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Dec 29 – Homily – Fr Angelo: I Am Who Am

Thursday, December 29th, 2011
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Homily #111229 ( 07min) Play – Fr. Angelo preaches on the divinity of Christ as a child in the arms of His Mother as He is brought into the temple in Jerusalem where the Holy Family meets Simeon who gives witness to how the Child is the fulfillment of the promises of the Lord.
Ave Maria!
Mass: 5th Day in Octave of Christmas – Wkdy – Form: OF
Readings:

1st: 1jo 2:3-11
Resp: psa 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 5b-6
Gsp: luk 2:22-35

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Sep 27 – Homily – Fr Bonaventure: Steadfastly Toward Jerusalem

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
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Homily #110927 ( 09min) Play – Jesus steadfastly headed toward Jerusalem knowing that He must sacrifice Himself for the sake of all men. Let us go forward with determination to participate in the this sacrifice at Holy Mass and then go and spread the Gospel to all people, bringing them to the great beacon light of salvation which is the Catholic Church.
Ave Maria!
Mass: St. Vincent de Paul – Mem – Form: OF
Readings: Tuesday 26th Week of Ordinary Time

1st: zec 8:20-23
Resp: psa 87:1-3, 4-5, 6-7
Gsp: luk 9:51-56

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Jul 31 – Homily – Fr Peter Fehlner: The Church the New Jerusalem

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011
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Homily #110731l ( 13min) Play- Fr. Peter on the third anniversary of the dedication of National Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe preaches on the heavenly Jerusalem, the new Jerusalem, the Church, the woman of Chapter 12 of the book of Revelation which is prefigured by Our Lady.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Common of the Dedication of a Church – Form: EF, Terribilis
Readings:

1st: rev 21:2-5
Gsp: luk 19:1-10

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Our Lady of the Holy Land

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

Our Lady of the Holy Landof Beit Shemesh, about 20 miles from Jerusalem. Many had come from holy city, especially from Galilee, but also from the Palestinian …

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Nov 06 – Homily – Fr Angelo: Holy Grief of Mary

Saturday, November 6th, 2010
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Homily #101106 ( 18min) Play – On this First Saturday devotional Mass in honor of the Immaculate Heart of  Mary we have the Gospel account of the losing of the child Jesus on the way from Jerusalem to Nazareth and the  finding in the Temple three days later. Fr. Angelo relates how Mary and Joseph did, in fact, experience grief but they did not despair nor where they completely ignorant of the meaning of Christ’s staying in the Temple contrary to modern Bible scholars. Father explains the purpose of Human knowledge as it relates to faith and to the apparitions of Mary at Fatima from whence the First Saturday Devotions come, where she tells us to offer up our suffering in reparation for the offense to her Immaculate and Sorrowful Heart of our impious age.
Ave Maria! – Mass: – Readings:
1st: jud 13:17-20, 15:9
Rsp: luk 1:46-55
Gsp: luk 2:46-51

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Aug 25 – Homily – Fr Angelo: Dedication of the Chapel

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
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Homily #100825 ( 10min) Play – Fr Angelo, on the occasion of the Anniversary of the Dedication of our Chapel of Our Lady of Guadalupe here in Griswold, preaches on how we are on a journey, a pilgrimage, here on earth where we are searching for our final resting place, the Heavenly Jerusalem. The New Jerusalem is the subject of the first reading taken from the Book of Revelation for the dedication of a church and Father points out how the physical churches that we build are little way stations along this journey a small piece of heaven for rest along the journey.

Ave Maria! Readings:
1st: Rev 21:1-5
Gspl: Luk 19:1-10

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Jul 25 – Homily – Fr Angelo: Urgent Mercy

Sunday, July 25th, 2010
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Homily #100725 ( 11min) Play – Fr. Angelo preaches on the Gospel where Our Lord weeps over Jerusalem whom he wanted to embrace with divine mercy but they would not have a part of it. He points out that Our Lord is very concerned about us and our salvation, extending His mercy despite our sinfulness. But the time for mercy is only during this life. Let us make haste and open our hearts to His grace and mercy before we enter final judgment and eternal life.
Ave Maria! Ninth Sunday after Pentecost – Mass: EF, Ecce Deus AdiuvatReadings:
1st: 1co 10:6-13
Gsp: luk 19:41-47

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The Holy Land: The Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

Mar 28 – Homily – Fr Bonaventure: Of Palms and Nails

Sunday, March 28th, 2010
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Homily #100328 ( 27min) Play – Today is Palm Sunday where we start Mass with the Procession of Palms to celebrate the victorious entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem but it ends in recounting the Crucifixion, with Our Blessed Lord being nailed to the Cross. Fr. Bonaventure preaches on the need to persevere in the Love for Our Lord even when others condemn and ridicule Him.
Ave Maria! Mass readings
1: Isa 50:4-7
R: Ps 22:8-9,17-20,23-24
2: Phil 2:6-11
G: Lk 22:14—23:56

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Feb 09 – Homily – Fr Angelo: The Dwelling Place of the Lord

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
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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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Jan 03 – Homily – Fr Angelo: Every King will Adore Him

Sunday, January 3rd, 2010
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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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Dec 30 – Homily – Fr Bonaventure: Prophecy of Anna

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
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Homily #091230 ( 05min) Play – Anna the Prophetess calls attention to the Child Jesus in the Temple in Jerusalem. Fr. Bonaventure exhorts us to be open to the Messiah and point Him out to others as Anna did.
Ave Maria! Mass readings
1: 1 Jn 2:12-17
R: Ps 96:7-10
G: Lk 2:36-40

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Nov 21 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Presentation Blessed Virgin Mary

Saturday, November 21st, 2009
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Homily #091121 ( 05min) Play – Today we celebrate the presentation of Our Lady as a mere child by her parents Sts. Joachim and Anne to the temple in Jerusalem which was an ancient custom in Judea among the most pious Jews. Thus early in her life Mary is associated with the temple, the dwelling place of God, foreshadowing how she would be the dwelling place of God as she bore him in her womb and in her heart.
Ave Maria! The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Mass: EF, Common of the Blessed Virgin, Salve Sancta Parens Readings: 1st: sir 24:14-16 – Gsp: luk 11:27-28

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Oct 25 – Homily – Fr Bonaventure: Jerusalem vs Jericho

Sunday, October 25th, 2009
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Homily #091025 ( 20min) Play – Jericho is a city that symbolizes sin while Jerusalem symbolizes virtue. Bartimaeus the blind man of Jericho was cured by our Lord, both physically in his eyes and spirtually in his heart, for he then left the blindness of the sins of Jericho and followed Our Lord into the promised land of the heavenly Jerusalem. Today this spiritual battle is still raging. Let us have the in-sight to turn our backs on sin and darkness, take up our cross, embrace sanctity and purity, and follow Our Lord into His Kingdom of Light.
Ave Maria! Mass readings

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Aug 02 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: God’s Visitation

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009
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Homily #090802 ( 11min) Play – In today’s Gospel Our Lord talks about the coming severe judgment of God’s Visitation on Jerusalem and this is a symbol of what will happen to every unrepentant soul and every unrepentant society. If today we hear His voice harden not our hearts.
Ave Maria! EF Mass Readings

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