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Homily #120524 ( 09min) Play – Fr. Angelo preaches on the Feast of the Dedication of the Basilica of St. Francis and although St Francis did not build this church he was called by Our Lord from the St. Damiano Cross to rebuild His Church which He said was in great need of repair. Fr. Angelo preaches on this fact and that the chapel building St. Francis was in was, in fact, physically falling down and how he took this at first as meaning to rebuild church buildings. But he soon realized that it was a call to renew the entire Church of Christ and it is this work which he did so successfully that resulted in the construction of the Basilica in his memory.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Dedication of the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi – Feast – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: rev 21:1-5
Resp: psa 95:1-7
Gsp: joh 10:22-30

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Homily #120523 ( 05min) Play – Fr. Dominic preaches on the need to avoid the spirit of the world that suggests we would loose ourselves in selfish pleasures, instead we should keep our eyes on God and live for eternal life, looking out for others as Jesus did.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Wednesday 7th Week of Easter – Wkdy – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: act 20:28-38
Resp: psa 68:29-30, 33-35, 35-36
Gsp: joh 17:11-19

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Homily #120522 ( 04min) Play – Fr. Dominic preaches on the need to keep focused on the finish line in the great race that is our life. As both the first reading and the Gospel mentions, God is our goal and so we need to live by serving Him in holiness and so have the consolation at the end of our life that we will be welcomed by Him.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Tuesday 7th Week of Easter – Wkdy – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: act 20:17-27
Resp: psa 68:10-11, 20-21
Gsp: joh 17:1-11

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Homily #120521 ( 05min) Play – Fr. Angelo preaches on the how Jesus tells His disciples that He has conquered the world. He tells them this in order to give them the strength to endure the upcoming scandal of the crucifixion where they will be scattered, as well as to endure the other problems they will have in this world.
Ave Maria!

Mass: Monday 7th Week of Easter – Wkdy – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: act 19:1-8
Resp: psa 68:2-3, 4-5, 6-7
Gsp: joh 16:29-33

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Homily #120520 ( 15min) Play – Fr. Angelo preaches on the Gospel according to St. John where Jesus prays to His Father that His apostles would be protected and would maintain unity in charity and truth. He does this because He was about to leave them as far as a visible presence in concerned by being crucified for our sins. Then He was Resurrected and Ascended into heaven but promised that He would send the Holy Spirit who will give them the needed graces. So they prayed for the coming of the Comforter in the upper room for nine days completing the first novena of prayer.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Sunday 7th Week of Easter – Sunday – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: act 1:15-17, 20-26
Resp: psa 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20
2nd: 1jo 4:11-16
Gsp: joh 17:11-19

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Ascension Sunday, 20 May 2012

“Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up to heaven? This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven shall come in the same way as you have seen Him going up to heaven.”

Acts 1:11

Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Ascension today as mandated by Bishops Conference for Dioceses England and Wales. Thus we raise our thoughts to heaven where, as we see in today’s Epistle (more…)

Homily #120517 ( 09min) Play – The glory of this day when our Lord ascended into Heaven is beyond our mind. Our Lord ascended only after 40 days after His resurrection in order to correct and strengthen  His disciples.

Ave Maria!
Mass: Ascension of the Lord Thursday – Solemnity – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: act 1:1-11
Resp: psa 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9
2nd: eph 1:17-23
Gsp: mar 16:15-20

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Homily #120516 ( 08min) Play - In today’s Gospel Our Lord teaches us many truths about the Holy Spirit. “But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth.”
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Mass: Ordinary Form -  St. Margaret of Cortona - Memorial
Readings:
1st Reading: Acts 17:15, 22-18:1
Responsorial Psalm: 148:1-2, 11-12, 13, 14
Gospel: John 16:12-15

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Mass: Ordinary Form - Tuesday 6th Week of Easter
Readings:
1st Reading: Zephaniah 3:14-18
Responsorial: Isaiah 12:2-3, 4, 5-6
Gospel: Luke 1:39-56

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Homily #120514 ( 06min) Play - As Our Lord exhorts us in today’s Gospel, St. Matthias, at the end of his apostolic ministry, laid down his life for his friends.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Ordinary Form - St. Matthias the Apostle – Feast
Readings:
1st Reading: Acts 1:15-17, 20-26
Responsorial Psalm: 113:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8
Gospel: John 15:9-17

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Homily #120513 ( 35min) Play – Fr. Bonaventure on the Gospel message “This I command you, Love one another as I love you.”  He reflects that following God’s commandments is the way to love Him and so abide in His love and so be able to love ones neighbor. There is no opposition between love and the law for love fulfills the law and obeying the law fulfills love. This is what Jesus did on the Cross for all of us.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Sunday 6th Week of Easter – Sunday – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: act 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48
Resp: psa 98:1, 2-3, 3-4
2nd: 1jo 4:7-10
Gsp: joh 15:9-17

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Homily #120513t ( 09min) Play - In confirmation we are given the grace to give witness to the truth of Christ. God never gives a test without the means to pass.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Sunday 6th Week of Easter – Sunday – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: act 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48
Resp: psa 98:1, 2-3, 3-4
2nd: 1jo 4:7-10
Gsp: joh 15:9-17

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Fifth Sunday After Easter

13 May 2012

“Amen, amen, I say to you if you ask the Father anything in my name, he will give it to you.” Jn. 16:23

Once again, today’s liturgy again, as in the past four Sundays after Easter, prepares us for Jesus’ Ascension, (more…)

Homily #120512 ( 05min) Play – We anticipate the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima today because it falls on Sunday this year.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Saturday 5th Week of Easter – Wkdy – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: act 16:1-10
Resp: psa 100:1-2, 3, 5
Gsp: joh 15:18-21

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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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