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Homily #100518 ( 08min) Play – St. Felix of Cantalica was born to peasant parents in Cantalice, Italy. As a boy he worked hard as a farm laborer and shepherd, and, in 1543, became a Capuchin lay brother at the Citta Ducale Monastery in Anticoli Corrado.  It is said that he was well noted for his piety. In 1547 he was sent to Rome as questor and spent his remaining 38 years aiding the sick and the poor. In Rome, Felix preached in the street, rebuked corrupt politicians and officials, and exhorted young men to stop leading dissolute lives. He also composed simple teaching canticles, and arranged for children to gather in groups to sing them as a way to teach them catechism. Felix was revered by all and was a companion of St. Philip Neri. He helped to revise St. Charles Borromeo’s rules for his order of Oblates.  St. Felix was buried in Rome at Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini. He was beatified on 1 October 1625 by Pope Urban VIII and canonized on 22 May 1712 by Pope Clement XI.
Ave Maria! St. Felix of Cantalice – Mass: EF, Dominus Pauperum – Readings: 1st: col 3:12-17 – Gsp: mat 11:25-30

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Homily #090522 ( 08min) Play – When Our Lord seems to be absent from our lives we should persevere in our faith as the Apostles did prior to Pentecost and St. Rita of Cascia who’s feast day it is today.
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Homily #090125 ( 16min) Play – The counsel of the Saints has always been to live this day as if it were your last day. Every day is a grace, every day is an opportunity to surrender to the Lord and to give Him our hearts.
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Homily #080921 ( 20min) Play – Fr. Angelo Geiger, FI on this Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time preaches on the Gospel parable of the landowner who hires laborers for his vineyard. Listen as he explains how Jesus is refuting the idea that the Jews, the First Born, do not have an exclusive right to the kingdom of God nor a necessarily higher place in the kingdom and how this shows the super-abundant nature of God’s goodness and, in turn, how we can always have hope for salvation even at the eleventh hour.
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Homily #080920 ( 8min) Play – Today Fr. Angelo preaches on the parable of the Seed and the Sower and the need to open our hearts to the Word of God and relates this to today’s Saints, Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang and companion martyrs as perfect examples of this openness.
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Homily #080901 ( 14min) Play – Fr. Angelo bases his homily on the first reading today by Paul “For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified.” Listen as Fr. relates this to Paul’s discourse in Athens, Our Lord’s visit to Nazareth, the Eucharist, and the need for humility.
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Homily #080823s ( 17min) Play -

Fr. Angelo preaches for the Mass at our annual Queenship of Mary celebration which we do on the Saturday nearest the Queenship Feastday of Aug 22nd. It is a celebration of the establishment of the Franciscans in Griswold and has been the celebration of each step of the completion of our facilities here, including the Lourdes Grotto 1994, the Friary 2000, the Dedication of the Chapel 2001 and the dedication of St. Joseph’s Chapel 2003. Listen as Father explains the need for thanksgiving and for making Our Lady the Queen of our nation, culture and personal lives as the best expression of our Catholic Faith, for it is Our Lord who chose her as His Queen-Mother, and we should imitate Him.
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Homily #080816 ( 11min) Play – On this feast of St Steven of Hungary Fr. Angelo preaches on the need to take responsibility for our actions and also how these actions effects others especially our children.
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Homily #080815s ( 24min) Play – On the evening Mass for the Assumption of Our Lady, Fr. Angelo Geiger points out the fact that the feast of that great Marian Saint, Maximilian Kolbe, falls the day before the Assumption and so Fr. begins to outline the many ways that Mary is consecrated to our Lord just as St Maximilian Kolbe is consecrated to her and how she then enters into the redemption as Coredeemer and so enters bodily into heaven.
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Standing Fast #28 – A Young Knight recites the Four Rules of Knighthood ( 2min) >>> Play

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This was sent to us by someone who attended the last Knights of Lepanto Encampment with his son who is the main actor along with Fr. Angelo. He filmed it himself and his children edited it, pretty good for a first try. We need more Catholics doing this. Bravo!

They cover the four rules of being a knight that were discussed at the encampment. These are:

1. Morning Act of Offering

2. Daily Examination of Conscience

3. Treat your Mother with Respect

4. Treat your Sister(s) with Respect

This sounds really tough for a knight of any age, but for one so young! But, hey, no pain no gain. At least there is no “Clean your Room Every Day.” Or is this included in “Treat your Mother with Respect”?

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Homily #080812 ( 09min) Play – Fr. Angelo Geiger explains todays Gospel, that we should not worry about who is greatest but rather be childlike and at the same time keep watch over the little ones like a good shepherd.
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Homily #080811 ( 19min) Play – On this feast of St. Clare, celebrated as a Solemnity at our Franciscan Friary, Fr. Angelo Geiger preaches on the Gospel passage “I am the vine and you are the branches” to explain to us how St. Francis and St. Clare and their two orders relate to each other, the importance of poverty and, finally, how Our Lady fits in. And, of course, St Clare is our Patron Saint for AirMaria so it is doubly a time for celebration.
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Homily #080810 ( 28min) Play – On this 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Fr. Angelo preaches on the miracle of Our Lord walking on the water. Listen as Father explains how Peter’s faltering when he tries to join Our Lord points to the need for us to work on our own faith and sanctity.
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Homily #080623 ( 11min) Play – “You’re being judgmental!” Fr. Angelo explains when we can make a moral judgment without being judgmental.
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Homily #080622 ( 22min) Play – The greatest paradox of our faith is the Cross. Foolishness? St Paul says that the foolishness of men is the wisdom of the Cross! Without an appreciation of Original Sin we will never understand the world we live in. People are slaves of their vices because they have learned to rationalize their choices. We use our mind to convince ourselves that good is evil and evil is good. The only way out of this pattern is Christ.
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