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Homily #080417 ( 06min) Play – He who has ate my bread has lifted his heel against me – in today’s Gospel Our Blessed Lord quotes this passage from the psalms, prophesying the treachery of Judas.
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Homily #080416 ( 10min) Play – Sin, whether mortal or venial, darkens the intellect and weakens the will. The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, comes to our nation to bring the Light of Christ – we pray for the success of his visit and for his safety.
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The following is a video posted on YouTube in which the Holy Father talks about his visit to the United States.

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He should be stepping on the tarmac at 4pm today, so keep him in your prayers.

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Homily #080413 ( 13min) Play – Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta said, “Wherever I go in the whole world, the thing that makes me the saddest is watching people receive Communion in the hand.” What is the Church saying today about Communion in the hand?
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Homily #080410 ( 12min) Play – Jesus is the one way to salvation. This is the central truth of the Faith that is largely lost today and needs to be recovered in order to have a renewal.
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Marycast Specials #1 ( 10min) Play – During the 16th World Day of the Sick on February 11, The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI gives his strongest statement yet on the direct participation of Our Lady in the Redemption of the world at Calvary.“Mary is a model of total self-abandonment to the will of God: she received in her heart the eternal Word and she conceived it in her virginal womb; she trusted in God and, with her soul pierced by a sword (cf. Lk 2:35), she did not hesitate to share the passion of her Son, renewing on Calvary at the foot of the Cross her ‘Yes’ of the Annunciation.”

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Short Video Series #2 – Fr. Fessio on the Cover Letter to the Motu Proprio (10min) >>> Play

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In this segment of our mini series on Recent Vatican Documents Fr. Fessio discusses the Cover Letter to the “Motu Proprio” Summorum Pontificum. In this letter pope Benedict XVI addresses confusing and speculative reports in the media prior to the release of the Motu Proprio and strong reaction to these reports both positive and negative. The pope says the two fears that sparked most of the opposition are that allowing the old rite would:

1. be a detraction from the authority of the Second Vatican Council and its liturgical reform, and

2. lead to disarray and division in parish communities.

Come listen to Fr. Fessio as he covers the thoughts of the Holy Father in regard to these fears based on the Cover Letter but also based on his own familiarity with the pope’s position on the liturgy. In the process he covers the true nature of the reform of Vatican II, the bad interpretations of that reform (and resulting damage) and where the Holy Father wants the reform of the reform to go in relation to the old liturgy. Fr. Fessio also adds many of his own insights.

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Short Video Series #1 – Fr. Fessio on the Motu Proprio (7min) >>> Play

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The AirMaria Crew (minus our Roving Reporter, friar Roderic) recently went to Cleveland, Ohio, for the Catholic Marketing Network’s Trade Show.

Fr. Joseph Fessio, S.J. was the principal celebrant for the Holy Mass on Thursday morning, and afterwards we caught up with him, to do a series of several parts, on the recent documents released by Pope Benedict XVI. Fr. Fessio is a close friend of the Holy Father and in this short series he explains these documents with insights from this unique perspective.

This first episode is an explanation of the very recent Apostolic Letter “Motu Proprio”? Summorum Pontificum which our Holy Father, Pope Benedict released on 07/07/07 concerning the use of the Roman Missal promulgated by John XXIII in 1962.

We are very blessed to have Fr. Fessio agree to do this series for AirMaria and we hope you will not only enjoy it, but will gain a higher appreciation for how our Holy Father is guiding his flock with wisdom and prudence.

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