Homily #140701b ( 09min) Play – Fr. Joachim on the power of the Precious Blood of Jesus shed on the Cross to be able to remove our sins despite their great number and gravity because it cries out with a voice more eloquent that that of Abel.
Ave Maria!
Mass: The Feast of the Most Precious Blood – Feast – Form: OF
Readings: 
Gsp: joh 19:30-35

Audio (MP3)

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Litany to the Most Precious Blood:

Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

Christ, hear us. Christ, hear us.

Christ, graciously hear us. Christ, graciously hear us.

God the Father of Heaven,  have mercy on us.

God the Son, Redeemer of the world,  have mercy on us.

God, the Holy Spirit,  have mercy on us.

Holy Trinity, One God,  have mercy on us.

Blood of Christ, only-begotten Son of the eternal Father, save us.

Blood of Christ, Incarnate Word or God,  save us.

Blood of Christ, of the New and Eternal Testament,  save us.

Blood of Christ, falling upon the earth in Agony,  save us.

Blood of Christ, shed profusely in the Scourging,  save us.

Blood of Christ, flowing forth in the Crowning with Thorns,  save us.

Blood of Christ, poured out on the Cross,  save us.

Blood of Christ, price of our salvation,  save us.

Blood of Christ, without which there is no forgiveness,  save us.

Blood of Christ, Eucharistic drink and refreshment of souls,  save us.

Blood of Christ, stream of mercy,  save us.

Blood of Christ, victor over demons,  save us.

Blood of Christ, courage of Martyrs,  save us.

Blood of Christ, strength of Confessors,  save us.

Blood of Christ, bringing forth Virgins,  save us.

Blood of Christ, help of those in peril,  save us.

Blood of Christ, relief of the burdened,  save us.

Blood of Christ, solace in sorrow,  save us.

Blood of Christ, hope of the penitent,  save us.

Blood of Christ, consolation of the dying,  save us.

Blood of Christ, peace and tenderness of hearts,  save us.

Blood of Christ, pledge of eternal life,  save us.

Blood of Christ, freeing souls from purgatory,  save us.

Blood of Christ, most worthy of all glory and honor,  save us.

 Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord. Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord. Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world, have mercy on us, O Lord.  

V. Thou hast redeemed us, O Lord, in Thy Blood.

R. And made us, for our God, a kingdom.

Almighty and eternal God, Thou hast appointed Thine only-begotten Son the Redeemer of the world and willed to be appeased by his blood. Grant, we beg of Thee, that we may worthily adore this price of our salvation and through its power be safeguarded from the evils of the present life so that we may rejoice in its fruits forever in heaven. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

This Litany in honor of Jesus in His Most Precious Blood was drawn up by the Sacred Congregation of Rites and promulgated by Pope John XXIII on February 24, 1960. The devotion to Jesus in His most Precious Blood was first popularized by Saint Gaspar del Bufalo (1786-1837, feast Dec. 28) who founded the Missioners of the Most Precious Blood. A partial Indulgence is granted to the faithful who recite this litany.

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From the Apostolic Letter of St. John XXIII on promoting devotion to the most Precious Blood of Our Lord, Jesus Christ:

Unlimited is the effectiveness of the God-Man’s Blood — just as unlimited as the love that impelled him to pour it out for us, first at his circumcision eight days after birth, and more profusely later on in his agony in the garden, in his scourging and crowning with thorns, in his climb to Calvary and crucifixion, and finally from out that great wide wound in his side which symbolizes the divine Blood cascading down into all the Church’s sacraments. Such surpassing love suggests, nay demands, that everyone reborn in the torrents of that Blood adore it with grateful love.

