On Sunday, October 27, the Feast of Christ the King was celebrated in the Traditional Latin Mass rite. It is actually quite fitting, considering the pivotal election that will occur within two weeks. For that reason, I recorded the homily and now post it.
The two encyclicals to which Father referred are now linked from the Vatican website. They are Tametsi Futura Prospicientibus by Leo XIII and Quas Primas by Pius XI. He spoke much of the need to reestablish Christ's kingship in the public sphere. Some might think that impossible in today's United States, claiming that the First Amendment stands in the way. In fact, all that amendment does is to guarantee that government won't stand in the way of the free exercise of religion. Of course we see that under attack today.
He also called out modern liberalism for the poisonous mindset that it is. We cannot accommodate it, nor can we make concessions to its adherents. While we seek the conversion of the people caught up in liberalism, liberalism as an ideology must be defeated, including in civil elections.
In the presidential race, we have two candidates - Donald Trump and Kamala Harris - who both are deficient when it comes to Christian ideals. However, their deficiencies vary greatly. Trump has shown himself to waffle in pro-life convictions, while Harris is rock-solid in her hatred of Christianity. Her "wrong rally" gaffe spoke volumes about that. The war against the evil in this world will not be won in one great fell-swoop. It will be a long slog, step by step. One of the first steps to take is by voting for Donald Trump and for the GOP ticket straight down the line. That should buy us some time and wiggle room to pray and work to implement God's laws and restore western civilization.
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