My Jesus, I long ardently
For you to come to me this day;
Without you life is misery.
Come to me soon, I pray.

Without the fervor that you bring,
O Love, I languish night and day;
And do you not desire my love?
Inflame my heart, I pray.

Good Shepherd, bear your lost sheep home
Within your arms, when e’er I stray;
From ravening wolves that round me roam
O keep me safe, I pray.

O Bread of Life, for you I sigh,
Give me yourself without delay;
For otherwise my soul must die.
Give me to eat, I pray.

O fount of living waters clear,
How long and weary is the way;
Refresh my soul which thirsts for you.
Give me to drink, I pray.

O loving Lord, my soul is chilled
By icy winds that round me play;
O fire of love, let me be filled
With warmth from you, I pray.

Like the blind man who cried to you:
Have mercy on me, Lord, I say,
O Mary’s son, that I may see;
Increase my faith, I pray.

Lord, I am sick beyond all cure,
But with a word you can display
Your power; without you death is sure.
O heal me, Lord, I pray.

My Lord, I knock upon your door;
Your favors I can ne’er repay,
Yet in my want I beg for more.
Fulfill my needs, I pray.

I am not worthy, Lord, that you
Should come into my house today
As heavenly food; say but the word
And heal my soul, I pray.

Lord, you alone are my true friend,
My treasure which can ne’er decay;
All earthly joys do you transcend.
Do visit me this day

St. Louis Marie de Montfort

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Variety #191 – Banner of our Holy Father outside St. John Lateran ( 12min) >>> Play

Ave Maria!

This past Corpus Christi the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate in Rome had the privilege of attending the Eucharistic  procession of our Holy Father.  The procession started at the basilica of St. John Lateran and finished at the basilica of St. Mary Major.  We hope you enjoy some of the highlights of our special evening, which includes audio from the Holy Mass celebrated beforehand by the Pope as well as audio of the Vatican choir which beautifully animated the procession and the Eucharistic benediction.  The video contains text in English and in Italian.

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Homily #120610 ( 18min) Play – Corpus Christi is the 2nd great Feast of the Eucharist in the liturgical calendar. On Maundy Thursday we think about how this great Sacrament comes to us, and now we celebrate this Feast as a remembrance of Our Lord’s presence in a particular way. We remember the promise of Our Lord when he said He will be with us till the end of time.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Ordinary Form – Corpus Christi – Solemnity
Readings:
1st Reading: Exodus 24:3-8
Responsorial Psalm: 116:12-13, 15-16, 17-18
2nd Reading: Hebrews 9:11-15
Gospel: Mark 14:12-16, 22-26

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Homily #150607j ( 17min) Play – Fr. Mahan on the history and significance of the feast of Corpus Christi.
Since 1263, the Catholic Church has celebrated this feast in honor of the Body and Blood of Christ in the Eucharist. For those who doubt Christ’s words, “This is my Body . . . this is my Blood . . .” God has given Eucharistic Miracles, revealing His true presence in the Holy Eucharist, and faithfully fulfilling His promise to be with us always.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Corpus Christi – Solemnity – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: exo 24:3-8
Resp: psa 116:12-13, 15-16, 17-18
2nd: heb 9:11-15
Gsp: mar 14:12-16, 22-26

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Fr Alan explains that belief in the Eucharist as Jesus’ Real Presence, “body, blood, soul, and divinity,” under the sacramental appearance of bread and wine, is essential to true Catholic, Christian faith. Anything less is to disbelieve Jesus’ full Gospel revelation.

Ave Maria!

Mass: Tuesday 3rd Week of Easter – Wkdy

Readings: 
1st: Act 7:51-8:1
Resp: Ps 31:3-4, 6, 7, 8, 17, 21
Gsp: Jn 6:30-35

Fr. John Hardon’s reflection is taken from The Eucharistic Miracles of the World (pp. xix-xxi) (ISBN 978-1-931101-02-8) published in the USA by Eternal Life, Bardsdtown, KY (http://www.lifeeternal.org/)

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Fr Terrance gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Aug 05 on how Jesus explains the Eucharistic meaning of the miracle of the feeding of the five thousand that was read last Sunday, that Christ is the bread of life. We should not focus on physical life and physical bread but more on our spiritual life that leads to Eternal Life which is fed by heavenly food, the word of God made flesh in Christ who gives us his body to eat and his blood to drink.

Ave Maria!

Mass: 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Sunday
Readings: 
1st: exo 16:2-4, 12-15
Resp: psa 78:3-4, 23-24, 25, 54
2nd: eph 4:17, 20-24
Gsp: joh 6:24-35

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In the homily for the Memorial of the Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major (Aug 5, 2019), Fr. Alan relates the dogma of the Divine Maternity to Catholic belief in Christ, Son of God, and to faith in the Sacrament of Holy Communion, through which man may partake in the immortality of the Resurrection to come.

• Note: the statement Father attributes to Pope St. Paul VI [6:25] seems to be a quote from St. Louis Marie de Montfort. (See article referenced below, “He who has not Mary for his mother etc.”)

Additional resources:

• “The Word took our nature from Mary” – from a letter by St. Athanasius: Roman breviary, second reading, Office of Readings for January 1^st (https://divineoffice.org/?date=20190101)
• CatholicCulture.org’s liturgical calendar notes for the Optional Memorial of the Dedication of St. Mary Major (https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2019-08-05)
• “The Basilica of Summer Snows” by June Hager (https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?recnum=5814)
• “He who has not Mary for his mother has not God for his Father” – the statement is from True Devotion to Mary (https://www.tfp.org/he-who-has-not-mary-for-his-mother-has-not-god-for-his-father/)

Ave Maria!

Mass: Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major – Opt Mem

Readings: Monday 18th Week of Ordinary Time
1st: Num 11:4-15
Resp: Ps 81:12-13, 14-15, 16-17
Gsp: Mt 14:13-21

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(Jesus said): I am the life, supernatural, divine, celestial life, the life of Grace, true life compared to earthly life that is but a shadow. I have remained in the Eucharist to give you this life, that is, to give you Myself, who am Life, because I want to live in you, and your faculty is your soul, the senses of your body, and each drop of your blood. Stroke by stroke I want to imprint in your being My humility, zeal, obedience, abnegation, simplicity, patience, and love of the cross.

“I have come that they may have life and have it till the full.” And what better way to communicate it then through Holy Communion? Therefore, drink and fill yourself with Him who is life. Look and take in the silence and the power of the Eucharist, and reproduce Me in all your being. I want to put My living Heart in yours, and if you allow Me to take away your bad dispositions and vices it will no longer be you who live, but I will live in you a life of intimacy, through a divine transport  on the part of the Holy Spirit living in you. Sanctity is the fruit of constant acts of love. Therefore love Me; actively remove whatever separates you from Me.

Eat My Body, drink My Blood, satisfy your hunger for the divine by receiving the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Come to Me in humility and trust and with an ardent love. Then contemplate, be silent, enjoy, and admire Me, falling deeper to the abyss of Myself …

Blessed Conchita de Armida

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