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The Time is Now…to Love

Sr. JosephMary f.t.i. — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:00:16 +0000

LET US MAKE GOOD USE OF TIME

Ave Maria Mediations

PRESENCE OF GOD: I recollect myself in the presence of the Lord, to examine in the light of eternity the value of time.

Meditation:

Time passes and does not return. God has assigned to each of us a definite time in which to fulfill His divine plan for our soul; we have only this time and shall have no more. Time ill spent is lost forever. Our life is made up of this uninterrupted, continual flow of time, which never returns. In eternity, on the contrary, time will be no more; we shall be established forever in the degree of love which we have reached now, in time.

If we have attained a high degree of love, we shall be fixed forever in that degree of love and glory; if we possess only a slight degree, that is all we shall have throughout eternity. No further progress will be possible when time has ended. “Therefore, whilst we have time, let us work good to all “(Gal 6,10). “We must give every moment its full amount of love, and make each passing moment eternal, by giving it value for eternity” (Sr. Carmela of the Holy Spirit, O.C.D.).

This is the best way to use the time given us byGod. Charity allows us to adhere to God’s will with submission and love and thus at the close of life we shall have realized God’s plan for our soul; we shall have reached the degree of love which God expects from each one of us and with which we shall love and glorify Him for all eternity.

The growth of charity depends upon meritorious acts, that is, good works done under the influence of charity. Every good act merits an increase of charity, which may be given to the soul at once or withheld until the end of life, according to whether the act had been performed with all the love of which the soul was capable, or whether, on the contrary, it was performed with less vigor, generosity, and carefulness than was possible at that moment. In the first case, the increase of charity comes like interest which is immediately accrued to the capital, and which then bears interest together with it. In the second case, it is like interest which is kept separate from the capital and hence does not increase with it, even though it remains the property of the one who has acquired it.

In order that the merit of our good works, that is, the increase of charity which we have merited by them, be granted immediately, it is necessary that these good works be done with all the love possible, that is, with all the good will and generosity of which the soul is capable. Then it is as if the soul opens to receive the increase of love it has merited; and this is added at once to the capital of charity already possessed, immediately increasing its degree and intensity.

We have only the short day of this earthly life in which to grow in love, and if we wish to derive from it the greatest possible profit, we must overcome our natural inertia and carry out our good works with our whole heart. Then love will increase immeasurably and we shall be able to say to Our Lord like St. Therese of the .Child Jesus: “Your love has grown with me and now it is an abyss, the depth of which I am unable to sound”. We must, then, make haste while we still have time, for “the night cometh when no man can work” (Jn 9:4).

Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalene OCD

Ecclesiastes 3

2 a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

3 a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;

4 a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

5 a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

6 a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

7 a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

8 a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.

New Beginnings

The year (has ended). This means, as always, that we spend a few minutes in reflection. We draw up balance sheets and make an effort to anticipate what the future may bring. For a moment we become conscious of the strange thing called “time,” which otherwise we simply use without thinking about it. We feel both the melancholy and the consolation of our own transiency. Much that caused us distress, much that weighed us down and seemed to make progress impossible, has now passed and become quite unimportant.

As we look back, difficult days are transfigured in memory, and the now almost forgotten distress leaves us more peaceful and confident, more composed in the face of present threats, for these too will pass. The consolation of transiency: Nothing lasts, no matter how important it claims to be. But this consoling thought, which gives patience its character of promise, also has its discouraging and saddening aspect. Nothing lasts, and therefore along with the old year not only difficulties but much that is beautiful has passed away, and the more we move beyond the midpoint of our lives, the more poignantly we feel this change of what was once future and then present into something past. We cannot say to any moment: “Stay a while! You are so lovely!” Anything that is within time comes and then passes away.

Our feelings toward the new year show the same ambivalence as our feelings toward the old year. A new beginning is something precious; it brings hope and possibilities as yet undisclosed. “Every beginning has a magic about it that protects us and helps us live” (Herman Hesse) … What can we as Christians say at this moment of transition? First of all, we can do the very human thing the moment urges upon us: we can use the time of reflection in order to stand aside and widen our vision, thus gaining inner freedom and a patient readiness to move on again.

