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June 13th: St. Anthony, Franciscan Priest and Doctor of the Church

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June 13, 2013

June 13th: St. Anthony, Franciscan Priest and Doctor of the Church

Ave Maria Meditations (Although known for many more things than the finding of people and things, this is a most popular devotion that never seems to fail; how good St. Anthony is to…

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June 22, 2013

St. Thomas More

Ave Maria Meditations St. Thomas More, Martyr and Third Order Franciscan (Feast is June 22nd), often meditated on the Passion of Christ and in a special way on Christ's agony in the garden.…

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Jun 24 – Homily – Fr Dominic: Imitating St. John the Precursor

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June 24, 2013

Jun 24 – Homily – Fr Dominic: Imitating St. John the Precursor

Homily #130624 ( 07min) Play - As we celebrate the Solemnity of St. John the Baptist, Fr. Dominic asks us if we are imitating him by pointing to Our Lord in all things, or…

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July 6, 2013

St. Maria Goretti: Pray for Us!

Ave Maria Meditations Oh Saint Maria Goretti who, strengthened by God's grace, did not hesitate even at the age of twelve to shed your blood and sacrifice life itself to defend your virginal…

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Jul 09 – Homily – Fr Benedict: St. Nicholas Pick – Nothing Else Matters

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July 9, 2013

Jul 09 – Homily – Fr Benedict: St. Nicholas Pick – Nothing Else Matters

Homily #130709 ( 06min) Play - St. Nicholas Pick and his companions were martyred for the Faith in Holland by Calvinists in 1579. Fr. Benedict points out that, in the face of death,…

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Jul 10 – Homily – Fr Benedict: The Priesthood is a Call to be a Victim

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July 10, 2013

Jul 10 – Homily – Fr Benedict: The Priesthood is a Call to be a Victim

Homily #130710 ( 04min) Play - Fr. Benedict preaches over the martyrdom of Bl. Emmanuel Ruiz and how he powerfully shows us that the priestly vocation is a vocation to victimhood. Let us…

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Jul 11 – Homily – Fr Benedict: St. Veronica Giuliani and Marian Consecration

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July 11, 2013

Jul 11 – Homily – Fr Benedict: St. Veronica Giuliani and Marian Consecration

Homily #130711 ( 08min) Play - Today we celebrate one of the greatest mystics of the Church, St. Veronica Giuliani. Fr. Benedict shows how her rapid ascent into sanctity was connected to her…

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July 11, 2013

The St. Benedict Medal

Ave Maria Meditation The front of the medal shows St. Benedict holding a cross in one hand and the book of his Rule in the other. Flanking him on each side are the…

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July 13th: Blesseds Louis and Zelie Martin

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July 13, 2013

July 13th: Blesseds Louis and Zelie Martin

Ave Maria Meditations The married couple, the parents of St. Therese of Lisieux, whose Feast Day is their wedding anniversary of July…

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Jul 14 – Homily – Fr Dominic: St. Bonaventure the Seraphic Doctor

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July 14, 2013

Jul 14 – Homily – Fr Dominic: St. Bonaventure the Seraphic Doctor

Homily #130714 ( 18min) Play The "second founder" of the Franciscans, St. Bonaventure led the ever growing order with great holiness and profound prudence. He became bishop, cardinal, and was declared a saint and…

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July 14, 2013

Prayers from St. Bonaventure

Ave Maria Meditations Prayers from St. Bonaventure (Franciscan Doctor of the Church, Feast Day is July 15th): Pierce, O most sweet Lord Jesus, my inmost soul with the most joyous and healthful wound…

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July 17th: Feast of the Carmelite Martyrs of Compiegne

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July 17, 2013

July 17th: Feast of the Carmelite Martyrs of Compiegne

Ave Maria Meditations Blessed Teresa of Sf. Augustine and Companions (1794) Blessed Teresa and fifteen other Carmelite nuns were guillotined during the "Reign of Terror" of the French Revolution. Two years earlier they…

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July 22, 2013

Contrition, Mercy and Forgiveness

Ave Maria Meditations "I never reject a contrite heart." (Diary of St. Faustina #1485) (Isaiah 1:18): "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red…

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July 30, 2013

A Franciscan Saint of the Confessional

An Ave Maria Meditations Encore July 30th: St. Leopoldo Mandic A Saint of the Confessional and a Saint for the Cause of Unity He wrote: "The august Mother of God is in truth…

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Aug 01 – Homily – Fr Benedict: St. Alphonsus and Conformity to the Divine Will

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August 1, 2013

Aug 01 – Homily – Fr Benedict: St. Alphonsus and Conformity to the Divine Will

Homily #130801 ( 12min) Play - Fr. Benedict gives us a quick introduction to the life of St. Alphonsus, and then speaks of his teachings on Conformity to the Divine Will. We apologize for…

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