A Star and the Moon, Part II: The Lives of Alicja Lenczewska and St. Faustina Kowalska

26 Feb 2026
- By Paul Suski
- History & Art
In Part 1, I introduced a glimpse into the lives of our two Polish mystics, Alicja and Helena, journeying through their childhoods and early youth. For the former, we observed a path marked by the loss of a parent and the horrors of war, followed by the “dark night” of Stalinism (1949–1956). The narrative of her adulthood culminated in the pivotal moment of a powerful touch of grace in 1985. For the latter, we saw a childhood shadowed by a father lacking in empathy, followed by her persistence in gaining parental consent, then a growing attachment to earthly pleasures, and finally, the unexpected intervention of Jesus.
Alicja: A Life of Academic Rigor
In 1952, as a “freshly minted” teacher, Alicja began in the village of Banie, later moving to Gryfino. After completing studies in Gdańsk—once fully credentialed—she taught in Szczecin from 1966 to 1975, eventually becoming Associate Principal of the Pedagogical High School. As noted in her …More

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from Thursday of the 5th Week of the Great Fast, Fourth Ode

The end draws near, my Soul, the end draws near! Yet you do not care or prepare yourself. Time grows short; rise up, the Judge is close to the gates. The time of our life passes swiftly as a dream, as a flower. Why do we trouble ourselves in vain?

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Summa Theologica: First Section...Thomas Aquinas - TREATISE ON HUMAN ACTS, ACTS PECULIAR TO MAN - OF THE ACTS COMMANDED BY THE WILL...Download, print, and above all share !

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Cardinal Zen Warns of FSSPX Schism - But “Respect Conscience”

Traditionalists appear to be divided, Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen, 94, wrote today on his blog about the case of the Priestly Fraternity of St Pius X (FSSPX).
He suggests two things to consider:
1. A schism must be avoided with every effort, because it would cause serious and lasting damage to the Church.
2. A serious problem of conscience must also be respected: "How can someone be forced to follow teachings that evidently deny the Holy Tradition of the Church?"
Cardinal Zen doubts that a dialogue between the FSSPX and the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith will bear fruit:
"Tucho, who intends to undo the traditions of the Church - how could he not hate the FSSPX? He will probably be happy to see them excommunicated!"
Cardinal Zen trusts Pope Leo XIV, even though it is he who keeps Tucho as his prefect at the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. Cardinal Zen refers to Leo XIV as "the good Father".
"Pope Leo XIV is someone who listens. He understands, and he will help his …More

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Full text of Cardinal Zen:
The SSPX Case
Friday, 2nd week of Lent
Faced with the SSPX case, it seems that even traditionalists are divided. This is very understandable, as there are two things to consider:
A) Schism must be avoided at all costs, because it will cause serious and lasting damage to the Church; but on the other hand,
B) We must also respect a major problem of conscience: “How can we force someone to follow teachings that clearly deny the Holy Tradition of the Church?”
So, how can the case be resolved?
The SSPX has been sent to dialogue with the head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, but is there any hope for this dialogue?
Reading the first reading and the following responsorial psalm from today's Mass, it seems to me that we can see it this way:
Joseph = SSPX
Joseph's brothers = Cardinal Tucho
Ruben = Pope Leo (perhaps with the help of His Excellency Schneider)
“(Joseph's) brothers hated him.”
How can Tucho, who intends to undo the traditions of the …More

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RFK + The Universal Vaccine

RFK Wants a UNIVERSAL VACCINE – MAHA Bait & Switch
...the term “mRNA” is now toxic. It’s a red flag. It’s too obvious. Too many people either experienced harm or know someone who did. So the plan is a rebrand. A bait-and-switch.
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Peggy Hall | peggyhall.substack.com
Friends, you’ve been asking me for more coverage about Bob Kennedy’s universal vaccine program.
That’s right.
HHS has earmarked $500 million toward a universal vaccine using the mRNA platform. I covered this back in August when this story broke the news.
I don’t want any of you to be hoodwinked or bamboozled by Bob so please take time to watch my video below for my previous coverage.
Yep. Bob wants to promote what he’s calling a “universal vaccine” that supposedly mimics natural immunity.
Let that sink in for a moment. If the point is to mimic natural immunity… why not simply rely on oh, I don’t know…actual natural immunity??
In a press concert, Bob proudly …

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These Times of Antichrist

Servant Of Divine Mercy

Don't take any of these medical options; it'll either harm, Remotely Control (transhumanism) or kill you; most likely they are all abortion-tainted too and cause permanent sterilization.

