Saturday, March 3rd, 2012
Immaculate Music #37 - Concert at Comacchio 2011 ( 12min) >>> Play |
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Ave Maria!
It’s become a tradition that the FI clerics here in Italy – that is, those who are studying for the priesthood – hold a concert every September in honor of the Feast of Our Lady of the Royal Hall at our sanctuary in Comacchio, Italy. Here’s the second of the three-part series from that concert. The friars are from all different parts of the globe, including the US, Italy, the Philippines, Nigeria, Chad, Benin, and France, among others. Fr. Giovanni Manelli was conductor of the choir on this occasion. Our Lady of the Royal Hall, o pray for us!
Ave Maria!
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Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
Fi News #124 – The community at Mt St Francis with Fr. Gabriele ( 02min) >>> Play |
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Ave Maria!
On December 15th, Feast of Our Lady Queen of the Seraphic Order, six young men were clothed (or “invested”) in the habit of St. Francis at our friary in New York. The rough, cruciform tunic is an outward expression of the form of life they desire to follow: that of Jesus Christ, poor, humble and crucified. The color grey (unbeknownst to many) is the original color worn by the sons of St. Francis. The blue tint of the fabric expresses their desire to live as the possession and property of Our Lady, battling for the salvation of souls beneath her Blue Mantle.
The investiture in the “habit of probation” marks one of the first steps in their vocational journey. God willing, this journey will take them to novitiate, then to their first profession of vows, and finally to perpetual profession.
Please remember these young men in your prayers, that Our Lord and Lady may bring to completion the good work begun in their souls.
Ave Maria!
Fr. Gabriele’s homily from the Mass immediately preceding this video is available here.
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Thursday, December 15th, 2011
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Homily #111215 ( 06min) Play – On this Franciscan Feast of Our Lady Queen of the Seraphic Order Fr. Dominic preaches on how the Franciscan devotion to Our Lady is the key to the great contribution that the Franciscans have made to the Church.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Our Lady Queen of the Seraphic Order – 2nd Cl – Form: EF, Egredimini Et
Readings:
1st: sir 24:7-8, 10-14
Gsp: luk 1:26-33
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Sunday, November 20th, 2011
Fi News #122 – Fra. Solanus in Front of Friary ( 08min) >>> Play |
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Ave Maria!
Fra. Solanus (from Dublin) gives a sketch here of where and what the friars in Stoke are up-to.
Ave Maria!
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Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
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Homily #111103 ( 06min) Play – Today we commemorate the Franciscans departed praying for those that are in Purgatory. Fr. Dominic exhorts us to pray for them and to live up to the high standard set by the Franciscan saints.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Commemoration of the Franciscan Deceased – Memorial – Form: OF
Readings:
1st: wis 3:1-9
Resp: psa 23:1-3, 4, 5, 6
Gsp: joh 6:37-40
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Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
Variety #161 – Feast of Our Lady of Nazareth, Rome, Italy ( 14min) >>> Play |
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Ave Maria!
Here’s a glimpse of the procession that was held on the outskirts of Rome for the feast of “Holy Mary of Nazareth” parish, one of the parishes that our Franciscan Friars have care of here in Italy. We’ve added to the footage a few reflections from the book Devotion to Mary, written by our founder, Father Stefano M. Manelli, to add some depth and reflection to this short, catholic-culture film. Included are also some piano pieces played by Sister Maria Settima Manelli, a hymn or two from our Friars, and also some faint but beautiful hymns taken from the monastery of our contemplative Franciscan Sisters here in Italy at Città di Castello.
Ave Maria!
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Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011
Roving Reporter #120 – First Holy Mass of 4 New FI Priests, celebrated at Assisi ( 13min) >>> Play |
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Ave Maria!
This is the first Holy Mass celebrated by the newly-ordained FI priests, Fr. Alan Bernardino Wharton (USA), Fr. Vincent Michael Egbu (Nigeria), Fr. Giles Joseph Mary Atherton (Australia), and Fr. Vincent d’Elia (Italy). Our new priests had the privilege of celebrating at the Sanctuary of the Portziuncola in Assisi in the same edifice in which Saint Francis himself entrusted the Order of the Friars Minor into the hands of Our Lady some 800 years ago. The Mass was celebrated on March 26, 2011, the day after their holy ordinations at Tarquinia in Italy, and we ask that you remember these new servants of our Lord in your prayers. (more…)
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Monday, July 25th, 2011
Fi News #112 - Contemplative Sisters’ Convent in Lanherne ( 05min) >>> Play |
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Ave Maria!
Well it seems the FI Contemplative Sisters in Lanherne, England are sold on their convent and they want to buy it, or we should say, they *have* to buy it because the Carmelites who own it want to sell it. So they made this video to be able to raise about million pounds (£ 1,000,000 or $1,600,000) to buy the convent and St. Joseph’s Hall from them. If anyone can lend some pound sterling or can send a benefactor or two their way, please do. Please contact: – Mother Superior, Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate, Convent of St. Joseph and St. Anne, Lanherne-St. Mawgan Newquay, Cornwall, TR8 4ER, United Kingdom Tel. 01637 860423 (fsi.lanherne@talktalk.net)
In the mean time, enjoy the video. If you wish to see it in HD on YouTube click here.
Keep this intention in your prayers. Thank you.
