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Fra Joseph uses Sacred Scripture, the writings of the Early Church Fathers, and common sense to explain the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This is the second of four shows dedicated to the Marian doctrines solemnly defined by the Church.

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Roving Reporter #40 – Knights of Lepanto Spring Encampment 2008 ( 11min) >>> Play

Ave Maria! The Roving Reporter caught up with Thom Girard, Grand Master of the Knights of Lepanto Spring Encampment 2008, to discuss the purpose of the encampment as a foundation for fathers and sons to grow and develop as men of God.

Next Knights of Lepanto Encampment: October 10-12, 2008 @ Marian Friary of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Griswold, CT

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Saint Anne and Saint Joachim , Parents of Mary
Feast Day: July 26
Patronage of: Anne – of Canada, women in childbirth, Christian mothers, Joachim – of fathers

Patrons for Grandparents

Joachim and Anne were the parents of Mary and the grandparents of Jesus.

The name “Hannah” means grace. In Galilee, where she lived, Mary’s mother was probably called “Hannah” even though we know her as Saint Anne. So, if you are named “Hannah” or “Anne” you are named after the mother of Our Blessed Mother.

It was in the womb of Saint Anne that Mary was immaculately conceived. From the first instant of her life, she was in a state of grace and free from all stain of Original Sin. It was her parents, Anne and Joachim that raised her to be faithful to God’s word and remain free of sin.

Tradition has it that the couple offered their little daughter to God in the Temple. As a young girl, she spent time in service to the Temple. working and learning with other girls. But it was problbly her parents who taught her to read, and certainly Joachim and Anne who taught her to love and follow God’s word and to know and understand the Scriptures.

Anne is the patron of Christian mothers, and Joachim the patron of fathers. They were given the great honour and responsibility of raising Mary to be the Mother of God, and can help mothers and fathers today to raise their children to love and follow God too.

PRAYER TO ST JOACHIM AND ST ANNE

Great and glorious patriarch, St Joachim, and good St Anne, what joy is mine when I consider that you were chosen among all God?s holy ones to assist in the fulfillment of the mysteries of God, and to enrich our earth with the great Mother of God, Mary most holy. By this singular privilege, you have become most powerful with both the Mother and her Son, so as to be able to obtain for us the graces that are needful to us.

With great confidence I have recourse to your mighty protection, and I commend to you all my needs, both spiritual and temporal, and those of my family. Especially do I entrust to your keeping the particular favour that I desire and look for from your intercession.

And since you were a perfect pattern of the interior life, obtain for me the grace to pray earnestly, and never to set m heart on the passing goods of this life. Give me a lively and enduring love for Jesus and Mary. Obtain for me also a sincere devotion and obedience to Holy church and the sovereign pontiff who rules over her, in order that I may live an die in faith and hope and perfect charity. Let me ever invoke the holy Names of Jesus and Mary. And may I thus be saved. Amen.

LITANY IN HONOR OF SAINT ANNE:

Lord, have mercy
Christ, have mercy
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.

God, the Father of heaven, have mercy on us.
God, the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.
God, the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.

St Anne, pray for us.
Offspring of the royal race of David, *
Daughter of the Patriarchs,
Faithful spouse of St Joachim
Mother of Mary, the Virgin Mother of God,
Gentle mother of the Queen of heaven,
Grandmother of Our Saviour,
Beloved of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph,
Instrument of the Holy Spirit,
Richly endowed with God?s grace,
Example of piety and patience in suffering,
Mirror of obedience,
Ideal of pure womanhood,
Protectress of virgins,
Model of Christian mothers,
Protectress of the married,
Guardian of children,
Support of Christian family life,
Help of the Church,
Mother of mercy,
Mother of confidence,
Friend of the poor,
Example of widows,
Health of the sick,
Cure of those who suffer from disease,
Mother of the infirm,
Light of the blind,
Speech of those who cannot speak,
Hearing of the deaf,
Consolation of the afflicted,
Comforter of the oppressed,
Joy of the Angels and Saints,
Refuge of sinners,
Harbour of salvation,
Patroness of a happy death,
Help of all who have recourse to you,
(* Pray for us is repeated after each invocation)

Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world; spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world; graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world; have mercy on us.

