Homily #080621 ( 10min) Play – Following the Gospel’s message to not worry about material things, Fr. Bonaventure preaches about the inordinate reliance we put on material wealth and comfort and how this is the chief distraction separating us form the true treasure, God .
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The Universal Prayer of Thanksgiving After Mass

(Attributed to Pope Clement XI)

Lord, I believe in you: increase my faith.

I trust in you: strengthen my trust.

I love you: let me love you more and more.

I am sorry for my sins: deepen my sorrow.

I worship you as my first beginning,

I long for you as my last end,

I praise you as my constant helper,

and call on you as my loving protector.

Guide me by your wisdom,

correct me with your justice,

comfort me with your mercy,

protect me with your power.

I offer you, Lord, my thoughts: to be fixed on you;

my words: to have you for their theme;

my actions: to reflect my love for you;

my sufferings: to be endured for your greater glory.

I want to do what you ask of me:

in the way you ask,

for as long as you ask,

because you ask it.

Lord, enlighten my understanding,

strengthen my will,

purify my heart,

and make me holy.

Help me to repent of my past sins

and to resist temptation in the future.

Help me to rise above my human weaknesses

and to grow stronger as a Christian.

Let me love you, my Lord and my God,

and see myself as I really am:

a pilgrim in this world,

a Christian called to respect and love 

all whose lives I touch, 

those in authority over me 

or those under my authority, 

my friends and my enemies.

Help me to conquer anger with gentleness,

greed by generosity,

apathy by fervor.

Help me to forget myself 

and reach out toward others.

Make me prudent in planning,

courageous in taking risks.

Make  me patient in suffering,

Unassuming in prosperity,

Keep me,Lord, attentive at prayer,

Temperate in food and drink,

diligent in my work,

Let my conscience be clear,

my conduct without fault,

my speech blameless,

my life well-ordered.

Put me on guard against my human weaknesses.

Let me cherish your love for me,

keep your law,

and come at last to your salvation.

Teach me to realize that this world is passing,

that my true future is the happiness of heaven,

that life on earth is short,

and the life to come eternal.

Help me to prepare for death,

with a proper fear of judgment,

but a greater trust in your goodness.

Lead me safely through death

to the endless joy of heaven.

Grant this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Thanksgiving Prayer after Holy Communion:

The Anima Christi

Soul of Christ, sanctify me

Body of Christ, save me

Blood of Christ, inebriate me

Water from Christ’s side, wash me

Passion of Christ, strengthen me

O good Jesus, hear me

Within Thy wounds hide me

Suffer me not to be separated from Thee

From the malicious enemy defend me

In the hour of my death call me

And bid me come unto Thee

That I may praise Thee with Thy saints

and with Thy angels for all eternity.

Amen

 

 

 

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Homily #140511j ( 09min) Play – Today we give thanks to God for our three Mothers: our earthly mothers, our Blessed Mother, and our Holy Mother the Church. Today let us consider the selfless love of our mothers.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Sunday 4th Week of Easter – Sunday – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: act 2:14, 36-41
Resp: psa 23:1-3, 3-4, 5, 6
2nd: 1pe 2:20-25
Gsp: joh 10:1-10

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Homily #140511j ( 09min) Play – Today we give thanks to God for our three Mothers: our earthly mothers, our Blessed Mother, and our Holy Mother the Church. Today let us consider the selfless love of our mothers.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Sunday 4th Week of Easter – Sunday – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: act 2:14, 36-41
Resp: psa 23:1-3, 3-4, 5, 6
2nd: 1pe 2:20-25
Gsp: joh 10:1-10

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Homily #141207j ( 07min) Play – Fr. Daniel Mahan on how our Lord wants to comfort His people during times of distress, that we should avoid getting too wrapped up in the bad news of each day and, instead, focus on the Good News of the Gospel of Christ which brings a peace which the world cannot give.
Ave Maria!
Mass: 2nd Sunday of Advent – Sunday – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: isa 40:1-5, 9-11
Resp: psa 85:9-10, 11-12, 13-14
2nd: 2pe 3:8-14
Gsp: mar 1:1-8

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On the Feast of St. Thomas, Apostle (Jul 03), Fr. Matthias explains in the homily that St. Thomas shows us the way to recognize Jesus is by seeing His wounds, by seeing how much He loved us.

Ave Maria!

Reference: Pope Benedict XVI, General Audience address, Sept. 27, 2006 (http://w2.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/audiences/2006/documents/hf_ben-xvi_aud_20060927.html)

Mass: St. Thomas the Apostle – Feast

Readings: 
1st: Eph 2:19-22
Resp: Ps 117:1, 2
Gsp: Jn 20:24-29

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Fr Ignatius gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Jul 05, 2021, on how the saints choose penance over comforts and how this is exemplified by Jacob and St Elizabeth of Portugal.

Ave Maria!

Mass: Monday 14th Week of Ordinary Time – Wkdy
Readings:  – http://usccb.org/bible/readings/070521.cfm
1st: gen 28:10-22
Resp: psa 91:1-4, 14-15
Gsp: mat 9:18-26

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Fr Ignatius gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Dec 07, 2021, on how Our Lord both chastises and comforts and how this relates to the parable of the lost sheep, St Ambrose whose feast is today, and Advent.

Ave Maria!

Mass: St. Ambrose – Mem
Readings: Tuesday in the 2nd Week in Advent – http://usccb.org/bible/readings/120721.cfm
1st: isa 40:1-11
Resp: psa 96:1-2, 3, 10, 11-12, 13
Gsp: mat 18:12-14

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