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Video – Face of Pro-Life #29: The Case of Maria Lauterbach

apostolate — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:00:46 +0000

Face of Pro-Life #29 – Murder at Marine Base ( 29min) >>> Play

Ave Maria!

The number one cause of death in pregnant women is murder. In this episode, Fr. Angelo discusses the case of Maria Lauterbach, a 20-year-old pregnant Lance Corporal who was to testify in court concerning her rape, but was found dead as a result of blunt-force trauma to the head.

Ave Maria!

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Video – Roving Reporter #32: Norma McCorvey: Roe No More

apostolate — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:44:53 +0000

Roving Reporter #32 – Interview with Norma McCorvey: Roe No More? ( 11min) >>> Play	?
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Ave Maria!

The Roving Reporter interviews Norma McCorvey, who is best know for her pseudonym “Jane Roe” in the landmark Roe vs. Wade lawsuit in 1973. In this interview, she speaks of her personal experience in the abortion movement, what occured during the case, and the different activities she is involved in now. She became a part of the pro-life movement in 1995, and now supports making abortion illegal.

OPERATION OUTCRY reaches out to hurting women and makes available a national 24-hour, toll-free Help Line to help women deal with their grief and to offer hope and healing. For more information: http://www.operationoutcry.org/?

Ave Maria!

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No Age Requirements for Holiness: St. Maria Goretti

Sr. JosephMary f.t.i. — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:10:19 +0000

ST. MARIA GORETTI (1890-1902) FEAST DAY IS JULY 6TH

At the tender age of 12 this pious and hardworking young girl was attacked by a 19 year old man who wished to rape her. She fought him off, telling him this was a sin and he could go to hell. He began to stab her, and would stab her 14 times. She would survive for 2 days in the hospital and died after having forgiven him and asking God to forgive him. Holding a Crucifix and a medal of Our Lady, the holy young girl gave her soul to God.

The man was convicted of this terrible crime and spent years in prison. For many years unrepentant, he later saw a vision of Maria that led to his conversion. He would be there in person when she was canonized in Rome in 1950. The girl’s mother was also there and following Maria’s example, she also forgave her killer.

Maria was not quite 12 when she died to preserve her purity. How we need her prayers for our young people today!

It is well known how this young girl had to face a bitter struggle with no way to defend herself. Without warning a vicious stranger burst upon her, bent on raping her and destroying her childlike purity. In that moment of crisis she could have spoken to her Redeemer in the words of that classic, The Imitation of Christ: “Though tested and plagued by a host of misfortunes, I have no fear so long as your grace is with me. It is my strength, stronger than any adversary; it helps me and give me guidance.” With splendid courage she surrendered herself to God and his grace and so gave her life to protect her virginity.The life of a simple girl – I shall concern myself only with highlights – we can see as worthy of heaven. Even today people can look upon it with admiration and respect. Parents can learn from her story how to raise their God-given children in virtue, courage, and holiness; they can learn to train them in the Catholic faith so that, when put to the test, God’s grace will support them and they will come through undefeated, unscathed, and untarnished.From Maria’s story carefree children and young people with their zest for life can learn not to be led astray by attractive pleasures which are not only ephemeral and empty but also sinful. Instead they can fix their sights on achieving Christian moral perfection, however difficult that course may prove. With determination and God’s help all of us can attain that goal by persistent effort and prayer.

Not all of us are expected to die a martyr’s death, but we are all called to the pursuit of Christian virtue.

So let us all, with God’s grace, strive to reach the goal that the example of the virgin martyr, Saint Maria Goretti, sets before us. Through her prayers to the Redeemer may all of us, each in his own way, joyfully try to follow the inspiring example of Maria Goretti who now enjoys eternal happiness in heaven.

from a homily by Venerable Pope Pius XII at the canonization of Saint Maria Goretti

St. Maria Goretti Novena Prayer

Child of God,
You who at an early age
knew life?s harshness and toil,
its sorrows and brief joys;
You who were poor, an orphan,
who loved your neighbour tirelessly,
making yourself a humble and attentive servant;
You who were kind and good, without pride,
who loved Love above all else;
You who shed your blood
so as not to betray the Lord;
You who forgave your assassin
wishing him in Paradise;

Intercede and pray for us to the Father,
so that we may consent to his holy will for us.

