Homily Specials #080322 ( 09min) Play – For the first time at Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel, the Holy Saturday noontime hour was spent in devotion to our Lady, in the keeping of “The Hour of the Mother”. Fr Bonaventure explains the importance of this devotion as we continue to wait with the Coredemptrix for the victorious triumph of her Son over death. Ave Maria! +++

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Homily #141025b ( 17min) Play – Fr. Elias explains why we have special devotion to Mary on Saturdays. Mary waited with faith on the Saturday between Her Son’s death on Good Friday and His rising on Easter Sunday even when the apostles had lost faith.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Saturday in the 29th Week in Ordinary Time – Wkdy – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: eph 4:7-16
Resp: psa 122:1-2, 3-4, 4-5
Gsp: luk 13:1-9

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Arise, O Lord, and let Thy enemies be scattered, and let them that hate Thee flee from before Thy Face. (Ps 68:1)

Thirteenth Station: Jesus is placed in the arms of His Mother. O Mary, my tender mother, it is I who have made thee suffer! Let me then, at least, weep with thee; let me adore the suffering and wounded Face of my dear Redeemer. Ask for me of thy divine Son such love as may enable me to drink with entire willingness the few drops reserved for me in the chalice of His Passion and let me repeat with Magdalene: Oh! How sweet it is to recover our innocence through tears of repentance and of love.

Fourteenth Station: Jesus is placed in the tomb. O my Jesus, my Savior, thou shalt not be there alone! Permit Thy child to be buried with Thee. Again, this is not enough, enfold me in the mystery of Thy Face and the wounds of Thy Heart: it is there I wish to take up my abode, to be seen by Thee alone. My God! My God! Cause me to live but for Thee!

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