Daily Mass Gopsel Reflection - Mysterium Iniquitatis

Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus announces his betrayal just after transforming bread and wine into his Body and Blood.
It is of great moment that, immediately after this extraordinary event,
Jesus speaks of treachery:
“The one who ate my food has raised his heel against me.”

In the biblical reading, God’s desires have been, from the beginning, opposed.
Consistently, human beings have preferred the isolation of sin to the festivity of the sacred meal.
Theologians call this tendency the mysterium iniquitatis (the mystery of evil),
for there is no rational ground for it.
Therefore, we should not be too surprised that,
as the sacred meal comes to its richest possible expression,
evil accompanies it.

Judas the betrayer expresses the mysterium iniquitatis with particular symbolic power,
for he had spent years in intimacy with Jesus,
taking in the Lord’s moves and thoughts at close quarters and sharing table fellowship with him—and yet,
he saw fit to turn Jesus over to his enemies.

Those of us who regularly gather around the table of intimacy with Christ
and yet engage consistently in the works of darkness are meant to see ourselves in the betrayer.

Those of us who regularly gather around the table of intimacy with Christ and yet engage consistently in the works of darkness are meant to see ourselves in the betrayer.

One of the most intriguing questions Shapiro asks is, “As a Jew, how does it feel that there’s other religions that don’t think you’re getting into heaven. So let me ask you, what’s the Catholic view on who gets into heaven and who doesn’t?”

Bishop Barron answers, “The Second Vatican Council says it very clearly, ‘Christ is the privileged route to salvation, that God so loved the world He gave his only son that we might find eternal life.’

Barron used VCII to lie to Ben Shapiro and thus discourage him from considering converting to the one true faith.

VC II is evil and Barron and Bergoglio are its rotten fruits.

Murph, this is what the Bible states: "Jesus saith to him: I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No man cometh to the Father, but by me."

Why would Boobie Barron use VC II lie to poor Ben Shapiro and jeopardize the man's salvation, if he himself was not performing in works of darkness in betraying Christ?

Christ never said He was the privileged way; Barron inserted that word.

What part of, No man cometh to the Father, but by me" do you and Barron not understand?

Sorry.

No sale.

Meal, table, participation, fellowship, breaking bread, supper...

IMHO all these notions collectively serve to do is gravely distract the lay faithful at the Novus Ordo mass. Instead, they should always have at the forefront of their mind the fact that they are assisting at a re-presentation of Christ’s sacrifice at Calvary.

You know that there never used to be a “Liturgy of the Word”, right? This business about first “celebrating” the “Liturgy of the Word”, followed by the Liturgy of the Eucharist, this did not exist before the Novus Ordo. The fact that the faithful are drawn to contemplate two successive “liturgies” suggests that the two are equal in importance. The net effect, as with seemingly everything in Novus Ordo-world, is to suppress appreciation for the sacrificial and re-presentational aspects of Holy Mass.

Fifty-plus years of this, ML. The damage this has done is so tremendous and widespread. The faithful need to finally reject it and demand a full and complete reversion to to the authentic faith, starting with getting back to a pre-Bugnini Roman Missal (meaning, pre-1948).

The reform of the liturgy, 1948-1975
by Bugnini, Annibale

Publication date 1990
Topics Bugnini, Annibale, Catholic Church, Catholic Church — Liturgy — History — 20th century, Liturgics, Église catholique — Liturgie — 20e siècle, Liturgical movement — Catholic Church
Publisher Collegeville, Minn. : Liturgical Press
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Language English
xxxiii, 974 pages ; 25 cm

