Jan 27 – Homily – Fr Bonaventure: From Fishermen to Fishers of Men
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Homily #080127 (37min) Play - Using the example of the calling of the Lord's disciples from being fishermen to being fishers of men,?Fr Bonaventure highlights the importance of living for God, offering up our sufferings for the conversion of sinners as opposed to what the world offers as paradise, indulgence in fleshly pleasures and the associated hardening of the heart.?
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The opportunity to hear Fr. Bonaventure preach is what it must have been like to hear the homilies of St. Anthony of Padua. This is one of the best messages on repentance that I have ever heard bar none. The message is so timely, and I pray daily that the scourge of abortion, infanticide and all other manifestations of the culture of death are wiped from the face of the earth.
Thanks for all the good that the friars continually do.
In Cordis Jesu et Maria !
Thank you Fr Bonaventure. We are annointed at our baptism priest, prophet and king, and as king, we are to reign with Christ. It is therefore so important to know about Christ’s Kingship so that we can carry out His will and reign with Him. Today, I played this homily over and over again while I folded clothes so I could capture every point you made. Then after lunch I brought my children to the table and re-read the Gospel reading from yesterday and relayed to my children in my own words so they could understand, the point you made about repentance — that it reforms the will. In the afternoon we visited a friend and left her and her children listening to your homily on the computer, I hope when her husband got home she had him listen too. With the exception of homilies I’ve heard from pontifs, this is the best homily I’ve ever heard. I learn so much from every homily posted at airmaria.com, I listen every day. I thank you and all the franciscan friars at airmaria.com because you are really helping us. I look forward to more and will continue to pass it on to others.
God bless
let us pray
mayra