Mt. St. Francis

Homily #091116m ( 11min) Play - St. Gertrude the Great, virgin and mystic, Benedictine abbess of Eisleben, renowned mystical writer, forerunner to devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.. Ave Maria! Mass readings…

Homily #091117ms ( 09min) Play - St. Elizabeth of Hungary, patroness of the Third Order Franciscans, princess of Hungary, widow (d. 1231). When still a young girl she was married to Louis the…

Homily #091118m ( 13min) Play - With great courage the mother from the book of Maccabees witnessed before her very eyes the brutal torture and death of her seven sons.  Martyrs such as…

Homily #091122m ( 13min) Play - Today we celebrate the Solemnity of Christ the King.  "I am a king.  For this I was born and for this I came into the world, to…

Homily #091124m ( 11min) Play - Today the Church celebrates the memorial of St. Andrew Dung-Lac, priest and martyr, and companions, martyrs. St. Andrew was one of 117 people who were martyred in…

Homily #091126m ( 09min) Play - St. Leonard of Port Maurice (1676-1751). Joining a branch of the Franciscans of the Strict Observance, St. Leonard desired to be sent on mission to China but…

Homily #091127m ( 09min) Play - Today we celebrate the feast of the Miraculous Medal (1830).  Originally called the "Medal of the Immaculate Conception", this sacramental comes directly from the Most Blessed Virgin…

Homily #091129m ( 18min) Play - As we begin a new liturgical year today, Father John Joseph encourages us to enter into the spirit of this Advent season by resolving to make some…

Homily #091208m ( 18min) Play - Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.  Fr. John Joseph explains how sin never had any part in the one…

Homily #091209m ( 11min) Play - "Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart..." (Matt. 11:29)  Fr. John Joseph reminds us to bear in…