Translation of: La riforma liturgica, 1948-1975

Includes bibliographical references and index

Part I: THE MAIN STAGES. I. The beginning of the reform. The key to the liturgical reform — The preparatory commission — The liturgical constitution at the council — “Fundamental principles” — The “constituent assembly” of the Consilium — The motu propio Sacram Liturgiam — Organization of the work — The sacred congregation for divine worship — II. First accomplishments. March 7, 1965: Shift from Latin to vernacular — Changes in the missal — Concelebration — III. Two areas of activity. Meetings — Observers at the Consilium — Letters to the Presidents of the Episcopal conferences — Conferences — Translations — Notitiae — IV. Trials and tribulations of the reform. Experiments — Adaptation — Opposition — Part II: SECTIONS COMMON TO THE NEW LITURGICAL BOOKS. The calendar — The litany of the saints — Commons — Part III: THE MISSAL. The order of mass — The new Roman missal — The lectionary of the Roman missal — Masses with special groups — The directory for masses with children — The Eucharistic prayers — Part IV: THE LITURGY OF THE HOURS. The general structure of the liturgy of the hours — Composition of the liturgy of the hours — Religious and the liturgy of the hours — Diocesan and religious propers — Part V. THE SACRAMENTS. The Roman ritual — Christian initiation of adults — Infant baptism — Confirmation — Holy Communion — Reconciliation — Rites for the sick — Marriage — Holy orders — Part VI. BLESSINGS. Ministries — The laity and the liturgy — Religious profession — Funerals — Blessings of the ritual and the Pontifical — Blessing of an abbot and an abbess — Consecration of virgins — Dedication of a church and an altar — Blessing of the oils — Part VII. SIMPLIFICATION OF PONTIFICAL RITES. Papal chapel — Episcopal ceremonial — Part VIII. SPECIAL DOCUMENTS. Instructions on the carrying out of the liturgical constitution — Instruction on worship of the Eucharistic mystery — Liturgies and seminaries — Veneration of Mary — Part IX. SACRED MUSIC AND LITURGY. Song and liturgy — The instruction on sacred music — Part X. VARIA. The liturgical reform at special events — Conclusion: “We tried to serve the church” — Appendix: Members and consultors of the organizations for liturgical reform
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=N2OFRZSecww

Worth a listen.

From Anthony Stine’s youtube channel.

Cardinal Mueller recently employs the traditional rite of ordination for new priests and deacons.

In doing so he is braving the resentment and ire of his German colleagues and of Bergoglio.

In his sermon, Cardinal Mueller urged them priests and deacons he is ordaining to be and remain rigid in their faith.

He differentiates between the sacrificial priesthood and the priesthood of all the faithful.

He hammers away at the sacrificial nature of the mass.

Worth a listen.

-OGINJ

It was a good listen for sure.
Thanks.
I have a lot of respect for Cdl. Mueller- odds stacked against him- he always put up a good fight in that cesspool of the German Church.
I thought he helped take Marx to the brink, until a Joyless (and I say that respectfully) Pope Francis calmed his faux tantrum.
This sermon Cdl. Mueller gave though was interesting in a couple of ways.
It was an Ordination Mass... and yet he's throwing out Bible verses like he's reminding these new Clergyman of what's in scripture. They were rudimentary Gospel teachings that are Bible 101 for those minimally interested.
I'm wondering if there Catechesis over there is as bad as ours here in the states or worse....
it almost like he was explaining ideas that needed little explanation.
It is a mess in Germany though eith the laity- to the point where I'm told it's not uncommon now to allow a layman to give the homily. Granted the homily is outside the Sacred Liturgy- but c'mon that just drops the preaching one level below Protestant services.
Trainwreck.

He took shots at modernism as he should- (yes I hate modernism, but at the same time refuse to cancel intellectualism.) And that is a positive sign for these young clergy-to-be needed to here.
I do not share your gloom and doom for the Church. Some of these younger men are more traditional leaning than their pastors who came about during the time of experimentation of the N.O. inception.
I refuse to call it the "Spirit of Vat2" as no where in the documents is it suggested profane the Sacrifice of the Mass.) Thats a liberal invention. The Spirit IS found in that of the HOLY SPIRIT.
We just had an awesome young man (unfortunately) transferred from our Parish who was obviously more concerned with Tradition than his Boss. Hence the transfer? Or perhaps the head E.M. complained too much- as he would not allow her to put away the Eucharist in the Tabernacle after Communion - right and reverently handled that.
But there is hope for the younger Priests who do in fact see the error in the lack of reverence. Closing or shuttering Traditional seminaries will gave some impact.
I liked how Cdl. Mueller was unafraid to give a few shout outs to Dei Verbum and Lumen.
Along with Guadium- those documents are the most profound and impactful writings of the Church I personally have ever read. That the Cdl. as well sees value in those documents was interesting..
so yes in many ways and on different levels his Sermon here was what those young men needed to hear as they begin their pastoral life- that should be modeled after the Sacred Priesthood that from history has have hands layed on to them- down upon them -throughout the Church life for 2 millenia.

With God's Grace there is always Hope. And Trust in the Faith is paramount.

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