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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!
Ave Maria!
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 #100930 ( 04min) Play – Today is the Memorial of St. Jerome Doctor of the Church and writer of the Latin Vulgate. Fr. Ignatius points out that in order to get the truth that is in scripture you must have the right interpretation and thus God has not only given us scripture but an infallible interpreter of it as scripture itself clearly states in 1Tim 3:15 Pillar and foundation of truth is the Church. And Mat 16:18 On this rock (Peter) I will build my Church and the gates of hell (error) will not prevail against it.

Ave Maria! St. Jerome, Confessor and Doctor of the Church – Mass: EF, In Medio Ecclesiae – Readings:
1st: 2ti 4:1-8
Gsp: mat 5:13-19

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Homily #100809 ( 07min) Play – The Devil uses scripture to try to deceive us by quoting scripture and nothing is more often quoted than Matthew 7:1 “Judge not and you will not be judged.” Another often used phrase is, “Hate the sin, love the sinner.” Father explains the limits of these statements to show how saintliness is not silliness.

Ave Maria! Vigil of St. Lawrence, Martyr – Mass: EF, Dispersit – Readings:
1st: sir 51:1-8,12
Gsp: mat 16:24-27

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Mary Vitamin for July 23rd

Topic: The First Sorrowful Mystery of the Rosary
(In honor of the month of the Precious Blood)

Quote:
And there appeared to him an angel from heaven strengthening him. And being in
an agony, he prayed the longer. And his sweat became as drops of blood,
trickling down upon the ground.
Luke 22:43-4

Meditation:
Venerable Anne Catherine Emmerich explains that Our Lord in the garden of
Gethsemane “understood not only the consequence of every species of
concupiscence, but also its own peculiar expiatory chastisement, the
significance of all the instruments of torture connected with it; so that not
only the thought of the instrument made Him shudder, but also the sinful rage of
him that invented it, the fury and wickedness of all that had ever used it, and
the impatience of all, whether innocent or guilty, who had been tortured with
it. All these tortures and afflictions Jesus perceived in an interior
contemplation, and the sight filled Him with such horror that a bloody sweat
started from the pores of His sacred Body.”
The Life of Jesus Christ and Biblical Revelations, Volume 4, (Tan Books), 89

Does a mother suffer only when she witnesses the suffering of her child? Or does
she suffer over and over again in her heart, anticipating the suffering of her
child? Is Our Lady not aware of the avarice of Judas and the hatred of the
leaders in the Temple towards her Son? A mother in her compassion cannot help
but anticipate the pain and suffering of her child. It is not recorded in Holy
Scripture that Our Lady was present in the Garden, but her heart was always
unwaveringly united with God, and she would share in his agony on the eve of the
great manifestation of God’s passionate love for mankind. She would share, the
way a Mother shares in the suffering of her son: silently, meekly, heart
breaking, full of love, yet accepting.

Resolution:
I will meditate in the Rosary what it cost Our Lady to accept the Will of God in
the Redemption of humanity. Our Lady does not need to be present in
the Garden of Gethsemane to share in the suffering of Her Son.

Marian Vow:
The Immaculate was the universal Mediatrix of redemption, to wit, was the only
Coredemptrix who has shared in person with the Redeemer –”under Him and with
Him” (LG 56) — the work of universal redemption, cooperating actively with her
tears, mixed in the Blood of Her Crucified Son, to rescue sinful mankind, from
Adam to the last man who lives on the earth.
Marian Seraphic Pathways, Statutes #51

I give this resolution to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Thanks be to God for graces received.

Related sites: Castle of the Immaculate

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Mary Vitamin is a daily Email support for Marian mental prayer. Each day (Monday through Friday) members will receive a brief Marian quote with a corresponding Marian meditation and resolution. The Mary Vitamin is designed to make mental prayer a little simpler and bring Our Lady into your day in a systematic way.

Homily #100114 ( 06min) Play – St. Hilary of Poitiers fought the heresy of Arianism in his time. He did this by being true to the Magisterium. As the Catechism says:

Par 85 “The task of giving an authentic interpretation of the Word of God, whether in its written form or in the form of Tradition, has been entrusted to the living teaching office of the Church alone. Its authority in this matter is exercised in the name of Jesus Christ.” This means that the task of interpretation has been entrusted to the bishops in communion with the successor of Peter, the Bishop of Rome.

This simple policy guarantees that we won’t fall into error of personal interpretation whether of scripture as the Protestants do or of Tradition as the ultra Traditionalists do.

Ave Maria! St. Hilary, Bishop and Doctor of the Church – Mass: EF, In Medio Ecclesiae – Readings: 1st: 2ti 4:1-8 – Gsp: mat 5:13-19

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MaryCast Specials #65 ( 10min) Play – Dr. Miravalle goes through scripture leading to the Nativity of Christ and how important a role Mary played and what this means in regard to preparing for Christmas, both for own and for loved ones,  and even for our whole society.

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

Ave Maria!

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Homily #091211 ( 04min) Play -

Jesus said to the crowds:
“To what shall I compare this generation?
It is like children who sit in marketplaces and call to one another,
‘We played the flute for you, but you did not dance,
we sang a dirge but you did not mourn.’

We must see in scripture the first coming in the facts surrounding John the Baptist in order to prepare for His coming again.

Ave Maria! Mass readings
1: Isa 48:17-19
R: Ps 1:1-4,6
G: Mt 11:16-19

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No Apologies #79 – “Our Lord is clear that their is a distinction between the soul and the body.” ( 05min) >>> Play

Ave Maria!

In this second look at the Jehovah’s “Annihilation of the Soul” we point out some Scripture verses and some writings from the Fathers showing that the soul is immortal.

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Homily #090108 ( 12min) Play -

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me
to bring glad tidings to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives
and recovery of sight to the blind,
to let the oppressed go free,
and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord.

“Today this Scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing.” And all spoke highly of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his mouth.

Every one of us is the poor, the blind and the oppressed to be set free by the Gospel of Christ from our sins and the tyranny and darkness of atheistic materialism.

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Homily #090105 ( 13min) Play – Fr. Angelo preaches on the need to repent and to be thankful for the Kingdom of Christ which He has made manifest to us through scripture and the living Magisterium.
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Homily #080326 ( 05min) Play – By faith in the Word of God the disiples were able to recognize Christ, the Word of God Incarnate, on the road to Emmaus so too by faith we will be able to see him; and this will be the antidote to recent, false interpretations of Scripture, to read it with the eyes of faith and so be able to see truth.
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Marycast #11 ( 10min) Play – If the Catholic Church is right in placing Mary second only to her son Jesus Christ, why is there not more about Mary in the New Testament?

To ask questions regarding Mary, email Dr Mark Miravalle: marycast@airmaria.com
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Marycast #5 ( 10min) Play – One must look to both Scripture and Tradition to understand the Revelation given by Our Lord Jesus Christ. Listen to Dr Mark Miravalle explain how every Marian truth is contained implicitly in the Bible, confirmed by Tradition and guarded by the Magisterium.

Ave Maria!

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Marycast #4 ( 11min) Play – To have a “balanced” love for the Mother of Jesus true devotion must be supported by true doctrine. Dr Mark Miravalle explains the sources of divine revelation: Tradition & Scripture as the authentic Word of God.

Ave Maria!

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