Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia

Homily #141128 ( 11min) Play - Our Lord, for now, shows patience and gives time for repentance.  But there will come a time when He will come, seated on a throne, the heavens…

Homily #141129 ( 02min) Play - They have done their part, may Christ show us ours. Ave Maria! Mass: All Saints of the Franciscan Ord. - Feast - Form: OF Readings:  1st: sir 44:1, 10-15…

Homily #141201 ( 03min) Play - As souls who are totally consecrated to Our Lady, we want to be obedient slaves and faithful soldiers - when She says "go", we go; when She says…

Homily #141206 ( 05min) Play - : In order to have some certainty that we hear and are lead by the voice of God, we need to be in the state of grace and…

Homily #141210 ( 04min) Play - May Our Lady, like the fortress of Loreto, defend our Faith! Ave Maria! Mass: Our Lady of Loreto - Feast - Form: OF Readings:  1st: 1ch 15:3-4, 15-16, 16:1-2…

Homily #141211 ( 03min) Play -  There is no one greater than St. John the Baptist throughout the Old Testament.  However, the least in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he. Ave…

Homily #141213 ( 06min) Play - Elijah has come mystically, or typically, in the person of St. John the Baptist, pointing out the Messiah's first Advent.  Elijah will come, literally, with Enoch, to…

Homily #141215 ( 02min) Play - Our Lady is Queen of the Franciscan Order, which means that She is in charge.  Let Her be in charge and let yourselves be led. Ave Maria! Mass:…

Homily #141217 ( 03min) Play - St. Peter Damian, Doctor of the Church, explains that St. Matthew imitates Moses in writing the first Gospel and giving the geneology of Jesus Christ. Ave Maria! Mass:…

Homily #141218 ( 02min) Play - Like St. Joseph, Christians must not be afraid to take Mary into their homes and have an intimate spiritual life with Her. Ave Maria! Mass: Weekdays of Advent…

Homily #141219 ( 03min) Play - The Patriarch Jacob prophesied that the sceptre would not pass from Judah until the time came for the Messiah (Gen. 49:10).  That is fulfilled when Herod the…