Deo Gratias
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Merry Christmas
My daughter played the Blessed Virgin in the school Christmas concert. She was born 7 years ago on Christmas eve, look what Santa brought!
Deo Gratias
Deo Gratias
Monday, December 24, 2012
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Fr.Garrick Huang FSSP
These photos were originally on my website which is now shut down. I wanted to re-post them here for everyone to see. This is from Fr.Huang's First Solemn High Mass after his ordination.The location is Holy Family Parish in Vancouver BC.
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Sulpicius Severus
Sulpicius Severus (ca. 360-ca. 420) was a Roman Christian historian and hagiographer who wrote a chronicle called Chronica, Chronicorum Libri duo orHistoria sacra (published after 404), which portrays sacred history from the Creation to AD 400.
CHAPTER XXIX.
In the meantime, the number of the Christians being now very large, it happened that Rome was destroyed by fire, while Nero was stationed at Antium. But the opinion of all cast the odium of causing the fire upon the emperor, and he was believed in this way to have sought for the glory of building a new city. And in fact, Nero could not by any means he tried 111escape from the charge that the fire had been caused by his orders. He therefore turned the accusation against the Christians, and the most cruel tortures were accordingly inflicted upon the innocent. Nay, even new kinds of death were invented, so that, being covered in the skins of wild beasts, they perished by being devoured by dogs, while many were crucified or slain by fire, and not a few were set apart for this purpose, that, when the day came to a close, they should be consumed to serve for light during the night. In this way, cruelty first began to be manifested against the Christians. Afterwards, too, their religion was prohibited by laws which were enacted; and by edicts openly set forth it was proclaimed unlawful to be a Christian. At that time Paul and Peter were condemned to death, the former being beheaded with a sword, while Peter suffered crucifixion. And while these things went on at Rome, the Jews, not able to endure the injuries they suffered under the rule of Festus Florus, began to rebel. Vespasian, being sent by Nero against them, with proconsular power, defeated them in numerous important battles, and compelled them to flee within the walls of Jerusalem. In the meanwhile Nero, now hateful even to himself from a consciousness of his crimes, disappears from among355 men, leaving it uncertain whether or not he had laid violent hands upon himself: certainly his body was never found. It was accordingly believed that, even if he did put an end to himself with a sword, his wound was cured, and his life preserved, according to that which was written regarding him,—“And his mortal356 wound was healed,”—to be sent forth again near the end of the world, in order that he may practice the mystery of iniquity.
CHAPTER XXX.
So then, after the departure of Nero, Galba seized the government; and ere long, on Galba being slain, Otho secured it. Then Vitellius from Gaul, trusting to the armies which he commanded, entered the city, and having killed Otho, assumed the sovereignty. This afterwards passed to Vespasian, and although that was accomplished by evil means, yet it had the good effect of rescuing the state from the hands of the wicked. While Vespasian was besieging Jerusalem, he took possession of the imperial power; and as the fashion is, he was saluted as emperor by the army, with a diadem placed upon his head. He made his son Titus, Cæsar; and assigned him a portion of the forces, along with the task of continuing the siege of Jerusalem. Vespasian set out for Rome, and was received with the greatest favor by the senate and people; and Vitellius having killed himself, his hold of the sovereign power was fully confirmed. The Jews, meanwhile, being closely besieged, as no chance either of peace or surrender was allowed them, were at length perishing from famine, and the streets began everywhere to be filled with dead bodies, for the duty of burying them could no longer be performed. Moreover, they ventured on eating all things of the most abominable nature, and did not even abstain from human bodies, except those which putrefaction had already laid hold of and thus excluded from use as food. The Romans, accordingly, rushed in upon the exhausted defenders of the city. And it so happened that the whole multitude from the country, and from other towns of Judæa, had then assembled for the day of the Passover: doubtless, because it pleased God that the impious race should be given over to destruction at the very time of the year at which they had crucified the Lord. The Pharisees for a time maintained their ground most boldly in defense of the temple, and at length, with minds obstinately bent on death, they, of their own accord, committed themselves to the flames. The number of those who suffered death is related to have been eleven hundred thousand, and one hundred thousand were taken captive and sold. Titus is said, after calling a council, to have first deliberated whether he should destroy the temple, a structure of such extraordinary work. For it seemed good to some that a sacred edifice, distinguished above all human achievements, ought not to be destroyed, inasmuch as, if preserved, it would furnish an evidence of Roman moderation, but, if destroyed, would serve for a perpetual proof of Roman cruelty. But on the opposite side, others and Titus himself thought that the temple ought specially to be overthrown, in order that the religion of the Jews and of the Christians might more thoroughly be subverted; for that these religions, although contrary to each other, had nevertheless proceeded from the same authors; that the Christians had sprung up from among the Jews; and that, if the root were extirpated, the offshoot would speedily perish. Thus, according to the divine will, the minds of all being inflamed, the temple was destroyed, three hundred and thirty-one years ago. And this last overthrow of the temple, and final captivity of the Jews, by which, being exiles from their native land, they are beheld scattered through the whole world, furnish a daily demonstration to the world, that they have been punished on no other account than for the impious hands which they laid upon Christ. For though on other occasions they were often given over to captivity 112on account of their sins, yet they never paid the penalty of slavery beyond a period of seventy years.
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Pontifical High Mass Saints Joachim & Ann
Highlights from the Pontifical High Mass at Saints Joachim and Ann celebrating the Tenth Anniversary of the Dedication of the Church. His Grace Archbishop J.Michael Miller as the main celebrant. Deo Gratias
Monday, July 23, 2012
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Thursday, June 7, 2012
The Sacred Heart
Holy Family Parish in Vancouver BC will be installing a hand-embroidered Sacred Heart onto the inner door of our parish Tabernacle. The Sacred Heart was made with leather covered with gold leaf, 2% gold metal threads, and silk threads. Also attached are garnets and freshwater pearls to signify the drops of blood and water which gushed forth from the Wound of His Sacred Heart, which was pierced on the cross.
Every time we open the tabernacle, His Sacred Heart will, in a sense, be opened, from which we will receive the Holy Eucharist. The image will be a reminder to every priest who celebrates Mass on our altar of the intimate connection between the Eucharist and Our Lord's Sacred Heart.
Many thanks to the parishioner who took the time to design and embroider it for us. May God reward you.
From Parish e-mail loop
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Father Pablo Santa Maria
The Archdiocese of Vancouver ordained one man to the priesthood on May.26/2012. One week after his ordination he celebrated his First Solemn High Mass in the Extraordinary Form at Holy Family Parish.
Here are a few photos. (Double click on photos for slideshow)
Deo Gratias
Here are a few photos. (Double click on photos for slideshow)
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