeting to Our Lady gave us the words about Mary being blessed among women and the fruit of her womb being blessed. We repeat them in the Hail Mary, often without picturing the elderly woman who first spoke them, filled with the Holy Ghost. Zachary’s canticle, the Benedictus, became the Church’s daily morning prayer at Lauds. Its promise of light for those sitting in darkness fits the rising sun beautifully. One spouse welcomes the Mother of God. The other announces the approaching dawn of salvation. Across the centuries, this husband and wife still teach the Church how to pray. Saints Zachary and Elizabeth, faithful spouses whose words still shape the prayer of the Church, pray for us. - - - - - - Explore more: Subscribe to the email version of this Devotional- it's a perfect companion! Subscribe to this Podcastto receive this and all our audio episodes Subscribe to the SSPX YouTube channelfor video versions of our podcast series and Sermons FSSPX News Website:https://fsspx.news Visit the US District website:https://sspx.org/ What is the SSPX Podcast? The SSPX Podcast is produced by Angelus Press, which has as its mission the fortification of traditional Catholics so that they can defend the Faith, and reaching out to those who have not yet found Tradition. What is the SSPX? The main goal of the Society of Saint Pius X is to preserve the Catholic Faith in its fullness and purity, to teach its truths, and to diffuse its virtues, especially through the Roman Catholic priesthood. Authentic spiritual life, the sacraments, and the traditional liturgy are its primary means of bringing this life of grace to souls. Although the traditional Latin Mass is the most visible and public expression of the work of the Society, we are committed to defending Catholic Tradition in its entirety: all of Catholic doctrine and morals as the Church has always defended them. What people need is the Catholic Faith, without compromise, with all the truth and beauty which accompanies it. https://sspx.org
November 4 · 10 min
Nov 4 – S Charles Borromeo
It's the Feast of St. Charles Borromeo, 3rd Class, with the color of White, and a commemoration of Sts. Vitalis and Agricola, Martyrs. In this episode: today in Church History: "A New Seminary for Catholic Tradition - 2016", the meditation: "The General Resurrection", today's news from the Church: "Great Is the Confusion Under Heaven", and today's thought from the Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Have feedback or questions about the DD or our other shows? podcast@sspx.org Sources Used Today: "The General Resurrection" — From the Assumption to Advent https://angeluspress.org/products/assumption-to-advent "Great Is the Confusion Under Heaven" (FSSPX.news) https://fsspx.news/en/news/great-confusion-under-heaven-61847 Spiritual Journey — Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (Angelus Press) https://angeluspress.org/products/spiritual-journey Please Support this Apostolate with 1-time or Monthly Donation >> The cardinal was kneeling at prayer when someone shot him in the back. While his household panicked, he motioned for them to finish their prayers. That was Saint Charles Borromeo, whose feast the traditional calendar celebrates on November fourth. His determination to reform the Church had made him enemies, including members of a religious order who arranged that assassination attempt. He survived with only a slight injury, then tried to obtain mercy for the conspirators. Charles had begun life with every advantage. Born into an aristocratic family in 1538, he was a young man when his uncle became Pope Pius IV and made him a cardinal. A comfortable ecclesiastical career lay open before him. Then his older brother died unexpectedly. Charles could have stepped into leadership of the family. Instead, the loss deepened his determination to give himself completely to God. He helped bring the Council of Trent to its conclusion, then devoted himself to putting its reforms into practice. In Milan, that meant establishing seminaries, teaching the faith, correcting abuses, and visiting remote mountain communities. He expected priests to take their vocation seriously, and held himself to an exacting standard of prayer and penance. But the clearest picture of Charles comes during the plague of 1576. He stayed among his people, visiting the sick and organizing relief. As hunger followed disease, he poured his resources into feeding families and incurred debts to keep assistance coming. Even household tapestries and church hangings became material for clothing the needy. Imagine looking around an archbishop’s residence and deciding the furnishings would be more useful on somebody’s back. He also worked to sustain worship during quarantine. Altars were erected at crossroads so that people confined to their homes could follow Mass from their windows. The streets themselves became places of prayer. Another pilgrimage left a lasting mark. In 1578, Charles wanted to venerate the Holy Shroud. To shorten his journey, the Duke of Savoy brought it from Chambéry to Turin. Charles traveled there on foot, praying and fasting. The Shroud remained in Turin afterward. Charles died in 1584, aged just forty-six. His body is venerated beneath Milan Cathedral, where pilgrims still encounter the memory of a shepherd who spent himself for his flock. His motto was one word: Humilitas, humility. His life showed how much courage that virtue can require. Saint Charles Borromeo, courageous shepherd and father of the poor, pray for us. • • • • Today in Church History: A New Seminary for Catholic Tradition - 2016 On November 4, 2016, more than a thousand Catholics gathered in the Virginia countryside to celebrate an extraordinary milestone for the Society of St. Pius X: the inauguration of its new St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary. For nearly three decades, the Society's American seminarians had studied in Winona, Minnesota. But with growing numbers of vocations, the old facilities were becoming increasingly crowded. Now, after years of planning, construction, fundraising, and countless sacrifices, an enormous new seminary had risen in Dillwyn, Virginia. Bishop Bernard Fellay, then Superior General of the SSPX, celebrated a Pontifical Mass and blessed the new buildings, surrounded by priests, seminarians, and faithful from across the country. The occasion fell on the feast of St. Charles Borromeo, the great reforming bishop who had worked tirelessly to establish seminaries following the Council of Trent. It was a particularly fitting coincidence. In his sermon, Bishop Fellay emphasized that the beauty and dignity of the new buildings were intended to help form priests whose lives would be entirely dedicated to God. For the Society, the project