In 1947, Pope Pius XII wrote his momentous encyclical on the Catholic liturgy, “Mediator Dei”. In it he condemned certain opinions and practices already appearing at that time as errors, such as an altar turned towards the faithful, Mass in the vernacular, etc. Above all, however, he formulates indisputable principles upon which the liturgy must be founded if it is to deserve the name of truly Catholic.
Thus the liturgy must remain in harmony with the Catholic faith and must express it; otherwise the “integrity of the religion revealed by God” is threatened, and the very existence of the Church founded by Christ is endangered. It is precisely in this dimension that we move when the question of profound changes in the liturgy arises: the endurance of the Catholic religion is endangered when the rite of the Church does not express the faith in an impeccable manner.
Hence the axiom, “lex orandi, lex credendi”. (…) The worship which the Church offers to the all-good and all-powerful God is, in the clear and concise words of Augustine, a continual profession of the Catholic faith, and an exercise of hope and charity: “by faith, hope, and charity”, he writes, “we worship God” (St. Augustine, Enchiridion, chap. 3) – Pius XII, Mediator Dei
Liturgy is faith melted into prayer
The Church’s liturgy is therefore not only prayer; it is something more: it is faith melted into prayer, dogma melted into prayer. Hence, if priests and faithful for twenty years and more pray, for example, in an ecumenical manner, then in time they begin to believe in the same way. If for years we pray in a Protestant manner, our faith will also become Protestant – slowly, imperceptibly, but certainly this will happen, because “lex orandi, lex credendi” – the law of prayer is the law of faith.
The Church has been aware of this since the first centuries; therefore she watches jealously and sternly over divine worship, desiring that it should express the Catholic faith, and not allowing the faithful sheep to be led astray into poisoned pastures where their faith would suffer harm. It is not the case that the Catholic faith which I possess is one thing, and the rite of the Mass another. The rite of Holy Mass is faith poured into prayer. And therefore, if someone profoundly changes the “lex orandi” (the law of prayer), he simultaneously changes the “lex credendi” (the law of faith).
What is Holy Mass?
The Lord’s Supper or Holy Mass is the sacred assembly or gathering of the People of God, who come together under the presidency of the priest to celebrate the memorial of the Lord. Therefore, the words of Christ apply in a particular way to the local gathering of the Holy Church: “For where there are two or three gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” (NOM, §7, II. Cap.)
This definition of Holy Mass is unacceptable for a Catholic!
Holy Mass is neither the “Lord’s Supper” nor a “sacred assembly or gathering of the People of God”, but the unbloody offering of Christ’s Sacrifice on the Cross.
Likewise, the role of the priest is not that of a “presider”, but of a priest offering sacrifice. We see that in this conception the Mass is transformed from Sacrifice into a feast of a communal character. And further, it is a question of the true re-presentation of Christ’s Sacrifice, not merely of the “memorial of the Lord”.
As to the presence of Christ, the text is unambiguous. And yet, if, for example, in a family two or three of its members gather in the name of Christ in order to pray, then Christ is indeed “in the midst of them”, and thus He is present, but only in a spiritual manner. But the presence of Christ during Holy Mass is of an entirely different kind; here He is present in Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity, as Man and as God!
To reduce the Real Presence of Christ to a purely spiritual presence where “two or three are gathered together in my name” means to renounce the Catholic faith; that is to say, to become a Protestant.
If anyone says that Christ, given in the Eucharist, is eaten only spiritually and not also sacramentally and substantially, let him be anathema. (Council of Trent, session 13, can. 8.)
Later, under pressure from a number of “bishops”, a reference to the teaching of the Council of Trent was added, which – ex post – gives the text an ambiguous meaning:
In the celebration of the Mass, which for all ages makes Christ’s sacrifice present, Christ is truly present in the community gathered in His name, in the person of the celebrant, in His word, as well as substantially and enduringly under the Eucharistic species. (§7, II. Cap.)
