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THE UNREPENTANT CATHOLICS

CAUTIONARY CALENDAR

John Rao

Dedicated to Pierre Bayle (16!"1!#6$% A&t'or o t'e )ir*t A+ti"C'ri*tia+ Dictio+ary,Beca&*e

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The Unrepentant Catholics Cautionary Calendar is intended for three fold

use:

1. First of all, as a guide to the development of our dreary, one

dimensional !lo"al Fatherland since its remote origins in the 1###s

$.%. &t is, for this purpose, divided into four seasons '(reparation)eason, *ruption )eason, Conse+uence )eason and %enial )eason

and T-enty )i )ets of (arallel /ee0s, each representing contrasting

antiCatholic and pro Catholic themes. These follo- the

chronological development of modernity through an entire

millennium. $ Commemoration captures the sense of each -ee0

and moves the dismal story for-ard. )uggestions are given for -ays

in -hich each -ee0 can "est "e remem"ered and eploited, if not

for living a human life, at least for teaching purposes

2. )econdly, as a daytoday reminder of the personalities and events

connected "oth -ith the assault upon and defense of the Catholic

-orld vie-. *ach day is provided -ith 3meditations4 designed to

deconstruct the -e" of contradictions that shapes the Constitution

of 5ur Universal )lag 6eap

7. Finally, as an aid to-ards 3laughing through the tears4.

&. (reparation )eason'1###s18##s

3&magine all the people living for today4

&&. *ruption )eason

'18##s19##s

3&ts *asy if ou Try4

&&&. Conse+uence )eason

'1;##s

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I. Pre/aratio+ Sea*o+

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1. Lie i* Hell 0ee

/herein -e Commemorate the @eginning of Aodernitys Construction of

6appiness Upon the @elieve that *verything in the Universe is Fetid and

=ile. '1###s 5n-ards

1/1: All Grist to Manis Mill Day

Aani '218288, the founder of Aanicheanism, a gnostic sect, sought to

3deconstruct4 and reinterpret every religion, its sacred "oo0s and its

customs according to his o-n "elief that creation -as evil.

Canossa '1#88: *mperor 6enry &='1#B11# as0s forgiveness from )t.

!regory =&& '1#871#9B

3/all of )eparation4 'Jeffersons letter to %.C.@.$., 19#2: Call for

separation of Church and )tate

Douis @lan+ui '19#B1991, French radical socialist thin0er, dies '1991

!erman Communist (arty founded '1;1;

Fidel Castro ta0es po-er in Cu"a '1;B;

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Aanicheans -ere 3dualists4, "elieving in the eistence of a good, 6idden

!od and an evil Creation. )ome thought that the Creator of evil -as "uilt

into the very nature of things, some that he represented a 0ind of

emanation from the good !od gone "ad. The evil universe, in general, and

our evil flesh in particular, 0eep us separate from the good, spiritual andhidden !od. The serpent in the @oo0 of !enesis is a positive force

opening our eyes to the -ic0edness of the !arden of *den.

Aartin Duther ecommunicated "y (ope Deo G '1B21

@irth of Agr. FHli %upanloup '19#21989, @ishop of 5rlHans, and Di"eral

Catholic '19#2

Resignation of Jean =illIle, one of the Degitimist Ultra leaders and chief

Ainister of Charles G '1929

our neigh"ors react -ith ill -ill and "ad "ehavior to your early morning

distur"ance. *plain to them, as they toss you out the door, that "oth

your misery and their uncouth "ehavior is perfectly understanda"le in this

-orst of all possi"le -orlds.

1/4: Were Perfeti! "oure Defeti Day

$ small group of 3(erfect 5nes4, -ho fled the nightmare of an inherently

evil -orld, formed the elite 'and only true, complete mem"ers of

Aanichean churches. The rest of men, the 36earers4, hopelessly stuc0 in

the mud of life, might, ho-ever, dream that the perfecti could do

something to pull them out of the muc0 and raise them to the 6idden

!od as -ell.

%eath of T.). *liot '1;B

@attle of Rivoli, helping to assure


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ou have al-ays -anted to sho- your mettle. !o to it> The holidays are

over and you are sic0 of food any-ay. )tart -ith a total renunciation of

egg nog. ou might even give up -ater, so long as you 0eep the scotch

sours flo-ing. 6ave the neigh"ors pour them, though, Eust to maintain the

purity of your hands.1/&: Why 'ant a Wo(an Be )i*e a Man Day

$n evil -orld really has no right to gro-. 6ence, the Aanicheans loved

contraception and hated "oth child"irth and the -omen responsi"le for

it. )ome -ould avert their faces and spit -hen they sa- a ne-"orn child

appear "efore them.

@irth of Aelchior von %iepen"roc0 '18;919B, (rince@ishop of @reslau,

and firm opponent of secularism@irth of !eorg (hillips '19#1982 , one of the founders of the 6istorisch

politische @ltter, a maEor Eournal of the 1;th century !erman Catholic

revival, and Ultramontanist canon la-yer

Dongin+ua oceani, first encyclical dealing -ith $mericanism '19;B

Aortalium animos, encyclical dealing unfavora"ly -ith *cumenism '1;29

&f you are a -oman, change into mens clothing, go to a street corner, spit

and curse at everyone you see. &f you are a man, change into -omensclothing, then "ac0 into mens clothing, go to a street corner, spit and

curse at everyone you see. The permutations on this theme are endless.

1/+: Wath ,hose -ree .ar*s -ly Day

5ur spirits -ere said to "e little spar0s of good trapped in flesh. Free

those spar0s, "y ma0ing them a-are of their complete difference from

the -ic0ed "ody, and they -ill soar to undreamed of heights.

%eath of Catherine of $ragon '19B1B7, first -ife of 6enry =&&&@irth of FranKois (oulenc, composer of %ialogue des CarmHlites '19;;


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5. Roa+tic Lo7e 0ee

/herein is Commemorated Catholicisms &nsistence Upon !ods Dove for

the /orld, There"y %emonstrating to Aodernity Christianitys


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dangerous arrogance. There are no divisions "et-een (erfecti and

6earers.

Concordat -ith )pain, -ea0ening papal po-er enormously '18B7

@irth of 5tto F. von !ier0e '191

1/12: One Goo% )ea%s to Another Day

@uilding upon )cripture, (lato and ordinary eperience, medieval thin0ers

such as )t. @ernard of Clairvau '1#;#11B, demonstrated the 3hierarchy

of values4 leading from good earthly things to even "etter supernatural

perfections.

@anishment of Joseph FouchH , regicide and founder of


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Thus *ndeth Romantic Dove /ee0


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8. T'ere O&2't to Be A La4 0ee

/herein is Commemorated Aodernitys (ursuit of &ts Dove of 5rder and

Justice Through )lavish, Uncritical $dulation of $ncient Thought and

Jurisprudence '1###s 5n-ards

1/1#: f ,his is 'lassial t Must Be Goo% Day

)ome medieval thin0ers -ere so a-are of the glories of ancient !reece

and Rome that they -ere ready to treat anything coming from these

sources as o"viously good. This had a great impact once the full "ody of

tets on Roman Da- started to "ecome availa"le in the 1###s, and -hen

$ristotles -or0s -ere translated into Datin in the 11##s and 12##s.

Theophilanthropy at Chapel of Catherinettes '18;8

@irth of (ierre (roudhon, early French anarchist '19#;

%eath of Rosa Duem"ourg and /ilhelm Die"0necht , )partacist leaders

'1;1;

1/1&: Angry Bureaurat Day

Civil servants from ancient Rome and Constantinople -ere often upset "y

the intrusion of Christian ideals and institutional influence in the life of

the !od)tate. !ro-ing medieval civil services "egan to feel the sameirritation as they gained deeper understanding of the fullness of Roman

Da- from the 1###s on-ards.

%eath of *d-ard !i""ons '18;

(roclamation of the Reconciliation of Je-s and Christians in The !lo"e ,

the )aint)imonian ne-spaper '1972

@irth of 6. %enifle, Ultramontanist historiantheologian '19

1/1+: Petulant A(itious .tu%ent Day

)tudents gathering in centers such as @ologna, -here Da- -as especially

studied, left University loo0ing for positions. )ome -ere availa"le -ith the

ne-ly gro-ing "ureaucracies. Degal graduates eager for honors could help

to provide learned Eustifications for the anger of "ureaucrats.

!regory G& to Rome '1788

@irth of (ius = '1B#

Aarriage as Civil Contract in $ustria '1897Treaty of AontluKon '19##


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@irth of DHon 6armel '192;

=ircho-s call for Oultur0ampf '1987

1/10: )ittle 'aesar Day

France "ecame an early center for student"ureaucrat alliances. French

0ings, from the early 12##s on-ards, -ere told that they could act in

their o-n realms as Roman *mperors had done.

(ius &&, *ecra"ilis '1#

@irth of $. !emelli '1989

@irth of Cardinal )chuster '199#

Di"eri e forti '1;1;

1/1: -ar -ethe% -li(sy $8use Day

(hilip the Fair '129B171 of France "egan to ta0e serious action against

the prerogatives of the Church and other institutions in French life in

order to "uild up the po-er of a model Roman )tate. Cases -ere

developed on the "asis of distorted documents, propaganda and the

calling of stagemanaged assem"lies to sho- the eistence of popular

support for his crimes.

Aaupeou vs. parlements '1881

@irth of $uguste Comte '18;9

Formation of the (opolari '1;1;

1/2: Proe%ural 5oo;5a Day

(hilip the Fair and his legal advisors -ere none too s+ueamish regarding

those procedures to "e follo-ed, t-isted or ignored entirely. This -as

clear in their actions versus @oniface =&&& '12;17#7 and the Templars

'17#8, "oth of -hom they accused of devil -orship.

