Traditional Monks Announce Founder Will Be Made A Sedevacantist Bishop

Fr Michael Marie of the Transalpine Redemptorists of Papa Stronsay will be consecrated a Bishop by Sedevacantist Bishop Pierre Roy.

The Hundred Years' War: The Bloodiest War In Medieval History

From Chronicle – Medieval History Documentaries

Dr Janina Ramirez follows the momentous and nation-shaping war between England and France. This premium documentary chronicles the epic saga of the Hundred Years' War, the brutal conflict that permanently severed the bonds between England and France. Journey from the legendary longbow victories at Crecy and Agincourt to the terrifying reality of the Black Death and the Peasants' Revolt. Discover how strategic brilliance, royal madness, and new military technologies—from the devastating chevauchée to advanced gunpowder artillery—shattered the age of chivalry, overthrew empires, and forged the distinct national identities we recognise today.

Traditional Catholic Morning Prayers in English | June

Traditional Catholic morning prayers to help start your day in a godly way! The month of June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. May our devotion to the mystery of the Sacred Heart of Jesus increase more and more each day. We've included the Memorare of the Sacred Heart and litany of the Sacred Heart. Begin your June with daily morning prayer. This video is a compilation of many traditional morning prayers Catholics say, and should not be considered a replacement for those who have an obligation to pray the Divine Office morning prayers.

What Archaeologists Found Under the Tomb (And Hid)

From Totus Catholica

The archaeological evidence points to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, not the Garden Tomb. According to the description, excavations beneath the church uncovered first-century cultivated soil and olive and grape pollen, which fits John 19:41’s “garden” and supports the long-standing Catholic and Orthodox site tradition. That matters because the site is part of the broader claim that the Church has continuously preserved the memory of Jesus’ burial and resurrection from the apostles onward. The empty tomb, the garden, the two angels, and Mary mistaking Jesus for the gardener all fit the biblical typology of a new Eden and a new Holy of Holies. CHAPTERS: 0:00 Two Tombs, One History 2:01 John 19:41 and the Garden 3:05 Adam, the New Adam, and the Gardener 3:46 The Tomb as New Holy of Holies 4:25 The Memory Preserved in Jerusalem 6:38 Hebrews 13:12 and the City Walls 7:35 Jewish Archaeology and the Rival Garden Tomb 8:15 Romans 11:29 and the Olive Tree 8:32 The First Garden and the New Garden 🌍 Website: https://totuscatholica.org/ Rosary Guide: https://totuscatholica.org/rosary ✉️ Contact: https://totuscatholica.org/contact 🔍 Examination of Conscience: https://catholicexaminationofconscien... 📚 Free eBooks: https://buymeacoffee.com/totuscatholi... 👥 Become a Totus Insider: https://buymeacoffee.com/totuscatholi...

St Aloysius Gonzaga’s Deep Devotion to the Eucharist

Today is the Feast of St Aloysius Gonzaga, a 16th-century Jesuit who was deeply devoted to Our Lord in the Most Blessed Sacrament.

From Aleteia

By Philip Kosloski

St. Aloysius received his first Holy Communion at age 12 from the hands of St. Charles Borromeo, a day that would radically change his life.

Many are familiar with St. Aloysius Gonzaga as the patron saint of all youth. This is connected to his early death, dying at the age of 23.

One of the primary turning points for St. Aloysius' faith was his reception of Holy Communion when he was 12 years old.

He was guided and mentored by St. Charles Borromeo, who helped prepare him for the reception of the Eucharist and who ultimately gave him his first Holy Communion.

It marked a monumental shift in St. Aloysius' life, as he was drawn even closer to Jesus after that day, fostering a deep prayer life that would remain until he died.

St. Aloysius and the Eucharist

According to author Edward Thompson in his book The Life of St. Aloysius Gonzaga, St. Aloysius would break out into tears shortly after his reception of Holy Communion whenever he attended Mass:

[E]very morning when present at the Adorable Sacrifice [his mother] observed that he burst into tears at the consecration and that they continued to flow to the close of the Mass and wet the stones of the floor where he knelt.

This represented the great love of Jesus that he held within his heart, recognizing the beauty of his presence in the Holy Eucharist.

