✠ PAX English Dear friends and benefactors, In this holy season of Easter, when the Church rejoices in the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ, we wish to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the Lenten and Easter offerings that many of you have already sent us — and which continue to arrive with such generosity. These offerings, given in a spirit of faith and sacrifice, are a great support to the life of the monastery and to the formation of the souls entrusted to o

By H.E. Bishop Thomas Aquinas O.S.B. Of athletic build, tall in stature, about 1.80 m, with a firm yet kind gaze, a well-proportioned and pleasant face. Very lively in mind, with words full of grace and refined irony that wounded only the enemies of the Church. With his friends, he was frank and direct, yet without hurting them. Astonishing intelligence. It is said that he was able to play chess with three opponents at the same time while keeping his back to the board, holdin

By H.E. Bp. Thomas Aquinas O.S.B.   There is a certain resemblance between Archbishop Lefebvre and Gustavo Corção. Both were fearless in combat and of immense kindness in their dealings with others. Both never failed to receive those who knocked at their door and listened to them with patience and charity. The first time Archbishop Lefebvre came to our monastery in France, I saw in him a great serenity. In his sermon, he spoke to us about the book by Saint Louis-Marie Grignio

Dear faithful, before I say a few words about the mystery of the Church—and more specifically, one of the most serious aspects of the crisis the Church is currently facing—allow me to briefly introduce our priestly society, the Society of the Apostles of Jesus and Mary. What is SAJM? On November 21, 2017, Bishop Christian Jean Michel Faure promulgated the definitive statutes of the Society of the Apostles of Jesus and Mary, a priestly society of communal life without vows. In

Some priests in the Resistance refuse to use the liturgical books approved and published by John XXIII in 1962: the Pontifical, Ritual, Breviary, and Missal. Archbishop Lefebvre, on the contrary, adopted these books and explained the reason in a conference: “From the moment that a reform such as that of Pope John XXIII does not go against our faith and does not diminish our faith, sincerely I do not believe… If this does not wound our faith, we must recognize the authority of

Divine Providence is good toward the Society of Saint Pius X. It is granting it a good opportunity to place itself once again at the height of the combat and to do so in the spirit and the letter of Archbishop Lefebvre. Deo gratias!  May it truly be so.   The letter of February 18 from the General Council of the Society to the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith is good. It explains, indeed, clearly, wherein lies the impossibility of reaching an agreement o

The Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Víctor Manuel Fernández, received the Superior General of the Society of Saint Pius X at the Palace of the Holy Office in Rome. What does Cardinal Fernández want? That the decision to consecrate bishops on July 1 be suspended by the Society, as a condition for continuing the dialogue. The term “dialogue” is the Cardinal’s; it is typical of the language and mentality of progressives. But how should this dialogue be qu

On February 2, Holy Church celebrated the feast of the Purification of Our Lady. On this feast, she reminds us that Our Lord is the light of the world: “ Ego sum lux mundi ” (Jn 12:8). The prayers of the blessing of the candles repeat this truth in various ways. The procession of candles teaches us that it is Our Lord who enlightens all men who come into this world. He who does not follow Him walks in darkness. This is why the modern world walks in darkness and, through supre

The communiqué from Menzingen dated February 2, the feast of the Purification of Our Lady, announces new episcopal consecrations for July 1. After contact with Rome and after having received a letter that “in no way responds to our requests,” Fr . Pagliarani, Superior General of the SSPX, supported by the unanimous opinion of his Council, judges that “the objective state of grave necessity” in which souls find themselves requires such a decision. We can only rejoice at this n