Michaelmas Against the Freemason Circus.
Michaelmas against the Freemason Circus.
Ave Maria! May Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, together with St. Joseph, St. Michael, Father Lucio Herrera and Pedro Galíndez, pray for us! Blessed Michaelmas. Today we celebrate today, the feast of the Dedication of the Churches of St. Michael at Monte Garland and in the Roman Circus. Holy Michael is the ancient protector of the people of God, a special patron, one who we should be invoking each day after our daily rosary and if we are blessed with the opportunity to hear Mass. St. Michael also has a special patronage to the Florida panhandle. Standing tall in the historic downtown of Pensacola is the Saint Michael’s Basilica, one of the oldest parishes in Florida. This Basilica dates back to 1756, with the establishment of the city of Pensacola, later becoming the capital of West Florida. What a beautiful grace and blessing the Emerald coast has in this glorious patron. Yet, just a block away from the historic St. Michael’s basilica is the another building. Standing in opposition of St. Michaels Basilica is the Old Masonic Temple on corner of Palafox Place and Garden Street. Built in 1897, over 140 years after the establishment of St. Michaels, the Freemason temple is a good reminder to all of us, Floridian or not, of the battle for our souls.
St. Michael against the Freemasons.
In September 1870, the Revolution succeeded in besieging and capturing Rome. Pope Pius IX, the Supreme pontiff at the time, wrote the following: “As We look back on all the things which for many years the government of Piedmont has undertaken in order to overthrow the civil rule which God granted Our Apostolic See, We are moved by profound sorrow. God’s purpose in providing the successors of St. Peter with temporal jurisdiction was to enable them to perform their spiritual duties in complete freedom and security. This government, by force and contrary to all divine law, has finally executed the plan it has long considered: the sacrilegious invasion of Our dear City and the cities We continued to rule after the previous occupation. We, prostrate before God, cry out using the words of the prophet: “Therefore do I weep and my eyes run down with water, because the Comforter, the Relief of my soul, is far from me. My children are desolate because the enemy hath prevailed.” It was this Rome, capture by Freemason armies and left in ruins after hundreds of years of revolution, that our hero took upon himself. Our hero being the great promoter of St. Michael, Pope Leo XIII, the predecessor of Pius IX. As Freemasonry was cementing its power across the globe and Christendom was on its final legs, Pope Leo XIII began a campaign invoking the ancient holy protector of God’s people. In his1884 encyclical against freemasonry Pope Leo XIII extorts us: “Let us beseech Michael, the prince of the heavenly angels, who drove out the infernal foe; and Joseph, the spouse of the most holy Virgin, and heavenly patron of the Catholic Church; and the great Apostles, Peter and Paul, the fathers and victorious champions of the Christian faith. By their patronage, and by perseverance in united prayer, we hope that God will mercifully and opportunely succor the human race, which is encompassed by so many dangers.” That same year, His Holiness would composed the Prayer to Saint Michael after seeing a vision of a Demon in Rome. He then mandated the prayer to be said after every Low Mass and after the Holy Rosary. Miraculously, in 1929, the Papal States were restored, though significantly smaller than they were previously, and with them Pope’s temporal sovereignty. This victory, though not an elaborate reconquest, was proof that God willed devotion to St. Michael to help preserve Christian society.
The snares of the Freemasons.
