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Homily #110423 ( 11min) Play – The angels when dealing with Jesus’ Apostles and disciples, deals with slowness of faith and understanding. We see this slowness on the road to Emmaus. There is nothing to big in our life that our Lord cannot help us with.
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Mass: Holy Saturday (Easter Vigil) – – Form:
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I wrote the following eleven years ago, when I had the poetry bug:

I waited expectantly for Spring,
I thought I saw it rounding
The corner of March to sing
An April Easter hymn of praise.

Magnolia blooms peaking from barky bunkers
And Daffodil patches of trumpet heads were raised.
But paradise portendings and painted
Skies of azure brilliance were wanting,
With foggy afternoons of glum and tainted
Mornings of frost, knifing at unbundled backs.
But so is Spring, at least of my earth,
Neurotic and New England fickle, cracks
Our perking senses poised for beauty. . .
But, ah! Beauty there is, still clothed in gray,
Bleeding and drooped beneath the moody
Clouds, shrieking: “It is finished!”
And howling winds give way
To silence with sudden change diminished.

I waited expectantly for Spring,
I thought I saw it rounding
The corner of March to sing
An April Easter hymn of praise.
I did see it,
And I wait.

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MEDITATION:

Jesus is dead. From his heart, pierced by the lance of the Roman soldier, flow blood and water: a mysterious image of the stream of the sacraments of Baptism and the Eucharist by which the Church is constantly reborn from the opened heart of the Lord. Jesus’ legs are not broken like those of the two men crucified with him. He is thus revealed as the true Paschal Lamb, not one of whose bones must be broken (cf Ex 12:46).

And now, at the end of his sufferings, it is clear that, for all the dismay that filled people’s hearts, for all the power of hatred and cowardice, he was never alone. There are faithful ones who remain with him. Under the cross stand Mary, his Mother, the sister of his Mother Mary, Mary Magdalene, and the disci­ple whom he loved. A wealthy man, Joseph of Arimathea, appears on the scene: a rich man is able to pass through the eye of a needle, for God has given him the grace. He buries Jesus in his own empty tomb, in a garden. At Jesus’ burial the cemetery becomes a garden, the garden from which Adam was cast out when he aban­doned the fullness of life, his Creator. The garden tomb symbolizes that the dominion of death is about to end. (more…)

Homily #110422 ( 06min) Play – Today the price was payed for our redemption through the passion and death of our Lord Jesus. Though redeemed we must follow in our Lord’s footsteps by carrying our own cross.
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Mass: Good Friday – – Form:
Readings:
1st: isa 52:13-53:12
Resp: psa 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25
2nd: heb 4:14-16, 5:7-9
Gsp: joh 18:1-19:42

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Hosanna to the Son of David!
Blessed is He that cometh in the Name of the Lord.
O King of Israel:
Hosanna in the Highest! (Antiphon, Palm Sunday, cf. Mt 21:9;).

Hypocrites, well hath Isaias prophesied of you, saying:  This people honoureth me with their lips: but their heart is far from me (Mt 15:7).

The sacred liturgy offers us an opportunity, in this most holy of weeks, to enter into the history of our Lord’s suffering, death and resurrection.  Our presence at the Sacred Triduum is a proclamation of our faith in that the Christ of History and the Christ of Faith are one and the same.  Some scripture scholars have the tendency to demythologize the gospel accounts, and, inversely, some commentators on the liturgy have the tendency to mythologize the Easter liturgy.  In fact, the gospels are historical and the liturgy brings us into contact with that sacred and sacramental history.

Christopher West, as I have mentioned many times before, has tended to sexualize the liturgy.  (more…)

Homily #110421 ( 17min) Play – We priest and religious are very capable of betraying our Lord, us who live in the presence of the Holy Eucharist, our Lord Himself. We need to love as He loved. A love that is thoughtful of others and forgetful of self.

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Mass: Holy Thursday Chrism – – Form:

Readings:

1st: isa 61:1-3, 6, 8-9

Resp: psa 89:21-22, 25, 27

2nd: rev 1:5-8

Gsp: luk 4:16-21

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Missions #1 – The St Pio of Pietrelcina House of Charity in Brazil ( 13min) >>> Play

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See what the sisters are doing for the orphan girls at St Pio of Pietrelcina House of Charity in Brazil.

