Traditional Latin Mass in Maryland

Fr. John Zuhlsdorf of " What Does the Prayer Really Say ?" has found one of those marvelous stories that just makes one smile. Spiritual motherhood? Read on and kudos to the Diocese of Tulsa and their marvelous Bishop, H.E. Bishop Slattery ! What a great idea!

Fr. John Zuhlsdorf carries a post this evening from a young priest who is suffering terribly over his love for the Traditional Latin Mass. The post is heartbreaking. Please read it if you can at this link . I pray for the Holy Father, for bishops and for priests every day. They need our prayers . A post such as this is just one manifestation of what suffering may occur in being an " alter Christus ."

In a marvelous story on CNA, the Sisters of the Cross of the Sacred Heart of Jesus celebrated 100 years of uninterrupted Eucharistic Adoration for the holiness of priests . [...] The charism of the sisters of the Cross of the Sacred Heart is to pray for the holiness of priests and for priestly vocations, a practice recently requested by the prefect for the Congregation for the Clergy, Cardinal Claudio Hummes, The sisters carry on the tradition of spiritually “adopting” a specific group of priests for whom they not only pray before the Blessed Sacrament but also offer their daily activities and sacrifices. The order’s foundress was Concepcion Cabrera de Armida (1862-1937), a Mexican mother. Read more here .