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Video – Fr. Peter – Mary at the Foot of the Cross

apostolate — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 03:54:34 +0000

Spirit, Faith and Family #12 – Fr. Peter gives an excellent talk on Mary and Her role on Good Friday >>> Play

Ave Maria!

Starting with the Last Seven words of Christ on the Cross that refer to Psalm 22:1, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me??? and later in verse 9, “You have drawn me out of the womb. You entrusted me to my mother’s breast and placed me on her lap.?? Fr. Peter Fehlner makes the connection between Christ’s crucifixion and the incarnation and thus Mary. His cry is not one of despair but, as the rest of the Psalm indicates, He willed the Crucifixion as well as the Incarnation that made it possible. Mary who cooperated with God in bringing Christ into the world, cooperates with God in the Redemption as she stands at the foot of the cross.

He covers the thinking of the Fathers of the Church on this matter, Moses the Law and Elias the prophet, the Transfiguration of the Lord on Mt. Tabor, the Virgin Birth and much more. Come listen to this most important video as we approach the crucifixion…

Ave Maria!

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Mar 21 – Homily – Fr Bonaventure: The Passion of Jesus Christ

apostolate — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 23:56:40 +0000

Homily #080321 ( 24min) Play – “It is consummated” (St John 19:30). As we honor the day of Our Lord’s Passion and Death, Fr Bonaventure reflects on this act of God’s love for man.
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Sept 27 – Homily – Fr Bonaventure: The Mystery of the Crucifixion

apostolate — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:10:44 +0000

Homily #080927 ( 10min) Play – The Mystery of the Crucifixion is revealed to those who turn to the Mediatrix of All Graces, Mary Immaculate. Ave Maria! Mass readings +++

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Stabat Mater

Sr. JosephMary f.t.i. — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:00:58 +0000

Ave Maria Meditations

Stabat Mater

By the cross of expiation
The Mother stood, and kept her station,
Weeping for her Son and Lord:
With the nails his hands were riven;
Through her heart the sword was driven,
Simeon’s dread, predicted sword.

Oh, that blessed one grief-laden,
Blessed Mother, blessed Maiden,
Mother of the All-holy One;
Oh, that silent, ceaseless mourning,
Oh, those dim eyes never turning
From that wondrous, suffering Son.

Who is of nature human
Tearless that could watch the Woman?
Hear unmoved that Mother’s moan?
Who, unchanged in shape and color,
Who could mark that Mother’s dolor,
Weeping with her Son alone?

For his people’s sins the All-holy
There she saw, a victim lowly,
Bleed in torments, bleed and die:
Saw the Lord’s Anointed taken;
Saw her Child in death forsaken;
Heard his last expiring cry.

Fount of love and sacred sorrow,
Mother, may my spirit borrow
Sadness from thy holy woe;
May it love – on fire within me –
Christ, my God, till great love win me
Grace to please him here below.

Those five wounds of Jesus smitten,
Mother, in my heart be written
Deeply as in thine they be;
Thou my Savior’s cross who bearest,
Thou my Son’s rebuke who sharest,
Let me share them both with thee.

In the passion of my maker
Be my sinful soul partaker;
Let me weep till death with thee;
Unto me this boon be given,
By thy side, like thee bereaven.
To stand beneath the atoning tree.

Virgin holiest, Virgin purest,
Of that anguish thou endurest
Make me bear with thee my part;
Of his passion bear the token
In a spirit bowed and broken,
Bear his death within my heart.

May his wounds both wound and heal me;
His blood enkindle, cleanse, anneal me;
Be his cross my hope and stay:
Virgin, when the mountains quiver,
From that flame which burns for ever,
Shield me on the judgment-day.

Christ, when he that shaped me calls me,
When advancing death appals me,
Through her prayer the storm make calm:
When to dust my dust returneth
Save a soul to thee that yearneth;
Grant it thou the crown and palm.