represented much more than a new campus. It was a continuation of Archbishop Lefebvre's central mission: preserving the Catholic priesthood, the Traditional Latin Mass, and the Church's perennial teachings for generations yet to come. - - - - - - Explore more: Subscribe to the email version of this Devotional- it's a perfect companion! Subscribe to this Podcastto receive this and all our audio episodes Subscribe to the SSPX YouTube channelfor video versions of our podcast series and Sermons FSSPX News Website:https://fsspx.news Visit the US District website:https://sspx.org/ What is the SSPX Podcast? The SSPX Podcast is produced by Angelus Press, which has as its mission the fortification of traditional Catholics so that they can defend the Faith, and reaching out to those who have not yet found Tradition. What is the SSPX? The main goal of the Society of Saint Pius X is to preserve the Catholic Faith in its fullness and purity, to teach its truths, and to diffuse its virtues, especially through the Roman Catholic priesthood. Authentic spiritual life, the sacraments, and the traditional liturgy are its primary means of bringing this life of grace to souls. Although the traditional Latin Mass is the most visible and public expression of the work of the Society, we are committed to defending Catholic Tradition in its entirety: all of Catholic doctrine and morals as the Church has always defended them. What people need is the Catholic Faith, without compromise, with all the truth and beauty which accompanies it. https://sspx.org
November 3 · 9 min
Nov 3 – Feria / S Malachy of Armagh
It's a Feria, 4th Class, with the color of Green. In this episode: today in Church History: "1867 - The Pope's Soldiers Defeat Garibaldi", the meditation: "The School of the Saints", today's news from the Church: "SALUS ANIMARUM – The Documentary Is Now Available", and today's thought from the Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Have feedback or questions about the DD or our other shows? podcast@sspx.org Sources Used Today: "The School of the Saints" — From the Assumption to Advent https://angeluspress.org/products/assumption-to-advent "SALUS ANIMARUM – The Documentary Is Now Available" (FSSPX.news) https://fsspx.news/en/news/salus-animarum-documentary-now-available-61928 Spiritual Journey — Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (Angelus Press) https://angeluspress.org/products/spiritual-journey Please Support this Apostolate with 1-time or Monthly Donation >> When Saint Malachy visited the monastery of Clairvaux in France, he found something he badly wanted: a place where he could finally settle down and be a monk. He even asked the pope’s permission to stay. The pope sent him back to Ireland with more responsibilities. You can imagine how that felt. Malachy had already spent years trying to untangle problems that powerful people preferred to leave tangled. Born at Armagh around 1094, he became a priest, an abbot, and a bishop in an Irish Church with a magnificent spiritual inheritance, but also some deeply entrenched abuses. At Armagh, control of ecclesiastical office had become the possession of a powerful family, passed along almost like inherited property. Malachy’s predecessor, Saint Celsus, had begun breaking that arrangement. Malachy had to carry the work forward. Opposition delayed his taking possession of Armagh, and the struggle involved rival claimants, political pressure, and competing claims to the ancient symbols of authority. There was nothing comfortable about this assignment. Malachy persevered, restoring ecclesiastical discipline and strengthening the Church’s connection with Rome. Eventually, he relinquished Armagh and continued his work as Bishop of Down. His friendship with Saint Bernard gave him encouragement. Malachy loved the prayerful life at Clairvaux, and although he couldn’t remain there, he arranged for Irish companions to receive formation among its monks. That friendship helped bring the Cistercians to Ireland, with the foundation of Mellifont Abbey in 1142. Something fruitful grew from the quiet life he had wanted for himself. Bernard’s account also gives us a wonderfully human glimpse of their affection. When Malachy returned in 1148, Bernard, despite his own weakness, hurried out to meet him, embracing and kissing his friend. The whole monastery rejoiced. Then Malachy developed a fever. He died there on November second, surrounded by the monks, with Bernard beside him. His Irish labors had ended, but he had reached the place where he had longed to rest. An especially touching detail survives in the accounts of their burial: Malachy was buried wearing Bernard’s habit. Five years later, Bernard was buried wearing Malachy’s. Centuries afterward, in 1982, a portion of Malachy’s relics returned to Armagh and was placed in the cathedral’s new altar. Centuries afterward, in 1982, a portion of Malachy’s relics returned to Armagh and was placed in the cathedral’s new altar. The bishop who had worked so hard for his people had, in that tangible way, come home. Saint Malachy, pray for us. - - - - - - Explore more: Subscribe to the email version of this Devotional- it's a perfect companion! Subscribe to this Podcastto receive this and all our audio episodes Subscribe to the SSPX YouTube channelfor video versions of our podcast series and Sermons FSSPX News Website:https://fsspx.news Visit the US District website:https://sspx.org/ What is the SSPX Podcast? The SSPX Podcast is produced by Angelus Press, which has as its mission the fortification of traditional Catholics so that they can defend the Faith, and reaching out to those who have not yet found Tradition. What is the SSPX? The main goal of the Society of Saint Pius X is to preserve the Catholic Faith in its fullness and purity, to teach its truths, and to diffuse its virtues, especially through the Roman Catholic priesthood. Authentic spiritual life, the sacraments, and the traditional liturgy are its primary means of bringing this life of grace to souls. Although the traditional Latin Mass is the most visible and public expression of the work of the Society, we are committed to defending Catholic Tradition in its entirety: all of Catholic doctrine and morals as the Church has always defended them. What people need is the Catholic Faith, without compromise, with all the truth and beauty which accompanies it. https://sspx.org
November 2 · 10 min
Nov 2 – Commemoration of All Souls
