Feb 28 – Homily – Fr Bonaventure: Answering Vocations
Monday, February 28th, 2011
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Audio (MP3)Mission Down Under #8 – SCENE 2010 in Sydney
Thursday, July 29th, 2010
Ave Maria! This week-long event was organized by SCENE (Sydney Congress Embracing the New Evangelisation) and was designed to keep the fire of the Faith, kindled at WYD 2008, burning brightly in the hearts of the youth. Events included talks by bishops and visiting priests, seminars and actual street evangelization, Holy Mass, adoration, vocations expo, and entertainment nights. Footage taken at SCENE 2009 can be seen here. This video shows the location of the vocation expo as well as some footage of St. Mary’s Cathedral and centers around a train ride into the city center one day while a young fellow-participant plays the guitar. |
Mission Down Under #7 – 1st year anniversary of WYD in Sydney
Monday, August 31st, 2009
Ave Maria! This short video captures some of the events which took place during the 1st year anniversary of WYD in Sydney. Events included talks by bishops and visiting priests, seminars and actual on-the-street evangelization of passersby, Holy Mass, adoration, vocations expo, and entertainment nights. The week-long event was organized by SCENE (Sydney Congress Embracing the New Evangelisation) and was designed to keep the fire of the Faith, kindled at WYD, burning brightly in the hearts of the youth. |
Video – Rov Reprtr #68: Consecrated Virginity
Saturday, July 18th, 2009
Ave Maria! St. Cecelia, St. Lucy, St. Agnes – all three of these early Church martyrs were consecrated virgins living in the world. The history of consecrated virginity goes back to Apostolic times, with St. Matthew himself writing part of the original rite, and, unknown to most people, this vocation is still alive and well in the Church today. In this episode, Elizabeth Lee from Massachusetts speaks with Friar Roderick on her vocation as a consecrated virgin & the call to bring Christ to the world and the broken world to Christ in this unique and beautiful fashion. The rite of consecrated virginity was restored in 1970 and now boasts of 200 members in the US and 3,000 members throughout the world. For more information on this wonderful vocation, visit: http://www.consecratedvirgins.org/ Ave Maria! |
May 3rd: World Day of Prayer for Vocations
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009
Ave Maria Meditations
As we celebrate this occasion, the Church invites us to honor the vocation of all Christians given at baptism. May we who have dedicated our lives to God through the vocation of marriage, priesthood, diaconate, consecrated life, and the single life continue to follow Jesus who has called us by name. May those who are discerning their life vocation listen to the grace of God to guide them.
“The Church prays everyday to the Holy Spirit for the gift of vocations. Gathered around the Virgin Mary, Queen of Apostles, as in the beginning, the ecc1esial community learns from her how to implore the Lord for a flowering of new apostles, alive with the faith and love that are necessary for the mission.”
