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Oct 07 – Homily: Rosary – Holy Weapon of Christian Combat

Fr. Matthias Sasko Homily New Bedford, MA

October 7, 2016

Oct 07 – Homily: Rosary – Holy Weapon of Christian Combat

Using the combat analogy so appropriate for describing the spiritual struggle of Christians in this world, Fr. Matthias observes that the majority of Christians are unarmed against the enemies of the soul. The…

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Oct 10 – Homily – No longer slaves, but sons

Fr. Matthias Sasko Homily New Bedford, MA

October 10, 2016

Oct 10 – Homily – No longer slaves, but sons

Fr. Matthias explains that like Saints Daniel and Companion Martyrs, we must accept our responsibility of spreading the Gospel even to Muslims. If we don't share with them the Good News of Divine Sonship…

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Oct 20 – Homily – St. Peter of Alcantara – From Earthly Penance to Eternal Glory

Fr. Matthias Sasko Homily New Bedford, MA

October 20, 2016

Oct 20 – Homily – St. Peter of Alcantara – From Earthly Penance to Eternal Glory

On the memorial of St. Peter, Fr. Matthias takes the occasion to explain the value of penance, of which virtue this saint is perhaps the unparalleled hero. Earthly penance both purifies and increases our capacity for…

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Oct 31 – Homily – Fr Matthias: Luther—Commemoration with Catholic memory

Fr. Matthias Sasko Homily New Bedford, MA

October 31, 2016

Oct 31 – Homily – Fr Matthias: Luther—Commemoration with Catholic memory

Fr. Matthias comments on the significance of the papal visit to Sweden. Ave Maria! Mass: Monday in the 31st Week in Ordinary Time - Wkdy Readings: 1st: Phi 2:1-4 Resp: Ps 131:1, 2,…

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Nov 07 – Homily – Fr Matthias: St. Didacus of Alcalá

Fr. Matthias Sasko Homily New Bedford, MA

November 7, 2016

Nov 07 – Homily – Fr Matthias: St. Didacus of Alcalá

Humility was the most outstanding virtue of this saint. Ave Maria! Mass: Monday in the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time - Wkdy Readings: 1st: Tit 1:1-9 Resp: Ps 24:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 0 Gsp:…

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Nov 21 – Homily – Fr Matthias: Consecrating our lives to God through Mary

Fr. Matthias Sasko Homily New Bedford, MA

November 21, 2016

Nov 21 – Homily – Fr Matthias: Consecrating our lives to God through Mary

Father explains that our actions have the value that we assign to them by our intention. Little things done with a supernatural intention are worth much; big things with no supernatural intention are…

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Dec 05 – Homily – Fr Matthias: Imitating the Stretcher Bearers

Fr. Matthias Sasko Homily New Bedford, MA

December 5, 2016

Dec 05 – Homily – Fr Matthias: Imitating the Stretcher Bearers

The men carrying the paralytic are the unnoticed actors in today's Gospel episode, but without them the paralytic's spiritual and physical cure would not have been possible. Like them, let's pray and offer…

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Dec 12 – Homily – Fr Matthias: Why St. Juan Diego?

Fr. Matthias Sasko Homily New Bedford, MA

December 12, 2016

Dec 12 – Homily – Fr Matthias: Why St. Juan Diego?

When St. Juan Diego protested his unworthiness, Our Lady told him that She did not lack servants and messengers to carry out Her will, but nevertheless it was he who was Her necessary…

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Jan 02 – Homily – Fr Matthias: Hermeneutic of Continuity

Fr. Matthias Sasko Homily New Bedford, MA

January 2, 2017

Jan 02 – Homily – Fr Matthias: Hermeneutic of Continuity

There have been heresies in the Church since the time of the Apostles. The remedy? "Let what you heard from the beginning remain in you." Continuity with what the Apostles taught from…

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Jan 09 – Homily – Fr Matthias: Baptism and the Priesthood of the Laity

Fr. Matthias Sasko Homily New Bedford, MA

January 9, 2017

Jan 09 – Homily – Fr Matthias: Baptism and the Priesthood of the Laity

On the feast of the Baptism of Our Lord, Fr. Matthias explains one of the effects of Christian baptism - the participation of the laity, the Mystical Body of Christ, in the…

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Jan 16 – Homily – Fr Matthias: True Friars Minor – St. Berard & Companion Protomartyrs

Fr. Matthias Sasko Homily New Bedford, MA

January 16, 2017

Jan 16 – Homily – Fr Matthias: True Friars Minor – St. Berard & Companion Protomartyrs

St. Francis called St. Berard and his fellow martyrs true Friars Minor - they humbled themselves to the point of imitating Christ's ultimate sacrifice on the Cross, and thus perfectly fulfilled their…

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Jan 23 – Homily – Fr Matthias: The Family Formed By God Himself

Fr. Matthias Sasko Homily New Bedford, MA

January 23, 2017

Jan 23 – Homily – Fr Matthias: The Family Formed By God Himself

Mary and Joseph were united together by true, though virginal, marriage. God Himself wanted it that way, to be born in a family based on holy matrimony. Ave Maria! Mass: Espousal of…

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Feb 27 – Homily – Fr Matthias: God Wants Our Love, Without Measure

Fr. Matthias Sasko Homily New Bedford, MA

February 27, 2017

Feb 27 – Homily – Fr Matthias: God Wants Our Love, Without Measure

The loving gaze of Jesus filled the rich young man with sadness, because he was not willing to love back and give everything. May the loving gaze of Jesus free us from…

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Jun 06 – Homily – Fr Matthias: St. Norbert, Reformer of the Clergy

Fr. Matthias Sasko Homily New Bedford, MA

June 6, 2017

Jun 06 – Homily – Fr Matthias: St. Norbert, Reformer of the Clergy

Converted from a worldly life, today's saint dedicated himself to reforming the clergy of his time, a reform that the Church always stands in need of. Ave Maria! Mass: St. Norbert -…

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Jun 13 – Homily – Fr Matthias: St. Anthony, Intercessor

Fr. Matthias Sasko Homily New Bedford, MA

June 13, 2017

Jun 13 – Homily – Fr Matthias: St. Anthony, Intercessor

Father talks about St. Anthony of Padua/Lisbon. Ave Maria! Mass: St. Anthony of Padua - Mem Readings: 1st: Isa 61:1-3 Resp: Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 21-22, 23, 27 0 Gsp: Lk 10:1-9

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