Homily #080812 ( 09min) Play – Fr. Angelo Geiger explains todays Gospel, that we should not worry about who is greatest but rather be childlike and at the same time keep watch over the little ones like a good shepherd.
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Homily #091005 ( 06min) Play – We must become like children as Our Lord did toward His Father in obeying Him, becoming humble of heart even if this means accepting death, death on a cross.
Ave Maria!

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Mary Vitamin for August 5th

Topic: The Woman of the Bible and Our Mother

Quote:

Father Stefano Manelli, FI, All Generations Shall Call Me Blessed, (Academy of the Immaculate: 1989), 356.

Meditation:

Fr. Stefano Manelli, FI

On this subject, a passage interesting and rich in insight, accurate as it is delicate, has been written by I. de La Potterie:

A very important insight of modern exegesis has brought to light how the mystery of Mary in some way forms a synthesis of all of the preceding revelation about the people of God, about all that which God, through his salvific action, wishes to realize for his people. In Mary are accomplished all of the important aspects of the promises of the Old Testament to the Daughter of Sion, and in her concrete person is anticipated that which will be realized for the new people of God, which is the Church. Now, the history of revelation regarding the theme of the Woman Sion concretized in the person of Mary, and extended to the Church, constitutes a doctrinal bastion, an unshakeable, well-structured ensemble for understanding the history of salvation, from its origins to the last times.

Father Stefano Manelli, FI, All Generations Shall Call Me Blessed, (Academy of the Immaculate: 1989), 361.

Resolution:

The simple devotion to the Mother of God opens the mysteries of the Old Testament, is a symbol of the church, encourages appreciation of the True God/True Man reality of the Messiah, sheds light on the profound mystery of the Blessed Trinity and finally provides one with a greater and more profound desire to worship the Blessed Sacrament, the Son of God who is also the Son of Mary.

I will try to cultivate a deeper love for my Heavenly Mother, the Queen of Heaven. The more childlike I become in her presence the more the mysteries of heaven and God will be revealed.

Today I will call upon the Queen of Heaven with the word "mother" and realize so much is contained in this one simple word.

Marian Vow:

St. Maximilian Kolbe

She is queen also of earth because she is the Mother of God himself, but she both desires and has a right to be freely acknowledged by every heart, be loved as the Queen of every heart, so that through her that heart might become immaculate, similar to her heart and more worthy of union with God, with the love of God, with the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Will to Love, (Marytown Press: 1998), 138.

I give this resolution to the Blessed Virgin Mary

Thanks be to God for graces received.

Related sites: Castle of the Immaculate

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Mary Vitamin is a daily Email support for Marian mental prayer. Each day (Monday through Friday) members will receive a brief Marian quote with a corresponding Marian meditation and resolution. The Mary Vitamin is designed to make mental prayer a little simpler and bring Our Lady into your day in a systematic way.

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Homily #120923b ( 15min) Play – Fr. Jospeph Aytona, of the Fathers of Mercy gives the homily to conclude the retreat at the Mother of the Redeemer Retreat Center here in Bloomington, IN.  He preaches on the pride of life and the awkward moments that this brings about as exemplified by the Apostles’ awkward silence after Jesus caught them arguing over who was greatest among them. He relates this to our modern American materialism where we try to impress people by how much we have. He exhorts us to ignore this childish mentality and so avoid the ultimate awkward moment that will occur if we are caught off guard on Judgement Day without having lived our lives focused on the ultimate good, God Himself. Ave Maria! Mass: 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Sunday – Form: OF Readings:  1st: wis 2:17-20 Resp: psa 54:3-4, 5, 6-8 2nd: jam 3:16-4:3 Gsp: mar 9:30-37 Audio (MP3) +++

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Homily #141029b ( 10min) Play – Fr. Alan on the Gospel message that only a few will be saved and that we must strive to enter the narrow gate. He says we must not focus so much on probability, as if it is a blind  lottery with a slim chance of winning, but rather on the need to strive to enter, knowing that is is difficult and thus needs effort, but is nevertheless possible. This effort should be focused on becoming humble and childlike in the eyes of God, asking for His grace which was won on the Cross, and this requires the greatest effort all.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Wednesday in the 30th Week in Ordinary Time – Wkdy – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: eph 6:1-9
Resp: psa 145:10-11, 12-13, 13-14
Gsp: luk 13:22-30

