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Homily #120202 ( 08min) Play – The feast of the Presentation is the last event in the liturgical calender directly relating to Christmas. Fr. Angelo gives the historical context for this events and explains the words of the prophet Simeon and the prophetess Anna.
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Mass: Presentation of the Lord – Feast – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: mal 3:1-4
Resp: psa 24:7, 8, 9, 10
2nd: heb 2:14-18
Gsp: luk 2:22-40

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Homily #111229 ( 07min) Play – Fr. Angelo preaches on the divinity of Christ as a child in the arms of His Mother as He is brought into the temple in Jerusalem where the Holy Family meets Simeon who gives witness to how the Child is the fulfillment of the promises of the Lord.
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Mass: 5th Day in Octave of Christmas – Wkdy – Form: OF
Readings:
1st: 1jo 2:3-11
Resp: psa 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 5b-6
Gsp: luk 2:22-35

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Homily #111121 ( 06min) Play – The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is found nowhere in Scripture – it is a Tradition – that’s tradition with a capital T!
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Mass: Ordinary Form – Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Feast 
Readings:
1st Reading: Zechariah 2:14-17
Responsorial: Luke 1:46-55
Gospel: Matthew 12:46-50

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Homily #110202 ( 09min) Play – Fr Angelo explains why the Feast we celebrate today, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord and the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which is also called Candlemas, is really the conclusion of the Christmas season.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Presentation of the Lord – Feast – Form: OF
Readings:
1st: mal 3:1-4
Resp: psa 24:7, 8, 9, 10
2nd: heb 2:14-18
Gsp: luk 2:22-40

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Immaculate Music #28 – Christmas in Bloomington, In  ( 04min) >>> Play

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Well today  is the last day of Christmas decorations at our friaries in the Franciscans of the Immaculate. Yes, we are slow to take them down, but since we are a Marian order, we extend the Christmas season to the last feastday in the Joyful Mysteries which is  today, the Feast of the Presentation. Anyways, here is a beautiful video of the Christmas lights and decorations at our friary in Bloomington, IN. You will also get a good view of their new altar and sanctuary refurbishment. The music is by the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate.

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Homily #091121 ( 05min) Play – Today we celebrate the presentation of Our Lady as a mere child by her parents Sts. Joachim and Anne to the temple in Jerusalem which was an ancient custom in Judea among the most pious Jews. Thus early in her life Mary is associated with the temple, the dwelling place of God, foreshadowing how she would be the dwelling place of God as she bore him in her womb and in her heart.
Ave Maria! The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Mass: EF, Common of the Blessed Virgin, Salve Sancta Parens – Readings: 1st: sir 24:14-16 – Gsp: luk 11:27-28

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Homily #081121 ( 07min) Play – At the evening Mass on the Feast of the Presentation of Mary, celebrated as a sung Traditional Latin Mass, Fr. Ignatius preaches on the significance of this feast in regard to Mary’s holiness and her future role as Mother of God.
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Ven. Mary of Agreda “The Mystical City of God’ (abridged) on HER PRESENTATION IN THE TEMPLE

The three years’ time decreed by the Lord having been completed, Joachim and Anne set out from Nazareth, accompanied by a few of their kindred and bringing with them the true living Ark of the covenant, the most holy Mary, borne on the arms of her mother in order to be deposited in the holy temple of Jerusalem. The beautiful child, by her fervent and loving aspirations, hastened after the ointments of her Beloved, seeking in the temple Him, whom she bore in her heart.

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Coredemption #3 – Dr Mark Miravalle on the Coredemption at Calvary. >>> Play

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In this episode, Dr Mark Miravalle talks about Mary’s act of Coredemption at Cavalry, giving us an in-depth look at how Mary’s heart was truly pierced as foretold by the prophet Simon at the Presentation. Our Lady suffered greatly along with her most holy Son at the foot of the Cross, participating in the redemption of the human race as she had done before with her humble ‘Yes’ at the Annunciation. Listen to Dr. Miravalle’s clear and impassioned presentation on this sublime subject.

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