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Homily #101215 ( 08min) Play – Fr. Angelo speaks about Our Lady’s great docility and attention to God so that She would do anything and everything for His Glory.
Ave Maria!

Mass: – – Form: EF
Readings:
Eccli 24:11-13, 15-19
Luke 1:26-33

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Homily #101129 ( 07min) Play – Today is the feast of All Saints of the Franciscan Order where we honor all the Franciscan saints. Fr. Dominic explains how St. Francis founded his three orders in order to produce saints and great ones. He exhorts us friars to be one of those saints by following the four Ps: Penance, Perseverance , Prayer, Preaching,
Ave Maria!
Mass: All Saints of the Franciscan Ord. – Feast – Form: OF
Readings:
1st: sir 44:1, 10-15
Resp: psa 24:1-2, 3-4, 5-6
Gsp: mar 10:17-21

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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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Homily #091116 ( 06min) Play – St Agnes of Assisi followed her sister St Clare who had already followed the example of St Francis to embrace the Seraphic Spirit of love of God, humility, and detachment from things.
Ave Maria! Readings EF – 1st: 2co 10:17-2 – Gsp: mat 25:1-13

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October 4th: St. Francis of Assisi

One Minute Meditation

St. Bonaventure, 1217-1274. Seraphic Doctor, Feast July 15th.

It is said that St. Bonaventure was healed from a childhood disease through the prayers of Saint Francis of Assisi. He later joined the Order of Friars Minor at age 22 and studied theology and philosophy in Paris. This saint was a friend of Saint Thomas Aquinas. St. Bonaventure became General of the Franciscan Order at the age of 35 and later was named Bishop of Albano, Italy.  When he was named a Cardinal, the story is that when the red hat of a cardinal was delivered to him, he was washing dishes at the time and told the courier to just hang it on a nearby tree! He spoke at the Council of Lyons, but died before its close. He has been declared one of the 33 Doctors of the Church.

A CANTICLE LIKE THAT OF MARY: Let us sing to Our Lady, the glorious Virgin Mary: let us bless her in hymns and praises. The name of Our Lady is omnipotent after that of God: she hath cast the chariot of Pharaoh and his army into the sea. Thy right hand, O Lady, is magnified in strength: because in the multitude of thy mercies thou hast prostrated mine adversaries. Thou hast delivered me, O Lady, from the mouth of the lion: and as the mother her new-born infant hast thou received me. O my most dear Lady: like the hen, cover me with thy wonderful protection. I am all thine: and all my things are thine, Virgin blessed above all. I will place thee as a seal upon my heart: because thy love is strong as death.

Glory be to the Father, etc.

Mary seeks for those who approach her devoutly and with reverence, for such she loves, nourishes, and adopts as her children.

– Saint Bonaventure

Homily #081215 ( 10min) Play – On this Feast of Our Lady Queen of the Seraphic Order, Fr. Angelo Geiger preaches on the significance of the Portiuncula the small chapel called Our Lady Queen of the Angels where the Franciscan Order grew to great proportions under St. Francis the Marian Saint.
Ave Maria!
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