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Jun 06 – Homily – Fr. Bonaventure: Rule through the Cross

apostolate — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:45:56 +0000

Homily #080606 ( 08min) Play – Our Lord came not to rule in human terms but in love, through the cross, which is a stumbling block to the chosen people.
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The Presentation of the Child Jesus and the First Sorrow of Mary

Sr. JosephMary f.t.i. — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 20:00:37 +0000

Ave Maria Meditations

First Sorrow of Mary – The prophecy of Simeon

(Luke 2:22-35) When the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord. Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. He took Jesus up in his arms and blessed God and said, “Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to Thy word; for mine eyes have seen Thy salvation which Thou hast prepared in the presence of all peoples. And His father and His mother marveled at what was said about Him; and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary His mother, “Behold, this Child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is spoken against (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed.”

THE FOURTH JOYFUL MYSTERY:

THE PRESENTATION AND CONSECRATION OF JESUS IN THE TEMPLE

“This child is destined to be ... opposed (rejected) ... and you yourself shall be pierced with a sword. ” (Lk 2:34)

Meditation:

The Joy of Consecration

“Do not be saddened this day, for rejoicing in the Lord must be your strength!”

(see Nehe 8:10b)

As Mary presented and consecrated Jesus in the temple, we ask her now to consecrate and present us to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Mary took Jesus to the temple because He Himself would become the New Temple who makes sacred and holy the house of God through His Eucharistic Presence on earth.

Simeon’s prophecy of Jesus being rejected continues in our age as the Holy Eucharist is an embarrassment to the proud today, just as His incarnation, and His Cross was a stumbling block to those not open to God’s plan of salvation 2000 years ago.

This is why your visit to Him today is so important. You console Him for those who turn away from His Eucharistic love. Simeon’s joy is our joy today as in the Blessed Sacrament we behold what Simeon proclaimed at the Presentation: “My eyes have seen the salvation … for all the peoples to see: a revealing light to the Gentiles, the glory of Your people.”

In our consecration to Mary, she takes all our thoughts, words, and actions and makes them pleasing to Jesus BY PURIFYING THEM IN HER LOVE, clothing them in her merits, and presenting them to His Eucharistic Heart that He may see and love in us what He sees and loves in His Mother. This is the joy of consecration!

Blessed Sacrament Prayer :

Jesus take our wretched hearts, and give us a ‘new heart’ by giving us Your very own. During this mystery, we renew OUR TOTAL CONSECRATION to the Immaculate heart of Mary Through Mary, we offer to Your Eucharistic Heart all that we have and all that we are, “totally Yours, totus tuus”.

(Fr.Martin Lucia: Come to Me in the Blessed Sacrament)

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Sep 14 – Homily – Fr Angelo: The Exultation of the Cross

apostolate — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 11:42:59 +0000

Homily #110914 ( 07min) Play – “And I, if I be lifted from the earth will draw all things to Myself.” We place our hope in the Cross of Christ – foolishness to the Gentiles and a stumbling block to the Jews and yet we exult in the Cross on this Feast.
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Mass: Extraordinary Form, Nos Autem Gloriari, Text
1st Reading: Philippians 2:5-11

Gsp: John 12:31-36

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Eucharist & Cross: Stumbling Blocks – May 11 – Homily – Fr Terrance

apostolate — Sat, 11 May 2019 16:10:28 +0000

Fr Terrance gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on May 11, 2019 on John 6:60-69 on the Eucharist and how it and the cross is a stumbling block for many. Even many of Jesus’ own followers left him when he clearly taught the doctrine of the real presence and how we must east his flesh and drink his blood. We must trust that His doctrines will make sense even if they are hard to understand at first. Father explains how this is related to the Cross and how we must be patient in all doctrinal difficulties, old and new.

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Mass: Saturday 3rd Week of Easter – Wkdy
Readings:
1st: act 9:31-42
Resp: psa 116:12-13, 14-15, 16-17 0
Gsp: joh 6:60-69

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Embracing Christ for Who He is – Dec 14 – Homily – Fr Terrance

apostolate — Wed, 14 Dec 2022 11:54:22 +0000

Fr Terrance gives the homily at Bloomington, IN, on Dec 14, 2022, based on John the Baptist’s question to Jesus about whether Jesus is the Messiah and how we should embrace Christ our Savior and Messiah for who He is in this Advent season.

Luke 7: 18 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/7?18

John knew He was the Messiah:

John 1: 29 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/1?29 – Behold, the Lamb of God

John 1: 34 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/1?34 – John 3: 30 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/3?30 – Mark 1: 7 – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/1?7

He [Jesus] must increase, and I must decrease

John asked for the benefit of his disciples to believe Jesus is the Messiah and should be followed

John 14: 6 – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/14?6 – I am the way and the truth and the life

Luke 7 28 – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/7?28 John is the greatest of prophets and saints, so they needed some encouragement to give him up and follow Jesus

Some, including John’s disciples, were scandalized by Jesus’ less penitential

Believe in his works, cures, resurrections, exorcisms preaching the Gospel, John 10: 37-38 – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/10?38 – John 10: 25 – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/10?25 – Believe in my works

Jesus does not want slave followers but those happy to serve and follow him

Luke 7 22-23 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/7?22 Jesus is doing exactly what the prophets said he would do

He does both spiritual and physical healing, freeing from spiritual bondage

Blessed he who is not scandalized by me. because maybe he was not as penitential or exalted as expected.

Isaiah 55 8-9 – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/55?8 my ways and thoughts are higher than yours

Ask our Lady for grace to see life with the heart and mind of Christ

Ave Maria!

Mass: St. John of the Cross – Mem
Readings: Wednesday in the 3rd Week in Advent – http://usccb.org/bible/readings/121422.cfm
1st: isa 45:6C-8, 18, 21C-25
Resp: psa 85:9-14
Gsp: luk 7:18B-23

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