Modernist Compassion vs. Our Lord's Compassion - Fr. James Marshall 07-26-25

SummaryFr. James Marshall preaches on the miracle of the multiplication of loaves and fishes, drawing from both Gospel accounts to reveal their symbolism and their prefigurement of the Holy Eucharist. The first multiplication (five loaves, twelve baskets) symbolizes Christ’s fulfillment of the Jewish Law and His feeding of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. The second multiplication (seven loaves, seven baskets) symbolizes the fullness of salvation offered to the Gentile nations. Together, they manifest the universality of Christ’s compassion—His desire to feed both Jew and Gentile through His one, true Church.The miracle is also a clear prefigurement of the Holy Eucharist—Christ’s Body and Blood offered sacrificially on Calvary and perpetuated in an unbloody manner at every true Mass until the end of time. Importantly, the Gospels present this as a literal, supernatural miracle—Christ created bread and fish ex nihilo, something only God can do.Fr. Marshall warns against modernist reinterpretations of miracles, which strip them of their supernatural character and reduce them to natural moral lessons. He cites Pope Pius IX’s Syllabus of Errors and Pope St. Pius X’s denunciations of modernism as “the synthesis of all heresies.” Pius X mandated that clergy take the Oath Against Modernism—abolished by Paul VI in 1967—and urged bishops to “hunt down and crush” modernism without compromise.The modernist distortion he focuses on is the “miracle of sharing” interpretation, promoted by false popes Francis and Leo XIV. This heretical view claims that some in the crowd had hidden bread and were inspired by Jesus to share it, rather than acknowledging a true supernatural creation. Such an interpretation removes Christ’s divine power from the equation, replacing divine compassion with mere human solidarity, and ultimately denies His divinity.Fr. Marshall equates this lie to the serpent’s deception of Eve—substituting man’s word for God’s. Modernists would have us believe not the Church’s constant teaching on Christ’s miracles, but their own rationalist re-readings. He warns that Leo XIV and the Vatican II false hierarchy are feeding the Church the poison of modernism and must be denounced. The faithful must study and hold fast to the traditional Catholic teaching on the divinity of Christ and His miracles, fighting modernism with all their strength through the intercession of Our Lady, Seat of Wisdom.Key Quotes“Only God could perform such a miracle… Our Lord multiplied in His hands the five loaves, which were multiplied by Him who made the earth.”“Modernists assert that the multiplication of the loaves and fishes was merely a miracle of sharing.”“Sharing is a natural activity, not a supernatural activity… an expression of human compassion, not of divine compassion.”“Modernists think they are God and deny that Jesus Christ is God.”“We must have nothing to do with Leo the fourteenth. We must denounce him and his false teachings.”Key Points and Takeaways1. Literal Miracle and SymbolismFirst multiplication: five loaves (Torah) and twelve baskets (Twelve Tribes of Israel) = fulfillment for the Jews.Second multiplication: seven loaves, seven baskets = fulfillment for the Gentiles.Demonstrates the universality of Christ’s compassion and the Catholicity of His Church.2. Prefigurement of the EucharistThe miracle anticipates Christ’s institution of the Holy Eucharist at the Last Supper.The same Sacrifice of Calvary is perpetuated at every valid Mass until the end of time.3. Modernist Heresy of “Sharing”False popes claim the miracle was about sharing food already present, not divine creation.This interpretation strips Christ of divine action and makes man the source of the “miracle.”4. Condemnations of ModernismPope Pius IX and Pope St. Pius X explicitly condemned such rationalist re-readings.St. Pius X: modernists must be fought without compromise—abolition of Oath Against Modernism in 1967 enabled their spread.5. Dangers of ModernismReduces supernatural events to natural moral lessons.Ultimately denies Christ’s divinity and His role as the source of grace and salvation.ConclusionFr. Marshall’s sermon defends the traditional Catholic understanding of the miracle of the loaves and fishes as a true supernatural act of divine power, not a moralistic fable about human sharing. It exposes the modernist agenda to reframe miracles as human achievements, thus removing the necessity of Christ as God and Savior. He warns that the Vatican II hierarchy, especially Leo XIV, promotes this heresy, and urges the faithful to reject them entirely.The remedy is to cling to the Church’s traditional teaching, fight modernism as St. Pius X commanded, and affirm both the divinity of Christ and the reality of His miracles. Through the Rosary and the intercession of Our Lady, Catholics must remain steadfast in the true Faith.Sedevacantist, Pre-Vatican II CommentaryThis homily exposes one of the clearest indicators of the false Church: denial or distortion of Christ’s miracles. The “miracle of sharing” is not just a weak homily point—it is a direct heresy that:Denies the supernatural power of Christ.Substitutes natural compassion for divine grace.Shifts the source of salvation from God to man.Such teaching cannot come from the true Catholic Church, which is indefectible and cannot lead the faithful into error. This confirms that the Vatican II hierarchy is a counterfeit sect.The rejection of modernism is not optional—it is a matter of salvation. As Pope St. Pius X warned, modernism is the synthesis of all heresies, and its presence in the Vatican proves that the visible institution there is no longer Catholic. The faithful must separate themselves from these impostors and remain with the true Catholic Faith in belief and practice.TrueCatholicFaith.com