Homily #110313 (13min) Play – On the First Sunday in Lent Fr. Dominic preaches on the nature of Lent as being a full immersion spiritual retreat where we fore go some pleasures. In the process we become aware of how severely we are tempted by such things. He relates this to Our Lord’s temptation in today’s Gospel where the Devil comes and tempts Him when he is very hungry, to chase after vain pleasures and glory.
Ave Maria!
Mass: First Sunday in Lent – Form: EF, Invocabit Me
Readings:
1st: 2co 6:1-10
Gsp: mat 4:1-11
Homily #110306 (09min) Play – Quinquagesima Sunday is the last Sunday before Lent and is a preparation for it. In today’s Gospel Our Lord tries to prepare His disciples for the scandal of the crucifixion by warning them before hand that it is coming as well as to give them the hope of the following resurrection. Father likens this hope to an enlightenment as exemplified in the receiving of sight of the blind man later in the same Gospel.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Quinquagesima Sunday – Form: EF, Esto Mihi
Readings:
1st: 1co 13:1-13
Gsp: luk 18:31-43
Homily #100321t (06min) Play – When dwelling on God’s mercy remember His justice, and when dwelling on His justice remember His mercy. Lent is a time of joy; a time to root-out our sins.
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Homily #100314 (17min) Play – Today is Laetare Sunday, the Fourth Sunday in Lent, which is like Gaudete Sunday in Advent, a day of joy in the midst of a season of penance. Common to both these days are the joyful rose vestments and Fr. Bonaventure relates this to the Gospel of the day which is the parable of of the Prodigal Son and how the son is robed in festive vestments due to the father’s joy in the return of his wayward son. Fr. Bonaventure highlights the importance of repentance if we fall and how all penance leads to joy if we persevere to the end.
Ave Maria! Mass readings
1: Josh 5:9,10-12
R: Ps 34:2-7
2: 2 Cor 5:17-21
G: Lk 15:1-3,11-32
Homily #100310 (05min) Play – In the first reading from Exodus we see a great display of God’s power, instilling the fear of God in the Israelites. Listen as Fr. Ignatius explains how fear of God and Love of God work together.
Ave Maria! Wednesday of the Third Week in Lent – Mass: EF, Ego Autem – Readings: 1st: exo 20:12-24 – Gsp: mat 15:1-20
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In ieiunio et fletu orabant sacerdotes: parce Domine populo tuo, et ne des hereditatem tuam in perditionem. Inter vestibulum et altare plorabant sacerdotes dicentes: Parce populo tuo.
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Fasting and weeping, the priests shall pray: Spare thy people, Lord, and give not thy heritage over to destruction. Between the porch and altar, the priests shall pray: Spare thy people. Hear my prayer, O Lord
and let my crying come unto thee.
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Derelinquit impius viam suam, et vir iniquus cogitationes suas, et reveratur ad Dominum, et miserebitur eius: quia benignus at misericors est, et praestabilis super malitia, Dominus Deus noster.
The wicked man forsakes his ways, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return unto the Lord, and He will have mercy upon him: for the Lord our God is gracious and merciful, and ever ready to relent when he threatens disaster.
Homily #100307 (06min) Play – Fr. Ignatius preaches on the first reading where St. Paul exhorts us to be children of God and so enter into the light that is faith and the love which is the fruit it bears.
Ave Maria! Third Sunday in Lent – Mass: EF, Oculi Mei – Readings: 1st: eph 5:1-9 – Gsp: luk 11:14-28
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
Homily #100228t (08min) Play – Our Lord shows us what is to be found after death on the cross. In order to pray we must step away, even if you say “My work is my prayer.”
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Homily #100224 (06min) Play – Fr. Bonaventure preaches that during Lent we are to fast and mortify our body in preparation for Good Friday but we are also to feast on the vivifying Word of God in preparation for Easter just as Jonah called for a fast in Nineveh so that they would live.
Ave Maria! Mass readings
1: Jon 3:1-10
R: Ps 51:3-4,12-13,18-19
G: Lk 11:29-32
Homily #100217 (08min) Play – How time flies, even in Lent. This time of penance comes and goes before we know it. Let us participate in the grace of Easter by participating in the 40 days of Lent.
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Prayer, Fasting and Mercy by St. Peter Chrysologus
There are three things, my brethren, by which faith stands firm, devotion remains constant, and virtue endures. They are prayer, fasting and mercy. Prayer knocks at the door, fasting obtains, mercy receives. Prayer, mercy and fasting: these three are one, and they give life to each other.
Fasting is the soul of prayer, mercy is the lifeblood of fasting. Let no one try to separate them; they cannot be separated. If you have only one of them or not all together, you have nothing. So if you pray, fast; if you fast, show mercy; if you want your petition to be heard, hear the petition of others. If you do not close your ear to others you open God’s ear to yourself. (more…)
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