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Homily #120426 ( 06min) Play – Today we are blessed to be able to celebrate a feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary – the feast of Our Lady of Good Counsel – the Motherhouse of the Franciscans of the Immaculate in Frigento, Italy.
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Mass: Ordinary Form –  Our Lady of Good Counsel – Feast 
Readings:
1st Reading: Isaiah 9:1-3, 5-6
Responsorial: Sirach 14:20,21-22,23-25,26-27
Gospel: John 2:1-11

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Immaculate Music #35 – Christmas concert in Rome ( 04min) >>> Play

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Here are a few improvised Christmas carols from our “dining room concert” in honor of the feast of St. Stephen, patron saint of our founder Fr. Stefano Manelli. The “concert” was held last year in our convent in Rome.

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Homily #110626 ( 13min) Play – On the Solemnity of the Most Blessed Sacrament Fr. Dominic preaches on the central importance that the Eucharist holds in our lives and in the Church. When we see this through the eyes of Faith then we will bring back some of the public celebration of this feast in the form of Eucharistic processions and adoration.
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Mass: Corpus Christi – Solemnity – Form: OF
Readings:
1st: deu 8:2-3, 14-16
Resp: psa 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20
2nd: 1co 10:16-17
Gsp: joh 6:51-58

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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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Homily #101018 ( 00min) Play – Fr. Dominic Preaches on the Gospel of Luke on the occasion of St Luke’s feast day, outlining the many parables and accounts of Christ’s life that shine forth so well in these writings.
Ave Maria! St. Luke the Evangelist – Mass: OF, – Readings:
1st: 2ti 4:9-17
Resp: psa 145:10-11, 12-13, 17-18
Gsp: luk 10:1-9

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Homily #101002 ( 08min) Play – On this the Feast of the Guardian Angels Fr. Ignatius preaches on the nature of these heavenly helpers. He mentions how they are superior to us and so we can not name them but they are given to us by God as helpers toward our salvation and sanctification which is a great grace.
Ave Maria! The Holy Guardian Angels – Mass: EF, Benedicite Dominum – Readings:
1st: exo 23:20-23
Gsp: mat 18:1-10

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Homily #101001 ( 07min) Play – Today is the feast day of St Therese of Lisieux of the Child Jesus. Fr. Ignatius celebrates this in the Extraordinary Form as a votive Mass since her feast day is on the 3rd of October in the old calender. He preaches on St. Therese’s life who through the help of her very devout parents was given a very good start on the road to sanctity. He describes how even though she was an almost entirely unknown nun who died at the young age of 24 in a cloistered convent, her great sanctity was discovered by the outside world and she was Canonized as a saint, made a patron of missionaries throughout the world, declared a doctor of the Church and virtually every Catholic Church has set-up a statue of her.
Ave Maria! Votive for St. Theresa of the Child Jesus – Mass: EF, Veni De Libano – Readings:
1st: isa 66:12-14
Gsp: mat 18:1-4

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Homily #100929 ( 05min) Play – Fr. Ignatius preaches on the feast of St. Michael the Archangel (Feast of the Three Archangels in the Ordinary Form). He mentions the strong devotion that St. Francis had for St. Michael and the importance of the St. Michael prayer.
Ave Maria! The Dedication of St. Michael the Archangel (Michaelmas Day) – Mass: EF, Benedicite – Readings:
1st: rev 1:1-5
Gsp: mat 18:1-10

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Homily #100918 ( 06min) Play – On this Feast of St. Joseph Cupertino Fr. Bonaventure preaches on the firm basis on which this saint flew to the heights of sanctity. He did not have much to offer society in regard to worldly, natural ability but he would never be discouraged but continue on in humility and this lowliness lead to his sanctity that was so extraordinarily manifested in the gift of physical flight. Father also exhorts us to reject the modern eugenics movement in the form of abortion and infanticide of babies that are not deemed perfectly formed, useful or convenient like St. Joseph.
Ave Maria! St. Joseph of Cupertino – Mass: OF, – Readings:
1st: 1co 12:31, 13:1-10, 13
Resp: psa 25:1-3, 4-5, 8-9, 10
Gsp: mat 11:25-30

