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Face of Pro-Life #159 – Friar Roderic on Face of Pro-life ( 30min) >>> Play

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Friar Roderic discusses with Corinn Dahm the work of AirMaria and the recent trip to Madrid.

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We are out of power here at Air Maria after hurricane Irene came through and knocked out power to about half the residents in the state of Connecticut. Our town of Griswold and the surrounding towns have 100% power loss and it could be a full week before it is restored. No definitive estimate has been given.

In the meantime, we are trying to find power whenever we can, using inverters to get power from our cars. We may get tomorrows homily up but there will be none from today and yesterday. All other posting will be reduced as well.

We do have good sized generator and even got it running the night before in a fevered, pitch battle against time, but in the morning when the power went out, the generator started up but the switch gear failed to hook into the generator. So now we are waiting to get an electrician but these, of course, are hard to find when they are so busy restoring power. Our friary only has two days of stored water so hopefully we will back on line soon. Keep us in your prayers.  You will be in ours.

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Conferences #125 – The Seven Sorrows of Blessed Virgin Mary ( 39 min) >>> Play

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This is an excerpt from a Lenten Mission on the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin given by Fr. Johannes M.M. Smith, at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Auburn, NY. The parish mission was from March 14-18, 2011. This talk is on the sixth and seventh sorrows of Our Lady.

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Face of Pro-Life #127 –  ( 30min) >>> Play

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Friar Roderic of AirMaria.com talks about the pro-life activity of this apostolate and the general use of the internet and mass media in the pro-life cause.

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Homily #110302m ( 09min) Play – Fr. Johannes preaches about the 4 different kinds of soil that the seed of God’s Word can find in our hearts.
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Mass: Sexagesima Sunday – Form: EF, Exsurge
Readings:
1st: 2Co 11:19-33, 12:1-9
Gsp: Luk 8:4-15

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Homily #110121m ( 11 min) Play – On the Feast of St. Agnes, the noble Roman Virgin who suffered martyrdom rather than lose the treasure of her virginity, Fr. Johannes shares some insights on the close connection between purity and martyrdom. This is radically opposed to modern culture, which is marked by impurity and murder. Immaculate Virgin Mother of God, Queen of virgins and martyrs, pray for us! Ave Maria!
Mass: St. Agnes, Virgin and Martyr – – Form: EF, Me Exspectaverunt Peccatores
Readings:
1st: Sir 51.1-8,12
Gsp: Matt 25.1-13

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Homily #110119m ( 18 min) Play – Drawing on the Magisterium and the teachings of the Saints, Fr. Johannes reflects on the presence of Our Lady at Cana, on Calvary and at every Holy Mass.
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Mass: Second Sunday after Epiphany – Form: EF, Omnis Terra
Readings:
1st: Rom 12.6-16
Gsp: Joh 2.1-11

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Homily #110118m ( 15 min) Play – Fr. Johannes preaches on the rich symbolism involved in the Gospel passage of the wedding feast at Cana, and on Our Lady’s important role in bringing us the “New Wine” of the Kingdom of God.
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Mass: Second Sunday after Epiphany – Form: EF, Omnis Terra
Readings:
1st: Rom 12.6-16;
Gsp: Joh 2.1-11;

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Homily #110113m ( 13 min) Play – Fr. Johannes expounds on the mystery of Our Lord’s Baptism and the wonderful gift of our own Baptism given to us through our Holy Mother Church.
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Mass: Baptism of Our Lord Jesus Christ – – Form: EF, Ecce Advenit
Readings:
1st: Isa 60:1-6
Gsp: Joh 1:29-34

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Homily #110112m ( 11 min) Play –  When we spiritually lose Our Lord, where do we find Him? Fr. Johannes draws out some of the beautiful lessons which Our Lady and St. Joseph taught us as they sought the Divine Child in Jerusalem. Ave Maria!
Mass: First Sunday after Epiphany – Form: EF, In excelso throno
Readings:
1st: Rom 12:1-5
Gsp: Luk 2:42-52

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Homily #110111m ( 13 min) Play – On the Feast of St.Thomas of Cori, Fr. Johannes gives us a brief biography of the saint, who lived in a retreat house of the Friars Minor in Bellegra, Italy in the 17th & 18th Centuries. Father preaches on how vital Contemplative houses are for the life of every religious order and of the whole Church.
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Mass: St. Thomas of Cori – – Form: EF, Os Iusti
Readings:
1st: Sir 31:8-11
Gsp: Luk 12:35-40

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Homily #110106m ( 13 min) Play – On this great Feast of the Epiphany, Fr. Johannes invites us to follow the example of the Magi, who acknowledged the Babe of Bethlehem as the King of kings, our Incarnate God, and the Redeemer destined to suffer and die for our salvation.  Ave Maria!
Mass: Epiphany of Our Lord – Form: EF, Ecce Advenit
Readings:
1st: Isa 60:1-6 – Gsp: Mat 2:1-12

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Homily #101228m ( 14 min) Play – On this Feast of the Holy Innocents, Father reflects on the tragic consequences of the pursuit of power and pleasure, as in the life of King Herod and in our present day Culture of Death.
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Mass: Holy Innocents – Feast – Form: EF
Readings:
1st: Rev 14:1-5
Gsp: Mat 2:13-18

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Medal of Miracles #1 – St. Catherine kneeling in front of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, 4 min >>> Play

Re-post of previous video on the occasion of the feast of the Miraculous Medal

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This vignette of the apparition of Our Lady to St. Catherine Laboure on the occasion of her request for the Medal was produced by the Franciscans of the Immaculate in conjunction with Susan Mackewich of Gizmo Productions and Dave Wroe.

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On this memorial day of Bl. John Duns Scotus (anniversary of his death) we are announcing the AirMaria Month of Scotus which will start today November 8th and will end, quite fittingly, on December 8th, feast of the Immaculate Conception for which he was so instrumental at giving the theological basis and is the FIs major feast day. We will be reporting on the outcome of the Newman Scotus Symposium that was held last month at the Washington Theological Union and posting other videos of past symposiums and other Scotistic materials along the way. Stay tuned.

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