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Mane Nobiscum Domine

Sr. JosephMary f.t.i. — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:00:19 +0000

Ave Maria Meditations

With each passing year the unfolding of the Resurrection Gospel of Emmaus becomes more luminous, more transparent like the favorite page in an old book, the page that with each reading delights one anew. The repetition and ritual recurrence of the Word shapes and reshapes the Church, making her ever more perfectly Christ’s beloved Bride, the Companion of the New Adam, born from His pierced side. You recall that it was this very page of the Gospel that was given us by the Servant of God, Pope John Paul II as the heart of his message for the Year of the Eucharist. He presented the mystery of Emmaus as a kind of Eucharistic icon.

Stay With Us, Lord

Mane nobiscum, Domine. “Stay with us, Lord, for it is almost evening” (Lk 24:29). In making these words the title of his Apostolic Letter for the Year of the Eucharist, Pope John Paul II gave the Church a clear orientation for our times. He gave each one of us a kind of personal spiritual direction. More than that, he taught us to pray using these very words: Mane nobiscum, Domine. “Stay with us, Lord.” He taught us to pray as the Holy Spirit had taught the two disciples on the road to Emmaus to pray. Poor wayfarers they were: bewildered and dejected men, sorrowing and not quite knowing what to think, not quite knowing what to do with their lives.

Christ the Wayfarer

Another Wayfarer came to walk with them on the way. Pope John Paul II writes that, “weighed down with sadness, they never imagined that this stranger was none other than their Master risen from the dead. Yet they felt their hearts burning within them (cf. v. 32) as he spoke to them and ‘explained’ the Scriptures. The light of the Word unlocked the hardness of their hearts and ‘opened their eyes’ (cf. v. 31).”

The Prayer of Desire

It was at this moment that the Holy Spirit caused a mysterious invocation to well up from deep inside them. They spoke prophetically, not for themselves alone, for all wayfarers of every time and place. They spoke for the pilgrim Church, for the Church hungry and thirsty as she makes her way through history. They spoke for the Church, the Bride of Christ, burning with desire to behold His Face, to hear His voice, to abide, adoring, in His presence. “Stay with us, Lord” (Lk 24:29).

The Real Presence

Taking their prayer to heart, Jesus “went in with them” (Lk 24:29). “And it came to pass, whilst He was at table with them, He took bread, and blessed, and brake, and gave to them. And their eyes were opened, and they knew him: and he vanished out of their sight” (Lk 24:30-31). He vanished out of their sight, but His real presence remained. There, in the Bread set before them on the table, they began, with the eyes of faith, to discern the Eucharistic Face of their Lord, the blessed Countenance of Christ hidden beneath the sacramental veils.

Eucharistic Adoration

In that moment, after that mysterious Breaking of the Bread, two disciples, with a fire burning in their hearts, discovered with amazement the Eucharistic adoration that, over the course of the centuries, would be discovered and cherished by the Church obedient to the command of her Lord: “Do this for a commemoration of me” (Lk 22:19).

Eucharistic Conversion

Pope John Paul II’s Year of the Eucharist was more than a passing observance; it was a grace of conversion in the strictest sense of the word: a turning toward the Eucharistic Face, a rekindling of that fire that burned in the hearts of the disciples of Emmaus. The Year of the Eucharist was a beginning, not an end. What have we done with its unique grace? How has it changed us? We will be held accountable for it. “And unto whomsoever much is given, of him much shall be required: and to whom they have committed much, of him they will demand the more” (Lk 12:48).

The Eucharistic Face of Christ

Live, then, in the radiance of the Eucharistic Face of Christ. Adore the abiding presence of the Divine Wayfarer. The Paschal Mystery is fire and light. That the fire may burn brightly within, pray ceaselessly: Mane nobiscum, Domine (Lk 24:29). And that the light of His Face may shine before your eyes, say with faith again and again: “Lift up the light of your Face on us, O Lord” (Ps 66:2).

by Father Mark

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St. Mary Magdalen and Courtesy

apostolate — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:34:04 +0000

Mary Vitamin for July 22nd
Feast of St. Mary Magdalen

Topic: Gaining the affection of Mary by practicing courtesy

Quote:
St. Alphonsus di Liguori
Saint Gregory Nazianzen assures us that there is nothing by which we can with
greater certainty gain the affection of Mary then by charity towards our
neighbor.
St. Alphonsus di Liguori, The Glories of Mary, (Tan Books), 479.

Meditation:
The charity and courtesy of St. Mary Magdalen

Why was St. Mary Magdalene unable to recognize the risen Christ? Why did she not
recognize the Messiah after the Resurrection if she was one of the few that
recognized the Messiah when “there was no beauty”? Was the Lord testing St. Mary
Magdalene’s charity? Did He want to leave a testimony of her great love? She
treated someone to whom she thought stole the body of her Lord with great
respect. After she spoke, Jesus revealed His identity to her.

