Dec 03 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Baptize and Raise the Dead

Homily #121203 ( 08min) Play- On this memorial of St. Francis Xavier, one of the greatest missionaries since St. Paul, Fr. Ignatius recounts his heroic life of baptizing nearly 80,000 people and performing numerous miracles including raising the dead. Fr. also explains how the "Apostle of the Indies and Japan" would first present sacred images for catechesis, especially of the Blessed Mother and Child.

Ave Maria!
Mass: St. Francis Xavier - Mem - Form: OF
Readings: Monday in the 1st Week in Advent (Short)
1st: isa 2:1-5
Resp: psa 122:1-2, 3-4, 8-9
Gsp: mat 8:5-11

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