To the beloved faithful of the Old Roman Apostolate

In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen.

My dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

As the College of Cardinals gathers in solemn Conclave, the eyes of the world turn once more toward Rome—toward the heart of Holy Church, where, behind closed doors, the successors of the Apostles now seek the will of the Holy Ghost.

This is not merely a moment of transition. It is a sacred pause—a time of pleading with Heaven, a time for every member of Christ’s Mystical Body to offer prayer, sacrifice, and supplication for the election of a true shepherd.

I exhort you: do not treat these days as political theatre or ecclesiastical spectacle. We are not waiting for a new administrator—we are begging God for a father. One who will speak the truth in love, defend the deposit of faith without compromise, and pour himself out for the salvation of souls.

In these times of grave confusion—when error is called compassion and fidelity is mocked as rigidity—the Church needs not a man of the world, but a man of God. We need a Pope who will strengthen what remains, call sinners to repentance, and restore what has been lost.

Therefore, I call on all our chapels and households throughout the Old Roman Apostolate, and all who love Christ and His Church: offer your rosaries, your fasts, your penances for this intention. Entrust the Conclave to Our Lady, Mater Ecclesiae, and ask the Holy Ghost to descend with light and fire.

And let us now pray together, using the words of our forebear, Archbishop Arnold Harris Mathew—praying not only for unity, but for the election of a faithful Vicar of Christ:

Prayer for the Election of a Good Shepherd

Almighty and everlasting God,
Whose only begotten Son, Jesus Christ the Good Shepherd, hath said: “Other sheep I have that are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they shall hear My voice, and there shall be one fold and one shepherd”;
look graciously upon Thy Church in this hour of expectation.

Let Thy rich and abundant blessing rest upon the whole household of faith, and especially upon those now assembled in Conclave, that they may be guided by Thy Holy Ghost to choose a shepherd after Thine own Heart—faithful, holy, and wise.

Enlighten, sanctify, and quicken Thy Church by the indwelling of the Holy Ghost,
that suspicions may be healed, prejudices overcome, and the scattered sheep brought to hear and follow the voice of their true Shepherd.
May all be drawn at last into the unity of the one fold of Thy Holy Catholic Church,
under the wise and loving governance of Thy chosen Vicar.

Through the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son,
Who with Thee and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth, one God, world without end. Amen.

In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen.

I.X.

Brichtelmestunensis
S. Stanislai Episcopi et Martyris MMXXV A.D.

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