September 1994
This month marks the 1 year anniversary of the start of the St. Anthony
of Padua Chapter of the International Ecclesia Dei Association. It was
begun in 1993 to promote our Catholic Heritage (especially the Traditional
Latin Mass, wherever it may be celebrated with approval of the Bishop) and
to put into action the Spiritual Works of Mercy.
THE YEAR IN REVIEW
These are some of the Big Events of the past year:
September 12, 1993 February 21, 1994
The first meeting of the Saint Beginning of Father Kehoe's
Anthony of Padua Chapter 4-part lecture series on the
Spiritual Works of Mercy
December 12, 1993
The Ecclesia Dei Christmas Party April 30, 1994
February 6, 1994 The Cloisters
Bus trip to the Cloisters in NY
Dinner-meeting at the Diner in
Upper Darby
Regular meeting date changes to July 13, 1994
the first Sunday of the month,
immediately after the Latin Mass Dr. Thomas Droleskey's talk
at St. Louis, Yeadon. on Catholic Action at the
Knights of Columbus Hall
in Newtown Square
Upcoming: Bible Study Program With Father Kehoe
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The intercession was given by Father Daniel Kehoe, pastor emeritus of Holy Spirit parish in Sharon Hill.
Thomas Droleskey is a regular columnist in "The Wanderer" and a professor of political science at C.W.Post Center, Long Island University.
Dr. Droleskey provided his listeners with an informative and entertaining evening with his lecture and question and answer session. In speaking about the spiritual, social and political aspects of Catholic action, he emphasized the importance of Eucharistic piety, saying that this and Marian devotion are greatly needed. Dr. Droleskey reminded everyone that Catholics have a right to participate in civic life. He is looking for grass-roots interest in forming a Catholic political party and said that he would like to come back to talk about this.
Thanks go to all who helped make the night successful, especially to Frank and Sue Castaldi for their donation of the hall.
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ABOUT THE CHAPTER
The St. Anthony of Padua Chapter of the International Ecclesia Dei Association invites the participation of Catholics loyal to the Magisterium of the Roman Catholic Church, of the Philadelphia area, who wish to unite with other faithful Catholics in putting into action the Spiritual Works of Mercy.
Our activities - spiritual, social, informative - strive to prudently maintain and promote our rich Catholic Heritage and to offer a "visible bond to those Catholics within the Church" who are attached to "previous disciplinary and liturgical forms of the Latin tradition" (Ecclesia Dei.n.5c).
We will work and pray always with the assurance of Our Lord's promise: "Behold I am with you all days, even to the consummation of the world" (Matt. 28:20).
For further information, please call (610)-644-8319 or write to: 5 High Street Malvern, PA 19355
Or send e-mail to
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"ECCLESIA DEI"
Our Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, has great pastoral concern and
compassion for all the faithful. Because of his concern, in October 1984,
he granted permission for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass to be offered
again in Latin with approval of the local bishop.
In a more recent Apostolic Letter,
Ecclesia Dei
(July 2, 1988), his
Holiness expanded these earlier directives, calling for their "wide and
generous application."
Ecclesia Dei is a concise Apostolic Letter of 1300 words. The Letter was
issued Motu Proprio, that is, on the personal initiative and authority of
the Holy Father himself.
Pertinent excerpts of Ecclesia Dei are as follows:
"To all Catholic faithful who feel attached to some previous liturgical
and disciplinary forms of the Latin tradition, I wish to manifest my will
to facilitate their ecclesial communion by means of the necessary measures
to guarantee respect for their rightful aspirations. In this matter I ask
support of the Bishops and of all those engaged in the pastoral ministry of
the Church.
"By virtue of my Apostolic Authority I Decree...respect must everywhere be
shown for the feelings of those who are attached to the Latin liturgical
tradition, by a wide and generous application of the directives already
issued some time ago by the Apostolic See, for the use of the Roman
Missal...of 1962."
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