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Homily #111216 ( 05min) Play – During this Advent Season Fr. Dominic exhorts us to grow closer to Our Lord and help others do the same by following the example of Our Lady who, when she was bearing the Lord in her womb, visited the house of St. Elizabeth and so brought great spiritual blessings.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Friday of Ember Week in Advent – Ferial – Form: EF, Prope es Tu
Readings:
1st: isa 11:1-5
Gsp: luk 1:39-47

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Homily #111117 ( 09min) Play – Fr. Dominic preaches on the Franciscan Third Order Saint, Elizabeth of Hungary who, as one of the first Franciscan Tertiaries, set a very high standard by her selfless help she gave to the poor.
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 #101221 ( 07min) Play – Today the Gospel recounts the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary to St. Elizabeth, the mother of St. John the Baptist. Fr. Dominic preaches on how she provides very human assistance to St. Elizabeth in her time of need, bearing the precursor of Christ who will prepare Israel for His coming. Thus, Mary demonstrates her central role in the preparation that we all must do in this season of Advent.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Tuesday in the 4th Week in Advent – – Form: OF
Readings:
1st: son 2:8-14
Resp: psa 33:2-3, 11-12, 20-21
Gsp: luk 1:39-45

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Homily #101117 ( 10min) Play – Today is the feast of St Elizabeth of Hungary patron saint of the Franciscan Third Order. Fr. Dominic preaches on her short life focusing on her acts of charity and her heroic patience when her husband died and her royal in-laws kicked her out of the palace where she had to live in poverty. Even after being reinstated in the palace she decided to live a poor life in a convent doing good works.
Ave Maria!
Mass: St. Elizabeth of Hungary – Franciscan 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 #100702 ( 04min) Play – Today we celebrate the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary to St Elizabeth in the old calendar. Fr. Preaches on the darkness that the coming of Our Lord dispersed. Today we seem determined to to go back into the same darkness. As St. Padre Pio said of our modern times, “Tutte tenebre!”, all is darkness. Let us ask Our Lady that we have the grace to re-embrace the light of Christ with a new visitation.
Ave Maria! The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Mass: EF, Salve Sancta Parens – Readings: 1st: son 2:8-15 – Gsp: luk 1:39-47

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Homily #100531 ( 10min) Play – On the Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary to St. Elizabeth, Fr. Bonaventure preaches on the central role that Mary plays in the salvation of the world. As the Holy Spirit filled the heart of St Elizabeth at the voice of Mary and the babe leaped for joy in her womb so we should except Mary into our homes and hearts and the Holy Trinity will fill our souls.
Ave Maria! Mass readings
1: Zeph 3:14-18
R: Isa 12:2-6
G: Lk 1:39-56

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Homily #091218 ( 05min) Play – Fr. Angelo relates the Visitation of Mary to St Elizabeth in the Gospel today to the call to be stirred up by the might of God in the collect just as St John the Baptist was stirred up in his mother’s womb.
Ave Maria! Friday of Ember Week in Advent – Mass: EF, Prope es Tu – Readings: 1st: isa 11:1-5 – Gsp: luk 1:39-47

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Homily #091119 ( 04min) Play – St. Elizabeth of Hungary showed how hungry she was for heaven when she found the pearl of great price, the Gospel, and put aside all she had.

St. Elizabeth, Widow – Mass: EF, Cognovi – Readings: 1st: 1ti 5:3-10 – Gsp: mat 13:44-52

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Homily #090704 ( 07min) Play – Fr. Bonaventure explains today’s Gospel that the fasting of the new testament will be done in the name of Christ and in conjunction with the sacraments and so be new wine.
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Homily #081117 ( 08min) Play – On this feast of St. Elizabeth, Patron of the Franciscan 3rd Order, Fr. Ignatius preaches on how holiness is the key to happiness and generosity.
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Homily #080531 ( 08min) Play – The visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary to St Elizabeth highlights Mary’s virtues of charity and humility. Fr Ignatius also notes the Marian Titles of the Visitation, ‘The Living Tabernacle of God’, ‘The Ark of the New Covenant’, ‘Virgin Made Church’, and the ‘Mediatrix of All Graces’. Ave Maria! Mass readings +++

Homily #080527 ( 5min) Play – From the Gospel reading in Luke of the Visitation, Fr. Ignatius explains the meaning of St. Elizabeth’s greeting to Mary, “Who are we that the Mother the Lord should come to us.” He points out how she is also our Mother.
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Coredemptrix, Mediatrix, Advocate #9 – Dr Mark Miravalle on the Advocacy of Mary in the New Testament (7min) >>> Play

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Working off the foundation he laid last week from the Fathers of the Church and the Old Testament, Dr. Mark now enters the New Testament to outline the biblical basis of Mary’s title, Advocate. He goes over the visitation of Mary to St. Elizabeth, the feast at Cana and Revelation 12, the Woman Clothed with the Sun and so shows that Mary is the New Ark of the Covenant and the New Queen Mother. Come listen to Dr. Miravalle’s impassioned and inspired talk.

Ave Maria!