Variety #171 – Homily during the “Day With Mary” in Perth, Australia ( 13 min) >>> Play

Ave Maria!

Fr. Angelo gives the homily at the “Day With Mary” in Perth, Western Australia during his recent visit from the USA.

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Mission Down Under #11 – Visit to the Valley of the GIANTS ( 10 min) >>> Play

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The friars from Perth go on a day trip to the southern shore of Western Australia to take a tree top walk at the “Valley of the Giants” in Walpole-Nornalup National Park and enjoy other scenic areas.

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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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