Monday, January 3rd, 2011
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Homily #110103 ( 10min) Play – On the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus, Fr. Bonaventure preaches on the power of His name. The Jews never used the name of God because it implied a power over God. For this reason reverence should be exercised whenever invoking Jesus’ name and certainly we must avoid any misuses especially using it in vain or even in a blasphemous way.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Holy Name of Jesus – – Form: OF
Readings:
1st: phi 2:5-11
Resp: psa 113:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8
Gsp: mat 1:18-23
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Sunday, October 10th, 2010
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Homily #101010 ( 39min) Play – The Gospel of today has the cleansing of the ten lepers and how only one came back to give thanks, a Samaritan, a stranger. Father points out that this event takes place in Samaria on the way from Philippi, famous for its temple to the Pagan god Pan which was considered to be the gates to the netherworld. The form of worship of this God was so outrageous that you could really call it pan-demonium. But it is also where Jesus gives the keys of the kingdom of God to Peter (Mat 16:18) against which these gates of hell will not prevail. He connects these biblical events with modern forms of pandemonium including rock music, materialistic culture, sexual immorality, political acquiescence to evil, public blasphemy, replacing Jesus the true savior with human gods. We have been forgiven by Christ, cleansed from the leprosy of sin. Let us not be ungrateful like the other nine lepers but be like that one stranger who returns to give thanks to Christ our Savior. Let us not only do this as individuals but as a people and as whole nations, coming back to the Church that Jesus built on the rock of Peter.
Ave Maria! 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Mass: OF, – Readings:
1st: 2ki 5:14-17
Resp: psa 98:1, 2-3, 3-4
2nd: 2ti 2:8-13
Gsp: luk 17:11-19
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Monday, March 15th, 2010
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Marycast #123 ( 9min) Play – Dr. Mark Miravalle asks us if we are willing to defend Jesus Christ and so defend His Church. He refers to a recent pop star that claimed Jesus has the disordered inclination of homosexuality and other unfortunate incidents that are blasphemous and calls us to not be silent in these cases.
To ask questions regarding Mary, email Dr Mark Miravalle: marycast@airmaria.com
Ave Maria!
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Friday, October 9th, 2009
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Homily #091009 ( 08min) Play – “When Jesus had driven out a demon, some of the crowd said:
‘By the power of Beelzebul, the prince of demons, he drives out demons.’” Fr. Bonaventure explains how this is the ultimate blasphemy.
Ave Maria! Mass readings
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Thursday, July 31st, 2008
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Homily #080731 ( 09min) Play – The Lord came and establish His Kingdom forever. Unfortunately, many today reject and want to destroy Christ’s Kingdom. Let us strive to make acts of reparation for the blasphemies against Our Lord through prayer and sacrifice. Ave Maria! Mass readings +++
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