Furthermore, he took seriously the days when he would be able to attend Mass and receive Holy Communion. He would prepare for that day, spending extra time in prayer, as Thompson explains:

On the days which preceded, all his thoughts were fixed on the Adorable Sacrament, all his words referred to It; to his approaching reception all his prayers and meditations were directed; and so frequent were these that the household were in the habit of saying that he seemed to desire to hold conversation with the walls, for he was constantly discovered in the corner of some apartment on his knees.

This zeal for the Eucharist would remain with him for the rest of his short life and prepared him for his growing attraction to the religious life.

He kept a pure heart during his adolescent years, guarding it from any temptations, being fortified by his reception of Holy Communion.

Much of his religious fervor later on can be traced back to his deep and abiding devotion to the Holy Eucharist.

The Roman Canon | The Church's Sacred Inheritance

From The Conor Gallagher Show

This video is part of TAN Books’ Year of the Latin Mass, a year-long initiative to restore reverence, clarity, and continuity in Catholic worship. For over 1,500 years, the Roman Canon stood as the sole Eucharistic prayer of the Roman Rite, shaping the worship and spirituality of countless saints. In this video, Conor Gallagher of TAN Books explores how the reforms following Vatican II completely changed the liturgy and introduced new Eucharistic prayers, examining the theological, symbolic, and spiritual differences between the traditional Roman Rite and the modern Mass. What was gained, what was lost, and why does it matter for Catholics today? ➡ For more resources and insights on this cornerstone of Catholic worship, please visit: https://tanbooks.com/year-of-the-lati...

Dom Prosper Guéranger's Prayer to St Aloysius Gonzaga for the Spirit of Penance

Cease not, O dearest Saint, to aid us in the midst of so many miseries; lend a kindly hand to each and all. Christian youth has a special claim upon thy patronage, for it is by the sovereign pontiff himself that this precious portion of the flock is gathered around thy throne. Direct their feeble steps along the right path, so often enticed as they are to turn into dangerous by-roads; be prayer and earnest toil, for God’s dear sake, their stay and safeguard; be they illumined in the serious matter before them of the choosing a state of life. We beseech thee, dearest Saint, exert strong influence over them during this most critical period of their opening years, so that they may truly experience all the potency of that fair privilege which is ever thine, of preserving in thy devout clients the angelical virtue! Yea, furthermore, Aloysius, look compassionately on those who have not imitated thine innocence, and obtain that they may yet follow thee in the example of thy penance; such is the petition of Holy Church this day!

The Great American Eucharistic Congress

In 1926, when the US still had real Catholics, not "cafeteria Catholicism" masquerading as Catholicism.

From One Peter Five

By Massimo Scapin

“The largest religious meeting in the history of the Catholic Church in America.”

A hundred years ago, on June 20, 1926, Chicago became, for five extraordinary days, the beating heart of world Catholicism. Along the sparkling shores of Lake Michigan, clergy, religious, and faithful gathered in a united response to the call to better know, love, and serve Our Lord Jesus Christ in His Eucharistic Mystery—the very center of the Church’s life and her mission of universal salvation. The Roman Ritual defines a Eucharistic Congress as “a gathering (statio) to which a local church invites the other churches of the same region or of the same nation or of the whole world.”[1]

It was the 28th International Eucharistic Congress—and the first ever held in the United States. The New York Times called it “the largest religious meeting in the history of the Catholic Church in America”[2]—a landmark moment in which the U.S. Church, still a minority often regarded with suspicion, displayed both its unity and its maturity.

The vision for an International Eucharistic Congress in America was born in 1925 in the mind of Cardinal George Mundelein (†1939), Archbishop of Chicago—a leader whose charisma matched his administrative genius. Already renowned as the founder of St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein, set on a vast 600-acres estate, he saw Chicago as an ideal host: one million faithful, 240 multi-ethnic parishes, and a vibrancy of Catholic life unmatched in the nation.

In the 1920s, Chicago was more than a Midwestern powerhouse—it was the second-largest city in the United States, the fourth largest in the world, and a symbol of America’s meteoric rise. Railways and shipping companies arranged special trains to bring pilgrims from across the country. Streets were decked with banners and flags; parishes held vigils; and the arrival of the papal legate, Cardinal Giovanni Bonzano (†1927), was celebrated with parades, bells, and cheering crowds. Even the famed “Red Train”—the Cardinals’ Special Train—carried the Legate and prelates from New York to Chicago on June 16–17, greeted at every stop by throngs of the faithful.

