Ave Maria! – Sorry NO Homily Today
Mass: St. Ambrose – Memorial – Form: OF
Readings: Tuesday in the 2nd Week in Advent
1st: isa 40:1-11
Resp: psa 96:1-2, 3, 10, 11-12, 13
Gsp: mat 18:12-14

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Homily #121207b ( 13min) Play–

Cardinal Raymond Burke gives the homily for the fifth and final Mass for the retreat for priest at the Mother of the Redeemer Retreat Center. St. Ambrose took the bishopric of Milan on the insistence of the people to combat the errors of the time in an environment of established paganism and the growing heresy of Arianism. He himself being unbaptized first had to be baptized and then ordained a bishop. He then humbly began to be catechized by St. Simplician, adding sound Church teaching to his profound secular learning. By his thorough learning of the faith he became a great evangelizer, Christianizing the pagan city of Milan and cleansing it of Arianism, even when the emperor tried to reinstate it by force. He was instrumental in converting St Augustine and teaching him the faith. Let us pray to St. Ambrose and follow his example in order to combat the errors and paganism of our day.
Ave Maria!
Mass: St. Ambrose – Mem – Form: OF

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Homily #131207b ( 08min) Play – Fr. Elias on the life of St. Ambrose who lead his diocese of Milan with wisdom and courage. Fr. Elias relates this to the example of Our Lady whom we must emulate as well.
Ave Maria!
Mass: St. Ambrose – Mem – Form: OF
Readings: Saturday in the 1st Week in Advent
1st: isa 30:19-21, 23-26
Resp: psa 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6
Gsp: mat 9:35-10:1, 6-8

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When the angel revealed his message to the Virgin Mary he gave her a sign to win her trust. He told her of the motherhood of an old and barren woman to show that God is able to do all that he wills.

When she hears this Mary sets out for the hill country. She does not disbelieve God’s word; she feels no uncertainty over the message or doubt about the sign. She goes eager in purpose, dutiful in conscience, hastening for joy.

Filled with God, where would she hasten but to the heights? The Holy Spirit does not proceed by slow, laborious efforts. Quickly, too, the blessings of her coming and the Lord’s presence are made clear: as soon as Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting the child leapt in her womb, and she was filled with the Holy Spirit.

Notice the contrast and the choice of words. Elizabeth is the first to hear Mary’s voice, but John is the first to be aware of grace. She hears with the ears of the body, but he leaps for joy at the meaning of the mystery. She is aware of Mary’s presence, but he is aware of the Lord’s: a woman aware of a woman’s presence, the forerunner aware of the pledge of our salvation. The women speak of the grace they have received while the children are active in secret, unfolding the mystery of love with the help of their mothers, who prophesy by the spirit of their sons.

The child leaps in the womb; the mother is filled with the Holy Spirit, he fills his mother with the same Spirit. John leaps for you, and the spirit of Mary rejoices in her turn. When John leaps for joy Elizabeth is filled with the Holy Spirit, but we know that though Mary’s spirit rejoices she does not need to be filled with the Holy Spirit. Her son, who is beyond our understanding, is active in his mother in a way beyond our understanding. Elizabeth is filled with the Holy Spirit after conceiving John, while Mary is filled with the Holy Spirit before conceiving the Lord. Elizabeth says: Blessed are you because you have believed.

You also are blessed because you have heard and believed. A soul that believes both conceives and brings forth the Word of God and acknowledges his works.

Let Mary’s soul be in each of you to proclaim the greatness of the Lord. Let her spirit be in each to rejoice in the Lord. Christ has only one mother in the flesh, but we all bring forth Christ in faith. Every soul receives the Word of God if only it keeps chaste, remaining pure and free from sin, its modesty undefiled. The soul that succeeds in this proclaims the greatness of the Lord, just as Mary’s soul magnified the Lord and her spirit rejoiced in God her Savior. In another place we read: Magnify the Lord with me. The Lord is magnified, not because the human voice can add anything to God but because he is magnified within us. Christ is the image of God, and if the soul does what is right and holy, it magnifies that image of God, in whose likeness it was created and, in magnifying the image of God, the soul has a share in its greatness and is exalted.

