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Homily #110922 ( 05min) Play – In today’s Gospel Herod wanted to see Jesus because he was curious about all the wonders he was doing. But this vain curiosity led to his spiritual death because he did not have a reverential fear of God which leads to love of Him.
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Mass: Thursday 25th Week of Ordinary Time – Wkdy – Form: OF
Readings:
1st: hag 1:1-8
Resp: psa 149:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 9
Gsp: luk 9:7-9

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Homily #100731 ( 22min) Play – In today’s Gospel Herod has John the Baptist beheaded. Fr. Bonaventure compares the lives John the Baptist with that of Herod. John’s life stands as an ideal that leads to heaven. Herod’s life stands as warning against a life of decadence, spent in frivolous luxury and broken marriage vows which leads to Hell, and so is a most pertinent waring to our modern culture.
Ave Maria! St. Ignatius of Loyola – Saturday in the 17th Week in Ordinary Time – Mass: OF, – Readings:
1st: jer 26:11-16, 24
Resp: psa 69:15-16, 30-31, 33-34
Gsp: mat 14:1-12

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Homily #100205 ( 10min) Play – In Herod’s unlawful marriage we see adultery, lust, murder and more.
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Homily #100103 ( 13min) Play – Epiphany of Our Lord marks the second part of Christmas which is the manifestation of Christ to the whole world as an introduction to His public ministry as an adult. Fr Angelo explains who the Magi were and why God lead them with the star first to King Herod in Jerusalem and only then to Bethlehem and the Christ Child. He contrasts the response of the Magi to that of Herod when they receive the message of the coming of the Messiah.
Ave Maria! Mass readings
1: Isa 60:1-6
R: Ps 72:1-2,7-8,10-13
2: Eph 3:2-3,5-6
G: Mt 2:1-12

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Homily #091228 ( 10min) Play – Today we celebrate the feast of the Holy Innocence who died in the place of Jesus when Herod tried to kill the messiah by killing all the male children under two years of age at Bethlehem. Father relates this to our own times and invokes their intercession for the protection of innocent life.
Ave Maria! Mass readings
1: 1 Jn 1:5-2:2
R: Ps 124:2-5,7-8
G: Mt 2:13-18

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Homily #091227 ( 24min) Play – Today is the Feast of the The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph and Fr. Bonaventure explains that the family is the core to a culture of life and saving the family from the attacks of the author of death, the Devil, is the central battle of our day. Jesus, Mary and Joseph are the exemplars of family life both in their exulted charity to which we should strive and in regard to the assaults that they survived in the form of Herod’s attempt to destroy them. Let us encourage the entire human family to embrace this ideal of love and courage.

Ave Maria! Mass readings
1: Sir 3:2-7,12-14
R: Ps 128:1-5
2: Col 3:12-21
G: Lk 2:22-40

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Homily #091206 ( 31min) Play – Advent is a time to be stirred and Fr. Bonaventure gives a stirring homily to prepare us for the coming of the Lord. He explains how Christ’s coming, as marked by John the Baptist, stirred up the leaders of His time, including Tiberius, Herod, Pilot,and Caiaphas. So listen to this homily and find out how we must put aside our baubles and avoid something called “acedia.”
Ave Maria! Mass readings
1: Bar 5:1-9
R: Ps 126:1-6
2: Phil 1:4-6,8-11
G: Lk 3:1-6

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