Blasphemous parody of the Last Supper
Our Catholic faith must compel us to deeply lament this blasphemous masquerade.
No one can ignore the "ceremony" of the 2024 Olympic Games opening. The entire world saw it, and millions of viewers witnessed the blasphemous parody of the Holy Eucharist.
It is impossible to remain indifferent or passive in the face of this new attack on the rights of Our Lord, true God and true man. Unfortunately, the Church no longer has the power to repress such outrages.
Nevertheless, our Catholic faith must compel us to deeply lament this blasphemous masquerade, which is all the more serious as it was orchestrated to be seen by the entire world. This outrage, organized by public authorities, is a scandal for a great number of souls.
With Pope Pius XI, every Christian affirms that the leaders of civil society must remember "the last judgment, wherein Christ, who has been cast out of public life, despised, neglected and ignored, will most severely avenge these insults; for his kingly dignity demands that the State should take account of the commandments of God and of Christian principles (Encyclical Quas Primas, #25, 1925) Our prayer must implore divine mercy to spare our country a punishment that is nonetheless deserved. And to make amends for such an execrable blasphemy, our offering will be the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass which we attend, this infinite satisfaction that the divine Priest has offered to His Father.
Abbé Benoît de Jorna
Father de Jorna has also asked the faithful to recite Psalm 129 and the prayer "Parce Domine" as an act of reparation. We ask our readers to join in making a loving act of reparation to the Sacred Heart that is wounded by this act of blasphemy.
De profundis: Psalm 129
[1] Out of the depths I have cried to thee, O Lord: [2] Lord, hear my voice. Let thy ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. [3] If thou, O Lord, wilt mark iniquities: Lord, who shall stand it. [4] For with thee there is merciful forgiveness: and by reason of thy law, I have waited for thee, O Lord. My soul hath relied on his word: [5] My soul hath hoped in the Lord.
[6] From the morning watch even until night, let Israel hope in the Lord. [7] Because with the Lord there is mercy: and with him plentiful redemption. [8] And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
Parce Domine, parce populo tuo; Ne in aeternum irascaris nobis. (x3)
