Both excerpts are quoted from LifeSiteNews on 11/29/20.  

LSN is doing a fantastic reporting service to the world.

Powell’s ‘Kraken’ lawsuit in Georgia reveals voluminous extent of alleged voter fraud: https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/powells-kraken-lawsuit-in-georgia-reveals-voluminous-extent-of-alleged-voter-fraud

Sidney Powell sues in Georgia and Michigan alleging ‘massive election fraud’: https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/kraken-is-released-sidney-powell-sues-in-georgia-and-michigan-alleging-massive-election-fraud

Trump campaign (and Thomas More Society) bring legal challenge in Wisconsin ‘to assure election integrity’: https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trump-campaign-brings-legal-challenge-in-wisconsin-to-assure-election-integrity?utm_source=LifeSiteNews.com&utm_campaign=86ebb30e96-Daily%2520Headlines%2520-%2520U.S._COPY_906&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_12387f0e3e-86ebb30e96-401405341

Steve Mosher explains why Tsunami of voter fraud evidence is about to sweep away media’s claim that Biden won: https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/tsunami-of-voter-fraud-evidence-is-about-to-sweep-away-medias-claim-that-biden-won?utm_source=must_reads

Pennsylvania judge halts election certification; https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pennsylvania-judge-halts-election-certification-governor-appeals-to-state-supreme-court

Also check the Ticker for related stories.

LifeSiteNews (November 26, 2020) has announced that the ‘Kraken is released’. Sidney Powell sues in Georgia and Michigan alleging ‘massive election fraud’.  The plaintiffs, in a 104 page legal complaint asks the court to ‘set aside the 2020 General Election results which fraudulently concluded that Mr. Biden defeated President Trump by 12,670 votes.’

Author unknown.

Sometimes, God punishes by giving the sinner exactly what he or she requests; i.e. He ‘turns them over to their sin.’ The Catholic Bishops (not all, but many who are prominent in the USCCB) seem to have just realized their foolish solicitation for Biden may indeed be coming true, to their shame! Their rejection of Trump, the most Catholic non-Catholic President we’ve ever had, who is firmly and unquestionably against abortion, drops all the evils which are bound to ensue under Biden right on the doorstep of the Catholic Bishops. May God strengthen all who are under the demonic forces so visible in the public square, and especially protect the young, holy priests from yielding up the souls in their care through illusory obedience.

LifeSiteNews has given bold statement this evening (11/18/20) which seems tinged by an “Uh-oh” of incredible magnitude. It reminds me of then Cardinal Ratzinger’s words of warning in The Ratzinger Report, how conclusions of bishops’ conferences, powerless in real authority, serve to weaken the moral courage of those who would stand with true Church Teaching. For more information on the experience and concern of the future Pope Benedict XVI, see the CF post: https://www.cleansingfire.org/2018/09/dont-ask-the-usccb-to-act/

The praise of the USCCB for Biden will encourage just the kind of cover for Biden’s agenda that the German bishops conference’s weaknesses gave to Hitler. (Entirely too much banter gets aimlessly sprayed to the masses using Hitler as an example, not because the examples are good but because too many hearers have limited understanding of most examples that might otherwise be given. Moreover, we need not go back to the middle ages for examples; Hitler was contemporary to people still alive today. Wait until we see life under Biden, and the analogy to Hitler may not seem inappropriate at all.)

The Trump-Biden election was not just a mere election; it was (and still is) a spiritual war, with the USCCB taking the side of horrendous sin during this election, and effectively opening the gates of hell. The deaths associated with abortion are at least 10x the death count of the Holocaust. Previously, in the U.S. one might blame activists and politicos for the dark path that was chosen for our country. But beginning with Obama’s second term, voters willingly chose the depths of the mortal sin of abortion, barely rejected it with Hillary Clinton, and now fully embrace that sin and the many others, knowingly choosing what the USCCB has endorsed for them! Joe  Biden!

Do not be surprised that in the months running up to the election, the bishops, with some, but very little, exception, did not reinstitute the obligation of Sunday Mass, thus weakening the word from the pulpit and the discernment of the voters. It was totally unnecessary. Catholics have always been able to decide for themselves if they are too sick or contagious to go to Church. Holding back the Holy Eucharist  for (local count) 75 days, also in an election year, further weakens the moral strength of the people.  And the demonic well knows such a plan can be effective in starving souls into submission. Over 70 Million voters will have to answer for choosing to violate God’s teaching, and many fingers will righteously be pointed at their own bishops.

