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Allocutio Ioannis XXIII in Pontificio Collegio Foederatarum Americae (1959.10.11)
The commented article presents the Latin allocution of John XXIII (11 October 1959) at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, on the centenary of its foundation, together with his concluding remarks in English. John XXIII extols the history of the College, praises the American hierarchy, clergy, and laity, emphasizes their charitable works and institutional growth, and highlights the College’s role in forming priests “imbued with Roman spirit.” He frames these developments as fruits of divine providence, links them to Marian devotion, and concludes with paternal assurances of affection, an Apostolic Benediction, and a joyful update on the cause of Elizabeth Seton. The entire discourse appears benign and “pious”, yet in reality it reveals and consolidates the orientation that will soon blossom into the conciliar revolution: a saccharine naturalism, ecclesiastical self-congratulation, and preparation of a clergy adapted to progress and Americanism rather than to the full, socially kingship-focused reign of Christ the King.
Ad Petri Cathedram (1959.06.29)
Shortly after his election, John XXIII issues the encyclical “Ad Petri Cathedram” (June 29, 1959), presenting his program under three slogans: “truth, unity, peace,” in the context of announcing an ecumenical council, a Roman synod, and a “renewal” of canon law for East and West. He denounces relativism and indifferentism in words borrowed largely from Leo XIII and Pius XII, extols the social harmony of classes and the dignity of labor, calls for concord within families and nations, and addresses “separated brethren” with an invitation to unity centered on the Roman See. He ends with paternal exhortations to bishops, clergy, religious, laity, emigrants, the suffering, and those under persecution. Behind this apparently orthodox language, the text functions as the foundational manifesto of the conciliar revolution, where the vocabulary of Catholic Tradition is subtly retooled to inaugurate a new, human-centered, ecumenical and naturalistic project opposed to the integral doctrine of the Church before 1958.
Allocutio Ioannis XXIII ad Ordinem Benedictinum (1959.09.25)
On 25 September 1959, in the Anselmianum monastery on the Aventine Hill, John XXIII delivered a Latin allocution to assembled Benedictine abbots, superiors, and monks from around the world. He:
– Praises the historical merits of the Benedictine Order in evangelizing and civilizing Europe.
– Emphasizes the motto “ora et labora”, highlighting liturgical prayer (Divine Office, psalmody, nocturnal prayer) as the heart of monastic life.
– Commends Benedictine contributions in sacred learning, youth formation, parish ministry, and missions, including among those separated from the Apostolic See.
– Exhorts to unity, fidelity to the Holy Rule, and, crucially, openness to “new technical inventions,” contemporary experiences, and “new apostolic undertakings” adapted to modern circumstances.
– Confers his “apostolic blessing” upon their persons, works, and structures.
Behind this apparently devout exhortation stands the programmatic subordination of Benedictine contemplative life and Catholic tradition to the aggiornamento project that would soon explode at Vatican II, dissolving monastic, liturgical, and doctrinal stability into experimental modernist activism.
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