Homily #100505 ( 06min) Play – We see in Pope St. Pius V a pastor that did not fear to preach the truth. “It is better to have an emty church than a church full of demons.” -St. Padre Pio

Ave Maria! St. Pius V, Pope and Confessor – Mass: EF, Si Diligis – Readings: 1st: 1pe 5:1-4, 10-11 – Gsp: mat 16:13-19

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The Immaculate Conception

Eternal Love, Spirit of Light and Truth, make a way into my poor mind and allow me to penetrate, as far as it is possible to a wretched creature like myself, into that abyss of grace, of purity, and of holiness, that I may acquire a love of God that is continually renewed, a love of God who, from all eternity planned the greatest of all the masterpieces created by his hands: the Immaculate Virgin Mary.

From all eternity Almighty God took delight in what was to be the most perfect work of his hands, and anticipated this wonderful plan with an outpour­ing of his grace. Man, created innocent, fell by disobeying him; the mark of original sin remained engraved on his fore­head and that of his progeny who will bear its conse­quences until the end of time.

A woman brought ruin, and a woman was to bring salvation. The one, being tempted by a serpent, stamped the mark of sin on the human race; the other was to rise through grace, pure and immacu­late. She would crush the head of the serpent who was helpless before her and who struggled in vain under her heel; for she was conceived without sin, and through her came grace to mankind.

Protected with grace by him who was to be the Savior of mankind that had fallen into sin, she escaped all shadow of evil. She sprang from the mind of God as a pure ray of light, and will shine like a morning star over the human race that turns to her. She will be the sure guide who will direct our steps toward the Divine Sun which is Jesus Christ. He makes her radiant with divine splendor and points to her as our model of purity and sanctity. No creature surpasses her, but all creation defers to her through the grace of him who made her immaculate. He whom she was to carry in her womb was the Son of God participating with the Father and the Holy Spirit in the glory of her conception.

Clothed in light from the moment of her concep­tion, she grew in grace and comeliness. After Almighty God, she is the most perfect of creatures; more pure than the angels; God is indeed well pleased in her, since she most resembles him and is the only worthy repository of his secrets. In the natural order she preceded her Divine Child, Our Lord, but in the divine order Jesus, the Divine Sun, arose before her, and she received from him all grace, all purity, and all beauty.

All is darkness compared to the pure light that renews all creation through him whom she bore in her womb, as the dew on the rose. The Immaculate Conception is the first step in our salvation. Through this singular and unique gift Mary received a profusion of Divine Grace, and through her more.

St. Pio of Pietrelcina

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Efficacious Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

(St. Padre Pio recited this novena every day for all those who requested his prayers.)

I. O my Jesus, you have said: “Truly I say to you, ask and you will receive, seek and you will find, knock and it will be opened to you.” Behold I knock, I seek and ask for the grace of…… (here name your request)
Our Father….Hail Mary….Glory Be to the Father….

Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you.

 II. O my Jesus, you have said: “Truly I say to you, if you ask anything of the Father in my name, he will give it to you.” Behold, in your name, I ask the Father for the grace of…….(here name your request) Our Father…Hail Mary….Glory Be To the Father….

Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you.

III. O my Jesus, you have said: “Truly I say to you, heaven and earth will pass away but my words will not pass away.” Encouraged by your infallible words I now ask for the grace of…..(here name your request) Our Father….Hail Mary….Glory Be to the Father…

Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you.

O Sacred Heart of Jesus, for whom it is impossible not to have compassion on the afflicted, have pity on us miserable sinners and grant us the grace which we ask of you, through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, your tender Mother and ours.

Say the Hail, Holy Queen and add: St. Joseph, foster father of Jesus, pray for us. 

+St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
 

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Prayer for the Intercession of St. Pio of Pietrelcina :

Dear God, You generously blessed Your servant, St. Pio of Pietrelcina, with the gifts of the Spirit.  You marked his body with the five wounds of Christ Crucified, as a powerful witness to the saving Passion and Death of Your Son.  

Endowed with the gift of discernment, St. Pio labored endlessly in the confessional for the salvation of souls. With reverence and intense devotion in the celebration of Mass, he invited countless men and women to a greater union with Jesus Christ  in the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist.

Through the intercession of St. Pio of Pietrelcina, I confidently beseech You to grant me the grace of (here state your petition).    Amen.

 Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end.  Amen  (Say three times)

The Great Promise of St. Padre Pio: — I will ask the Lord to let me remain at the threshold of Paradise and I will not enter until the last of my spiritual children has entered.

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O Lord, we ask for a boundless confidence and trust in Your divine mercy, and the courage to accept the crosses and sufferings which bring immense goodness to our souls and that of Your Church.

Help us to love You with a pure and contrite heart, and to humble ourselves beneath Your cross, as we climb the mountain of holiness, carrying our cross that leads to heavenly glory.

May we receive You with great faith and love in Holy Communion, and allow You to act in us, as You desire, for Your greater glory.

O Jesus, most adorable heart and eternal fountain of Divine Love, may our prayer find favor before the Divine Majesty of Your Heavenly Father. Amen

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O Lord, we ask for a boundless confidence and trust in Your divine mercy, and the courage to accept the crosses and sufferings which bring immense goodness to our souls and that of Your Church.

Help us to love You with a pure and contrite heart, and to humble ourselves beneath Your cross, as we climb the mountain of holiness, carrying our cross that leads to heavenly glory.

May we receive You with great faith and love in Holy Communion, and allow You to act in us, as You desire, for Your greater glory.

O Jesus, most adorable heart and eternal fountain of Divine Love, may our prayer find favor before the Divine Majesty of Your Heavenly Father. Amen.

St. Padre Pio

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In the homily for Tuesday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time (Feb 18, 2020), Father Andre offers some “remote preparation” for two upcoming  feast days of St. Joseph (March 19: Solemnity of Saint Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and May 1: Memorial of Saint Joseph the Worker). Father helps us understand the reason for and the benefits of devotion to St. Joseph, explaining some of the excellent qualities of the head of the Holy Family and Protector of the Universal Church.

Ave Maria!

Mass: Tuesday 6th Week of Ordinary Time – Wkdy

Readings: 
1st: Js 1:12-18
Resp: Ps 94:12-13, 14-15, 18-19
Gsp: Mk 8:14-21

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Prayer for the Intercession of St. Pio of Pietrelcina:

O God, You gave St. Pio of Pietrelcina, Capuchin priest, the great privilege of participating in a unique way in the passion of Your Son. Grant me through his intercession the grace of…(Here state your petition) which I ardently desire.

Above all, grant me the grace of living in conformity with the death of Jesus so that I may one day arrive at the glory of the resurrection. Amen.

 Glory be to the Father…(three times)

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Fr Ignatius gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Sep 23, 2020, the feast of St. Padre Pio, on how the saints are unique and in the case of St. Padre Pio was lead along the extraordinary way, who like St. Therese offered himself up as a victim on union with Christ’s suffering, whereas she did so in a more ordinary, little way. We must find the way that God has set out for each of us to become saints.

Ave Maria!

Mass: St. Pio of Pietrelcina – Feast (FI)
Readings: Wednesday in the 25th Week in Ordinary Time – http://usccb.org/bible/readings/092320.cfm
1st: pro 30:5-9
Resp: psa 119:29, 72, 89, 101, 104, 163
Gsp: luk 9:1-6

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