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Homily #100114 (
This simple policy guarantees that we won’t fall into error of personal interpretation whether of scripture as the Protestants do or of Tradition as the ultra Traditionalists do. Ave Maria! St. Hilary, Bishop and Doctor of the Church – Mass: EF, In Medio Ecclesiae – Readings: 1st: 2ti 4:1-8 – Gsp: mat 5:13-19 +++ |
Ave Maria Meditations
He chose his Mother … When we reflect upon the joy which it is to ourselves to think of Mary, to brood upon her supernatural loveliness, and to study the greatness of her gifts and the surpassing purity of her virtues, we shall get such faint idea, as lies within our compass, of the unspeakable gladness which it must have been to the Word to have chosen Mary, and to have created her through that very choice.
He must choose a Mother who shall be worthy of being the Mother of God, a Mother suitable to that tremendous mystery of the Hypostatic Union, a Mother fitted to minister that marvelous Body out of her own heart’s blood, and to be herself for months the tabernacle of that most heavenly Soul. All God’s works are in proportion. When he appoints to an office, his appointment is marked by extreme fitness. He elevates nature to the level of his own purposes. He enables it to compass the most supernatural destinies by fulfilling it with the most incredible graces. There was no accident about his choice of Mary. (more…) |
Ave Maria Meditations
The priest’s mission seems hopelessly difficult. Has the world ever been as depraved as it is today? Have Satan’s cohorts ever been as numerous, as fierce, as cunning? Has the army of Christ ever been weaker compared to these powerful forces? A priest will lose confidence if he thinks about the enemy in comparison to himself. But it is Christ he should think about; Christ has given him his mission as the Father gave Christ His mission. (Jn. 20:21) He is an ambassador of Christ (2 Cor 5:20) and Christ has declared, and He cannot be wrong: “I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw all men to myself (Jn 12:32). Now shall the ruler of this world be cast out (Jn 12:31). Be of good cheer, I have overcome the world ” (Jn 16:33). Acting in the name of the Son of God, the priest is all powerful with the power of God. Acting in his own name, he is as weak as the weakest of men. He is feeble when depending on himself alone; he is unbeatable when he acts with Jesus. When he acts in the Name of Jesus, his very weakness is an encouragement. (more…) |
Homily #090913 ( +++ |
Ave Maria! Continuing our series of music videos of the Apostles Creed from the Roman Catechism set to beautiful polyphonic music from the Franciscans of the Immaculate and classic religious art, we now proceed to the seventh article of the Creed: “From thence He shall come to judge the living & the dead.” The musical piece is “Sicut Cervus” by composer Giovanni Palestrina. Ave Maria! |
Ave Maria! Continuing our series of music videos of the Apostles Creed from the Roman Catechism set to beautiful polyphonic music from the Franciscans of the Immaculate and classic religious art, we now proceed to the sixth article of the Creed: “He ascended into Heaven & sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.” The musical piece is “Sicut Cervus” by composer Giovanni Palestrina. Ave Maria! |
Ave Maria! Continuing our series of music videos of the Apostles Creed from the Roman Catechism set to beautiful polyphonic music from the Franciscans of the Immaculate and classic religious art, we now proceed to the fifth article of the Creed: “He descended into Hell; the third day He rose again from the dead.” The musical piece is “Sicut Cervus” by composer Giovanni Palestrina. Ave Maria! |
Ave Maria! Continuing our series of music videos of the Apostles Creed from the Roman Catechism set to beautiful polyphonic music from the Franciscans of the Immaculate and classic religious art, we now proceed to the fourth article of the Creed: “He suffered under Pontius Plate, was crucified, died, and was buried.” The musical piece is “Sicut Cervus” by composer Giovanni Palestrina. Ave Maria! |
Homily #090701 ( +++ |
Ave Maria! Continuing our series of music videos of the Apostles Creed from the Roman Catechism set to beautiful polyphonic music from the Franciscans of the Immaculate and classic religious art, we now proceed to the third article of the Creed: “Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, and born of the Virgin Mary.” The musical piece is “Sicut Cervus” by composer Giovanni Palestrina, spiritual child of St. Philip Neri. Ave Maria! |
Ave Maria Meditations  Pope Benedict XVI / St. Jean Vianney
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St. John Vianney, the great parish priest of Ars, France said in his catechism lesson on priesthood: The priest is not a priest for himself; he does not give himself absolution; he does not administer the Sacraments to himself. He is not for himself, he is for you… When people wish to destroy religion, they begin by attacking the priest, because where there is no longer any priest there is no sacrifice, and where there is no longer any sacrifice there is no religion… |
Ave Maria! Continuing our series of music videos of the Apostles Creed from the Roman Catechism set to beautiful polyphonic music from the Franciscans of the Immaculate and classic religious art, we now proceed to the second article of the Creed: “And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, Our Lord.” The musical piece is “Sicut Cervus” by composer Giovanni Palestrina, spiritual child of St. Philip Neri. Ave Maria! |
Ave Maria Mediations
Jesus, our Savior, true God and true man, must be the ultimate end of all our other devotions; otherwise they would be false and misleading. He is the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and end of everything. ‘We labor,” says Saint Paul, “only to make all men perfect in Jesus Christ.”
For in him alone dwells the entire fullness of the divinity and the complete fullness of grace, virtue, and perfection. In him alone we have been blessed with every spiritual blessing; he is the only teacher from whom we must learn; the only Lord on whom we should depend; the only Head to whom we should be united and the only model that we should imitate. He is the only Physician that can heal us; the only Shepherd that can feed us; the only Way that can lead us; the only Truth that we can believe; the only Life that can animate us. He alone is everything to us and he alone can satisfy all our desires. |
Ave Maria Meditations
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“You know the gracious act of our Lord Jesus Christ, that for your sake he became poor although he was rich, so that by his poverty you might become rich.” (2 Cor 8: 9) +
The disruption of the original order in the world, that natural dependence of creature on the Creator upset by sin, requires that a new mindset be practiced and learned .. It is not intuitive to fallen nature to exchange our self-security for fullness in God. All our lives we have been urged to be cautious and hard-working to secure a footing in an uncertain world. This leaves us ever troubled as we try to volley the circumstances thrown to us to our personal advantage and build bulwarks of resources to protect ourselves and our families against want and misfortune. +
Christ came into the world as a naked baby to a poor couple who were defenseless in front of the vagaries and violence of their times. Forced to migrate for the census at the time of imminent birth, turned away from decent shelter, hunted by Herod, they were as vulnerable as the least ones on the earth. Still nothing happened to the Holy Family that wasn’t guided by the Father’s will. They did not rely on their power or worldly leverage even to protect the divine child. Help was given them in messages of warning and direction. A stable was provided for the child’s birth, and the kings and shepherds were invited to come and adore him in a field beneath the.heavens. + |
Ave Maria Meditations
 The Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Lord, have mercy. |
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