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Homily #111010 ( 06min) Play – Fr. Bonaventure preaches on the Parable of the Good Samaritan and connects this to the mission of mercy of the Catholic Church.
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Mass: St. Daniel and companions – Form: OF
Readings: Monday 28th Week of Ordinary Time
1st: rom 1:1-7
Resp: psa 98:1, 2-3, 3-4
Gsp: luk 11:29-32

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Homily #110818 ( 08min) Play – Fr. Bonaventure preaches on the parable of the king’s banquet and how all are sought by the Lord – poor, rich, good, and bad. Father encourages us to be faithful to the mission of the Church and to persevere in the way of penance.
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Mass: Thursday 20th Week of Ordinary Time – Wkdy – Form: OF
Readings:
1st: jdg 11:29-39
Resp: psa 40:5, 7-8, 8-9, 10
Gsp: mat 22:1-14

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Mission Down Under #10 – Australia’s First Saint ( 15 min) >>> Play

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Join the friars in Perth, Australia as they take part in celebrating the canonization of Australia’s First Saint – St. Mary of the Cross MacKillop

Filmed on location at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Perth and Notre Dame Campus, Fremantle.

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Mission Down Under #9 – St. Pio of Pietrelcina visits Perth ( 8 min) >>> Play

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This short video presents the visit of St. Pio of Pietrelcina’s relics brought to Perth by Fr. Ermelindo Di Capua, a Capuchin from San Giovanni Rotondo. It also gives a condensed summary of St. Pio’s life and holiness in the process.

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Homily #100802 ( 15min) Play – Today is the feast of the chapel of Our Lady of the Angels also known as the Portiuncula or “Little Portion” and it is there that St Francis took up residence after his conversion and where the Order of Friar Minors first started to grow. Also it was known for being frequented by angels and thus its name. It is one of the three churches that St Francis rebuilt as preparation for his mission from Christ to rebuild the entire Catholic Church in general. So it had a very dear place in St Francis’s heart and he commanded his brothers to never give up possession of it. In fact, he asked his brothers to bring him there when he was dying and there passed from this life to the next.
Ave Maria! Our Lady of the Angels of the Portiuncula – Mass: OF, – Readings:
1st: sir 24:1-4, 16, 22-34
Resp: psa 34:5, 7, 9-10, 18-19
2nd: gal 4:3-7
Gsp: luk 1:26-33

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Homily #100510 ( 06min) Play – Fr. Bonaventure preaches on the Mission of the Holy Spirit based on today’s Gospel where Our Lord says:

“When the Advocate comes whom I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, he will testify to me.”

and how this is so important during times of persecution.

Ave Maria! Mass readings
1: Acts 16:11-15
R: Ps 149:1-6,9
G: Jn 15:26-16:4

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FI News #53 – Skateboarding Habit ( 14min) >>> Play

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Yes, its Friar Gabriel again – with his particular style of cultivating devotion to Our Lady. A shorter Youtube version is available here.

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As we celebrate this occasion, the Church invites us to honor the vocation of all Christians given at baptism. May we who have dedicated our lives to God through the vocation of marriage, priesthood, diaconate, consecrated life, and the single life continue to follow Jesus who has called us by name. May those who are discerning their life vocation listen to the grace of God to guide them.

“The Church prays everyday to the Holy Spirit for the gift of vocations. Gathered around the Virgin Mary, Queen of Apostles, as in the begin­ning, the ecc1esial community learns from her how to implore the Lord for a flowering of new apostles, alive with the faith and love that are necessary for the mission.”

Pope Benedict XVI

Mission Down Under #6 – Divine Mercy Procession 2009 ( 7min) >>> Play

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Fr. Joseph Michael went on this 50km procession from St. Michael’s Cathedral in Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia to the Shrine of Divine Mercy in Marian Hills, Tarcutta, NSW. He was the chaplain (and cameraman) to this group of approximately 70 Catholics of various ages. The journey was spread over the course of several days, camping along the way.

Mission Down Under #5 – Bluff Knoll Lenten Retreat – Part 2 ( 09min) >>> Play

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The Friars in Australia led a weekend Men’s Lenten Retreat in Borden, WA, complete with talks, Liturgy of the Hours and Holy Mass. The “highpoint” of the retreat was the hike up Bluff Knoll (elev. 1095m) where we enjoyed the view and celebrated Holy Mass – likely the first time Holy Mass was ever celebrated up there!

Mission Down Under #4 – Bluff Knoll Lenten Retreat – Part 1 ( 07min) >>> Play

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The Friars in Australia led a weekend Men’s Lenten Retreat in Borden, WA, complete with talks, Liturgy of the Hours and Holy Mass. The “highpoint” of the retreat was the hike up Bluff Knoll (elev. 1095m) where we enjoyed the view and celebrated Holy Mass – likely the first time Holy Mass was ever celebrated up there!

Mission Down Under #3 – Youth Rosary Walk ( 5 min) >>> Play

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Friars and a few youth on a 3 hour Rosary Walk with a couple of talks, packed lunch, consecration to Our Lady and climbing Mt. Brown.

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Mission Down Under #2 – Friar Gabriel at Perth skatepark ( 03min) >>> Play

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Here we see a short video of Friar Gabriel at one of Perth’s many skateparks.

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Mission Down Under #1 – Fr. Andre Feain ( 09min) >>> Play

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In this first episode of our new series by the FI’s in Australia Fr. Andre Feain gives a talk on the apparition of Our Lady at Lourdes to Bernadette Soubirous and how this related to the spiritual life in 1858 and now.

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