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Offline Nadir

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I will NOT close my church
« on: March 28, 2020, 07:40:50 PM »
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    • This is what I have been longing to see: a priest who in not cowed by government tyranny. May it inspire others to stand fearlessly against the evils being perpetrated against His people in China and now in the rest of the world. The beauty of this video reduced me to tears.
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    "Of the rights of the Church that it is Our duty everywhere and always to maintain and defend against all injustice, the first is certainly that of enjoying the full freedom of action she may need in working for the salvation of souls … It naturally follows that the Church is a society as distinct from civil society as their reason for existence and ends are different; it follows that she is an indispensable society … a society eminently independent, and above all others, because of the excellence of the heavenly and immortal blessings towards which it tends … It is equally certain the Christ has given the Church full freedom to judge and decide as to the things that may best suit Her ends. – Pope Leo XIII, Officio Sanctissimo

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    Offline Mithrandylan

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    Re: I will NOT close my church
    « Reply #1 on: March 28, 2020, 09:04:12 PM »
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    • Not sure why Matt didn't say anywhere, but the priest's name is John Paul Echert, and the location is Saint Augustine's in South Saint Paul, MN (the location but not the actual church, I don't think, was stated).  Fr. Echert is (or at least was, for a very long time, and I assume he still is) a military chaplain concomitant to his position at Saint Augustine's (and its sister Parish, Holy Trinity, which on the other side of town).
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    Re: I will NOT close my church
    « Reply #2 on: March 28, 2020, 09:26:16 PM »
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    • Quote from: Mithrandylan on March 28, 2020, 09:04:12 PM
    Not sure why Matt didn't say anywhere, but the priest's name is John Paul Echert, and the location is Saint Augustine's in South Saint Paul, MN (the location but not the actual church, I don't think, was stated).  Fr. Echert is (or at least was, for a very long time, and I assume he still is) a military chaplain concomitant to his position at Saint Augustine's (and its sister Parish, Holy Trinity, which on the other side of town).
     
    Per their Facebook page, they are STILL having Mass, just outside. St. Robert's is not, however, until Gov. Walz lifts the order in 2 weeks.
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