Pope Benedict XVI |
The Source of My Vocation by Pope John Paul II
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
I set off in search of the source of my vocation. It is beating there … in the Upper Room in Jerusalem. I thank God that during the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000 I was able to pray precisely there-in the Upper Room (Mark 14:15), where the Last Supper took place. THE SOURCE OF MY VOCATIONby The Servant of God, Pope John Paul III transport myse1f in thought to that memorable Thursday when Christ, having loved his own to the end (Jn.13:1), instituted the Apostles as priests of the New Covenant. I see Him bending down before each of us, succesors of the Apostles, to wash our feet. I hear Him, as if He were speaking to me-to us-these words: “Do you realize what I have done for you? You call Me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Master,’ and rightly so, for indeed I am. If I, therefore, the Master and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought also to wash one anothers feet. I have given you an example to follow, so that as I have done for you, you also should do” (John 13:12-16). (more…) |
FiNews #45 – The Poor Clares of the Immaculate
Thursday, December 4th, 2008
Ave Maria! FI Friars, Sisters, Tertiaries…and now the 4th branch: the Poor Clares of the Immaculate. This vocations video comes from the newest addition to the FI family in Italy, where upwards of 60 Poor Clare sisters are already living the life of Total Consecration to Mary. The video includes lovely music and photos, and is narrated by one of our Poor Clare sisters who generously shares part of her vocation story. What an inspiring video, and what a beautiful life! In the words of St. Clare: “His Love will make you happy.” For more information on vocations to the Poor Clares of the Immaculate, there’s an address you can write to at the end of the video. Ave Maria! |
Video – FiNews #37 – FI Vocations Video
Thursday, September 18th, 2008
Ave Maria! Here is the short version of our vocations video. The long one (8 min) is to come out in a week or two. Enjoy this video of our charism and life as Franciscan friars totally consecrated to the Immaculate and if you know anyone who is discerning a vocation or you think has a vocation, please forward them the link. And most of all, please pray for vocations. For more information call FI Vocations Director at: 812-825-4742 or go to marymediatrix.com. Ave Maria! |
FiNews – Poor Clares of the Immaculate Vocations Video
Saturday, July 26th, 2008
Ave Maria! Here’s a video in Italian. It is a vocation video for the Clarisse dell’Immacolata (Poor Clares of the Immaculate) which is another order started by our founder Fr. Stefano Manelli. It is an order of Poor Clares that follows the Traccia with the Marian vow as do the Franciscans of the Immaculate. Currently they have four convents, all in Italy and have about sixty sisters and are fully contemplative as opposed to the FI sisters who are both active and contemplative. This slide-show video features their convent in Pastena in Lazio. We will probably make an English version of this but we thought we should just get this Italian version up straight away to add a little foreign language flair on AirMaria and to give some exposure to this blessed community. Ave Maria! |
Jul 23 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: God’s call and Providence
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
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Video – Roving Reporter #38: Fra Gabriel M. of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Thursday, June 5th, 2008
Ave Maria from the Land Down Under! In this Roving Reporter, Fra Gabriel discusses his unique apostolate – skateboarding, and how this unique apostolate fits into the daily life of a Franciscan of the Immaculate. Ave Maria! +++ |
Video – FI News #30- Investiture of Postulants
Friday, February 15th, 2008
Ave Maria! Fr. Johannes gives a homily during the Investiture of the Postulants at Mount Saint Francis. At this beautiful event, Fr. speaks of the value of the religious vocation and the urgent need for this witness today. Watch these young men put on the “new man” in Christ! Ave Maria! |
Sept 8 – Friar Joseph Mary of the Mother of God, F.I. – Solemn Profession
Wednesday, September 12th, 2007
Ave Maria! Friar Joseph: I ask that by professing the Rule and Life of the Order of the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate I may be able to follow the teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ and with his holy operation follow in his footsteps all the days of my life. Ave Maria! |
Video – Roving Reporter #2 – Fr. Don Calloway MIC: Our Lady, Coredemptrix
Monday, July 2nd, 2007
Ave Maria! This is our second interview with Fr. Don Calloway, MIC, which our Roving Reporter, Friar Roderic Mary, was able to shoot in Steubenville, Ohio, whilst on our recent Airmaria field trip. Fr. Don Callowayis the Director of Vocations for the Marians of the Immaculate Conception. He has written two books on Mary and several CDs and DVDs and has participated in our International Symposium on Marian Coredemption. This week’s interview is on Our Lady and how her role as Coredeemer is central to making sense of our greatest concern today, Suffering. Ave Maria! |
Video – Fr. Joseph – Come Follow Me #1 – Pilot
Saturday, March 31st, 2007
Ave Maria! Fr. Joseph Michael McShane the Vocations Director for the Franciscans of the Immaculate in N. America delivers his first episode of our new weekly series on vocations. This will be dedicated to discerning what God is calling us to do with our lives, focussing on the very special calling to the priesthood and religious life. It will be based on our very popular book Come & Follow Me which has many spiritual treasures from the lives and sayings of the saints to help inspire young men and women to give themselves totally to God. This episode will discuss what is a vocation and the importance of taking time to discern what you are being called to.
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