It's the Feast of Commemoration of All Souls, 1st Class, with the color of Black. In this episode: today in Church History: "Priests Given Permission to Say Three Masses", the meditation: "The Existence of Purgatory", a preview of the Sermon: "Help the Poor Souls in Purgatory", and today's thought from the Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Have feedback or questions about the DD or our other shows? podcast@sspx.org Sources Used Today: "The Existence of Purgatory" — From the Assumption to Advent https://angeluspress.org/products/assumption-to-advent "Help the Poor Souls in Purgatory" (SSPX Sermons) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5SfIAAFWgs SSPX YouTube: Sermons Playlist Listen & Subscribe: SSPX Sermons Podcast Spiritual Journey — Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (Angelus Press) https://angeluspress.org/products/spiritual-journey Please Support this Apostolate with 1-time or Monthly Donation >> Yesterday, the Church celebrated the saints in heaven. Today, she asks us to remember those still waiting to enter its fullness. All Souls’ Day carries a very personal invitation: someone you love may still need your prayers. Christians prayed for the dead long before this commemoration appeared on the calendar. But its familiar November date took shape in the monasteries of medieval France. In 998, Saint Odilo, abbot of Cluny, directed the monasteries under his authority to remember all the faithful departed on the day after All Saints. The observance gradually spread through the Western Church. The placement makes sense. First, we rejoice with the Church triumphant. Then we help the souls in purgatory, who have died in God’s friendship but still need purification. Their salvation is assured. Their suffering is real. And through prayer, almsgiving, and especially the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, we can help them. One remarkable development came during the First World War. In 1915, Pope Benedict XV extended to priests throughout the Church the privilege of offering three Masses on All Souls’ Day. Amid so much death, the Church multiplied her greatest prayer for the departed. Around that prayer grew some memorable local customs. In England, people went “souling” around All Saints and All Souls. Poor neighbors and children visited houses asking for food, receiving small “soul cakes.” In return, they offered prayers for the household’s departed relatives. Charity reached in both directions: food for the hungry, prayers for the dead. In Sicily, November second became a day children eagerly anticipated. Families prepared gifts and baskets of sweets, traditionally described as presents from deceased relatives. Among the treats were painted sugar figures and frutta martorana, almond sweets shaped and colored to resemble real fruit. This was family folklore, rather than Church teaching, but it helped keep departed grandparents and other relatives present in children’s memories. Underneath the cakes, flowers, and family customs lies something wonderfully practical. Love still has work to do after a funeral. We can have Masses offered, visit a cemetery, give alms, or pause over a name and say a prayer. And the Church remembers beyond our own family circle, asking mercy for all the faithful departed, including those whom nobody else remembers. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen. - - - - - - Explore more: Subscribe to the email version of this Devotional- it's a perfect companion! Subscribe to this Podcastto receive this and all our audio episodes Subscribe to the SSPX YouTube channelfor video versions of our podcast series and Sermons FSSPX News Website:https://fsspx.news Visit the US District website:https://sspx.org/ What is the SSPX Podcast? The SSPX Podcast is produced by Angelus Press, which has as its mission the fortification of traditional Catholics so that they can defend the Faith, and reaching out to those who have not yet found Tradition. What is the SSPX? The main goal of the Society of Saint Pius X is to preserve the Catholic Faith in its fullness and purity, to teach its truths, and to diffuse its virtues, especially through the Roman Catholic priesthood. Authentic spiritual life, the sacraments, and the traditional liturgy are its primary means of bringing this life of grace to souls. Although the traditional Latin Mass is the most visible and public expression of the work of the Society, we are committed to defending Catholic Tradition in its entirety: all of Catholic doctrine and morals as the Church has always defended them. What people need is the Catholic Faith, without compromise, with all the truth and beauty which accompanies it. https://sspx.org
November 1 · 8 min
Nov 1 – Feast of All Saints / Comm of XXIII Sun. Pent.
It's the Feast of All Saints, 1st Class, with the color of White, and a commemoration of XXIII Sun. of Pentecost. In this episode: today in Church History: "The Day the Society of St. Pius X Was Born", the meditation: "The Feast of All Saints", and today's thought from the Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Have feedback or questions about the DD or our other shows? podcast@sspx.org Sources Used Today: "The Feast of All Saints" — From the Assumption to Advent https://angeluspress.org/products/assumption-to-advent Spiritual Journey — Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (Angelus Press) https://angeluspress.org/products/spiritual-journey Please Support this Apostolate with 1-time or Monthly Donation >> If you walked into a Polish cemetery on the evening of November first, you might find it glowing with thousands of candles. Families gather around graves, bringing flowers and remembering those who have gone before them. It’s one of the most striking sights of All Saints’ Day, a feast whose history reaches back to the early Church. Christians were celebrating the martyrs together by the fourth century. There were simply too many to give each one a separate feast. In Rome, the celebration gained a remarkable home: the Pantheon. In 609 or 610, Pope Boniface IV dedicated that former pagan temple to Our Lady and all the martyrs. Imagine the statement that made. A building once associated with Rome’s gods now honored Christians who had refused to worship them. That dedication was celebrated on May thirteenth. In the eighth century, Pope Gregory III dedicated a chapel at Saint Peter’s to all the saints, with an anniversary on November first. Under Gregory IV in the following century, the November celebration spread throughout the Western Church. And the feast embraces far more people than those whose names appear in our missals. It honors everyone in heaven, including saints whose lives passed almost entirely unnoticed. Over the centuries, Catholics gave this celebration some wonderfully local expressions. In parts of Portugal, children go from house to house on November first asking for Pão por Deus, “bread for God’s sake.” Carrying bags and reciting little verses, they traditionally receive bread, cakes, nuts, or fruit. The details vary from