Ave Maria!
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Thursday, July 21st, 2011
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Homily #110721 ( 07min) Play – On the feast St. Lawrence of Brindisi, Fr. Dominic preaches on the life of this saint and doctor of the Church and how great things can be done with strong faith.
Ave Maria!
Mass: St. Lawrence of Brindisi – Feast (Fran) – Form: OF
Readings:
1st: wis 8:9-16
Resp: psa 67:2, 3, 7-8
2nd: 2co 5:14-21
Gsp: luk 9:1-6
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Tuesday, December 28th, 2010
St. Francis of Assisi has always been numbered amongst my favourite saints and continues to be so as a man of the Church who was inspired by the gospels, by the apostolate, by the wonder of God’s creation and by a most literal and heroic poverty, also maintaining his fidelity to the Church of Rome and further understanding the importance of divine worship and that the worship and temple of God should itself not be impoverished.
St. Francis, as with other saints, has much to teach us today. The Holy Father reminded us in an audience earlier this year about St. Francis and his own context:
“Three times the crucified Christ came to life and said to him: “Go, Francis, and repair my Church in ruins.” This simple event of the Word of the Lord heard in the church of San Damiano hides a profound symbolism. Immediately, St. Francis is called to repair this little church, but the ruinous state of this building is a symbol of the tragic and disturbing situation of the Church itself… More at New Liturgical Movement.
Basilica of San Francesco d’Assisi, Assisi
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Sunday, December 12th, 2010
Fi News #92 – Fr Gabriel M. Pelletieri ( 29min) >>> Play |
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Ave Maria!
In this interview with Fr. Gabriel M. Pelletieri, Co-Founder of the Franciscans of the Immaculate, the basic points on “The Marian Plan of Franciscan Life” are covered.
Ave Maria!
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Monday, November 29th, 2010
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Homily #101129 ( 07min) Play – Today is the feast of All Saints of the Franciscan Order where we honor all the Franciscan saints. Fr. Dominic explains how St. Francis founded his three orders in order to produce saints and great ones. He exhorts us friars to be one of those saints by following the four Ps: Penance, Perseverance , Prayer, Preaching,
Ave Maria!
Mass: All Saints of the Franciscan Ord. – Feast – Form: OF
Readings:
1st: sir 44:1, 10-15
Resp: psa 24:1-2, 3-4, 5-6
Gsp: mar 10:17-21
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Saturday, August 14th, 2010
Ave Maria Meditations
“Let us give ourselves to the Immaculata. Let her prepare us, let her receive Him in Holy Communion. This is the manner most perfect and pleasing to the Lord Jesus and brings great fruit to us.” – St. Maximilian Kolbe
For Jesus Christ I am prepared to suffer still more.
- Saint Maximilian Kolbe
“A soul consecrated to the Immaculate must follow the inspirations of the heart with complete liberty and approach the tabernacle, the cross, the Holy Trinity with much more courage, because that soul does not approach alone, but together with the Heavenly Mother, the Immaculate. Therefore, the soul consecrated to the Immaculate needs to pray the ejaculatory prayers and other prayers with great liberty, as the wings of the love of God guide it, where the Holy Spirit inspires it, shattering all barriers.”
“A soul that is consecrated to the Immaculate, even if it does not turn its thought in an explicit way to the Immaculate and offers the prayer, the work, the suffering or any other thing, directly to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, that soul procures for the Heart of Jesus a pleasure that is incomparably greater than it would if it were not consecrated to the Immaculate.”
“If we belong to the Immaculate, then everything that is ours belongs to Her and Jesus accepts everything that comes from us as if it came from Her, as if it belonged to Her. In this case, She cannot leave those actions imperfect, but She renders them worthy of Herself, that is Immaculate, without the slightest stain.”
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Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
Ave Maria Meditations
O wondrous blessed clarity of Clare!
In life she shone to a few;
after death she shines on the whole world!
On earth she was a clear light;
Now in heaven she is a brilliant sun.
O how great the vehemence of the
brilliance of this clarity!
On earth this light was indeed kept
within cloistered walls,
yet shed abroad its shining rays;
It was confined within a convent cell,
yet spread itself through the wide world.
- Pope Innocent IV
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Friday, July 30th, 2010
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Ave Maria Meditations encore
St. Leopoldo Mandic is known as an Apostle of the Confessional and also as an Apostle of Unity. Feast Day is July 30th.
SAINT OF THE CONFESSIONAL
To be a good confessor one must first of all gain the confidence of the penitent. In this Fr. Leopoldo succeeded wonderfully. His very person, so small as to be scarcely visible in the semi-darkness of cell, his features calm and radiating kindness, his eyes full of serenity, his measured and paternal gestures, all combined to awake confidence from all who approached. Often he would get up and go to meet the penitent as if he were greeting an old and expected friend.
Nothing he did or said could in any way humiliate the visitor and cause him to close his heart. He paid attention to everything, knowing that confidence is built on a variety of imponderables which may often appear insignificant. So much skill and so much virtue naturally disposed the penitent to listen with a receptive mind to the instruction and exhortations which followed. What he said was not just a routine affair, the same for everyone; he said what was needed by each individual soul in a manner easily understood by the person in question, using dialect and popular phrases if they would help. This was a point he considered very important. (more…)
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