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Homily #100715 ( 11min) Play – Today is the Feast day of St. Bonaventure and Fr. Angelo preaches on how St Bonaventure combined true sanctity and high education and so he became the Seraphic Doctor in the footsteps of his spiritual father, St. Francis, the seraphic saint. St Bonaventure focused on the importance of the will in theology as opposed to St Thomas who focused on the intellect. He also worked to ‘refound’ the order when it was in danger of splitting.
Ave Maria! St. Bonaventure – Mass: OF, – Readings:
1st: wis 8:2-7, 16-18
Resp: psa 16:5-5, 7-8, 9, 11
2nd: 1co 2:6-13
Gsp: mat 5:13-19

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Collection of masterpieces depicting Holy Family and adoration of the Child by Angels and Saints.

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The Papal Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls (Italian: Basilica Papale di San Paolo fuori le Mura), commonly known as St Paul-without-the-Walls, is one of four churches that are the great ancient major basilicas. The basilica was founded by the Roman Emperor Constantine I over the burial place of Saint Paul, where it was said that, after the Apostle’s execution, his followers erected a memorial, called a cella memoriae. This first edifice was expanded under Valentinian I, in the 370s. In 386, Emperor Theodosius I began the erection of a much larger and more beautiful basilica with a nave and four aisles with a transept; the work including the mosaics was not completed till the pontificate of Leo I (440-461). In the 5th century it was even larger than the Old St. Peter’s Basilica.

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Have a Blessed St. Patrick’s Day!

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According to tradition, St. David was the son of King Sant of South Wales and St. Non. He was ordained a priest and later studied under St. Paulinus. Later, he was involved in missionary work and founded a number of monasteries. The monastery he founded at Menevia in Southwestern Wales was noted for extreme asceticism. David and his monks drank neither wine nor beer – only water – while putting in a full day of heavy manual labor and intense study…

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Homily #100210 ( 05min) Play – On the feast of St. Scholastica, sister of St. Benedict, Fr. Angelo reflects on the need to have the wisdom to love Our Lord like the wise virgins in today’s Gospel.
Ave Maria! St. Scholastica, Virgin – Mass: EF, Dilexisti – Readings: 1st: 2co 10:17-11:2 – Gsp: mat 25:1-13

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Homily #100111 ( 03min) Play – St Thomas of Cori was a Franciscan priest who lived in Italy in the 1700′s exemplifying the holy, humble life.
Ave Maria! St Thomas of Cori, Confessor – Mass: EF, Common of a Confessor not a Bishop I, Os Iusti – Readings: 1st: sir 31:8-11 – Gsp: luk 12:35-40

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Homily #091203 ( 06min) Play – Today we commemorate St Xavier and Fr. Ignatius gives a biography of this great saint who through zeal, learning and miracles spread the faith far and wide through Asia, including Mozambique, India, New Guinea, and Japan.
Ave Maria! St. Francis Xavier, Confessor – Mass: EF, Loquebar – Readings: 1st: rom 10:10-18 – Gsp: mar 16:15-18

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Homily #091202 ( 03min) Play – Today we celebrate the Memorial of St. Bibiana who died for her faith during the reign of Julian the Apostate in 363.
Ave Maria! St. Bibiana, Virgin and Martyr – Mass: EF, Me Exspectaverunt – Readings: 1st: sir 51:13-17 – Gsp: mat 13:44-52

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Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam!

To the Greater Glory of God!

Prayer: Father, you consecrated the first beginnings of the faith in North America by preaching and martyrdom of Saints John & Isaac and their companions. By the help of their prayers may the Christian faith continue to grow throughout the world. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

October 19 commemorates the martyrdom of six priests of the Society of Jesus and their two lay companions who worked with them tirelessly.

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Homily #090923 ( 06min) Play – Saint Pio, still affectionately called Padre Pio, is one of our Patron Saints at the Franciscans of the Immaculate. Fr. Ignatius outlines the life of this great saint, miracle worker and mystic who died in 1968.
Ave Maria! Readings EF – 1st: 1co 4:9-14 – Gsp: luk 12:32-34

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Roving Reporter #78 – Fr. Peter Fehlner with Pierluigi Molla ( 13min) >>> Play

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Pierluigi Molla is the son of Saint Gianna Molla who died in 1962 after giving birth to his little sister.  St. Gianna developed a fibroma in her uterus during the second month of her pregnancy which required immediate surgery to save her, but since it would certainly terminate her pregnancy she put it off to save her child. Despite the best efforts of the doctors they could not save the heroic mother.

Pierluigi came to Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine in La Crosse, WI to give a pro-life talk on the first anniversary of the opening of the Shrine. While he was there he graciously consented to an interview with Fr. Peter, the rector of the shrine, and shares his memories of his mother and his thoughts on  what her life gave witness to.

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Homily #090921 ( 10min) Play – The religious leaders were scandalized by Jesus as he associated with sinners and tax collectors, but we are all sinners and Jesus came to heal us if only we have the humility to ask for mercy like St. Matthew.
Ave Maria! Readings EF – 1st: eze 1:10-14 – Gsp: mat 9:9-13

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Homily #090821 ( 12min) Play – Pope St. Pius X was elected at a critical time in the Church’s history when the error of modernism was at its first high mark. Let us look to him as an example to fight against it today when it has reached a new high point.
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