Morning Roundup - St. Josaphat, Bishop & Martyr - Missa 'Gaudeamus' - November 14th, 2015

6th Resumed Sunday After Epiphany - Dominica VI quae superfuit Post Epiphaniam - Missa 'Dicit Dominus' - November 15th, 2015

• Aleteia (Diane Montagna) >> Vatican Issues First Statement in Response to Paris Terrorist Attacks
• Aleteia (Diane Montagna) >> Pope France: Paris Attacks Are “a Piece” of a “Piecemeal Third World War”
• CatholicHerald.co.uk (Staff Reporter) >> Vatican condemns ‘terrorist violence and hatred’ in Paris
• Catholic Sacristan (Isten Joe) >> Pray for the people of Paris and all of France.
• Catholic Stand  (Cecily Lowe) >> In Defense of Childhood
• Catholic Stand (David Roney) >> On Challenging Homilies
• Chiesa.expressonline.it (Sandro Magister) >> The Real Francis Revolution Marches to the Beat of Appointments
• Clutching My Rosary >> Saint Josaphat, Bishop and Martyr
• Community in Mission (Msgr. Charles Pope) >> What Is the Shortest Distance Between People?
• Cosmos + Sun (Fr. Mark White) >> Paris Posts
• Daily Meditations with Fr. Alfonse >> Lk 18:1-8 Render Justice
• Dymphna's Road >> Well this is embarassing
• Fr. Hunwicke's Mutual Enrichment (Fr. John Hunwicke) >> The Arid Deserts of Surrey
• Fr. Hunwicke's Mutual Enrichment (Fr. John Hunwicke) >> "The temporary suspense of the function of the Ecclesia Docens"
• Fr Ray Blake's Blog >> Pray for Paris
• Fr. Z's Blog (Fr. John Zuhlsdorf) >> Prayers for the dead and wounded and – God help them – hostages in Paris
• Jennifer's Spectrum of Spirituality >> Render Justice
• National Catholic Register Bloggers (Edward Pentin) >> Iranian President Rouhani Postpones Vatican Visit After Paris Attacks
• New Liturgical Movement (Gregory DiPippo) >> Juventutem Slovenia Welcomes Bp Athanasius Schneider 
• One Mad Mom >> On France: We Should’ve Followed the Lead of Pope St. Pius V
• Pamela Geller (Atlas Shrugged) >> London: Airport terminal evacuated, police arrest man with grenade in his bag, ‘controlled explosion’ 
• Regina Magazine (Jim Bryant) >> St. Philomena: The Saint of the Impossible
• RORATE CÆLI (New Catholic) >> PRAY FOR FRANCE
• Shameless Popery (Joe Heschmeyer) >> Abbot Christian de Chergé on Islam and Terrorism
• SOUTHERN ORDERS (Fr. Allan J. McDonald) >> THIS AGING BELGIUM CARDINAL JUST DOESN'T GET IT AND IT IS BREATH-TAKING!
• SOUTHERN ORDERS (Fr. Allan J. McDonald) >> THE BEST AND MOST VALID CRITIQUE OF THE REVISED (NOT WELL REFORMED) MASS--BY ROMANO GUARDINI
• The Catholic Thing (Ellen Wilson Fielding) >> Journalistic Terms and Our Modern Baals
• The Imaginative Conservative (Joseph Pearce) >> Television: The Devil in the Room
• Traditional Catholic Priest (Fr. Peter Carota) >> St. Josaphat Nov. 14
• Vultus Christi (Dom Mark Daniel Kirby) >> Litany for France  (Reprinted below...)

✢ O God the Father of mercies: — Have mercy upon us.
✢ O God the Son, who wept over Lazarus: — Have mercy upon us.
✢ O God the Holy Ghost, the Comforter: — Have mercy upon us.

✢ Holy Mary, assumed into heaven: — Have mercy upon us.
✢ Mother of Christ, Lady of Sorrows: — Have mercy upon us.
✢ Mary, our Advocate in this vale of tears: — Have mercy upon us.

✢ Saint Michael, heavenly defender of Christians: — Have mercy upon us.
✢ Saint Denis, faithful martyr of the Lamb: — Have mercy upon us.
✢ Saint Martin, merciful Confessor of Christ: — Have mercy upon us.
✢ Saint Genevieve, protector of Paris: — Have mercy upon us.
✢ Saint Remigius, Enlightener of the Franks: — Have mercy upon us.
✢ Saint Francis, Apostle to the Muslims: — Have mercy upon us.
✢ Saint Louis, champion of justice: — Have mercy upon us.
✢ Saint Joan, valiant in battle: — Have mercy upon us.
✢ Saint Vincent de Paul, captive of the Turks: — Have mercy upon us.
✢ Saint Therese, little martyr of love: — Have mercy upon us.
✢ Blessed Charles, brother of Christ and of all men: — Have mercy on us.
✢ All ye Saints of France: — Have mercy upon us.
✢ All ye holy Martyrs and Confessors: — Have mercy upon us.
✢ All ye Saints of God, men and women: — Have mercy upon us.

✢ O Lord, be merciful: — Spare us, O Lord.
✢ From all evil, — Spare us, O Lord.
✢ From all sin, — Spare us, O Lord.
✢ From thy wrath, — Spare us, O Lord.
✢ From a sudden and unprovided death, — Spare us, O Lord.
✢ From anger, hatred, and all ill-will, — Spare us, O Lord.
✢ From plague, famine, and war, — Spare us, O Lord.
✢ From everlasting death, — Spare us, O Lord.

✢ O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, grant them rest.
✢ O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, grant them rest.
✢ O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, grant them rest eternal.

V. Give peace in our time, O Lord.
R. For it is thou, Lord, only, that makest us dwell in safety.

Let us pray.

Do well, O Lord, unto those that are good and true of heart; grant the rule of thy salvation, watch over thy people’ s safety with constant care, and restrain with thy right hand the rage of the enemy. Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord: Who livest and reignest with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

✢ Most Sacred Heart of Jesus: — Have mercy upon us, and upon France.
✢ Most Sacred Heart of Jesus: — Have mercy upon us, and upon France.
✢ Most Sacred Heart of Jesus: — Have mercy upon us, and upon France.

Dom Benedict wrote this litany upon hearing of the terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday, 13 November 2015.