The Blood of the new and eternal covenant especially deserves this worship of latria when it is elevated during the sacrifice of the Mass. But such worship achieves its normal fulfilment in sacramental communion with the same Blood, indissolubly united with Christ’s Eucharistic Body. In intimate association with the celebrant the faithful can then truly make his sentiments at communion their own: “I will take the chalice of salvation and call upon the name of the Lord. . . The Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ preserve my soul for everlasting life. Amen.” Thus as often as they come worthily to this holy table they will receive more abundant fruits of the redemption and resurrection and eternal life won for all men by the Blood Christ shed “through the Holy Spirit.” Nourished by his Body and Blood, sharing the divine strength that has sustained count less martyrs, they will stand up to the slings and arrows of each day’s fortunes — even if need be to martyrdom itself for the sake of Christian virtue and the kingdom of God. Theirs will be the experience of that burning love which made St. John Chrysostom cry out:

Let us, then, come back from that table like lions breathing out fire, thus becoming terrifying to the Devil, and remaining mindful of our Head and of the love he has shown for us. . . This Blood, when worthily received, drives away demons and puts them at a distance from us, and even summons to us angels and the Lord of angels. . . This Blood, poured out in abundance, has washed the whole world clean. . . This is the price of the world; by it Christ purchased the Church… This thought will check in us unruly passions. How long, in truth, shall we be attached to present things? How long shall we remain asleep? How long shall we not take thought for our own salvation? Let us remember what privileges God has bestowed on us, let us give thanks, let us glorify him, not only by faith, but also by our very works.

If only Christians would reflect more frequently on the fatherly warning of the first pope: “Look anxiously, then, to the ordering of your lives while your stay on earth lasts.

You know well enough that your ransom was not paid in earthly currency, silver or gold; it was paid in the precious blood of Christ; no lamb was ever so pure, so spotless a victim. If only they would lend a more eager ear to the apostle of the Gentiles: A great price was paid to ransom you; glorify God by making your bodies the shrines of his presence.” Their upright lives would then be the shining ex ample they ought to be; Christ’s Church would far more effectively fulfill its mission to men. God wants all men to be saved, for he has willed that they should all be ransomed by the Blood of his only-begotten Son; he calls them all to be members of the one Mystical Body whose head is Christ. If only men would be more responsive to these promptings of his grace, how much the bonds of brotherly love among individuals and peoples and nations would be strengthened. Life in society would be so much more peaceable, so much worthier of God and the human nature created in his image and likeness.

The whole Letter can be read here: http://www.papalencyclicals.net/John23/j23pb.htm

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Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.  Lord, have mercy.

Christ, hear us. Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us. Christ, graciously hear us.

God the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.
God, the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God, have mercy on us.

Blood of Christ, Only-begotten Son of the eternal Father, save us.
Blood of Christ, Incarnate Word or God, save us.
Blood of Christ, of the New and Eternal Testament, save us.

Blood of Christ, falling upon the earth in Agony, save us.
Blood of Christ, shed profusely in the Scourging, save us..
Blood of Christ, flowing forth in the Crowning with Thorns, save us.
Blood of Christ, poured out on the Cross, save us.
Blood of Christ, price of our salvation, save us.
Blood of Christ, without which there is no forgiveness, save us.

Blood of Christ, Eucharistic drink and refreshment of souls, save us.
Blood of Christ, stream of mercy, save us.
Blood of Christ, victor over demons, save us.
Blood of Christ, courage of Martyrs, save us.
Blood of Christ, strength of Confessors, save us.
Blood of Christ, bringing forth Virgins, save us.

Blood of Christ, help of those in peril, save us.
Blood of Christ, relief of the burdened, save us.
Blood of Christ, solace in sorrow, save us.
Blood of Christ, hope of the penitent, save us.
Blood of Christ, consolation of the dying, save us.
Blood of Christ, peace and tenderness of hearts, save us.
Blood of Christ, pledge of eternal life, save us.
Blood of Christ, freeing souls from purgatory, save us.
Blood of Christ, most worthy of all glory and honor, save us..

Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world,
spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world,
graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us, O Lord.
V. Thou hast redeemed us, O Lord, in Thy Blood.
R. And made us, for our God, a kingdom.