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We see then in the scene of the washing of the feet that the Evangelist interprets here not only Christology but also Christian anthropology. I should like to discuss three points illustrating this statement:

• First, seen in this way, not only do the life and death Jesus cohere but also the sacraments of baptism and penance which emerge from the font which is the love of Jesus. The life and death of Jesus, and baptism and penance are together the divine font opening the way to freedom and giving access to the table of life.
•  Second, this scene likewise interprets the spiritual content of baptism: the permanent “yes” to love, with faith as the central act of the spiritual life.  
• Third, starting from these two points, an ecclesiology and a Christian ethic develop. To accept the washing of feet means entering into the Lord’s action, sharing in it ourselves, letting ourselves be identified with that action. To receive this washing means to continue with Christ to wash the soiled feet of the world. Jesus says, “If I, then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet” (13:14). (more…)

Homily #110420 ( 04min) Play – Our Lord takes the sins we have committed and places there weight upon Himself for love of us.

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Mass: Wednesday in Holy Week – Form: EF, In Nomine Iesu

Readings:

1st: isa 62:11, 63:1-7

2nd: isa 53:1-12

Gsp: luk 22:39-23:53

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Homily #110419 ( 07min) Play – St. Mark records much of the accounts of St. Peter, not very flattering. We can see in Peter a reflection of ourselves, our weak, fearful selves.

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Mass: Tuesday in Holy Week – Form: EF, Nos Autem
Readings:
1st: jer 11:18-20
Gsp: mar 14:32-15:46

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MaryCast Specials #111 ( 14min) Play – Dr. Mark Miravalle gives a longer presentation than previous episodes and quotes a large section of the prophetic message from 1955 of very great importance on the need for the prayer of Our Lady of All Nations and the need for the proclamation of the fifth Marian Dogma.

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To ask questions regarding Mary, email Dr Mark Miravalle: marycast@airmaria.com

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MEDITATION:

On Jesus’ Way of the Cross, we also find Mary, his Mother. During his public life she had to step aside to make place for the birth of Jesus’ new family, the family of his disciples. She also had to hear the words: “Who is my mother and who are my brothers? … Whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother, and sister, and mother” (Mt 12:48-50).

Now we see her as the Mother of Jesus not only physi­cally, but also in her heart. Even before she con­ceived him bodily, through her obedience she conceived him in her heart. It was said to Mary: “And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son. He will be great and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David” (Lk 1:31£f.). And she would hear from the mouth of the elderly Simeon: “A sword will pierce through your own soul” (Lk 2:35). She would then recall the words of the prophets, words like these: “He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; he was like a lamb that is led to slaughter” (Is 54:7).

Now it all takes place. In her heart she had kept the words of the angel, spoken to her in the beginning: “Do not be afraid, Mary” (Lk 1:30). The disciples fled, yet she did not flee. She stayed there, with a mother’s courage, a mother’s fidelity, a mother’s goodness, and a faith that did not waver in the hour of dark­ness: “Blessed is she who believed” (Lk 1:45). “Nevertheless, when the Son of man comes, will he find faith on earth?” (Lk 18:8). Yes, in this moment Jesus knows he will find faith. In this hour, this is his great consolation. (more…)

Homily #110418 ( 05min) Play – The conflict between Jesus and His adversaries increases as the time of the passion comes nearer, but also in this time we see something beautiful; someone giving to Jesus the best of what they have.
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Mass: Monday in Holy Week – Form: EF, Iudica Domine
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Face of Pro-Life #131 – Corinn Dahm and guest Bill O’Brien ( 30min) >>> Play

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Hostess Corinn Dahm and guest Bill O’Brien, president of Connecticut Right to Life, speak on the activities of CT Right to Life and how people can stay informed and participate in the political process. He also discusses the various bills being presented to the CT State legislature.

• Ultra Sound Bill – Where a women is given an option to see an ultra sound or their baby before getting an abortion.
• Parental notification bill
• Born Alive bill for injuries to unborn child that survive to birth.
• Forced abortion bill suggested by CT Right to Life but not picked up by legislature in response to violence against pregnant women.
• Sustinet – A health care bill for Connecticut and the effect of Obama care, how this effects private insurance, the overall  cost of healthcare, rationing of healthcare, concience clauses.

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Homily #110417 ( 14min) Play – Fr. Angelo preaches on the contrast between Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem and the curses and condemnations that followed a few days later. This contrast is highlighted by the Ordinary Form where the two events of Palm Sunday and Passion Sunday are combined into one liturgical event.
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Mass: Palm Sunday – Form:
Readings:
1st: isa 50:4-7
Resp: psa 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24
2nd: phi 2:6-11
Gsp: mat 26:14-27:66

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