Homily #130501b ( 07min) Play – On the feast day of St. Joseph the Worker Fr. Joachim preaches on the dignity of all the various kinds of work. He explains the origins and the feast and the important work that is motherhood, using the example of Mary, spouse of Joseph and Mother of God.
Ave Maria!
Mass: St. Joseph the Worker – Feast – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: gen 1:26-2:3
Resp: psa 90:2, 3-4, 12-13, 14, 116
Gsp: mat 13:54-58

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At the Wednesday audience which was May 1st, the first day of the Marian Month and the feast of St Joseph the Worker, Pope Francis made an appeal to end slave labor and then recommended praying the Rosary:

2. In reference to the second thought: in the silence of daily events, St. Joseph, together with Mary, have one common center of attention: Jesus. They accompany and nurture, with commitment and tenderness, the growth of the Son of God made man for us, reflecting on everything that happened. In the Gospels, St. Luke twice emphasizes the attitude of Mary, which is also that of St. Joseph: “She kept all these things and pondered them in her heart” 2,19.51. To listen to the Lord, we must learn to contemplate, feel His constant presence in our lives and we must stop and converse with Him, give him space in prayer. Each of us, even you boys and girls, young people, so many of you here this morning, should ask: how much space do I give to the Lord? Do I stop to talk with him? Ever since we were children, our parents have accustomed us to start and end the day with a prayer, to teach us to feel that the friendship and the love of God accompanies us. Let us remember the Lord more in our daily life! And in this month of May, I would like to recall the importance and beauty of the prayer of the Holy Rosary. Reciting the Hail Mary, we are led to contemplate the mysteries of Jesus, that is, to reflect on the key moments of his life, so that, as with Mary and St. Joseph, He is the center of our thoughts, of our attention and our actions . It would be nice if, especially in this month of May, we could pray the Holy Rosary together in the family, with friends, in the parish, or some prayer to Jesus and the Virgin Mary! Praying together is a precious moment that further strengthens family life, friendship! Let us learn to pray more in the family and as a family!Dear brothers and sisters, we ask Saint Joseph and the Virgin Mary, who teach us to be faithful to our daily tasks, to live our faith in the actions of everyday life and to give more space to the Lord in our lives, to stop to contemplate His face.

via Audience: On May 1st an appeal against slave labor.

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Homily #130902b ( 15min) Play – Fr. Elias on Labor Day during a votive mass to St. Joseph the Worker preaches on how Jesus came to set free those who are captives to sin. He reminds us though that the world may not take this message of liberation kindly. He relates this to how manual labor and prayer helps bring about this liberation.
Ave Maria!
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Homily #140501b ( 18min) Play – Fr. John Joseph on the feast of St. Joseph the Worker reflects on the words of St Gertrude the Great regarding the spiritual merits to doing our work well, making work a prayer. St Joseph is our example as he prayerfully labored to feed and provide for the Holy Family.
Ave Maria!
Mass: St. Joseph the Worker – Feast – Form: OF
Readings: Thursday 2nd Week of Easter
1st: act 5:27-33
Resp: psa 34:2, 9, 17-18, 19-20
Gsp: joh 3:31-36

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Homily #150501b ( 17min) Play – Fr. Alan on the history of the feast of the St. Joseph the Worker and how human labor is something worthy of celebration and a means to build up one’s character and to become closer to God.
Ave Maria!
Mass: St. Joseph the Worker – Feast – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: gen 1:26-2:3
Resp: psa 90:2, 3-4, 12-13, 14, 116
Gsp: mat 13:54-58

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Homily #150501 ( 06min) Play – So many vices and sins can often be present in the workplace: gossiping, foul language, impatience, laziness, injustice, immodesty, thievery, lying, avarice and pride.  All of this was entirely foreign to St. Joseph, the just man.  His daily companions were humility, silence, modesty, charity, kindness, patience, and diligence.
Ave Maria!
Mass: St. Joseph the Worker – Feast – Form: OF
Readings: Friday 4th Week of Easter
1st: act 13:26-33
Resp: psa 2:6-7, 8-9, 10-11
Gsp: joh 14:1-6

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This is a reflection given by Fr. Giles M. Atherton on the readings for the 6th Sunday of Easter, May 1st 2016.

Ave Maria!

Mass: Sunday 6th Week of Easter – Sunday
Readings: 
1st: act 15:1-2, 22-29
Resp: psa 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8
2nd: rev 21:10-14, 22-23
Gsp: joh 14:23-29

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Since man’s fall from grace with original sin, our work became burdensome and we tend to look on the need to work as an imposition. However, viewed properly, work is an opportunity to cooperate in the perfection of God’s creation for the good of humanity.

Mass: St. Joseph the Worker – Feast
Readings: 
1st: Gen 1:26-2:3
Resp: Ps 90:2, 3-4, 12-13, 14, 116 0
Gsp: Mt 13:54-58

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On the Feast of St. Joseph Worker (May 01), Fr. Matthias focuses in the homily on how St. Joseph’s life is an eloquent example of Catholic manhood and fatherhood.

Ave Maria!

Mass: St. Joseph the Worker – Opt Mem

Readings: Tuesday 5th Week of Easter
1st: Act 14:19-28
Resp: Ps 145:10-11, 12-13, 21
Gsp: Jn 14:27-31

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Msgr. Calkins and Fr. Elias answer questions from the audience at Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts on Oct. 7, 2017, at the Fatima Centennial conference entitled “The Promise and Our Part in the Plan.” With Fr. Alan as MC, the morning Q & A came after the first two talks:

“Consecration: The Heart of the Message” by Fr. Elias Mary Mills, FI

“The Role of St. Joseph in the Church since 1917” by Msgr. Arthur B. Calkins

“The Promise and Our Part in the Plan” was the second livestream event of the two-part 2017 Fatima Centennial program entitled “Between the Warning & the Promise: Living the Fatima Message,” organized by the FI to offer the faithful a theological review and pastoral interpretation of the Fatima Message.

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