Marycast Specials #1 ( 10min) Play – During the 16th World Day of the Sick on February 11, The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI gives his strongest statement yet on the direct participation of Our Lady in the Redemption of the world at Calvary.“Mary is a model of total self-abandonment to the will of God: she received in her heart the eternal Word and she conceived it in her virginal womb; she trusted in God and, with her soul pierced by a sword (cf. Lk 2:35), she did not hesitate to share the passion of her Son, renewing on Calvary at the foot of the Cross her ‘Yes’ of the Annunciation.”

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Homily #080530s ( 06min) Play – Solemnity of the Sacred Heart, Evening Mass. All things are centered toward Christ and the center of Christ is his Sacred Heart. And, since God is love, the Sacred Heart is the symbol of Love itself. St. Margret Mary Alacoque saw this love in the form of flames surging from the Lord’s wounded Heart that demand a loving response from us.

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Homily #080620 ( 08min) Play – Fr. Bonaventure explains the Gospel passage “if the light in you is darkness, how great will the darkness be.” And in this world of little faith we see how dark our society can be.
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Said Judas to Mary, “Now what will you do With your ointment so rich and so rare?”

“I’ll pour it all over the feet of the Lord, And I’ll wipe it away with my hair;’

she said, “I’ll wipe it away with my hair.”

“0 Mary, 0 Mary, 0 think of the poor. This ointment, it could have been sold;

And think of the blankets and think of the bread You could buy with the silver and gold;’

he said, “You could buy with the silver and gold.”

“Tomorrow, tomorrow, I’ll think of the poor; Tomorrow;’ she said, “not today;

For dearer than all of the poor in the world is my Love who is going away;’

she said, “My Love who is going away?’

Said Jesus to Mary, “Your love is so deep. Today, you may do as you will.

Tomorrow, you say, I am going away, But my body I leave with you still;’

He said, My body I leave with you still.”

We should reflect on Mary’s attitude and the great love she felt for Christ; for though the disciples had left the tomb, she remained. She was still seeking the one she had not found, and while she sought she wept; burning with the fire of love, she longed for him who she thought had been taken away. And so it happened that the woman who stayed behind to seek Christ was the only one to see him. For perseverance is essential to any good deed, as the voice of truth tell us: “Whoever perseveres to the end will be saved.”

from a homily by Pope St. Gregory the Great

Collect for St Mary Magdalene’s day:
Almighty God, whose Son restored Mary Magdalene to health of mind and body and called her to be a witness to his resurrection: forgive us our sins, we beseech thee, and heal us by thy grace, that we may serve thee in the power of his risen life; who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
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Homily #080805s ( 11min) Play – Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia explains the theology behind the devotion of Home Enthronement of the Sacred and Immaculate Heart at this outdoor Mass in the backyard of the Hull family. To learn more about the event surrounding this Mass see The Roving Reporter #43.
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Homily #081016 ( 06min) Play – Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque was given the mission to spread devotion to the Sacred Heart. The Heart of Christ is greeted with so much indifference and ingratitude which calls for reparation through prayer and sacrifice. Ave Maria! Mass readings +++

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Homily #081101s ( 36min) Play – On this Mass for our first Saturday devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, which falls this month on the solemnity of of All Saints, Fr. Bonaventure reminds us that true sainthood consists in striving for the establishment of the Kingship of Christ through the Queenship of Mary and so defeat the powers of darkness..
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Homily #090115 ( 06min) Play – “Today, if you hear His voice, harden not your hearts as in the day of rebellion.”

Fr. Ignatius explains this passage from the first reading (Heb 3:7) that we can harden our hearts, that is, resist God’s grace, and so we need to be open to His word in order to enter into the promised land.
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Homily #090216 ( 06min) Play – Some people look for miracles for the wrong reasons. Our Lord knew who these were and refused to perform them. Padre Pio who also could perform miracles would also refuse for the same reason and often would bring these people to a change of heart.
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Homily #090225 ( 06min) Play – “Remember Man, you are dust and to dust you will return.” Ashes are a sign of humility for this season of Lent, a season of penance. This outward sign must be received on our hearts and so radiate in our actions.
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