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Jacapone Da Todi (1228-1306) Translated from
the Latin by A. De Vere Thérèse, M. I Sing
of a Maiden: The Mary Book of Verse.
New York: The Macmillan Company, 194

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“I Will Draw All Men to Myself”

Sr. JosephMary f.t.i. — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:00:49 +0000

Ave Maria Meditations

Jesus, hatred lifted You up on a cross; hut once on it You said You would lift all lovers up to Your Heart, which is Love, “And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all things to Myself”. (John 12: 32)

You are now fulfilling that promise, for You are drawing heaven to Yourself, as You hang on the Cross, to give me the possession of it, and God, to make me His child and friend again. Oh, draw also my poor heart, so cold and ungrateful, to Yourself to inflame it with Your own love and generosity; my sinful soul as well, to cleanse and save it. You are true to me till death.

Then draw me, Lord, and make me true to You forever, both in my innermost soul by faith in Your doctrine, hope in Your Divine promises and love of Your holy Person, and in my outward behavior by daily imitation of Your crucified life and by an unceasing union of my life with Your Sacrifice on the Cross.

Dear Savior, draw all the world to Your crucified Self, as You promised, that all men may find in Your broken Heart, peace, consolation, and joy here, and eternal life and bliss hereafter. Let me at last learn that the Crucifix does not teach pain but sacrifice, for sacrifice is pain with love. Let me mount the cross with You so that the pain I bear in life may be joined with Yours.

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Video – Apostles Creed: Art 4 – Suffered Under Pontius Pilate

apostolate — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:45:22 +0000

Immaculate Music #18 – Fourth Article of the Creed ( o3min) >>> Play

Ave Maria!

Continuing our series of music videos of the Apostles Creed from the Roman Catechism set to beautiful polyphonic music from the Franciscans of the Immaculate and classic religious art, we now proceed to the fourth article of the Creed: “He suffered under Pontius Plate, was crucified, died, and was buried.”

The musical piece is “Sicut Cervus” by composer Giovanni Palestrina.

Ave Maria!

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Feb 28 – Homily – Fr Angelo: Transforming Transfiguration

apostolate — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:48:20 +0000

Homily #100228 ( 16min) Play – Fr. Angelo Geiger preaches on today’s Gospel of the Transfiguration of the Lord on Mount Tabor in front of Peter, James and John. Jesus does this in order to strengthen the faith of his disciples so that they could survive the scandal of the Crucifixion. We need to take note that only one of these three disciples remained with Jesus at the foot of the Cross. So we need to make sure that we fully apprehend all the revelations that we are given through our Holy Faith, especially Our Lord’s presence in the Eucharist.
Ave Maria! Mass readings
1: Gen 15:5-12,17-18
R: Ps 27:1,7-9,13-14
2: Phil 3:17-4:1
G: Lk 9:28-36

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Mar 28 – Homily – Fr Bonaventure: Of Palms and Nails

apostolate — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:22:33 +0000

Homily #100328 ( 27min) Play – Today is Palm Sunday where we start Mass with the Procession of Palms to celebrate the victorious entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem but it ends in recounting the Crucifixion, with Our Blessed Lord being nailed to the Cross. Fr. Bonaventure preaches on the need to persevere in the Love for Our Lord even when others condemn and ridicule Him.
Ave Maria! Mass readings
1: Isa 50:4-7
R: Ps 22:8-9,17-20,23-24
2: Phil 2:6-11
G: Lk 22:14—23:56

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Mar 23 – Homily – Fr Joachim: Nearing the Crucifixion

apostolate — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 11:14:03 +0000

Homily #130323b ( 05min) Play – On the day before Palm Sunday, Fr. Joachim preaches on the events and plots that lead up to Jesus being crucified as a criminal. Yet, even here it is clear that it is happening according to God’s plan for the salvation of many.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Saturday 5th Week of Lent – Wkdy – Form: OF
Readings:
1st: eze 37:21-28
Resp: jer 31:10, 11-12, 13
Gsp: joh 11:45-57

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Feb 25 – Homily – Fr Joachim: Glorious Crucifixion

apostolate — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 12:16:22 +0000

Homily #140225b ( 06min) Play – Fr. Joachim gives his homily on the Gospel where the disciples are unable to understand the news about the impending crucifixion of their Lord and God and how this could be compatible with His glory.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Tuesday 7th Week of Ordinary Time – Wkdy – Form: OF
Readings:
1st: jam 4:1-10
Resp: psa 55:7-8, 9-10, 10-11, 23
Gsp: mar 9:30-37

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