Homily #090912 ( 08min) Play – This feast of the Holy Name of Mary was instituted to commemorate the victory of Christian forces led by King John Sobieski against the Muslims who were attacking Vienna, Austria. Father relates this to our interior spiritual battle and how we should invoke the name of Mary to win extraordinary victories.
Ave Maria! Readings EF – 1st: ecc 24:23-31 – Gsp: luk 1:26-38

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Homily #090924 ( 05min) Play – Commemoration of the founding of the Mercedarian Order and the apparition of Our Lady of Ransom which was established to raise donations to ransom Christians who were held prisoner by the Moors.
Ave Maria!  Readings EF – 1st: ecc 24:14-16 – Gsp: luk 11:27-28

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Homily #091023 ( 11min) Play – St John Capistrano was known as the defender of the rights of God preaching throughout Europe and fought many heresies and led the Christians troops against the invading Muslims.
Ave Maria!

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Homily #091214 ( 08min) Play – Today is the feast day of Bl. Nicholas Factor who was a great Franciscan Preacher and evangelized the Muslims.
Ave Maria! Bl. Nicholas Factor – Mass: EF, Os Iusti – Readings: 1st: sir 31:8-11 – Gsp: luk 12:35-40

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Homily #100128 ( 04min) Play – St. Peter Nolasco was founder of the Mercedarians who worked to gather alms to free the Christian captives of Muslims. He even went so far as to offer his very self as a substitute so that others could be set free. As such he fully lived the message in today’s Gospel :

Sell what you possess and give alms. Make to yourselves bags which grow not old, a treasure in heaven which faileth not: where no thief approacheth, nor moth corrupteth. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

Ave Maria! St. Peter Nolasco, Confessor – Mass: EF, Iustus Ut Palma – Readings: 1st: 1co 4:9-14 – Gsp: luk 12:32-34

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Homily #140116b ( 11min) Play – Fr. Elias on the lives of Sts. Berard and companions who are the first martyrs of the Franciscan Order. This occurred on a very difficult, penitential journey to Morocco in 1220 on a mission to preach to the Muslims. They gave witness of there faith with their blood.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Sts. Berard and companions – Mem – Form: OF
Readings: Thursday 1st Week of Ordinary Time
1st: 1sa 4:1-11
Resp: psa 44:10-11, 14-15, 25-26
Gsp: mar 1:40-45

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Homily #140430b ( 05min) Play – Fr. Elias on the life of Pope St. Pius V who lived from 1504 – 1572 and did much to reform the Church at the time of Renaissance and Protestant Reformation that was challenging the Pope’s authority. He also asked the entire Church to pray the Rosary in order that the Christian naval fleet would be victorious over the Muslims at the Battle of Lepanto.
Ave Maria!
Mass: St. Pius V – Opt Mem – Form: OF
Readings: Wednesday 2nd Week of Easter
1st: act 5:17-26
Resp: psa 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9
Gsp: joh 3:16-21

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Homily #140912b ( 11min) Play – Fr Angelo explains how the name of Mary is full of grace and immaculate and he gives the background on the feast of the Holy Name of Mary which was instituted to commemorate the victory of Christian forces against overwhelmingly lager forces of Muslims at the siege of Vienna. Father relates this to our current situations where the practice of our faith is endangered by both secular and fundamentalist forces.
Ave Maria!
Mass: The Holy Name of the BVM – Opt Mem – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: sir 24:17-21
Resp: luk 1:46-48, 49-50, 53-54
Gsp: luk 1:26-38

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Homily #141010b ( 09min) Play – Fr. Elias on the lives of St. Daniel and Companions who gave their lives in order to evangelize others. Father underlines the need to preach what we believe which is different from others not just those things with which we agree.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Sts. Daniel and companions – Opt Mem – Form: OF
Readings: Friday in the 27th Week in Ordinary Time
1st: gal 3:7-14
Resp: psa 111:1-2, 3-4, 5-6
Gsp: luk 11:15-26

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Homily #141114b ( 07min) Play – Fr. Joachim relates to us the edifying lives of St. Nicholas Tavelic and companions who were zealous missionaries, using both the example of quiet, holy lives and fearless preaching. They were martyred by Muslims in Jerusalem.
Ave Maria!
Mass: St. Nicholas Tavelic and companions – Mem – Form: OF
Readings: Friday in the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time
1st: 2jo 1:4-9
Resp: psa 119:1, 2, 10, 11, 17, 18
Gsp: luk 17:26-37

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