You who are God?s friend and see him face to face obtain the grace we are seeking from you?

We thank you Marietta, for the love of God and neighbor that you have sown in our hearts.

Amen.

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Jul 06 – Homily – Fr Bonaventure: Maria Goretti, Martyr for Charity

apostolate — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:03:11 +0000

Homily #110706 ( 11min) Play – Today Fr. Bonaventure preaches on the life of St. Maria Goretti, how she heroically preserved her virginity, paying the price of her life. He mentions the role of pornography in the depraved actions of Alessandro, her attacker, and finally how both Maria and her mother Assunta forgave him.
Ave Maria!
Mass: St. Maria Goretti – Opt Mem – Form: OF
Readings:
1st: 1co 6:13c-15a, 17-20
Resp: psa 31:3cd-4, 6, 8ab, 16bc, 17
Gsp: joh 12:24-26

Audio (MP3)

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Jul 06 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Horror Turned Beautiful By Grace

apostolate — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 11:53:21 +0000

Homily #120706 ( 06min) Play – God’s grace can turn a most horrible event into something beautiful, like the attack on St. Maria Goretti by Alessandro Serenelli, a young man filled with lust.

Serenelli later became a laybrother of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, living in a friary and working as its porter and gardener until death peacefully in 1970.
Ave Maria!
Mass: St. Maria Goretti – Opt Mem – Form: OF
Readings: Friday 13th Week of Ordinary Time
1st: amo 8:4-6, 9-12
Resp: psa 119:2, 10, 20, 30, 40, 131
Gsp: mat 9:9-13

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Sins of the Flesh: 6th Commandment, Part 11 – Jul 01 – Homily – Fr Terrance

apostolate — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 10:58:33 +0000

Fr Terrance gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Jul 01, 2022, on how the wider realm of sins of the flesh are covered by the 6th Commandment in his series on the 10 Commandments, including, masturbation, fornication, pornography, rape, prostitution, polygamy, and incest.

Offenses against chastity – CCC 2351-2356 – http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s2c2a6.htm#2351

From our Tour of the Catechism – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBzjylQCNOI

All offenses against chastity, sins of the flesh, are gravely immoral, per se.

If the will is compromised, moral culpability is mitigated

Masturbation – CCC 2352 – Subjective culpability difficult cases but should be always confessed

Fornication – CCC 2354 – Carnal relations between those who are not

Pornography – CCC 2352 – Does grave injury to all involved, escaping into a fantasy world, counterfeit love,

Prostitution – CCC 2355 – Always sinful but destitution, blackmail, and other ways that will is compromised, mitigates culpability

Rape – CCC 2356 – Deeply injures victims and this needs to be dealt with delicately and over time.

Other offenses against the dignity of marriage – CCC 2387-2391 https://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s2c2a6.htm#2387

Polygamy – CCC 2387 – Allowed in the Old but clearly not in the New Testament, contrary to the equal dignity of male and female where each gives themselves to each other in their totality. Old Testament was partial and incomplete. Converts must give up all but one wife, yet must sustain the financial and parental duties contracted in former marriages.

Incest – CCC 2388 – Relations with those that are too closely related to be married, especially bad with children.

Playlist 10 Commandments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHywYqggh-Q&list=PLejh_e0-LN4xHY8ruFpqbwAG2NLNYfGoC

From our Tour of the Catechism – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULJB_vQCRoo

Ave Maria!

Mass: Friday 13th Week of Ordinary Time – Wkdy
Readings: – http://usccb.org/bible/readings/070122.cfm
1st: amo 8:4-6, 9-12
Resp: psa 119:2, 10, 20, 30, 40, 131
Gsp: mat 9:9-13

More on the Readings: http://dev.airmaria.com/r?m=1641

Also on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RDtJrLwXLWo

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