The Epiclesis /Part one: The Difference between Eastern and Western Liturgy/

Post date:   2018-11-27
Autor:   BCP
The Eastern Liturgy of St Basil the Great and St John Chrysostom (4th century) contains the Epiclesis. The Epiclesis is also found in other Eastern rites. It comes directly from the Apostolic Tradition. What is the difference between Eastern and Western Liturgy? The Western Liturgy was radically modified at the Second Vatican Council. The reform introduced four Canons instead of one. The pre-conciliar Latin Liturgy had no mention of the Holy Spirit in the Canon. The reformed conciliar Liturgy does make mention of the Holy Spirit but it has been inserted before the words of Institution. Unlike the Latin Liturgy, the Eastern Liturgy includes a so-called intense invocation of the Holy Spirit, or the Epiclesis, after the words of Institution.

Letter to Slovak MPs concerning the UN Global Compact on Migration (+polish version)

Post date:   2018-11-23
Autor:   BCP
It is incomprehensible that someone now wants to sign the UN Global Compact on Migration, which is an accelerator of Europe’s Islamization. It is currently presented as a non-binding document. So we ask why you need to sign it?! This is obvious manipulation because the document uses the term “we bind ourselves” dozens of times. It means that tomorrow one can expect this document to acquire a binding character as a document of international law. This is a tactics of leading the states into a trap and destroying their sovereignty with their own hands.

Pseudo Pope destroys contemplative monasteries

Post date:   2018-11-22
Autor:   BCP
An open heretic Francis Bergoglio issued two documents aimed at destroying contemplative monasteries, one on 29 June 2016 and the other on 1 April 2018. Of course, everything has been wrapped up in pious phrases and positive terms. Obviously the purpose of this church globalization is to put into practice his statement about the hosting of Islamists in every monastery, and thus a gradual transition from monasteries to Muslim mosques.At this historic moment, we call on all contemplative religious communities, and especially the Little Sisters of Mary in France: Separate from the heretic and pseudo Pope Bergoglio!

Word of Life – Rom 6:13 (18/11/2018 – 2/12/2018

Post date:   2018-11-17
Autor:   BCP
“And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.”

Reflection on Rom 6:13

Post date:   2018-11-17
Autor:   BCP
“...do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin…”. What does it mean? It calls for steps of practical faith and following Christ. Everyone can gain personal experience from this faith. Naturally, it involves a struggle, a kind of transformation or gradual spiritual operation – we should no longer present our members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin. On the contrary, we should present our members as instruments of righteousness to God.

What happens when man dies? (+german version)

Post date:   2018-11-13
Autor:   BCP
When man dies, the body remains lying where it is. Then it is taken to the morgue. But at the moment when man dies, the personal judgment of his soul takes place immediately. It awaits each one of us. We will encounter Christ face to face. At one moment our whole life will be screened, all our deeds, words, thoughts, both good and bad.

The Bible and morality

Post date:   2018-11-08
Autor:   BCP
Life is a test which decides whether we will have a happy or unhappy eternity. The biggest reality is death. The purpose of life is not the pursuit of sensual pleasures, the less so becoming their slave. The purpose of life is to seek the truth, to love it, to sacrifice ourselves for it, and, if necessary, even to die for it. Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, is the Truth Incarnate. We who have accepted the Truth – Jesus – become the adoptive (second-born) sons and daughters of God (cf. Jn 1:12). God wants us to save our souls for eternity (cf. Mk 8:35; Jn 12:24). If we actively enter into spiritual unity with Jesus, we have the strength to resist the source of evil in us, the system of lies in the world as well as the spirit of lies, the devil (cf. Jam 4:4-8). Jesus is the Way (Jn 14:6). To follow this Way, God has given us laws and commandments whose observance requires self-denial and the following of Jesus (Mt 16:24).

No one can escape death (+german version)

Post date:   2018-11-05
Autor:   BCP
What is human life? Nothing but toil, trouble, suffering and finally death. However, death is not the end. It is followed by eternity. We can see that our life is short and it is in the hands of God. It is a test of love whether we have chosen God, divine values and good or united to evil and the Evil One. So each of you decide your eternity during your life. Jesus has given us His Word, that we may live a responsible life and not lose eternal life. It is therefore foolishness to settle down on this earth. In the hour of death we must leave everything – our relationships to people, things… He lives wisely who is mindful of death.

Reflection on Rom 6:11

Post date:   2018-11-03
Autor:   BCP
This verse from chapter six of the Epistle to the Romans again is a mystery. The condition for its revelation is a living faith and walking by faith, in other words putting the truth of faith into practice. We can see that the most important thing for us to reckon with spiritual laws by faith is our union with the Lord Jesus Christ, because these laws work in Him alone. In His death on the cross and in His glorious resurrection is the victory over sin. That is why it is important for us to have a personal relationship to Christ crucified and risen. Through baptism we were immersed in Christ’s death and resurrection, and we should live these truths by faith within the framework of time: in Christ Jesus we are dead to sin and alive to God!  

Liturgy and liturgical space

Post date:   2018-11-02
Autor:   BCP
The Second Vatican Council set out a liturgical reform. Latin as the liturgical language was abolished and the mother tongue was introduced. Before the liturgical reform, the priest faced the tabernacle with his back to the people. In this position, he was better able to concentrate on experiencing the mystery of the Eucharist, and he also did not disturb others as he did not draw attention to himself.In many cases, the tabernacle was placed in the side chapel. The biblical model of the temple – the holy of holies, the sanctuary, and the place for the people – was thus distorted.