The VaticanNews portal (February 4, 2026) reports on the planned “liturgical celebrations” of antipope Leo XIV, detailing a series of sacrilegious performances masquerading as Catholic worship. The schedule includes “penitential processions,” parish visits, and Holy Week ceremonies that systematically pervert the Church’s immutable liturgical tradition.
Naturalistic Substitution of Supernatural Sacrifice
The so-called “chrism Mass” in St. Peter’s Basilica on April 2 exemplifies the conciliar sect’s abandonment of sacramental theology. Sacrosanctum Concilium establishes that holy oils must be consecrated by the bishop during the true Chrism Mass – a single annual liturgy preceding Easter (Council of Trent, Sess. XXIII, cap. 2). By separating this ritual into a standalone event, the neo-church reduces sacramental efficacy to theatrical gesture, denying the ex opere operato nature of sacraments affirmed by Pope Pius XII (Mediator Dei, 1947).
The article’s reference to antipope Leo “reviving” the Holy Thursday Mass at St. John Lateran constitutes theological fraud. Pope Pius XII condemned such selective traditionalism: “They are greatly deceived who, while rejecting the sacred Liturgy, […] want the Mass restored to its primitive form” (Mediator Dei, 62). The Novus Ordo rite fundamentally corrupts the Mass of the Lord’s Supper through:
- Omission of the Mandatum‘s full rubrics requiring celebrants to wash only men’s feet
- Elimination of the Procession to the Altar of Repose
- Replacement of the Pange Lingua with vernacular hymns
Colosseum Syncretism Replaces Eucharistic Adoration
The planned Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum continues the conciliar sect’s blasphemous substitution of pagan spectacle for Eucharistic worship. While true Catholics observe Good Friday with the Mass of the Presanctified – adoring Christ’s real presence on the altar – the neo-church stages a naturalistic passion play. Pope Benedict XV explicitly forbade such theatrical representations: “The Church […] prohibits […] scenic representations in churches of the Lord’s Passion” (Canon 1268, 1917 Code).
This modernist innovation ignores the theologia crucis in favor of ecumenical theater. Lamentabili Sane condemns such attempts to “make Christ merely human” (Proposition 29), yet the article celebrates this event as “one of the most widely followed ceremonies” – revealing the sect’s obsession with popular appeal over doctrinal fidelity.
Pastoral Visits as Propaganda Tool
The parish visitation schedule exposes the conciliar sect’s democratization of ecclesial authority. By conducting “pastoral visits to strengthen connection with the diocese,” antipope Leo XIV apes true bishops while denying apostolic succession. Pope Pius VI condemned this inversion of hierarchy: “The Church […] must have the right to judge […] because of the necessity of unity and integrity of profession” (Auctorem Fidei, 1794).
These visits will inevitably feature:
- Communion distributed like common bread to “assembly participants”
- Fabricated “Eucharistic prayers” replacing the Roman Canon
- Altars turned into tables facing the people
All directly condemned by Pope Pius XII as “audacious innovations […] foreign to the sacred liturgy” (Mediator Dei, 61).
Easter Vigil Desecration
The announcement that the “Easter Vigil will take place in the atrium of St. Peter’s Basilica” completes the liturgical demolition. True Catholics recognize the Vigil as the mother of all vigils, requiring:
- Blessing of new fire and paschal candle in complete darkness
- Consecration of baptismal water through exorcisms
- Renewal of baptismal vows before Mass
The neo-church’s reduction to a “brief ceremony” constitutes apostasy from the faith defined at the Council of Trent: “If anyone says that […] the ceremonies […] of the Catholic Church […] are incentives to impiety […] let him be anathema” (Sess. XXII, Canon 7).
As antipope Leo XIV prepares to utter the blasphemous Urbi et Orbi from St. Peter’s balcony, Catholics recall Pius XI’s warning: “When once men recognize […] that Christ must reign in society […] then at last will many evils be cured” (Quas Primas, 24). The only proper response to these sacrileges is total rejection and adherence to the true Mass offered by validly ordained priests in communion with eternal Rome.
Source:
Pope Leo’s liturgical celebrations for February, March, and Holy Week (ewtnnews.com)
Date: 04.02.2026