In reciting the St. Michael’s prayer we recite these words each time: “be our safeguard against the wickedness and snares of the devil.” One of the greatest snares of the devil today is media, the movies, songs, shows and other entertainment content. Giving credence to the old Roman phrase panem et circenses or Bread and circuses. How fitting it is then, that the Circus built by Nero would be purged of its idols and made into the basilica of St. Michael by Pope Boniface II. Today We will touch upon the bread portion a bit later in the year but for now we will focus on the devil’s circuses, of which the Freemasons are certainly a great help. At this point, It should shock nobody to hear the following statement: certain secret societ and not so secret societies use the entertainment industry to spread anti- Christian notions and beliefs. Something that is certainly no conspiracy is the involving of Freemasons in Hollywood according to California Freemasons: “From silent pictures to modern blockbusters, Freemasons have helped shape Hollywood for more than a century.” It should surprise no one that many long time actors and directors have direct involvement with the Masonic sect, including classics like Walt Disney and The Warner Brothers. Again we turn to Pope Leo XIII, who wrote the following in his encyclical CUSTODI DI QUELLA FEDE: “We do not wish to exaggerate the masonic power by attributing to its direct and immediate action all the evils which presently preoccupy Us… That spirit, which is the implacable enemy of Christ and of the Church, tries all ways, uses all arts, and prevails upon all means.” The Holy Father Pope Leo XIII continues: “To see the evil and efficacious influence of this spirit on our affairs, We have more than a few fleeting indications and the series of facts which have succeeded themselves for thirty years. Proud of its successes, the sect herself has spoken out and told us all its past accomplishments and future goals. It regards the public powers as its instruments, witting or not, which is to say that the impious sect boasts as one of its principal works the religious persecution which has troubled and is troubling our Italy. Though often executed by other hands, this persecution is inspired and promoted by masonry, in an immediate or mediate, direct or indirect manner, by flattery or threats, seduction or revolution.” Here we have the confirmation from the highest office that Freemasons use “all arts, and prevails upon all means” in order to destroy Christ and His Church. But what is the goal of the Freemasons and why do they will to destroy the church? Once again Pope Leo XIII comes to our aid: “Our country has seen and suffered great evils in such a short span of time, for the faith of our fathers has been made a sign for persecutions of every sort. The satanic intent of the persecutors has been to substitute naturalism for Christianity, the worship of reason for the worship of faith, so-called independent morality for Catholic morality, and material progress for spiritual progress. To the holy maxims and laws of the Gospel, they have opposed laws and maxims which can be called the code of revolution. They have also opposed an atheistic doctrine and a vile realism to school, science, and the Christian arts.” The Holy Father continues speaking about the corruption of a society influenced by Freemasonry: “The road is very short from religious to social ruin. The heart of man is no longer raised to heavenly hopes and loves; capable and needing the infinite, it throws itself insatiably on the goods of this earth. Inevitably there is a perpetual struggle of avid passions to enjoy, become rich, and rise. Then we encounter a large and inexhaustible source of grudges, discords, corruptions, and crimes. In our Italy there was no lack of moral and social disorders before the present events-but what a sorrowful spectacle we see in our days! That loving respect which forms domestic harmony is substantially diminished; paternal authority is too often unrecognized by children and parents alike. Disagreements are frequent, divorce common. Civil discords and resentful anger between the various orders increase every day in the cities. New generations which grew up in a spirit of misunderstood freedom are unleashed in the cities, generations which do not respect anything from above or below. The cities teem with incitements to vice, precocious crimes, and public scandals. The state should be content with the high and noble office of recognizing, protecting, and helping divine and human rights in their harmonious universality. Now, however, the state believes itself almost a judge and disowns these rights or restricts them at will. Finally, the general social order is undermined at its foundations. Books and journals, schools and universities, clubs and theaters, monuments and political discourse, photographs and the fine arts, everything conspires to pervert minds and corrupt hearts. Meanwhile the oppressed and suffering people tremble and the anarchic sects arouse themselves. The working classes raise their heads and go to swell the ranks of socialism, communism, and anarchy. Characters exhaust themselves and many souls, no longer knowing how to suffer nobly nor how to redeem themselves manfully, take their lives with cowardly suicide…That does not surprise Us. - After nineteen centuries of Christian civilization, this sect tries to overthrow the Catholic Church and to cut off its divine sources. It absolutely denies the supernatural, repudiating every revelation and all the means of salvation which revelation shows us. Through its plans and works, it bases itself solely and entirely on such a weak and corrupt nature as ours. Such a sect cannot be anything other than the height of pride, greed, and sensuality. Now, pride oppresses, greed plunders, and sensuality corrupts. When these three concupiscences are brought to the extreme, the oppressions, greed, and seductive corruptions spread slowly. They take on boundless dimensions and become the oppression, plundering and source of corruption of an entire people.
