According to the canon law of the Catholic Church (CIC 1983, canon 1382), an episcopal consecration performed without a papal mandate is illicit, i.e., illegal and therefore forbidden, and entails automatic excommunication for both the one who consecrates and the one who is consecrated. Potential co-consecrators are excluded from such a penalty, since the legal[…]
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Novena to Pray for Contemplative Religious Vocations
Novena to the Servant of God,Dom Marie-Jean-Baptiste of the Heart of Jesus (Father Muard 1809-1854)to pray for contemplative religious vocations and thus save humanityfor the greater glory of God. This is a heartfelt cry that should deeply engage the one who utters this prayer, for God only answers those who resolutely desire to do His[…]
Co-redemptrix and Mediatrix of all graces
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued a “doctrinal” note denying the Blessed Virgin Mary her traditional title of ‘Co-Redemptrix’ and discrediting that of ‘Universal Mediatrix of All Graces’. Following this note, the Society of Saint Pius X issued a statement calling on priests and the faithful to make reparation for these outrages.[…]
Brother Bernard’s Taking of the Habit
By donning the monastic habit, the novice renounces the world and its legitimate grandeur to dedicate himself to God alone: the only necessity and better part for eternal life. This process is the culmination of a spiritual journey through the grace of the traditional Mass celebrated regularly by Fr. Luca Preta, parish priest of the[…]
Weekly Walk
The weekly Monday walk allows the monks a fraternal and joyful relaxation, during which they can admire and contemplate the beauty of creation. The Michelin Guide is right to speak of “enchanting Liguria”: it is a delight!
Chapter Sermon
Every first Friday of the month, the monks hold a day of retreat. After None, the Father Priorusually gives a few words of edification. We thought that the chapter sermon of last July 4th mightalso benefit the families of all our friends and benefactors. My dear brothers, on this day of retreat, the first Friday[…]
ORDINATION OF OUR FATHER ANTOINE
It is with joy that we announce the priestly ordination of our Brother Antoine, on the feast of the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, on June 29, in France, by Cardinal Gérard-Louis Müller. The model of the monk priest is Saint John at the foot of the Cross, and, like the beloved disciple, he exercises[…]
LITURGY AND CRISIS OF FAITH
First mass celebrated in Italian and in front of the people by Pope Paul VI, March 7, 1965, in the Roman Church of Ognissanti 32 years after the first Mass celebrated in Italian and in front of the people by Pope Paul VI, here is what Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, then Prefect of the Congregation for[…]
CALL TO CONTEMPLATIVE LIFE
by the Reverend Father Prior Dear faithful, I thank with all my heart the priests who invited me to come and speak to you this morning about the contemplative life which is not the exclusive property of the monk, but to which is called every christian who desires to delve further into the knowledge and[…]
HAPPY AND HOLY NEW YEAR 2024
Dear friends and oblates of the Saint Catherine of Siena Monastery of Taggia, Of course, this new year has already begun liturgically at first vespers of the first Sunday of Advent! We then contemplated this beautiful cohort of saints of the Old Testament who awaited with great fervor the coming of the Messiah, among whom[…]