Okay, folks. O Come, O Come Emmanuel is the only song anyone is allowed to sing until Christmas Eve Night!

Just kidding. But seriously, this is the penitential season of Advent. Christmas is from December 25th until Candlemas on February 2nd. Don’t lose sight of this!

With each passing year, the motif of desperate pleading for Christ to come grows stronger.

This isn’t the mere “Advent hymn” or “Christmas song” of a dozen years ago (before the Bergoglian and now Prevostian Antipapacies), now is it? Not if you’re paying any attention. The notion of ransoming captives and mourning in lonely exile here isn’t external to our experience anymore the way it used to be. Just ask the faithful of Charlotte….

And remember, this song has three simultaneous motifs: The Israel of the Old Covenant, before the Incarnation and Nativity of Our Lord; the New and Eternal Israel that is the Holy Catholic Church, which emerged from the side of Christ Crucified and was formally established at Pentecost, to which Our Eucharistic Lord comes at every Mass; and the Second Coming of Our Lord in Glory at the Consummation of the world and the New Jerusalem.

This song has nothing, and I mean ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with the atheist state founded in the Middle East in the late 1940’s, nor does it have ANYTHING to do with the pseudo-religion based on the Talmud that is commonly called “Judaism” today. This song is exclusively about the Catholic Church: seminal and anticipated, extant, and yet to come in fully consummated triumph.

Three versions. Original Latin, Bluegrass and Instrumental. Bluegrass is by definition a mournful, longing sound, and the Cello in the instrumental selection likewise carries the mournful, pleading sound.

Latin:

English:

Instrumental:

The St. Andrew Christmas Novena – which isn’t exactly a novena because it is 25 days long from November 30th through December 24th – begins November 30th, the Feast of St. Andrew – which is actually bumped forward one day this year because November 30th falls on the First Sunday of Advent.

It’s a great feast for me, because Andrew is my Confirmation Name. It was a fortuitous choice, as ‘Andrew’ means “manly” and “brave”, “strong” and “courageous” in Greek. I like to think that St. Andrew, being St. Peter’s big brother, would defend Peter in a street fight, which is definitely what defending the Petrine See against the Bergoglian and now Prevostian Antipapacies feels like.

I’ve seen and personally received great graces from this beautiful devotion over the years, and strongly recommend it. In addition to the obvious Matthew 17:20 Intention, I am dedicating my Novena to my benefactors and supporters, their needs and intentions, and for the salvation of their souls. This year especially many people have financial and real estate intentions. And, as always, so many people are praying for conversions, and especially REVERSIONS to the One True Faith, of loved ones.

Here is the text of the Novena – you say the following prayer fifteen times per day – and break the fifteen up however you would like:

Hail, and blessed be the hour and moment at which the Son of God was born of a most pure Virgin in a stable at midnight in Bethlehem in the piercing cold. At that hour vouchsafe, I beseech Thee, to hear my prayers and grant my desires. (Mention your intentions here) Through Jesus Christ and His most Blessed Mother. Amen.

And here is the fivefold intention of the Matthew 17:20 prayer initiative:

-That Antipope Bergoglio be publicly recognized as having been an Antipope all along, and that the entire Bergoglian Antipapacy be publicly nullified.

-That Pope Benedict XVI Ratzinger be publicly recognized as having been the one and only living Vicar of Christ, uninterrupted, from April ARSH 2005 until his death on December 31, ARSH 2022.

-That Antipope Robert Prevost be publicly recognized and removed as an Antipope, that his Antipapacy be completely nullified, and that he repent, revert to Catholicism, die in a state of grace in the fullness of time, and someday achieve the Beatific Vision.

-That the souls of the FAITHFUL departed, by the mercy of God, rest in peace.

-For the repose of the soul of Pope Benedict XVI Ratzinger

St. Andrew, pray for us.

Our Lady of Copacabana, slayer of the Nachomama demon, pray for us.

Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and upon your Holy Catholic Church, outside of which there is no salvation.

