Homily #080531s ( 00min) Play – This year the Visitation supersedes the Feast of the Immaculate Heart, but they are related. Mary went to visit Elizabeth out of the pure love from her Immaculate Heart and the Magnificat is the most exquisite joy-filled song expressing this Love. This is the secret of Joy to love and serve your neighbor out of Love for God.
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Homily #091211s ( 17min) Play – Fr. Angelo gives the homily for the vigil Mass for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe which is a Solemnity here at Our Lady of Guadalupe Friary. He relates the story of St. Juan Diego and how Our Lady asks him to give a message to the bishop that she wants a chapel built on Tepiac Hill near the Aztec Capitol. He particulary relates how Our Lady wanted Juan Diego to become willing himself to accept the task. This is especially relavant in that today David Houseal will be entering Novitiate here at Our Lady of Guadalupe friary where he will be preparing to make religious vows that includes Consideration to Our Lady in this Missionary order of the FI. So on this joyous day and throughout the year, please keep David in your prayers as he prepares to be another Juan Diego. Oh, and his new religious name is Fra David Maria of St Joseph and and Bl. Elizabeth of the Holy Trinity or just Fra David for short.
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Mary Vitamin for July 28th

Topic: The Second Sorrowful Mystery – Scourging at the Pillar
In honor of the Month of the Precious Blood

Quote:
[Pilate said] “I am innocent of this man’s blood. Look to it yourselves.” And the whole people said in reply, “His blood be upon us and upon our children.” Then he released Barabbas to them, but after he had Jesus scourged, he handed him over to be crucified. MT 27:24-26

Meditation:
Bl. Elizabeth of the Trinity
“The Virgin kept all these things in her heart”: her whole history can be summed up in these few words! It was within her heart that she lived, and at such a depth, that no human eye can follow her….This Queen of virgins is also Queen of martyrs; but again it was in her heart that the sword pierced, for with her everything took place within! Oh! How beautiful she is to contemplate during her long martyrdom, so serene, enveloped in a kind of majesty that radiates both strength and gentleness… She learned from the Word Himself how those must suffer whom the Father has chosen as victims, those whom He has decided to associate with Himself in the great work of redemption, those whom He “has foreknown and predestined to be conformed to His Christ,” crucified by love.
The Complete Works, Volume I (ICS Publications) “Last Retreat” #40.

Resolution:
Today, I will embrace one pain in order to imitate Our Lady’s interior dispositions during the scourging at the Pillar. I will say Our Lady of Fatima’s prayer, “For the love of God, the conversion of sinners, and sins against the Immaculate Heart of Mary.”
(St. Therese says, “For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.”)

Marian Vow:
St. Francis
Brothers, kissing your feet, and with all the charity of which I am capable, I beg all to use daily all possible reverence and honor toward the most Holy Body and Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Letter To The General Chapter).

I give this resolution to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Thanks be to God for graces received.

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Homily #110531 ( 11min) Play – On this Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Fr. Dominic preaches on serving and the practice of charity, exemplified by the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Feast – Form: OF
Readings:
1st: zep 3:14-18
Resp: isa 12:2-3, 4, 5-6
Gsp: luk 1:3956

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Homily #140531n ( 07min) Play – Father goes through the gospel of today’s feast, and gives a commentary on the Magnificat of Our Lady.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Visitation of Our Lady (Opt 1) – Feast – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: zep 3:14-18
Resp: isa 12:2-3, 4, 5-6
Gsp: luk 1:39-56

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Is there any reason to think Christ was really born on December 25th? Here are three reasons.

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Mass: Weekdays of Advent – Dec 20

Readings: 
1st: Is 7:10-14
Resp: Ps 24:1-2, 3-4, 5-6
Gsp: Lk 1:26-38

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In the homily for the last day of Advent (Dec 24), Fr. Maximilian looks at the prophecies contained in today’s Scripture readings and explains the references to the “night” of sin that is about to end with the birth of the Savior, and the dawning of His Eternal Light.

Ave Maria!

Mass: Monday in the 4th Week in Advent – Wkdy

Readings: 
1st: 2 Sam 7:1-5, 8-11, 16
Resp: Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 27, 29
Gsp: Lk 1:67-79

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Fr Terrance gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Mar 30 on how the Gospel of Luke is the Gospel of Mercy which is exemplified  by the parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector and how Luke portrays Jesus as universal, repentance, forgiveness, Gospel as a remedy , prayer, role of women, Virgin Mary, Elizabeth, Gospel Canticles, Gloria in Excelsis, Magnificat, Gospel of mercy, perseverance, humility,mercy to others, prayer of comparisons, Luke 18, works, pride.

Ave Maria!

Mass: Saturday 3rd Week of Lent – Wkdy
Readings: 
1st: hos 6:1-6
Resp: psa 51:3-4, 18-19, 20-21 0
Gsp: luk 18:9-14

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Fr Ignatius gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Dec 21, 2019, on how God’s plan is a plan of love, to be with us, and us with him. This is fulfilled in the Incarnation of Christ through Mary and sets the stage to redeem us from the sin of Adam and Eve.

Ave Maria!

Mass: Weekdays of Advent – Dec 21 (Alt)
Readings: 
1st: zep 3:14-18
Resp: psa 33:2-3, 11-12, 20-21 0
Gsp: luk 1:39-45

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