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Fr. Matthias Sasko Homily Lent New Bedford, MA Penance

February 20, 2015

Feb 20 – Homily – Fr Matthias: Practical Notes on Fasting

Homily #150220n ( 09min) Play - Father gives us some practical notes on fasting, abstinence, and penance for this Lent and for the whole year. He reminds us that as Christians, we are…

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Fr. Daniel Mahan Homily St Johns, Bloomington

February 28, 2015

Feb 18 – Homily – Fr Mahan: Lent, Time of Renewal in Christ

Homily #150218j ( 11min) Play - During this Lent let us strive to desire to be better and more pleasing to God by living a virtuous and holy life. May we listen to what will…

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Ave Maria Meditations Catholic Culture Devotional Penance Spiritual Life

February 10, 2016

Some Things about Ash Wednesday

Ave Maria Meditations Ash Wednesday Ash Wednesday in the Latin Church is the day for being reminded of and contemplating our mortality. The priest will sign our forehead with ashes and remind us…

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Bloomington, IN Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia Homily

March 1, 2017

Mar 01 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Ashes to Ashes

Fr. Ignatius on the meaning and significance of the ashes of Ash Wednesday and the penance of Lent. Ave Maria! Mass: Ash Wednesday - Wkdy Readings: 1st: joe 2:12-18 Resp: psa 51:3-4, 5-6,…

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Ave Maria Meditations Catholic Culture Liturgy Spiritual Life

February 13, 2018

As We Enter Lent: Ash Wednesday

One Minute Meditations Yet even now, says the LORD, return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; rend your hearts and not your clothing. Return to the…

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Fr. Maximilian Warnisher Homily New Bedford, MA

February 14, 2018

Ashes Remind Us of Need for Conversion – Feb 14 – Homily – Fr Maximilian W

On Ash Wednesday, Fr. Maximilian explains the Gospel call to inner conversion, to seek to examine our conscience before God in the secrecy of our own heart, and to turn back to…

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Fr. Alan Wharton Homily New Bedford, MA

September 25, 2018

Novena of St. Francis, Time for Conversion – Sep 25 – Homily – Fr Alan

At the beginning of the Novena of St. Francis (Sep 25), Fr. Alan encourages using this time of preparation for renewing our commitment to conversion. Ave Maria! Mass: Tuesday in the 25th…

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Fr. Matthias Sasko Homily New Bedford, MA

March 5, 2019

3 Convenient Categories of Lenten Resolutions – Mar 05 – Homily – Fr Matthias

After a brief overview of the life of the penitential Franciscan Saint John Joseph of the Cross (priest of the Alcantaran reform, Mar 05), Fr. Matthias offers guidance for making an effective…

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Fr. Maximilian Warnisher Homily New Bedford, MA

March 6, 2019

Ashes Recall Death, Need to Prepare for it – Mar 06 – Homily – Fr Maximilian W

In the homily for Ash Wednesday (Mar 06, 2019) Fr. Maximilian explains how the ashes we receive today remind us of the death that we must one day pass through. The Lenten…

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Ave Maria Meditations Catholic Culture Devotional Lent Penance Purgatory Spiritual Life

February 16, 2021

A Priest Meditates on Ash Wednesday

Ave Maria Meditations I had just placed ashes on his head. I was looking at him – with his dirty forehead lying there on the white sheets of the hospital bed – when he…

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Bloomington, IN Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia Homily

February 17, 2021

Lent is a Time to Repent – Feb 17 – Homily – Fr Ignatius

Fr Ignatius gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Feb 17, 2021, on how Ash Wednesday and Lent is a time for repenting and turning to God that involves stepping off the…

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Bloomington, IN Fr. Terrance Chartier Homily

March 2, 2022

Get Serious: Ash Wednesday – Mar 02 – Homily – Fr Terrance

Fr Terrance gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Mar 02, 2022, on how Ash Wednesday is the beginning of Lent which is a time to get serious about our spiritual…

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Bloomington, IN Fr. Matthias Sasko Homily

February 22, 2023

Lent: Detachment from All Sin – Feb 22 – Homily – Fr Matthias

Fr Matthias gives the homily at Bloomington, IN, on Feb 22, 2023, Ash Wednesday, on how in this season of Lent, a season of detachment, we must be detached from all sin,…

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Bloomington, IN Fr. Matthias Sasko Homily

February 14, 2024

Now’s the Time: God’s got Grace for You – Feb 14 – Homily – Fr Matthias

Fr Matthias gives the homily at Bloomington, IN, on Feb 14, 2024, Ash Wednesday, underscoring the urgency of spiritual preparation for death, using Victor Hugo's story and Ash Wednesday as reminders to…

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