Marycast #110 ( 10min) Play – Today Dr Miravalle discusses St Joseph, the Blessed Virgin Mary’s spouse and our spiritual father, as he is mentioned in the messages of Our Lady of America related to Sr Mary Ephrem Neuzil. He explains how St Joseph is the perfect example of a father in a world that has very little appreciation of this role and how he too suffered knowing the future sufferings of his Son, Our Lord.

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Ave Maria!

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Homily #100522 ( 06min) Play – Today in the extraordinary form of the Mass we celebrate the Vigil of Pentecost. Fr. Angelo preaches on the readings which focus on the expectation of the coming of the Holy Spirit to give us inspiration, courage and fidelity. Let us ask Mary, Spouse of the Holy Spirit, to give us this gift.
Ave Maria! Vigil Mass of Pentecost – Mass: EF, Cum Sanctificatus – Readings: 1st: act 19:1-8 – Gsp: joh 14:15-21

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MaryCast Specials #77 ( 09min) Play – Dr. Mark Miravalle gives a compelling argument for how the proclamation of the 5th Marian Dogma can bring about a new Pentecost since Mary was so instrumental for the first one where the Holy Spirit, her spouse, descended on the Apostles. He mentions the comparison that St. Maximilian Kolbe made of the spousal relationship between Mary and the Holy Spirit with that of the union of two natures, human and divine, in the person of Jesus Christ.

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Ave Maria!

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Homily #100524 ( 08min) Play – On this Monday of the Octave of Pentecost Fr. Ignatius preaches on the true and most important fruits of the Holy Spirit. He compares thes with mere, natural enthusiasm and the lesser, charismatic gifts. The best way to discern this is to look at Mary, Spouse of the Holy Spirit, at the foot of the Cross where she displayed heroic virtue. He further describes how to be disposed to the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Ave Maria! Pentecost Monday – Mass: EF, Cibavit Eos – Readings: 1st: act 10:34, 42-48 – Gsp: joh 3:16-21

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Mary Vitamin for August 23rd

Topic: Our Lady’s Joy in the Resurrection of Her Son

(The sixth mystery in the Franciscan Crown — Feast August 26)

Quote:

St. Teresa of Avila

One day after receiving Communion, it seemed most clear to me that Our Lord sat beside me; He told me that immediately after His resurrection He went to see our Lady because she then had great need and that the pain she experienced so absorbed and transpierced her soul that she did not return immediately to herself to rejoice in that joy. By this I understood how different was this other transpiercing, the one of my soul. But what must have been that transpiercing of the blessed Virgin’s soul! He also said that He had remained a long time with her because it was necessary in order to console her.

St. Teresa of Avila, Spiritual Testimonies, (ICS Publications: 1985), 390-91.

Quote used in Mary Vitamin #153

Meditation:

Imagine after days of painfully placing herself in God’s presence in prayer, with the agony of the Cross fresh before her mind’s eye, what a joy it was for our Lady to see the Lord in glory, alive and well and to speak with Him with no effort on her part.

I Peter 1:6-9

There is cause for rejoicing here. You may for a time have to suffer the distress of many trials; but this is so that your faith, which is more precious than the passing splendor of fire-tried gold, may by its genuineness lead t0 praise, glory, and honor when Jesus Christ appears.

When Our Lord appeared to Our Lady and “remained a long time with her because it was necessary to console her” did Our Lady ask about her holy spouse and parents? Did she receive “news” from the Lord about the happiness experienced by her beloved family members? Was this a part of Our Lady’s joy in the Resurrection? She saw her Son’s victory over death and the consequences for those she loved.

Resolution:

Today before beginning my usual prayers, I will call to mind the visit of Our Lord to Our Lady after the Resurrection. I will try to enter prayer with the joy of Our Lady and remember that it took her a long time with the Lord before she experienced the joy of the Resurrection.

Marian Vow:

Father Gabriel Allegra, O.F.M.

Precisely here is the essence of consecration: always to look carefully at the Immaculate Mother. Her mere look will indicate her wishes, will help one to put them into practice. And thus we will generously and easily do the will of the Father.

Mary’s Immaculate Heart, A Way to God, (Franciscan Herald Press: 1985), 76.

I give this resolution to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Thanks be to God for graces received.

Related sites: Castle of the Immaculate

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Homily #130319 ( 11min) Play – Fr. George explains why, next to his Blessed Spouse and Queen, St. Joseph is the greatest among all the saints and why it is so important for us to have devotion to him with his most powerful intercession.
Ave Maria!
Mass: St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Confessor – 1st Cl – Form: EF, Iustus Et Palma
Commemoration: Tuesday in Passion Week – Missale
Readings: 
1st: sir 45:1-6
Gsp: mat 1:18-21

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Homily #130908t ( 08min) Play – The hierarchy of love: God, spouse, children, the world. Don’t let anything come before your love for God. Happiness depends of the proper order of love.
Ave Maria!
Mass: 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – Sunday – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: wis 9:13-18
Resp: psa 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14-17
2nd: phm 1:9-10, 12-17
Gsp: luk 14:25-33

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On New Year’s Day, the Church celebrates the glory of Mary, Mother of God. Fr Terrance explains some of her natural and supernatural glories and indicates how we can put into practice the best New Year’s resolution possible: to become her true child.

Ave Maria!

Mass: Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God – Solemnity

Readings: 
1st: Num 6:22-27
Resp: Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8
2nd: Gal 4:4-7
Gsp: Lk 2:16-21

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Part III – Life in Christ – #2351-2359

Fr. Mahan continues with his discussion of the 6th Commandment “You shall not commit adultery” (Ex 20:14) where the Catechism applies this to need to respect the integrity of the person.

NAB Ex 20:13 – http://www.usccb.org/bible/exodus/20#02020014

CCC Part III – Life in Christ – #2351
http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s2c2a6.htm#2351

ARTICLE 6 – THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT
II. THE VOCATION TO CHASTITY (Cont.)
– Offenses against chastity
– Chastity and homosexuality

Ave Maria!
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Part III – Life in Christ – #2360 – 2372

Fr. Mahan continues with his discussion of the 6th Commandment “You shall not commit adultery” (Ex 20:14) where the Catechism applies this to need to respect the integrity of the person.

NAB Ex 20:13 – http://www.usccb.org/bible/exodus/20#02020014

CCC Part III – Life in Christ – #2360
http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s2c2a6.htm#2360

III. THE LOVE OF HUSBAND AND WIFE
– Conjugal fidelity
– The fecundity of marriage

Ave Maria!
“Tour of the Catechism of the Catholic Church” is given by Fr. Daniel J. Mahan, S.T.L., pastor of St. John the Apostle Catholic Church in Bloomington, Indiana, and St. Jude the Apostle in Spencer. He will cover the entire Catechism in about 100 videos, giving an outline of the content along with clear easy to follow explanations. It will be based on the 2nd Edition of the Catechism.

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