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Nov 17 – Homily – Fr. Agnellus Murphy: The Spirit Calls Out Mama “Mother”

apostolate — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 07:38:44 +0000

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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Sep 19 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Called to One Faith One Church

apostolate — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 14:40:19 +0000

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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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.

Mary Vitamin – Martha and Mary

apostolate — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:34:40 +0000

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 there was something else which, for the sake of all mankind, He must seize this occasion to defend. To work for Him was good, but to love Him was better; to serve Him was a glory, but to live with Him was a greater glory still. It was noble to be His handmaiden, but to be blessed among women was nobler. To seek the means to please Him was holy, but to seek first the Kingdom of God and His justice was to secure that all the rest would come. Martha stood for much that was best in the world, but Mary represented something more that transcended all the rest; indeed without it all the rest would be of little worth.
The Public Life of Jesus Christ (Burns, Oates & Wasbourne: London, 1930)

Resolution:
Today I will work on “service with love” in order to imitate the Blessed Virgin Mary. Our Lady was able to live an exemplary life which combined the best aspects of the service of St. Martha and the contemplative prayer of St. Mary.

Marian Vow:
The members of M.I.M., if they live faithfully their consecration, become, in this way, “little mediators”, as St. Maximilian says, at the unconditional service of the universal Mediatrix, ready, as “docile instruments”, to work as missionaries and with the missionary spirit in the Church and in the family, in society and in each field of labor; ready also, according to possibilities and obedience, to go themselves even to the missions “Ad gentes” (To the Nations) to save the souls of brothers who are still living “in the shadow of death” (Lk 1, 79).

Marian Seraphic Pathways, Directory #58

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.

Jul 18 – Homily – Fr Ignatius:That Repressive Spirit

apostolate — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:56:12 +0000

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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May 13 – Homily – Fr Bonaventure: Ascension of the Lord

apostolate — Thu, 13 May 2010 11:48:53 +0000

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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Feb 09 – Homily – Fr Angelo: The Dwelling Place of the Lord

apostolate — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:53:05 +0000

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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Video – OLO America – Fruitful Suffering – Dr. Miravalle: Mcast108

apostolate — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:32:00 +0000

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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Nov 16 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: St Agnes Sister of Clare

apostolate — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:57:14 +0000

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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Nov 08 – Homily – Fr Bonaventure: Spiritual Economy

apostolate — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:40:45 +0000

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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Sep 06 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Walking in the Spirit

apostolate — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:48:36 +0000

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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