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
Fr. Johannes reflects on St. John, the “Virgin Apostle” to whom Jesus entrusted His Mother. His lofty contemplation was the fruit of a life of union with Our Lady.
Ave Maria!
Mass: St. John, Apostle and Evangelist – Ferial – Form: EF, In Medio Ecclesiae
Readings:
1st: sir 15:1-6
Gsp: joh 21:19-24
Homily #111130k (05min) Play – It was Andrew who brought Peter to the greatest good, the Christ, our Lord. Pray that St Andrew will keep us in littleness of heart.
Ave Maria!
Mass: St. Andrew, Apostle – Form: EF, Mihi Autem
Readings:
1st: rom 10:10-18
Gsp: mat 4:18-22
Homily #111130 (07min) Play – On the feast of St Andrew Fr. Dominic preaches on the importance of Truth who is Jesus Himself, God.
Ave Maria!
Mass: St. Andrew the Apostle – Feast – Form: OF
Readings:
1st: rom 10:9-18
Resp: psa 19:2-3, 4-5
Gsp: mat 4:18-22
Homily #110725 (07min) Play – On this feast of St. James the Apostle, Fr. Bonaventure encourages us to imitate the first apostle to shed his blood by persevering in persecution and proclaiming our faith, in season and out of season. May Our Lady help us to accomplish the humanly impossible mission entrusted to us with complete trust in divine providence.
Ave Maria!
Mass: St. James – Feast – Form: OF
Readings:
1st: 2co 4:7-15
Resp: psa 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6
Gsp: mat 20:20-28
Homily #101130 (08min) Play – St Andrew went to preach to Peter the Prince of Apostles and so exercised his apostleship in an exemplary way. On this feast of St. Andrew Fr. Dominic Murphy preaches on the beauty of being an apostle and calls all people, even lay people, to be apostles. The key to this apostleship is prayer. (Good book on this: Soul of the Aposolate by Dom Chautard)
Ave Maria!
Mass: St. Andrew the Apostle – Feast – Form: OF
Readings:
1st: rom 10:9-18
Resp: psa 19:2-3, 4-5
Gsp: mat 4:18-22
Homily #100514 (08min) Play – Today is the Feast of St Matthias, Apostle who was chosen to replace the betrayer, Judas. As such he proved to be the opposite of Judas being known for fighting against selfish desire and was loyal to Our Lord even to sacrifice of his life as a martyr.
Ave Maria! Mass readings
1: Acts 1:15-17,20-26
R: Ps 113:1-8
G: Jn 15:9-17
Homily #100407 (03min) Play – In today’s Gospel Our Lord appears to the apostles for the third time and suddenly they catch a big load of fish. Fr. Angelo preaches on the need to trust in the Lord that He will provide for our needs, despite our deficiencies, especially He will give us the true Bread from Heaven in the Eucharist.
Ave Maria! Easter Wednesday – Mass: EF, Venite – Readings: 1st: act 3:13-15, 17-19 – Gsp: joh 21:1-14
The Papal Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls (Italian: Basilica Papale di San Paolo fuori le Mura), commonly known as St Paul-without-the-Walls, is one of four churches that are the great ancient major basilicas. The basilica was founded by the Roman Emperor Constantine I over the burial place of Saint Paul, where it was said that, after the Apostle’s execution, his followers erected a memorial, called a cella memoriae. This first edifice was expanded under Valentinian I, in the 370s. In 386, Emperor Theodosius I began the erection of a much larger and more beautiful basilica with a nave and four aisles with a transept; the work including the mosaics was not completed till the pontificate of Leo I (440-461). In the 5th century it was even larger than the Old St. Peter’s Basilica.
Homily #100125 (06min) Play – Saul the persecutor of the Church was given the grace of conversion to become Paul the Apostle of Christ. Father Ignatius explains that grace comes from God, but only after the prayers of the faithful.
Ave Maria! Conversion of St. Paul – Mass: EF, Scio Cui Credidi – Readings: 1st: act 9:1-22 – Gsp: mat 19:27-29
St. Jude Thaddeus is the patron saint of impossible causes. We turn to St. Jude in times of despair and seemingly hopeless causes, including depression, grieving, unemployment, and sickness, and ask for his intercession.
A Prayer for the intercession of St. Jude (Feast Day is October 28th)
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MOST HOLY APOSTLE ST. JUDE THADDEUS faithful servant and friend of Jesus, the name of the traitor who delivered your beloved Master into the hands of the enemies has caused you to be forgotten by many, but the Church honors and invokes you universally as the patron of hopeless cases and of things despaired of. Pray for me who am so needy; make use, I implore you of that particular privilege accorded to you to bring visible and speedy help where help is almost despaired. Come to my assistance in this great need that I may receive the consolations and succor of heaven in all my necessities, tribulations and sufferings particularly (here mention your petition) and that I may bless God with you and all the elect throughout eternity. I promise you, O blessed Jude to be ever mindful of this great favor, and I will never cease to honor you as my special and powerful patron and to do all in my power to encourage devotion to you. Amen.
St. Jude is often shown holding an image of Christ in his hand. Many times there is a flame of fire above his head showing the Pentecostal descent of the Holy Spirit upon him and also he is often shown carrying a club for tradition has it that he was clubbed to death in his martyrdom. St. Jude, pray for us!
Homily #090703 ( 10min) Play – St Thomas the Apostle is known as the doubter, but his greatest trait is the profundity of his repentance from his doubt, becoming the most fervent believer.
Ave Maria! Mass readings
Marycast Specials #54 (10min) Play – What are the evils of Freemasonry, and why has the Church condemned it since its inception in the 18th Century? Listen as Dr. Miravalle discusses this in order to lay a foundation for understanding St. Maximilian’s mission.
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