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The homily today was on the Seven Joys of Our Lady which we celebrate as a feast today with special permission since it was suppressed after Vatican II. The Seven Joys is a version of the Rosary with seven decades commemorating, the Annunciation, the Visitation, The Nativity, the Adoration of the Magi, the Finding of Our Lord in the Temple, the Assumption and the Coronation.

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Homily #080826 ( 14min) Play – Well we did miss the morning homily but we had a special Mass in the evening and so we recorded this one and had better results. On this feast of the Seven Joys of Our Lady, Fr. Ignatius preaches on the history of this devotion which started through a humble Franciscan friar named James in 1492. Listen as Fr. explains how Our Lady herself gave the devotion to this friar and the beauty and importance of it.
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Homily #090826 ( 08min) Play – The Seven Joys are a Franciscan devotion to Our Lady said as seven decades of Hail Marys on the rosary while meditating on the the seven joyful events in Our Lady’s Life that are so intertwined with Our Lord’s life. These joys are as follows:

1. The Annunciation
2. The Visitation
3. The Nativity of Jesus
4. The Adoration of the Magi
5. The Finding in the Temple
6. The Resurrection of Christ
7. The Assumption and Coronation of the Virgin in Heaven

Ave Maria!

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Homily #100826 ( 07min) Play – On this feast day of the Seven Joys of Our Lady, celebrated by the Franciscans, commemorating the Franciscan Crown of the Seven Joys of Lady. Fr Angelo Geiger preaches on the Gospel account of the Annunciation where Our Lady finds joy in the message of the angel that she was to conceive by the Holy Spirit and have the presence of God within her. He ralates this to St. Francis who, after his conversion, was liberated from all that held him back from following Christ and was able to find joy in the ever-present Lord despite the fact that he had no earthly possessions.
Ave Maria!   Readings: 1st: Song 2:1-14
Gspl: Luk 1:26-38

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Homily #130826b ( 14min) Play – Fr. Elias on the Seven Joys of Our Lady going over the history of the devotion and the significance of each of the Joys:

1. The Annunciation
2. The Nativity of Jesus
3. The Adoration of the Magi
4. The Resurrection of Christ
5. The Ascension of Christ to Heaven
6. The Pentecost or Descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and Mary
7. The Coronation of the Virgin in Heaven

Ave Maria!
Mass: Seven Joys of the BVM  – Wikip – Franciscan Crown – Feast – Form: OF
Readings: Monday 21st Week of Ordinary Time
1st: 1th 1:2-5, 8-10
Resp: psa 149:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 9
Gsp: mat 23:13-22

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Homily #140826n ( 08min) Play – Father Matthias speaks of the history of the Rosary of the Seven Joys of Mary, also called the Franciscan Crown, focusing on its origin and on its recent developments such as the renewal of the indulgence at the request of the FI and the slightly different form it was given by the Church with the new indulgence. Father tells us that Mary is, as we call her, the Cause of Our Joy, but She wants us to be a cause of joy to Her by imitating Her, sharing in Her Joy, turning from sin, and loving her Son and Lord, Jesus, as She did.

NB: The FI publish a book with information and meditations on the Rosaries of the 7 Joys, 7 Sorrows, and 7 Glories of the Blessed Virgin: http://bit.ly/ThreeCrownsBook

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Mass: Seven Joys of the BVM (Alt) – Feast – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: son 2:1-14
Resp: 1sa 2:1-5, 6-7
Gsp: luk 1:39-56

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On the Franciscan Feast of the Seven Joys of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Aug 26, 2019), Fr. Alan enumerates the Seven Joys of the “Franciscan Crown,” the Rosary given mystically by Our Lady to a Franciscan novice who was one of her faithful devotees. Our Lady’s joys derive from her perfect union with God, and her expectant maternal joy as Mother of the Redeemed, that is, of all souls destined for eternal life.

The Seven Joys of Our Lady as prayed by the Franciscans of the Immaculate in the traditional “Franciscan Crown”:

1. We rejoice with You, Mary, for the immense joy that filled Your heart at the announcement of the Archangel Gabriel.
2. We rejoice with You, Mary, for the consolation You felt in Your visit to Saint Elizabeth.
3. We rejoice with You, Mary, for the ineffable joy You felt at the birth of Jesus.
4. We rejoice with You, Mary, for the profound happiness Your heart experienced at the adoration of the Magi.
5. We rejoice with You, Mary, for the jubilation Your heart felt at finding Jesus in the Temple.
6. We rejoice with You, Mary, for the purest joy that filled Your heart when the risen Jesus appeared to You.
7. We rejoice with You, Mary, for the immense joy You had when You were assumed into heaven and there crowned Queen.*

* In the more recently composed Rosary of the Seven Joys (one of the “Three Crowns” of Our Lady), the final joy is:
“Mary Most Holy, Mother of the Church at Pentecost” (cf. The Three Crowns: The Seven Joys, the Seven Sorrows, and the Seven Glories of Mary, compiled by Jonathan and Clara Fleishmann, published by Academy of the Immaculate Books, 2013. (https://academyoftheimmaculate.com/products/the-three-crowns?_pos=1&_sid=bb9f6f724&_ss=r)

See also:
– Definition of “joy” from from Fr. John Hardon’s Modern Catholic Dictionary (https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/dictionary/index.cfm?id=34391)
– “The Joys of the 7-Decade Seraphic Rosary” by Angelo Stagnaro, National Catholic Register, Sept. 27, 2018 : http://www.ncregister.com/blog/astagnaro/the-joys-of-the-7-decade-seraphic-rosary

Ave Maria!

Mass: Seven Joys of the BVM – Feast

Readings: 
1st: Song 2:1-14
Gsp: Lk 1:26-38

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Fr Josemaria gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Aug 26, 2020, the Feast (FI) of the Seven Joys of Our Lady, on how the rosary of the seven joys is called the Franciscan crown based on its very beautiful origins. Father covers the importance of the rosary in general and the particular mysteries of the Franciscan Crown: Annunciation, Visitation, Nativity, Adoration of the Magi, The finding in the Temple, the Resurrection, and Pentecost.

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Mass: The BVM, Cause of Our Joy Gosp B – Opt Mem
Readings:
1st: zec 2:14-17
Resp: luk 1:46-54 0
Gsp: joh 15:9-12

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