=ision of Aarie $lphonse Ratis"onne '192

1/21: (erialist 'ontra%ition Day

The 6oly Roman *mpire "ecame deeply involved in the legaliststudent

heresy game in the early 17##s, -hen /illiam of 5c0ham 'c. 129B17;

and Aarsilius of (adua '12;#177 Eoined hands in support of Douis &=

'171178. $rguments in support of a"solute imperial po-er also

emphasiLed the importance of "asing of a"solute po-er upon ademocratic "ase of support, "ut one that -as sufficiently manipulated as


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to yield the desired 3spontaneous4, 3popular4 results.

First $na"aptist @aptisms at Qolli0on '1B2B

(rocession vs. (lacards '1B7B

@irth of %rosteLu=ischering '1887

%eath of Douis G=& '18;7Aartyrs of Daval '18;

Roman Repu"lic '19;

Thus *ndeth, There 5ught to "e a Da- /ee0


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. T'e La4 Ca+ Be a+ A** 0ee

/herein is Commemorated that Catholic )u"servience to $uthority

/hich is )ho-n Through )elf)acrifice, %eath and Aerciless )oul

)earching

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1/22: Beat 5i( ,ill 5e 'onfesses 5is nnoene Day

Tertullian already demonstrated in the 1;#s and early 2##s the

contradictions of the Roman )tates approach to-ards the Christians. For

eample, one normally used 3persuasion4 in order to get a confession of

guilt from suspected criminals. Christians, on the other hand, -ere

tortured until they confessed that they -ere innocent of the charge of

em"racing Christianity, so that the government could let people -hom it0ne- to "e la-a"iding in every other respect go free.

Calvary of DaLLari '18;;

Fal0 "ecomes Ainister of *ducation '1982

Testem "enevolentiae '19;;

Roe vs. /ade '1;82

1/23: .ailing to By


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the *mperor Constantine. The Church, to "e truly apostolic, needed

freedom over her o-n internal life.

&nvasion of Russia '1912

=era Qasulichs assault on Trepov '1989

1/2#: Dont Play With Mathes Day

)ome canon la-yers -ere so enamored of Roman Da- as a universal

model as to presume that the Church herself could "e treated as a 0ind of

legal "usiness. )t. @ernard -arned against this mentality to his protegH,

(ope *ugenius &&& '11B11B1, insisting that it -ould lead to a

"ureaucratiLation of the Roman Church.

6oly )ynod '1821

@irth of !Nrres '188

Cardinal Ruffo granted authority "y the Oing '18;;

%estruction of the ecclesiastical states '19#7

Concordat of Fontaine"leau '1917

$nt-erp %eclaration of Cham"ord '1982

Concilium '1;

1/2&: Ma*e My Day Day

@oniface =&&&, himself a la-yer, faced do-n the a"solutist, legalist designs

of (hilip the Fair. 6e courageously offered 3even my nec04 to the "ullies

sent "y the French Oing to -or0 him over in his castle at $nagni in 17#2.

(ius &= Confirms Trent '1B

6oly )ynod '1821

@irth of !Nrres '188

Cardinal Ruffo granted authority "y the Oing '18;;

%estruction of the ecclesiastical states '19#7Concordat of Fontaine"leau '1917

$nt-erp %eclaration of Cham"ord '1982

%eath of !am"etta '1992

Concilium '1;

1/2+: "ou 'annot Be in ,=o Plaes at One Day

$las, the legalist mentality -as accompanied "y the development of anever more "ureaucratiLed Roman Church. &t offered arguments Eustifying


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9. :erely 0ord* 0ee

/herein is Commemorated Aodernitys @eginning *agerness to Relearn

the $ncient )ophist Desson That &t %oes e Been the Oosite Day

e ot Day

The 17##s -ere a pretty a-ful period generally. Aedievals li0e (etrarch


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'17#178, -ho admired the ancients, felt that one -ay out of the

current mess -ould "e "y means of eploring -hat the ancients -ould

have done to deal -ith their pro"lems. 5ne needed to turn "ac0 to the

roots, "ut most especially to those that had "een neglected, li0e literary,

historical, and generally more 3human4 roots, as opposed to logical andmathematical themes, -hich had already "een eplored ad nauseam.

The Congregation '19#1

Aurder of Oing of (ortugal and heir '1;#9

%eath of R. &"arra y !onLaleL '1;18

2/2: .eon% 'hil%hoo% Day

!oing "ac0 to ones roots is fine, so long as he does not thin0 that nothing

has happened in the interim to alter his life, perhaps even irrevoca"ly. $revived childhood is not an original childhood , "ut second childhood and

often ridiculous in conse+uence.

Cro-ning of 5tto ';2

5ccupation of Rome '19#9

!regory G=& '1971

@irth of $yn Rand '1;#B

France Closes *m"assy at =atican '1;2BCrusade of (rayer '1;7#

Restoration of Religious 5rders in )pain '1;7;

(rohi"ition endsM '1;77

2/3: ?nin>ite% Guest Day

$dmirers of !ree0 and Roman literature and (latonic philosophy, might

have epected only good to come from their efforts to revive 0no-ledge

of such disciplines. @ut the ancients had many temptations ranging froms0epticism to cynicism to magic and to immorality. @ring ancient life "ac0

uncritically and you might get more than you "argained more>

'er 'ross a 5u(anist Day

6umanists proved to "e eager for positions to support their -or0. They

could "e vicious if not re-arded. /hen they turned vicious, all their ne-

found a"ilities -ith Datin, !ree0 and 6e"re- -ere aimed, -ith "ittersatire, at reviling those -ho had th-arted them. The historical record has


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"een "adly distorted in conse+uence.

Revolution in (apal )tates '1971

Cardinal de @onald condemns manual of %upin '19B

alta '11, 1;B

Thus *ndeth Aerely /ords /ee0


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6. :ore T'a+ 0ord* Ca+ Tell 0ee

/herein is Commemorated Catholicisms Thic0headedness, %isplayed "y

&ts $voiding Temptations to $"andon *ither Truth or @eauty '1###s

1B##s

2/#: Balane% Diet Day

Christians -ere already learning from the time of Clement of $leandria

'1##s, 5rigen '2##s and )t. !regory of


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-ithin their precincts.

$ttac0 on Jesuits in (arma '89, 189

@elgian Constitution '1971

%eath of (ius &G '1989

2/0: Wath "our Re%utionist .te Day

There -as much literary focus in schools that never "ecame universities,

li0e the one at Chartres. Universities proper, ho-ever, tended to "ecome

focused mostly on legal or $ristotelian philosophical studies. Aen li0e

John of )alis"ury -ere frightened "y this trend, and -arned of its one

sided conse+uences.

%eath of Aary, ueen of )cots '1B98

Ruffo "egins Counterrevolution '18;;


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!. A/ocaly/*e No4 0ee

/herein is Commemorated Aodernitys Temptation to @uild

6ope for the Future Upon an $"andonment of *isting Reality

'1###s1B##s

2/12: Were on the Roa% to Atlantis Day

The calling of the First Crusade '1#;B un-ittingly encouraged certain

popular apocalyptic notions. Ao"s, often thin0ing that they -ere headed

to-ards the 6eavenly Jerusalem, as opposed to the earthly one occupied

"y the Tur0s, stampeded through the Rhine =alley, purifying the -orld

-hile passing through. Clergy, as -ell as Je-s, -ere among their favorite

targets.

@irth of %ar-in '19#;

Aurder of %uc de @erry '192#, or 17thM

First papal radio "roadcast '1;71

2/13: ts @ust Aroun% the 'orner Day

The apocalyptic spirit reached a fever pitch "y the 11##s and 12##s. 5ne

eegete -hose -or0 "ecame important in developing it -as Joachim of

Fiore '117212#2, -ho spo0e of the 3three ages of the -orld4 and the

imminent coming of the reign of the 6oly )pirit.

@irth of Talleyrand '18B

)uppression of (erpetual =o-s '18;#

Aassacre of Catholics at ULIs '18;1

)uppression in &taly '19#8

2/14: Dirty Rats in the Way Day

The coming of the 6oly )pirit re+uired purification of the corruption of

this -orld, "y angelic priests and popes. @oniface =&&& -as despised "y

many apocalyptic "elievers as an agent of corruption responsi"le for

removing a holy "ut politically naive 3$ngelic (ope4, Celestine = '12;.

)ac0 of )t. !ermain l$uerrois '1971

Dyon stri0es '197

2/1#: Di>est(ent Day

(reparation for the reign of the 6oly )pirit also called for an end to


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property. The )piritual Franciscans, -ho too0 )t. Francis call to poverty

literally, "al0ed at restrictions on its rigor. )ome "ecame apocalyptic in

attitude, turning poverty into the highest of virtues, even more important

than charity.

@irth of !alileo '1BFormulary vs. Jansenists from Regiminis apostolicus '1B

(eace of Da Jaunaie - =endIe '18;B

Roman Repu"lic '18;9

)ac0 of arch"ishopric of (aris '1971

2/1&: ,he Proof is in the Buos Day

The @lac0 %eath "egan its first of many visits to *urope in 179. The

suffering and devastation that it "rought in its train convinced many, li0ethe -andering Flagellants, that the end must truly "e near.

