It is a dark time. Islam runs rampant across Christian lands, priests are attacked or murdered in their churches, women brutally harassed if not out right raped. The servants of Satan lurk in the shadows to bring about the downfall of Holy Mother Church. Outrage and a desire for blood is on the tongue of those still loyal to their people and the True Church. It sounds like the 8th or 9th centuries doesn’t it? Yet, here we are in the year A.D. 2016.

The Call to Arms is sounding, the wave of Islamic aggression and expansion continues in a way not seen before and not encountered for several centuries. Blood is beginning to run through the streets, men cower in fear afraid to take a stand. Afraid to defend their families, their churches, and their nation. They fear being called “racist” or “bigot”. Yet are we not called to be hated as Christ was hated?

“If the world hate you, know ye, that it hath hated me before you.” John 15:18.

Thus were the Sons of New Rome born. In the heat of Satanic conquest in Europe, we reached out to those brothers who were taking a stand overseas. How could we Americans prevent what is happening to the Sacred homeland of the Faith from occurring here in the New World? Then it came, “Ora Et Labora” Prayer and Work. This was the call of the monastic life of the middle ages, and even an expression relevant to the Crusades through the centuries. The religious and secular combined to combat the evils who stood against Truth and Righteousness. From this were born mighty warriors like the Knights Templar, the Knights of Santiago, the Knights of Saint John, etc.

In his work In Praise of the New Knighthood St. Bernard of Clairvaux laid the groundwork for this Catholic call to war:

This is, I say, a new kind of knighthood and one unknown to the ages gone by. It ceaselessly wages a twofold war both against flesh and blood and against a spiritual army of evil in the heavens. When someone strongly resists a foe in the flesh, relying solely on the strength of the flesh, I would hardly remark it, since this is common enough. And when war is waged by spiritual strength against vices or demons, this, too, is nothing remarkable, praiseworthy as it is, for the world is full of monks. But when the one sees a man powerfully girding himself with both swords and nobly marking his belt, who would not consider it worthy of all wonder, the more so since it has been hitherto unknown? He is truly a fearless knight and secure on every side, for his soul is protected by the armor of faith just as his body is protected by armor of steel. He is thus doubly armed and need fear neither demons nor men. Not that he fears death–no, he desires it. Why should he fear to live or fear to die when for him to live is Christ, and to die is gain? Gladly and faithfully he stands for Christ, but he would prefer to be dissolved and to be with Christ, by far the better thing.”

This is the underlying philosophy of the men of New Rome. Men of prayer and action called to serve their Church and Nation against the evils of the modern world. Our goal is tri-fold:

1.) The formation of pious lay warrior-scholars through the study of martial and intellectual virtue and history. A revival of traditional masculinity is a must in this day and age of effeminacy and cowardice.

2.) The defense of our Church. In this we seek to train men in martial skills in order to protect those of the Royal Priesthood and the laity. The murder of a Priest in France and the stabbing of another in Belgium less than a month ago and less than weeks apart show that war is coming, righteous arms must be brought to bear. If need be let us be martyr’d so that our priests may continue their Holy Work.

3.) Active participation in the public square through political and religious activism. Men must once again take to the streets in holy pilgrimage and procession to bear witness to the faith. They must also take to the court houses, and capitols, they must take the seats of power that we may bring forth righteous and holy law to sanctify and restore our Nation to glory in the eyes of the Lord.

Corresponding to this is our call for a new “Crusade”, a Great Crusade not just of iron and steel and blood, but one of prayer, mortification, and love as well one to last eternally through the ages till the end of time till Christ returns. We ask all those who would join themselves to our cause either in official company with our brothers or as outside support to follow a three fold crusade corresponding to our goals: Spiritual, Physical, and Mental.

The Spiritual

All men are called to be prayerful, thus we ask all those who would align themselves with us to pray the most Holy Rosary to its completion daily. All are encouraged to follow the Romanist Rule(found on our main site) and pray the Divine Office as well as enroll in a Scapular. We must ask for the intercession of those most holy Saints, and the Blessed Virgin to aid us in our quest for personal and national holiness.

The Physical

All men, be they a young father in the military, or a man working in the office are asked to perform physical mortification through fitness and martial means. We encourage all men to regularly spend time at a gym or similar facility as well as take up a simple boxing or wrestling regiment. When persecution or war comes for our families or our Holy priests we must be ready and able to defend them by hand, steel, or gunpowder.

The Mental

All men should strive to improve their knowledge. They should study Holy Writ, The Lives of the Saints, philosophy, politics, and history. Through the understanding of these things men can grow in capacity to rebuke and defend themselves and the Church and its Teachings against those agents who would try to drown us out with their dribble. Those who cry that the Church is outdated, or wrong, or must change. We must challenge them on the field, not just of physical battle, but the intellectual as well. To take a stand against those who would curse us and the Church on social media or television in their wicked ignorance and degeneracy.

Ora Et Labora, these are to be the prayers and works of New Rome. Let us, in the spirit of the Holy Fathers and the great Catholic warriors who came before us conquer ourselves, our enemies, and proclaim Christ to our nation who has forgotten his love and truth.

God Bless you all, and God bless America. Deus Vult!