St. Peter of Alcantara

Ave Maria Meditations Devotional Franciscan Things JosephMary Saints Spiritual Life

October 22, 2011

“Blessed be the penances which earned me such glory!” These were the words of St. Peter of Alcântara when, after his death, he appeared to St. Teresa of Avila telling her what had…

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Fr. George Roth Griswold, CT Homily

October 20, 2012

Oct 20 – Homily – Fr George: We Must Do Penance

Homily #121020 ( 07min) Play- On this memorial of St. Peter of Alcantara (Oct. 19), Fr. George preaches on the Franciscan's remarkable life of extreme penance and lofty contemplation, and explains that although many…

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Bloomington, IN Fr. Elias Mills Homily

October 22, 2012

Oct 22 – Homily – Fr Elias: St. Peter of Alcantara, Penitent

Homily #121022b ( 10min) Play - Fr. Elias on the life of St. Peter of Alcantara, a Franciscan, who lived a life of extraordinary penance. He contrasts this spirit of penance for the love of…

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Ave Maria Meditations Devotional Franciscan Things Saints Spiritual Life

October 22, 2012

St. Peter of Alcantara

Ave Maria Meditations St. Peter of Alcantara (1499-October18, 1562) was instrumental in the origin of one of the largest reforms of the OFM. Known for his extraordinary penance and poverty, his spiritual guidance…

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Bloomington, IN Fr. Joachim Homily

October 22, 2013

Oct 22 – Homily – Fr Joachim: St. Peter of Alcantara

Homily #131022b ( 08min) Play - Fr. Joachim on the life of St. Peter of Alcantara a Franciscan who lived in the 1500's in Spain and was the Spiritual director of St Theresa of…

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Fr. Benedict Grant Griswold, CT Homily

October 22, 2013

Oct 22 – Homily – Fr Benedict: Perfecting Our Prayer Life

Homily #131022 ( 11min) Play - The great Franciscan preacher and one of the greatest penitents of all time, St. Peter of Alcantara, wrote "A Treatise on Prayer and Meditation" which was acclaimed…

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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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Bloomington, IN Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia Homily

October 21, 2016

Oct 21 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: St. Peter of Alcantara on Reform

Fr. Ignatius on the life of St. Peter of Alcantara and the need of having reform and maintaining the rigor of religious life. Ave Maria! Mass: Friday in the 29th Week in Ordinary…

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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. Ignatius Manfredonia Franciscan St of the Day

October 22, 2021

Oct 22 – St. Peter of Alcantara – Franciscan Saint of the Day

The Life of St. Peter of Alcantara, Confessor, First Order (d. 1512) for the Franciscan Saint of the Day for Oct 22. St. Peter was born in Spain and developed a…

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