The Crucifixion of St. Andrew, Mattia Preti, ARSH 1651

Follow the recipe on the back of the Karo Syrup bottle, AND add a glug of Amaretto Liqueur (like Disaronno). Amaretto is the flavor of Dr. Pepper. Put Amaretto liqueur in Coke to make a near-exact clone of Dr. Pepper… with booze. Amaretto takes pecan pie to the next level.

And, yes, OF COURSE the crust is made with lard. I’m mildly offended that the question even had to be raised.

Happy continued Thanksgiving to one and all.

Lean into it, because the penitential season of Advent begins tomorrow!

Sing it, Bingo!

This is computer-generated, folks. The voice isn’t real. The music is computer-generated.

But Chris Jackson wrote the words. Enjoy!

Verse 1
You used to shout “this pope is killing off the faith”
Now it’s “friends, be very careful, don’t be harsh, don’t lack good taste”
You used to torch the yes-men as they spun each Vatican twist
Now you sell the same excuses with a “Patreon benefits list”

You used to say “no compromise, we must speak, whatever comes”
Now you’re counting YouTube sponsors while you bite down on your tongue

Chorus
Trad Inc, you preached “stand up to Rome,” now it’s “trust the man in white”
You built fame by yelling “crisis,” now you scold us for the fight
Trad Inc, brave on yesterday, today you toe the line
Big rosary on the thumbnail, corporate Catholic in your spine

Verse 2
You used to call Pachamama a disgrace before the Lord
Now it’s “please don’t be dramatic, let’s use a softer, safer word”
You used to say the new rite showed the crisis, clear as day
Now when Leo cuts the old one, you tell people, “just obey”

You used to swear you’d lose it all before you’d sell the truth
Now you tone it down for donors so the checks keep coming through

Chorus
Trad Inc, you preached “stand up to Rome,” now it’s “trust the man in white”
You built fame by yelling “crisis,” now you scold us for the fight
Trad Inc, brave on yesterday, today you toe the line
Big rosary on the thumbnail, corporate Catholic in your spine

Verse 3
They still sell the old Missals, they still tweet “Cristeros, rise!”
But the comments get deleted if you mention compromise
They told you Cardinal Burke was the model to embrace
“The Latin Mass is coming, just be quiet, know your place”

Now they clutch their Mass permissions like a fragile golden pass
While their neighbors lose the Latin and get drums at daily Mass

Verse 4
There’s the blogger who once thundered, “We must fight this modern cult!”
Now he’s blocking every follower who mentions the result
There’s the priest who called Pachamama “demonic, hard stop, no way”
Now he tells you that the problem is “your tone on Leo today.”

Welcome to Trad Inc, with its “healthy critique” brand,
Where they slap a trad veneer on every new Vatican plan
They once warned of “papal novelty,” now they pour it in your drink
With a traddy label on it, certified by Trad Inc

Final Chorus / Outro
Trad Inc, you preached “stand up to Rome,” now it’s “trust the man in white”
You built fame by yelling “crisis,” now you scold us for the fight
Trad Inc, brave on yesterday, today you toe the line
Big rosary on the thumbnail, corporate Catholic in your spine

Dear Ann,

First, I wanted to say Happy [belated] Birthday. Second, I cannot tell you how much good God is doing through you. I want to say thank you, though I really don’t see that I have any adequate way to do that. So just, thank you, and I thank God for you, and I am praying for you. Please pray for my family and me as well.

You have done more good for me than I can say. I am a teacher at [Name Redacted] at the moment, and I have a PhD in Systematic Theology, my happy area of expertise being the person I love most after God: Mary. Mariology is my speciality. The only way I can put it is what St. Bernardine of Sienna said: “Mary, you are my absolute love.” She saved my life, brought me into the Catholic Church, and more than I can possibly say. And despite having a degree, being lettered and entitled and such, I’m not interested in academics per se…I want to know the truth, teach the truth, and thereby bring people to Mary and her Son. That’s my plan and that’s why I got those degrees.

