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Homily #110729 ( 06min) Play – On this memorial of St. Martha, sister of Mary and Lazarus, Fr. Bonaventure preaches on her deep and profound faith, especially when proclaiming the same confession of St. Peter.
Ave Maria!
Mass: St. Martha – Mem – Form: OF
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Homily #110410t ( 06min) Play – Never despair, even though all stinks and seems to have no life, God can raise you up and set you on top.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Sunday 5th Week of Lent – Form:
Readings:
1st: eze 37:12-14
Resp: psa 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8
2nd: rom 8:8-11
Gsp: joh 11:1-45

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Homily #100926 ( 32min) Play – In today’s Gospel we have the story of Lazarus and the rich man. Fr. Bonaventure uses this to emphasize the impossibility of compromising the culture of Christ with that of death. He mentions that many Fathers of the Church call this a factual story and so we should take it very seriously. The rich man’s sin was not so much the indulging in extravagant pleasure but doing so when Lazarus was literally dying from poverty. On the contrary Lazarus went to heaven not so much because he suffered but in his misery did not condemn the rich man but prayed for him. The rich man did not have regard for the unique dignity of his fellow man while Lazarus did. The rich man thus followed the culture of death that lead to eternal death while Lazarus followed the culture of life and entered eternal life. Father relates this to modern forms of this same culture of death.
Ave Maria! 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Mass: OF, – Readings:
1st: amo 6:1, 4-7
Resp: psa 146:7, 8-9, 9-10
2nd: 1ti 6:11-16
Gsp: luk 16:19-31

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Mary Vitamin for July 29th

Topic: Martha and Mary
Luke 10:38-42

Quote:
St.  Francis de Sales
The two women represent our Lady.
The Sermons of St. Francis de Sales on Our Lady, (Tan Books) 62.
Tan Books

Meditation:
Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
John 11:5

Archbishop Alban Goodier, S.J.:
And the name of Martha comes first. He could not blame her zeal; He could not find fault with her self-sacrificing charity. Nevertheless (more…)

Homily #100729 ( 09min) Play – In Gospel for the memorial of St Martha Our Lord arrives at the home of Martha, Mary and Lazarus after Lazarus dies. Here Martha runs out to greet Our Lord and expresses her great faith in Him to raise up her brother. This shows how much progress she has made since the last visit of Our Lord when He reprimanded her for being too concerned with many things. Let us pray for the grace to progress like Martha.
Ave Maria! Memorial of St Martha – Thursday in the 17th Week in Ordinary Time – Mass: OF, – Readings:
1st: jer 18:1-6
Resp: psa 146:1-2, 2-4, 5-6
Gsp: joh 11:19-27

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Homily #100304 ( 07min) Play – In the parable of Lazarus and Dives, Dives asks Abraham even for a drop of water to relieve his sufferings in Hell, but the time for mercy had passed. He had many opportunities during his life to give mercy to Lazarus and so gain mercy from God, but he did not. Let us take heed.
Ave Maria! Thursday of the Second Week in Lent – Mass: EF, Deus In Adiutorium – Readings: 1st: jer 17:5-10 – Gsp: luk 16:19-31

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Homily #090329 ( 18min) Play – With the raising of Lazarus  from the dead we enter, in a sense, into the passion of Christ. It was His last and greatest public miracle which caused many to believe and be prepared to witness His death, but those who refused to believe became hardened in their coldness of heart and caused Jesus to weep.

Ave Maria!

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Homily #090327 ( 05min) Play – It is not enough simply to believe – even the devils believe. Belief must translate itself into love, and our love is expressed by keeping Our Lord’s Commandments.

Ave Maria!

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Homily #080309 ( 00min) Play – In one of the most important miracles in the public ministry of Our Savior, Fr Bonaventure comments on the bluntness of the rising of Lazarus from the dead.
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