Brody

Waiting for all Pius XII Holy Week critics, who posted in horror about the "inconsistency" of chanting Tenebrae in the morning (it is Matins, after all, right?), to post pictures of their Easter Vigil and Paschal fire in broad daylight this morning, while they read the word "night" nearly two dozen times in the liturgy and celebrate the Resurrection the day before it happened: "Kindle this splendor of the night," "sacrifice offered this night," "this night that hath purged away the darkness of sins," "this night which... doth separate believers in Christ from the iniquities of the world and the gloom of sins," "this night on which, bursting the bonds of death, Christ came victorious from the grave," "O truly blessed night." Then let us hear them complain about the inconsistency of singing their Alleluias and ending the Lenten fast at noon while they wish each other a Blessed Easter on the day *before* Our Lord rose from the dead. Oh, never mind... they won't mention this. Their arguments are only valid when they wish to complain of the Pius XII Holy Week. You see, for those who wish to raise their own opinions and judgment above that of the Church, they will always find something to gripe about on social media. Good Catholics, on the other hand, have always received with filial piety whatever the Church has determined best in the matter of her laws and liturgy, which they know are infallible. Looking forward to a blessed Easter vigil tonight -- in darkness lit by the Paschal fire and candle -- and celebrating the Resurrection on... the day of the Resurrection.

Hieronymus Bosch: Christ Carrying the Cross- Detail, Ghent c.1510/35.

‘BLOODBATH’: Fairfax County Police shot and killed a man who had murdered his wife and daughter inside of an apartment in northern Virginia. A third victim is fighting for his life. Police were called out to the 3900 block of Persimmon Drive (just outside of Fairfax, VA) this morning to encounter a “bloodbath of a scene.” The suspect, armed with a curved 10-inch knife, had been actively stabbing his son-in-law. After officers issued several commands to drop the weapon, an officer shot and killed the man. It was also determined that he had stabbed both his daughter and wife, who have both been pronounced dead. A 1-year old was also inside of the apartment at the time. The child was uninjured and has been transferred to the care of social workers. No police officers were injured during the incident. Bodycam footage of the incident will be released in the next 30 days.