Homily #110527 ( 08min) Play – Fr. Angelo preaches on the life of St. Bede the Venerable who lived in northern England in the 7th Century. He fostered the study of the Fathers of the Church at the very end of the age of the Fathers and so laid the scholarly foundation for the great scholastic age of the doctors to come.
Ave Maria!
Mass: St. Bede the Venerable, Confessor, Doctor – 3 Class – Form: EF, In Medio Ecclesiae
Readings:
1st: 2ti 4:1-8
Gsp: mat 5:13-19

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Homily #130527 ( 08min) Play – St. Bede “the Venerable” was a monk known for his great teaching and writing, as the “father” of English history, and is attributed for the designation “A.D.” He is the only native Englishman declared a Doctor of the Church.
Ave Maria!
Mass: St. Bede the Venerable, Confessor, Doctor – 3rd Cl – Form: EF, In Medio Ecclesiae
Commemoration: St. John I, Pope and Martyr
Readings: 
1st: 2ti 4:1-8
Gsp: mat 5:13-19

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Fr John Lawrence gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Jun 09, 2023, on how the joyous return of Tobiah to his concerned parents, who had the unexpected joy of having Tobit’s sight returned, relates to the joyful coming of the Messiah to the Jews who were waiting so long in darkness.

Tobit, awaiting his son Tobias’ return, experiences worry when the anticipated date passes. His wife, suffering more, fears for their son’s life. After their wedding, Tobias and his wife Sarah, laden with half of her parents’ property, embark on a long journey home. Tobit’s wife, Anna, upon seeing her son return, rejoices, while Tobias, following Raphael’s guidance, successfully treats his father’s blindness. As they enter the city, Tobit praises God for his healing and acknowledges Sarah as a good wife for his son.

This narrative presents spiritual parallels. Tobit’s blindness signifies the spiritual blindness of the Jews, with Tobias and Sarah symbolizing Christ and the Church, respectively. The Jews’ distress over the delayed Messiah mirrors Tobit and Anna’s worry over Tobias’ delay. Just as Tobias heals Tobit, the Jewish people’s spiritual blindness will eventually be lifted, enabling them to recognize Christ and his Church. The white film over Tobit’s eyes symbolizes self-indulgent folly. When the Jews recognize their spiritual blindness and seek enlightenment, they are destined to receive the light of life.

Sarah’s arrival seven days after Tobit’s healing signifies the spiritual process whereby, after the Jews receive faith’s light and the Holy Spirit’s grace, the Church will merge with them, leading to unity under Christ.

Biblical References:

Tobit 3 – Tobit’s afflictions – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/tobit/3
Tobit 3 – Tobias and Sarah’s wedding – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/tobit/7
Tobit 3 – Tobit’s healing and Sarah’s arrival – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/tobit/11
Romans 10 – St. Paul on the Jews’ misguided zeal – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/romans/10
Acts 9  – St. Paul’s conversion – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/acts/9
John 10 – One fold and one shepherd – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/10

00:00 – Introduction and Initial Prayer
00:10 – The Worry of Tobit and Anna for Tobias’ Delayed Return
01:04 – The Wedding in Ecbatana and the Beginning of Tobias and Sarah’s Journey Home
02:07 – Tobias and Raphael’s Arrival in Nineveh and the Healing of Tobit’s Blindness
03:24 – Exploring the Spiritual Symbolism: Tobit’s Blindness and the Jews’ Failure to Recognize Christ
04:21 – The Healing of Spiritual Blindness in the Jewish People
05:10 – St. Paul’s Conversion and Scales Falling from His Eyes
05:44 – The Arrival of Sarah and the Significance of the Number Seven

Ave Maria!

Mass: St. Ephrem – Opt Mem – http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=3
Readings: Friday 9th Week of Ordinary Time – http://usccb.org/bible/readings/060923.cfm
1st: tob 11:5-15
Resp: psa 146:2, 7-10
Gsp: mar 12:35-37

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“My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.” With these words Mary first acknowledges the special gifts she has been given. Above all other saints, she alone could truly rejoice in Jesus, her Savior, for she knew that He who was the source of eternal salvation would be born in time in her body, in one person both her own son and her Lord.

“For the Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is His Name.” Mary attributes nothing to her own merits. She refers all her greatness to the gift of One whose essence is power and whose nature is greatness, for He fills with greatness and strength the small and the weak who believe in Him.

She did well to add: “and holy is His Name,” to warn those who heard, and indeed all who would receive His words, that they must believe and call upon His Name. For they too could share in everlasting holiness and true salvation according to the words of the prophet: “And it will come to pass, that everyone who calls on the Name of the Lord will be saved.” This is the Name (Mary) spoke of earlier when she said “And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.”

from a homily by Saint Bede

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