To the beloved faithful of the Old Roman Apostolate
In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen.
Statement of the Primus of the Old Roman Apostolate on the Election of Pope Leo XIV
“Habemus Papam!”—These ancient and joyful words, once more resounding from the heart of Christendom, proclaim to the world the election of a new Bishop of Rome, the servant of the servants of God.
The Old Roman Apostolate extends its respectful greetings and fervent prayers to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A., upon his elevation to the Chair of Saint Peter. In this hour of grave responsibility and sacred trust, we pray that the Holy Father may be richly endowed with wisdom, courage, and apostolic zeal.
It is our sincere hope that the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV may be marked by a true restoration of Catholic unity through fidelity to the deposit of faith, the perennial magisterium, and the unbroken liturgical and moral tradition handed down from the Apostles. In a time of moral confusion and doctrinal eclipse, the world and the Church cry out for clarity, sanctity, and fatherhood.
Though the Old Roman Apostolate remains apart in discipline and governance due to the exigencies of the current ecclesial crisis, we do not cease to pray for reconciliation in truth, and for a Roman Pontiff who will confirm his brethren in the faith, as Christ commanded.
May Our Blessed Lady, Queen of the Apostles, protect and guide the new Pope. May Saint Peter intercede for his successor, that he may govern the Church with a heart conformed to the Heart of Christ, the Good Shepherd.
Ad multos annos, Sancte Pater Leo!
In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen.
I.X.
Brichtelmestunensis
In Apparitione S. Michaëlis Archangeli MMXXV A.D.
Deus, omnium fidelium Pastor et Rector, famulum tuum Leonem, quem pastorem Ecclesiae tuae praeesse voluisti, propitius respice: da ei, quaesumus, verbo et exemplo, quibus praeest, proficere; ut ad vitam, una cum grege sibi credito, perveniat sempiternam. Per Dominum nostrum Iesum Christum, Filium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti Deus, per omnia saecula saeculorum. Amen.
O God, the Shepherd and Ruler of all Thy faithful people, mercifully look upon Thy servant Leo, whom Thou hast been pleased to set as pastor over Thy Church: grant him, we beseech Thee, to profit both by word and example those over whom he is set, so that together with the flock committed to his care, he may attain unto life everlasting. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.
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