The SSPX and the Mask
Jun 17, 2020 14:24:01 GMT
Post by Admin on Jun 17, 2020 14:24:01 GMT
The following article has been making the rounds the last day or so.
One of our members privately commented that the priest appearing in the photos may be Fr. Timothy Pfeiffer, who is still, I believe, stationed in the Philippines?
If it is Fr. Tim Pfeiffer, perhaps there is a medical reason he was wearing it [he recently suffered last October from a bout of dengue fever]. But one would imagine if that was the case, and Fr. Pfeiffer's was an individual case of high risk for infection, a simple mask would suffice and we would not see 'formal' SSPX-logo masks being worn by the officiating priest in the picture and at least one of the the altar servers. (Actually if someone was truly immune-compromised, the N95 mask would be required for droplet protection though it doesn't filter the actual virus.)
The fact that all the altar servers are wearing some kind of mask implies that the SSPX is bowing the local government's mandates, or worse, perhaps the 'formal' masks are being utilized as an SSPX - on their own initiative? One would imagine that if the state was really cracking down on face-masks in that locale, the nuns too would be wearing them?
One dislikes conjecture, perhaps there is a simple explanation for all this? But the 'formal' SSPX logo on the masks leads one to think the worst. - The Catacombs
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The SSPX and the Mask
Adapted from here [please note the following is an machine translation from the French]| June 16, 2020
Fear is an emotion that accompanies the awareness of a danger, a threat.
Synonyms: fear, dread, terror, fright.
So many words to describe the attitude of some FSSPX priests on this last Sunday but also during this Coronavirian time led by the government and the enemies of God.
In the definition of fear, there is 'awareness of danger'. What is that danger, if any? Could it be that of the authorities that is disruptive?
In 1977, were Father Coache and Monsignor Ducaud-Bourget afraid of Bishop Marty and the City of Paris to take over the church of Saint-Nicolas du Chardonnet in order to return this beautiful building to divine worship?
In 2020, some priests were cowards during this period, well not all of them. Some have been very brave in braving everything forbidden and bringing the sacraments with them.
My God give us priests.
But now that [M]asses are once again open to the public, we are forced to muzzle ourselves with a mask.
Is this surveillance? During a [M]ass last Sunday in St. Nicholas, May 24th, a fury showed itself shocked when a lady was seen. Didn't she have a mantilla? No, she didn't have a mask! Her reaction made so much noise that this parishioner had to leave and was unable to attend her Sunday Mass. No priest came to her aid.
My God give us priests.
These poor priests have fallen on their heads, they are like in this Gallic comic strip, they are afraid that the sky will fall on their heads.
One more example? A priest of the FSSPX also celebrated Mass with a muzzle on the same Sunday, May 24th. Mass was celebrated in the open air. The fear of ridicule no longer kills...
My God give us priests.
Masks with SSPX logo.
[Click to enlarge images. Not sure why everyone is not wearing a mask if they are mandatory? Perhaps they are not mandatory? - The Catacombs]
Where is the faith in these actions? These priests resemble the apostles before Pentecost. They're not locked up in the Upper Room, but they're walled up in their fear. They do not live according to the gift of fear of God, they are locked up in servile fear, that of the dog in front of his master.
My God give us priests. And let these priests be men!
Let us pray that the great feast of Pentecost will take away this fear and that everyone will go and preach the good word! Let everyone praise Our Lord Jesus Christ, Great King of Kings!
Let our priests open their churches wide! May they walk the streets like Our Lord during his three years of public life. May they be worthy of their livery and their priesthood.
Let them go up to the altar saying these words with all their heart:
"Introibo ad altare Dei" and we'll all answer in chorus:
"Ad Deum qui lætificat juventutem meam."
Let fear disappear and make way for bravery!
Martin Dalbanne
May 28, 2020