The VaticanNews portal (January 21, 2026) reports that antipope Leo XIV revived the blessing of lambs for St. Agnes' feast day—a practice discontinued since 2017. The ceremony occurred in the Apostolic Palace's Urban VIII Chapel, with the lambs' wool destined to create pallia for modernist “metropolitan archbishops.” The article frames this as a restoration of tradition, ignoring the profound theological rupture inherent in post-conciliar ritualism.
Naturalism Masquerading as Piety
The blessing of lambs, historically connected to St. Agnes' purity, now serves as empty theater. Pius XI condemned such externalism when divorced from doctrinal integrity: “Christ must reign in the wills of men…by His inspiration” (Quas Primas, §18). The article's focus on visual symbolism—”baskets dressed in white with red roses”—betrays a naturalistic mentality that elevates aesthetic sentiment over supernatural reality. No mention is made of the lambs as symbols of Agnus Dei (Lamb of God), whose sacrifice alone sanctifies ritual acts. This omission aligns with the modernist reduction of sacramental signs to anthropological expressions, condemned in Lamentabili Sane Exitu: “The sacraments arose…under the encouragement of circumstances and events” (Proposition 40).
“The wool of the blessed lambs will be used to make pallia… worn by metropolitan archbishops.”
Herein lies the central fraud: pallia woven from this wool purportedly signify communion with Peter's successor. Yet Leo XIV—like his post-1958 predecessors—occupies the Apostolic See illegitimately. St. Robert Bellarmine's De Romano Pontifice states unequivocally: “A manifest heretic cannot be Pope” (II.30). Since John XXIII's embrace of religious liberty (contrary to Syllabus of Errors #77), the Vatican hierarchy has openly defected from Catholic dogma. The pallia thus symbolize not unity with Christ's Vicar, but adherence to a counterfeit ecclesial structure.
Theological Subversion in Ritual Form
The article notes pallia are placed “near the tomb of St. Peter” to reinforce “apostolic succession.” This is sacrilege. True succession requires doctrinal continuity with the Deposit of Faith, as Pius XII affirmed in Sacramentum Ordinis. The post-conciliar “bishops,” however, propagate heresies condemned by Pius IX and St. Pius X—including ecumenism (Syllabus #17-18) and evolution of dogma (Lamentabili #21, 64). Their ordinations, using Paul VI's invalid rite, lack sacramental validity. The pallium ceremony thereby parodies apostolic authority while severing its divine foundation.
Equally damning is the silence regarding St. Agnes' martyrdom. The virgin saint died in odium fidei—defending her consecration to Christ the King. Yet the ceremony occurs under an antipope who promotes syncretism, violating Quas Primas' mandate: “Nations… must submit to the rule of our Savior” (§19). By omitting Agnes' witness against religious indifferentism, the ritual neuters her testimony, reducing it to sentimental folklore.
Symptom of Systemic Apostasy
This spectacle exemplifies the conciliar sect's modus operandi: retain Catholic forms while gutting their substance. As Pius XI warned, when Christ is dethroned, “the entire human society had to be shaken” (Quas Primas §18). The “restored” lamb blessing—divorced from the Church's immutable lex orandi—becomes a weapon against Tradition. It perpetuates the illusion of continuity while operating within Vatican II's anthropocentric framework.
The article's final blasphemy lies in associating the pallia with June 29—feast of Sts. Peter and Paul. These apostles died upholding Roman primacy against counterfeit authorities. To bestow pallia on modernist “archbishops” on their feast day is to spit upon their martyrdom. Let true Catholics recall St. Paul's admonition: “A little leaven corrupts the whole lump” (Gal 5:9). The conciliar sect's rituals are leavened with heresy; no faithful soul may partake.
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Pope Leo XIV receives lambs on feast of St. Agnes (ewtnnews.com)
Date: 21.01.2026