The confusion of truth with falsehood is the principal domain of the Vaticanum II sect. This text, seemingly supporting the teaching of the Catholic Council of Trent, immediately casts it into doubt by placing Christ’s presence in the Sacrament of the Altar on the same level as His presence “in the community, in the celebrant, in the word …”
Learn the reasons why a Catholic should under no circumstances take part in the Mass Neoplasm invented by the Vaticanum II sect.
“Una cum” Antipope Mass
The antipope of the Vaticanum II Antichurch is a heretic, and therefore he is not a Catholic, much less a Catholic pope.
Therefore, a Catholic may not participate in a Mass in which, a few moments before the consecration, the priest proclaims that some antipope of the Vaticanum II Antichurch is Papa nostro – “our pope”.
In many parts of the world, the only Tridentine Mass available in Latin is a Mass celebrated by a validly ordained priest in the Catholic rite, for example from the Society of Saint Pius X, who inserts the name of the antipope into the Canon. Why then should not a Catholic simply disregard the insertion in the Canon and “just go to Mass”?
There is only one answer:
NO!
What does the prayer “una cum” mean?
There are two ways of considering this phrase: its linguistic meaning (what it means from a grammatical and contextual point of view) and its theological meaning (what doctrine it expresses).
a) Linguistic meaning.
From this point of view, the insertion of the name of the antipope into the “una cum” in the Canon confirms that he is the true pope (“our pope”). Of course, Catholics must reject this. It would thereby affirm that the antipope of the Vaticanum II Antichurch is a member of the Catholic Church, because his name is mentioned in the prayer for the Church. Catholics must reject this as well. Catholic canonists and theologians clearly teach that loss of membership in the Catholic Church results in the automatic loss of papal authority by a heretic. Heresy in a pope places him outside the Church and thereby deprives him of office and of all jurisdiction.
b) Theological (doctrinal) meaning.
When we include the name of the antipope in the prayer, this results in the following:
• The heretic antipope is “the head of the Catholic Church, the vicar of Christ, and the successor of Saint Peter”.
• Recognition of the heretic antipope in the Canon is “the chief and loftiest form of communion with him”, “a profession of mind and will which strongly supports Catholic unity”.
• The inclusion of the name of the heretic antipope in the Canon makes him “the foundation of unity” (principium unitatis).
• The mention of the name of the heretic antipope in the Canon means that “he is not separated from communion with the Catholic Church”.
• The naming of the heretic antipope in the Canon “is a confirmation of the orthodoxy of the one offering the sacrifice”.
• The heretic antipope is “the reigning pope, visible shepherd, and lawful mediator between Almighty God and the members of his flock”.
Such are the consequences when the priest proclaims in the Canon that he offers the traditional Mass “una cum – together with Thy servant [name of the antipope], our pope”. Given that every antipope is a heretic, and not a pope, these assertions are for a Catholic simply absurd.
Can a Catholic attending a Mass “una cum” not “withhold consent”?
Of course, it is the priest at a Mass “una cum” who utters the objectionable phrase. Could not a Catholic attending such a Mass, who does not agree with it, simply “withdraw his consent” from that part of the Canon and continue to take part in the Mass in order to fulfill his obligation or receive sacramental graces?
Well, NO.
The fulfillment of the Sunday obligation or the obtaining of sacramental graces at Mass requires active presence or participation. It is an all-or-nothing situation. Either one participates actively, or one does not.
When a Catholic actively participates in a traditional Holy Mass, this constitutes “cooperation or collaboration with others in prayers and in the duty of worship”. Indeed, moral unity with the priest is required for the fulfillment of the Sunday obligation. The Fathers of the Church state, and Pope Pius XII teaches in particular in the encyclical “Mediator Dei”, that the faithful who actively participate in Holy Mass thereby accept and participate in the prayers of the Canon which the priest recites, even if they themselves do not pronounce those prayers aloud. Thus, for a Catholic, there is no way to avoid this. The very active participation in Holy Mass required for fulfilling the Sunday obligation also inseparably binds the faithful to the action of the priest at the altar.
Therefore, when the priest proclaims in the Canon that he offers the sacrifice “together with Thy servant [name of the antipope], our Pope” – a heretic and an antipope – the priest’s prayer is also the prayer of the one attending the Mass “una cum” antipope.