Max Blumenthal guest on The Judge.

This war is getting crazier by the second. And we are not getting the truth. Max talks about why India hasn't said anything about the ship that was blown up in international waters close to India and Sri Lanka.
With Modi, I can believe it. It's also said by someone else in another video that it was not friendly fire that knocked three American planes down. Now that makes sense. I can see one. But three? So it seems trump rather lie to the people and make us look stupid and incompetent than to admit we were struck by another country. That's what his lying and pride will do to us.
Max Blumenthal : Gaza-like Horror in Tehran

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Funeral Denied for 1981 Coup Officer — Allowed for Homosexual Officer

Archbishop Juan Antonio Aznárez Cobo, 65, of the Military Ordinariate of Spain, refused permission for the funeral rites of Antonio Tejero Molina to be held at the Armed Forces Cathedral in Madrid.
No Canonical Explanation
Monsignor Aznárez Cobo personally informed Tejero’s family that the funeral scheduled for 25 March would not be permitted in the cathedral.
In a statement issued through their lawyer, the family expressed "deep sorrow and perplexity," noting that no canonical explanation had been provided for the decision.
They emphasised that Catholic funerals are not judgments on a person’s life, but rather prayers for the soul of the deceased and a source of consolation for those who mourn.
The Figure of Antonio Tejero
As a lieutenant colonel, Tejero led the armed seizure of the Spanish parliament during the 1981 Spanish coup attempt. He supported the Francoist system.
However, the coup collapsed following a televised address by King Juan Carlos I, after which Tejero was convicted …More

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Apostate pro-gay military bishop Juan Antonio Aznárez Cobo of Spain celebrated a sacrilegious funeral for a gay Officer …but refuses to officiate one for a practicing Catholic Officer
Para el teniente coronel LGTBI sí hubo misa en …

Massie goes off about Iran and the consequences. Short video.

Massie Debates Iran War Powers Resolution

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Meanwhile the GTV Mossad/CIA popups gaslighting Catholics continue.

ONLY THE CATHOLIC CHURCH! - We believe.

05.03.2026
ONLY THE CATHOLIC CHURCH! - We believe.
1. 1. That Lumen Gentium 16 (being saved in invincible ignorance) refers to a hypothetical and invisible case in 1965-2026.
2. 2.We interpret Creeds, Councils and Catechisms with a rational and not irrational premise and inference. So our conclusion is traditional.
3. 3. We cannot give someone the baptism of desire.It is not visible. We cannot meet a baptism of desire case in Rome in 2026.
4. 4. If someone is saved with the baptism of desire it will be known only to God. We cannot meet someone saved in invincible ignorance (LG 16).
5. 5. Ad Gentes 7 (all need faith and baptism for salvation) is aligned with the dogma extra ecclesiam nulla salus (Council of Florence 1442 etc) and Lumen Gentium 16 is not an explicit exception for extra ecclesiam nulla salus (EENS) or AG 7.
6. 6. Vatican Council II supports the dogma EENS and the Athanasius Creed (all need to be Catholic for eternal salvation) and an ecumenism of return to the …More

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"4. If someone is saved with the baptism of desire it will be known only to God. We cannot meet someone saved in invincible ignorance (LG 16)." EXACTLY. If such people exist, God alone knows and His Providence arranged the circumstances.

