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Homily #111117k ( 05min) Play – If the Spirit in Jesus calls out Abba “Father” so also does He call out Mama “Mother”.
Ave Maria!
Mass: St. Elizabeth of Hungary – Feast – Form: OF
Readings:
1st: sir 26:1-3, 15-18, 24
Resp: psa 31:8-5, 8-9, 20, 24-25
2nd: 1ti 5:3-10
Gsp: mat 25:31-40

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Homily #100919 ( 06min) Play – Fr. Ignatius preaches on the first reading and the need to recognize the one true faith and the need to be a member of the one Church founded by Christ.

Ephesians 4:1-6:

1 I therefore, a prisoner in the Lord, beseech you that you walk worthy of the vocation in which you are called: 2 With all humility and mildness, with patience, supporting one another in charity. 3 Careful to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 One body and one Spirit: as you are called in one hope of your calling. 5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism. 6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in us all.

Ave Maria! Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost – Mass: EF, Iustus Es Domine – Readings:
1st: eph 4:1-6
Gsp: mat 22:34-36

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Mary Vitamin for July 29th

Topic: Martha and Mary
Luke 10:38-42

Quote:
St.  Francis de Sales
The two women represent our Lady.
The Sermons of St. Francis de Sales on Our Lady, (Tan Books) 62.
Tan Books

Meditation:
Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
John 11:5

Archbishop Alban Goodier, S.J.:
And the name of Martha comes first. He could not blame her zeal; He could not find fault with her self-sacrificing charity. Nevertheless (more…)

Homily #100718 ( 07min) Play – Fr. Ignatius preaches on the first reading from Paul’s Epistle to the Romans which exhorts us to live according to the spirit as opposed to the flesh, that is, to live selflessly and to control inordinate desires. He compares this wisdom to that of modern psychology which calls this “repression”.
Ave Maria! Eighth Sunday after Pentecost – Mass: EF, Suscepimus Deus – Readings:
1st: rom 8:12-17
Gsp: luk 16:1-9

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Homily #100513 ( 07min) Play – Today is the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, a Holy Day of Obligation. Fr. Bonaventure preaches on how Jesus had to leave the Apostles physically in order to prevent Christianity from becoming a local phenomena based on the natural consolation of His presence. Rather Jesus ascended into heaven and came to every people, everywhere sacramentally for a more important spiritual consolation and benefit.
Ave Maria! Mass readings
1: Acts 18:1-8
R: Ps 98:1-4
G: Jn 16:16-20

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Homily #100209 ( 07min) Play – For the Jews the Temple in Jerusalem was the dwelling place of God and so was central to their spiritual life. Listen as Fr. Angelo relates this to the Blessed Sacrament to which we should make frequent visits to give true worship.
Ave Maria! Mass readings
1: 1 Kings 8:22-23,27-30
R: Ps 84:3-5,10-11
G: Mk 7:1-13

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Marycast #108 ( 10min) Play – Dr. Miravalle discusses how Our Lady of America tells us that suffering is very fruitful in a spiritual, redemptive sense and that it is, in fact, unavoidable. Listen to this startling but hopeful message that Our Lady has given to Americans.

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

Ave Maria!

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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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Homily #091108 ( 16min) Play – In today’s Gospel the widow who gave up her last mite in the synagogue offering was praised by Jesus. Fr. Bonaventure explains that we will be judged by what we do with the gifts that are given to us by Our Lord.  He also explains the Via Media (the Middle Road) that is between the sin of excess and the sin of neglect.
Ave Maria! Mass readings
1: 1 Kings 17:10-16
R: Ps 146:7-10
2: Heb 9:24-28
G: Mk 12:38-44

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Homily #090906 ( 08min) Play – Today Fr. Ignatius preaches on the Gospel which tells us “You cannot serve God and mammon.” “Therefore be not solicitous for your life . . . nor for your body . . . For your father knoweth that you have need of all these things. Seek ye therefore first the Kingdom of God and His justice.” This is telling us to walk in the spirit instead of the flesh.
Ave Maria! Readings EF – 1st: gal 5:16-24 – Gsp: mat 6:24-33

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Homily #081021 ( 5min) Play – Fr. Bonaventure McGuire preaches on the need to be prepared for the coming of Our Lord by girding our loins and keeping our lamps burning brightly, that is keeping ourselves pure in body and spirit.
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Homily #081010 ( 15min) Play – Fr. Angelo Geiger preaches on the discernment of God’s will in relation to the missionary spirit of St. Daniel and Companion Martyrs who died walking in the footsteps of Christ Crucified.
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Homily #080813 ( 08min) Play – Fr. Angelo Geiger explains that all conflict should be resolved in the Spirit of Christ through the Church for forgiveness and so find true unity.
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Homily #080629 ( 22min) Play – Fr. Angelo Geiger, FI preaches the homily on the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul focusing on the primacy of Peter and how he and his successors are the authoritative head of the Church and how Paul as the main preacher to the Gentiles represents the missionary spirit of the Church. Both Peter and Paul were martyred on this day as a sign to us of the need for unity of both authority and evangelical spirit in order to bring conversion to the true faith.

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