Author Topic: Forming a Local Resistance Chapel (Read 15643 times)

Domitilla · « **Reply #5 on:** January 04, 2013, 08:44:17 AM »

Picture #1 is Fr. Charles Coughlin

Picture #3 is St. Maximillion Kolbe

1st Mansion Tenant · « **Reply #6 on:** January 04, 2013, 12:40:36 PM »

So I guess it would probably cost well more than a grand for a plane ticket, rental car, accommodations, just for one Mass. More than the few of families here that I know of so far could afford except maybe once or twice a year.

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Matthew · « **Reply #7 on:** January 08, 2013, 03:46:19 PM »

I would like to set up a Resistance chapel -- eventually.

I'm sure this whole crisis will come to a head sooner or later -- a new hybrid Mass, a compromise with the Novus Ordo, a new Pope, a new policy in the SSPX, etc. and then things will get rolling.

I think it's a good idea for all of us to make plans NOW. We should network with like-minded others, plan other Mass venues, etc. But if you're in Accordista territory, then you need to be DOING as well.

Matthew · « **Reply #8 on:** January 09, 2013, 03:06:19 PM »

Quote from: 1st Mansion Tenant

So I guess it would probably cost well more than a grand for a plane ticket, rental car, accommodations, just for one Mass. More than the few of families here that I know of so far could afford except maybe once or twice a year.
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You have to think like a frugal person.

Not everything has to be bought with money.

The plane ticket, maybe. But if anyone can host a priest in a guest room, etc. it will cost you nothing. Same for a car. Why not put him on the insurance of your second or third car? Many households have more than one car, even if the second car is old or worth very little.

If you can't outright give a car to your priest, you can at least provide him a car when he's in your area. That will save you a car rental.

If you upgrade your car, don't sell the old one to the car lot! That's SO "baby boomer"! You should keep the old one just for the heck of it. That way you have a car to lend out (including to yourself) when a car needs to be repaired.

The $1000 or $1500 the car lot is prepared to give you is NOT more valuable than having another working vehicle in the family.

That's what my wife's family does. They *never* sell a car. They drive each car until it's no longer viable. If they buy a new one, or end up with too many cars, they give one to a family member that could use it. That seems quite smart to me. We'll be doing that ourselves, once it applies to us :)

As for a Mass location, try to use an existing place. Clean out an entire room of your house, or your basement. Make it a huge, multi-family, multi-week project. See how thorough you can be! You'd be surprised what is possible with an open mind, some hard work, and effort.

And even the plane ticket can be cheaper, if you shop around. Buy it weeks or months in advance. Find someone with frequent flyer miles. Use Priceline. Be creative. Check Craigslist in your area to see if someone is trying to unload a plane ticket they can't use -- if you can hit one of those, you might get it for pennies on the dollar.

Vladimir · « **Reply #9 on:** January 10, 2013, 02:50:56 AM »

Just FYI for those who don't fly often- plane tickets can cost as little as a little over $100 if you shop around and choose your dates carefully. And not all last minute changes are expensive. It's possible to find plane tickets just a few days in advance for under $200.