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"If I Ordained for the FSSPX, the Vatican Would Punish Me" - Bishop Schneider

Bishop Athanasius Schneider, Kazakhstan, gave an interview to Robert Moynihan, on March 2. Key points slightly paraphrased.
Inclusiveness of All Except the Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X
"The Vatican speaks about tolerance, about a synodal approach, about inclusiveness of all. But it is a contradiction when they are so harsh, so uncompromising with the Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X."
On the Proposal that FSSPX Must Wait Before Consecrating Bishops
"To say to the FSSPX, 'First we will discuss everything, and only afterward consider the consecration of bishops,' is simply not realistic. From a pastoral perspective, it does not take into account the concrete situation of the faithful and priests who depend on them."
Vatican Would Punish Bishops Who Ordain Priests for FSSPX
"The Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X is not yet regularized by Rome. Therefore they cannot simply ask a bishop — myself or another — to ordain their priests. If I were to ordain for the Priestly Fraternity of …More

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Catholics are not Jews nor are we Protestants we are Catholic because we reject the Jewish and Protestant Doctrine, Worship and believe the Catholic Church the only Church founded by Jesus Christ the ONLY mediator to the Father.
When the very thick and tall Temple veil was torn from top to bottom, that was the end of Gods covenant with the Jewish Religion. Everything they do now is in vein.
The Novus Ordo Problem
"This great rupture and revolution came after the Council with the so-called Mass of Paul VI, which was a horizontal Protestant style, anthropocentric style, very ambiguous doctrinally. [...] It is shaped as a kind of meeting of people… and the offertory prayers were invented or exported from the Jewish supper meals, destroying really the meaning of the sacrifice."

John Mary shares this
Pray like Breathing

Universal Law: No bishop or priest may forbid communion on the tongue, as affirmed by the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship (e.g., 2009 letter Redemptionis Sacramentum).

youtube.com/watch?v=XRlKF6oheCc
Communion on the Tongue: A Catholic Practice Explained
What Is Communion on the Tongue?

Communion on the tongue is a traditional method of receiving the Eucharist in the Catholic Church
, where the communicant kneels (or stands) and extends their tongue to allow the priest or extraordinary minister of Holy Communion to place the consecrated host directly onto it.
Historical Background
Early Church:
Receiving on the tongue has ancient roots, practiced widely in the early centuries of Christianity.
Medieval Period: It became the normative practice in the Latin Rite, emphasizing reverence and minimizing contact with the sacred species.
Post-Vatican II: After the Second Vatican Council (1962–1965), the option to receive in the hand was introduced in many regions, but receiving on the tongue remains a fully licit and respected practice.
Theological Significance
Expression of Reverence:
It underscores belief in the Real Presence—that the Eucharist is truly the …More

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Meant to post this days ago. Melania Trump Chairs UN Council: Russia Drops Bombshell on Ukraine School Attacks

Russian Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia delivered a pointed address to U.S. First Lady Melania Trump on Monday as she presided over a landmark UN Security Council briefing on children and education in conflict. In a session marked by high diplomatic tension, Nebenzia accused Western powers of using child protection as a tool for "political manipulation" while hushing up alleged Ukrainian military strikes on Russian educational infrastructure in Belgorod and Donbass. Addressing Mrs. Trump directly, Nebenzia rejected international allegations regarding the transfer of Ukrainian children as "disinformation," instead highlighting the role of the Vatican and Qatar in family reunifications. The exchange underscored the deep geopolitical divide as the United States began its presidency of the Security Council for March 2026.
Melania Trump Chairs UN Council: Russia Drops Bombshell on Ukraine School Attacks

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Video is 9:15 long.

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Exclusive: Trump says he must be involved in picking Iran's next leader

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Exclusive: Trump says he must be involved in picking Iran's next leader

President Trump told Axios in an interview Thursday that he needs to be personally involved in selecting Iran's next leader — just as he was in Venezuela.
Trump revealed this exclusively in an eight-minute phone call — his second conversation with us to explain his war planning.
Why it matters: Trump acknowledged that Mojtaba Khamenei, son of assassinated supreme leader Ali Khamenei, is the most likely successor — while making clear he finds that outcome unacceptable.
For several days, the Iranian regime has postponed the announcement of the new supreme leader. But statements by Iranian politicians on Thursday suggested an announcement could be imminent.
What he's saying: "They are wasting their time. Khamenei's son is a lightweight. I have to be involved in the appointment, like with Delcy [Rodriguez] in Venezuela," Trump said.
He added that he refuses to accept a new Iranian leader who would continue Khamenei's policies, which he said would force the U.S. back to war "in five …

