Dear Friend,

On Tuesday, July 25, at 6:00 PM Eastern Time, Raymond Cardinal Burke will celebrate a Pontifical High Mass that will be livestreamed, at the Basilica of St. John the Evangelist in Stamford, Connecticut.  The Holy Mass is sponsored by the Cardinal Kung Foundation, which was established in honor of Cardinal Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei, a white martyr for the Church. Cardinal Kung was imprisoned for thirty years, then under house arrest, until he was released to travel to the United States, for medical treatment, where he died in 2000 at the age of 98. 

The Pontifical High Mass is being offered in honor of Our Lady of Sheshan and the persecuted bishops, clergy, consecrated religious and laypeople (especially those held in prisons and under house arrests) who are righteous members of the underground Roman Catholic Church.  They refuse to be a part of the Communist Patriotic, so called “Catholic” Church in China and are suffering terribly, even though the Vatican has signed agreements with China.  The last agreement between the Vatican and China was in 2022. There have been agreements between the Vatican and China since 2018.  Yet, the Vatican has not asked for the release of these faithful members of the clergy, including Bishop James Su Zhimin, age 91, who has been in jail since 1997.

Please save this link to watch the Pontifical High Mass live on Tuesday, July 25.  Share with your friends and prayer groups.  

https://stjohnbasilica.org/livestream

Eastern Time:  6:00 PM

Midwest Time: 5:00 PM

Mountain Time: 4:00 PM

West Coast Time: 3:00 PM 

It was a sacred honor to personally meet Cardinal Kung, when he celebrated his 98 years of life, 70 years of priesthood, 50 years of being a bishop and 20 years a cardinal. Here is a photo when I presented him with a crucifix as a gift. I feel very blessed to have had that holy and intimate moment with a saintly prelate. Sadly, there have been no initiatives to have Cardinal Kung’s cause for sainthood open. 

Soon, I will be sending out more information on the heroic life of Cardinal Kung, the Cardinal Kung Foundation, the persecuted Roman Catholics in China and a “prayer partner plan” for those who are imprisoned. 

Please fervently pray for this intention daily:

May the Holy Father, Pope Francis, be guided by the Holy Spirit in his China polices and the underground Roman Catholic Church.

Let's practice what St. John Paul II said to Cardinal Kung when he met him privately in Rome:

“Every morning, I pray for China first.”

Yours in the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary,

Thomas McKenna

Founder and President

Catholic Action For Faith And Family
https://www.catholicaction.org/

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