Almighty and eternal God, Thou hast appointed Thine only-begotten Son the Redeemer of the world and willed to be appeased by His Blood. Grant, we beg of Thee, that we may worthily adore this price of our salvation and through its power be safeguarded from the evils of the present life so that we may rejoice in its fruits forever in heaven. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Fr Terrance gives the homily at Bloomington, IN, on Aug 02, 2023, where he continues his series on Franciscan Spirituality, and Spiritual Christocentrism, explaining how Christ is The Way, The Truth, and The Life, showing the Franciscan triple way. Today he focuses on the last, that Christ is our life.

In John 14:6 – Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/14?6,  the very essence of life as part of the Blessed Trinity. This reality of Christ’s incarnation is found in John 1:14 – The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/1?14.

Jesus, as the living bread, signifies that he lives because of the Father and whoever partakes of him will also live because of him, as mentioned in John 6:57 – Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/6?57. This suggests that just as Jesus’ life comes from the Father, so should our lives revolve solely around Jesus.

Just as God has life within Himself and grants life to His Son, we, too, can attain life through Jesus. This is seen in John 5:26 – For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/5?26. Moreover, Jesus came to give us a full and abundant life as declared in John 10:10 – I came that they may have life and have it abundantly – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/10?10.

The notion of staying connected to Jesus, as the vine, to bear fruit is encapsulated in John 15:1-5 – I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/10?10. The divine life Jesus speaks about circulates within the mystical body of Christ, emanating from Jesus, passing through Our Lady, and reaching all believers.

In essence, the central theme of Franciscan spirituality links the supernatural with the intimate. Our actions derive value when we engage with the life of Christ. As Christ is our guide and goal, He becomes the light that reveals wisdom and knowledge, a love that binds us and Him, and the strength that infuses our lives with vitality.

Saint Francis and his followers sought to imitate and identify with Jesus, hence his commitment to poverty, humility, and prayer, as they fostered the life of Christ within themselves. This identification with Christ was so profound that Saint Bonaventure said that Christ had absorbed Saint Francis, reflecting his life overflowing with Jesus.

Saint Francis’ prayer, ‘absorbeat, queso, domine’, echoes the sentiment of dying for love of Christ’s love. Franciscan spirituality also saw the development of devotion to the Sacred Heart, the precious blood of Jesus, and the holy name of Jesus by saints like Bonaventure, James of the March, and Bernardine of Siena respectively.

This love and devotion towards Christ as the source and center of life is succinctly encapsulated in Philippians 1:21 – For to me, to live is Christ – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/philippians/1?21, Philippians 1:20 – Christ will be honored in my body – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/philippians/1?20.

Let’s ask Our Lady for the grace to understand and cultivate a deep relationship with her and her Son, recognizing that there’s no true life or intimacy apart from such a relationship. Let’s aspire to become the person that God has destined us to be.

00:00 – Introduction: Christ as the Way, Truth, and Life
00:30 – God as Life Essence and Bread of Life
01:50 – Christ as the True Vine
02:35 – Transmission of Divine Life from Christ to Humanity
03:32 – Supernatural Reality and Intimacy in Life
04:16 – Christ as the Guide, Light, Love, and Strength in our Lives
05:24 – Emulating Christ

Ave Maria!

This is a continuation of his series of homilies on Franciscan Spirituality – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNN151zTIO4&list=PLejh_e0-LN4xgMllKrzSasL2Hljd5BHom

The material for this series comes primarily from Ciccarelli, Marciano M., “I capisaldi della spiritualità francescana” in Italian, which translates as “The Cornerstones of Franciscan Spirituality”. No English translations exist at the time of this recording.

Mass: Our Lady of the Angels of the Portiuncula – Solemnity – http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12286a.htm
Readings:
1st: gal 4:3-7
Resp: psa 34:5, 7, 9-10, 18-19
Gsp: luk 1:26-33

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