@irth of 6enry $dams '1979

)panish Repu"lic '1987

$u milieu des sollicitudes '19;2

(opular Front victory in )pain '1;7

2/1+: e= Worl% .y(hony Day

$pocalyptic thin0ing in no -ay led everyone to despair. Aany thought

that the 3end times4 -ould usher in a thousand years of paradisical

conditions. The idea of a 3


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%eath of Duther '1B

Consecration of AHndeL in Caracas '1929

Trial of %om =ital '198

Thus *ndeth $pocalypse


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;. Do+t Hold Yo&r Breat' 0ee

/herein is Commemorated Catholicisms %ampening of

$pocalyptic Fun @y Reminding (eople of Continued %aily Chores

1###s1B##s

2/1: Get a Ma Day

The Church, since the time of their first appearance -ith the Aontanists

of the 2##s, has never encouraged apocalyptic marches on 6eavenly

Jerusalems. This is one of the reasons -hy she has regularly "een the

target of seers and false prophets.

%eath of Aother $gnes $rnauld '182

Treaty of Tolentino '18;8

2/2: What "ou .ee is What "ou Get Day

The Church, follo-ing the arguments of the Fathers, has taught that the

conditions under -hich -e live -ill last until the end, and not "e purified

"y any reign of the 6oly )pirit. The Oingdom of !od is to "e esta"lished

no-, under present conditions, -or0ing -ith the realities of an

unchangingly sinful man0ind.

%eath of Joseph && '18;#(ope forced to leave for Tuscany '18;9

*ecution of $ndreas 6ofer '191#

@irth of !eorges @ernanos '1999

2/21: ,he Bu(s "ou Will Al=ays 5a>e With "ou Day

From the time of the %onatists, fought so a"ly "y )t. $ugustine, the

Church has made it clear that good and "ad are ineora"ly mied

together, even in the highest ran0s of the hierarchy.


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"ecome evil if it is treated as a necessity, or if those -ho adopt it also

adopt an arrogant attitude to-ards anyone possessing goods. Fights over

this issue reached a pea0 of ecitement during the reign of (ope John GG&&

'171177.

&nter cunctas and &n eminentis '119 vs. /ycliffe(aris processions '199

@irth of *d-ard Oennedy '1;72

2/23: @ust Another Preiie Day

The @lac0 %eath -as not necessarily a har"inger of the end. &t did not

even stri0e every-here in *urope. )till, those loo0ing for grounds for

(enance could use it as a call to action, as they also could the eruption of

the 5ttoman Tur0s into *urope in the 17##s, their capture ofConstantinople in 1B7 and the horrific scandal of the !reat /estern

)chism, -hich divided Christendom in allegiance to t-o and three popes

'178911B.

$potheosis of %uphat '18;9

$ssassination of Deo


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Thus *ndeth %ont 6old our @reath /ee0


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@i"le "ecame the source of all Christian Truth, though that same @i"le had

to "e interpreted in line -ith their initial theory of Total %epravity. &f

sections of the @i"le did not lend themselves to such an interpretation,

they could "e reEected.

=assy '1B2)pectator '1812

@irth of Cardinal de Richard '191;

%issolution of /or0er (riests '1;B

3/2: 'herhe< )a -e((e Day

)ome Reform -as honestly pursued "y -omen, such as Jeanne d$l"rette

of


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activity proved to "e successful.

Frederic0 @ar"arossa '11B2

First tavern in


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1#. Si++er* i+ t'e Pia==a Na7o+a 0ee

/herein is Commemorated Catholicisms )upposed Failure to Understand

the /hole Aan and 6is %reams @y &ts Recognition of @oth the Reality of

6is Fla-s and 6is


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Charles attempts coup in 6ungary '1;21

%ollfuss suspends (arliament '1;77

%eath of Deonid Feodorov '1;7B

3/0: "ou .i(ly e>er no= DayThe )pirit "lo-s -here 6e -ills.


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-hich Rome -as eager to have a guiding role in directing through such

institutions as the Congregation for the (ropagation of the Faith.

@irth of !. (errone '18;

%eath of *dgar Aortara '1;#

Thus *ndeth )inners in the (iaLLa


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11. 0it' )rie+d* Lie T'i*% 0'o Need* E+eie* 0ee

/herein is Commemorated the )tates *fforts to %efend Christianity

@y Redefining /hat it is and /hat it Can %o ' 1B##s18##s

3/12: $nough is $nough Day

Religious -ars a"ounded in the years from the 1B#s until 19, and

even "eyond. These generally "ecame entangled -ith all sorts of political

and social issues. @y the time of the Treaty of /estphalia '19 political

leaders -anted Church interference in international affairs reduced to a

minimum, seeing it to "e something dangerous for the sta"ility of the

ruling dynasties.

Onights of the Faith and the coup of @ordeau '191

3/13: .i(ly Di>ine Day

5ne o"vious -ay of trying to deal -ith internal religious divisions -as to

emphasiLe the %ivine Right of the state, em"odied in the Oing, himself a

scion of a particular %ynasty, as the final Eudge and guarantor of 5rder.

@irth of Joseph && '181

Revolt in =endHe '18;7

=ienna Revolution '199

%eath of Aontalem"ert '198#

$ssassination of $leander && '1991

3/14 ts one Of "our Business Day

%ivine Right 0ings and other rulers did not appreciate the interference of

Rome in the affairs of the Church in their "aili-ic0s. 6ence, @our"on

support of !allicanism, -hich emphasiLed local French rights, and other

parochial phenomena.

%eath of *inhard '9#

*lection of (ius =&& '19##

)tatuto in Rome '199

%eath of Aar '1997

Ait "rennender )orge '1;78

3/1#: ,ireso(e Allies Day

(ortugal, )pain and then France tried very hard to maintain control over


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the Aissions, often -ith very little interest in pursuing missionary goals.

6ence, Rome and the Congregation for the (ropagation of the Faith often

found themselves loc0ed in "attle -ith their supposed protectors.

Fallou Da- '19B#

Resignation of DiHnhart '1;9Feast of Clement 6of"auer

3/1&: ,ouhy! ,ouhy Day

)tates "ecame very sensitive a"out offenses to their 3honor4. Their

3honor4, unfortunately, often involved allo-ing their em"assies in Rome

to "e used as havens for outla-s and other riffraff -ho could "e utiliLed

to em"arrass the (apal !overnment.Concordat -ith )pain '19B1

@irth of F. 6itLe '19B1

@irth of C.$. von !alen '1989

3/1+: .ee 5o= ery .trong ,hey Are Day

Certain countries untrou"led "y Rome, doctrinal disputes and the

interference of po-erful Church forces in secular affairs "ecame rich andpo-erful, li0e eighteenth century @ritain and (russia. Their success, alone,

seemed reason enough to Eustify their use as models "y other lands.

)uppression of Freedom of *ducation in France '19#9

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15. I+co'ere+t )&-li+2 0ee

/herein is Commemorated Catholicisms %emonstration of its Aonolithic

)team Roller Character "y &ndulgence in )elf%e"ilitating &nternal uarrels

'1##s18##s

3/1: ,ireso(e Disute Day

The Council of Trent taught that !race and Free /ill -ere "oth needed to

achieve Redemption, "ut did not go into great depth as to the eact

relationship of the t-o. %ominicans and Jesuits argued furiously, often

uncharita"ly and, ultimately to no avail a"out these issues, leading to

general frustration -ith doctrinal dispute.

CadiL Constitution '1912

(ius =&& freed '191

Douis flees (aris '191B

(russian Revolution '199

@irth of Joseph (ohle '19B2

%ivini Redemptoris '1;78

3/2: Whos Afrai% of the 'elestial ing%o( Day

$nother o"Eect of dispute -as Jesuit missionary methods in China, "itterly

contested, ultimately to the detriment of the Jesuits, "y many %ominicans

and Franciscans. 5ne motive for the dispute -as the etent to -hich

cooperation -ith the local culture -as valid another -as the seeming

support Jesuit admiration of China gave to the idea that a high civiliLation

could "e constructed on a philosophy such as Confucianism, -ith no

0no-ledge of the revealed Da- of !od.

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appear to have much in common -ith Aolinos, even -hen they did not.

@irth of JuareL '19#

)econd Coming '197

D$ction FranKaise '1;#9

@ela Oun in 6ungary '1;1;=ersus )e *ducation and *ugenics '1;71

3/22: )ea>e ?s Alone Day

!allicanism in France, and Fe"ronianism in !ermany, -ere "oth eager to

assure local "ishops independence from Rome. The argument -as that

this -ould allo- them to operate more in union -ith local customs. &n

practice, ho-ever, it meant that they -ere more su"Eect to the desires of

the local rulers, local pressures or -hatever it -as that the formulators ofpu"lic opinion in modern society claimed to "e essential for the gro-th of

progress.

$rrival of (ius =& in =ienna '1892

@irth of $. Reichensperger '19#9

%eath of Aounier '1;B#

3/23: ,ry t! "oull .oil t DayJansenists -ere crypto(rotestants -ho -ere convinced that the Jesuit

attitude to-ards consecrating the -orld to !od -as corrupting those

affected "y it. They found numerous -ays, "oth theological as -ell as

pastoral to teach their message of a simplified religion, "ased on the

-retched condition of man0ind.

6at and Cloa0 Riots '18

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18. Let T'ere Be Li2't 0ee

/herein are Commemorated *nlightened Diterati /ho Ushered the

6uddled Aasses &nto the Dight6earted, Free)pirited /orld of

Aathematical *+uations and @unsen @urners

'1##s18##s

3/2&: Weighing an% Measuring Day

Aagicians -ere al-ays loo0ing for the spiritual +ualities of material

su"stances in a -ay that threatened diviniLing nature and reintroducing

paganism. @y the 1##s, many people -ho -ere horrified "y magic had

"ecome convinced that matter had to "e treated as something completely

separate from spirit so as to avoid this pagan temptation. 5ne -ay of de

spiritualiLing matter -as to declare it to "e something that could "e dealt-ith "y -eighing and measuring it alone, something that could "e

eamined on a purely mathematical "asis. RenH %escartes '1B;1B#

and !alileo !alilei '1B12 too0 this route.

