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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
T&r+a-o&t i* )air Play
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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
3
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I. Pre/aratio+ Sea*o+
(1###*"1!##*$
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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;
/a0e up much too early from your
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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
'1###s 5n-ards
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
Conference of
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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
$nother o"Eect of dispute -as Jesuit missionary methods in China, "itterly
contested, ultimately to the detriment of the Jesuits, "y many %ominicans
and Franciscans. 5ne motive for the dispute -as the etent to -hich
cooperation -ith the local culture -as valid another -as the seeming
support Jesuit admiration of China gave to the idea that a high civiliLation
could "e constructed on a philosophy such as Confucianism, -ith no
0no-ledge of the revealed Da- of !od.
%eath of &saac
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appear to have much in common -ith Aolinos, even -hen they did not.
@irth of JuareL '19#
)econd Coming '197
D$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
/ar declared in $ustria '199
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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
%eath of /hitman '19;2*stado
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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 $ntonelli '19#
@irth of DHon !am"etta '1979
4/3: gnore% Diffiulty Day
(hilosophes -ere literary men, the contemporary e+uivalent of
populariLing Eournalists. They -ere after a 3good argument4 rather than
scientific accuracy. 6ence, they regularly ignored the -arnings of men li0e
&saac
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$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
/hat -as a human individual in the !reat Aachine of
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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
Thus *ndeth %at5ld @lac0 Aagic /ee0
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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
the *ye of the @eholder '18##s
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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.
*dict of
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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
Thus *ndeth 5n the &nside Doo0ing 5ut /ee0
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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
@irth of &sa"ella '1B1@irth of Denin '198#
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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#;
Thus *ndeth $nvil /ee0
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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
Thus *ndeth Terror /ee0
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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
Call for "urning of "oo0 of
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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
Trusting
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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
Thus *ndeth
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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
&/4: Ati>e 'iti
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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
&/1: 5o(ogeni
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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
&/21: Mystial $nergy Day
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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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@irth of
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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
Thus *ndeth @eating %ead 6orses /ee0
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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
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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;
0/3: Atonal Day
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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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