A Call To Arms In Defense of the Faith and the Family

Dear Friends,

This is a call to arms to everyone who wants to defend the faith and the family. In Sr. Lucia of Fatima's last memoir, published by her convent, she said that the devil's last attack will focus on the family. How true is it that decades later we are seeing the fulfillment of this prophecy.

On March 22, Fr. James Martin, S.J. is giving a talk. He is nicknamed by some as the Rainbow Jesuit. He is the principal Jesuit figurehead promoting the full acceptance of the LGBTQ community in the Catholic church. Here is some information on this:https://www.tfpstudentaction.org/blog/fr-james-martin-is-harming-the-catholic-faith. 

The LGBTQ agenda is being promoted inside the Catholic Church! This is an attack both to Catholic morality and the family. There are very few times when we can voice our concerns publicly regarding this issue. This will be a unique opportunity.

Will you join us for a rosary rally against this attack on the faith and  family? The TFP and America Needs Fatima is sponsoring a rosary rally on March 22 (Thursday), from 6:00 to 7:30, across the street from Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago.

We will provide free transportation from Milwaukee. A bus will be leaving at 3:30 at the College Ave. Southwest Park and Ride near the Mitchell Airport and returning at around 9:30 on March 22. For those who are coming from the Northwest Suburbs and would rather join us in the bus so you don't have to go through the trouble to park, we can make a pit stop at the Jefferson Metra Park and Ride on Northwest Highway at the intersection of Milwaukee Ave. at around 5:00.

I am aware that this will be a sacrifice for most families. I am aware many might have to take off work early. I am aware that Chicago is a scary city to go.

A rosary rally is a form of sacrifice. However you can take pride that, if you will go, it will be a badge of honor. When many did not speak up, you will be one of the few faithful who did.

Homosexuality is one of the few sins that cry out to Heaven for vengeance. It is a travesty that it is being promoted as a "gift" and that homosexuals should be accepted into the fold without condition of conversion. This is what is being promoted by Fr. James Martin. He seems to have the full support of the liberal Jesuits behind him.

We hope to have about 100 people there. We will be the Davids facing against Goliath. We will be Gideon's army of 300 against the Phiilistine's 100,000. We will be Our Lady's underdogs against one of the proverbial heads of the beast of the apocalypse.

So much to defend. So much honor to be gained. So much service to be rendered to Holy Mother Church.

Will you please join us?

Please contact me to reserve your space in the bus, to let us know you are going or for any questions at 717-903-5874 or to this email, rexteodosio@gmail.com.

I pray that this plea will resound in your hearts. Please rally for the faith and for the family. Please spread the word around.

In Jesus and Mary,

Rex Teodosio

The boy martyr, St. Jose Sanchez del Rio

St. Jose Sanchez del Rio - A boy martyr for the faith

It has always been our assertion at the TFP Call To Chivalry programs that youth was not made for pleasure but for heroism. This is exemplified so well by a newly canonized "boy" of 14 years whose story of martyrdom is truly inspiring.

Many young people today only think of the pleasures the world offers, the distraction of sports and video games, or the comforts of life. For the most part, there is nothing sinful to do those things. It is even pleasing to see children run and play care-free without the least concern. The contrary is likewise true. It is sad to see them suffer or burdened by concerns. However, not all children have the same inclinations. There are many who are drawn to acts of heroism, regardless of the suffering it entails.

St. Jose Sanchez was one of those boys. He was eager and enthusiastic to serve as a Cristeiro even though he was only a young boy. He was aware of the importance of the Catholic faith for his beloved country of Mexico. He saw the need for more fighters for the Catholic cause. He begged to help in any way he can.

What made this decision so necessary in the judgement of St. Jose Sanchez?

On July 31, 1926, the president of Mexico established the Calles Laws, which initiated tyrannical prohibitions on the Catholic Church. The faithful resisted. Calles retaliated with imprisonment and executions. The faithful took up arms to defend their faith from the oppressive government. The conflict escalated to a full out civil war. It became the bloodiest years of Mexico's history. Millions of Mexicans were martyred.

As it turns out, being a simple messenger gave him the opportunity to be more involved in the fight. As in the U.S. Marines, every Marine, even the cook, is a rifleman. In the Catholic resistance in Mexico, every able bodied man or boy is a Cristeiro.

So it was that during one of the battles, a general lost his horse. St. Jose Sanchez del Rio insisted that the general take his horse because the Catholic army needed him badly. He offered to hold back the government's forces as long as he could. And, he did. He eventually ran out of bullets and was captured by the enemy soldiers.

Many boys at this point would panic, beg for his life and betray his loyalties. Not St. Jose Sanchez. Even through torture he didn't give any single information nor did he beg for his life. They offered him freedom if he promised to stop fighting against the government. He refused. In his estimation, to stop fighting the tyrannical government was the same as abandoning the Catholic cause.

The young martyr perceived his time had come so he wrote a moving letter to his mother that expresses the sense of faith and heroism he had.

This is an incredible affirmation of the holiness of his soul. Intimidation, torture, death were not able to sway his Catholic belief. There are so many instances of heroism displayed by youth in the most adverse circumstances but few as impressive as this young Mexican martyr.

When he died, his last words were; "Viva Cristo Rey! Viva la Virgen de Guadalupe!" (Long live Christ the King! Long live the Virgin of Guadalupe!)

Today he stands as a role model for many youths. He is certainly venerated in the TFP Call To Chivalry programs both as a saint and a hero.

Please read up more on him in this article: http://www.tfp.org/tfp-home/catholic-perspective/saint-jose-luis-sanchez-del-rio-hero-for-christ-the-king.html.

St. Jose Sanchez del Rio, pray for us.

Youth was not made for pleasure but for heroism.

Chivalry was a medieval institution that included the knights. However, the knights promoted in this blog are not the Rennaissance knights which became amorous, sentimental and lost Christ at its center. Chivalry, above all, is represented by the medieval knight. The medieval knight is knighthood and chivalry par excellence. It was born from a deep admiration of Our Lord Jesus Christ and His Most Holy Mother and love for Holy Mother Church.

As such, it is impossible to separate chivalry from the Catholic Church. The spirit of one is born from the other.

The essence of knighthood can be expressed in the words of Our Lord, "No greater proof of love than for a man to lay down his life for a friend." Jesus did exactly that.

Chivalry is the one of the highest expression of the Catholic spirit and because of that it shines, even as maligned as it is by modern historians, as an admirable and enviable institution. What child has never dreamed of becoming a knight? What boy never wielded a play sword to fight an imaginary foe? The impressions regarding knighthood are very ingrained in the minds of Western and Christian mind and have a special place in our hearts.

Unfortunately, the modern world, especially through Hollywood and literature, has done an incredible job in deforming the image of knighthood and consequently of chivalry. Consequently, the boys who desire to be knights have a horribly misshapen image of them.

The primary goal of this blog is to promote the virtues inherent to chivalry with the hope of restoring its spirit in the hearts of the youth.

The secondary goal of this blog is to keep people up to date with our Call To Chivalry programs in the Great Lakes area with news, reports and inspiring stories.

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