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Homily #120325 ( 11min) Play – How can we expect to enter into eternal rest if we never deny ourselves in this life, if we do not work for it here and now.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Sunday 5th Week of Lent – Sunday – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: jer 31:31-34
Resp: psa 51:3-4, 12-13, 14-15
2nd: heb 5:7-9
Gsp: joh 12:20-33

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Homily #120324 ( 04min) Play – [First seconds of the homily where not captured.] What caused the condemnation of Jesus was His teaching of the divine truth, that we are to find our happiness in the Heavenly Kingdom not the earthly kingdom that the Pharisees were promoting. Many throughout history and especially today are promoting the same ideas. Let us make the Heavenly Kingdom a big part of our Lenten meditations.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Saturday 4th Week of Lent – Wkdy – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: jer 11:18-20
Resp: psa 7:2-3, 9-10, 11-12
Gsp: joh 7:40-53

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Homily #120322 ( 05min) Play – Fr. Bonaventure on how the covenant established by Christ is the Eternal Covenant, sealed with His own sacrifice, and to which we must always be faithful. Lent is a great time to renew our commitment to this duty.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Thursday 4th Week of Lent – Wkdy – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: exo 32:7-14
Resp: psa 106:19-20, 21-22, 23
Gsp: joh 5:31-47

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Homily #120318 ( 45min) Play – On this Laetare Sunday, Fr. Bonaventure preaches on today’s Gospel, starting with a question from the St. Pius X Catechism, which asks:

1. Q: Are you a Christian?
   A: Yes, I am a Christian, by the grace of God.
2. Q: Why do you say: By the grace of God?
   A: I say: By the grace of God, because to be a Christian is a perfectly gratuitous gift of God, which we ourselves could not have merited.
3. Q: Who is a true Christian? (more…)

Homily #120318t ( 15min) Play – Grace is more powerful than human weakness, though we may start off wrong, God offers us another chance.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Sunday 4th Week of Lent – Sunday – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: 2ch 36:14-17, 19-23
Resp: psa 137:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6
2nd: eph 2:4-10
Gsp: joh 3:14-21

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A Day With Mary #21 – St Peter’s Catholic Church ( 19min) >>> Play

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During the pontificate of John Paul II a collection of votive masses in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary were put together and made available especially for use on Saturdays and special occasions . Votive masses are not normally permitted during privileged seasons (more…)

Homily #120305 ( 05min) Play – It is easy to love our friends, but it is difficult to love our enemies.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Monday 2nd Week of Lent – Wkdy – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: dan 9:4-10
Resp: psa 79:8, 9, 11, 13
Gsp: luk 6:36-38

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Homily #120226m ( 10min) Play -

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We’re in a pitched battle against the world, the flesh and the devil; and it’s time to go on the offense.
Mass: First Sunday in Lent – 1st Cl – Form: EF, Invocabit Me
Readings: 
1st: 2co 6:1-10
Gsp: mat 4:1-11

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Homily #120227 ( 08min) Play – Fr. Dominic preaches on the need to put charity first when looking for ways of making sacrifice for lent.
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Mass: Monday 1st Week of Lent – Wkdy – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: lev 19:1-2, 11-18
Resp: psa 19:8, 9, 10, 15
Gsp: mat 25:31-46

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Ave Maria Meditations

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

R. Amen. 

Lord Jesus Christ, for our sake you became like the grain of wheat that falls to the earth and dies, so that it may bear much fruit (Jn 12:24).  You invited us to follow you along this path when you told us that “the one who loves his life loses it, and the one who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life” (Jn 12:25). 

Yet we are attached to our life.  We do not want to abandon it; (more…)

Homily #120224 ( 10min) Play- Our motive of fasting is to do penance but we have to make room in our hearts for God. It is only God who can satisfy us – as we decide on how to  fast we should pray to Our Lady what will be pleasing to God and to seek advise from a Spiritual Director.

Ave Maria!
Mass: Ordinary Form – Friday after Ash Wednesday
Readings
1st Reading: Isaiah 58:1-9
Responsorial Psalm: 51:3-4, 5-6, 18-19
Gospel: Matthew 9:14-15

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Homily #120223 ( 07min) Play – As we begin lent Fr. Angelo exhorts us to stand fast with Jesus no matter the difficulties just as Jesus exhorted His disciples, referring to His own crucifixion.
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Mass: Thursday after Ash Wednesday – Wkdy – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: deu 30:15-20
Resp: psa 1:1-2, 3, 4, 6
Gsp: luk 9:22-25

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MaryCast Specials #155 ( 06min) Play – Mark Miravalle reflects on the beginning of Lent and how we can give it a Marian dimension to be able to offer up our sufferings to make up for what is lacking in Christ’s suffering. Col 1:24

To ask questions regarding Mary, email Dr Mark Miravalle: marycast@airmaria.com

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Homily #120220 ( 04min) Play – “This kind can only come out by prayer and fasting” – only by supernatural means can our conversion be achieved – therefore our own cooperation in that work must be to use the tools that are available to us. Fasting – we empty ourselves to allow God to fill us. We need to detach ourselves form the things of this world- by Prayer and Fasting.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Ordinary Form – Monday 7th Week of Ordinary Time
Readings:
1st Reading: James 3:13-18
Responsorial Psalm: 19:8, 9, 10, 15
Gospel: Mark 9:14-29

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Homily #110403l ( 19min) Play – Leap and Rejoice!
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Mass: Fourth Sunday in Lent – Form: EF, Laetare The Paradox of Joy in Lent
Readings:
1st: gal 4:22-31
Gsp: joh 6:1-15

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