GROTTO BLESSING

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CAR ACCIDENT

AirMaria is on the road in New Jersey. As we were heading southbound on the Garden State Parkway, two cars ahead of us collided, causing one car to go airborne before our eyes. One women crawled about 12ft away from her car and was in great pain. She had a rosary around her neck and one hanging in her car. Fr. Angelo gave her absolution.

FRIARY IN NEWARK

(L to R) Friar Augustine FI, Fr. Angelo FI, Fr. Glen CFR, Friar Roderic FI

Fr. Glen as always, told us to make ourselves at home so we cooked up some left-overs (rice and ham).

NEW GROTTO

A new grotto that Fr. Angelo will be blessing. Brian and Sue Mackewich (owners of grotto) have been good friends of ours for nearly 20yrs and have taught us much about media.

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If you are using an iPad or iPhone you can now view videos directly on AirMaria without having to go to YouTube. Apple does not allow the Flash Player (which up till now was universally accepted) on their iOS devices like iPad so it requires some extra effort to get a site to play video on them (although all Android devices like Samsung and Droid can play Flash). Since iPad and iPhone are taking up more and more of the viewing share and even Adobe, who makes Flash, is abandoning it, we decided to make the effort to accommodate Apple mobile users. Currently about 75% of the our videos are viewable on iPad and the rest (generally our oldest ones) will be available soon.

So if you are on an iPad or iPhone just click on the view button normally and then look for the iPad button that you see to the right and click on it. On the other hand if you see the “No iPad” button that you see to the left then you are out of luck. Although, you will probably find it on YouTube.

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Fra Gabriel makes the news again with his Skateboarding for God

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Today is our Fifth Year Anniversary here at AirMaria since our official start on the Feast of the Annunciation in 2007.

We look forward to many more years of spreading Franciscan, Marian, Catholic  teaching and devotion. We will be giving an update of AirMaria events and future plans after Easter.

Thank you for all the help to make it all possible.

Deo Gratias!!

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Fi News #131 – At The Tower Site ( 13min) >>> Play

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Here Friar Juniper gives his first news report, and this report is on the 1st radio station erected by the Franciscans of the Immaculate in America. Little by little we will put our own programs on this station.

Ave Maria!

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Maria, the wife of Eric Coates, made her profession as TOFI last Friday 24 February as Sr. Maria Therese of Our Lady of Fatima and St. Joseph and died Wednesday 7 March.  Her funeral should be Monday 19 March in Wantage, England.

Eternal rest grant unto her O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her, may she rest in peace. Amen.

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Russia has spread her errors, but she does make a nice bike. Some friars from Griswold messing around on their neighbors Russian built bike. The airmaria cameraman might try shooting from the sidecar this spring. This would have made shooting the “Pro Bikers Pro Life” bikers easier.

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The Franciscans of the Immaculate, inspired by the example of St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe, are seeking to conquer the world for the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus through the maternal mediation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The primary role of the contemplative branch is to sustain the Church, and more specifically the missions of the Franciscans of the Immaculate, by their hidden life of prayer and penance. Each Friary of the contemplative friars is called a Ritiro Mariano, which in Italian has the sense of a “Marian Hermitage” where the contemplatives retreat and pray. Recently the contemplative friars have undertaken the sacred and prayerful work of restoring altars. Your donations will aid the contemplative friars and their restoration work for the glory of God and the salvation of souls.  – http://www.novenamasses.org/

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Fi News #127 – Maria Coates ( 01min) >>> Play

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Congratulations to the thirteen MIM-ADWM members that took the Marian Vow and the two members who made the first level consecration in the MIM. One member, Maria Coates  made the Marian Vow on December 27th, The other twelve on January 7th .

Ave Maria!

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A Day With Mary at Oxford Oratory

We did our first ever live broadcast of a Day With Mary. We are still trying to find a good system that does not have ads since some of these are inappropriate. These broadcasts will be done on some Saturdays between 10am – 1530pm GMT or 5am to 12:30pm EST. They have these events every Saturday but they will be live broadcasted only as Internet connections from the locations permit. We will keep you posted.

Ave Maria!

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Fi News #123 – View From Car Park ( 17min) >>> Play

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In this video, part II of “Friars Are Stoked in England”, Friar Solanus gives an over view and simple tour of St. Joseph’s Church, the parish that the friars help out with in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England.

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Fi News #124 – The community at Mt St Francis with Fr. Gabriele ( 02min) >>> Play

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On December 15th, Feast of Our Lady Queen of the Seraphic Order, six young men were clothed (or “invested”) in the habit of St. Francis at our friary in New York. The rough, cruciform tunic is an outward expression of the form of life they desire to follow: that of Jesus Christ, poor, humble and crucified. The color grey (unbeknownst to many) is the original color worn by the sons of St. Francis. The blue tint of the fabric expresses their desire to live as the possession and property of Our Lady, battling for the salvation of souls beneath her Blue Mantle.
The investiture in the “habit of probation” marks one of the first steps in their vocational journey. God willing, this journey will take them to novitiate, then to their first profession of vows, and finally to perpetual profession.
Please remember these young men in your prayers, that Our Lord and Lady may bring to completion the good work begun in their souls.

Ave Maria!

Fr. Gabriele’s homily from the Mass immediately preceding this video is available here.

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Well, since we are celebrating the Feast of the Immaculate Conception today, I thought it would be a good time to give a long overdue mention of our John Duns Scotus DVD called “Blessed Duns Scotus, Defender of the Immaculate Conception” which is now available with English subtitles exclusively through Ignatius Press.

Blessed Duns Scotus Defender of the Immaculate Conception
	Availability: - In Stock Length: 85 minutes Edition: DVD Code: BDS-M Retail Price: $19.95 Web Sale Price: $17.95

The inspiring true story of the holy Franciscan priest and theologian who won a famous debate against the Dominicans in the 13th century in which he defended Our Lady’s great privilege of her Immaculate Conception, laying the groundwork for the Church to later define that as a dogma of the Catholic faith. Filmed in beautiful ancient monastery locations in Europe, Scotus is revealed as a humble and courageous apostle of the Faith against the oppressive anti-Catholic government in power. His public defense of the papacy as the head of the Church eventually got him thrown out of the country.

An important film for Americans since the Immaculate Conception is the Patroness of the USA, this acclaimed feature film stars Italian actor Adriano Braidotti in an award-winning performance as Blessed John Duns Scotus, who was Beatified by John Paul II. The movie won major awards for Best Movie and Best Actor at the 2011 International Catholic Film Festival.

This DVD contains the following language options: Italian with English and Spanish subtitles

This is a Region 1 DVD (playable ONLY in Bermuda, Canada, the Cayman Islands, United States and U.S. territories).

Sample images from the film:

via Blessed Duns Scotus – : Ignatius.

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( left to right )     Fr Gabriel, Fr Agnellus, Fra Solanus and Fra Raphael

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