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Homily #141225b ( 09min) Play – Fr. Joachim proclaims, with the Gospel, the birth of Our Lord, the king of kings, the savior, the prince of peace, the image of the invisible God. As such, it is not just a joyful birth, but the most joyful of all births. Father points out that He takes on our nature so that we can share in His, and exhorts us to become childlike in the eyes of God as He did toward us.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Nativity of the Lord (Dawn) – Solemnity – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: isa 62:11-12
Resp: psa 97:1, 6, 11-12
2nd: tit 3:4-7
Gsp: luk 2:15-20

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For the homily on the memorial of St. Philip Neri (May 26), Fr.  Alan relates the example of the saint’s childlike humor and humility to today’s Gospel truth: “whoever does not accept the Kingdom of God like a child will not enter it.”

Ave Maria!

Mass: St. Philip Neri – Mem

Readings: Saturday 7th Week of Ordinary Time
1st: Jas 5:13-20
Resp: Ps 141:1-2, 3, 8 0
Gsp: Mk 10:13-16

More on the Readings: http://dev.airmaria.com/r?m=1080&r=1606

See also the Taizé article: “Children: What does it mean to ‘welcome God’s kingdom like a child’?” (https://www.taize.fr/en_article3260.html)

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Guest Homilist Fr. Jim Costigan gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Sep 23 on how Jesus in the Gospel points to the need to be little like a child as taught by St. Therese of Lisieux in her “little way”.We should become like little children, childlike not childish. We should be willing to do what is not pleasing to our ego to not seek what makes us look good in front of people but rather what looks good in God’s eyes, especially obedience. This was the final homily for the retreat called “Fight the Fight” on Spiritual Warfare being held at the Mother of the Redeemer Retreat Center in Bloomington, Indiana

Ave Maria!

Mass: 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Sunday
Readings: 
1st: wis 2:17-20
Resp: psa 54:3-4, 5, 6-8
2nd: jam 3:16-4:3
Gsp: mar 9:30-37

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se_of_Lisieux

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Based on Book Spiritual Combat by Lorenzo Scupoli:

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http://stjudetheapostleparish.org/pdf/books/spiritual_combat.pdf

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Fr. Terrance gives the second talk of four at the Evansville Woman’s Retreat on St. Therese’s Little Way, explaining how this little way is a spiritual childhood with a childlike trusting in God to the point of audacity. It places no trust in oneself and everything in God and so is not anxious about anything.

Book – Complete Spiritual Doctrine of St. Therese of Lisieux by Francois Jamart: https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Spiritual-Doctrine-Therese-Lisieux/dp/0818903473

For more talks from this Retreat (four talks and three homilies): http://dev.airmaria.com/tag/st-therese-retreat-2020/

YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taW3uhqf8s4&list=PLejh_e0-LN4z6-gNFgBC47JBq4hsWvcwz

Mother of the Redeemer Retreat Center – http://www.maryschildren.com/

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The Life of Bl. Bentivolio Buoni, Confessor, First Order (d. 1231) for the Franciscan Saint of the Day for Dec 2. Bl. Bentivolio Buoni was known for the virtues of humility, patience, obedience, and childlike simplicity. He had a deep prayer life and was known as great confessor and could change hearts through his pious conversions.

Reflection is on the importance of speech, what we say:
Speech shows what is in our heart
Emmaus what have you been discussing
Edifying others with speech

For more on Bl. Bentivolio Buoni
– https://www.roman-catholic-saints.com/blessed-bentivolio-buoni.html

Also on Youtube: https://youtu.be/MjidIdStEpI

Read by Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia, FI from Marion Habig’s ‘The Franciscan Book of Saints’ Revised Edition, Franciscan Herald Press, ISBN: 978-0819907516

Playlist of Franciscan Saints: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TxcAETrU_k&list=PLejh_e0-LN4wErRczZGry4TXytCZFiLCm

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