10. Let Us then show you masonry as an enemy of God, Church, and country. Recognize it as such once and for all, and with all the weapons which reason, conscience, and faith put in your hands, defend yourselves from such a proud foe. Let no one be taken in by its attractive appearance or allured by its promises; do not be seduced by its enticements or frightened by its threats. Remember that Christianity and masonry are essentially irreconcilable, such that to join one is to divorce the other. You can no longer ignore such incompatibility between Catholic and mason, beloved children: you have been warned openly by Our predecessors, and We have loudly repeated the warning.”
If this doesn’t hit the nail on the head and seal the coffin of our society today, I don’t know what does. How good it is to be Catholic, to have such holy and wise men before us.
Pope Leo continues with a warning to all Christians: “In a matter of such importance and where the seduction is so easy in these times, it is urgent that the Christian watch himself from the beginning. He should fear the least danger, avoid every occasion, and take the greatest precautions. Use all the prudence of the serpent, while keeping in your heart the simplicity of the dove, according to the evangelical counsel.” The answer to this problem then is simple and found in today’s feast. As our society embraces the Lucifarian disorder of the Freemasons, we should embrace the holy courage and heroic obedience of Holy Michael. We should face Freemasons boldly, condemning it and calling it out: “arise together and fight manfully the battles of the Lord. May the number, boldness, and strength of the enemy not frighten you, because God is stronger than they; if God is for you, who can be against you? Redouble your prayers so that God might be with you in a greater abundance of grace, fighting and triumphing with you. Accompany your prayers with the practice of the Christian virtues…” We should also avoid all media and entertainment that embraces and spreads the foolish notions Freemasonry. Lastly, we should celebrate today, one of the grand feasts of Christendom. Though the Freemasons have seemingly cemented their power, leaving no political solution in sight, we should embrace our little Catholic societies at each parish. After all, Christian society is the main target that Freemasonry wills to destroy.
Prayer to St. Michael commissioned by Pope Leo XIII.
Most glorious Prince of the Heavenly Armies, Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in our battle against "principalities and powers, against the rulers of this world of darkness, against the spirits of wickedness in the high places" (Eph. 6:12). Come to the assistance of men whom God has created to His likeness and whom He has redeemed at a great price from the tyranny of the devil. Holy Church venerates thee as her guardian and protector; to thee the Lord has entrusted the souls of the redeemed to be led into heaven. Pray, therefore, the God of Peace to crush Satan beneath our feet, that he may no longer retain men captive and do injury to the Church. Offer our prayers to the Most High, that without delay they may draw His mercy down upon us: take hold of "the dragon, the old serpent, which is the devil and Satan," bind him and cast him into the bottomless pit "so that he may no longer seduce the nations" (Арос. 20:2).
References:
September 29 – Dedication of St. Michael the Archangel ~ Dom Prosper Gueranger
OUR HISTORY: PAST & PRESENT
Pope Leo XIII and the Prayers to Saint Michael
Humanum Genus, On Freemasonry by Pope Leo XIII, 1884.
Respicientes, Protesting the Taking of the Pontifical States by Pope BI. Pius IX, 1870
CUSTODI DI QUELLA FEDE,
ON FREEMASONRY by Pope Leo XIII, 1892.
Pope Leo XIII and the Prayers to Saint Michael
The Masonic
Appleyard: Historic Masonic Lodge in downtown Pensacola unique then and now
Lights, Camera, Lodge.
Freemasonry & Hollywood: Famous Actors Who Were Freemasons
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