Traditional Mass Cebu

 Just now, for the 460th anniversary of the founding of the Santo Nino Church, my icon of the Pochaev icon of the Mother of God visited the Santo Nino shrine on April 28.                                                                     Magellan's Cross The original image of Santo Nino with my icon of the Pochaev icon of the Mother of God                                                                Me with the icon The story of the Pochaev icon is that on August 5, (July 23 in the Julian Calendar) 1675, a group of Ottoman Turks tried to invade a monastery where the original icon of the Pochaev was. When the priest invoked the Blessed Virgin Mary, immedia...

So today is Low Sunday, commonly known as Dominica in Albis (Sunday in White). Today's gospel tells us from John 20:19-31 about the Doubting Thomas in which St. Thomas who puts his finger in the side of Jesus. For the Novus Ordo sect, this Sunday is called the ''Divine Mercy Sunday'' which is based on a false apparition called the ''Divine Mercy'' which was condemned by Pius XII and even by John XXIII. The painting is by Francisco Ordaz and is featured in my book called ''The Very First Easter'' which my mom bought for me in 2009 when I was still three years old.   

  Cardinal Henry Stuart (1725-1807) Sometime in December 2024, four months before Jorge ''Pope Francis'' Bergoglio died, I had a dream in which a new pope was elected. In the dream, I found myself in the crowd near St. Peter's Basilica in which a new pope was elected. I asked the new name of the Pope. One person said to me that the name of the new pope was ''Henry''. All I can know is that there is a cardinal named Henry Benedict Stuart (1725-1807) who was the brother of Charles Edward Stuart, commonly known as ''Bonnie Prince Charlie''. Charles is known for leading the Jacobite revolt of 1745, and unfortunately got defeated by the Protestant British. He died in 1788, and his brother, Henry was the last surviving Stuart heir. He died in 1807 at the age of 82. Henry's regnal name was ''Henry IX''. While the previous Henry VIII was an apostate who founded the Anglican Church and persecuted Catholics, I believe that H...

  To all my readers, I wish you a happy Easter 2025! Christ is Risen! Indeed he has risen!

                                                                  By Venance Fortunatus Vexilla Regis prodeunt, fulget Crucis mysterium, Qua vita mortem pertulit, et morte vitam protulit. Quæ vulnerata lanceæ, mucrone diro, criminum Ut nos lavaret sordibus manavit unda et sanguine. O Crux ave, spes unica hoc Passionis tempore ! Piis adauge gratiam reisque dele crimina. Te, fons salutis Trinitas collaudet omnis spiritus : Quibus Crucis victoriam largiris adde præmium. Amen.

  By St. Thomas Aquinas, O.P. Pange, lingua, gloriósi Córporis mystérium, Sanguinísque pretiósi, Quem in mundi prétium Fructus ventris generósi Rex effúdit géntium. Nobis datus, nobis natus Ex intácta Vírgine, Et in mundo conversátus, Sparso verbi sémine, Sui moras incolátus Miro clausit órdine. In suprémæ nocte coenæ Recúmbens cum frátribus Observáta lege plene Cibis in legálibus, Cibum turbæ duodénæ Se dat suis mánibus. Verbum caro, panem verum Verbo carnem éfficit: Fitque sanguis Christi merum, Et si sensus déficit, Ad firmándum cor sincérum Sola fides súfficit. Tantum ergo Sacramentum Venerémur cérnui: Et antíquum documéntum Novo cedat rítui: Præstet fides suppleméntum Sénsuum deféctui. Genitóri, Genitóque Laus et jubilátio, Salus, honor, virtus quoque Sit et benedíctio: Procedénti ab utróque Compar sit laudátio. Amen.

  Today, April 14, is the anniversary of the Christianization of the Philippines in which the Queen Juana of Cebu was baptized by Father Pedro de Valderrama, the chaplain of the Magellan expedition. She was given the gift of the Santo Nino de Cebu. The image was rediscovered in 1565 and the image is enshrined in the Santo Nino church, Cebu.

  Glory and honor and praise be to you, Christ, King and Redeemer, to whom young children cried out loving Hosannas with joy. 

  Today, April 4 is my 19th birthday. I was born in Joliet, Illinois, raised in Cebu City, Philippines, and still lives in Cebu City.  Ad Multos Annos, Ryan.