Holy Saturday

 

The Fourteenth Station.

(Genuflect) Priest: We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee.

People: Because by Thy Holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.

(Stand)

Priest: Consider how the disciples carried the body of Jesus to bury it, accompanied by His holy Mother, who arranged it in the sepulchre with her own hands. They then closed the tomb, and all withdrew.

(Kneel)

People: Ah, my buried Jesus, * I kiss the stone that encloses Thee. * But Thou didst rise again the third day * I beseech Thee, by Thy Resurrection, * make me rise glorious with Thee at the last day, * to be always united with Thee in heaven, * to praise Thee and love Thee forever.

I love Thee, and I repent of ever having offended Thee. * Permit not that I ever offend Thee again. * Grant that I may love Thee always; * and then do with me what Thou wilt. *

(Say) Our Father-Hail Mary-Gloria Patri.

Look, dear friends, Altar #1 is all set up for Easter and the Victory of our risen Lord. And that's just it. Good triumphs over evil, life over death, heaven over hell, God over Satan. You too can be part of this victory but that, punters, few as you are, is for tomorrow.

Christus Surrexit,

LSP

Good Friday

 

A reflection:

"CHRIST broke his mysterious body and gave it to his disciples at the Supper without explaining at that time what the breaking and giving would mean.  There was no need, the facts would presently make it clear.  What, then, was done to this body?  It was stripped, scourged, and nailed to a cross: stripped of all dignity and all possession, scourged with the stroke of penal justice, and nailed up like a dead thing while it was still alive.  The body you receive in this sacrament accomplished its purpose by nailing to a tree.  You are to become this body, you are to be nailed: nailed to Christ’s sacrificial will.  The nails that hold you are God’s commandments, your rules of life, prayers, confessions, communions regularly observed.  Let us honour the nails for Christ’s sake, and pray that by the virtue of his passion they may hold fast." (Austin Farrer, Crown of the Year)

A prayer:

Almighty God, we beseech thee graciously to behold this thy family, for which our Lord Jesus Christ was contented to be betrayed, and given up into the hands of wicked men, and to suffer death upon the Cross; who now liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

God bless you all,

LSP

HOC EST CORPUS MEUM

 

Today we stand in the Upper Room as Christ institutes the Eucharist, the Sacrament of the Altar, in which He gives himself body and blood for the remission  of sin. A perfect sacrifice made present under the form of bread and wine. Farrer speaks to this via Chantblog:

Do the disciples understand the nature of the bond? Jesus has blessed his food, to be the body he will offer in his sacrifice; do they know that they are committed to membership in such a body as that?  A body flogged, broken, crucified - see, he crumbles the loaf before their eyes.  Do they perceive the new meaning in the ancient custom, the breaking of the bread?  Are they willing to be parts of such a body, are they willing that his body, with its sacrificial destiny, should be theirs?  The disciples were not yet fully willing, but they came to be, and so we all must; for if we do not want to be given and surrendered to God, why touch religion at all?  By partaking of the sacrificial body, we are to be made capable of sacrifice, taken up, as we are, into the sacrificial being of Christ. (From Austin Farrer's address "This is my Body", given at the 1958 Eucharistic Congress, in Said and Sung.)

Soldats, Attention!  if we do not want to be given and surrendered to God, why touch religion at all?  By partaking of the sacrificial body, we are to be made capable of sacrifice, taken up, as we are, into the sacrificial being of Christ. Yes indeed, and you'll note Exorcists rate the Latin Rite and the new one not at all.

God Bless,

LSP

Good Order - Bad Order

 

Here, this is good order, KAR inspected by HRH.

savages

And this is bad order, murderous, savage, primitive yet armed with vaguely modern weapons barbarians.

traitorous buffoon

We abandoned the dark continent on a supposedly ethical imperative of, ahem, freedom and democracy. Roughly translated, we just couldn't afford it anymore. And then went to work asset-stripping. Look out, Africa, we're going to take all your stuff and give you nothing in return, not even policing. Similar, when you think of it, the UK or CONUS itself. Are the same people in charge? Surely not. To that end or τέλος, here's General Gordon, a total hero.

hero

Who knows, perhaps new Gordons will rise up against the savagery at hand. I reckon they will, your call.

