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Homily #120320 ( 04min) Play – Fr. Bonaventure explains from the Gospel account of the curing of the sick man at the pool of Bethsaida that we do nothing to gain God’s mercy and how we must be forever grateful.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Tuesday 4th Week of Lent – Wkdy – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: eze 47:1-9, 12
Resp: psa 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9
Gsp: joh 5:1-3, 5-16

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Homily #120313 ( 04min) Play – Fr. Dominic Murphy on the need to forgive our neighbor if we want to be forgiven our much greater offenses to Our Lord.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Tuesday 3rd Week of Lent – Wkdy – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: dan 3:25, 34-43
Resp: psa 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9
Gsp: mat 18:21-35

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Homily #120310 ( 05min) Play – God does not abandon man even when man finds himself in deep sin.
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Mass: Saturday 2nd Week of Lent – Wkdy – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: mic 7:14-15, 18-20
Resp: psa 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12
Gsp: luk 15:1-3, 11-32

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Homily #120228 ( 06min) Play – Fr. Dominic preaches on the importance of the Our Father and how it takes the focus off ourselves and directs toward Our Lord and His will and the need to show mercy to others.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Tuesday 1st Week of Lent – Wkdy – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: isa 55:10-11
Resp: psa 34:4-5, 6-7, 16-17, 18-19
Gsp: mat 6:7-15

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Homily #120219 (16min) Play - Our Lord’s ultimate reason for coming into this world was to free us from our sins. He uses the miracle of the healing of paralytic’s bodily infirmity to show that He has the power to forgive sins. Let us think about the opportunity God gives us to obtain mercy in this coming great and pre-eminnent pennitential season of Lent – let us resolve to go to frequent confession not only during Lent, but hereafter.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Ordinary Form – 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings:
1st Reading: Isaiah 43:18-19, 21-22, 24-25
Responsorial Psalm: 41:2-3, 4-5, 13-14
2nd Reading: 2Corinthians 1:18-22
Gospel: Mark 2:1-12

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Homily #120205 ( 09min) Play – We know that behind the clouds is the sun. We need to spread the Gospel, the Good News of Jesus Christ. He takes the misery of life upon Himself and gives us joy.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Ordinary Form – 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings:
1st Reading: Job 7:1-4, 6-7
Responsorial Psalm: 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6
2nd Reading: 1Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23
Gospel: Mark 1:29-39

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Homily #111212k ( 06min) Play – It was she herself, “Our Lady of Guadalupe” who stressed the fact that she is our Mother, our merciful Mother. “Are you not in the crossings of my arms?…”
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Mass: Our Lady of Guadalupe – Opt Mem – Form: OF
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Homily #111118 ( 07min) Play – On the Memorial of the Dedication of the Basilicas of Sts. Peter and Paul Fr. Dominic preaches on the example of these two great Apostles and how much mercy God has given us through them.
Ave Maria!
Mass: The Dedication of the Basilicas of Sts. Peter and Paul – 3rd Cl – Form: EF, Terribilis
Readings:
1st: rev 21:2-5
Gsp: luk 19:1-10

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Homily #111022 ( 06min) Play – On this Memorial to Our Lady on Saturday Fr. Dominic preaches on the Mercy of God and how Mary, who is His Mother, is our great hope for mercy.
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Mass: The BVM, Queen and Mother of Mercy, I – Opt Mem – Form: OF
Readings: 
R1 – Esther C:12, 14-15, 25, 30
Rs – Lk 1:46-55
Gsp – Jn 2:1-11

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Homily #110911 ( 11min) Play – Mercy is now. Justice is in eternity. Every body needs mercy and it is only the mercy of God which brings healing.
Ave Maria!
Mass: 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Ordinary Form
Readings:
1st Reading: Sirach 27:30-28:7
Responsorial Psalm 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12
2nd Reading: Romans 14:7-9
Gospel: Matthew 18:21-35

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Homily #110904t ( 09min) Play – We are watchmen and we are called not only to watch ourselves, but to watch out for the good of our neighbor as well. This is an act of mercy.
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Mass: 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – Sunday – Form: OF
Readings:
1st: eze 33:7-9
Resp: psa 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9
2nd: rom 13:8-10
Gsp: mat 18:15-20

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Homily #110504 ( 09min) Play – In today’s Gospel Our Lord tells Nicodemus that God loved the world so much that he gave it His only begotten Son. Fr. Bonaventure explores the depths of mercy revealed in this passage in that we have recourse to confession. But we must truly seek this mercy through frequent confession and by avoiding getting caught up in the sinful entertainments of our day.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Wednesday 2nd Week of Easter – – Form:
Readings:
1st: act 5:17-26
Resp: psa 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9
Gsp: joh 3:16-21

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Ave Maria Meditations

Prayer of St. Faustina to Our Lady
O Mary, my Mother and my Lady, I offer you my soul, my body, my life and my death and all that will come after it. I place everything in your hands, O my Mother, cover my soul with your virginal mantle and grant me the grace of purity of heart, soul and body. Defend me with your power against all enemies and especially against those who hide their malice behind the mask of virtue. Fortify my soul that pain may not break it. Mother of grace, teach me to live by God’s power. O Mary, a terrible sword has pierced your holy soul. Except for God, no one knows of your suffering. Your soul does not break, it is brave, because it is with Jesus. Sweet Mother, unite my soul to Jesus, because it is only then that I will be able to endure all trials and tribulations and only in union with Jesus will my little sacrifices be pleasing to God. Sweetest Mother, continue to teach me about the interior life. May the sword of suffering never break me. O pure Virgin, pour courage into my heart and guard it. Amen.

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“O Most Holy Trinity! As many times as I breathe, as many times as my heart beats, as many times as my blood pulsates through my body, so many thousand times do I want to glorify Your mercy.

I want to be completely transformed into Your mercy and to be Your living reflection, O Lord. May the greatest of all divine attributes, that of Your unfathomable mercy, pass through my heart and soul to my neighbor.

Help me, O Lord, that my eyes may be merciful… (more…)

Homily #110501 ( 20min) Play – On this Divine Mercy Sunday Fr. Bonaventure makes the connection between the Mercy of God and the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the Cross which is re-presented in the Holy Sacrifice of Mass.

Ave Maria!

Mass: Divine Mercy Sunday – Form:

Readings:

1st: act 2:42-47

Resp: psa 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24

2nd: 1pe 1:3-9

Gsp: joh 20:19-31

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Homily #110411 ( 07min) Play – The woman caught in adultery is accused by those who are themselves guilty. There refusal to give mercy and to believe in the Messiah is contrasted to the accused woman who humbles herself and receives mercy from Him.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Monday 5th Week of Lent – – Form:
Readings:
1st: dan 13:41-62
Resp: psa 23:1-3, 3-4, 5, 6
Gsp: joh 8:1-11

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