Marycast #90 ( 10min) Play – In this episode Dr. Mark Miravalle explains the importance of the message of Our Lady of America, the need for purity in America and how this is key to get God’s blessing sand avoid His curse.

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Marycast #89 ( 11min) Play – In this episode Dr. Miravalle begins a three part series on the apparitions of Our Lady of America that occurred in Indiana and Ohio in the 1950′s. He focuses on this first part on the message of Our lady to Americans and to the world at large, how she wants our  Catholic Bishops in conjunction with all American Catholics to lead the US to become a beacon of purity in the world.

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“It is through our union with the heart of Mary, that she brings us to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.” —Archbishop Raymond Burke

In a latest Newsflash by Inside the Vatican Magazine an excellent interview titled “The Overseer of Justice” was featured by their correspondent Andrew Rabel of Archbishop Raymond Burke who heads the Apostolic Signatura in Rome. Not only were many interesting subjects covered, ranging from Pope Benedict,  to the Obama-Notre Dame fiasco, to His Excellency’s role as head of the Church’s ‘Supreme Court’ – but also he mentioned many projects and events with which the FIs have had mutual involvement and in the process we were mentioned a few times. These include the recent Ordinations by Abp. Burke of six FI priests in Tarquinia, Italy according to the extraordinary form (old Rite), the National Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse, WI and the fact that we help staff it, the promotion of Kolbian Marian Spirituality and the Marian Dogmas of Coredemptrix and Mediatrix, and the promotion of Our Lady of America.  Here is an excerpt:

Recently you participated in an ordination to the priesthood of some Franciscans of the Immaculate at Tarquinia, north of Rome, according to the extraordinary form of the Roman Rite (the old rite). It is not very often that one sees a senior Churchman celebrating so solemn a ceremony according to the extraordinary form. What was your reason for doing this?

Burke: First of all, I have celebrated a number of priesthood ordinations according to the extraordinary form. One very beautiful one took place in Saint Louis in June of 2007, on the feast of the Sacred Heart.  When the Friars of the Immaculate requested that I celebrate the ordinations according to the extraordinary form, I was happy to accept because I have known them for a long time, and they staff the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe at La Crosse.
To put it another way, I have never tried to downplay or hide in any way my strong support of what Pope Benedict XVI has asked the Church to do in Summorum Pontificum, and what his predecessor, the servant of God John Paul II asked us to do in Ecclesia Dei adflicta, but rather to accept their liturgical direction fully and wholeheartedly.

In responding to a request like this from the Franciscans of the Immaculate, do you have any sympathy with the Kolbean Marian theology which is their charism, and its current manifestation, in pushing for a final Marian dogma of Our Lady as Co-Redemptrix and Mediatrix?

Burke: I certainly am very sympathetic to the Kolbean theology by which I have been enriched for many years. The first papal ceremony that I ever attended, as a first-year seminarian at the Pontifical North American College, was the beatification of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, and I have had the blessing over the years to get to know his writings and to visit the sacred places of his heroic life and death in Poland. I am certainly very steeped in the whole spirituality of the Immaculate Heart of Mary as the way to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It is through our union of heart with Mary, and our striving to imitate her, that is, our making our hearts like hers, that she brings us to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
With regard to the fifth Marian dogma as it is often called, for my part, I believe it to be part of the ordinary teaching of the Church. Although I have no special competence in the area, I certainly am supportive of such a declaration. The teaching is part of my faith. (… read more here)

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Fr. Angelo Geiger, FI gives a homily at the visitation of Our Lady of America at St. Veronica’s in Howell, NJ as she is escorted in grand style by the Jackson Fire Department with four fire engines, lights flashing, sirens wailing and horns blaring through the City of Howell and then carried into St. Veronica’s church. In the context of this manly devotion of the fire men (many of whom were at Ground Zero six years ago) and Our Lady’s call to purity and the upholding of family life, Fr. Angelo calls us to renew our commitment to the family and especially for men to embrace the much neglected vocation of fatherhood as key to promoting purity in society. Our Lady of America has promised to give us the strength to follow these difficult vocations if only we take up devotion to her Immaculate Heart. We hope to have the Visitation to St. Antoninus and other videos up soon.

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Our Lady of America on the fire truck at St. Antoninus. The truck shown here?is the same?used at Ground Zero in NY the week before. At St. Veronica’s another antique fire truck was used.

