Ultrajectine Orientalium Catolicam Ecclesia

Pastoral Letter On Faith In Everyday Life

His Eminence, Robert Matthew Gubala, DD, Ph.D., SCR

Archbishop-Metropolitan

Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Blessings!

We as a Christian Church believe that the Sacred Scriptures, handed down from of old, are the Divinely Inspired word of God, to that end we believe that also, through the great councils of the church prior to the Great Schism of 1054, which created the Canon of Scripture are to be believed in whole by the those who dare to call themselves Christian.

Natural Law and Christian Understanding of Marriage the Same

From the very beginning of time, as chronicled in the first pages of the bible, marriage and the family have been a priority with God. Marriage is intended for the safeguarding of the Human race and for the strengthening of the bonds of love between a naturally born male and a naturally born female.

For The Christian, Marriage Is A Sacrament

It is one of the seven Sacraments which the true Christian church celebrates as being one of the most important events in the lives of her people. It leaves an indelible mark upon our souls, an outward sign of and inwardly conferred grace, and the church requires that it be honored among all people. Those churches that wish to dilute these sacraments and allow the will of the “modernists” to bastardize the sanctity of these Sacraments, not only removes them from the grace of God, but places their flock on the path of doubtful salvation, and also puts the leadership on a direct path to eternal damnation.

The Christian Church in general and the Catholic Church in particular, in its efforts to preach the Biblical truths, has been met with militant efforts from the Gay, Lesbian and other special interest groups who wish to destroy it, and from those who wish to see God removed from every facet of our lives. They have worked tirelessly to create a society that is devoid of morals and ridicules those that hold these moralistic views and labels them as “hate mongers ” just because we believe that God created Man and Woman to live together in the bond and covenant of marriage, and that we believe that the only form of acceptable sexual expression is between a husband and a wife.

The recent efforts of these self-centered, self-indulged diabolical groups that wish to silence our voice and block the efforts of the Church have been mildly successful in convincing some government officials who are amoral and lack spinal fortitude to allow the sham of “same sex marriage” to pollute our society.

Equal In Dignity, Unique In God’s Gifts To Each, Complementary To The Other

God has created man and a woman each with the proper physiological attributes to continue the human race by procreation. It is unholy and unnatural for two men or two women to be united in anything that even resembles a marital union.

The authority of the man as the “spiritual head” of the family, has been chastised, scorned and nearly abolished. The effemination of the man in today’s society has brought the family to near extinction. This of course, is not to minimize the role that the women play and is equally important in the care and nurturing of their children.

It has been the mantra of many of the liberal pundits that it “takes a village to raise a child” this of course is misguided and a feeble attempt to justify the input of their warped sense of socialism into our daily lives. It takes a family to raise a child, a father and a mother, along with other nurturing family members.

We Must Not Acquiesce To The “Spirit of the Age”

Recent developments have contributed to the decay of society. The elimination of the “Blue Laws” which now allows for the opening of all retail outlets and other venues on Sundays. This sends a message to our children that faith and family takes second place to the pursuit of the almighty dollar. The replacement of God, Church and family, with soccer, football or baseball practice.

The restoration of the Lord’s day (Sunday), with Church and Sunday dinner should be of utmost priority. Parental involvement in the daily lives of their children and the elimination of the Television as the designated caregiver would go a very long way in re-establishing some sense of normalcy to our fast decaying society.

The Church Catholic has to accept some part of the blame for this troubling turn of events, from our lack of vigilance in educating the faithful properly in the ways of the faith, to the allowance of modern societal influences into our Churches.

Do Not Attach Yourself To Sinful Endeavors

We as a Catholic Church must with our brethren, discontinue any affiliation, consumption or association with any organization or business that supports anything contrary to the Church’s teachings. Not to do so will allow sinful activity to exist and thrive while we stand idly by allowing Satan to continue his evil works.

We must strive to achieve the restoration of Christ’s Bride, and her teachings to its place of Primacy within Society, our lives and the lives of our faithful.

Join me in our honorable fight. Onward Christian Soldiers! Given This July 30, 2008, In year of Our Lord, At Our Primatial See, In Rhode Island, USA.

Peace and blessings,

Most Reverend

Robert Matthew Gubala, DD, Ph.D., SCR

Archbishop-Metropolitan of the Catholic Apostolic National Church (United States)