No. 160, May 16, 2020

Holy Queen Mother’s House

This is a tradition I had not been aware of until recently, the transportation of her house from Nazareth to Loreto.

God has performed many miracles, some for our education, and some, like this one, to allow us to know, forever, the birth home of the Lord and the Holy Family.

An excellent article about it by Dr. Carol Byrne, comes to us from Tradition in Action.

An excerpt.

“Myth still tends to be associated with the Loreto tradition, and accusations are rife in the modern era that it was a pure invention, impossible to reconcile with the nature of historical reality. This was the position of the 20^th century modernists who acted on the assumption that miracles should not be taken into account if we are setting out to do “scholarly” work on past events and determine their historicity. And it is still the prevalent view among progressivist Catholics today.

“But, in cutting themselves off from the supernatural sources of divine intervention, they also severed any ties to what is most true about the world of reality, which they claim they can explain to others.

“The main charge – falsely levelled against the Loreto tradition – was that of credulity on the part of those who accepted it in the absence of reasonable proof or knowledge. To defend the tradition, we will show that there are grounds for both a truly Catholic and intellectually respectable belief that the Holy House was transported miraculously from Nazareth, with various stops along the way, to Loreto.

“In the first place, it is necessary to accept that it is possible for God to operate outside the laws that govern the physical world without violating the natural order; and that the miracles He wills to perform are not contrary to nature but above and beyond nature. Once that fundamental point is accepted, we move on to the inescapable conclusion that the possibility of such an event happening cannot be regarded as absurd by anyone who believes in Divine Providence and the ministry of Angels.

“We will proceed in our enquiry on the basis that this tradition has a claim to serious consideration, especially by Catholics.

“Let us consider the following facts that constitute convincing evidence for the authenticity of the miraculous translocations of the Holy House at the end of the 13^th century:

• Oral testimonies approved by the Church less than 20 years after the arrival of the Holy House in Loreto;
• The testimony of the innumerable miracles wrought in the Holy House and the Divine favors granted there;
• An unbroken tradition of acceptance by the Catholic world for over 700 years;
• The devotion of hundreds of Saints (1) and countless pilgrims who visited the site;
• Scholarly evaluation of the historical records;
• Valid scientific evidence obtained from expert analysis of the fabric of the Holy House proving its origin in Palestine and the impossibility of its being rebuilt in Loreto;
• Statements of over 40 Roman Pontiffs in official documents declaring the identity of the Holy House of Nazareth and that of Loreto, and granting indulgences to pilgrims;
• The concession of a Proper Office and Mass in 1699.”

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