village to village, but sharing food is at the heart of it. In Spain, bakery counters fill with huesos de santo, “saints’ bones.” These little sweets traditionally have a marzipan exterior and a sweet egg-yolk filling. Apparently, even bones can become an occasion for good Catholic baking. Families also bring flowers to the cemetery, linking the feast with the remembrance of their dead. Those cemetery customs overlap with All Souls’ Day on November second, but the Church makes a beautiful distinction. On All Saints, we rejoice with the blessed in heaven and ask their prayers. On All Souls, we pray for the faithful departed still being purified. Together, the days remind us that our family in Christ reaches beyond the people we can see. Some are already home. Others still need our prayers. And we are walking toward the same heavenly homeland. - - - - - - Explore more: Subscribe to the email version of this Devotional- it's a perfect companion! Subscribe to this Podcastto receive this and all our audio episodes Subscribe to the SSPX YouTube channelfor video versions of our podcast series and Sermons FSSPX News Website:https://fsspx.news Visit the US District website:https://sspx.org/ What is the SSPX Podcast? The SSPX Podcast is produced by Angelus Press, which has as its mission the fortification of traditional Catholics so that they can defend the Faith, and reaching out to those who have not yet found Tradition. What is the SSPX? The main goal of the Society of Saint Pius X is to preserve the Catholic Faith in its fullness and purity, to teach its truths, and to diffuse its virtues, especially through the Roman Catholic priesthood. Authentic spiritual life, the sacraments, and the traditional liturgy are its primary means of bringing this life of grace to souls. Although the traditional Latin Mass is the most visible and public expression of the work of the Society, we are committed to defending Catholic Tradition in its entirety: all of Catholic doctrine and morals as the Church has always defended them. What people need is the Catholic Faith, without compromise, with all the truth and beauty which accompanies it. https://sspx.org
October 31 · 10 min
Oct 31 – Feria / BVM on Sat / S Alphonsus Rodriguez
It's the Feast of Our Lady on Saturday, 4th Class, with the color of White. In this episode: today in Church History: "Pius XII Consecrates the World to Mary", the meditation: "Jesus, Our King", today's news from the Church: "Access to St. Peter's Denied to the Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage", and today's thought from the Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Have feedback or questions about the DD or our other shows? podcast@sspx.org Sources Used Today: "Jesus, Our King" — From the Assumption to Advent https://angeluspress.org/products/assumption-to-advent "Access to St. Peter's Denied to the Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage" (FSSPX.news) https://fsspx.news/en/news/access-st-peters-denied-summorum-pontificum-pilgrimage-61822 Spiritual Journey — Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (Angelus Press) https://angeluspress.org/products/spiritual-journey Please Support this Apostolate with 1-time or Monthly Donation >> Saint Alphonsus Rodríguez spent much of his life answering a door. But before he ever picked up the college keys, he had buried his wife, lost all three of his children, and watched his livelihood fall apart. He had been a cloth merchant in Segovia, Spain. Marriage and fatherhood were his life, until a succession of deaths left him a grieving widower. When he turned toward religious life, even that door seemed closed. The Jesuits considered him too old, too poorly educated, and too frail. He tried again. Eventually, a superior recognized something the entrance requirements couldn’t measure, and Alphonsus entered as a brother in 1571. His assignment brought him to the Jesuit college in Palma, on the island of Majorca. There he became the porter, welcoming visitors, carrying messages, finding people, and giving assistance to the poor. You can imagine the interruptions. Just when you’ve settled down, somebody needs something. Again. Alphonsus made those interruptions part of his prayer. When the bell rang, he would turn toward Christ with the words, “Here I am, Lord!” The person outside might need directions, food, or someone willing to listen. Alphonsus tried to receive each one as he would receive Our Lord. One person who sought him out was a young Jesuit named Peter Claver. Peter had plenty of zeal, but wasn’t sure where to direct it. The elderly brother befriended him, talked with him about prayer, and encouraged him toward the missions in Spanish America. Peter eventually devoted his life to enslaved Africans arriving in Cartagena. The college doorkeeper had helped a future saint find his calling across the ocean. There was also much more happening within Alphonsus than visitors could see. At his spiritual director’s urging, he recorded his interior life. His writings eventually filled eight published volumes. Behind the familiar face at the entrance was a man of profound prayer, penance, and extraordinary mystical graces. He hadn’t written to build a reputation. He was obeying his director and keeping account of God’s work in his soul. Alphonsus died on October 31, 1617. In 1888, he and Peter Claver were canonized together. Their friendship had borne fruit in two very different places: among the suffering people of Cartagena, and at a college entrance where, day after day, someone rang the bell. Saint Alphonsus Rodríguez, pray for us. - - - - - - Explore more: Subscribe to the email version of this Devotional- it's a perfect companion! Subscribe to this Podcastto receive this and all our audio episodes Subscribe to the SSPX YouTube channelfor video versions of our podcast series and Sermons FSSPX News Website:https://fsspx.news Visit the US District website:https://sspx.org/ What is the SSPX Podcast? The SSPX Podcast is produced by Angelus Press, which has as its mission the fortification of traditional Catholics so that they can defend the Faith, and reaching out to those who have not yet found Tradition. What is the SSPX? The main goal of the Society of Saint Pius X is to preserve the Catholic Faith in its fullness and purity, to teach its truths, and to diffuse its virtues, especially through the Roman Catholic priesthood. Authentic spiritual life, the sacraments, and the traditional liturgy are its primary means of bringing this life of grace to souls. Although the traditional Latin Mass is the most visible and public expression of the work of the Society, we are committed to defending Catholic Tradition in its entirety: all of Catholic doctrine and morals as the Church has always defended them. What people need is the Catholic Faith, without compromise, with all the truth and beauty which accompanies it. https://sspx.org
