Homily #120426s ( 12min) Play - Our Lady’s Good Counsel is Jesus Himself Who speeks His word to us and sets us free by this Truth. “Do whatever He tells you” – was Her counsel to the waiters and when we do what He tells us miracles happen.
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Mass: Ordinary Form - Our Lady of Good Counsel – Feast,
Readings:
1st Reading: Isaiah 9:1-3, 5-6
Responsorial: Sirach 14:20,21-22,23-25,26-27
G0spel: John 2:1-11

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Homily #120111 ( 06min) Play – Fr. Bonaventure preaches on how the miracles that the Lord performed, such as the healings recounted in today’s Gospel, where done to bring about the moral conversion of those who witness it.
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Mass: Wednesday 1st Week of Ordinary Time – Wkdy – Form: OF
Readings:
1st: 1sa 3:1-10, 19-20
Resp: psa 40:2-5, 7-8, 8-9, 10
Gsp: mar 1:29-39

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Homily #110923 ( 07min) Play – Today is the Feast of St. Pio, affectionately known as Padre Pio, a modern miracle worker who had the stigmata of Our Lord’s wounds imprinted visibly on his flesh. He was spiritual director of Fr. Stefano Manelli, our founder, and his entire family.
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Mass: St. Pio of Pietrelcina – Feast – Form: OF
Readings:
1st: exo 32:7-14
2nd: gal 6:14-18
Gsp: joh 19:25-37

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Homily #110316 ( 05min) Play – Father Dominic preaches on the need to change oneself, to repent, instead of seeking for miraculous signs as the Israelites were doing in Jesus’ time.
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Mass: Wednesday of Ember Week in Lent – Form: EF, Reminiscere Miserationum Tuaru
Readings:
1st: exo 24:12-18
2nd: 1ki 19:3-8
Gsp: mat 12:38-50

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Homily #110214l ( 12min) Play – Father Peter reflecting upon seeking miracles from Christ with faith rather than cynical eye.
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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

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Homily #110107 ( 07min) Play – Fr. Bonaventure preaches on the miracle of the curing of the leper in today’s Gospel. He explains that Our Lord performs miracles in order to enable people to have confidence in Him. This confidence builds on the prerequisite confidence in God, a trust that the Creator can recreate by physical healing and by saving souls. By such miracles God shows his mastery over the physical and moral order and leads us closer to Him.
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Mass: St. Raymond of Pennafort – Optnl Memorial – Form: OF
Readings: Fri post Epiphany or Jan 11
1st: 1jo 5:5-13
Resp: psa 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20
Gsp: luk 5:12-16

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Re-post of previous video on the occasion of the feast of the Miraculous Medal

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This vignette of the apparition of Our Lady to St. Catherine Laboure on the occasion of her request for the Medal was produced by the Franciscans of the Immaculate in conjunction with Susan Mackewich of Gizmo Productions and Dave Wroe.

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Homily #101003 ( 12min) Play – Fr. Dominic preaches on the admonition in today’s Gospel to have faith only the size of a mustard seed and we will have the power to move mountains, to be able to do great miracles. He also points out all the great miracles in the form of the sacraments of the Church, the miraculous nature of the unity and constancy of truth in the Church throughout the centuries. All of this can strengthen our faith.
Ave Maria! 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Mass: OF, – Readings:
1st: hab 1:2-3, 2:2-4
Resp: psa 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9
2nd: 2ti 1:6-8, 13-14
Gsp: luk 17:5-10

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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

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Homily #100208 ( 05min) Play – Fr. Angelo points out that the miracles of healing still exist in our present age. We still have the challenge of believing in His presence just as people who saw Jesus had to believe that he was also God, but then he will give us his healing grace just as he did then.

Ave Maria! Mass readings
1: 1 Kings 8:1-7,9-13
R: Ps 132:6-10
G: Mk 6:53-56

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