St. Thomas More
June 22, 2009
St. Thomas More
Ave Maria Meditations St. Thomas More (1478-1535) Third Order Franciscan Feast Day: June 22nd along with St. John Fisher, bishop and martyr + “I die the king’s good servant, but God’s first.” --On…
July 9, 2009
Jul 09 – Homily – Fr Angelo: St. Nicholas Pick
Homily #090709 ( 06min) Play - St. Francis heard the Gospel of the Lord that the apostles should not carry anything extra for support on their journeys so he took this literally and…
July 14, 2009
Jul 14 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: St Bonaventure
Homily #090714 ( 09min) Play - Bonaventure means good venture and it was a name given to St Bonaventure by St Francis when he cured him of illness when he was only babe.…
A Franciscan Saint of the Confessional
July 29, 2009
A Franciscan Saint of the Confessional
Ave Maria Meditations St. Leopoldo Mandic is known as an Apostle of the Confessional and also as an Apostle of Unity. Feast Day is July 30th. SAINT OF THE CONFESSIONAL To be a good…
Our Lady of the Angels (of the Portiuncula)
August 2, 2009
Our Lady of the Angels (of the Portiuncula)
Ave Maria Meditations From the Franciscan supplement to the Divine Office: OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS OF THE PORTIUNCULA Feast Our Seraphic Father Francis in keeping with his special love for the Blessed…
St. Louis IX : King and Saint
August 25, 2009
St. Louis IX : King and Saint
One Minute Meditation St. Louis, King of France (1214-1270) Patron of the Franciscan Third Order The Saint wrote to his son: My dearest son, my first instruction is that you should love the…
September 4, 2009
Sep 04 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Rose of Viterbo
Homily #090904 ( 06min) Play - St. Rose of Viterbo was a 3rd Order Franciscan who preached penance and to follow the will of God. Ave Maria! Readings EF - 1st: 2co 10:17-11:2…
September 11, 2009
Sep 11 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Bl Bonaventure of Barcelona
Homily #090911 ( 05min) Play - The holy life of the Franciscan Bl Bonaventure of Barcelona underscores the importance of the religious rule in a religious order. Ave Maria! Readings EF - 1st:…
Stigmata of Our Seraphic Father
September 17, 2009
Stigmata of Our Seraphic Father
Ave Maria Meditations September 17th: The Stigmata of St. Francis of Assisi May I never boast of anything but the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ! Through it the world has been crucified…
September 23rd: Padre Pio of Pietrelcina
September 22, 2009
September 23rd: Padre Pio of Pietrelcina
Ave Maria Meditations encore St. Padre Pio: PRAY, HOPE, AND DON’T WORRY! Padre Pio’s Prayer After Holy Communion Stay with me, Lord, for it is necessary to have You present so that I…
September 23, 2009
Sep 23 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Saint Padre Pio
Homily #090923 ( 06min) Play - Saint Pio, still affectionately called Padre Pio, is one of our Patron Saints at the Franciscans of the Immaculate. Fr. Ignatius outlines the life of this great…
Patroness of the Franciscan Third Order
November 17, 2009
Patroness of the Franciscan Third Order
Ave Maria Meditations November 17th: St. Elizabeth of Hungary Patroness of the Franciscan Third Order (1207-1231) She was the daughter of the King of Hungary and in 1221 married Ludwig, the Landgrave of…
Video – FiNews – Highlights of Traditional Mass at Lateran
November 19, 2009
Video – FiNews – Highlights of Traditional Mass at Lateran
Ave Maria! Found this on Gloria.tv from our Mass in the Lateran Basilica on April 16, 2009, 800th anniversary of the approbation of the Rule of St Francis which took place at ...…
November 28, 2009
Nov 28 – Homily – Fr Bonaventure: Worship God Avoid Sin
Homily #091128 ( 05min) Play - Fr. Bonaventure preaches on the need to avoid vice and give true worship of God. This is especially important as we approach Advent. Today is the feast…