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This week Friar Roderic Mary interviews Jim Wright, from the Station of the Cross, at the Doers of the Word Conference in Hamburg, New York, who tells of the exploding Catholic radio station story, sighting that anything is possible with determination and … the Holy Spirit.

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The Statue of Our Lady of America will be at Ground Zero in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday 9/11 on the 6^th annual commemoration of the terrorist attack on the Twin Towers. This is the same statue that was blessed by Archbishop Burke at the November 2006 Bishop’s Meeting of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and was until yesterday enthroned at the Old Cathedral of St. Louis, MO. The crowds attending the devotion to Our Lady of America are expected to be large because for the first time the actual Ground Zero site will be closed to those coming to the commemoration. A large part of the NYPD and Fire Department are already shifting their attention to the devotions we are holding to Our Lady of America. This is understandable because Our Lady of America made dire predictions of what would happen if America did not cease to be purveyors of pornography and instead start to be promoters of purity. With the failure of raw military power to quell terrorism in Iraq and the spectre of a nuclear Iran, those who have suffered most from the last terrorist attack are seeing the need to take the apparitions of Our Lady seriously, to get back to God and purity, in order to fend off something worse.

Old St. Peter’s on 22 Barclay St. adjacent to Ground Zero. The day before, Monday, the statue will be paraded around Ground Zero in a vintage 1958 Mack fire truck called “World Trade Center Number One” which was restored for the purpose of commemorating the Firemen and Policemen that heroically gave up their lives to save those trapped inside the towers. Several fire engines from New Jersey and New York and a large Police escort will accompany the motorcade. On 9/11 the day will start at 10am in Old St. Peters when the statue will be processed to the portico on Church Street overlooking Ground Zero. The Rosary will be recited, one mystery every hour, 11am Joyful, 12noon Luminous, 1pm Sorrowful, 2pm Glorious and then 3pm will be the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. The statue will then be carried by the fire truck to St. Patrick’s Cathedral at 460 Madison Ave arriving between 4 and 5pm, where it will be processed inside for further devotions.

The Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate will be on site With Fr. Peter Fehlner and an Air Maria camera crew. Unfortunately there is not a possibility of a live broadcast on this short of notice. Also in attendance will be Fr. Basil Cole, O.P., internationally recognized theologian and author and long time promoter of Our Lady of America. This will be the beginning of a series of Masses and devotions in various parishes through out the New York, New Jersey area over the next month, many of which will be officiated by the Franciscans of the Immaculate.

The spontaneity with which this event has come together, overcoming seemingly insurmountable obstacles, suggests that this is the will of Our Lady of America, that she take center stage.

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We are posting this video (filmed yesterday) from New York. Hopefully in the future we can do more of this, even live from the field. Come listen to this moving testimony from Denise Parlacoski who after making a prayer to Our Lady found herself in a 4 week odyssey that led to the miraculous overcoming of mountains of red tape and bureaucracy with several dioceses, Police Departments, Fire Departments, NY Port Authority all to bring Our Lady of America to Ground Zero, a true testimony to the providence of God. The fire truck is already at St. Peter’s and the statue will be enthroned on the truck at 3:15. The Governor of NY will be at the Mass for the Port Authority happening at the same time at St Peters so it will be quite an event. Then she will be processed in the motorcade around Ground Zero and then off to St. Patrick’s Cathedral.

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Homily #100104 ( 08min) Play – St. Elizabeth Ann Seton born in lower Manhattan, raised Episcopalian later becoming Protestant, was drawn to the Blessed Sacrament and converted to the Catholic Church. Seton Shrine in New York:   http://www.setonshrine.com/

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Homily #101019 ( 09min) Play – Today we celebrate the North American Martyrs, the Jesuits Sts Jean de Brebeuf, Isaac Jogues and Companions who were martyred in Canada and in upstate New York. Fr. Dominic outlines the heroic lives of these evangelists who braved incredible suffering for the love of Christ and the salvation of souls .

Ave Maria! Sts Jean de Brebeuf, Isaac Jogues and Comp. – Mass: OF, – Readings:
1st: eph 2:12-22
Resp: psa 85:9-10, 11-12, 13-14
Gsp: luk 12:35-38

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Fi News #118 – Flood waters rush behind the Friary ( 9 min) >>> Play

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Footage of the massive flood which recently hit the Southern Tier of New York State.

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Fi News #131 – At The Tower Site ( 13min) >>> Play

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Here Friar Juniper gives his first news report, and this report is on the 1st radio station erected by the Franciscans of the Immaculate in America. Little by little we will put our own programs on this station.

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Fi News #151 – ( 03min) >>> Play

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The friars from Mount Saint Francis Hermitage recently erected their new 160′ radio tower for the radio station they operate out of the friary in Maine, NY, Holy Virgin Mary Radio, WHVM 91.9 FM.

The erection of the tower completed months of preparation work over the course of the summer to lay a new foundation, pour new ground anchors, and assemble the tower on the ground before lifting it into position with a 200′ crane and securing it down. This occurred on the feast of the Holy Guardian Angels, October 2.

The upgraded station then went back on the air on the 18th October transmitting 160W effective radiated power from a 3 bay, half-wave, non-directional antenna with a center of radiation 150′ above the ground.

The station had been operating for the last 3 years with the antenna mounted only 45′ above the ground – a much less than ideal situation as we weren’t even above the treeline and the interference was noticeable.

The extra height from the new tower gives the station a much better coverage and is the mid stage in our planned upgrade to a directional antenna with an upgraded transmitter to get a much better signal towards the Binghamton area.

Yours in Christ and His Most Holy Mother

Friar Augustine Arts F.I.

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A reminder that there are people that spend their day in this weather, walking from block to block aimlessly, looked upon as an unpleasant obstacle up ahead on the side walk.

Look closely.

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There seems to be a holy rivalry between LA and NY as to who is more devoted to Our Lady! It seems both have a good case so this could be hotly contested. We will keep you posted on any developments or … escalations.

Many people, Catholic or not, are unaware that the city of Los Angeles is dedicated to and named after the Virgin Mary. On September 4, 1781, Spanish governor Felipe de Neve, with the assistance of two Franciscan priests, gave the village its official name, El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Angeles del Río de Porciúncula which translates to mean “The Village of Our Lady, the Queen of the Angels of the Porziuncola River.” Porziuncola, is a small church in the village of Santa Maria degli Angeli, (Italian: St. Mary of the Angels…there’s an obvious pattern here) located two miles north of Assisi, Umbria, Italy; the place where the Franciscan movement started. The word porziuncola is an Italian word meaning “a small portion of land” and refers to the fact that a Benedictine abbot of Monte Subasio gave the chapel to St. Francis of Assisi in 1208 on condition that the saint made it the motherhouse of his order.

Source: Our Lady of New York: Why Gotham is Mary’s City |Blogs | NCRegister.com

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