Of solemnities and soldiers

Zenit reports the bishops of England and Wales have responded to diminished observance of holy days of obligation by transferring the solemnities of Our Lord to the nearest Sunday. While the move is intended to deepen the the faith and understanding of these mysteries of the life and mission of Christ, it remains to be seen if such changes have the desired effect. While there is merit in transferring solemnities to the nearest Sunday, keeping them on the date assigned is a way of encouraging the faithful to give up that little extra time during the week for Christ and priests can always celebrate an evening Mass, providing those who must study or work opportunity to worship God and enter into the mysteries of Christ's life.

Also the Father General of the Jesuits in an interview with Zenit said among other things, "It is not strange that, in the service of the Church, some abandoned the security of the trenches to launch themselves defenseless beyond the orthodox demarcations in search of new answers to new problems ... On examining the state of the Society at the meeting of all the major superiors ... we came to the conclusion that the spiritual health of Jesuits was good. The instrument to measure Jesuits' spiritual health has always been and continues to be, unconditional consecration to the mission ... The Pope reminded us recently what the Church expects from the Society with special emphasis on the field of philosophy and theology traditionally cultivated by the Jesuits."

I think the Jesuits need to pay a little more attention to the Rules of the Orthodox Faith as given in the Spiritual Exercises, which still hold true despite their being originally written against the Protestant heresies:

1. All judgment laid aside, we ought to have our mind ready and prompt to obey, in all, the true Spouse of Christ our Lord, which is our holy Mother the Church Hierarchical.
9. To praise all precepts of the Church, keeping the mind prompt to find reasons in their defence and in no manner against them
11. To praise positive and scholastic learning. Because, as it is more proper to the Positive Doctors, as St. Jerome, St. Augustine and St. Gregory, etc., to move the heart to love and serve God our Lord in everything; so it is more proper to the Scholastics, as St. Thomas, St. Bonaventure, and to the Master of the Sentences, etc., to define or explain for our times the things necessary for eternal salvation; and to combat and explain better all errors and all fallacies. For the Scholastic Doctors, as they are more modern, not only help themselves with the true understanding of the Sacred Scripture and of the Positive and holy Doctors, but also, they being enlightened and clarified by the Divine virtue, help themselves by the Councils, Canons and Constitutions of our holy Mother the Church. [Let us not forget what Martin Luther himself said, "Get rid of Thomas, and I will rid you of the Church."]
13. To be right in everything, we ought always to hold that the white which I see, is black, if the Hierarchical Church so decides it, believing that between Christ our Lord, the Bridegroom, and the Church, His Bride, there is the same Spirit which governs and directs us for the salvation of our souls. Because by the same Spirit and our Lord Who gave the ten Commandments, our holy Mother the Church is directed and governed.

Also some of them may need a second opinion about their spiritual health because unconditional consecration to the mission does not necessarily mean unconditional fidelity to the Catholic faith whilst preaching and teaching.