October 30 · 12 min
Oct 30 – Feria / S Germanus of Capua
It's the Feria VI after XXII Sunday after Pentecost, 4th Class, with the color of Green. In this episode: today in Church History: "Vatican II's Battle Over Papal Authority", the meditation: "Jesus, Our Model", today's news from the Church: "Bishop de Sivry in Écône: Be Proud of Our Lord Jesus Christ as King", a preview of this week's episode of The SSPX Podcast: "Why Catholics Confess to a Priest", and today's thought from the Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Have feedback or questions about the DD or our other shows? podcast@sspx.org Sources Used Today: "Jesus, Our Model" — From the Assumption to Advent https://angeluspress.org/products/assumption-to-advent "Bishop de Sivry in Écône: Be Proud of Our Lord Jesus Christ as King" (FSSPX.news) https://fsspx.news/en/news/bishop-sivry-econe-be-proud-our-lord-jesus-christ-king-61811 The SSPX Podcast: "Why Catholics Confess to a Priest" (SSPX Podcast) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqcg0eQF2yE Listen & Subscribe on SSPXpodcast.com Spiritual Journey — Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (Angelus Press) https://angeluspress.org/products/spiritual-journey Please Support this Apostolate with 1-time or Monthly Donation >> Saint Germanus of Capua is one of those early Italian bishops whose life is remembered largely because of an extraordinary friendship with another saint. And that friend was none other than Saint Benedict. Germanus lived during the late fifth and early sixth centuries, when Italy was going through enormous changes. The Western Roman Empire had collapsed, barbarian kingdoms were taking its place, and the Church was often the one institution holding communities together. Germanus came from a distinguished family in Capua, near Naples. According to tradition, after his father's death, he gave much of his inheritance to the poor and entered the clergy. He eventually became Bishop of Capua around the year 516. And almost immediately, he found himself involved in one of the biggest controversies in the Church. For decades, Rome and Constantinople had been divided by the Acacian Schism, a dispute involving the teaching of the Council of Chalcedon and the authority of the pope. In 519, Pope Hormisdas sent a delegation to Constantinople to negotiate an end to the division. Germanus was one of the bishops chosen for the mission. Think about that assignment. Traveling from Italy to Constantinople in the sixth century was no small undertaking. Germanus had to deal with imperial officials, Eastern bishops, and decades of theological and political resentment. But the mission succeeded. The schism ended in 519, restoring communion between Rome and Constantinople after thirty-five years of division. Germanus had helped accomplish something that generations of churchmen had struggled to achieve. But the most famous story about Germanus comes from the end of his life. Pope Saint Gregory the Great tells it in his Dialogues. One evening, Saint Benedict was praying in his monastery at Monte Cassino. Suddenly, he experienced an extraordinary vision. According to Gregory, Benedict saw the whole world gathered beneath a single ray of light. And within that light, he saw a soul being carried to heaven by angels. It was the soul of Germanus, Bishop of Capua. Benedict immediately called one of his monks and told him what he had seen. A messenger was sent to Capua, where he discovered that Germanus had died at precisely the time Benedict had experienced the vision. It's one of the most remarkable episodes in Gregory's account of Saint Benedict. And it gives us an interesting glimpse into how the early Church understood the communion of saints. Two holy men, living in different places, were united in prayer so deeply that one was permitted to witness the other's entrance into eternity. Germanus died around the year 540, and devotion to him became especially strong in southern Italy. His relics were eventually honored at Monte Cassino, the great Benedictine abbey whose founder had witnessed his passing. Germanus had been a diplomat, a bishop, and a defender of Church unity. But the story that endured wasn't about his negotiations with emperors. It was about a monk watching his friend go to heaven. Saint Germanus of Capua, peacemaker of the Church and holy friend of Saint Benedict, pray for us. - - - - - - Explore more: Subscribe to the email version of this Devotional- it's a perfect companion! Subscribe to this Podcastto receive this and all our audio episodes Subscribe to the SSPX YouTube channelfor video versions of our podcast series and Sermons FSSPX News Website:https://fsspx.news Visit the US District website:https://sspx.org/ What is the SSPX Podcast? The SSPX Podcast is produced by Angelus Press, which has as its mission the fortification of traditional Catholics so that they can defend the Faith, and reaching out to those who have not yet found Tradition. What is the SSPX? The main goal of the Society of Saint Pius X is to preserve the Catholic Faith in its fullness and purity, to teach its truths, and to diffuse its virtues, especially through the Roman Catholic priesthood. Authentic spiritual life, the sacraments, and the traditional liturgy are its primary means of bringing this life of grace to souls. Although the traditional Latin Mass is the most visible and public expression of the work of the Society, we are committed to defending Catholic Tradition in its entirety: all of Catholic doctrine and morals as the Church has always defended them. What people need is the Catholic Faith, without compromise, with all the truth and beauty which accompanies it. https://sspx.org
October 29 · 11 min
Oct 29 – Feria / S Gaetano Errico
