Homily #130106b ( 16min) Play –

On the Feast of the Epiphany Fr. Elias preaches on how the New Jerusalem is made manifest to the world in the symbols of the Star and the Three Wisemen that came from afar, following the heavenly light to find the Christ Child who is Light Himself. This great event heralds the universal nature of the New Jerusalem, the Catholic Church, which draws people of all nations with the light of the Gospel and the Divine Presence in the Eucharist.

Father relates this to the Luminous Mysteries, that is, the mysteries of Epiphany: 1. the Baptism, 2. the miracle at the wedding feast, 3. the preaching of the Kingdom of God, 4. the Transfiguration at Mt. Tabor, and 5. the institution of the Eucharist at the Last Supper.

Mary, Star of the New Evangelization, pray for us.

Ave Maria!

Mass: Epiphany of the Lord – Solemnity – Form: OF

Readings: 

1st: isa 60:1-6
Resp: psa 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13
2nd: eph 3:2-3, 5-6
Gsp: mat 2:1-12
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Homily #131212n ( 15min) Play – Fr. Angelo gives us the historical context Our Lady appeared in, and contrasts Her, who called herself Tender Mother, with the demonic mother deity of the Aztecs, Coatlicue. This miraculous intervention of Our Lady brought peace into Mexico and the bloody Aztecs to Christ in stupendous numbers. Finally, Father points out that the continuing miracle of the Tilma shows the continuing intervention Our Lady is making for the Americas’ and that She, the “Star of the New Evangelization” is the solution to the darkness that is again falling over the New World. May we look to Her as our model and beg Her to crush the head of the dragon again in our own age.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Our Lady of Guadalupe – Feast – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: zec 2:14-17
Resp: jth 13:22-23
2nd: rev 11:19, 12:1-6a,10
Gsp: luk 1:26-38

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Homily #140105b ( 19min) Play – Fr. Elias preaches on the Epiphany of the Lord, explaining the meaning of this feast where the divinity of Our Lord is manifested by the Star that draws the adoration of the Magi. He relates this to Our Lady as the Star of the New Evangelization where the Messiah is meant for all peoples.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Epiphany of the Lord – Solemnity – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: isa 60:1-6
Resp: psa 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13
2nd: eph 3:2-3, 5-6
Gsp: mat 2:1-12

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Our Lady, Mediatrix of All Graces, worked a great missionary miracle at Guadalupe and left a miraculous image as a remembrance and sacramental that to this day brings many to Christ.

Ave Maria!

Mass: Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Readings: 0

1st: Zec 2:14-17
Resp: Jdt 13:18-19
Gsp: Lk 1:39-47

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Ave Maria!  I was caught by surprise when, browsing Marian news online, I encountered a decent article about Our Lady of Fatima in the Washington Post.  They apparently published the article for the 100th anniversary of Fatima, because it’s a very important a celebration in the Catholic Church.  The article provides some of the evidence in favor of the Miracle of the Sun and only gives a couple sentences to the skeptics’ explanations.  The Washington Post included a link to Sister Lucia’s biography on amazon, so a fair number of their readers will likely purchase her extraordinary testimony.  The Washington Post has over 100 million readers, so this could lead to conversions.

About 2 p.m., some began to see what later became known in the Catholic Church as “the Miracle of the Sun.” The rains that had plagued the day ceased, and the sun emerged from behind clouds to spin and tremble for 10 minutes.

“Before the astonished eyes of the crowd, whose aspect was biblical as they stood bareheaded, eagerly searching the sky, the sun trembled, made sudden incredible movements outside all cosmic laws — the sun ‘danced’ according to the typical expression of the people,” reported O Seculo, a Lisbon newspaper.

The strange phenomena included odd colors.

“Looking at the sun, I noticed that everything was becoming darkened. I looked first at the nearest objects and then extended my glance further afield as far as the horizon. I saw everything had assumed an amethyst color. Objects around me, the sky and the atmosphere, were of the same color. Everything both near and far had changed, taking on the color of old yellow damask,” said José Maria de Almeida Garrett, a science professor from Coimbra, Portugal, who was at the scene.

Onlookers from as far as 25 miles away noted the strange phenomena in the sky.

There were scientific reasons put forth for what had happened: Perhaps the witnesses had stared at the sun too long. Perhaps it was a combination of optical effects and a real meteorological shift caused by the weather and the cloud cover.

But the miracle was acknowledged as “worthy of belief” by the Catholic Church in 1930.

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In the homily for Tuesday of Easter Week (Apr 23), Fr. Andre M. Feain reflects on Our Lady’s powerful role in salvation history.

By God’s will and design, Mary is intimately involved in Christ’s work of Redemption. She disposes us to be united with God. Understanding Mary’s importance is now more critical than ever, as many seek to minimize Marian devotion, to the detriment of immortal souls.

Ave Maria!

Mass: Tuesday of Easter Week – Wkdy

Readings: 
1st: Act 2:36-41
Resp: Ps 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22
Gsp: Jn 20:11-18

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