Homily #110523 (06min) Play – Today Fr. Bonaventure preaches on the first reading where Paul and Barnabus must convince the people of Lystria from offering sacrifice to them after Paul miraculously cures a crippled man. He uses this to underline the need for the one true faith in the living God.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Monday 5th Week of Easter – – Form:
Readings:
1st: act 14:5-18
Resp: psa 115:1-2, 3-4, 15-16
Gsp: joh 14:21-26
Homily #110214 (05min) Play – Today Jesus reacts to the Pharisees request for a sign when he has already given so many that they refused to accept. Fr. Bonaventure preaches on the need to embrace the signs Jesus gives us if we are to avoid Jesus leaving us as he did the Pharisees
Ave Maria!
Mass: Sts. Cyril and Methodius – Memorial – Form:
Readings: Monday 6th Week of Ordinary Time
1st: gen 4:1-15, 25
Resp: psa 50:1, 8, 16-17, 20-21
Gsp: mar 8:11-13
Ave Maria! Quite a story by Fr. Zuhlsdorf on the intercession of Juan Diego, the very Marian saint of the Americas.
Yesterday’s feast got me thinking about St. Juan Diego, of Our Lady of Guadalupe fame.
Under normal circumstances, for a beatification there must be a miracle which has been rigorously studied and approved by the Congregation for Causes and Saints accepted by the Holy Father. In the case of Juan Diego, John Paul II decided to beatify him without the approved miracle. He had been declared Venerable in 1987.
There was a miracle for his canonization, however. And it is quite a story.
Homily #101127 (13min) Play – Today the FI’s celebrate the feast of the Miraculous Medal. We have the Gospel account of the Miracle at Cana performed by our Lord at the instigation of Mary, His mother. Fr. Bonaventure explains the historical background of the apparition of Rue de Bac, occurring in the anti-religious aftermath of the French Revolution. In the apparition, Our Lady asked for the Immaculate Conception Medal to be struck. This medal became associated with so many miracles that it soon became known as the Miraculous Medal. These miracles are preformed by God but through the prayers of Mary just as it happened in Cana two millennia ago, which resulted in the strengthening of the faith of the disciples. St Maximilian, one of the FI’s Patron Saints called these medals “bullets” because they were so good at bringing about conversions.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Miraculous Medal – Feast – Form: OF
Readings:
1st: rev 12:11, 5-6, 14-17
Resp: psa 45:11-12, 14-15, 16-17
Gsp: joh 2:1-11
Homily #100923 (07min) Play – Sorry, the first half of the homily did not get recorded. Today Fr Bonaventure preaches on the life of St Pio of Pietrelcina more commonly known as St. Padre Pio a Capuchin priest who is a modern example of a miracle worker who died in 1968. Father enumerates some of the miraculous events and gifts that Padre Pio had and describes his life as one great miracle since he lived almost a supernatural life. The Franciscans of the Immaculate celebrate this Mass as a Solemnity since he is one of our patron saints. Fr Stefano, our founder, is a spiritual directee of Padre Pio.
Ave Maria! St. Pio of Pietrelcina – Mass: OF, – Readings:
1st: deu 10:8-9
2nd: gal 6:15-17
Gsp: joh 19:25-37
Homily #100828 (09min) Play – Fr. Bonaventure preaches on the Feast Day of St Augustine. He connects the Parable of the Talents in today’s Gospel to the many natural talents that Our Lord had given our saint, all of which were augmented with the power of miracles showing how God gives more to those who do well with the free gifts given to them.
Ave Maria! – Mass Ordinary Form: – Readings:
1: 1 Cor 1:26-31
R: Ps 33:12-13,18-21
G: Mt 25:14-30
Homily #100417 (05min) Play – Fr. Ignatius preaches on the life of St. Salvator of Horta a Franciscan who lived in the 1500′s and worked many miracles. Father relates this to the need for miracles in general and the modern example of Padre Pio
Ave Maria! St. Salvatore of Horta – Mass: EF, Iustus Ut Palma – Readings: 1st: 1co 4:9-14 – Gsp: luk 12:32-34
Homily #100212 (08min) Play – Fr. Angelo reflects on the curing of the deaf man in today’s Gospel where Jesus gives the command “Ephphatha!”, be open. He relates this to the need for all of us, in every generation, to open our ears and hearts to the Gospel and the Holy Spirit.
Ave Maria! Mass readings
1: 1 Kings 11:29-32; 12:19
R: Ps 81:10-15
G: Mk 7:31-37
Homily #100207 (14min) Play – In today’s Gospel we see St. Peter being Peter, that is, he has the best of intentions and yet is very imperfect in carrying them out. He wants to obey when Our Lord asks him to set out for the deep in his boat, and does, but he complains first, only to see how unworthy he is when Our Lord manifests his holiness with the miracle of the great catch of fish. Fr Angelo compares this to the first reading of Isaiah where Isaiah sees the holiness of God and knows he is unworthy to be His messenger and the need for God’s gift of sanctification to be made worthy.
Ave Maria! Mass readings
1: Isa 6:1-2,3-8
R: Ps 138:1-5,7-8
2: 1 Cor 15:1-11
G: Lk 5:1-11
Homily #100117 (24min) Play – The Gospel today is the account of the miracle at the marriage feast of Cana where Jesus turns water into wine at the request of His mother. Father explains how this passage is not a disparagement of His mother as some would say, but is, in fact, a great honoring of her as Jesus performs his first miracle in the context of a marriage and so underscores the importance of motherhood and family as the best remedy to our modern secular problems.
Ave Maria! Mass readings
1: Isa 62:1-5
R: Ps 96:1-3,7-10
2: 1 Cor 12:4-11
G: Jn 2:1-11
Homily #091115 (10min) Play – Fr. Ignatius explains the parable in today’s Gospel of how the Kingdom of God is like a muster seed that grows into into the largest of bushes. This miracle of growth from the tiniest of seeds occurred by the action of God in the form of miracles and also by the action of men in the witness they gave by practicing their faith to a heroic degree. God is still performing miracles. Are we doing our part?
Ave Maria!
Readings EF – 1st: 1th 1:2-10 – Gsp: mat 13:31-35
Dear Lady of Fatima sung by the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate “the Seven Joys of the Immaculate” Choir. from Hail Mary Volume 2. Images from Our Lady of Fatima Procession from St. Pius X Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of San Antonio, Texas. 2009.
Homily #090923 (06min) Play – Saint Pio, still affectionately called Padre Pio, is one of our Patron Saints at the Franciscans of the Immaculate. Fr. Ignatius outlines the life of this great saint, miracle worker and mystic who died in 1968.
Ave Maria! Readings EF – 1st: 1co 4:9-14 – Gsp: luk 12:32-34
Homily #090816 (11min) Play – Fr. Ignatius starts with the Gospel Miracle of the healing of the deaf mute to explain the importance of guarding our speech, to use this wonderful gift with responsibility.
Ave Maria! EF Mass readings 11th Sun after Pent
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