17min) >>> Video – Mother of the Redeemer Events #8: Confidence in God Retreat 2/8
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
Ave Maria! In June, 2010, Fr. Bill Casey of the Fathers of Mercy preached a retreat at the Mother of the Redeemer Retreat Center on “Confidence in God”. This is the second homily of three in this retreat. In this talk, Fr. Casey discusses the Priesthood. Ave Maria! +++ |
Audio (MP3)Ven. John Paul II: On the Priesthood
Thursday, April 29th, 2010Ave Maria Meditations
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Apr 25 – Homily – Fr Angelo: Jesus the Good Shepherd
Sunday, April 25th, 2010
Homily #100425 (
Ave Maria! Mass readings +++ |
leaving soccer for the Priesthood
Friday, April 9th, 2010|
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Mary and the Priestly Ministry
Monday, March 29th, 2010Ave Maria Meditations
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The Extraordinary Form Conquers More and More of the Souls of the Franciscans of the Immaculate
Friday, March 26th, 2010
Paix Liturgique, in its newest Italian newsletter, has an interview with Fr Alessandro M. Apollonio, rector of the theological seminary of the Franciscans of the Immaculate (FFI), which brings splendid news from this young order which now has more than 700 members. Here is a translation of the part concerning the liturgy:
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F.I. Ordinations in Florence on March 25th
Thursday, March 25th, 2010
Announcements Rinascimento Sacro has announced that, at 10:00 A.M. on March 25, 2010, H.E. Franc Cardinal Rode will offer Solemn Pontifical Mass and ordain 8 new priests for the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate, in the Chiesa di Ognissanti in Florence.
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More information will be forthcoming, stay tuned!
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A blessed Solemnity to one and all! Ave Maria!
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A Year of the Priest meditation
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010Ave Maria Meditations
The priesthood in the Catholic Church is identified with many things. The priest can be pastor, teacher, counselor, writer, administrator, or social worker; but the main reason he has been ordained is because of the Eucharist. So true is this that if we would specify the heart of the priesthood we would have to say it is the Eucharist: the Eucharist as Presence and the Eucharist as Sacrifice. A priest makes the Real Presence possible and no one, no king, no genius, not even the will of a thousand people, nor the combined efforts of a whole nation, can substitute for the power of a priest’s consecrated words: “This is My Body. .. This is the chalice of My Blood.” (more…) |
Mary Imbues the Priest with Invincible Confidence
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009Ave Maria Meditations
The priest’s mission seems hopelessly difficult. Has the world ever been as depraved as it is today? Have Satan’s cohorts ever been as numerous, as fierce, as cunning? Has the army of Christ ever been weaker compared to these powerful forces? A priest will lose confidence if he thinks about the enemy in comparison to himself. But it is Christ he should think about; Christ has given him his mission as the Father gave Christ His mission. (Jn. 20:21) He is an ambassador of Christ (2 Cor 5:20) and Christ has declared, and He cannot be wrong: “I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw all men to myself (Jn 12:32). Now shall the ruler of this world be cast out (Jn 12:31). Be of good cheer, I have overcome the world ” (Jn 16:33). Acting in the name of the Son of God, the priest is all powerful with the power of God. Acting in his own name, he is as weak as the weakest of men. He is feeble when depending on himself alone; he is unbeatable when he acts with Jesus. When he acts in the Name of Jesus, his very weakness is an encouragement. (more…) |
Thoughts on the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
Thursday, November 5th, 2009Ave Maria Meditations
The Eucharistic sacrifice and the ordinary life of the Christian.
The Second Vatican Council reminds us that the sacrifice of the Cross and its sacramental renewal in the Mass are, apart from the difference in the manner of offering, one and the same sacrifice of praise, of thanksgiving, of propitiation and of satisfaction. The ends which Our Savior gave to His sacrifice on the Cross are usually summed up in these four. The four ends of the Mass are achieved in different ways and to a different extent. The ends that refer directly to God, namely, adoration, praise and thanksgiving, are always produced infallibly and with all their infinite value, independently of our collaboration. This is true even when the Mass is celebrated without the presence of a single member of the faithful, or, if there is one, if he assists in a distracted way. God, our Lord is praised infinitely every time the Eucharistic Sacrifice is celebrated, and thanksgiving is offered up which satisfies God fully. This oblation, says Saint Thomas, pleases God more than all the sins of the world offend him, since Christ himself is the actual Priest who offers, as well as being the actual victim who is offered in every Mass. |
Year of the Priest: You are a Priest Forever
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009One Minute Meditation
 THOU ART A PRIEST FOREVER
To live in the midst of the world without desiring its pleasures;
To be a member of each family, yet belong to none.
To share all sufferings;
To penetrate all secrets;
To heal all wounds;
To go from men to God
to bring pardon, peace, and hope;
To have a heart of fire for charity
and a heart of bronze for chastity;
To teach and to pardon,
to console and bless always.
My God, what a life!
And it is yours, O priest of God!
-Lacordaire
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Video – No Apologies #106 – Doesn’t Celibacy Bring Immorality?
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
Ave Maria! What is to be said about St. Paul’s letter to Timothy which reads that “a bishop must be married only once?” And what about the objection that celibacy brings with it immorality? Ave Maria! |
Prayer for Priests in the Rosary
Friday, September 25th, 2009One Minute Meditation
ROSARY FOR PRIESTS John Cardinal Carberry IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, AND OF THE SON, AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. AMEN.
Dear Jesus, how can we ever properly thank You for our priests? They have given up everything for us, forsaking the world to nourish our souls with the Eucharist and to heal our wounds through holy confession
End forth Your Holy Spirit right now, in a flood-nay-a supernatural torrent of grace in swift and sure answer to this plea, bringing consolations and courage and purity and joy to our beloved priests. As only You can do, whisper into their hearts that we love them so. As only You can do, enwrap each man wearing a cassock and collar (and habit) in the loving maternal arms of Your Mother who wept with You and stayed with You during Your hours of suffering during Your crucifixion.
We ask this in Your Holy Name, the Name above all names: Jesus! Amen. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Prayer for Priests to be said after every decade of the rosary , after the Fatima prayer: God, our Father, please send us holy priests, all for the Sacred and Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, all for the sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, all in union with Saint Joseph.
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Video – No Apologies #105 – Celibacy and Scripture
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
Ave Maria! Celibacy is both praised and practiced by our Lord and St. Paul. There are no grounds for claiming that it contradicts Sacred Scripture. Ave Maria! |
