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Homily #100306 ( 12min) Play – Today’s Gospel is the parable of the Prodigal Son and Fr. Angelo preaches on the need to be willing to embrace those who come back to the Father, come back to the Faith. This involves not having too high of an opinion of our own spiritual progress.
Ave Maria! Mass readings
?1: Mic 7:14-15,18-20
R: Ps 103:1-4,9-12
G: Lk 15:1-3,11-32

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Homily #100305 ( 06min) Play – In today’s Gospel we read: “By the Lord this has been done; and it is wonderful in our eyes.” Both the first reading (Joseph’s prophecy that he will rule over his brothers) and the Gospel (The parable of the vineyard tenants) talk of extraordinary prophecies. Fr. Angelo preaches on how these prophecies are at first rejected but in the end they are fulfilled by this very rejection and even become the means to save the rejectors. This is especially true with Christ.
Ave Maria! Friday of the Second Week in Lent – Mass: EF, Ego Autem – Readings: 1st: gen 37:6-22 – Gsp: mat 21:33-46

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Homily #100304 ( 07min) Play – In the parable of Lazarus and Dives, Dives asks Abraham even for a drop of water to relieve his sufferings in Hell, but the time for mercy had passed. He had many opportunities during his life to give mercy to Lazarus and so gain mercy from God, but he did not. Let us take heed.
Ave Maria! Thursday of the Second Week in Lent – Mass: EF, Deus In Adiutorium – Readings: 1st: jer 17:5-10 – Gsp: luk 16:19-31

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Homily #100303 ( 07min) Play – Jesus prophesies His death,  the seats at our Lord’s right and left are asked for, and the apostles become indignant at the two brothers.
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Homily #100302 ( 05min) Play – What matters is that the Will of God is done. The authority of the Pharisees remained, our Lord only said to do as they say and not as they do.
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Homily #100228 ( 16min) Play – Fr. Angelo Geiger preaches on today’s Gospel of the Transfiguration of the Lord on Mount Tabor in front of Peter, James and John. Jesus does this in order to strengthen the faith of his disciples so that they could survive the scandal of the Crucifixion. We need to take note that only one of these three disciples remained with Jesus at the foot of the Cross. So we need to make sure that we fully apprehend all the revelations that we are given through our Holy Faith, especially Our Lord’s presence in the Eucharist.
Ave Maria! Mass readings
1: Gen 15:5-12,17-18
R: Ps 27:1,7-9,13-14
2: Phil 3:17-4:1
G: Lk 9:28-36

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Homily #100217 ( 08min) Play – How time flies, even in Lent. This time of penance comes and goes before we know it. Let us participate in the grace of Easter by participating in the 40 days of Lent.
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Homily #100213 ( 08min) Play – Fr Angelo preaches on the Gospel for the Memorial of Our Lady on a Saturday. Our Lady and St Joseph seek our Lord for three days before finding him in the Temple, but all the while they new the questions that they had in their hearts would be answered. We too need patience in this regard.
Ave Maria! Mass readings Luk 2:43-52

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Homily #100212 ( 08min) Play – Fr. Angelo reflects on the curing of the deaf man in today’s Gospel where Jesus gives the command “Ephphatha!”, be open. He relates this to the need for all of us, in every generation, to open our ears and hearts to the Gospel and the Holy Spirit.
Ave Maria! Mass readings
1: 1 Kings 11:29-32; 12:19
R: Ps 81:10-15
G: Mk 7:31-37

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Homily #100211 ( 10min) Play – On this feast of Our Lady of Lourdes Fr. Angelo makes the connection between the Annunciation where an angel appeared to Mary and the Apparition at Lourdes when Our Lady appears to St. Bernadette. Our Lady tells  Bernadette she is the Immaculate Conception which is just another way of saying what St Gabriel said to Mary, “Hail, Full of Grace”
Ave Maria! Apparition of Mary at Lourdes – Mass: EF, Vidi Civitatem Sanctam – Readings: 1st: rev 11:19-12:1, 10 – Gsp: luk 1:26-31

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Homily #100210 ( 05min) Play – On the feast of St. Scholastica, sister of St. Benedict, Fr. Angelo reflects on the need to have the wisdom to love Our Lord like the wise virgins in today’s Gospel.
Ave Maria! St. Scholastica, Virgin – Mass: EF, Dilexisti – Readings: 1st: 2co 10:17-11:2 – Gsp: mat 25:1-13

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Homily #100209 ( 07min) Play – For the Jews the Temple in Jerusalem was the dwelling place of God and so was central to their spiritual life. Listen as Fr. Angelo relates this to the Blessed Sacrament to which we should make frequent visits to give true worship.
Ave Maria! Mass readings
1: 1 Kings 8:22-23,27-30
R: Ps 84:3-5,10-11
G: Mk 7:1-13

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Homily #100208 ( 05min) Play – Fr. Angelo points out that the miracles of healing still exist in our present age. We still have the challenge of believing in His presence just as people who saw Jesus had to believe that he was also God, but then he will give us his healing grace just as he did then.

Ave Maria! Mass readings
1: 1 Kings 8:1-7,9-13
R: Ps 132:6-10
G: Mk 6:53-56

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Homily #100207 ( 14min) Play – In today’s Gospel we see St. Peter being Peter, that is, he has the best of intentions and yet is very imperfect in carrying them out.  He wants to obey when Our Lord asks him to set out for the deep in his boat, and does, but he complains first, only to see how unworthy he is when Our Lord manifests his holiness with the miracle of the great catch of fish. Fr Angelo compares this to the first reading of Isaiah where Isaiah sees the holiness of God and knows he is unworthy to be His messenger and the need for God’s gift of sanctification to be made worthy.
Ave Maria! Mass readings
1: Isa 6:1-2,3-8
R: Ps 138:1-5,7-8
2: 1 Cor 15:1-11
G: Lk 5:1-11

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Homily #100129 ( 13min) Play – St. Francis de Sales was Bishop of Geneva where through acts of charity and preaching of the truth he brought many Protestants back to the faith whose itchy ears were turning to novel doctrines.
Ave Maria! St. Francis of Sales, Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church – Mass: EF, In Medio Ecclesiae – Readings: 1st: 2ti 4:1-8 – Gsp: mat 5:13-19

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