He multiplies Himself through the real presence.

And in each host, He is completely, fully there. There is only one Jesus, one Body, one Soul. In the Holy Eucharist, our Lord gave a means to multiply Himself. Priests and deacons are just his instruments. Not one grace can happen without the immediate intervention of Our Lord. It is one body incorporated into Our Lord Jesus Christ. It is true that a lot of prelates and cardinals have not been faithful. I say to the deacons, this word belongs to God and to the Church. The Apostles were shaken by this, but our Lord said ‘Do not fear! I will give you the Holy Ghost.’ The Church has always been in this spiritual fight against the devil and all those who spread errors.

Peter that he is to testify that Our Lord is Almighty God – he is to give witness. The fight is above human strength, but Our Lord gives the Holy Ghost to men so they can fight. This is a fight to the death against the devil and all those who follow him. Holy Mother Church strengthens the ones who give us this Word. He makes it hard to spread the Gospel through fear of the might of the world. We might not understand the importance of communicating the Gospel, but the devil does. Each time the priest reads the Gospel at Mass, he kisses it. He receives the Gospel in the ordination ceremony. This Word has been entrusted to the Deacon. “God is talking to us creatures,” His Excellency continued. God is their end and their fulfillment, His Ten Commandments, and His only begotten Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ. They are to remind creatures of God and God’s interests these things are always to come first. God has chosen these men to be his mouthpiece to the world. He is a prophet because it is his role to speak in the name of someone else. The sacrament of ordination goes deep into his soul, so deep that it cannot be erased – not by age, or death, or sin. It is like this with the man who is made a priest, but it also changes his character. Philosophically we say that when an accident is added it modifies their substance. What they receive today will help them, and it also changes them.

They are human beings, with a body and soul, with virtues and defects. At his ordination, the priest receives something real in his soul. Who are they, these men? Holy Scripture says that a priest is a Man of God. Congratulations to the newly ordained and may God reward them for their fidelity to His Church!įor the first time, these grounds see the tremendous happiness from Almighty God and Holy Mother Church for this harvest of deacons and priests. The divine graces poured forth upon these men give them the supernatural power to save souls from hell and lead them to heaven. The new Seminary, built to literally represent a fortress, will house, God willing, many more generations of future Priests to come.

What a glorious day for the Church and the Society, more fruits of the Society’s labor of love – new priests to save souls and aid in the restoration of the Church. The following is a print summary of Bishop Fellay’s sermon, as of now. This was the first priestly ordination at the now completed St. Bishop Bernard Fellay, Superior General of the SSPX, ordained 9 American Priests and 6 Deacons, on the morning of July 7th, Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

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