Resisting the temptation to weigh in any further in support of the LifeSiteNews article, it is best to let the following excerpts stand for themselves, from the article entitled  “US bishops concerned about pro-abortion Biden, previously hailed him as second Catholic president,” which can be found here: https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/us-bishops-concerned-about-pro-abortion-biden-previously-hailed-him-as-second-catholic-president 

• Archbishop José H. Gomez, president of the USCCB, just announced at the end of the USCCB General Assembly public session, a ‘working group’ to deal with pro-abortion Joe Biden, a self-proclaimed Catholic who “will support policies that are against some fundamental values that we hold dear as Catholics.” (Excuse me, it isn’t about ‘holding dear’ — it is about moral law; why not say so?)
• “The president-elect has given us reason to believe that his faith commitments will move him to support some good policies,” Gomez summarized. He referred to Biden as president-elect, even though election results have not been officially certified in all states. (Excuse, again, but the end still doesn’t justify the means, does it?)
• The archbishop then addressed Biden’s support for abortion. “He has also given us reason to believe that he will support policies that are against some fundamental values that we hold dear as Catholics,” he said. 
• “These policies include the repeal of the Hyde Amendment and
• the preservation of Roe v. Wade. Both of these policies undermine our pre-eminent priority of the elimination of abortion.”
• restoration of the HHS mandate,
• the process of the Equality Act, and
• the unequal treatment of Catholic schools and…
• “abortion is an essential health care service.”

Despite noting a disparity between Biden’s support for abortion and “fundamental values that we hold dear as Catholics,” Archbishop Gomez ignored this issue only a few days previously. (One more, excuse me–when you click into the LifeSiteNews Story, don’t miss the “deer-in the headlights” look in Bishop Gomez’s eyes!)

In the November 7 congratulatory message to Biden, when the media called the election for him, the USCCB not only hailed Biden as president-elect but also referred to him as the second “Catholic” president after John F. Kennedy…. It was promptly republished by Vatican News.

Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò … said that in calling Biden “the second Catholic President,” the bishops have confirmed their complicity in abandoning Church teaching. Viganò wrote: “With these words of the USCCB the pactum sceleris [plot to commit a crime] between the deep state and the deep church is confirmed and sealed, the enslavement of the highest levels of the Catholic hierarchy to the New World Order, denying the teaching of Christ and the doctrine of the Church.”

Keep praying, especially the Rosary. It’s not over until God says it’s over.

The CF Ticker has carried the story for a few days, through the roiling and distracting election discussion,  of the introduction of a “Creed of Fidelity to Pope Francis,” beginning 10/25 in Mexico. Read about it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld7V56SXew8&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1GsH9zsYtdCBCDWUJvTCCRPq-i_DJr_EJJ42iIuk_szfhqVVEJjXx9CLY

It is a horrendously fearful quick left turn, skidding out of control all over the Deposit of the Faith, while trying to legitimize a mindless pandering to the alleged chief of the new world order (NWO). Who? Perhaps the one who unceremoniously dropped the title Vicar of Christ earlier this year, on the Feast of the Annunciation!

https://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=45849

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqJKlvH6Jsc  (Abp. Vigano quote)

It is easy to imagine that recitation of the new creed will not be long in coming to our shores, with the probable support of dissident cardinals and bishops who don’t speak out for faith and morals and, by default, timid bishops who hope nobody notices. Look how quickly the Italian bishops agreed to change the biblical words of the Our Father at Pope Francis’ instigation!

And our priests whom we dearly love? I would expect that those who did not have the courage to feed us during the lockdown will, for their lack of growing in courage, cave in more quickly to creedal changes centered on mankind rather than God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. It’s a slippery slope. Let’s pray. Many are blind to the danger.

Apologies for the annoying commercial breaks; some can be skipped, others seem to be on a 30 second sound track and waited out. You might do better here with Anthony Stein’s post (Ave Maria U): https://returntotradition.org/

“Do not quit” Rally for President Trump, Washington DC, Nov. 14, 2020

“Tens of thousands” seems to be a gross underestimate.

Thank you to Ludwig who, in his comment, brought attention to two pictures previously posted (now removed) as having been mislabeled, and not being from the Trump Rally.

We removed the pictures and will contact the source of the prior pictures to be sure they know of the error. (That source has been consistently reliable but we depend on others as they depend on us to have the facts correct, or at least corrected immediately for any error.)

With apologies, but with gratitude to Ludwig for his sharp vision, we have removed the two items he questioned,  but are leaving the LifeSiteNews pictures. We will re-post if we get satisfactory proof of the other sources. Feedback like that from our members is very helpful. Thank you.

https://www.ncronline.org/news/theology/vatican-extends-time-obtain-full-indulgences-souls-purgatory

The period of time has been extended by the Vatican from one week to the entire month of November to obtain a plenary indulgence for souls in Purgatory through our cemetery visits. Is it possible that when we arrive at the pearly gates and are assigned our time in Purgatory, we might draw also for ourselves benefits from our own prayers offered over a lifetime for the Souls in Purgatory? If not, then who will be praying for our souls when the endtimes end? And while we are speculating, what about prayers for our entire lineage, back to the First Parents? Could members of our own bloodline from long ago still be trapped in Purgatory? Shouldn’t we be praying for them too, whoever they are?