Duther at /orms '1B21

*ecution of @a"euf '18;8

(aris Commune set up '1981

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see any pro"lems -ith com"ining together the idea of an ordered, cloc0

li0e universe -ith the individual demigods that they claimed that universe

-as supposed to serve.

&nvalidation of %eclaratio Ferdinanda '12;

Cro-n offered to (russia '199(roclamation of Commune '1981

Firmissimam constantiam to Aeican "ishops '1;78

3/2: Oh What A Beautiful Morning Day

5nce the -orld -ould "e -eighed, measured, o"served and

eperimented -ith "y free demigods, endless vistas previously unseen

-ould open up to man0ind, leading to the construction of the


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1. Dat Old Blac :a2ic 0ee

/herein is Commemorated that Catholic &rrationality /hich is Clearly

%emonstrated @y Catholic Fears Concerning &rrationality '1##s18##s

4/2: no=le%ge is Po=er Day

(lato and the Church Fathers "elieved that 0no-ledge -as for the

glorification of !od. Francis @acon said that its purpose -as for the

attainment of po-er. 5"viously, the latter must more enlightened and

conducive to the progress of man0ind, since the -ise men of the age

declared it to "e so.

%eath of Aira"eau '18;1

@irth of !iacomo $ntonelli '19#

@irth of DHon !am"etta '1979

4/3: gnore% Diffiulty Day

(hilosophes -ere literary men, the contemporary e+uivalent of

populariLing Eournalists. They -ere after a 3good argument4 rather than

scientific accuracy. 6ence, they regularly ignored the -arnings of men li0e

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$pproval of &mperial Catechism '19#

4/#: ,he War of the Anients an% the Mo%erns Day

The *nlightenment -as made as an alliance "et-een admirers of the

classical -orld and enthusiasts for math and science. Aodern math andscience far surpassed the achievements of the ancients "y the 1##s.

)hould one, therefore, stic0 -ith the old or ring in the ne-M )uch +ueries

promised trou"le in the illuminated Aagical Oingdom.

(etitions of !ueu '1B

@irth of Thomas 6o""es '1B99

%eath of %anton and %esmoulins '18;

@irth of Jules Ferry '1972

4/&: f ,his is Reason! Where is -aith Day

Aen of the *nlightenment developed an un+uestioning Faith in Reason.

)ince they had defined themselves as the infalli"le voice of Reason,

anyone -ho thought them to "e in error and sought rational clarification

of their confusions had to "e a voice of superstitious nonsense and a

su"Eect for ridicule rather than reasoning. 6ence, the $ge of Reason

actually ended rational criti+ue of Faith.

Committee of (u"lic )afety '18;7

(etite *glise '19#7

French invasion of )pain '1927

Aanning "ecomes Catholic '19B1

4/+: "ou>e Got .o(e er>e Day

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at least in the early part of the 18##s. 6ence, the success of Freemasonry,

officially organiLed from 1818 on-ards, and spreading from @ritain to the

Continent. Aany future revolutionary leaders, *uropean and $merican,

"ecame part of Freemasonic lodges.

@irth of !uillaume J. Chaminade '1815rganic $rticles '19#2

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19. O+ t'e I+*ide Looi+2 O&t 0ee

/herein is Commemorated Aodernitys Conviction That 5"servation is in

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to each and every intellectual and cultural dictate of the classical -orld.

Treaty of (arisend of $l"igensian Crusade '122;

@irth of de )pinola '1;1#

)tresa Front '111, 1;7B

$rrest of )lipyi '1;B

4/12: ( Please% As Punh to e Me Day

JeanJac+ues Rousseau '18121889 sho-ed, in his Confessions, that

everyone -ho stripped himself of his pretensions and hypocrisy, and thus

revealed his 3natural4 character, had to "e accepted for -hat he -as.

6ence, he himself had to "e accepted as a good man, despite tearing his

child a-ay from its mother to send to a -or0 house, since he hadrevealed that the la"or involved in raising the "rat -ould have rattled his

nerves.

Capture of Constantinople '12#

$"olition of Aass in Qurich '1B2B

%om !erles (roposal '18;#

@ell melting decree '18;2

Return of (ius &G '19B#

%eath of Roosevelt '1;B

4/13: "ou>e Got to Be Me Day

Rousseau 30ne-4 that everyone could "e Eust as honest as he -as, "ut

-as stopped from it "y selfish interests. For the -orld to "e natural and

good it must, therefore, a"andon its hypocrisy and "ecome a car"on copy

of himself.

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Cardinals '1#B;

%agger %ay '18;1

*dict vs. Car"onari in e -or $>ery Ding An .ih ,hat Goes! 'on>ition Gro=s

&mmanuel Oant '18219# -as convinced that outside 3reality4 could

never "e 0no-n through scientific o"servation. 5ne could, ho-ever,

restore universal la-s upon the realiLation that everything the individual

"elieved all people must follo-, himself included, Eust had to "e true.

%eath of %anton '18;

@irth of J.@. 6einrich '191

@irth of J.@. FranLelin '191@irth of de )egur '192#

oung *urope '197

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16. Do+t Loo Too Dee/ly 0ee

/herein is Commemorated Catholicisms %isdain For Ono-ledge,

%isplayed @y /orry 5ver /illfulness '18##s

4/1&: 5i%%en Blessing Day

Justice -here Eustice is due> $t least 6ume and Oant 0ne- there -as a

pro"lem -ith "asing everything on rational scientific o"servation.

Culloden '18

(as+ue =eronesi '118, 18;8

Conversion of F. )chlegel '19#;

4/1+: Anything Goes Day

)till, once the 0no-ledge of cause and effect is denied, preventing the

formulation of any natural la-, the only thing left to "uild ones life upon

is 3custom4, separate from any +uestion of truth or goodness. )imilarly,

the ground for Eudging -hat ought to "e universally applica"le to all men

might actually "e nothing other than individual -illfulness.

%eath of @enEamin Fran0lin '18;#

@irth of Ohruschev '19;

4/10: s ,here Really othing Wrong Day

6ere lies the cru of the pro"lem. &s our nature fla-ed, after 5riginal )in,

or notM &f it is fla-ed, then stripping ourselves do-n to our 3natural

desires4 and 3natural -ill4, or 3time honored customs4 may Eust "e a

recipe for the victory of evil, and a disaster for us and for all around us.

Refusal at /orms '1B21

$"olition of Josephinism '1927, 19B#4/1: no= Paranoia When .ee t Day

Rousseaus desire to ma0e the -hole -orld a copy of himself in order that

it could "e honest and natural -as accompanied "y intense paranoia.

Those 3enemies of the people4 -ho did not epress an interest in

"ecoming Rousseauian clones -ere, as -e have seen, ipso facto

monstrous, and, "y necessity, eager to destroy the one -hole and good

man. &t -as a duel to the death "et-een Rousseau and allhypocritical antimen. *n garde, evil legions>


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(rotestants '1B2;

%eath of Cardinal (acca '19

%eath of C. %ar-in '1992

Formation of T)(J

Jesuits ordered out of (ortugal '18B;

Da- vs. refractory priests '18;2

)eparation in (ortugal '1;11

4/22: Dea% Men Dont Blee% Day

&ndividuals distorted ideas of reality give "irth to -hat is called

3ideology4, -hich see0s to "end the reality '-hich cannot "e 0no-n to its

-ill. The results can "e hell on earth.

6ilde"rand elected '1#87

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4/2&: Putting Out the 'an%les Day

Religion -asted so much money -hich could "e diverted to good

purposes, li0e -arfare. 6ence, the *mperor Joseph && '189#18;#

controlled religious spending, and especially limited candle -a usage.

(aLLi Conspiracy '189

Day confraternities suppressed in &taly '19#

)econd Carlist /ar '1982

(opular Front victory '1;7

4/2+: o More .ittinOn the .too Day

Religious people also -asted much time in prayers, processions, religious

holidays and merriment. This had to stop productivity demanded it. The

!rand %u0e Deopold of Tuscany, Joseph &&s "rother and future *mperor

'18;#18;2, -as one of many introducing reforms cutting "ac0 on

useless festivities and recreation.

@irth of !i""ons '1878

@irth of Aaurice @aring '198

@irth of !uiLar =alencia, @ishop of =eracruL '1989

)alaLar in (ortugal '1;29

4/20: @esuit ?n%er the Be% Day

The Jesuits, accused of everything from recruiting a private army in

(araguay to assassinating rulers, -ere the chief targets of the practical

mans disdain. Auch effort -as spent on destroying the )ociety of Jesus,

"eginning -ith the Oingdom of (ortugal '18B;.

&n eminente vs. Freemasons '1879

$rrest of @. $ntonio de Aacedo Costa '198@irth of )alaLar '199;

%eath of Aussolini '1;B

4/2: ?ing the Ante Day

&t -as not enough for dynasties to underta0e the destruction of the

Jesuits on their o-n steam. They demanded that the (apacy itself Eoin in

the 0ill, and ta0e part in many other seculariLation measures as -ell.

%eath of Tanucci '1897

@irth of (aul Cullen '19#7


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(ope refuses to Eoin -ar '199

Thus *ndeth 6ammer /ee0

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The last thing that dynasties -anted -as to hear recriminations. 6ence,

the many attempts made, in the name of their 3honor4, to end the

practice of &n Coena. These -ere ultimately successful under (ope

Clement G&= in 188#.

