Sep 23 – Homily – Fr Dominic: Padre Pio Saint of Modern Miracles
Friday, September 23rd, 2011
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Audio (MP3)He became as a Living Crucifix
Friday, September 17th, 2010Ave Maria Meditations
September 17th: The Stigmata of St. Francis “Take up your cross,” the Savior said, Take up your cross; let not its weight Take up your cross, nor heed the shame, Take up your cross and follow Christ, By: Charles W. Everest |
St. Pio
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Padre Pio, an Italian monk from an obscure town,changed the lives of Catholics around the world by his prayers, … catholicnewsagency — March 02, 2010 — Padre Pio, an Italian monk from an obscure town,changed the lives of Catholics around the world by his prayers, his holy example, and his spiritual advice. Over 500,000 people were present in St. Peter’s Square for his canonization, and people have called this simple monk the holiest man of the 20th Century. He was the first priest to recieve the Stigmata, and one of the few saints gifted with bilocation.
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Our Seraphic Holy Father Francis
Sunday, October 4th, 2009October 4th: St. Francis of Assisi
Saint Francis of Assisi, the founder of the Franciscan Order, has been called “the most beautiful image of Jesus that has ever been in the Catholic Church.” He built the first Christmas crib in 1223. His great devotion was to the sorrows of Jesus. Jesus put the imprint of His wounded hands and feet and side upon Saint Francis’ body in the year. 1224. Saint Francis died in 1226 when he was only forty-four years old. |
September 23rd: Padre Pio of Pietrelcina
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009Ave Maria Meditations encoreSt. Padre Pio: PRAY, HOPE, AND DON’T WORRY!
Padre Pio’s Prayer After Holy Communion Stay with me, Lord, for it is necessary to have You present so that I do not forget You; You know how easily I abandon You. Stay with me, Lord, because I am weak and I need Your strength, that I may not fall so often. Stay with me, Lord, for You are my life and without You I am without fervor. Stay with me, Lord, for You are my light and without You I am in darkness. Stay with me, Lord, to show me Your will. Stay with me, Lord, so that I hear Your voice and follow You. Stay with me, Lord, for I desire to love You very much and alway be in Your company. Stay with me, Lord, if You wish me to be faithful to You. |
Stigmata of Our Seraphic Father
Thursday, September 17th, 2009September 17th: The Stigmata of St. Francis of AssisiMay I never boast of anything but the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ! Through it the world has been crucified to me and I to the world. I bear the brand marks of Jesus in my body. Brothers, may the favor of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. (Galatians 6: 14, 17-18)
From the beginning of his conversion our Seraphic Father Saint Francis had a very great devotion and veneration for Christ crucified and never ceased to preach this devotion till his death. In the year 1224 as he was rapt in deep contemplation on Mt. Alverna, Christ the Lord by a stupendous miracle imprinted the marks of His passion on the saint’s body. Pope Benedict XI permitted the Franciscan Order to celebrate annually on this day the memory of this extraordinary event attested by reliable witnesses. What many do not think of or know about St. Francis is that he was a radical penitent! Many think of him as just a peaceful nature lover and he did see God’s awesomeness in creation but his spirituality was such that he desired to be a martyr. He went to preach to an islamic Sultan and if he had been martyrded in that attempt that would have pleased him. But he lived his martyrdom another way; he gave himself fully in another way, and ultimately he became so configured to Christ that the Holy Stigmata–the wounds of Christ–were imprinted on his body. St. Francis, pray for us and that we may live also all for Christ. (more…) |
Sep 17 – Homily – Fr Bonaventure: The Stigmatization of Our Holy Father St. Francis
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
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