This is a brief reflection of the Finding of the Holy Cross by Saint Helena.

We must be ever aware of the fact that Our Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ will bestow all manner of crosses upon us each day. It is essential for us to ask Our Lady to send us the graces we need to lift high the cross and to remember that no matter the size of the cross nor the length of time we are called to bear it, life is short, eternity is forever. Redemptive suffering is the path to our sanctification and salvation.

Ave Crux, Spes Unica!

Our Lady of the Rosary, pray for us.

Pope Saint Alexander and Saints Juvenal, Eventius, and Theodulus, pray for us.

I am offering to you today a brief reflection on Saint Athanasius of Alexandria, whose feast is celebrated today, May 2, 2026, the First Saturday in the month of Our Lady, May.

Thank you for your patience as I continue to revise my next original commentary in light of various developments.

Our Lady of the Rosary, pray for us.

Saint Athanasius, pray for us.

Today, Friday May 1, 2026, is the Feast of Saints Philip and James in fully traditional Catholic chapels where the General Roman Calendar of 1954 is followed (it is the Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker in those chapels following the calendar in place at the time of the death of Pope Pius XII on October 9, 1958

Today’s article is a slight revision and republication of a very brief and wholly inadequate reflection on the life of the great mystic, stigmatist and spiritual directress of souls, Saint Catherine of Siena, T.O.P., whose feast day is the day after that of the Protomartyr of the Order of Preachers, Saint Peter of Verona (Saint Peter Martyr).

Saint Catherine was calumniated during her life, and she was blamed for having precipitated the Great Western Schism by convincing Pope Gregory XI to return to return to Rome in 1378. She suffered all such calumny with joy.

What’s our excuse for grumbling and/or murmuring about our crosses and the state of chaos in which we live in this time of apostasy and betrayal?

Remember, everything thing that happens to us has been ordained by the hand of God Himself with exquisite perfection. Saint Catherine of Siena never lost an opportunity to suffer well. Indeed, she begged to suffer more and more for love of Our Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. So should we.

The need to raise six hundred dollars remains. Please consider making a non-tax-deductible gift if it possible for you to do so.

Our Lady of the Rosary, pray for us.

Saint Catherine of Siena, T.O.P., pray for us.

Let me dispense with the preliminaries concerning the false, heretical, and schismatic nature of the Anglican sect:

Today is the Octave of the Solemnity of Saint Joseph in those chapels observing the General Roman Calendar of 1954, which falls thie year, 2026, on he feast of the protomartyr of the Order of Preachers, Saint Peter of Verona, who is known more commonly as Saint Peter Martyr.

Time has been spent to revise this brief reflection of the life and holy martyrdom of this great Dominican, who hated error in his childhood as a result of being brought up by parents who were Manicheans. Saint Peter Martyr loved the Holy Faith, and it was this love that prompted him to accept his martyrdom with serenity as he wrote "Credo in Unum Deum" in his very own blood as he fell to the ground after a heretic had stabbed him.

An original commentary will appear within twenty minutes of this posting. 

As explained a few days ago, I need to raise six hundred dollars very urgently. No one has responded this far. Thus, please consider making a non-tax-deductible financial gift as soon as possible, especially if you have not done so for a while. Thank you.

Our Lady of the Rosary, pray for us. 

Saint Joseph, pray for us.

Saint Peter Martyr, pray for us.

Today, Tuesday, April 28, 2026, the Feast of Saint Paul of the Cross within the Octave of the Solemnity of Saint Joseph and the Commemoration (universally) of Saint Vitalis as well as, in some places, the Commemorations of Saint Louis Grignion de Montfort and of Saint Peter Chanel, the Protomartyr of Oceania, I offer you a reflection Saint Louis Grignion de Montfort's exhortations to avoid worldliness by becoming friends of the Cross and by being truly devoted to Our Lady as the consecrated slave of her Divine Son, Our Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ through her own Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart.

The appendices contain Dom Prosper Gueranger's reflections on Saint Paul of the Cross, the Founder of the Congregation of the Passion, and on Saint Vitalis, the martyr who was the father of Saints Gervase and Protase.

I hope to have my commentary about Robert Leo Prevost/Leo XIV's meeting with Sarah Mullally posted by this time tomorrow, Wednesday, April 28, 2026, the Octave of the Solemnity of Saint Joseph and the Commemoration of Saint Peter of Verona, O.P., the Protomartyr of the Order of Preachers.

Our Lady of the Rosary, pray for us.

Saint Mark the Evangelist, pray for us.

Saint Paul of the Cross, pray for us.

Saint Vitalis, pray for us.

Saint Louis Grignion de Montfort, pray for us.

Saint Peter Chanel, pray for us.

The title is self-explanatory, its “inspiration” came from Victor Manuel Fernandez’s recent comment that “Francis lives with Leo” and from the fact the Mr. Prevost reiterated his wretched predecessor’s belief that sins against Holy Purity are the “least of sins.”

As the false “pope” is going to meet with the false “archbishopress” of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally today, Monday, April 27, 2026, the Feast of Saint Peter Canisius, S. J., within the Octave of the Solemnity of Saint Joseph, I believe that I may need much of today and tomorrow, Tuesday, April 28, 2026, the Feast of Saint Paul of the Cross and the Commemoration of Saint Vitals as well as, in some places, the Commemorations of Saint Louis Grignion de Montfort and Saint Peter Chanel) to complete my commentary about the matter.

The commentary will include a bit of irony as a “deacon” in an American diocese was recently “excommunicated” for going to an Anglican service when he had become disillusioned by the diocese’s treatment of the clerical abuse suffered by his son.

Also, I will be completing part thirty-five of the Benedictus Qui Venit in Nomini Domine, Hosanna in Excelsis” series later this week, which will be followed up by a brief commentary about the latest assassination attempt on the life of President Donald John Trump in the same hotel, The Washington Hilton, outside of which President Ronald Wilson Reagan, was shot on Monday, March 30, 1981.

Finally, I need to raise six hundred dollars now. Part of that amount, if it can be raised, is to help pay Medicare co-pays for recent medical examinations, and part will be used for fixed monthly debits.

I may not be able to write as much as I did, say, ten or fifteen years ago as it takes me more time to complete my articles, but I do try my very best to provide my commentaries as my time, physical abilities, and daily duties permit.

Thank you.

Our Lady of the Rosary, pray for us.

Saint Joseph, pray for us.

Saint Peter Canisius, S. J., pray for us.

This is my rather long commentary explaining what I think the conciliar revolutionaries’ decision not to proceed further with the “cause” of Father Walter Ciszek.

The hour is very late, and I must get some sleep for a few hours.

The next original commentary should appear tomorrow, the Third Sunday after Easter.

Our Lady of Garabandal, pray for us.

Saint Joseph, pray for us.

Saint Mark the Evangelist, pray for us.

I am offering a republished reflection on the life and martyrdom of Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen, O.F.M., Cap., the Protomartyr of the Capuchin Franciscans and the patron saint of the Society for the Propagation of the faith on his feast day today, Friday, April 24, 2026, within the Octave of Saint Joseph.

Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen, O.F.M., Cap. opposed false ecumenism with his very life. Unlike the conciliar "popes" and their "episcopal" henchmen, Saint Fidelis came to "extirpate heresy, not to embrace it."

As I expected was going to be the case, I was unable to complete commentary about the conciliar Vatican's refusal with the cause of Father Walter Ciszek, S. J., but I will work on it again this afternoon and into the evening with the hope that it will  be published in about twenty-four to twenty-five hours. I have several other commentaries that have been begun but upon which are in need of completion.

Our Lady of the Rosary, pray for us.