Your Patient Pal,

LSP

DINDU NUFFIN

 

You've all heard the sickening story of DINDU NUFFIN 17 year old Karmelo Anthony, who stabbed Austin Metcalf at a high school track meet on April 2. The problem was, Metcalf had the brazen literal racist temerity to tell Dindu to get out of a seat that wasn't his. So Dindu stabbed Metcalf who then died in the arms of his brother.

Imagine, if you can, the howls of rage, fury and riotous protest if the color of the murdered teen's skin had been black. George Floyd, anyone? But no, Metcalf wasn't POC so there's been no protest, no looting, burning or rioting on the sunny suburban streets of Frisco Texas or anywhere else.

who killed who? go on, I dare you

Instead, there's been a heap  of cash donated to the Anthony family, over $900k. Why? For young Dindu's legal defense fund. As in, how dare you prosecute a POC for murdering someone with the wrong skin color. Call it reparations, if you like. 

Regardless, you'll be pleased to know Dindu's parents haven't been slow to take advantage of their newly acquired wealth, buying a fully loaded Cadillac Escalade, because of course, and setting up in a $3.5k a month gated community. Yes, even as young Dindu himself was released to house arrest on laughable bail terms. I say again, imagine the result if skin color was reversed.

look, a killer monkey!

At some point, and maybe soon, people will tire of covering up, pretending, and pandering to this systemic racism and the off-the-hook demographic it funds. When that point comes I'll wager our fighting monkey, and he's a ferocious beast, that the solution's as quick and effective as that presently applied to our southern border.

Your Old Pal,

LSP

What A Good Day

 

Just a quick drive down I35W to the hideous metrosprawl that is Fort Worth and our suburban cathedral, St. Vincent's. St. Vincent's is in a place called Bedford, which isn't far from Hurst or Arlington, and we call it the "Mid Cities." 

Once, many years ago, I made an oath, "I shall never live in a plastic sided suburb." God had other thoughts but He's been kind; the Compound's hardly suburban and its sides are made of wood instead of plastic. Regardless, I ventured forth into the Metrosprawl for our Chrism Mass.

Glad I did. What a great crew of fellow clergy who uphold the Faith and do their best to live it. Fun people, too. Still, the event was in the midst of the appalling 'sprawl, so it took a bit of time to dig out from that and back to the civilization of the Compound.

In related news, our diocese tells us we aren't supposed to make "political posts" on social media. Such wisdom and what can I say, Zu Befehl? You'll notice, dear friends, that one of the beauties of the Fourth Reich, the Space Reich, is that you're invisible. Black uniforms, you see.

Ad Astra,

LSP

47's Holy Week Declaration

 

Have you ever seen anything like this from the White House? I haven't. Here, read 47's Holy Week Declaration:

This Holy Week, Melania and I join in prayer with Christians celebrating the crucifixion and resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ—the living Son of God who conquered death, freed us from sin, and unlocked the gates of Heaven for all of humanity.

Beginning with Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday and culminating in the Paschal Triduum, which begins on Holy Thursday with the Mass of the Lord’s Supper, followed by Good Friday, and reaching its pinnacle in the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday night. This week is a time of reflection for Christians to memorialize Jesus’ crucifixion—and to prepare their hearts, minds, and souls for His miraculous Resurrection from the dead.

During this sacred week, we acknowledge that the glory of Easter Sunday cannot come without the sacrifice Jesus Christ made on the cross.  In His final hours on Earth, Christ willingly endured excruciating pain, torture, and execution on the cross out of a deep and abiding love for all His creation.  Through His suffering, we have redemption.  Through His death, we are forgiven of our sins.  Through His Resurrection, we have hope of eternal life.  On Easter morning, the stone is rolled away, the tomb is empty, and light prevails over darkness—signaling that death does not have the final word.

This Holy Week, my Administration renews its promise to defend the Christian faith in our schools, military, workplaces, hospitals, and halls of government.  We will never waver in safeguarding the right to religious liberty, upholding the dignity of life, and protecting God in our public square.

As we focus on Christ’s redeeming sacrifice, we look to His love, humility, and obedience—even in life’s most difficult and uncertain moments.  This week, we pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon our beloved Nation.  We pray that America will remain a beacon of faith, hope, and freedom for the entire world, and we pray to achieve a future that reflects the truth, beauty, and goodness of Christ’s eternal kingdom in Heaven.