@irth of Aachiavelli '1;Dateran Council, '1B12

Douis G=&&& ta0es (aris, 191

%eath of !root '1989

$narchist revolt in @arcelona '71#, 1;78

#/4: Praising ,hose ,hat ill "ou Day

@ut -hy stop -ith a mere imposition of silence. @etter to get ones victimto epress approval of "eing victimiLed> The reign of (ope Clement G&=

'18;188 -as one long epression of pleasure over papal self

humiliation.

@irth of 6orace Aann '18;

#/#: o )an% in .ight Day

The Jesuits -ere deported from their missionary centers and, if they -ere

luc0y, from (ortugal and )pain as -ell, starting in 18B9. Those that stayed-ere often imprisoned under misera"le conditions. Those that em"ar0ed

found that no country -anted them to disem"ar0. Aany -ere stranded

on the high seas for some time.

*vents leading to Formosus trial '9;

5pening of *states !eneral '189;

@irth of Oier0egaard '1917

Restoration of the &nde and &n+uisition '191%eath of


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=ienna '1892. &t achieved little.

Fall of Rome '1B28

%eath of Jansen '179

Oolpings First $ssociation '19;

@irth of Juan %onoso Cortes '19#;

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Eournalism. $ll manner of men -ho -ould never have had a chance to

influence politics under the $nciIn RHgime -ere no- a"le to cra-l out of

the -ood-or0 to ta0e advantage of a sha0y ne- set of institutions. Their

only serious competitors -ere capitalists -ho, nevertheless, cooperated

-ith them, since they, too, had gained from the Revolution, and did noteactly 0no-, as their 3allies4 did, ho- to operate in the -orld of political

ideology.

Aeeting of )t. Cyran and Jansenius '127

Dodi '18;

Failure of @a"euf '18;

#/11: e>er Di% )i*e Da% Day

The Revolution "ecame an assault on everything that retained a trace ofthe supernatural and truly diverse past of France. $ll had to "e destroyed,

as the "ones of the Oings "uried at )t. %enis -ere ehumed and dispersed

"y the ne- lovers of man0ind.

%eath of Ricci '11#

%eath of Aaury '1918

Aay Da-s '111, 1987

@irth of (hilip 6ughes '19;BConvent "urning '1;71

#/12: nelutale )ogi Day

/ill po-er "eing the only determinant of thought and ethics left to

modern man, the Revolution s-iftly fell into the hands of the most -illful

of all of its supporters. Aen li0e Aaimilien Ro"espierre '18B918;

spo0e elo+uently of the need to move ever more logically to the creation

of a ne- 0ind of virtuous citiLen.%ay of @arricades '1B99

*nd of =enice '18;8

Catholic $ssociation in &reland '1927

%eath of D. Dam"ruschini '19B

%eath of 6uysmans '1;#8

#/13: "our Defense is My Offense Day

%isagreements in the ran0s of the revolutionaries "ecame more severe "y


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18;. (urges reached insane proportions. &n classic Rousseauian fashion,

defending oneself could "e proclaimed proof of hypocrisy "y -homsoever

-as strongest.

@irth of (ius &G '18;2

@irth of Ohomia0ov '19#Da- of !uarantees '1981

Fatima '1;18

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French enter =enice '18;8

$nneation of (apal )tates '19#;

(ress Da-s '191;

Commissum %ivinitas '197B

%eath of Talleyrand '1979#/10: Deseration Day

The socalled 3*nraged 5nes4 "egan a fullscale attac0 on religion in 18;2,

their most famous actions involving desecrating cemeteries and

rededicating Churches to secular purposes. Former priests often led such

activities.

Fall of $cre '12;1

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51. Order i+ t'e Co&rtroo 0ee

/herein is Commemorated the /orld Turned Upside %o-n )uffering

=ertigo @y &llogically Trying to )et &tself Right $gain and Clim" to Former

6eights '19##s

#/21: .elf;Ma%e Man Day


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55. No Cat'olic* Need A//ly 0ee

/herein is Commemorated Catholic !rasping of the Aodern =irtue of

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Frederic0 && ascends throne '18#

&/1: @esuits ?n%er the Be% Again Day

Di"eral professors li0e Jules Aichelet and *dgar uinet in their courses in

(aris in 197, taught that the Jesuits -ere at it again, trying to prevent

prudent (rogress. Jesuits had to learn to change homes regularly, as their

o-n prudence dictated leaving to-n. They also had to resign themselves

to seeing themselves ridiculed in cheap novels.

%eath of John %e-ey '1;B2M

&/2: "ou @ust 'ant Win Day

Catholics discovered that participation in li"eral government did not

mean that they -ere allo-ed to "enefit from it. /hen Catholiccandidates -on election, they -ere regularly ecluded from ta0ing office,

since they did not share 3the right spirit4. The Oingdom of )ardinia -as

particularly unpleasant in this regard.

%e )ades "irth '18#

!ordon Riots '1# days, 189#

!irondin overthro-n '18;7

@irth of (ius G '197B

@irth of *mile AVle '192

&/3: "ou Are Bla* But Beautiful Day

)till, perhaps the Church could "e considered accepta"le if she came to

learn that the seed of her message had "een preserved and developed in

"irth after re"irth 'palingenesis until no-, -hen it -as "est represented

"y li"eralism.

@irth of Jefferson %avis '19#9

*mile Com"es in France '1;#2

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58. I Co&ld Ha7e Bee+ A+ Acco&+ta+t 0ee

/herein is Commemorated the First (resentation of an $"undant )upply

of Aaterialist %emands to the Underproductive and Underconsuming

Aasses '19##s

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&/+: Beautiful is $8en%ale Day

Utilitarianism "ecame a standard philosophy for the speedum up

generation. $nd Utilitarianism had no time for any idea of "eauty that

-as not practical and materially productive. Jeremy @entham '1891972

is one of Utiliarianisms most famous proponents.

Dateran $ccords '1;2;

&/0: 'helsea )i>ing Roo( Day

$nd Utilitarianism -as so efficient> 5nce you 0ne- eactly ho-

mechanical people -ere, you could predict ho- everyone -ould act

any-here in the universe. 6ence, Jeremy @enthams comment that he

could legislate for all of &ndia -ithout leaving his home in Dondon.

@irth of (ro0opovich '191

@irth of Consalvi '18B8

Feast of )upreme @eing '18;

%eath of T. (aine '19#;

%eath of J.(. de =illeneuve@argemont '19B#

%eath of !.A. 6op0ins '199;

CLech cacophony '1;##

&/: Bigger an% Better Weaons Day

*isting governments might not "e thrilled -ith &ndustrialiLation in and of

itself. @ut supporting it gained such "eautiful ne- -eaponry> @eing

prepared for -ar meant opening the doors to the fresh -inds of

capitalism.

(rairal Da-s '18;

Cum primum vs. (oland '1972

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5. Brot'er Ca+ Yo& S/are a Die 0ee

/herein is Commemorated the Damentation and (enance %one "y the

ConsumptionChallenged for Their Failure to (urchase '19##s

&/11: s ,hat All ,here s Day

Romanticism complained that the mechanist mentality did not

understood the mystery and the diversity of human life. &t -as not

possi"le to "uild a decent civiliLation on utilitarian pillars, "ecause these

only gave scope for the recognition of half of the human personality, and

that half the lo-er element.

%eath of Aetternich '19B;

&l fermo proposito '1;#B

(ope apologiLes for *ditio saepe '1;1#

&/12: Roo( -or a ie= Day

)pace had to "e allo-ed for the nonutilitarian to thrive. 6ence, %ic0ens

)issy in 6ard Times, understood that the definition of a horse -as not

ehausted "y a recounting of the num"er of its teeth, "ut "y the

realiLation of ho- its use "y a masterful ride enno"led "oth the animal

and the man.

Aontlosiers Aemoires on &nde '192

@eginnings of Di"eral revolt in @elgium '19

$rreglos '1221, 1;2;

&/13: .ras -ro( the ,ale Day

/hat did the -or0ingman get from &ndustrialiLationM @ad housing,

misera"le -or0ing conditions, isolation from traditional community life

and terri"le "oredom to "oot. (roper economic education

-ould demonstrate that, given the right circumstances, and "y doing

violence to his soul, one out of a thousand might also "e placed in a

position -here he, too, could eploit his fello- men.

Duthers marriage '1B2B

Ruffo attac0s


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59. T'e :ore t'e :errier 0ee

/herein is Commemorated the Flourishing of the @anner of %emocracy

From *ver Aore %iLLying =istas '19##s

&/10: Gi>e Me -i>e Minutes More Day

%emocrats argued that Ro"espierre -as prevented from completing the

Repu"lic of =irtue Eust as it -as at its moment of fruition. /ould that he

'and the guillotine have had Eust a tiny "it more time to finish the Eo" at

hand>

/aterloo '191B

&/1: Big Ro* 'an%y Mountain Day

The natural man, as Rousseau had demonstrated, -as a fount ofgoodness. /ho could dou"t the heights that -ould "e clim"ed and the

"enefits that -ould "e accumulated once this natural goodness of the

(eople in general -as tapped and set to -or0M

*ecution of *mperor Aaimillian '198

%eath of Dord John $cton '1;#2

&/2: .ilent Ma6ority DayThe $""H FHlicitH de la Aennais '189219B -as one of those -ho, in

Catholic ran0s, -as also convinced of the supreme merit of the (eople. 6e

reached this conclusion, to "egin -ith, from a counterrevolutionary

standpoint, "y noting that the (eople had "een mostly opposed to the

ravages of the radicals against religion and the old monarchy. %id this not

prove that they formed a relia"le silent maEority on -hich the Truth could

firmly count for supportM

&conoclasm in Qurich '2 July, 1B2

Tennis Court 5ath '189;

Ao" invades the Tuilleries '18;2

3(eace4 in &taly '18;8

%eath of )iIyes '197

Di"ertas '1999

@irth of )artre '1;#B

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The $""H de la Aennais, as a Catholic, -as also convinced that this

goodness and truthfulness of the (eople proved that the 6oly )pirit -as

-or0ing through them. The 6oly )pirits -or0 -as particularly clear -hen

the (eople manifested vi"rancy and energy in their actions.

