St. Lawrence, More Misguided Women and Hope for London

"Where are you going, my father, without your son? Where are you going, holy pontiff, without your deacon? Never did you offer a sacrifice without my serving  you at the altar. In what way have I displeased you?”

St. Lawrence probably couldn't contain his weeping as he followed his beloved leader, Pope Sixtus, to his martyrdom.  In an attempt to console his faithful servant, Pope Sixtus prophesied, "I am not abandoning you, my son; a more difficult trial and a more glorious victory are reserved for you; in three days you will follow me."

Indeed, after angering the Prefect of Rome by amassing the Church's "treasure" of poor, virgin and infirm Christians, St. Lawrence was martyred on an iron grill, burned alive for his unwavering faith and ineffable love of Christ in the needy.  He was infamously quoted as saying, "Turn me over - I'm done on this side!" as he joyously suffered unspeakable pain for love of God.

Let us all stop a moment and say a prayer for our Permenant Deacons... those discerning the call, those in formation, and those serving (past and presently).  May we continually be thankful for their service to the Church.

In other news...

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We've still got a bunch of misguided women attempting to decry the unalterable truth of Church Teaching.  This time, the burden of foolishness lies with the Women's Ordination Conference.  They've got a petition circulating in favor of Fr. Roy Bourgeois, hoping their collective voices will stop Fr. Roy's superiors from correctly dismissing Father from his role as priest. 

*Shakes head*

Once again, how's about these women take a page from the Protestant handbook and just leave the Catholic Church?  They are very much in conflict with Catholicism's most basic principles.  They're already Protestant, they're just too blinded by self-righteousness to realize it.

In fact, as if this entire charade isn't ludicrous enough, they've got a "ministry" that is self-titled "Ministry of Irritation."  Sad, isn't it?

WOC - instead of attempting to get Catholicism to bow down to your selfish and misled desires, I suggest finding the door and using it.  No one is holding you hostage to Catholicism.  Please go start your own religion and muck up as much foolishness and dishonesty as you'd like.  Stop attempting to drag the Church through the mud.  No matter how much you whine, complain and stamp your feet, you'll NEVER be recognized as priests because you were never meant to be priests. 

So go ahead and have all the false ordinations you want.  Go ahead and wear stoles, chausibles, and even "play Mass" with bread and wine.  No matter how many manicured hands pray over these items, no matter how much enthusiasm is put into praying our Sacred Prayers, and no matter how much "faith" you've got in your ability to consecrate, Christ will never condescend to create His Body and Blood through you. 

Wah, wah, wah all the way home, ladies.  You are not meant to be priests. 

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In lighter news, the Mighty Broom has become a symbol of hope and unity for Londoners in response to the rioting and looting of the last few nights. 

Volunteers organized themselves via Facebook and Twitter and swarmed the hardest hit areas of London in an attempt to begin taking back their streets.  God bless them for their efforts.  More information, interviews, pictures and commentary can be found here.  Kudos to them! 

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