St.Ambrose

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When the angel revealed his message to the Virgin Mary he gave her a sign to win her trust. He told her of the motherhood of  an old and barren woman to show that God is able to do all that He wills. When she hears this, Mary sets out for the hill country. She does not disbelieve God’s word; she feels no uncertainty over the message or doubt about the sign. She goes eager in purpose, dutiful in conscience, hastening for joy.

Filled with God, where would she hasten but to the heights? The Holy Spirit does not proceed by slow, laborious efforts.  Quickly, too, the blessings of her coming and the Lord’s presence are made clear: as soon as Elizabeth heard Mary’s  greeting the child leapt in her womb, and she was filled with the Holy Spirit.

Notice the contrast and the choice of words. Elizabeth is the first to hear Mary’s voice, but John is the first to be aware of grace.  She hears with the ears of the body, but he leaps for joy at the meaning of the mystery. She is aware of Mary’s presence,  but he is aware of the Lord’s: a woman aware of a woman’s presence, the forerunner aware of the pledge of our salvation.

The women speak of the grace they have received while the children are active in secret, unfolding the mystery of love  with the help of their mothers, who prophesy by the spirit of their sons.

St. Ambrose

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In the homily for the memorial of St. Agnes, Virgin and Martyr (Jan 21), Fr. Alan explains how the death of the virgin Agnes, described by St. Ambrose as “one victim, but a twin martyrdom, to modesty and to religion,” illustrates the Christian vocation to bear witness to God, by example and by confession. Agnes’ heroic fidelity constitutes the highest charity toward God and neighbor.

Ave Maria!

Mass: St. Agnes – Mem

Readings:

1st: 1 Cor 1:26-31
Resp: Ps 23:1-3, 4, 5, 6
Gsp: Mt 13:44-46

More on the Readings: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/0121-memorial-agnes.cfm

For Catechism section on The Eighth Commandment and the obligation to bear witness to the truth in word and deed: http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p3s2c2a8.htm

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Fr Ignatius gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Dec 07, 2019 on St. Ambrose and the blessings that come to those who wait.

Ave Maria!

Mass: St. Ambrose – Mem
Readings: Saturday in the 1st Week in Advent
1st: isa 30:19-21, 23-26
Resp: psa 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 0
Gsp: mat 9:35-10:1, 6-8

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Fr Ignatius gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Dec 07, 2020, on how Ambrose was chosen as Bishop of Milan when he was not even baptized and then went on to be a very wise and effective pastor at a very difficult time, giving us an example for our polarized times.

Ave Maria!

Mass: St. Ambrose – Mem
Readings: Monday in the 2nd Week in Advent – http://usccb.org/bible/readings/120720.cfm
1st: isa 35:1-10
Resp: psa 85:9-10, 11-12, 13-14 0
Gsp: luk 5:17-26

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Fr Ignatius gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Dec 07, 2021, on how Our Lord both chastises and comforts and how this relates to the parable of the lost sheep, St Ambrose whose feast is today, and Advent.

Ave Maria!

Mass: St. Ambrose – Mem
Readings: Tuesday in the 2nd Week in Advent – http://usccb.org/bible/readings/120721.cfm
1st: isa 40:1-11
Resp: psa 96:1-2, 3, 10, 11-12, 13
Gsp: mat 18:12-14

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Fr Matthias gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Dec 07, 2022, on how St Ambrose was instrumental in the conversion of St Augustine and in developing and promoting the doctrine of the Perpetual Virginity of Mary, how this relates to Advent, Christmas, and the divinity of Christ.

Ave Maria!

Mass: St. Ambrose – Mem
Readings: Wednesday in the 2nd Week in Advent – http://usccb.org/bible/readings/120722.cfm
1st: isa 40:25-31
Resp: psa 103:1-4, 8, 10
Gsp: mat 11:28-30

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