Outrages of Recent Weeks.
In the past fortnight, developments in Rome have caused grave scandal for many of the faithful: an officially-listed LGBTQ pilgrimage held liturgies at the Church of the Gesù and then processed through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica during the Jubilee rites;¹ the Holy Father’s blessing of a large block of ice at a climate conference—an act defended by organizers as symbolic but widely criticized as bearing pagan overtones;² and off-the-cuff remarks presenting opposition to abortion as inconsistent with support for the death penalty or “inhuman” immigration policies, a framing that echoes the “seamless garment” approach and risks obscuring the unique gravity of abortion in Catholic moral teaching.³ These events, taken together, form a developing situation worthy of serious concern and sustained prayer.
Notes
- “LGBTQ Catholics process through Holy Door at St. Peter’s,” America Magazine, Sept. 8, 2025 (noting Gesù liturgies and Holy Door passage; listed on the official Jubilee site’s Italian calendar). America Magazine See also The Catholic Spirit, Sept. 8, 2025 (reporting Gesù Mass and pilgrimage context), and Reuters (Dec. 6, 2024) on the Jubilee calendar inclusion. thecatholicspirit.com+1
- “Pope Leo blessing ice sparks anger: ‘Pagan Earth-worship Ritual’,” Newsweek, Oct. 2, 2025; video and conference context via Vatican/organizer channels (Raising Hope for Climate Justice, Castel Gandolfo, Oct. 1–3, 2025). Newsweek+2YouTube+2
- “Pope Leo XIV says those against abortion but in favor of the death penalty are ‘not really pro-life’,” CBS News, Oct. 1, 2025; Associated Press and Reuters analyses the same week; see also Death Penalty Information Center summary and Crux commentary.
Exhortation to Prayer
Benedict XVI once asked for prayers that he “not flee for fear of the wolves.” Let us get ahead of this need, proactive and fervent. One of the blessings of the last regime was the calibration of my gaze on Christ. It is a precious thing to be reminded that my salvation and joy do not rest on a mortal, regardless of title or position, but only on Jesus. By focusing on Jesus, using the venerable magisterium as a sure norm, we can navigate our lives through the turbulent errors of our day and reach our eternal home with Him.
Pope Benedict strong enough for the wolves, new pope lion. Reorder the mind recognize, it is His Church. One way, look to Him, this is her radiance and glory regardless of who sits in papal chair.
Cardinal Burke, Albanian cardinal gave the Leonine exorcism, great Leos, prayers to say, fitting.
Leonine Prayers for the Faithful
Private Recitation if not public
Leonine Prayers for the Faithful
Instituted by Pope Leo XIII in 1884, the Leonine Prayers were a set of prayers recited after Low Mass for the protection of the Church and the faithful. Originally offered for the defense of the temporal sovereignty of the Holy See, they were later dedicated to the conversion of sinners and the freedom of the Church, particularly in Russia.
The prayers included:
- Three Hail Marys (Ave Maria).
- The Hail, Holy Queen (Salve Regina).
- A short prayer for the Church’s liberty:
O God, our refuge and our strength, look down in mercy upon Thy people who cry to Thee; and by the intercession of the glorious and immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of St. Joseph her spouse, of Thy blessed apostles Peter and Paul, and of all the saints, do Thou mercifully and graciously hear the prayers which we pour forth for the conversion of sinners and for the freedom and exaltation of Holy Mother Church. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
- The Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel (composed by Pope Leo XIII himself):
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle; be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
- The invocation: Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us. (repeated three times).
These prayers were suppressed as obligatory after Mass in 1964 following the liturgical reforms of Inter Oecumenici, but their devotional value remains great. Many Catholics continue to pray them privately or at the end of Mass for the protection of the Church and the triumph of good over evil.
Addendum
Act of Reparation for the Desecration of the Jubilee Year and St Peter’s Basilica by “LGBTQ+” Activists
Led by Bishops Athanasius Schneider, Marian Eleganti, Robert Mutsaerts, and Joseph StricklandMost Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Mercifully look upon us poor sinners, who offer to Your Divine Majesty this act of reparation for the abomination perpetrated in the Eternal City, during this Jubilee Year, by those who, “turning the grace of our Lord God into sensuality” (Jude 4), used — alas, with the permission of the authorities of the Holy See — the Church of the Gesù, the Holy Door and St. Peter’s Basilica as a platform to proudly advocate for the legitimization of sodomy, fornication and other sins against the Sixth Commandment of Your Holy Law. They dared, moreover, to display “the appearance of godliness, yet denying its power” (2 Tim. 3:5).
