Just when you think it can't get any worse, it invariably does.

At a minimum, the Cathedral will need to be reconsecrated after this deliberate desecration. Perhaps each of the churches in San Antonio could also celebrate a Mass of reparation.

Of course, this sacrilege will just be ignored, only to be repeated again.

Just when you think it can't get any worse, it invariably does.

Check this out!

Flamenco Mass

The Osgood File (CBS Radio Network): 3/23/01

Flamenco dancers fire up Catholic worship service in San Antonio.

Flamenco is a passionate and emotional form of dance that might seem like the last thing you'd see in a Catholic church. But twice a year for the celebratory seasons of Christmas and Easter, Father Jake Empereur conducts Flamenco Mass at San Fernando Cathedral in San Antonio Texas. Flamenco dancers are part of the procession into the church: they dance their way up to the altar to present the gifts of wine and bread for the Eucharist, and reverently fan the liturgical books with colorful Spanish fans. At the high point of the mass, when it's time to proclaim the gospel, the priest joins in and dances with the 10 or 12 professional Flamenco dancers.

San Fernando Cathedral is home to the Flamenco Mass and many public rituals and celebrations of Mexican Catholic faith. Flamenco, with its roots in Spain, reflects the Hispanic origins of historic San Fernando Cathedral, the oldest parish church and the oldest cathedral in the U.S. But the passionate dance form is also uniquely suited to convey the deep emotions of Catholic faith, from great sorrow to transcendent joy. The expressive nature of Flamenco dramatizes the symbolism of the service, reflecting important sacred moments through movement and gesture. It mirrors the emotional Latino experience of the Liturgy, and deepens the congregations' involvement in the Mass, by bringing passion, life and movement inside the Cathedral.

The Flamenco Mass has been celebrated at San Fernando Cathedral for 15 years. About a thousand people crowd into the cathedral for Father Empereur's service, which to his knowledge is the only Flamenco Mass in the country. Traditional elements of the Flamenco style create an electric effect by bringing color and movement to the service. The dancers wear richly decorated traditional costumes, carry colorful Spanish fans, and are accompanied by classical Spanish Flamenco guitar music and traditional singing, clapping and castanets. Though some might think that the church is no place for dancing, Father Empereur disagrees-he says that the dignified nature of Flamenco dance conveys soul, depth and emotion to the service, deepening and revitalizing the experience of mass for his parishioners.

CONTACTS

Father Jake Empereur
San Fernando Cathedral
115 W Main Plaza
San Antonio, Texas 78205
Phone: (210)227-1297

LINKS
The Handbook of Texas Online includes historical information about the San Fernando Cathedral.

The Vatican

The EWTN Global Catholic Network has information on Catholic prayers and devotionals.

The Andalucia Web site has information on flamenco.

The Classical Guitar Illustrated History Web site has information on flamenco.

The Flamenco World Web site includes an introduction to flamenco.

ACFnewsource provides links to sites maintained by other o rganizations for informational purposes only. ACFnewsource has no responsibility for the accuracy of the content of any Web site to which a link is provided. Th e groups included on the list do not necessarily reflect the views of ACFnewsour ce.

I've been in that cathedral several times. Not surprising, really. The bishop there, (Flores?) is an AmChurch liberal who (surprise, surprise) was appointed while Jadot was Apostolic delegate to the US:

Other men who became bishops during Jadot's tenure in the United States include Rochester Bishop Matthew Clark; Albany's Howard Hubbard; former Santa Fe Archbishop Roberto Sanchez, who resigned in a sex scandal; former San Jose Bishop Pierre DuMaine; former Honolulu Bishop Joseph Ferrario; San Antonio Archbishop Patrick Flores; former Newark Archbishop Peter Gerety; Joliet,Ill., Bishop Joseph Imesch; Louisville Archbishop Thomas C. Kelly, O.P., a former staffer at the apostolic nuncio under Jadot; Bernard Cardinal Law of Boston (whom Jadot selected as bishop for Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Mo.); Cincinnati Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk; Saginaw, Mich., Bishop Kenneth Untener -to name a few more - all of whom, supposedly, mirrored his own progressive image as a "man of the people."

Not a terribly impressive list when it comes to fidelity to the Vatican and teachings thereof.

Here are a few more American bishops appointed while Jadot was pulling the strings (from the same Wanderer story):

And, if veteran Vatican reporter Robert Blair Kaiser, who recently interviewed Jadot at his home in Belgium, can be believed, Jadot is still proud of some of his most notorious picks, such as Bishop Walter Sullivan of Richmond, Va., Archbishop Rembert Weakland of Milwaukee, and Roger Cardinal Mahony of Los Angeles - to name but a few, many of whom are known more for their advocacy of homosexual rights, their protection of pederast priests, and their commitment to modernism than to their commitment to the Church's doctrines.

A regular rogues gallery. For the record, the Wanderer issue this came from was VOLUME 135, NO. 39 - SEPTEMBER 26, 2002.

For anyone who's not a Wanderer subscriber, I recommend it. Here's their motto:

"No one can be at the same time a sincere Catholic and a true Socialist." Pius XI, Quad. Anno (1931)

As I recall, this is the diocese of Bishop Flores, one of the usual gang of AmChurch suspects. He wanted to tear down St. Fernando Cathedral to replace it with an apostate warehouse or space station "cathedral." He got to build the new whatever it is but was stopped from tearing down St. Fernando's by the historic place or building designation of the old cathedral. I think the case was carried (at the expense of those in the pews paying for Flores's apostate vanity) to the US Supreme Court. So, Flores tolerates (encourages?) the next best left AmChurch modernist thing: desecration of the old cathedral to separate actual Catholics from his kind.

Just when you think it can't get any worse, it invariably does.
At a minimum, the Cathedral will need to be reconsecrated after this deliberate desecration. Perhaps each of the churches in San Antonio could also celebrate a Mass of reparation.

Of course, this sacrilege will just be ignored, only to be repeated again.

Like I've said before, this is what the novus ordo service does to churches. This is nothing compared to the pictures I saw of what happened out in Oakland. Now, that was a full-blown Wicca "novus ordo" service. That just now got me thinking about something I saw yesterday:

Now, I see that this setting was the inspiration for the novus ordo. Then, when you consider that masons think - erroneously, I might add - all religions lead to God, you can easily make the connection.

Check out Traditio's commentary; scroll down to the May 23 entry. Hopefully, some more insights on the connection will get you thinking. To all those skeptical about what I've said before, there's nothing more sacrilegious than the abomination of desolation taking over the sanctuary. Don't believe me? Compare that picture to what you have at the novus ordo church, and let me know how the furniture is arranged up in there.

Remember: before Mass is ever said in a novus ordo church, the altar and tabernacle need to be brought back - along with the gold chalice, etc. - and the church (and essential items for Mass, if need be) need to be re-consecrated.