Yet, you are the one I always go to for advice and knowledge, to be sure I am not off the rails on some topic or another, to know what is going on behind the scenes, etc etc. You are one of the very few places where one can find someone who says what is true.

I could go on, but all that to say, again, thank you so, so much. I would gladly send donations your way too, but we (me, my wife, our five kids) are rather poor and can’t make ends meet at all, and it is getting worse. If you could pray for us in that regard too, I would be grateful. [Jobs are tough to come by, and it’s no use taking a job where I will just get fired in a week for being honest about the two antipopes and that Mary is Coredemptrix and Mediatrix of All Grace and those titles are part of who she is, thus cannot be put aside.]

I should add that I teach theology and Mariology at [Name Redacted].

Finally, having listened to your recent podcast, I wanted to write something up based on what I have learned myself, what I have heard from you, and I what I have learned from Saints and current exorcists concerning Mary as Coredemptrix and Mediatrix, and on what the literal Hell is going on with attacking Mary in this way. I think we might be seeing, in fact, the unveiling of the mystery of iniquity, or the beginning of that unveiling. So, below are my insights on what I wanted to share. You can do whatever you want with them, I just thought they might be helpful. Helpful or not, thank you again, and I’m praying for you. Maybe one day we will meet in a prison camp on the way to be martyred for defending Our Lady, the way things are going….

This could be better polished, I put all this together in the midst of grading essays and such and without much time on my hands….

Prof. B

“The Devil’s Fall”

by Prof. B

God showed the angels that He would create mankind, that He Himself would assume a human nature (thereby lifting human beings, by grace, above the angels in dignity, though the angels are superior to man by nature), and that He would become man by assuming a human nature from Mary.
Whether mankind fell or not, Jesus was always to be the center and reason for everything created. The Incarnation did not depend on sin; the change is that when He did become incarnate, due to the sin of Adam, He comes as the redeemer.

What happened is that the devil wanted to be the vector through which the Eternal Word would come to mankind. He knew, seeing Mary, that he would always be number two, and that number two would not come close to Mary. Due to this, and seeing that this girl would be the queen of all angels as well, hated his own nature—an angelic nature, which, for an angel, is in some way identical with the mission God created them for, and he thus hated his own self. It seems that the devil wanted the Eternal Word to come to man not by assuming a physical nature, which he considered unworthily low by nature compared to the angelic nature, but in a spiritual manner; that is, that the Word would come to mankind by uniting with this angel, Lucifer, and in this way mankind would be enlightened.

Here is the kicker: each angel is its own species, so if the Eternal Word united with a particular angel, that would not affect other angels, but only the one angel, that one species, and the devil would then be lifted up to a level of dignity that would make him number 1, with a dignity far beyond every other creature, angelic and human, due to union with the Eternal Word.

In this way, the Son would come to mankind in a spiritual manner via this angel, Lucifer—the Light Bearer—and mankind would not be raised up in their dignity above the angels. The only one who would benefit here is Lucifer, existing in a quasi-hypostatic union with the Eternal Word.

Mary is in the spot Lucifer wanted to be—in intimate union with God in a way that surpasses all, and making Him, with God, above all. Instead, Mary is above Him and is queen of all, excepting God, but she is a perfect reflection of God. And what is the one thing narcissists cannot stand, the devil being the first and ultimate narcissist? That anyone would be above them.

Mary is with God in everything; the devil wanted to be the one with God in everything, he wanted to be Mary in his own angelic way, so to speak. Mary as Coredemptrix and Mediatrix of all Grace Lucifer considers a slap in the face, because she is the one with God in all His plans, totally united with Him, inseperable from her Son, and not Lucifer. And she Mediates the Eternal Word to us, not the devil, she mediates all grace to us, not the devil.

One of the most disturbing things on the face of earth is a guy as a woman; it is a specific, direct, diabolical perversion where the devil is showing who and what he wanted to be, but can’t be. It might be the most horrific image on the face of the earth in fact, the clearest portrait of the devil, along with his satanic actions, such as abortion, etc etc etc.

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