The Traditional Latin Mass incense is used at every Sung Mass. The priest invokes St. Michael the Archangel as he blesses the incense saying
"May the Lord, by the intercession of blessed Michael the Archangel, who standeth at the right side of the altar of incense, and of all His
Elect, vouch safe to bless ~ this incense and receive it as an odor of sweetness: through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen."
He then incenses the Altar and the gifts by proclaiming "May this incense, which Thou hast blessed, O Lord, ascend to Thee, and may Thy mercy descend upon us."
Followed by reciting Psalm 140 2-4 while incensing.
There is power in the prayers of the #TLM, power that Satan cannot withstand.
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In the ancient form of the Holy Week rites (i.e. prior to the Holy Week reforms of the mid 1950's) there is a beautiful ceremony that occurs on Palm Sunday wherein the procession goes outside the church and the doors to the church are closed.
The door of the church is then
knocked on three times with the shaft of the processional cross. It is a powerful and moving rite which Benedict XVI spoke of accordingly:
"In the old liturgy for Palm Sunday, the priest, arriving in front of the church, would knock loudly with the shaft of the processional
cross on the door that was still closed; thereupon, it would be opened. This was a beautiful image of the mystery of Jesus Christ himself who, with the wood of his Cross, with the power of his love that is given, knocked from the side of the world at God's door; on the side of a
THE CUSTOM OF VEILING THE CRUCIFIX AND IMAGES: Some liturgical commentators have explained that this custom of veiling is related to the Gospel account of Passion Sunday which is taken from Saint John. In the Gospel we read that Christ is teaching in the Temple and declares
Himself to be the Son of God, and thereby the Jews in disbelief attempt to stone Him to death; and so Jesus hides Himself as He leaves the Temple. And whilst the Scriptural contrast can certainly be given for the custom of veiling the images (particularly the altar cross with the
body of Christ on it), there is however an even deeper liturgical meaning to this practice. In actuality, the Roman custom of veiling the high altar cross stems from the ancient practice of covering the
"Crux Gemmata" (the Jewelled Cross).
Never murmur or deliberately complain about any created thing that God may use to afflict you.
It is important to note the three kinds of complaints that may arise when misfortune assails you.
The first is natural and involuntary. This happens when the human body moans and
groans, sobs and sighs and weeps. If, as I said, the higher point of the soul submits to the will of God, there is no sin.
The second is rational. Such is the case when we complain and disclose our hardship to some superior or physician who is able to remedy it. This complaint
may be an imperfection, if too eagerly made, but it is no sin.
The third is sinful. This happens when a person complains of others either to rid himself of the suffering they cause him, or to take revenge. Or else when he wilfully complains about the sorrow
“Our age has provided a nearly scientific demonstration of the axiom 𝘭𝘦𝘹 𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪, 𝘭𝘦𝘹 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪, 𝘭𝘦𝘹 𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪…It is more necessary than ever for Catholics to work for two great goods that stand or fall together: the recovery of a sound Eucharistic
theology and the reestablishment of the actual Roman rite of the Mass.
Good theology and authentic liturgy work together to unveil to the eyes of faith the presence of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the entire liturgy and, above all, in the miracle of the host and chalice, in such a
way that Catholics will be able to experience once more the terrible beauty and challenging joy of Eucharistic communion, and will strive to order their lives and their societies according to Its demands.”
"When God wishes a soul to be entirely His, He begins by crushing it, very much like apples are crushed in the press---to extract its passions, its self-seeking, in a word, all its defects. When the soul is sufficiently broken,
He reshapes it according to His will. If it is faithful, it is soon transformed. Only then does Jesus load it with His choicest graces and inundate it with His love."
"Ask Jesus to make you rich in every virtue, as He wishes you to be, but in the meantime, shape your life in
accordance with His inspirations. Enlarge your heart because what Jesus desires above all things is to see in it His love. What wonderful graces you will receive if you are faithful, graces you have never even thought of."