Homily #090319 ( 12min) Play – St. Joseph is given the most extraordinary mission of being head of the Holy Family in Nazareth and so he is Patriarch of the entire Family of God, the Church, and the example of all fathers of families.

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Prayer for the Spirit of Work
Glorious St. Joseph,
model of all who pass their life in labor,
obtain for me the grace to work in a spirit of penance
to atone for my many sins;
to work conscientiously,
putting the call of duty above my own inclinations;
to work with gratitude and joy,
considering it an honor to use and develop by my labor
the gifts I have received from God;
to work with order, peace, moderation, and patience,
without ever recoiling before weariness or difficulties.
Help me to work, above all, with purity of intention
and with detachment from self,
having always before my eyes the hour of death
and the accounting which I must render
of time lost, talents wasted, good omitted,
and vain complacency in success,
which is so fatal to the work of God.
All for Jesus,
all for Mary,
all after your example,
O Patriarch Joseph!
This shall be my watchword in life and in death.

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Homily #140321b ( 11min) Play – Fr. Elias exhorts us to follow the example of Joseph of the Old Testament who was sold into slavery by his own brothers, yet remained faithful to God throughout and was rewarded by being made minister of all of Egypt.

Ave Maria!
Mass: Friday 2nd Week of Lent – Wkdy – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: gen 37:3-4, 12-13, 17-18
Resp: psa 105:16-17, 18-19, 20-21
Gsp: mat 21:33-43, 45-46

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Homily #150306b ( 11min) Play – Fr. Elias on how Joseph of the Old Testament was a prefigurement of Jesus since he would be sold by his own brothers, but the evil done to him would lead to greater good. This is most clear in the Gospel of today with the parable of the tenants.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Friday 2nd Week of Lent – Wkdy – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: gen 37:3-4, 12-13, 17-18
Resp: psa 105:16-17, 18-19, 20-21
Gsp: mat 21:33-43, 45-46

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Fr Ignatius gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Mar 02 on how God can make good out man’s evil. He refers to the bothers of Joseph who sold him as a slave but results in the salvation of them all. He relates this to Christ and His redeeming death.

Ave Maria!

Mass: Friday 2nd Week of Lent – Wkdy
Readings: 
1st: gen 37:3-4, 12-13, 17-18
Resp: psa 105:16-17, 18-19, 20-21 0
Gsp: mat 21:33-43, 45-46

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Fr Ignatius gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Jul 05, 2021, on how the saints choose penance over comforts and how this is exemplified by Jacob and St Elizabeth of Portugal.

Ave Maria!

Mass: Monday 14th Week of Ordinary Time – Wkdy
Readings:  – http://usccb.org/bible/readings/070521.cfm
1st: gen 28:10-22
Resp: psa 91:1-4, 14-15
Gsp: mat 9:18-26

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Fr Ignatius gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Feb 14, 2022, on how Christians are like Jacob, spiritual fighters in the lifelong struggle to reach heaven, requiring patience and perseverance.

Ave Maria!

Mass: Sts. Cyril and Methodius – Mem
Readings: Monday 6th Week of Ordinary Time – http://usccb.org/bible/readings/021422.cfm
1st: jam 1:1-11
Resp: psa 119:67, 68, 71, 72, 75, 76
Gsp: mar 8:11-13

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