Please note a new page has been added to CF to make it easier to find TLMs and changes each month. (See “Explore the Site,” near the top of the right hand column).

The following Traditional Latin Masses are scheduled for November 2020:

Low Masses on Sundays (Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29th) at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Irondequoit, NY at 11:15 AM, celebrated by Father Dennis Bonsignore.

Missa Cantata on All Souls’ Day (Nov. 2nd) at St. Francis Church, Phelps, NY

at 6:30 PM, celebrated by Father Peter Van Lieshout,

Pastor of St. Peter’s Parish.

The Missa Cantata will include Absolution over the Catafalque. 

TLM Low Masses on All Souls’ Day (Nov. 2nd)

• celebrated at 6:30 AM at St. John the Evangelist Church in Spencerport by Father Peter Mottola, Pastor.
• celebrated at 10:00 AM at St. Patrick’s Church in Macedon by Father Anthony Amato, Parochial Vicar, St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish and St. Katharine Drexel Parish.
• celebrated at 2:00 PM at St. Francis’ Church in Phelps by Father Anthony Amato, Parochial Vicar, St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish and St. Katharine Drexel Parish.

Other Traditional Latin Masses scheduled for November, 2020:

• First Friday, Nov. 6th, and other Fridays (Nov. 13, 20 and 27th) St. John the Evangelist Church, Spencerport, all at 8:00 AM.
• First Saturday, Nov. 7th, at St. John the Evangelist Church, Spencerport, at 9:00 AM
• First Saturday, Nov. 7th, at St. Dominic’s Church, St. Peter’s Parish, Shortsville, at 10:00 AM

For all of the Masses listed above, the COVID-19 regulations of the Diocese of Rochester must be followed.

I was delighted to receive this email from a friend, verifying the words attributed to Fr. David Palmer, a Catholic Priest in Wales, of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham:

His very simple and clear words are the essence of confession. He has examined his conscience, recognized and admitted his sin, and made a firm purpose of amendment to never do it again. In his courage, and by his confession, Fr. Palmer confronts the overwhelming pressure of filial obedience to the bishop, who ordered him to deny the sacraments to souls, with the reality of what he was ordained to do — feed souls.

Consider what Christ said to Peter. Thrice the Lord asked if Peter loved him, and then Christ followed Peter’s three declarations of love with three orders to tend and feed the lambs and sheep. Non-negotiables. Christ didn’t say “Build Churches” or  “Write the Bible.” First of all, Peter was to feed the flock. And The Lord’s Prayer specifically tells us to ask for our “daily [supernatural] bread.” Does a Father hand his child a scorpion? Doesn’t a priest feed his flock by his own hands?

Read all of Chapter 34 in Ezekiel, and see how God Himself came to feed the sheep because of the failure of the Levitical priests to care for the sheep. Notice how many of the current news articles show an awakening to the failures of the bishops en masse, badly using their own priests by succumbing to governmental pressures and fraternal pressures within their own brotherhood. That every single US bishop caved to the shutdown of Churches and Eucharist is an indictment of their intent. And each is totally responsible for the bad fruit of his own closure decision, which each had canonical power to resist.

The keyword in Fr. Palmer’s writing is ‘repent’ and it must be as public as he is making it because a public sin can’t be properly atoned privately.

It is sad when prideful obedience to hierarchy starves the sheep, a 75 day shutdown in feeding the flock. That very lack of care of the flock by the priests of Jeremiah and Ezekiel’s time led to loss of the Levitical priestly status. I am reminded of the day’s Gospel reading from Luke, Chapter 12, answering Peter’s question: “And the Lord said, ‘Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the proper time?'” And what is the proper feeding time for the sheep? It surely is not every 75 days. It is ‘daily’, as mentioned in the Lord’s Prayer.

It seems we are in for a rough ride as our own priests and bishops struggle with their consciences, without expressing repentance. But all is essential preparation for the next government lockdown, sure to come and probably soon.

For an expanded version of these words, before Fr. Palmer’s declaration, see the posts:                                                                 https://www.cleansingfire.org/2020/09/when-the-flock-isnt-fed-it-starves/

and: https://www.cleansingfire.org/2020/10/dear-bishops-hurry-up-please-its-time/

Do not misunderstand this brief post; much more is covered in the links above. This is not a tirade against bishops or their priests. I have come to understand that it is not possible to love the Eucharist without also loving the priests who confect the sacred sacrament. My sadness is about the pressure so many committed priests are under to ‘obey’ when every bone of their body fights against starving the flock. Some have been pushed into sin not of their creation, but of their surrender. Pray for our priests, we say over and over. Love them. Forgive them. But most especially pray for them, that they seek forgiveness for any element of complicity with civil or ecclesial power, or any element of self-shriving. Our being fed well depends on their holiness.

