Homily #080520 ( 10min) Play – St. Bernadine was a Franciscan who sang the praises of Mary in the 15th Century and advocated a strict observance of poverty.? Listen as Fr. Angelo explains how powerful a reformer this saint was for the Franciscans and for the Church.
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May 20^th: St. Bernardine of Siena (1380-1444)

One Minute Meditation

This holy Franciscan priest had a particularly great love for the virtue of purity. It was only natural that he also had a most tender and deep love for the Blessed Virgin Mary. He was a gifted preacher who also spread the devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus and is often depicted holding a sun-like staff with the “IHS” engraved on it.

PRAYER:

O Lord Jesus, who didst grant to St. Bernadine, Thy confessor, a very special love for Thy most holy Name, pour forth in us, we beseech Thee, through his merits and intercession, the spirit of Thy love. Who livest and reignest forever and ever. Amen.

St. Bernardine, help us to seek purity in our hearts and souls, in our words and in our deeds. May we grow in our love for Our Blessed Lady and for Our Lord, Jesus Christ, whose sacred Name we venerate.

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Homily #100520 ( 08min) Play – Today is the feast of St. Bernadine of Siena, a Franciscan preacher who worked for the reform of the Franciscan Order when it was becoming lax and then did the same for Christianity throughout Italy. He also spread devotion to  the Holy Name of Jesus in the abbreviation IHS, Iesus Hominum Salvator (“Jesus, Savior of men” in Latin) and to the Virgin Mary.
Ave Maria! St. Bernadine of Siena – Mass: EF, Laudationem Domini – Readings: 1st: 2co 4:5-11 – Gsp: mat 19:27-29

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