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Homily #100209 ( 07min) Play – For the Jews the Temple in Jerusalem was the dwelling place of God and so was central to their spiritual life. Listen as Fr. Angelo relates this to the Blessed Sacrament to which we should make frequent visits to give true worship.
Ave Maria! Mass readings
1: 1 Kings 8:22-23,27-30
R: Ps 84:3-5,10-11
G: Mk 7:1-13

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Homily #091213 ( 14min) Play – Today is Gaudete Sunday, the Third Sunday of Advent. In the midst of the penitential season of Advent we have the Sunday of Joy. We are preparing for the coming of the Lord but rejoicing always even when waiting since Our Lord is always present in some manner at all times.
Ave Maria! Mass readings
1: Zeph 3:14-18
R: Isa 12:2-6
2: Phil 4:4-7
G: Lk 3:10-18

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Homily #091019 ( 10min) Play – Today’s Mass is celebrated according to the Extraordinary Form that follows the old calender and so we have St Peter of Alcantra as our saint of the day but according to the new calender we have the North American Martyrs but the Gospel reading for St. Peter of Alcantra fits both since it talks about giving up all for the Kingdom of God. St. Peter did this by becoming a Franciscan and living the strict rule of poverty while staying in wealthy Spain. While the North American Martyrs left France and worked in great poverty and hardship and ultimately giving up their lives preaching to the Indians in New France.

Ave Maria! Readings EF – 1st: phi 3:7-12 – Gsp: luk 12:32-34

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Homily #090927 ( 17min) Play – Starting from today’s Gospel message of avoiding the occasion of sin, Fr. Angelo explains that making a good confession is the most important spiritual act and the key to this is sincerity of heart, to truly want to repent, to turn from our past ways of sin.
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Homily #090924 ( 05min) Play – Commemoration of the founding of the Mercedarian Order and the apparition of Our Lady of Ransom which was established to raise donations to ransom Christians who were held prisoner by the Moors.
Ave Maria!  Readings EF – 1st: ecc 24:14-16 – Gsp: luk 11:27-28

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Homily #090922 ( 11min) Play – Today’s Gospel is used by Protestants and Catholics alike to support the idea that Marian devotion should be minimized. Fr. Angelo counters that this is not the correct interpretation and the early Christians thought that way.
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Homily #090921 ( 10min) Play – The religious leaders were scandalized by Jesus as he associated with sinners and tax collectors, but we are all sinners and Jesus came to heal us if only we have the humility to ask for mercy like St. Matthew.
Ave Maria! Readings EF – 1st: eze 1:10-14 – Gsp: mat 9:9-13

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Homily #090920 ( 22min) Play – In Mk 9:30-37 the Apostles do not understand when Our Lord says, “The Son of Man is to be handed over to men and they will kill him, and three days after his death the Son of Man will rise.” Fr. explains that this habitual attitude in the Apostles is still the natural human attitude prevailing today.  Listen as Father shows how the foolishness of God is wiser than the wisdom of men.
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Homily #090912 ( 08min) Play – This feast of the Holy Name of Mary was instituted to commemorate the victory of Christian forces led by King John Sobieski against the Muslims who were attacking Vienna, Austria. Father relates this to our interior spiritual battle and how we should invoke the name of Mary to win extraordinary victories.
Ave Maria! Readings EF – 1st: ecc 24:23-31 – Gsp: luk 1:26-38

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Homily #090908s ( 20min) Play – On this Feast of the Birthday of Our Lady the Gospel reading is the Genealogy of Jesus. Fr Angelo preaches on the need to have patience just as all those mentioned in the genealogy had to wait in faith. Yet, we should be joyful in the confidence that Our Lord will make good on His promises and will help us to fulfill them even if they are as serious as religious vows.
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Homily #090902 ( 09min) Play – Today’s Gospel reading describes a typical day in the life of Christ, which included a busy schedule of miraculous cures, but he still found time to pray.

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Homily #090831 ( 08min) Play – When Jesus was rejected by the citizens of His native Nazareth due to their lack of humility, He easily evaded the angry crowd by walking through their midst. This shows His power over those who reject his message and therefore how he laid down his life voluntarily on Calvary in an act of humility. Let us ask for the grace of humility whenever Jesus reveals himself to us.
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Homily #090830 ( 20min) Play – In order to have faith we must do more than just lip service but do His will. Even the Pharisees who did many of the things that God told them to do were accused by Our Lord of doing mere lip service. Listen to Fr. Angelo explain the true meaning of doing the Lord’s will.

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Homily #090809 ( 17min) Play – The crowds wanted more free bread from our Lord but He had something better for them, the Bread from Heaven which will give true happiness, in this world and the next.

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Homily #090807s ( 18min) Play – “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself,
take up his cross, and follow me.
For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it,
but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.”

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