Please don’t mind me chiming in as an outsider who’s only knowledge of OLOS is from this thread, but to me the thought that one man, Pablo, may be the cause of all the problems, simply because he walked the grounds, inside and out, possibly casting spells and imparting an evil if not Satanic curse is the cause of OLOS decline I think is rediculus.

By that logic, Our Lord and Lady would have had to ignore and even abandoned the hundreds of devout families, thousand if not millions of prayers and Sacred Masses that have been offered at OLOS over the years and turn their backs on all of these precious souls...all because of Pablo...REALLY?  OH MY!  

I simply can’t believe that Our Lord and Lady are that merciless, that heartless.

If you look around, what you describe at OLOS is happening at many Traditional Churches throughout the country, maybe more noticeable at OLOS.  

When I first arrived at our church in 2003 it was literally standing room only. If you didn’t get there 15-20 minutes early you didn’t get a seat....and Fathers 45-60 minute sermons guaranteed you’d be standing for close to three hours.  Even with his long sermons no one ever walked out.

He gave a battle cry, he warned the enemy was at the gate, he gave food for the soul that people needed to hear..WANTED to hear.  He was speaking truth, pearls of wisdom that souls scrambled to gather for themselves and their children.

Then SUDDENLY that all stopped.  Father was gone and in his place a young kid.  A new priest who would take off his Maniple and lay it over the Missal and then take off his wrist watch, set the timer for 15 minutes, (while joking that he promised not to “torture” us like the other priest did) and lay it on the lectern.  Gone were the meat and potatoes needed to nourish our souls and in came the peanut butter and jelly.

The danger at the gate had disappeared.  The world was now pretty good.  This coupled with a new diocesan Latin Mass in a towering and beautiful church, with sermons once again warning that the enemy was at the gate...(even telling Mass attendees to be on guard with Francis, he’s a danger to your soul...yes by a diocesan priest) slowly but surely emptied the pews of our chapel.  You can now show up 20 minutes late and still find a seat.

Many Traditional Catholic kids grow up and never come back...more than half.  Why?  I’ve heard some say they just didn’t “buy” all the “stories” anymore....over a hundred years since OL o Fatima and still no divine intervention, where are the modern miracle workers?  Why do Popes get worse and worse, even Traditional Catholics are left to fend for themselves almost abandoned without the sacraments....closest Mass 3-4 hours away.

So with all that said.  I’d conclude that OLOS is the victim of attacks from multiple fronts, not just Pablo.  Even the SSPX itself is a primary cause.

Town Cry Baby: I find it interesting that it took you six months to come back to me with your caustic remarks. I would think that after I pointed out that so much of the information that you wrote about was incorrect that you would accept what was said and move on. But no Town Cry Baby, you just cannot leave alone what someone says. You even try to label me now. I will say this that until I find something better, than I do not plan to leave this parish, just like you have not left either. Am I 100 % truly happy with events? Of course not. As far as attendance at the Mass, I simply ask the ushers what the attendance count was  for the two Masses. I do not make things up like that. The same goes for the donations; I ask.At the old building, a really good head count for the two Masses was about 375. For us now it is about 650. It varies of course and some days it is much lower.  For you to say that we only have 300 people attending the Mass is not true. We will easily have over 300 at either Mass, but again, not always. Overall attendance is creeping up. Overall donations are creeping up. Is attendance double and tripling, of course not.

At the old building, a really good head count for the two Masses was about 375.

For us now it is about 650. It varies of course and some days it is much lower.

So now 2 priests are gone or going. Fr. Prescott left the SSPX altogether , Fr Haynos had to go all way up to the superior general to get reassigned . This comes after we were told there would be no more transfers for at least a few years after what this parish had been through with our revolving door priory.
Just like everything else District tells us we take a wait-and-see attitude as they make changes no matter what they say or promise. Now I realize the district cannot control what happens to a Priest once he gets here and becomes aware of what a unworkable disarray this parish is in, though maybe they should prepare these priests better for what they are in store for  

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