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Ave Maria!

The power is finally back at our friary here in Griswold. Deo Gratias! Our prayers go out to all who have not gotten their power back or have suffered more tragic losses. Even with our small problems here we now have a much greater appreciation for the wonders of electricity which we normally take for granted.

It was mighty hurricane Irene, one of the biggest hurricanes (if you count size alone) which knocked out our power.

But it was a little tiny mouse which prevented our standby generator from coming on. (more…)

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Ave Maria!

We’re in our 4th day without power here in Griswold Connecticut at the Franciscan Friary of Our Lady of Guadalupe. It’s not that bad; we travel about 3 miles to take showers, collect water for drinking and house hold cleaning, we charge the laptops by car battery and read by candle light and a few flashlights. Our Canon 7D is out of battery juice, so I’ll try to get them charged tomorrow. The power was eventually restored on Friday, September 2nd, five days after it went out.

Ave Maria!

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Ave Maria!

We are out of power here at Air Maria after hurricane Irene came through and knocked out power to about half the residents in the state of Connecticut. Our town of Griswold and the surrounding towns have 100% power loss and it could be a full week before it is restored. No definitive estimate has been given.

In the meantime, we are trying to find power whenever we can, using inverters to get power from our cars. We may get tomorrows homily up but there will be none from today and yesterday. All other posting will be reduced as well.

We do have good sized generator and even got it running the night before in a fevered, pitch battle against time, but in the morning when the power went out, the generator started up but the switch gear failed to hook into the generator. So now we are waiting to get an electrician but these, of course, are hard to find when they are so busy restoring power. Our friary only has two days of stored water so hopefully we will back on line soon. Keep us in your prayers.  You will be in ours.

Ave Maria!

MaryCast Specials #118 ( 09min) Play – Dr. Mark Miravalle reminds us that our prayers are powerful for world peace. It is very important therefore that we keep the prayers coming, especially the Prayer to Our Lady of All Nations which Our Lady asks to be prayed by all the faithful to avert future wars and catastrophes.

To ask questions regarding Mary, email Dr Mark Miravalle: marycast@airmaria.com

Ave Maria!

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Homily #101008 ( 03min) Play – In the Gospel reading Our Lord is accused of casting out demons by the power of Beelzebub, the prince of Demons. Fr. Dominic preaches on Jesus’ rebuttal, the nature of demonic possession and the need to be vigilant.
Ave Maria! Friday in the 27th Week in Ordinary Time – Mass: OF, – Readings:
1st: gal 3:7-14
Resp: psa 111:1-2, 3-4, 5-6
Gsp: luk 11:15-26

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Homily #100913 ( 15min) Play – Fr. Dominic preaches on today’s Gospel which has the account of the Centurion who asks Our Lord to cure his servant. Jesus was impressed with his faith and cured him. We must have trusting faith in God’s power, His goodness and His concern for us. With this faith we can do great things, including obey His commands.
Ave Maria! – Mass: – Readings:
1: 1 Cor 11:17-26,33
R: Ps 40:7-10,17
G: Lk 7:1-10

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Homily #100907 ( 09min) Play – The Power that we see in the Apostles and their successors is not their own but is the power of God working through His Church.
Ave Maria! Tuesday in the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time – Mass: OF, – Readings:
1st: 1co 6:1-11
Resp: psa 149:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 9
Gsp: luk 6:12-19

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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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Marycast #122 ( 10min) Play – “I am the Immaculate Conception.” Dr. Mark Miravalle explains how these words which Our Lady spoke in her apparition at Lourdes, France in 1854 are relevant to our life today especially in dealing with suffering.

To ask questions regarding Mary, email Dr Mark Miravalle: marycast@airmaria.com

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Homily #081009 ( 11min) Play – Twenty-seventh Thursday in Ordinary Time – Fr. Angelo Geiger explains the passage in the Gospel, “ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” We must persevere in our prayer.
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