SS. Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Mission
Membership Pledge
The members of the
Saints Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Mission, in fulfillment of the solemn
obligations of their baptism, have joined together in a lay apostolate to work
toward the sanctification of their souls by restoring to the Diocese of
Harrisburg and defending the Ecclesiastical Traditions of the Roman Catholic
Church, the patrimony and right of all Catholics, as necessary attributes of
the Catholic Faith without which that Faith cannot be known or communicated to
others. The primary focus of these efforts are the propagation of the “received
and approved rites customarily used in the solemn administration of the
sacraments,” most importantly of which is the immemorial Roman Rite of the Mass
for the holy and acceptable public worship of God, as codified by Pope St. Pius
V (found in the 1955 or previous edition of the Missale Romanum); the defense of all Catholic
dogmas in their literal sense as formal objects of “divine and Catholic faith”;
and in the providing of sound traditional catechetical instructions for the
purpose of promoting the Truths of our Faith for the greater glory of God and
the conversion of souls to the Catholic Church, “outside of which there is no
salvation” nor the forgiveness of sins. The members observe holy Catholic obedience
to our Holy Father, the Pope of Rome, and his delegated representative, the
local ordinary of the Diocese of Harrisburg, in all things that are not
contrary to, or could in any way impede directly or indirectly, the restoration
and defense of the immemorial traditions of the Catholic Church and the defense
of Catholic dogma.
The Members, in
following the exhortation of Pope St. Pius X to “restore all things in Christ,”
bound together in acts of prayer and penance, will engage in any form of
Catholic Action, which is related to the divine mission of the Church in
establishing and extending the Kingship of Jesus Christ to everyone;
individuals, families and society. So
help us God.
Furthermore, the
members have pledged to offer the daily Rosary, a weekly day of fast (on
Tuesday if possible), and a monthly one hour act of reparation before the
Blessed Sacrament as a minimum to our Lord Jesus Christ and his Blessed Mother
to win from their hearts the grace and blessings for the success of this
enterprise.
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SS. Peter and Paul Roman
Catholic Mission
P. O. Box 7352
York, PA 17408
Note:
Failure to do any act of prayer or penance does not bind on pain of sin.