Homily #080319 ( 06min) Play – Today, Spy Wednesday,?is the last day of Lent. Let us reflect on what Our Lord has done for us and to accompany Him and rejoice as we enter these great mysteries of the Easter Triduum.
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Marycast #112 ( 10min) Play – Dr. Miravalle concludes his mini-series on the messages from St Joseph in the apparitions of Our Lady of America. He covers the messages given on March 30,  1958 to Sr. Mary Ephrem. St Joseph asks that his role as Father in the Holy Family and his pure heart be honored by reciting the Joyful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary and receiving Communion on each first Wednesday of the month. This will also be a means of honoring fatherhood in general of which he is the human exemplar.

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Homily #120108 ( 20min) Play – Fr. Bonaventure preaches on the Epiphany of the Lord pointing out that this manifestation of the divinity of the Child Jesus is in fact very miraculous and both the star in heaven that guides the Magi and the interior inspiration that motivated them to travel so far has no natural explanation because it is God who brought this about. Father also explains the role of Our Lady in this manifestation and this all points to our divinely given mission to make these same mysteries manifest to our modern world.
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Mass: Epiphany of the Lord – Solemnity – Form: OF
Readings:
1st: isa 60:1-6
Resp: psa 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13
2nd: eph 3:2-3, 5-6
Gsp: mat 2:1-12

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Homily #140822n ( 06min) Play – Father Maximilian asks us why most Marian feasts have the Gospel of the Annunciation (Luke 1:26-38)? He tells us that it is because those few verses contain a reference to many of the mysteries of Our Lady. Father walks us through this Gospel and points them out, especially dwelling on the role of Mary as Queen-Mother. Father concludes by encouraging us to realize that Mary is not just a Queen, but She is also Our Mother!
Ave Maria!
Mass: Queenship of Blessed Virgin Mary – Mem – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: isa 9:1-6
Resp: psa 112:1-8
Gsp: luk 1:26-38

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This week we remember the week that was the culmination of human history, and changed the world forever. Through the liturgy, we are brought into contact with these events and enabled to enter into the Sacred Mysteries. But we have homework to do. We need to make time for personal prayer and reflection, more than ever, on the Passion and Death of Jesus. It is not enough to believe, but we must contemplatively enter into this great redemption by pondering and reflecting on it. Ways we can do this are the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary, the Way of the Cross, the Divine Mercy Chaplet, the 3 O’Clock devotion, and the 7 Sorrows of Mary. But not only for Holy Week, but through the whole year, making reflection on the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus part of our daily lives. By thus reflecting on them, we will gradually absorb and assimilate them and they will touch our lives powerfully. Let us do this in the company of Mary. Only those who went with Her made it to the foot of the Cross, everyone else fell away. Let us have a most fruitful Holy Week, and thus an even more glorious Easter.
Ave Maria!

Mass: Palm Sunday – Sunday
Readings: 
1st: isa 50:4-7
Resp: psa 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24
2nd: phi 2:6-11
Gsp: mat 26:14-27:66

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Many years before Our Lady revealed herself as the Immaculate Conception to St. Bernadette in 1858, artists strove to convey her privileges visually to the faithful. Art Historian, Elizabeth Lev explores some of the artistic devices employed to illustrate Mary’s mysterious glories.

Artists of the Counter-Reformation bring home the Church’s complex and difficult teachings on the Virgin Mary.

Source: Depicting the Virgin Mary during the Counter-Reformation–Aleteia

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In his homily for Wednesday in the 26th Week in Ordinary Time (Oct 03, 2018)  Fr Maximilian suggests the takeaway from today’s readings is that following Jesus should be our priority; the Rosary can serve as a sort of compass to orient us to the life of Christ which we must imitate, if we are to follow Him.

Ave Maria!

Mass:  Votive Mass in Honor of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary

Readings (Wednesday in the 26th Week in Ordinary Time): 
1st: Job 9:1-12, 14-16
Resp: Ps 88:10-11, 12-13, 14-15
Gsp: Lk 9:57-62

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At the first talk for the Fall 2019 Marian Day at the Mother of the Redeemer Retreat Center, Fr. Cassian Sama, OP  explains the role of the Rosary in becoming a saint. By mediating on the mysteries of the holy Rosary enables us to imitate Christ, to be transformed into Him. This imitation will be focused on removing our predominant fault and practicing the opposite virtue.

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At the second and last talk for the Fall 2019 Marian Day at the Mother of the Redeemer Retreat Center, Fr. Cassian Sama explains that keeping the mind focused on the mysteries of the Rosary is the key to realizing its power. This means focusing on the life of Christ and His Mother Mary.

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Fr Josemaria gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Aug 26, 2020, the Feast (FI) of the Seven Joys of Our Lady, on how the rosary of the seven joys is called the Franciscan crown based on its very beautiful origins. Father covers the importance of the rosary in general and the particular mysteries of the Franciscan Crown: Annunciation, Visitation, Nativity, Adoration of the Magi, The finding in the Temple, the Resurrection, and Pentecost.

Ave Maria!

Mass: The BVM, Cause of Our Joy Gosp B – Opt Mem
Readings:
1st: zec 2:14-17
Resp: luk 1:46-54 0
Gsp: joh 15:9-12

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