May God bless you and your family during this special time of year and may He continue to bless the United States of America.

 

Wow. And now, dear friends, the demons really hate him. Imagine if you can the UK's leaderene, 2TK, Two Tier Keir saying such a thing. For that matter, imagine King Charles III issuing a similar statement. You can't? Go figure. Sure, they can do Ramadan and Eid, Easter not so much.

Out demons out,

LSP

Behold

 

Mia x Ally out of globalist besieged Ireland via globalist besieged Denver, Colorado. Nice, and thanks for the tip Herr Doktor Swankenstein.

Cheers,

LSP

Palm Sunday

 

Palm Sunday, what a Feast of seemingly opposite extremes. On the one hand, our hosannas and palms prefigure the victory and alleluias of Easter. On the other, we're confronted with the barred fangs iniquity of the Passion, and what iniquity it is. The murderous hatred of the Chief Priests, the weakness of Pilate, the derision of Herod and his court, the torturous savagery of the soldiers and the betrayal of Judas; even of Peter whose rock dissolves to quicksand in the heat of the question.

Joy and suffering, good and evil, darkness and light, God versus Satan. It seems, as Christ dies on Calvary, on the place of a skull, Golgotha, that Satan has won. But no, the perfect sacrifice has been sent, ite missa est, and is found acceptable by the Father for the remission of sin. Accordingly, Christ rises, victorious, on the third day; he has broken the power of death, sin and Hell itself. The palms of his entry into the holy city didn't lie. But that's for the future.

Today he must go to the Cross to confront evil and defeat it. He invites us to do the same, to take up our cross and follow him, both daily and this week especially. To what end? That in the deliberate, conscious, thoroughgoing rejection of sin and concomitant conversion of heart, mind and soul we not only find union with our Lord's sacrifice but also a share in his risen life, in his victory over death. With that, today's hosannas turn to the jubilant exultation of Easter, Alleluia! He is risen!

Again, this is liturgically over the horizon, so in the meanwhile a prayer:

Almighty and everlasting God, who, of thy tender love towards mankind, hast sent thy Son, our Savior Jesus Christ, to take upon him our nature, and to suffer death upon the Cross, giving us the example of his great humility: Mercifully grant that we may walk in the way of his suffering, and also be made partakers in his resurrection; through the same Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

 

God bless you all,

LSP

You're Fired

 

Vice Admiral Shosana Chatfield. US representative to NATO. Utterly fired.

how did zhe get all zhir medals?

Admiral Lisa Franchetti. Chief of Navy Operations. Commandant of the United States Coast Guard. Brazenly fired.

totally heterosexual

Admiral Linda Fagan. Literally fired.

excuse me?

General Charles "CQ" Brown Jr. Without question, fired.

sad face

General Timothy Hough. Time to go, we've had enough. You're fired.

two-bit traitor

Colonel Susannah Meyers. Traitorous services no longer Space Force required, you're fired.

SNLR

Commander Brett Robblee and Command Master Chief Felix Phillips. Two birds with one stone fired. Nice.

Good work, keep it coming, and you can read all about these DEI woke clowns on the internet. Let's restore our military to fighting efficiency and get rid of the rainbow. Speaking of which, Hegseth's apparently instituting the USMC BFT across the services.

What's the point of a grossly overweight transsexual Master Chief who can't even run three miles? Good question.

Cano Arma Virumque,

LSP

Jukebox Thursday

 

Yep, it's that time of the week when we head off to the local, sling a few quarters in the juke box and play requests. That's right, Juke Box days are back. First up, an old classic, Free Bird by everyone's favorite Southern Rock trailblazers. Good choice, LL:

Nice, but let's get down to earth with the Confederate Railroad, courtesy of WSF. Quite the toe tapper:

Anon's got the East on his mind, understandably, to say nothing of Miravi's beautiful voice. Check it out:

My turn, Randy Newman's Little Criminals. I've enjoyed that song pretty much from ever since it came out and now more than then. Picture the scene:

Rock on and keep 'em coming.

Your Pal,

LSP

Sweet Home

 

  

Maybe you didn't get the memo, so here's a video:

Tariffs forever,

LSP