REFLECTIONS ON MOTHER CHURCH

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REFLECTIONS ON MOTHER CHURCH

 

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CONTENTS

Section I - The Wine of Sacrament

Section II - The Apostolic Right of Bishops

Section III - The Scarcity of Sacraments

 

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THE WINE OF SACRAMENT

 

In my scriptural studies I came across a passage that I found particularly disturbing in light of the modern church. Within the Scroll of Virtue, the Canticle of Temperance, Section 6 it is clearly stated “And I have given unto you the wine of sacrament, and the wine of merriment, and I have promised you the world and the Skies.”. The scripture clearly states that the lord GOD has given his flock the wine of sacrament yet upon investigation within the Priest’s service book the Sacrament of Wine is not listed as one of Mother Church’s sacraments. I found this discrepancy highly disturbing as it implied that an essential spiritual service was not being provided to the laity. 

 

In my discussions regarding the revival of the Sacrament of Wine it has been suggested that the language contained within scripture is metaphorical in its implications. The suggestion of metaphorical meaning within section 6 is wrong.

 

In Section 5 it is stated that “And as I made for you the worldly pleasures, so too have I made the pleasures of the spirit, and the love of the husband and wife.” Here the sacrament of marriage is stated in the same breath as the pleasures of the spirit. The sacrament of marriage is not metaphorical but rather a literal expression of God’s gift to man. Forevermore binding a man and a woman in union for the purpose of one of life’s greatest joys. Mother Church holds the binding of men and women as sacramental, as she should, but does not apply even greater weight to the explicitly sacramental language.

 

Furthermore, to directly quote the Good Historian, Fr Gawain Briarwood, FSSCT, "It is an undisputed fact that during the creation of the first iteration of the Holy Orenian Empire, under the Prophet Godfrey, the practice of the Wine of Sacrament was well established within several parishes during this prophetic era. This practice could be seen in several key True Faith parishes (True Faith being Proto-Canonism, which is the religion we adhere to on this very day) from the westernmost parts of the Kingdom of Salvus to the most northernmost of the Kingdom of Hanseti. There have also been quotations attributed to the High Pontiff, St. Lucien I of Ulmsbottom, the model for the office of the High Pontiff, that directly confirm the establishment of this orthodox sacrament within the institution of the Order of the White Rose. St. Lucien states, ‘To be without the Wine from the Heavens, is akin to being without God himself. Thus we drink, not only for the glory of the Lord, not only for the glory of the White Rose, but for the joy of this world He has gifted us.’ While this practice was seemingly prevalent, the practice seemingly fell into disarray during the collapse of the Second Empire and further declined during the late Third Empire. After the dissolution of the Chivay Empire, it was out of use, and never revived under the new Carrion Empire after it."

 

If the sacramental wine is a sacrament then this begs the question, for what purpose? All sacraments performed by Mother Church are rooted in distributing the gifts of GOD to those who are in communion with him. The Wine of Sacrament is included within the same breath as the pleasures of the spirit and in marriage. I believe that the intention behind the Sacrament of Wine is for frequent celebration of the body of the faithful's bond with GOD. The Sacrament of Wine exists to remind the faithful of their covenant with the lord GOD and to reinforce their faith and devotion in trying times. To that end the Sacrament of Wine should be performed frequently, perhaps with the mass itself.  

 

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THE APOSTOLIC RIGHT OF BISHOPS

 

Within the recent series of Pontifical Bulls the Pontiff has repeatedly claimed ‘Apostolic Right’ a term whose use etymologically emerges rather recently but whose essence has been practiced since the earliest days of Mother Church. However I feel that its modern usage is excessively narrow in scope. 

 

It is well understood that the Pontiff is the modern High Priest, who assumes the priest mantle held by the apostles. The other mantle of the apostles, namely the holy kingships, are now held by the secular lords. Hence the Pontiff traces direct spiritual descent from these original apostles and their spiritual heirs, the holy essence of God flowing through each one to their descendants. 

 

In a similar fashion a priest is given the capacity to perform holy sacraments (rituals that cannot be performed by the unordained laity) by his local bishop, a bishop who is furthermore empowered to perform Ordination. The distinction between a bishop and a generic priest suggests that the bishops of Mother Church are vested with a degree of sacred authority exceeding that of the average priest but subordinate to the Pontiff proper. To that end I would suggest that not only is the Pontiff the direct successor to the Apostles, but the succession is also born by the various Bishops by virtue of them wielding great sacred authority. 

 

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THE SCARCITY OF SACRAMENTS

 

During my seminarian training I was stricken by the scarcity of sacraments within Mother Church. The most egregious exemption is obviously the lack of the Sacrament of Wine, however the lack of Coronation and the anointing of the sick seem to be additional missing sacraments.

 

We know from the ancient scripts that the apostles were originally sacred priest-kings with the office of priest and king later being divided between the secular and the sacred offices of man. Yet it is critical to note that the Kings are divinely appointed stewards of the nation’s of man. The office of king or emperor is as sacred a calling as the priesthood or an apostolate. In failing to recognize this and appropriately ordain Kings to their sacred position Mother Church exacerbates the plague of secularism and republicanism that has been infecting the heartland realms.

 

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IN FIDE

Fr Paul Di Sarola, FSSCT

 

[JoanOfArc 4604]

Father Griffith of Gwynon, after writing under his alias of Gawain Briarwood to assist his former acolyte, proceeded to rant into the night about the evils and corruption of the Carrions onto the church. His rants were a daily occurrence at this point.

[BenevolentManacles 2232]

Philip considers this document, "Wisely observed, a relic in need of reestablishment."

[Burnsider 4566]

Ursula Vasović looked around, slightly tipsy and confused. "You guys haven't been using sacramental wine?!"

 

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