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Homily #111112 ( 08min) Play – Our Lord tells us to pray always and gives the parable of the Persistent Widow. Fr. Bonaventure preaches on how we are to put this seemingly impossible command into practice especially during times of distress or persecution, looking toward the final coming of Our Lord when He will be looking for genuine faith in the world.
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Mass: St. Josaphat – Mem – Form: OF
Readings: Saturday 32nd Week of Ordinary Time
1st: wis 18:14-16, 19:6-9
Resp: psa 105:2-3, 36-37, 42-43
Gsp: luk 18:1-8

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Homily #101122 ( 05min) Play – On this memorial to St. Cecilia we have the Gospel of the widow who gives her last mite. Our Lord praises this generosity and Fr. Bonaventure connects this to the life of St Cecilia who gave here all for God, even her life.
Ave Maria! St. Cecilia – Memorial – Mass: OF – Readings:
1st: rev 14:1-3, 4-5
Resp: psa 24:1-2, 3-4, 5-6
Gsp: luk 21:1-4

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Homily #100605 ( 07min) Play – Today is the memorial day of  St Boniface the Martyr and Fr. Bonaventure relates this to the Widow’s Mite in today’s Gospel where a poor widow gives all that she has in this life and so puts her treasure in heaven.

Ave Maria! Mass readings
1: 2 Tim 4:1-8
R: Ps 71:8-9,14-17,22
G: Mk 12:38-44

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Homily #100504 ( 10min) Play – The Church discourages mixed marriages…

Ave Maria! St. Monica, Widow – Mass: EF, Cognovi – Readings: 1st: 1ti 5:3-10 – Gsp: luk 7:11-16

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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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Ave Maria Meditations

November 17th: St. Elizabeth of Hungary

Patroness of the Franciscan Third Order (1207-1231)

She was the daughter of the King of Hungary and in 1221 married Ludwig, the Landgrave of Thuringia. With Ludwig she had four children. After her husband’s death in 1227, she became a Franciscan tertiary, devoting herself to caring for the poor, the sick, and the aged. She died in exceptional poverty and was canonized in 1235.

Collect:
Father,
You helped Elizabeth of Hungary
to recognize and honor Christ
in the poor of this world.
Let her prayers help us to serve our brothers and sisters
in time of trouble and need.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

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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 #090326 ( 06min) Play – The widow who’s son had died wept like only a mother can. Listen to see how she reflects Mary’s sorrow and her joy at the resurrection.

Ave Maria!

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Homily #080607 ( 00min) Play – Today Fr. Bonaventure gives a homily on the Widow in todays Gospel, who is a figure of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who gave all that she had..
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