But Mary stayed outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she bent over into
the tomb and saw two angels in white sitting there, one at the head and one at
the feet where the body of Jesus had been.
And they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They have
taken my Lord, and I don’t know where they laid him.”
When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus there, but did not know
it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you
looking for?” She thought it was the gardener and said to him, “Sir, if you
carried him away, tell me where you laid him, and I will take him.”
Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni,”
which means Teacher.
John 20:11-17

Resolution:
Today, I will work to win the affection of the Blessed Virgin Mary by speaking
with courtesy.

Marian Vow:
St. Claude de la Colombiere
We have no reason to despise anyone. A humble man sees only his own faults. It
is a sign of little virtue to notice the imperfections of others. A person may
be imperfect today who in a little while, recognizing this, may rise to great
sanctity.
Mother M. Philip, I.B.V.M., arr. & ed. The Spiritual Direction of Saint Claude
de la Colombiere,(

Ignatius Press), 79.

I give this resolution to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Thanks be to God for graces received.

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From Doubt to Declaration: “My Lord and my God!” – Jul 03 – Homily – Fr Matthias

apostolate — Wed, 03 Jul 2019 10:40:31 +0000

In the homily for the Feast of St. Thomas, Apostle (Jul 03, 2019), Fr. Matthias explains how St. Thomas saw and touched Jesus, discovering the deepest, most consoling meaning of Jesus’ astonishing Resurrection: the same Jesus who laid down His life took it back up again. If we ever doubt, let us be moved with St. Thomas to faith and confess it with the declaration: “My Lord and my God.”

Jesus Christ, the Author of Life, possesses life absolutely–it cannot be taken away from Him–and He shares it with all those who believe and live in Him.

Ave Maria!

Mass: St. Thomas the Apostle – Feast

Readings:
1st: Eph 2:19-22
Resp: Ps 117:1, 2
Gsp: Jn 20:24-29

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Listen to the Church and Holy Spirit – Apr 18 – Homily – Fr Terrance

apostolate — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 22:18:00 +0000

Fr Terrance gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Apr 18, 2020, on how the three appearances of the Risen Christ in the Gospel Mark. These include at the Tomb to Mary Magdalene, the two disciples on the Road to Emmaus, then to the eleven apostles. Jesus does not appear to everyone but to those he chooses and we need to believe these chosen ones. In other words, the voice of the Church is the voice of God and we need to listen. Further, the lack of faith of the apostles in believing these witnesses shows that we need grace through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in order to live up to what Christ wants from us.

Ave Maria!

Mass: Saturday of Easter Week – Wkdy
Readings:
1st: act 4:13-21
Resp: psa 118:1, 14-15, 16-18, 19-21 0
Gsp: mar 16:9-15

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Mary Magdalene, Centered on Christ – Jul 22 – Homily – Fr Ignatius

apostolate — Fri, 22 Jul 2022 11:10:15 +0000

Fr Ignatius gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Jul 22, 2022, on how St. Mary Magdalene, whose feast it is today, how the sins that she was at first involved in were centered on herself, leading to being passed by seven devils, and then she entirely centered her life on Christ when she repented and was forgiven by Him, following him even to Mt. Calvary and merited to be the first to see Christ and announce His rising to others.

Ave Maria!

Mass: St. Mary Magdalene – Feast
Readings: – http://usccb.org/bible/readings/072222.cfm
1st: son 3:1-4
Resp: psa 78:18-19, 23-28
Gsp: joh 20:1-2, 11-18

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Mary Magdalene’s Joy in Risen Christ – Apr 22 – Homily – Fr Joseph M.

apostolate — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 12:56:48 +0000

Fr Joseph Michael gives the homily at Bloomington, IN, on Apr 22, 2025, where he encourages us to emulate Mary Magdalene’s faith by seeking Jesus daily, trusting His presence even when He feels absent, and sharing the joy of His resurrection.

Father shares a simple message about Saint Mary Magdalene, who, filled with love for Jesus, went to His tomb and found joy when she saw Him risen. He urges us to be like her, always seeking Jesus in our daily lives, even when we feel He’s not there, and to trust in His presence. Father explains that Jesus told Mary not to hold onto Him because His work continues through the Holy Spirit, who guides the Church. He invites us to share the good news of Jesus’ victory over death with everyone we meet, spreading Easter joy.

Ave Maria!

Mass: Tuesday of Easter Week – Wkdy
Readings: – http://usccb.org/bible/readings/042225.cfm
1st: act 2:36-41
Resp: psa 33:4-5, 18-20, 22
Gsp: joh 20:11-18

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