I have had
the privilege to be a parishioner of SSPX since my reception into the church on
28 May 1977. The following year 1978 on the feast of Pentecost 14 May I
received the sacrament of confirmation from the hands of Archbishop Lefebvre at
Econe.
To my
knowledge the seven sacraments as
administered then, during the lifetime of the Archbishop, are the same as the
seven sacraments administered now by priests of the SSPX
It is
fitting to quote here an extract from
the address given by the Archbishop on the consecration of the four bishops 29
August 1988.
…The main
purpose of my passing on the episcopacy is that the grace of priestly orders be
continued, for the true Sacrifice of the Mass to be continued, and that the
grace of the Sacrament of Confirmation be bestowed upon children and upon the
faithful who will ask you for it.
I beseech
you to remain attached to the See of Peter, to the Roman Church, Mother and
Mistress of all Churches, in the integral Catholic Faith, expressed in the
various creeds of our Catholic Faith, in the Catechism of the Council of Trent,
in conformity with what you were taught in your seminary. Remain faithful in
the handing down of this Faith so that the Kingdom of Our Lord may come.
Finally,
I beseech you to remain attached to the Priestly Society of St. Pius X, to
remain profoundly united amongst yourselves, in submission to the Society's
Superior General, in the Catholic Faith of all time, remembering the words of
St. Paul to the Galatians (1:8-9): "But even if we or an angel from heaven
were to teach you a different gospel from the one we have taught you, let him
be anathema."
As we have
said before, now again I say: "if anyone teaches you a different gospel
from what you have received, let him be anathema." My dear friends, be my
consolation in Christ Jesus, remain strong in the Faith, faithful to the true
Sacrifice of the Mass, to the true and holy priesthood of Our Lord for the
triumph and glory of Jesus in heaven and upon earth, for the salvation of
souls, for the salvation of my own soul.
Sad it is to
see so many priests,, religious and laity falling by the wayside. Somehow a
seed of mistrust has entered into them and grown. Finally succumbing to
individual erroneous judgement and absence of humility they have abandoned the
society that has succoured them.
It is well said by Dr Judith Meissner
January
22, 2018 at 4:10 pm posted on line.
The
Modernist Divide and Conquer strategy is real and extremely effective. It is
not Bishop Fellay who has fallen into their trap but, rather, the priests who
abandoned him and the Society to which they made promises. By their defection,
these foolish priests have weakened the single most effective force for
Tradition the post-Vatican II Church has ever seen, all for fear of a
theoretical compromise with Rome that has never happened. Rather than
confronting the Modernists with thousands of priests and religious, the
clerical and consecrated souls of the Society numbers less than 700 while the
ranks of defectors suffer further ruptures and isolation. The enemies of the
Church could not have hoped for more.
I will close
with this text on humility from St. Benedict rule 7
The first
degree of humility, then is a man keep the fear of God before his eyes … the
second degree…. Is that a man love not his own will … the third degree is that
a man for the love of God subject himself to his superior in all obedience… the
fourth degree is that meeting in this obedience with difficulties … he should
with a quiet mind hold fast to patience
the fifth degree … is that he humbly confess and conceal not from his
Abbott any evil thoughts that enter his heart and any secret sins he has
committed… the sixth degree is that a monk be content with the meanest and
worst of everything … the seventh degree … is that he should not only in his
speech declare himself… of less account than all others, but should in his own
inmost heart believe it…
