Homily #100224 ( 06min) Play – Fr. Bonaventure preaches that during Lent we are to fast and mortify our body in preparation for Good Friday but we are also to feast on the vivifying Word of God in preparation for Easter just as Jonah called for a fast in Nineveh so that they would live.
Ave Maria! Mass readings
1: Jon 3:1-10
R: Ps 51:3-4,12-13,18-19
G: Lk 11:29-32

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MaryCast Specials #205 ( 07min) Play – Dr. Mark Miravalle on the call by Pope Francis for all Catholics to pray and fast for peace in Syria this Saturday, Sept 7, which is a first Saturday.

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Ave Maria!

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Homily #130906 ( 06min) Play – The world prepares to rest and party on Friday, but the Christian is called by divine law to do penance. Every Friday is like a little Lent in order to prepare for Sunday.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Friday 22nd Week of Ordinary Time – Wkdy – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: col 1:15-20
Resp: psa 100:1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Gsp: luk 5:33-39

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Homily #140307b ( 00min) Play – Fr. Elias on why Christians pray and fast as compared to non-Christians and Buddhists. We focus on love of God as opposed some sort of self-discipline or self-denial as an end to itself. Our goal is to put aside things in order to focus on God.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Friday after Ash Wednesday – Wkdy – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: isa 58:1-9
Resp: psa 51:3-4, 5-6, 18-19
Gsp: mat 9:14-15

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Homily #140307 ( 12min) Play – Fasting is entering into holy ground and nothing compares to the rewards Jesus wants to give us. It should be done by discerning the time and motive, the particular age, mind, and body of the person, but most of all with purity of intention and in moderation.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Sts. Perpetua and Felicity – Mem – Form: OF
Readings: Friday after Ash Wednesday
1st: isa 58:1-9
Resp: psa 51:3-4, 5-6, 18-19
Gsp: mat 9:14-15

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Fr Josemaria gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Feb 28, 2020, on how fasting and mortifications are not ends in themselves but a means to a goal who is God. He points out that this message is framed in nuptial terms, reflecting the covenant nature of the relationship between God and Man and how union with God is celebrated with a marriage banquet that definitively ends the fast.

Ave Maria!

Mass: Friday after Ash Wednesday – Wkdy
Readings: 
1st: isa 58:1-9
Resp: psa 51:3-4, 5-6, 18-19 0
Gsp: mat 9:14-15

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Fr Terrance gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Mar 26, 2020, on how fasting is a part of Lent and the history of this going back to the Old and New Testaments with Jesus’ fast and that of the Apostles.

Ave Maria!

Mass: Thursday 4th Week of Lent – Wkdy
Readings: 
1st: exo 32:7-14
Resp: psa 106:19-20, 21-22, 23
Gsp: joh 5:31-47

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Faithful Invited to Fast and Pray the Rosary on Friday in Midst of Tensions Over Leaked Draft Supreme Court Opinion

May 10, 2022

WASHINGTON – In response to the leak of a draft opinion in the U.S. Supreme Court case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, some abortion advocates are calling for nationwide demonstrations, disruptions of church services, and the personal intimidation of specific Supreme Court justices. Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Pro-Life Activities invited the faithful to unite in fasting and prayer:

“In the midst of current tensions, we invite Catholics around the country to join us in fasting and praying the Rosary on Friday, May 13, the Memorial of Our Lady of Fatima. Let us offer our prayers and fasting for these intentions:

For our nation, for the integrity of our judicial system, and that all branches of government be dedicated to seeking the common good and protecting the dignity and rights of the human person, from conception to natural death.
For the overturning of Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey in the Supreme Court’s final decision in Dobbs v. Jackson.
For the conversion of the hearts and minds of those who advocate for abortion.
For a new commitment to building an America where children are welcomed, cherished, and cared for; where mothers and fathers are encouraged and strengthened; and where marriage and the family are recognized and supported as the true foundations of a healthy and flourishing society.
For Our Blessed Mother’s intercession and guidance as the Church continues to walk with mothers and families in need, and continues to promote alternatives to abortion, and seeks to create a culture of life.
As Catholics, let us witness to the beautiful gift of life with civility and love, and with our peaceful prayers and our compassionate service to all those in need.

Our Lady of Fatima, pray for us.”

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Media Contact: Chieko Noguchi 202-541-3200

View this release on the USCCB website.

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