V. Pray for us, good St Anne,
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray. Almighty and eternal God, You were pleased to choose St Anne to be the mother of the Mother of Your loving Son. Grant, we pray, that we who confidently honour her may through her prayers attain to everlasting life. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

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Homily #090430 ( 06min) Play – Today we need good fathers such as Pope St. Pius V who knows how to feed his children with the Bread of Life.

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Standing Fast #29 – Fr. Angelo speaks to the Teenagers ( 20min) >>> Play

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Fr. Angelo gives a talk on chivalry to the older kids (12 and up) at the Knights of Lepanto Encampment, covering what chivalry meant popularly in Medieval times, what it has come to mean popularly today and the truly noble meaning it acquired with St Francis and how we need to live this noble and saintly chivalry today.

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Homily #090807s ( 18min) Play – “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself,
take up his cross, and follow me.
For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it,
but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.”

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Homily #110527 ( 08min) Play – Fr. Angelo preaches on the life of St. Bede the Venerable who lived in northern England in the 7th Century. He fostered the study of the Fathers of the Church at the very end of the age of the Fathers and so laid the scholarly foundation for the great scholastic age of the doctors to come.
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Mass: St. Bede the Venerable, Confessor, Doctor – 3 Class – Form: EF, In Medio Ecclesiae
Readings:
1st: 2ti 4:1-8
Gsp: mat 5:13-19

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Homily #140319b ( 09min) Play – Fr. Elias on the life of St. Joseph and the role he played as the protector of the Holy Family and model of workers, fathers and husbands.
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Mass: St. Joseph Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Solemnity – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: 2sa 7:4-5, 12-14, 16
Resp: psa 89:2-3, 4-5, 27, 29
2nd: rom 4:13, 16-18, 22
Gsp: mat 1:16, 18-21, 24

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Fr Ignatius gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Jul 13, 2020, on how Ezra the prophet from the Old Testament was a saint before the coming of Christ and how this ties into the doctrine of limbo.

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Mass readings: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/071320.cfm

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Fr Matthias gives the homily at Bloomington, IN, on Aug 21, 2023, on Pope St. Pius X’s stand against modernism and the Church’s unwavering doctrine of faith. Dive deep into the essence of true forgiveness and the role of our Blessed Lady.

Pope St. Pius X recognized the threat of the heresy called modernism to the Church. He established the oath against modernism, ensuring those in teaching roles within the Church understood and rejected its erroneous propositions. One key proposition of the oath emphasizes that the doctrine of faith has been consistently handed down from the Apostles through the Fathers. It rejects the idea that dogmas evolve or change in meaning over time.

The faithful should be equipped to identify teachings or opinions that contradict the Church’s teachings. For instance, Catholic doctrine states that to receive forgiveness from God, one must have a firm purpose of amendment, meaning a genuine intention not to commit the sin again. Any teaching suggesting that one can continue sinning and still be forgiven contradicts this doctrine. When faced with ambiguous teachings, it’s essential to interpret them in line with the Church’s teachings, giving the benefit of the doubt to the theologian or teacher.

Modernism remains a threat to the faith. We must be vigilant against it and pray to our Blessed Lady, the guardian of the faith, for protection. St. Pius X’s devotion to her serves as a model for us all.

00:00 – Introduction
00:11 – Pope St. Pius X’s Pontificate
00:29 – The Oath Against Modernism
01:04 – Recognizing Contradictions with Doctrine
03:06 – Dealing with Ambiguous Teachings
06:13 – Modernists’ Stealthy Plans
08:57 – Interpreting Ambiguity with Church Teaching
09:17 – Dangers of Modernism Today
09:30 – Our Lady as Guardian of the Faith

Pascendi Dominici Gregis (Pope Pius X, 1907) – http://www.vatican.va/content/pius-x/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-x_enc_19070908_pascendi-dominici-gregis.html – document by Pope Pius X that criticizes the Modernists for incorporating philosophical principles into their historical studies and criticism, and argues against their agnostic, immanentist, and evolutionist criticism, stating that their methods and doctrines are filled with errors and would be fatal to any religion.

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Mass: St. Pius X – http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=313
Readings: Monday 20th Week of Ordinary Time – http://usccb.org/bible/readings/082123.cfm
1st: jdg 2:11-19
Resp: psa 106:34-37, 39-40, 43, 44
Gsp: mat 19:16-22

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