@irth of )-iss !uards '1B#B=arennes '212B, 18;1

)ingulari nos '197

Bloody 0ee% Pari* (1;!1$

$rreglos '1;2;

&/22: 'onsiousness Raising Day

$las> The )ilent AaEority -as Eust thatsilent> &t lac0ed the vi"rancy andenergy that it needed to display to prove that the 6oly )pirit -as "ehind

it. /hat it needed -as to "e pushed "y a =anguard of the (eople to

epress more enthusiastically -hat it must, surely, thin0. /ho "etter to

epress the true -ishes of the )ilent AaEority than an already energetic

prophet li0e the good $""HM

%eath of Fischer '1B7B

@irth of J.D. Colmar '18#

@irth of !. AaLLini '19#B

@irth of J.(. )artre '1;#B

&/23: At of -aith Day

/as one not convinced of this truthM $nd yet the 6oly )pirit had spo0en>

5"viously, an act of Faith -as re+uired for a full understanding of the

mystery.

(rogram of Oing '189;June %ays "egin '199

@anishment of @onapartists and 5rleanists '199

&/24: Palingenesis Day

%emocrats of many stripes -ho did not -ish to condemn the entire

-estern past, argued that the seed of the Christian message had fallen

into the soil on a num"er of occasions, appearing to have died, only to "e

re"orn again in ne- and more glorious form. The discovery that theinfalli"le voice of the 6oly )pirit -as to "e heard through the prophetic


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56. T'e O+e i* Not t'e :a+y 0ee

/herein is Commemorated the %emocratic Dove of /hat Turn 5ut to "e

Aas+uerade @alls '19##s

&/2#: .hall We Dane Day

Degitimist governments had not proven to "e necessarily relia"le from the

Churchs point of vie-. Di"eralism had not created an eactly "rilliant

record for itself either. (erhaps the Church ought to try her luc0 -ith

democracyM Aay"e reliance on the )ilent AaEority -ould prove to "e

more effective>

Fall of ASnster '1B7B

)ingulari nos '197

%eath of %.$. $ffre '199

Jesuits epelled from !ermany '1982

&/2&: What Goes ? May ot 'o(e Do=n Day

%emocracy proved to "e a difficult tool. $fter all, it needed to "e

interpreted, "y its prophets, in the 3right spirit4. (erhaps the (eople

-ould never match the prophets epectations. (erhaps they -ould never

see things in the right spirit. /hy, perhaps the silent (eople -ould never

"ecome the energetic (eople after all > 5rthodo Catholicism never

thought the (eople -ere infalli"le to "egin -ith. )till, they did eist, and

their right to eistence as something other than a plaything of (rophets

-as sacrosanct.

%eath of Julian the $postate '77

Duthers %e"ate -ith *c0 '21 July, 1B1;

@irth of J.). Aaury '18

&/2+: ,he .tate is ot the 'hurh Day

Damennais had "een angry -ith Degitimate governments for interfering

-ith the life of the Church. 6ence, he -anted a separation of Church and

)tate. Unfortunately, everything that he claimed to "e 3spiritual4 re+uired

much more political activity and su"mission from the )tate than ever

"efore in Catholic 6istory. /hat one got, then, -as a charismatic,

democratic Church)tate that called fraudulently itself a seculargovernment.


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%eath of OaunitL '18;

&/20: 'ha(eleon Day

/hat, really, did the (eople thin0, even supposing that it -as truly the

(eoples voice that -as "eing heard and not that of its (rophets and

interpretersM Could its thoughts change from day and day, and Truth and

Aorality along -ith themM Could murdering ones grandmother "e "ad

yesterday if a maEority "elieved it, and good today if that same maEority

changed its mindM

@irth of F./. Fa"er '191

@irth of Rousseau '1812

$ssassination of the $rchdu0e FranL Ferdinand '1;1

&/2: Dialogue Day

(ius &G '191989 -as ready to admit that a little good -ill could go a

long -ay. 6ence, he "egan his reign in 19 -ith a call for dialogue, -ith

democrats included in it.

@irth of Deopardi '18;9

$eterni (atris '199

%iuturnum illud on politics '1991

)atis cognitum '19;


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political parties to push an accepta"le program of their o-nM Could they

not thus allo- for the epression of a true maEority -illM

(ermission to Jesuits in France '1BB

Car"onari Re"ellion '192#

5sservatore Romano '191&taly dissolves Aonasteries '1987

%eath of @a0unin '198

)panish pastoral '1;78

Thus *ndeth the 5ne is


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5!. Lo7e It or Lea7e It 0ee

/herein is Commemorated the @urying of %ifferent


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)ince !od is "ehind the creation of independent nations, anything that

-as done to "ring them into "eing involved doing !ods -ill anything

done to prevent their creation involved alliance -ith the *vil 5ne.

Daetantur Caeli '17;


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$rrest of Ultramontanist "ishops '1911

%eath of )helley '1922

$"olition of Catholic @ureau in !ermany '1981

Thus *ndeth Dove &t or Deave &t /ee0


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and French models, -hat they -ere doing -as actually creating one,

similar, -orld-ide 3nation4, and a materialist one to "oot.

6enry &&s penance '118

Civil Constitution '18;#

!od sanctions polygamy '197Religious riots in


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-as a %ivine necessityM

Return of (apal !overnment in Rome '19;

Thus *ndeth /hos to Judge /ee0


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@irth of )eipel '198

Resignation of Fal0 '198;

@irth of Aussolini '1997

+/2: Measuring ? Day


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8#. O&t o t'e ae 0ee

/herein is Commemorated the Refusal of Those Unfit to Doosen the

Daces of the )andals of 5thers to $ccept the &nvitation to Remove

Themselves

'19##s

+/23: Bloo%y onsense Day

The Church could not accept the idea that people could "e categoriLed

entirely on the "asis of their racial "ac0ground. The head of the Catholic

Centre (arty in !ermany even made the point "y adopting an $frican.

AHan denounces (hilosophical College '192B

+/24: All Pain! o Gain DayTo-ards -hat -as one progressing through all this struggleM /as the

struggle -orth the effortM /as it not permissi"le at least to as0 that

+uestionM

%eath of Aatilda, Countess of Tuscany '111B

+/2#: $ye of the Behol%er Day

Far from "eing o"vious that any one group -as "etter than another, such

estimations -ere "ased upon pompous, ar"itrary, selfflattery, and

"ac0ed "y nothing other than the material strength of the 3race4 in

+uestion. Truly high culture, as usual in history, is placed on a secondary

level.

6enry &= a"Eures Calvinism '1B;7

Aanifesto of %u0e of @runs-ic0 '18;2

$rrest of Ro"espierre '18;

CustoLa '199Aurder of %ollfuss '1;7

Comintern and (opular Front '2B2# $ugust, 1;7B

+/2&: Duious Genetis Day

!reat minds and cultural achievements have manifestly come from many

different places. The racists get around this pro"lem "y insisting that

people have mista0enly attri"uted the -rong "loodline to geniuses. $ll

that -hich is ecellent "ecomes indeed theirs> Aichelangelo "ecomes an$ryan. (lato a


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@irth of Rautenstrauch '187

*ecution of Ro"espierre '18;

+/2+: .tranger than -ition Day

The 3scientific4 tools used to -ean out the unfit are irrational enough to

"e -orthy of the entire evolutionary vision, filled as it is -ith du"ious

missing lin0s and leaps of faith. $ppropriately enough, many of these

tools -ere developed first in California.

*communication of )pinoLa '1B

Ro"espierre Eoins C() '18;7

Three !lorious %ays '197#

@irth of 6ilaire @elloc '198#

+/20: Bloo%y Mess Day

/hat, practically, -ould one do -ith the interlopers -hen identifiedM

)teriliLe them so that they do not reproduceM *ile themM (erhaps

dispense -ith them entirelyM (urification re+uires a refiners fire>

%eath of Ro"espierreM '18;

@irth of Feuer"ach '19#

)entence of Aacedo Costa '198

)uppression of 5pera '1;#

%eath of 6outin '1;2

+/2: ,=o Way .treet Day


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81. Real Cla** 0ee

/herein is Commemorated the Understanda"le (enchant of Fraternal

*+uality to %evelop a Aean )trea0 '19##s

+/3: o=here to )ay ,heir 5ea%s Day

The mass of people in "ourgeois industrial society survived "y salary. They

o-ned nothing, and -ere therefore part of the proletariat. %emocrats

and palingenesists -ere concerned to do something a"out it. Trade

unions actually did.

%eath of %iderot '189

Da-s vs. Church in (ortugal '1972

$ustrian Concordat revo0ed '198#

@irth of /erner Jaeger '1999

+/31: .ontaneous 'o(ustion Day

The proletariat -as said "y Aarists to "e engaged in inevita"le struggle

-ith the "ourgeoisie. Class -ar -as a fact of life that could "e seen as a

0ey to the machine of nature.