Sorrowfully we cry out to You with the words of the psalm: “O Lord, remember Your congregation, which You have possessed from the beginning. The sceptre of Your inheritance which You have redeemed: Mount Sion in which You have dwelt. Lift up our hands against their pride unto the end; see what things the enemy has done wickedly in the sanctuary. And they that hate You have made their boasts, in the midst of Your solemnity. They have set up their ensigns for signs. They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name on the earth. How long, O God, shall the enemy reproach: is the adversary to provoke Your name for ever? Let not the humble be turned away with confusion: the poor and needy shall praise Your name” (Ps. 73:2-4.7.10.21).
Though poor sinners, we offer, in union with the acts of atonement of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, of all the Saints and of all pious faithful on earth, the satisfaction You once made to Your Eternal Father on the Cross, and which You continue to renew daily on our altars, in reparation and atonement:
— For those who abused the Jubilee Year, the Church of the Gesù, the Holy Door and St. Peter’s Basilica, by turning them into a platform for advocating the legitimization of sodomy, fornication and other sins against the Sixth Commandment of Your Holy Law! Lord, have mercy! Christ, have mercy! Lord, have mercy!
— For the complicity of the authorities of the Holy See in such an abomination! Lord, have mercy! Christ, have mercy! Lord, have mercy!
— For ideological lobby groups, within and outside the Church, who advocate the legitimization of sodomy, fornication and other sins against the Sixth Commandment of Your Holy Law! Lord, have mercy! Christ, have mercy! Lord, have mercy!
— For the brazen call by cardinals, bishops, priests and laity to change the immutable teaching of the Catholic Church, expressed in the Catechism, so as to legitimize sodomy, fornication and other sins against the Sixth Commandment of Your Holy Law! Lord, have mercy! Christ, have mercy! Lord, have mercy!
— For members of the clergy who, abusing their office and perverting the true aim of pastoral care, support the legitimization of sodomy, fornication and other sins against the Sixth Commandment of Your Holy Law! Lord, have mercy! Christ, have mercy! Lord, have mercy!
— For members of the clergy who, under the pretext of pastoral accompaniment, deny people the perennial truth of Your Holy Commandments and avoid calling those who err to salutary penance, confirming them instead in error and vice, and exposing them to the danger of eternal damnation! Lord, have mercy! Christ, have mercy! Lord, have mercy!
— For members of the clergy who encourage those openly living the “LGBTQ+” lifestyle to receive Holy Communion, thereby leading them to eat and drink judgement upon themselves (cf. 1 Cor. 11:29).
— For all those who, proud and unrepentant, offend You by a lifestyle of sodomy and fornication! Lord, have mercy! Christ, have mercy! Lord, have mercy!
— For all those who denigrate the goodness and beauty of the creation of marriage, and of the two sexes—male and female—by advocating the moral and legal legitimization of same-sex unions and so-called same-sex marriage! Lord, have mercy! Christ, have mercy! Lord, have mercy!
— For all those who blaspheme You by asserting that You created same-sex attraction! Lord, have mercy! Christ, have mercy! Lord, have mercy!
— For members of the clergy who blaspheme Your Holy Name, Your Commandments and the divinely instituted sacrament of marriage by imparting blessings to same-sex couples and other couples in extramarital unions! Lord, have mercy! Christ, have mercy! Lord, have mercy!O Lord, we also beg You mercifully to grant Your light and the grace of conversion to our poor brothers and sisters who, blinded by error and enslaved by vice, endeavor to impose their own will on Your Holy Will, by impudently demanding that the Church change the immutable and divinely revealed truths of Your Commandments. Grant, we beseech You, that they be led back to the embrace of Your Holy Will.
O Lord, pour out Your Spirit of truth and compunction upon the Shepherds and sheep of Your pasture, so that they might fear You, walk in all Your ways and love You (cf. Deut. 10:12). May the world come to grasp, in the words and deeds of Your Church, Your liberating truth: “How beautiful is the chaste generation with glory: for the memory thereof is immortal, because it is known both with God and with men” (Wis. 4:1).
O Lord, look mercifully upon Your afflicted Church which has been publicly humiliated through the abuse of the Jubilee Year, the Holy Door and St. Peter’s Basilica. Graciously receive this our act of reparation, and look upon the tears of the Immaculate and Sorrowful Virgin Mary, the blood of innumerable martyrs, especially those martyred for chastity, and upon the sufferings, sighs, prayers and acts of loving reparation of so many Catholic souls. O Lord, make Your Church to shine again, Catholic, free, and chaste.
Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us! Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us! Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us! Amen.