It's a Feria, 4th Class, with the color of Green. In this episode: today in Church History: "Constantine Enters Rome", the meditation: "Man in the Image of God", today's news from the Church: "A New World Map of SSPX Mass Centers", a preview of the Sermon: "The Fight for Christ the King", and today's thought from the Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Have feedback or questions about the DD or our other shows? podcast@sspx.org Sources Used Today: "Man in the Image of God" — From the Assumption to Advent https://angeluspress.org/products/assumption-to-advent "A New World Map of SSPX Mass Centers" (FSSPX.news) https://fsspx.news/en/news/new-world-map-sspx-mass-centers-61795 "The Fight for Christ the King" (SSPX Sermons) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7ELmGWz33Q SSPX YouTube: Sermons Playlist Listen & Subscribe: SSPX Sermons Podcast Spiritual Journey — Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (Angelus Press) https://angeluspress.org/products/spiritual-journey Please Support this Apostolate with 1-time or Monthly Donation >> Saint Gaetano Errico is one of those Italian saints who spent nearly his entire life in one neighborhood, yet managed to build something that eventually spread across the world. He was born in 1791 in Secondigliano, a working-class district outside Naples. His father made pasta, his mother worked as a weaver, and Gaetano was one of nine children. There wasn't much money to spare. But from an early age, Gaetano wanted to become a priest. He was ordained in 1815 and returned to Secondigliano, where he began teaching, preaching, hearing confessions, and caring for families who were struggling to get by. And he became particularly interested in one thing. Getting people back into the confessional. Gaetano believed that many Catholics stayed away from confession not because they had stopped believing, but because they were frightened, ashamed, or convinced that God could never forgive what they had done. He wanted to change that. He became known for spending enormous amounts of time hearing confessions, patiently encouraging people who hadn't approached the sacrament in years. But the most interesting part of his story began during a retreat. In 1818, Gaetano traveled to Pagani, where he prayed at the tomb of Saint Alphonsus Liguori, the great moral theologian and founder of the Redemptorists. According to Gaetano's own account, Alphonsus appeared to him and told him that God wanted him to establish a new religious congregation. Gaetano was understandably overwhelmed. He was a young parish priest with limited resources, and founding a religious order was hardly a small undertaking. But he began working toward it. He first built a church in Secondigliano dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows, which became the center of his new community. Eventually, in 1833, he founded the Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. Notice the plural. Hearts. Gaetano wanted his priests to contemplate both the love of Christ and the maternal compassion of His Blessed Mother. Their mission would be preaching, parish missions, religious instruction, and especially the sacrament of Penance. The congregation faced years of financial difficulties, opposition, and uncertainty. Gaetano often had to keep the work going with very little money and even fewer assurances that it would succeed. But he remained in Secondigliano. That's one of the striking things about his life. While other great missionaries crossed oceans, Gaetano kept returning to the same streets, the same families, and the same confessional. He died in 1860, after forty-five years of priestly ministry. His remains are still venerated in the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows in Secondigliano, and the congregation he founded continues its work in several countries. Gaetano understood that you don't always have to travel far to find a mission field. Sometimes it's the neighborhood where you grew up. And sometimes the greatest miracle is helping someone who has been away from confession for twenty years finally believe that God still wants him back. Saint Gaetano Errico, apostle of confession and devoted servant of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, pray for us. - - - - - - Explore more: Subscribe to the email version of this Devotional- it's a perfect companion! Subscribe to this Podcastto receive this and all our audio episodes Subscribe to the SSPX YouTube channelfor video versions of our podcast series and Sermons FSSPX News Website:https://fsspx.news Visit the US District website:https://sspx.org/ What is the SSPX Podcast? The SSPX Podcast is produced by Angelus Press, which has as its mission the fortification of traditional Catholics so that they can defend the Faith, and reaching out to those who have not yet found Tradition. What is the SSPX? The main goal of the Society of Saint Pius X is to preserve the Catholic Faith in its fullness and purity, to teach its truths, and to diffuse its virtues, especially through the Roman Catholic priesthood. Authentic spiritual life, the sacraments, and the traditional liturgy are its primary means of bringing this life of grace to souls. Although the traditional Latin Mass is the most visible and public expression of the work of the Society, we are committed to defending Catholic Tradition in its entirety: all of Catholic doctrine and morals as the Church has always defended them. What people need is the Catholic Faith, without compromise, with all the truth and beauty which accompanies it. https://sspx.org
October 28 · 11 min
Oct 28 – Ss Simon & Jude
It's the Feast of Sts Simon and Jude, 2nd Class, with the color of Red. In this episode: today in Church History: "1958 - Election of John XXIII", the meditation: "Lying", today's news from the Church: "Consecrations Without a Mandate: Why Was Patriarch Slipyj spared and the SSPX Is Condemned?", and today's thought from the Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Have feedback or questions about the DD or our other shows? podcast@sspx.org Sources Used Today: "Lying" — From the Assumption to Advent https://angeluspress.org/products/assumption-to-advent "Consecrations Without a Mandate: Why Was Patriarch Slipyj spared and the SSPX Is Condemned?" (FSSPX.news) https://fsspx.news/en/news/consecrations-without-mandate-why-patriarch-slipyj-spared-and-sspx-condemned-61793 Spiritual Journey — Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (Angelus Press) https://angeluspress.org/products/spiritual-life-archbishop Please Support this Apostolate with 1-time or Monthly Donation >> Saints Simon and Jude share a feast day on October 28, and there's something rather interesting about these two Apostles. They're among the Twelve, yet the Gospels tell us almost nothing about either of them. Simon is called "the Zealot," which may suggest an association with Jewish religious nationalism, although it could simply describe his enthusiasm for the Law. Jude, meanwhile, is identified as Thaddeus and is traditionally associated with the short Epistle of Saint Jude in the New Testament. But what happened to them after Pentecost? That's where the traditions become much more interesting. According to ancient Christian accounts, Simon preached in Egypt and other parts of North Africa, while Jude carried the Gospel into Mesopotamia and Persia. Later traditions bring the two Apostles together in Persia, where they preached, converted many people, and eventually suffered martyrdom. Their deaths are traditionally described in rather gruesome ways. Simon is sometimes said to have been sawed in