$pproval of )piritual *ercises '1B9

Commission on Church reform in (ortugal '1977John &reland, @ of )t. (aul '199

Dey Callas '1;2

)uspension of Church services in Aeico '1;2

0/1: ?noun%e% )o>e Day

The pro"lem, as far as anarchists -ere concerned, -as authority,

including, especially, the authority of property o-ners. !et rid of

authority of all 0inds, and pure love -ould ena"le everyone to "uild theperfect -orld. !etting to the stage of an anarchist -orld might involve

violence, "ut such unpleasantness need not ta0e that long.

Aarriage of clergy denounced '1#22

%eath of $dhemar of De (uy '1#;9

$ssassination of 6enry &&& '1B9;

@irth of Dud-ig von 6aller '189

Total -ar vs. =endHe '18;7

Fall of @ela Oun '1;1;

)uspension of religious services in Aeico '1;2


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0/2: Professorial Patiene Day

Aar did not thin0 that un"ounded love -ould solve anything. $ proper

-orld -ould only come a"out according to a mechanical evolution, -hich

might re+uire centuries for some countries to achieve.

Tor+uemada on &n+uisition '197

%eath of $ntoine $rnauld '1;

Refusal of Fundamental Da- of @roglie '191B

Feast of )t. $lphonsus Diguori

0/3: Guess Whos 'o(ing to Dinner Day

$ttempts at esta"lishing Eoint action on "ehalf of the proletariat "rought

trade unionists, anarchists and Aarists together in the First &nternational

'19. &ts mem"ers -ere not happy campers.

Aessianic -ar at CuLco '191

%eath of *ugene )ue '19B8

=on !alen '1;1

0/4: Mi8e% Marriage Day

$nother attempt, involving a mi of trade unionists and Aarists, created

the )econd &nternational '199;, -ith head+uarters in @russels and theehortation, follo-ed in many countries, to create )ocial %emocratic

(arties.

&nter multiplices vs. !allicans '1;#

$"olition of Feudalism '189;

)uccession of (ius G '1;#7

0/#: Be ,rue to "our .hool Day

%ifferent interpretations a"out -hat to do -ith )ocial %emocratic (artiesdeveloped. )ome 3orthodo4 Aarists said that they could accomplish

nothing other than consciousnessraising among -or0ers, -ho -ould

have to -ait for the historical cycle to move them to-ards communism,

the last stage of development. 5thers, socalled 3Revisionists4, said that

they needed to "e used to effect serious change through the political

process. )till others, li0e Denin, argued that an elite party -hich -ould

neither sellout the Aarist message to vulgar, tradeunion demands, nor

feel itself condemned passively to a-ait the outcome of history, had to "e

constructed.


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85. :a** :o7i+2 0ee

/herein is Commemorated the (rodding "y a Thousand )timuli of the

)ame %ull Ao" '19##s

0/&: Dangle% ,i%it Day

Aany people could "e tempted to support capitalism "y holding out to

them the luc0y achievements of a handful of others. $lso, people could "e

-on to the support of nefarious capitalist changes "ecause they could not

possi"ly understand their horri"le conse+uences until such time as -hole

nations and vast num"ers -ere su"Eect to their ravages.

%eath of Aother $ngeli+ue $rnauld '11

(arliament "ans Jesuits in France '182

@irth of 5Connell '188B

*nd of 6R* '19#

Aurder of !arcia Aoreno '198B

6iroshima'1;B

0/+: .elf;Peretuation Day

Rousseauian ideas a"out the glorification of the (eople allo-ed for

individuals to 3spea04 for everyone else, and there"y perpetuate their

o-n personalities in all those -orthy to "e called human. Aoreover,

palingenesis allo-ed for every ne- philosophical, political and social force

to gain a hearing "y calling itself nothing other than the necessary

development of a"solutely traditional Christian values.

@irth of FranL von FSrsten"erg '182;

)uppression in &taly '19#;

)ollicitudo omnium ecclesiarum '191

@irth of Charles (eguy '1987

0/0: -ir( 5an% Day

The idea of firm hand, li0e that of a @onaparte or another 3man on

horse"ac04 "egan to demonstrate its democratic appeal "y the last t-o

decades of the nineteenth century. 5ne eample -as the 3@oulangist4

movement in France in the 199#s.

Treaty of =erdun '97

Failure of Fifth Crusade in *gypt '1221

Aary on Throne '1BB7


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Calling of *states !eneral '1899

(olignac '192;

%eath of 6aec0el '1;1;

%eath of )turLo '1;B;

0/: )o>e a Para%e Day

er the Raino= Day


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$nother stimulus to mass movement -ee the dreams unleashed "y

migration to $merica and, in some cases, to the ne- colonies "eing

o"tained "y *uropean countries in $frica after the @erlin Congress of

1999.

@irth of (ierre (arisis '18;B%eath of (ierre @ucheL '19B

@irth of !eorge )oros '1;7#

6umani generis '1;B#

Thus *ndeth Aass Aoving /ee0


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88. Beati+2 Dead Hor*e* 0ee

/herein are Commemorated the Final $ttempts of a %ying CiviliLation to

)+ueeLe the Dast %rops of /ater From $lready %ried5ut )ponges

'19##s1;##s

0/13: 'ultural (ro>e(ent Day

Culture /ars, Oultur0mpfe, "eginning in the Oingdom of )ardiniaP&taly,

etending into the ne- !erman *mpire, the French Third Repu"lic, and,

for a time, in $ustria6ungary and the Do-lands as -ell, -ere unleashed

as a means of getting rid of the last Christian 3idols4 standing in the -ay

of (rogress.

Titus 5ates (lot '189

@irth of $@ Aichael $ugustine Corrigan '197;

0/14: 'hil%rens .afari Day

The latter part of the nineteenth century -itnessed a variety of countries

esta"lish mandatory educational systems in -hich students -ere

deprived of religious training and even raised in an antiChristian spirit.

Reaction on the part of Catholic parents in places li0e the Do-lands -as

ferocious.

%eath of (ius && '1

5ath to Di"ertyP*+uality '18;2

Jesuits -elcomed "ac0 to $ustria '192#

(olish defeat of Reds '11, 1;2#

$tlantic Charter '1;1

0/1#: $(tying the 'on>ents Day

)imilarly, ne- assaults on religious orders and congregations, especiallythose -hich -ere involved in education, -ere pressed to the utmost.

&gnatius at Aontmartre '1B7

$cceptance of Concordat in Rome '19#1

)uppression of Jesuits in )pain '192#

Airari vos '1972

&talian


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revolutionary governments, from those that -ere li"eral to the most

radical. (ursued -ith rene-ed fervor in this age, the most important

separation -hich too0 place -as that in France in 1;#7.

%eath of von )enestry '1;#

%eath of J.C. Aurray '1;8

0/1+: 'loa* an% Dagger Day

Aany groups "ecame ever more engaged in secret organiLation,

terrorism, counterterrorism and acts of civil diso"edience as the era dre-

to a close 4&t -ill come, it -ill come4, some anarchists sang 3every

"ourgeois -ill have his "om"4. Fanatical national societies -ere not the

lest of such perilous political participants.

%eath of Frederic0 && '189

0/10: .oli%arity Day

*nthusiasts for glo"al solidarity and eternal peace could "e found in ever

increasing num"ers "y the turn of the century. $ndre- Carnegie -as one

of them various )ocial %emocrats -ere others. Unfortunately, the

philosophies underlying the different epressions of hope for peace -ere

ones that insisted upon the omnipresence of struggle in nature and

human life, or gave no ground for "eing a"le to identify, o"Eectively,

anything that -as right or -rong.

French Concordat '1B1

)uppression of religious orders '18;2

*ecution of Ugo @assi '19;

$ustrian Concordat '19BB

0/1: Prisoners of War Day

(ropaganda for -ar as a purifying, progressive force "ecame ever more

strident "y the turn of the ne- century as -ell. Futurists even sa- it as a

source of artistic "eauty, some of them arguing that "odies t-isted "y

shrapnel or "ar"ed -ire -ere o"Eects of splendor.

%eath of Johann Friedrich '1;18

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8. )i+2er* i+ t'e Die 0ee

/herein is Commemorated Catholic 5pening of Um"rellas %uring

Aonsoon )eason 19##s1;##s

0/2: nto the ,o=er Day

CiviliLation is dying all around us, some Catholics argued. The only -ay to

deal -ith our pro"lems is to hide -ithin the confines of the parish and

Church organiLations and let the curtain come do-n on the -hole corrupt

structure.

%eath of )t. @ernard '11B7

Aontalem"ert at Aalines '197

%eath of (ius G '1;1

0/21: Out of the ,o=er Day


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Reform Commission '1B7B

Devee en masse '18;7

$ustria ecluded '19

6itler)talin (act '1;7;

0/24: Party Day

The presumption of those -ho -ished to come out of the to-er -as that

Catholic political parties should "e formed to contest elections. These

parties could run into maEor pro"lems over specific policies "eyond the

purely defensive ones of standing guard over the rights of the Church.

%eath of !enghis Ohan '1228

)t. @artholome-s %ay Aassacre "egins '1B82

@irth of @artholomH 6errara '19#9Revolution in (ortugal '192#

%eath of Cham"ord '1997

0/2#: ing an% 'ountry Day

Degitimism -as reinvigorated as a political movement emphasiLing its pro

Catholic characteristics in the -or0 of men such as Charles Aaurras and

his $ction FranKaise. 3(olitics first>4 -as its motto, indicating its conviction

that the salvation of religion -as dependent upon the reesta"lishment ofa traditional monarchy dedicated to the maintenance of the French nation

and all that made it great.

