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Video – Roving Reporter #108: A Trip to Loreto, part 1

apostolate — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:15:46 +0000

Roving Reporter #108 – An Italian family goes to visit the home of their Mother ( 11min) >>> Play

Ave Maria!

Would you like to see to house in which Our Lady lived? One of our friars in Italy had the opportunity to take a pilgrimage to the Holy House of Loreto, and this is the first of 2 videos which recount the journey and tell the story of this extraordinary shrine. (Note: A view of the house is yet to come! Say a prayer that the Capuchins let me into the Basilica with a video camera!)

Ave Maria!

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Video – Roving Reporter #109: Raising of the Cross

apostolate — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 17:49:12 +0000

Roving Reporter #109 – Climbing the Mount with Fra Giles M. ( 11min) >>> Play

Ave Maria!

Recently, the friars at our house of theological studies made an “opera di amore” (an act of love) by erecting a new cross in the mountains of Cassino, Italy. We hope you enjoy this photo collage of their journey and we expect that some of you will see some familiar faces along the way.

Ave Maria!

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Video – Roving Reporter #116: The Covo of Campocavallo

apostolate — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:56:41 +0000

Roving Reporter #116 – The Feast of the Covo ( 11min) >>> Play

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Every August here in the countryside of Campocavallo, Italy, the first Sunday of the month is set aside to honor the Queen of the town, the Madonna of Campocavallo. The residents of this town- located in the “campagnia”, or countryside – gather together, fashion with their own hands, and present a unique offering to the Queen, whose sanctuary (Beata Virgine Addolorata) is the heart of the town and houses the miraculous image of the Sorrowful Mother. The offering, roughly the size of a Hummer automobile or larger, is church or religious structure constructed of steel, wood, and, most importantly, the grain of the local fields. The members of a group called “The Covo” and comprised of lay people (Italians, obviously) male and female, young and old. This year the offering was a replica of the lovely Basilica of Pompei, located in the southern part of Italy.

I had the privilege of observing and filming, over a period of 5 or 6 months, the work of the Covo, and I present to you my own offering, albeit hastily done and always incomplete, to the same Queen of Campocavallo, whose feast day happens to be the day of my birth.

Ave Maria!

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Video – Immaculate Music #30: A Concert for Mary, part 1

apostolate — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 02:01:47 +0000

Immaculate Music #30 – Friars sing the praises of Mary ( 08min) >>> Play

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We hope you enjoy this concert that our friars – primarily those who are studying for the priesthood – recently performed in the town of Comacchio, Italy, at the shrine of Our Lady of the Royal Hall, or “Santa Maria in Aula Regia” in Italian. Included in the choir are Fra Pio Maximilian, Fra Alan Bernardino (recently ordained to the diaconate), Fra Josemaria Mary, and our own Fra Terrance behind the camera (well, seated in the pews, to be exact).

Ave Maria!

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Video – Immaculate Music #31: A Concert for Mary, part 2

apostolate — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 08:04:31 +0000

Immaculate Music #31 – Friars sing the praises of Mary ( 07min) >>> Play

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Video – Immaculate Music #32: A Concert for Mary, part 3

apostolate — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 19:06:22 +0000

Immaculate Music #32 – FI Choir at Santa Maria in Aula Regia ( 08min) >>> Play

Ave Maria!

We hope you enjoy this concert that our friars – primarily those who are studying for the priesthood – recently performed in the town of Comacchio, Italy, at the shrine of Our Lady of the Royal Hall, or “Santa Maria in Aula Regia” in Italian. Included in the choir are Fra Pio Maximilian, Fra Alan Bernard (recently ordained to the diaconate), Fra Josemaria Mary, and our own Fra Terrance behind the camera.

Ave Maria!

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Video – Immaculate Music #34: A Concert for Mary, part 4

apostolate — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 08:01:09 +0000

Immaculate Music #34 – FI Choir at Santa Maria in Aula Regia ( 07min) >>> Play

Ave Maria!

We hope you enjoy the last of our series of 4 videos of a concert that our friars – primarily those who are studying for the priesthood – performed in the town of Comacchio, Italy, at the shrine of Our Lady of the Royal Hall, or “Santa Maria in Aula Regia” in Italian. Included in the choir are Fra Pio Maximilian, Fra Alan Bernard, and Fra Josemaria Mary.

Ave Maria!

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Video – Variety #161: Marian Parish Procession in Italy

apostolate — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:25:39 +0000

Variety #161 – Feast of Our Lady of Nazareth, Rome, Italy ( 14min) >>> Play

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Here’s a glimpse of the procession that was held on the outskirts of Rome for the feast of “Holy Mary of Nazareth” parish, one of the parishes that our Franciscan Friars have care of here in Italy. We’ve added to the footage a few reflections from the book Devotion to Mary, written by our founder, Father Stefano M. Manelli, to add some depth and reflection to this short, catholic-culture film. Included are also some piano pieces played by Sister Maria Settima Manelli, a hymn or two from our Friars, and also some faint but beautiful hymns taken from the monastery of our contemplative Franciscan Sisters here in Italy at Città di Castello.

Ave Maria!

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Video – Face of Pro-Life #167: Pro-life Radio WOMB

apostolate — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:00:53 +0000

Face of Pro-Life #167 – ( 30min) >>> Play

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Fra Augustine talks about his efforts to start radio stations inculding the newest one in Bloomington, IN called WOMB – With Our Mother Blest Radio – 89.9 FM that has a motto: We are 100% Pro-Life, No Contraception, No Abortion, No Euthanasia…NO EXCEPTIONS!!! He mentions the pro-life efforts they do, including broadcasting the prayers in front of the local Planned Parenthood.

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Feb 25 – Homily – Fr John Joseph: Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!

apostolate — Thu, 26 Feb 2015 23:38:13 +0000

Homily #150225m ( 11min) Play – In today’s homily, Fr. John Joseph reminds us to humbly ask God for all things, for we cannot obtain the graces that we need for our salvation by our own doing. It is the Immaculate who obtains for us all graces, she who is the Mother of Christ therefore, Mediatrix of all grace. Through her hands God has chosen to bless us. Let us repent as the people of Nineveh did, turning to God with a contrite heart, with great reverence and humility.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Wednesday 1st Week of Lent – Wkdy – Form: OF
Readings:
1st: jon 3:1-10
Resp: psa 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19
Gsp: luk 11:29-32

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