Wow! What a week end! We had an incredible trip to?New Jersey for the?visit of Our Lady of America.? We are working on the videos but are not quite ready. We have some pictures of the visit to St. Antoninus in Newark, NJ.? Unfortunately we were so busy with the video and a bit short handed so we did not get any pictures of the trip to St. Veronica’s in Howell, NJ.? If anyone has some pictures please email them to Apostolate@AirMaria.com?and we will post them.?

Saturday at St. Antoninus in Newark consisted of devotions and Rosary inside followed by the procession around the block and then Mass in the Church.??Our Lady’s statue stayed in St. Antonius until after the Sunday Morning Mass when it was brought to St Veronica’s in Howell, NJ.? Saturday was an overcast day and the rain started to fall lightly a little before the procession but then stopped?just long enough to complete?the procession and to get inside for the Mass during which it came down in bucket loads.?The fire men came with bagpipers, two new fire engines and the same antique fire engine that carried Our Lady on the trip from Ground Zero to St. Patrick’s. About 300 people attended.

In Howell, NJ they had a motorcade procession of four fire trucks, the fire chief’s vehicle, two police cars and many other cars through the town with lights flashing, sirens wailing, and horns blaring. Needless to say many people came out of their houses to see all the fuss. And they got and eye full. The crowd waiting at St. Veronica’s said they could hear the sirens and horns for 15 minutes before the motorcade arrived just at the sun was setting. The?St. Veronica’s was packed, probably 1000 people, and the firemen processed our lady up the center isle to the Sanctuary. Exposition, Homily, Rosary and Benediction followed.??Afterwards a?large crowd gathered round Our Lady at the front of the Church and then there were refreshments in the hall downstairs

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Fire Trucks suspending a giant American Flag in front of St. Antoninus in NJ in tribute to Our Lady of America

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The Ten Commandments outside St. Antoninus,?what Our Lady wants America to promote, Love of God and Love of Neighbor, in short, Purity.

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Our Lady being carried out of St. Antoninus to the fire truck for the procession.

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Our Lady is enthroned on the fire truck.

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Part of the crowd getting ready for the procession, Many FIs, CFRs and other priests, brothers and sisters attended. You can even see two brothers from the Ivory Coast dressed in white cassocks.

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Getting Ready.

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Our Lady of America pulls away from St. Antoninus for the procession. Note the sign above the door, “Jesus is Lord.” May Our Lady help us make him the Lord in all of America

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Bagpipers from the Port Authority came to pay tribute to Our Lady.

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The Bagpipers lead the way. That friar with the video camera kept getting in the way!

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Processing through the rough neighborhood surrounding St. Antoninus.

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Past the old Dominican Friary attached to St. Antoninus.

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Banner bearers process past a Fire Engine 10.

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Bagpipers taking a well deserved break.

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Our Lady of America being carried into St. Antoninus after the Procession with a very Patriotic Background.

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Our Lady of America in the sanctuary, all aglow.

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Our Lady at the Foot of the Cross.

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Many cameras and cell phones capturing the event.

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A touching moment.

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Many Devotees.

Again please send photos of St. Veronica’s to Apostolate@AirMaria.com.? Next stop on the journey is the Cathedral of Newark on Friday Sept 28 to Monday Oct 1.

Cathedral Basilica of The Sacred Heart

89 Ridge Street

Newark, NJ 07104

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Update: See a shorter video here

Here is the video. It was a while coming, but worth the wait. Wow! What an event, a lifetime experience, and so much video footage to edit! Thanks for your patience. It is a bit longer than most of our videos here on AirMaria, but every deletion was heart rending. We will hopefully be posting a shorter version tomorrow. This segment includes Our Lady of America at St. Peter’s, enthronement on the fire tuck, the trip past Ground Zero, Her arrival at St. Patrick’s and the devotions there.

Many thanks to Denise Parlacoski and Kevin McCarthy for making this happen. Thanks to the Fire and Police Departments of Newark and New York, to the Port Authority, the dioceses of Newark and New York and to Fr. Kevin Madigan, pastor of St. Peter’s and Monsignor Robert T. Ritchie, rector of St. Patrick’s and many others. Thanks to all who attended these events and, finally, thanks to Our Lady of America for taking center stage in our troubled times. Our Lady of America, pray for us.

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