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He can't even pick a good team. And he wants to put someone in power in ANOTHER country? No doubt by the order of bibi.
What's worse? A man who has so much pride, he won't admit he was part of the filth and evil with epstein? Or him going to war to with a country that posed NO threat to us so he can cover up his filth?
Everyone including Iranians are saying that trump is forced into bombing Iran. NO HE WAS NOT FORCED! HE MADE THAT DECISION to cover his rear end and killing many innocent people again.
IRAN IS NOT OUR PROBLEM! NO MATTER WHAT ANYONE TOLD YOU. America is our problem. He is destroying America for bibi and to hide his own crimes. As he commits more crimes in other countries.
This is a sick man. His pride is too deep. His lies are too great. He needs to go. Anyone notice how old he is getting? Slurring words and can't walk straight? He betrayed his own country. Betrays Russia and now Iran all for himself and bibi. Probably covering up for melania as well. we already know she …More

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youtube.com/watch?v=Fy2YM8MmV4c

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Leo XIV Meets Latin Mass Researchers

Today, Leo XIV received Prof. Stephen Bullivant and Dr. Stephen Cranney in audience. The Vatican didn’t provide details about the content of the meeting.
Bullivant is a professor of theology and sociology of religion and Cranney is a data scientist and demographer. They are known for their research on contemporary Catholicism, including survey work on Catholics’ attitudes toward the Mass in the Roman rite.
In a 2023 study, they found that about half of Catholics surveyed said they would be interested in attending the Mass in the Roman rite. Their research also found that the Latin Mass Catholics tends to be younger, with 44% of regular attendees under age 45, compared with 20% of other members in the same parishes.
Picture: © Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk, CC BY-NC-ND, #newsHxjkfhckdu

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REALLY!? He needs to meet with "Latin Mass Researchers" ....? For what? (Sounds like "believe the science' during the covid church mandates of anti-pope Bergoglio) Hasn't he (Leo) read writings of Saints/Martyrs/Fathers/Apostles that go back to over 2000 years? Did he get so 'vacant' in whatever part of South America he rode on donkeys, llamas or alpacas...that he lost his Catholic brain compass and does not want to 'offend Tucho'?! What a ridiculous circus is continuing at the Vatican.... "trust the science" they told us! 😷 Support for the SSPX all the way; although no one is perfect, at least they profess Catholicism of the Ages! 🙏

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When will Catholics realize that they don't need permission from anyone to attend Holy Mass?

Am I (not) allowed to share my own post?

This Is What

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Approach God this Lent with the humility and contrite heart of the prodigal son - LifeSite

Sat Mar 7, 2026 - 12:01 am ESTWed Mar 4, 2026 - 5:26 am EST
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LifeSiteNews) — The station is the church of Saints Peter and Marcellinus, two celebrated martyrs of Rome, under the persecution of Diocletian. Their names are inserted in the Canon of the Mass.
COLLECT
Grant, Lord, we beseech thee, this saving effect of our fast, that the chastisement of the flesh, which we have undertaken, may become the improvement of our souls. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
EPISTLE
The Lesson is from the book of Genesis 27:6-40
In those days: Rebecca said to her son Jacob: I heard thy father talking with Esau thy brother, and saying to him, “Bring me of thy hunting, and make me meats that I may eat, and bless thee in the sight of the Lord, before I die.” Now, therefore, my son, follow my counsel; and go thy way to thy flock, bring me two kids of the best, that I may make of them meat for thy father, such as he gladly eateth; which when thou hast brought in, and he hath eaten, he may bless thee before …

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Luxembourg: first vote to place abortion in the Constitution

Luxembourg - The freedom to have recourse to voluntary termination of pregnancy is guaranteed. The law shall determine the conditions under which that freedom is exercised. That is the formula approved by Luxembourg’s Chambre des Députés on 3 March 2026 in the first constitutional vote on proposed revision No. 8379. The step is politically significant, but in legal terms it must be made clear that the reform has not yet been completed, because an amendment to the Luxembourg Constitution requires two successive votes, separated by at least three months, both with a two-thirds majority.
How the proposal originated
The initiative came from deputy Marc Baum of déi Lénk, who tabled the proposal on 7 May 2024. The original text was broader than the version that has now reached the first vote: it stated that “the right to voluntary termination of pregnancy as well as the right to contraception are guaranteed. The law shall determine the conditions under which free and effective …

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Abtreibung in die Verfassung Luxemburgs?