half, which explains why religious art frequently depicts him holding a saw. Jude is often shown carrying a club or axe, recalling the instrument traditionally associated with his martyrdom. But Jude has another distinction. He became the patron saint of hopeless causes. And there's a wonderfully curious explanation for that. Because Jude shared a name with Judas Iscariot, Christians were sometimes reluctant to invoke him, fearing confusion with the Apostle who betrayed Christ. According to later devotional tradition, this meant Jude received fewer prayers than the other Apostles. So when people finally did turn to him, it was often because they had exhausted every other possibility. The association grew, and Jude became one of the Church's most beloved patrons for desperate situations. His devotion became especially strong in the twentieth century. In Chicago, a Claretian priest established a national shrine to Saint Jude in 1929, during a period when economic hardship was beginning to overwhelm American families. As the Great Depression deepened, thousands turned to Jude for help. Today, devotion to him remains enormous throughout the Americas, especially in Mexico, where crowds gather at churches dedicated to San Judas Tadeo on the twenty-eighth of each month. There's also an interesting artistic detail. Jude is often depicted holding a small image of Christ against his chest. This recalls the ancient tradition of King Abgar of Edessa, who sought healing from Jesus and received an image associated with His holy face. Later accounts connect Jude with bringing Christ's image and the Gospel to Edessa. Simon and Jude never became as famous as Peter, Paul, or John. But their memory traveled across continents. One became associated with the courage of martyrdom. The other became the Apostle people call upon when everything seems lost. Saints Simon and Jude, faithful Apostles of Christ and companions in martyrdom, pray for us. - - - - - - Explore more: Subscribe to the email version of this Devotional- it's a perfect companion! Subscribe to this Podcastto receive this and all our audio episodes Subscribe to the SSPX YouTube channelfor video versions of our podcast series and Sermons FSSPX News Website:https://fsspx.news Visit the US District website:https://sspx.org/ What is the SSPX Podcast? The SSPX Podcast is produced by Angelus Press, which has as its mission the fortification of traditional Catholics so that they can defend the Faith, and reaching out to those who have not yet found Tradition. What is the SSPX? The main goal of the Society of Saint Pius X is to preserve the Catholic Faith in its fullness and purity, to teach its truths, and to diffuse its virtues, especially through the Roman Catholic priesthood. Authentic spiritual life, the sacraments, and the traditional liturgy are its primary means of bringing this life of grace to souls. Although the traditional Latin Mass is the most visible and public expression of the work of the Society, we are committed to defending Catholic Tradition in its entirety: all of Catholic doctrine and morals as the Church has always defended them. What people need is the Catholic Faith, without compromise, with all the truth and beauty which accompanies it. https://sspx.org
October 27 · 11 min
Oct 27 – Feria / S Frumentius of Axum
It's a Feria, 4th Class, with the color of Green. In this episode: today in Church History: "1986 - Assisi Prayer Meeting", the meditation: "The Restitution of Debts", today's news from the Church: "Hong Kong: Cardinal Zen's Conviction Confirmed on Appeal", and today's thought from the Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Have feedback or questions about the DD or our other shows? podcast@sspx.org Sources Used Today: "The Restitution of Debts" — From the Assumption to Advent https://angeluspress.org/products/assumption-to-advent "Hong Kong: Cardinal Zen's Conviction Confirmed on Appeal" (FSSPX.news) https://fsspx.news/en/news/hong-kong-cardinal-zens-conviction-confirmed-appeal-61727 Spiritual Journey — Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (Angelus Press) https://angeluspress.org/products/spiritual-life-archbishop Saint Frumentius of Axum helped bring Christianity to Ethiopia, and his story begins with a shipwreck, a royal palace, and two young brothers who found themselves very far from home. Frumentius lived during the fourth century and came from the eastern Mediterranean, probably the city of Tyre. As a young man, he and his brother Aedesius accompanied a Christian scholar named Meropius on a voyage along the Red Sea. Then disaster struck. Their ship stopped along the African coast, where the travelers were attacked. Most of the party was killed, but the two boys survived and were taken to the royal court at Axum, in what is now northern Ethiopia. And here's where the story takes an unexpected turn. Rather than remaining ordinary captives, the brothers impressed the king with their intelligence and abilities. Aedesius became a royal cupbearer, while Frumentius was entrusted with important administrative responsibilities. Eventually, Frumentius became a trusted adviser to the royal family. When the king died, his widow asked Frumentius to help govern the kingdom and educate the young prince, Ezana. Imagine that. A Christian boy who had arrived as a captive was now helping raise the future king of one of Africa's most powerful kingdoms. Frumentius used his position to encourage Christianity. He helped Christian merchants establish places of worship and gradually introduced the faith to people at court. When the young king was old enough to rule, Frumentius traveled to Alexandria and met Saint Athanasius, the great defender of Christ's divinity. Frumentius explained that Christianity was taking root in Axum and asked for a bishop. Athanasius listened carefully. Then he made a rather surprising decision. He consecrated Frumentius himself. Frumentius returned to Ethiopia as its first bishop and continued evangelizing the kingdom. Under King Ezana, Christianity became the religion of the royal court and eventually took root throughout the country. There's a remarkable piece of evidence for this transformation. Early coins of King Ezana displayed traditional pagan symbols. Later coins began featuring the Christian cross. You can actually see the kingdom's conversion reflected in its money. Ethiopian Christians remember Frumentius by the affectionate title Abba Salama, meaning "Father of Peace." He is also called Kesate Birhan, or "Revealer of Light." His influence lasted far beyond his lifetime. Ethiopia developed one of the world's oldest continuous Christian traditions, preserving ancient liturgical practices, distinctive sacred art, and extraordinary churches carved directly into