Ave on the Air

New Catholic radio station launches in Southern Tier
By Jennika Baines
SUN Assoc. Editor

The first radio station in the U.S. owned and operated by the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate has taken to the airwaves in the Syracuse Diocese.

The station, called Holy Virgin Mary Radio, can be found at 91.9 FM and is transmitting out of Barton, N.Y. The station is run from the Friars’ Mount St. Francis Hermitage in Maine, N.Y. and from the Franciscan Friary in Griswold, Conn.

The station is the first of a wave of similar stations that are planned across the U.S. – – More…

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Homily #131213b ( 08min) Play – Fr. Elias on the life of St Lucy the virgin martyr and how she became the patron saint of eyes. Ave Maria! Mass: St. Lucy of Syracuse – Mem – Form: OF Readings: Friday in the 2nd Week in Advent 1st: isa 48:17-19 Resp: psa 1:1-2, 3, 4, 6 Gsp: mat 11:16-19 Audio (MP3) +++

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Homily #141213b ( 05min) Play – Fr. Joachim on the life of St. Lucy, virgin and martyr, and how her great purity was rewarded with many miracles.
Ave Maria!
Mass: St. Lucy of Syracuse – Mem – Form: OF
Readings: Saturday in the 2nd Week in Advent
1st: sir 48:1-4, 9-11
Resp: psa 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19
Gsp: mat 17:10-13

Audio (MP3)

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The Life of St. Marianne Cope, Virgin, Third Order (1838-1918) for the Franciscan Saint of the Day for Oct 8. St. Marianne Cope was a German-born immigrant to the United States and a member of the Sisters of St Francis of Syracuse, New York. She went with St. Damian of Molokai to take care of victims of leprosy in Hawaii.

Reflection is on Heroic charity as exemplified by St. Marianne Cope giving her long life to help the unfortunate.

For more on St. Marianne Cope
– https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marianne_Cope
– https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=7727

Also on Youtube: https://youtu.be/DjJlpF1LEJo

Read by Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia, FI from Marion Habig’s ‘The Franciscan Book of Saints’ Revised Edition, Franciscan Herald Press, ISBN: 978-0819907516

Playlist of Franciscan Saints: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TxcAETrU_k&list=PLejh_e0-LN4wErRczZGry4TXytCZFiLCm

Ave Maria!

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