The Congress began as it would end—in prayer and music. Across the archdiocese’s 367 churches, Masses and all-night adorations filled the hours, with over a million Holy Communions distributed. The inaugural Mass at Holy Name Cathedral brought together 10 cardinals, 300 bishops, and more than 5,000 priests hearing confessions—a scene almost unimaginable today.

The principal venue was Soldier Field, a vast amphitheater capable of holding 300,000 people. Thanks to a cutting-edge loudspeaker system, even those farthest from the altar could hear the liturgy—and the choirs and orchestras that transformed the stadium into a “cathedral of sound.”

From the start, the Congress revealed its musical ambition. The inaugural Mass featured 50 musicians from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, joined by the choirs of St. Mary of the Lake Seminary and Quigley Preparatory Seminary, in a performance of Pietro Yon’s (†1943) Missa Solemnis.

On June 21, Children’s Day, 62,000 schoolchildren, dressed in white and yellow, sang the so-called Missa de Angelis, the eighth and most popular of the Gregorian chant Masses, filling the air with a pure and innocent wave. On June 22, Women’s Day, two choirs—6,000 religious sisters and 3,500 parish singers—filled Soldier Field with Vito Carnevali’s (†1960) Missa Rosa mystica, a composition of luminous serenity. On June 23, Higher Education Day, 3,000 high school and college students performed a Mass by Johann Baptist Singenberger (†1924), fusing youthful vigor with the solemnity of sacred ritual. On June 24, for the closing at St. Mary of the Lake, choirs from the Seminary and Quigley joined 80 musicians from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Licinio Refice’s (†1954) Missa Choralis. The celebration ended with the Gregorian O Salutaris and Tantum Ergo, sung in unison by all present—a sound that seemed to bind earth and heaven.

The pairing of Yon for the opening and Refice for the closing was no accident. Both masters bridged tradition and modernity, giving the Congress a sonic identity that was both Roman and American.

Yon, assistant organist at the Vatican Basilica from 1905 and appointed by Pope Benedict XV (†1922) as titular organist ad honorem in 1920, had emigrated to New York in 1907. He became assistant organist in 1926 and, in 1929, director of music and titular organist of St. Patrick’s Cathedral. His Gesù bambino (1917), originally composed as an organ piece, remains a beloved Christmas song in America.

Refice, who led the Liberian Chapel at St. Mary Major in Rome from 1911 to 1947, was—alongside Lorenzo Perosi (†1956)—a leading force in the renewal of Italian sacred music. Pope Pius XII would later praise him as “the author more than any other capable of edifying the soul of the crowds, to raise them to the superior harmonies of faith.”[3]

The final day saw between half a million and a million faithful process toward St. Mary of the Lake. A sudden thunderstorm failed to scatter the crowd; instead, soaked but singing, they received the Eucharistic blessing. For many, this moment—rain giving way to sunlight—became the enduring symbol of the Congress: faith shining all the brighter after trial.

The American press—Catholic and secular alike—praised the event’s purely religious character and the warm welcome even from non-Catholics. For Cardinal Mundelein and Bishop Thomas Louis Heylen (†1941), President of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses, it was not only the largest Congress ever held but also the most fervent.

A century later, the vision endures: a stadium as cathedral, children singing Gregorian chant, processions winding through an industrial metropolis—proof that the Gospel can resound in the very heart of modern life.

And today, the music of Yon and Refice, which crowned those opening and closing liturgies, still finds a home in Chicago—particularly at St. John Cantius Church in Chicago, where the author of this article has served as music director for nearly six years. In that same city once called “the city of Catholics,” the notes of those masters still echo—a hundred years on.

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[1] De communione et de cultu mysterii eucaristici extra missam, 1973, n. 109.

[2] G. Kahover, Mundelein Seminary, Charleston, SC, 2014, p. 41.

[3] Bollettino ceciliano, vol. 64, Roma 1969, p. 101; our translation.