rock. Even today, the Ethiopian Church remembers the young foreigner who arrived through tragedy and became the father of its Christian faith. Frumentius never planned to become a missionary to Ethiopia. He was simply trying to survive a terrible journey. But God turned that unexpected arrival into the beginning of a Christian civilization that has endured for nearly seventeen centuries. Saint Frumentius of Axum, Father of Peace and Apostle of Ethiopia, pray for us. Please Support this Apostolate with 1-time or Monthly Donation >> - - - - - - Explore more: Subscribe to the email version of this Devotional- it's a perfect companion! Subscribe to this Podcastto receive this and all our audio episodes Subscribe to the SSPX YouTube channelfor video versions of our podcast series and Sermons FSSPX News Website:https://fsspx.news Visit the US District website:https://sspx.org/ What is the SSPX Podcast? The SSPX Podcast is produced by Angelus Press, which has as its mission the fortification of traditional Catholics so that they can defend the Faith, and reaching out to those who have not yet found Tradition. What is the SSPX? The main goal of the Society of Saint Pius X is to preserve the Catholic Faith in its fullness and purity, to teach its truths, and to diffuse its virtues, especially through the Roman Catholic priesthood. Authentic spiritual life, the sacraments, and the traditional liturgy are its primary means of bringing this life of grace to souls. Although the traditional Latin Mass is the most visible and public expression of the work of the Society, we are committed to defending Catholic Tradition in its entirety: all of Catholic doctrine and morals as the Church has always defended them. What people need is the Catholic Faith, without compromise, with all the truth and beauty which accompanies it. https://sspx.org
October 26 · 12 min
Oct 26 – Feria / S Evaristus / Alfred the Great
It's a Feria / Comm. St. Evaristus, 4th Class, with the color of Green. In this episode: today in Church History: "2009 - Rome and the SSPX Begin Historic Doctrinal Discussions", the meditation: "The Virtue of Justice", today's news from the Church: "France: One Less Religious Building Every Week", a preview of the Sermon: "The World and Church's First Commandment Problem", and today's thought from the Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Have feedback or questions about the DD or our other shows? podcast@sspx.org Sources Used Today: "The Virtue of Justice" — From the Assumption to Advent https://angeluspress.org/products/assumption-to-advent "France: One Less Religious Building Every Week" (FSSPX.news) https://fsspx.news/en/news/france-one-less-religious-building-every-week-61752 "The World and Church's First Commandment Problem" (SSPX Sermons) SSPX YouTube: Sermons Playlist Listen & Subscribe: SSPX Sermons Podcast Spiritual Journey — Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (Angelus Press) https://angeluspress.org/products/spiritual-life-archbishop Please Support this Apostolate with 1-time or Monthly Donation >> - - - - - - Explore more: Subscribe to the email version of this Devotional- it's a perfect companion! Subscribe to this Podcastto receive this and all our audio episodes Subscribe to the SSPX YouTube channelfor video versions of our podcast series and Sermons FSSPX News Website:https://fsspx.news Visit the US District website:https://sspx.org/ What is the SSPX Podcast? The SSPX Podcast is produced by Angelus Press, which has as its mission the fortification of traditional Catholics so that they can defend the Faith, and reaching out to those who have not yet found Tradition. What is the SSPX? The main goal of the Society of Saint Pius X is to preserve the Catholic Faith in its fullness and purity, to teach its truths, and to diffuse its virtues, especially through the Roman Catholic priesthood. Authentic spiritual life, the sacraments, and the traditional liturgy are its primary means of bringing this life of grace to souls. Although the traditional Latin Mass is the most visible and public expression of the work of the Society, we are committed to defending Catholic Tradition in its entirety: all of Catholic doctrine and morals as the Church has always defended them. What people need is the Catholic Faith, without compromise, with all the truth and beauty which accompanies it. https://sspx.org
October 25 · 11 min
Oct 25 – Christ the King
It's the Feast of Christ the King, 1st Class, with the color of White. In this episode: today in Church History: "1147 - Two Battles in the Second Crusade", the meditation: "A Trick Question", today's news from the Church: "Spain: The Bishop of Malaga Encourages LGBT Activists to Transform the Church", and today's thought from the Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Have feedback or questions about the DD or our other shows? podcast@sspx.org Sources Used Today: "A Trick Question" — From the Assumption to Advent https://angeluspress.org/products/assumption-to-advent "Spain: The Bishop of Malaga Encourages LGBT Activists to Transform the Church" (FSSPX.news) https://fsspx.news/en/news/spain-bishop-malaga-encourages-lgbt-activists-transform-church-61677 Spiritual Journey — Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (Angelus Press) https://angeluspress.org/products/spiritual-life-archbishop Please Support this Apostolate with 1-time or Monthly Donation >> - - - - - - Explore more: Subscribe to the email version of this Devotional- it's a perfect companion! Subscribe to this Podcastto receive this and all our audio episodes Subscribe to the SSPX YouTube channelfor video versions of our podcast series and Sermons FSSPX News Website:https://fsspx.news Visit the US District website:https://sspx.org/ What is the SSPX Podcast? The SSPX Podcast is produced by Angelus Press, which has as its mission the fortification of traditional Catholics so that they can defend the Faith, and reaching out to those who have not yet found Tradition. What is the SSPX? The main goal of the Society of Saint Pius X is to preserve the Catholic Faith in its fullness and purity, to teach its truths, and to diffuse its virtues, especially through the Roman Catholic priesthood. Authentic spiritual life, the sacraments, and the traditional liturgy are its primary means of bringing this life of grace to souls. Although the traditional Latin Mass is the most visible and public expression of the work of the Society, we are committed to defending Catholic Tradition in its entirety: all of Catholic doctrine and morals as the Church has always defended them. What people need is the Catholic Faith, without compromise, with all the truth and beauty which accompanies it. https://sspx.org

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