%eath of %avid 6ume '188

Capture of Aarseilles "y Repu"licans '18;7

@elgian Revolution '197#

%eath of


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Refractory ordered out '18;2


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89. A+yt'i+2 oe* 0ee

/herein are Commemorated the Currents Aindlessly Ta0ing $ll Refuse to

the )ea '19;#s1;1

0/2+: Boun%less Oti(is( Day

Aany people, fed "y )ocial %ar-inism, Aarism, continued Di"eral "eliefs

and insipid popular *nlightenment -riters -ere as pleased as punch -ith

their era, and could see nothing "ut hope for the future.

@irth of 6egel '188#

%eclaration of (ilnitL '18;1

@irth of Aother Theresa '1;1#

0/20: 5oeless Pessi(is( DayAany others, a-are of the endless divisions of thought in the modern

-orld and the fanatical commitment of the various proponents of this

myriad of positions "ecame convinced that they lived in the -orst of eras,

and one that -as headed to-ards an inevita"le cataclysm.

%eath of $ugustine '7#

%ecision on !race '1#8

@irth of $malie !allitLyn '189$uctorem fidei vs. (istoia '18;

@irth of Jaime @almes '191#

Fall of =enice '19;

0/2: )uri% Passion Day

$ll that matters is individual, some cried. &ndulge those passions, the

more "ase, the "etter. 6ence, the sense of decadence pervading much of

turn of the century culture.Aohacs '1B2

%eath of Ulrich von 6utten '1B27

@irth of Doc0e '172

%eath of (ius =& '18;;

@irth of 6enri (Hrin '191B

%eath of (aul von 6oens"roec0, antiJesuit '1;27

6itlerP)talin (act '1;7;

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/ith no rules left to guide life, the arts -ere free to go insane as -ell.

/hy should there "e any guidelines for colors, shapes, 0eys, -ord

definitions or anything elseM

$nne 6utchinson condemned '178

Creation of %ecade Cults '18;@irth of *mmanuel d$lLon '191#

Religious instruction compulsory in @elgian )tate )chools '19;B

$ttempt on Denin '1;19

0/31: .ong of the Dee% Day

$narchists -ere convinced that a fe- simple 3deeds4 of a ne- type of

0night errant could ring out the old and "ring in the ne-. These deeds

could "e assassinations they could also "e the unleashing of !eneral)tri0es.

@eginning of %irectory attac0s on religion in @elgium '18;

(ope approves @enedictines in France '1978

@irth of !eorg von 6ertling '197

%eath of @audelaire '198

)acrorum antistitum '1;1#

/1: Welo(ing Ar(age%%on Day


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86. 0'ere i* T'i* oi+2 0ee

/herein is Commemorated the Reality that *nlightenment and (rogress

are %ropping %ead '1;1

/3: Whats the Point an% Wheres the @oy Day

5ptimism -as not hope it -as not "uilt upon anything more solid than

sentimental desire. The *nlightenment thin0er seeing nothing "ut "uilding

"loc0s to a "etter future coming from his vision of life -as only eamining

half of the evidence.

&nvasion of &taly '1;

%eath of Crom-ell '1B9

Condemnation of *ncyclopedia '18B;

French Constitution '18;1

*pulsion of Jesuits from )-itLerland '198

/4: What $lse Di% "ou $8et Day

5f course the reduction of life to nothing "ut nature had to unleash all of

the endless conflicting desires of the lo-er side of mans character. $ll the

divisions and passion for destructive struggle had "een predicted "y the

Church since the "eginning of the modern era.

Terror decreed '18;7

)eparation of Church and )tate '18;

Coup of 19 Fructidor vs. Regalists '18;8

(ersecution of the )econd %irectory '19 June, 18;;

@irth of C.A.Curci '191#

/#: Rites of .ring/Reality of .u((er Day

The unleashing of passion -as no- "earing its fruit in the mindlessdescent into -ar "y $ugust of 1;1.

5ath of hatred. Aass deportation and eecution '18;8

Cham"re introuva"le dissolved '191

/.!. /ard received in Church '19B

/&: Mu% Day

The idea of a +uic0, glorious, purifying -ar +uic0ly degenerated into a

dreadful trench conflict, alternating mass "oredom and mass "utcheryunder daily living conditions of su"human character.


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Consecration of Aichael 6eiss at !reen @ay '199

/+: Mano=er Day

The veneer of civility still remaining over the -ound of the *nlightenment

-as s-iftly pulled a-ay "y the -ar. $ decline of the language reflected

the gro-ing indifference to life and the dignity of man. 6ence, as Oarl

Oraus noted, the -illingness to refer to 3manpo-er4 needs as one had

once made reference to 3horsepo-er4.

$nagni '17#7

@irth of *rastus '1B2

Three Oaisers Deague '1982

/0: Paal ,reason Day

@enedict G= '1;11;22 had the temerity to epress the conviction that

everyone -as at fault in this conflict, and that governments should "e

satisfied -ith the damage that they had already done. Aen on "oth sides

of the trenches could consider him -anting for not recogniLing the

o"vious moral superiority of their cause.

Unigenitus vs. uesnel '1817

*communication of $ppellants '1819

$ttac0 on @autain '19#

(ascendi '1;#8

/: War to $n% All Wars Day

/oodro- /ilson could not endure the (apal suggestion that the -ar end

"y negotiation of "oth guilty alliance systems. The *ntente (o-ers -ere

the !ood com"ating *vil (ersonified. $ fight until victory -ould ensure

that this -ould "e a /ar to *nd $ll /ars.

Douis vs. (arlement '187#

(arlement declares Temporal (o-er independent '1871

Aadame (ompadour '18B

Condemnation of the *mile '182

)eptem"er Da-s vs. (ress in France '197B


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III. Co+*e&e+ce Sea*o+

>Not'i+2 to ill or die or?

(1


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8!. Tri&/' o t'e 0ill 0ee

/herein are Commemorated the all too &mpressive &mprints Deft "y $ Fe-

(ersons Choices on Aost (ersons Dives '1;##s

/1: Magi Mountain Day

Thomas Aanns novel, The Aagic Aountain, presents for us a sic0

-estern -orld, paralyLed "y the clash of its manifold contestants for an

intellectual hearing, no- reduced to a perpetual, ineffective, de"ating

society. Aynheer (eeper0orn, the man of mindless -ill and strength,

sho-s ho- easily these paper tigers can "e "ent to follo- his commands.


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endemic class strife -as the introduction of the frontline eperience into

the life of the population "ehind the lines as -ell.

Aarignano '1B1B

Return of Calvin to !eneva '1B1

%eath of Aontaigne '1B;2%eath of (hilip && '1B;9

Fall of ue"ec '18B;

=s. Car"onari '1921

%eath of Feuer"ach '1982

!rand 5rient eliminates "elief in !od '1988

$postolicae curae '19;

/14: Me e -rego DayAussolini formed his "ands 'fasci of 3peacetime4 frontline soldiers in

Ailan in 1;1;, outfitting them in "lac0shirts evocative of anarchist

sym"olism. Their only overriding command -as to o"ey the leader, the

%uce. &f as0ed -hat, specifically, they -ere proposing to cure &talys ills,

their response -as 3& dont give a damn4, there"y indicating that the

ans-er -ould only emerge out of the vital -ill of the leader, action "y

action, and not from any preformed ideas.

%eath of T. Aasary0 '1;78

/1#: Who Wants ,he( Any=ay Day EaF*FaF Margaret .anger Day

Aussolini had many imitators, one of them, $dolf 6itler '199;1;B,

adding racial theory to the leadership principle. $nyone -ho accepted

him as leader -ould have to agree to the need for the leading race to

protect itself and guide the -orld.

@irth of J. 6ergenrNther '192

Removal of J.J. Oeane from Catholic U. '19;


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&talian Concordat '19#7

*ecution of $madeo @ertoncelli '19#;

$ttac0 on $ngloCatholic '19

Thus *ndeth Triumph of the /ill /ee0


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8;. 0'ere T'ere* a 0ill T'ere* a Bill 0ee

/herein is Commemorated the Catholic %esire to %emure at the 6onor of

@eing Chosen @y )trongly/illed $c+uaintances '1;##s

/1+: $ase Off an% ee "our Distane Day

)trong, -illful personalities can "e nothing other than an irritating and

permanent pain in the nec0. Catholics prefer every protection against

their mindless, predatory "ehavior that is possi"le.

Ayriocephalon '118

$"solution of 6enry &= '1B;B

Da- of )uspects '18;7

@irth of 6. (esch '19B

Revolution in )pain '199

(ardon of @raLilian "ishops '198B

/10: 'ol% .ho=er Day

5rthodo Catholic teaching ta0es it for granted that one has to lose his

soul in Christ in order to gain it more fully. Doo0ing to ones o-n -ill for

guidance is a recipe for collapsing into a meaningless a"yss. Aodernity

re+uires a "ath in selfdenial.

@irth of J.6. Fran0en"erg '182

(istoia '1929, 189

Castelfidardo '19#

/1: .to! )oo* an% )isten Day

/ar is not mans normal condition, and it ought not to "e the case that

people "lindly follo- the e+uivalent of a field officer in ordinary civil life.

John && Casimir a"dicates to "ecome a Jesuit '19

/2: A ,ale -or One Day

Constant communal activity, -ithout any space for individual meditation

and action, can, in the long run, "e Eust as soul0illing as li"eral atomism.

/estern )chism '1789

!alileo (unished '177

%ivorce '18;2

=almy '18;2

Carls"ad %ecrees '191;


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Ta0eover of Rome '198#

/21: Definition Day

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