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Homily #100915 ( 11min) Play – Our Lady was most acquainted with sorrows, all centering on seeing her son suffer for our sins.  Today on the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows Fr. Dominic preaches on how this suffering with Our Lord makes her Coredemptrix and our spiritual mother, giving birth to us in her pain at the foot of the cross as the sword prophesied by Simeon pierced her heart.
Ave Maria! Our Lady of Sorrows – Mass: OF, – Readings:
1: Heb 5:7-9
R: Ps 31:2-6,15-16,20
G: Jn 19:25-27

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Homily #100914 ( 05min) Play – Today on the Feast of the Triumph of the Cross, Fr. Dominic preaches on the remarkable paradox of a triumph coming from an instrument of defeat. By humiliating himself on the Cross he triumphed over the pride of Satan, the pride of sin. So now the Cross is a sign of hope toward which we should all lift our eyes and hearts in gratitude and joy.
Ave Maria! Triumph of the Holy Cross – Mass: OF, – Readings:
1st: num 21:4-9
Resp: psa 78:1-2, 34-35, 36-37, 38
2nd: phi 2:6-11
Gsp: joh 3:13-17

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Marian Shrines of the World #4 – Our Lady of Las Lajas ( 8 min) >>> Play

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September 16 is the feast day of Our Lady of Las Lajas, the Marian shrine highlighted in this episode of Marian Shrines of the World. Join Fr. Andre as he tells the story of this beautiful Colombian shrine and the miraculous image associated with it. This episode is not to be missed!

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Homily #100908s ( 14min) Play – today on the feast of the Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary we have our annual professions where our novices make first profession and those in temporary vows renew theirs. Fr. Angelo relates this generous sacrifice of their lives (to the service of God) to the calling mentioned by Paul in the first reading and the calling of Mary and Joseph to the exulted role of heading the Holy Family that is related in the Gospel. He also relates this to the sacrifices of St Maximilian (one of the patrons of our order) who pursued heroic efforts to spread the faith and how difficulties when conformed to Christ becomes effective to the conversion of others.

Ave Maria! – Mass: – Readings:
1: Rom 8:28-30
R: Ps 13:6
G: Mt 1:1-16,18-23

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Roving Reporter #116 – The Feast of the Covo ( 11min) >>> Play

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Every August here in the countryside of Campocavallo, Italy, the first Sunday of the month is set aside to honor the Queen of the town, the Madonna of Campocavallo. The residents of this town- located in the “campagnia”, or countryside – gather together, fashion with their own hands, and present a unique offering to the Queen, whose sanctuary (Beata Virgine Addolorata) is the heart of the town and houses the miraculous image of the Sorrowful Mother. The offering, roughly the size of a Hummer automobile or larger, is church or religious structure constructed of steel, wood, and, most importantly, the grain of the local fields. The members of a group called “The Covo” and comprised of lay people (Italians, obviously) male and female, young and old. This year the offering was a replica of the lovely Basilica of Pompei, located in the southern part of Italy.

I had the privilege of observing and filming, over a period of 5 or 6 months, the work of the Covo, and I present to you my own offering, albeit hastily done and always incomplete, to the same Queen of Campocavallo, whose feast day happens to be the day of my birth.

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Homily #100828 ( 09min) Play – Fr. Bonaventure preaches on the Feast Day of St Augustine. He connects the Parable of the Talents in today’s Gospel to the many natural talents that Our Lord had given our saint, all of which were augmented with the power of miracles showing how God gives more to those who do well with the free gifts given to them.
Ave Maria! – Mass Ordinary Form: – Readings:
1: 1 Cor 1:26-31
R: Ps 33:12-13,18-21
G: Mt 25:14-30

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