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August 14, 2010 12:00 AM

NEW BEDFORD — Trappist monk and author Thomas Merton wrote, “Oh my God! You see what a barren and desolate place this world is —- send us saints!”

The answer to his prayers, our city is blessed by the good works of saints.

Walk along our streets, and you’ll see Mother Teresa’s nuns in their white and striped-blue habits, ministering in our neighborhoods.

Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta sent her order, the Missionaries of Charity, to New Bedford, and on June 14, 1995, she visited the city, worshipped at the Church of St. Lawrence Martyr and touched the lives of countless SouthCoast residents.

Dressed in simple gray robes with sandaled feet, the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate reach out to this city’s homeless and forgotten, and offer spiritual guidance to a constant stream of strangers who wander through the doors of Our Lady’s Chapel in downtown New Bedford. More …

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Homily #121203b ( 10min) Play –  Fr. Elias on the life of St. Francis Xavier, Jesuit, one of the Churches greatest missionaries. He was called the Apostle of the Indies, evangelizing India, Japan and the Philippines, working for the salvation of souls.
Ave Maria!
Mass: St. Francis Xavier – Mem [Celebrated as Feast in Ardc. of  Indianapolis]- Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: 1co 9:16-19, 22-23
Resp: psa 117:1, 2
Gsp: mar 16:15-20

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Homily #140303 ( 11min) Play – St. Katharine Drexel was the daughter of a very wealthy partner of JP Morgan. Giving up her great inheritance, she begged the pope to send missionaries to aid the Native Americans in Wyoming and he responded, “Why not, my child, become a missionary yourself?”
Ave Maria!
Mass: St. Katharine Drexel – Opt Mem – Form: OF
Readings: Monday 8th Week of Ordinary Time
1st: 1pe 1:3-9
Resp: psa 111:1-2, 5-6, 9, 10
Gsp: mar 10:17-27

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Homily #141001b ( 06min) Play – Fr. Joachim relates the life of St. Therese of the Child Jesus and how she, despite living the monastic life in her convent, became the patroness of all missionaries.
Ave Maria!
Mass: St. Therese of the Child Jesus – Mem – Form: OF
Readings: Wednesday in the 26th Week in Ordinary Time
1st: job 9:1-12, 14-16
Resp: psa 88:10-11, 12-13, 14-15
Gsp: luk 9:57-62

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Homily #150428b ( 16min) Play – Fr. Elias on the life of two French saints St. Louis Marie de Montfort and St. Peter Chanel (also a martyr) who were priests and missionaries for Mary and had great effect in spreading the faith.
Ave Maria!
Mass: St. Louis Marie de Montfort – Opt Mem – Form: OF
Readings: Tuesday 4th Week of Easter
1st: act 11:19-26
Resp: psa 87:1-3, 4-5, 6-7
Gsp: joh 10:22-30

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Homily #151012b ( 12min) Play – Fr. Elias on the life of St. Seraphin of Montegranaro, a humble Franciscan brother, who lived a very pious life, exhibiting great love of God and his neighbors and devotion to Mary. And since this day is Columbus Day he mentions the bringing of the faith to the new world by Christopher Columbus.
Ave Maria!
Mass: St. Seraphin of Montegranaro – Opt Mem – Form: OF
Readings: Monday 28th Week of Ordinary Time
1st: rom 1:1-7
Resp: psa 98:1, 2-3, 3-4
Gsp: luk 11:29-32

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Just as we have received the faith from others who had the courage to transmit it to us, so we need to courageously share it with others, despite our fears.Ave Maria!

Mass: St. Nicholas Tavelic and companions – Franciscan Memorial
Readings: 

1st: Rom 8:31-39
Resp: Ps 31:3-4, 6, 7, 8, 17, 21 0
Gsp: Mt 10:28-33

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Our Lady, Mediatrix of All Graces, worked a great missionary miracle at Guadalupe and left a miraculous image as a remembrance and sacramental that to this day brings many to Christ.

Ave Maria!

Mass: Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Readings: 0

1st: Zec 2:14-17
Resp: Jdt 13:18-19
Gsp: Lk 1:39-47

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On the memorial of Sts. Nicolas Tavelic and Companions, Martyrs (Nov 14), Fr. Matthias gives the homily on how we are called to share the Gospel of salvation in Christ even with the Muslims in our multicultural society.

It is hard to pretend that Islam is a religion of peace; the fear of a violent reprisal for pointing out contradictions between this politically correct claim and the widespread Islamic persecution of Christians makes it even worse. However, we too were once hateful and hating one another, until we came to know the God of Love, Whom the Muslims likewise are called to know and accept as well (cf Titus 3:3).

Ave Maria!

Mass: St. Nicholas Tavelic and companions – Mem

Readings: Wednesday in the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time
1st: Tit 3:1-7
Resp: Ps 23:1-3, 3-4, 5, 6
Gsp: Lk 17:11-19

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Fr Terrance gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Jul 12, 2019 on how the English Franciscan martyrs, Sts. John Jones and John Wall were sheep among the wolves, working and suffering to save the lost sheep.

Ave Maria!

Mass: Sts. John Jones and John Wall – Opt Mem
Readings: Friday 14th Week of Ordinary Time
1st: gen 46:1-7, 28-30
Resp: psa 37:3-4, 18-19, 27-28, 39-40 0
Gsp: mat 10:16-23

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