What is wrong with attending a Mass “una cum” antipope?
If you are a Catholic, yet nonetheless actively participate in a Mass “una cum” antipope, then by that very fact:
• You proclaim a destructive lie
• You confirm your unity with a heretic, and therefore become one yourself
• You recognize the ecumenical Antichurch of Antichrist as the legitimate universal Catholic Church
• You indirectly profess the false religion of the Vaticanum II sect
• You accept the violation of Church law
• You participate in sin
• You offer the Mass in unity with the heretic antipope
• You grant the heretical usurper the right to the universal office of the Church
• You create an occasion for the sin of scandal
• In the case of Masses celebrated by clergy of the “resistance movement” (SSPX, related associations, and many independent priests), you participate in highly illicit Masses and justify the sin of schism
This list is based upon the teaching of canonists, moralists, theologians, and decrees approved by the popes of the Catholic Church.
Doubts that may accompany a Catholic.
Is not the Sunday obligation more important?
No.
There are many legitimate reasons which dispense from it. Active participation in a Mass “una cum” entails (among other things) recognition of the Vaticanum II sect and its false religion. Obviously, this constitutes “considerable spiritual harm” – and that is one of the reasons which dispenses a Catholic from the Sunday obligation.
But the priest “has good intentions”?
Of no consequence.
It does not change what “una cum” de facto means, nor the fact that you participate in it.
Will I lose the graces flowing from Holy Mass, and thereby lose the faith itself?
You will receive no graces at a Mass in which you consciously and actively participate in the sacrilegious lie of the Vaticanum II sect and its false religion.
By participating in a Tridentine Mass celebrated by a celebrant belonging to the Vaticanum II sect and ordained in their rite of priestly ordination, you will not receive a consecrated host in Communion, because such a celebrant has no sacerdotal power. And even if you happen upon a Mass celebrated by a validly ordained priest in the Catholic rite (for example, from the Society of Saint Pius X) and a “good” ciborium with validly consecrated hosts, the poisonous errors of these priests on the papacy will ultimately destroy your faith!
Unity with the antipope of the Vaticanum II Antichurch is a mortal sin.
Whoever prays with heretics becomes a heretic himself – St. Agatho
Can a Catholic in his right mind, then, defend the claim that attending a Mass – in which such a heretic is called a true Catholic pope, and which is indeed offered in unity with him – is not offensive to God, and is simply a matter of indifference?
In ancient times, during the persecutions, there existed a Roman practice allowing a Christian to escape death if he would only place a pinch of incense upon the fire kindled in honour of false gods. Time and again, Christians chose rather martyrdom than making that one small act of recognition of a false religion. One moving account is found in the Roman Martyrology and is sung every year on Christmas Eve:
At Nicomedia, the suffering of many thousands of martyrs, who, when on the day of the Lord’s Nativity they had gathered in the church for Mass, the emperor Diocletian commanded the church doors to be shut and a fire to be kindled round about, and coals with incense to be set upon a tripod at the entrance, and a herald to cry out with a loud voice that those who wished to escape the fire should come out of the church and burn incense to Jupiter; to this they all answered with one voice that they would rather die for Christ, and being burned in the fire, they merited on that day to be born in heaven, on which Christ deigned to be born on earth for the salvation of the world – the Holy Martyrs of Nicomedia.
The Vaticanum II sect and its antipopes seek to create a non-dogmatic, ecumenical, one-world religion of antichrist.
A great tent for all religions, in which each is perceived as more or less good. In this circus there is a place for you, even if you are “attached” to the traditional Latin Mass. All you need do is recognize the antipope as the ringmaster of this circus.
This is precisely what you do when you actively participate in a Mass in which the celebrant proclaims in the Canon that he offers the Mass “together with Thy servant [name of the antipope], our Pope”, all the faithful and professors of the universal and apostolic Faith, and still more when you participate in the Mass Neoplasm.
It is better to have no Mass at all than to participate in such blasphemy!
Better to die than to add a pinch of incense to this ecumenical religion of antichrist!