A year ago this month we cited the Church Militant article about Cardinal Dolan’s guilt in allowing pro-aborts to receive communion. That article is here: https//www.churchmilitant.com/news/article/dolan-refuses-to-bar-pro-aborts-from-holy-communion

Cardinal Dolan, like many other prelates, turns a blind eye to the reality that the Holy Sacrament is being abused and defiled in being given to people living scandalously in mortal sin. Can a Cardinal really not know what is going on behind his back?

No! Because the Cardinal is the one who turned his back so as not to see. A year ago we had no idea how sacrilege-run-wild would soon come down to putting America’s soul at serious risk. Prelates who refuse to speak out have given the Church the situation in which she now suffers, costing many souls to be lost.

Luke 22:31-32   Christ speaks to Peter just before His arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane: 

“Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail; and when you have turned again, strengthen your brethren.”

Put CCHD in the search bar on page #1 of Cleansing Fire to find the 17 separate posts which have appeared over the last 11 years, cautioning about any support of CCHD — the Catholic Campaign for Human Development.

CCHD notoriously has funded sin, in particular abortion and contraception. It is a great scandal that parish pastors continue to put the CCHD envelopes in their churches, entrapping souls into financially funding sinful purposes. It is a very great scandal that bishops require their priests to make such collections.

Apparently it is up to the laity to interfere by 1) not giving a penny to the CCHD collection, 2) communicating ‘why’ one refuses to support the CCHD or whatever the guise under which it appears (parish, diocese or even the USCCB.) 3) If you didn’t know part of the collection will go to Biden, and it wasn’t disclosed to you, ask your pastor to return your donation to you. 4) This year the CCHD funding has the additional effect of funding the Biden campaign and all the sin for which it stands. Tell other parishioners. Encourage them to ask for their donation to be returned. 5) Recognize too that donations made to CCHD are not fully deductible as charitable donations due to the campaign funding. If they are reported to you at year end as ‘donations’ very likely your parish is violating tax law. 

How to handle those sneaky envelopes?  Here is one non-verbal opinion which is easy to express, and easy to toss into the collection box or a litter box:

Headline from 10/14 LifeSiteNews:

US bishops funding group that blatantly campaigns for pro-abortion Joe Biden

https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/us-bishops-funding-group-that-blatantly-campaigns-for-pro-abortion-joe-biden-report?utm_source=LifeSiteNews.com&utm_campaign=0b4e1650ce-Daily%2520Headlines%2520-%2520U.S._COPY_867&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_12387f0e3e-0b4e1650ce-401405341

Personally, I am of the opinion that those who put out those solicitation materials know exactly what they are doing, after all this time, and are undeserving of the usual, more kindly requests. Let it rip!

Today is the Memorial of St. John de Brebeuf and St. Isaac Jogues and their companion martyrs. Many people are familiar with the Shrine of the North American Martyrs in Auriesville, NY but are less familiar with the roadside shrines in our own area. The following links will bring up what we’ve previously written about the little very-close-to-the-roadside shrine on the way from Canandaigua to Bloomfield, and the other one where the road splits and Rte. 15A heads north and the other branches into Main Street in Honeoye Falls. Here are posts with pictures and information from both ‘shrines.’

https://www.cleansingfire.org/2015/10/north-american-martyrs-local-marker/ 

https://www.cleansingfire.org/2013/11/a-blackrobe-shrine-in-canandaigua/

You will know you are not the first to visit this day if you find a red rose awaiting you. We owe so much to these martyrs; surely this is a good day to ask them to pray for our country’s future and for God’s blessings in this coming election, to keep strong the Faith for which the martyrs gave everything. Today’s Liturgy of the Hours (Office of Readings) contains a beautiful prayer of Fr. de Breboef for his own martyrdom. I am particularly touched by the words in the closing paragraph which are still so applicable today: “How I grieve, my God, that You are not known, that this savage country is not yet wholly converted to faith in You, that sin is here not yet blotted out!” 

God bless America! 

Here is the Reading #2 of the Office of Readings:

Hear Rev. Anthony Amato exhort the flock at St. Katharine Drexel and St. Maximilian Kolbe Parishes  to embrace the Catholic Church’s Pro-Life Teaching against abortion this election season: https://soundcloud.com/anthony-amato-24873301/october-4-twenty-seventh-sunday-in-ordinary-time-the-election-2nd-edition-2020?ref=clipboard&p=a&c=1

Complicit Clergy has also publicized Father Amato’s sermon here:  https://youtu.be/_mtQTdHyrsk