POPE BENEDICT XVI

Lord Jesus, you are the fulfillment of all time, the center of all history. We praise you for the wonder of your love. We thank you for your mercy and redemption. We bless you for your unfailing goodness. May we ‘love you with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. We pray that you keep us awake and watchful. May we recognize your real presence in every moment of our lives. Transform our hearts from stone-blocked tombs into life-giving temples where we may find you, with the Blessed Virgin Mary, and live in your grace so that one day we may be with you for ever in paradise.

Fr. Peter John Cameron O.P.

1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

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Mar 10 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Time Talent Treasure

apostolate — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:19:26 +0000

Homily #090310 ( 05min) Play – Lent is a time of sacrifice. Even in this economic crisis we must give alms (time, talent, treasure) to the poor, and have trust in God our Father.

Ave Maria!

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Dec 20 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Christmas in History

apostolate — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:40:43 +0000

Homily #091220 ( 12min) Play – Fr. Ignatius, taking his queue from the Gospel of Luke, stresses the historicity of the Gospel accounts, and that we should be most concerned about what God thinks on all matters and not what the prevailing, changeable mindset of men of our time.
Ave Maria! Fourth Sunday in Advent – Mass: EF, Rorate Coeli – Readings: 1st: 1co 4:1-5 – Gsp: luk 3:1-6

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Live – Symposium Mary, Mother of the Church

apostolate — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 02:26:26 +0000

Ave Maria!

Live from the National Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, La Crosse, WI

Schedule: Central Time (add an hour to get Eastern Time)

8:00	Registration
9:00	Welcome by Drew Mariani Introduction by Fr. Peter Damian Fehlner
9:30	Conference #1 Msgr. Arthur B. Calkins Coredemption and Marian Consecration in the Magisterium of John Paul II and Benedict XVI
10:30	Holy Rosary – Joyful Mysteries
11:00	Holy Mass Celebrant: Archbishop Raymond L. Burke
12:15	Lunch
1:30	Holy Rosary – Glorious Mysteries
2:00	Conference #2 – Luis Cardinal Aponte-Martinez Our Lady of Guadalupe: The Coredemptrix and the New Evangelization
3:00	Conference #3 – Dr. Mark I. Miravalle Now is the Time for the Fifth Dogma
4:00	Break
4:30	Conference #4 – Archbishop Raymond L. Burke Our Lady of Guadalupe: Mother of the Church
5:30	Adjourn

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Video – Conferences #86: La Crosse 2010 4/7, Dr. Miravalle – Now is the Time

apostolate — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 23:22:53 +0000

Conferences #86 – Dr. Mark Miravalle covers all the bases on Coredemption ( 57min) >>> Play

Ave Maria!

Dr. Mark Miravalle gives the third talk called “Now is the Time for the Fifth Dogma” for our symposium “Mother of the Church” on Marian Coredemption in the National Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, La Crosse, Wisconsin on August 21, 2010. Here he gives an amazingly compact run down of pretty much everything about this doctrine. He covers the other Marian doctrines that where proclaimed before Coredemption and how these relate it. He explains, what the doctrine contains, what it means for us, what it does not mean, its importance, its status in regard to becoming a dogma, mentions that virtually every saint, pope, and approved apparition of Mary in the last one hundred years supports the doctrine. He also answers common objections. Whew! all in less than an hour. Listening to this talk is time well spent if you want a thorough understanding of Mary Coredemptrix, Mediatrix and Advocate or, in other words, Mother of all Peoples, Mother of the Church. Enjoy!

Drew Mariani of Relevant Radio was the gracious MC of the symposium.

Ave Maria!

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Oct 03 – Homily – Fr Tito: Faith Leads to Action

apostolate — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 13:50:04 +0000

Homily #101003t ( 09min) Play – Neglect to teach faith and they’ll never reach charity.
Ave Maria! 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Mass: OF, – Readings:
1st: hab 1:2-3, 2:2-4
Resp: psa 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9
2nd: 2ti 1:6-8, 13-14
Gsp: luk 17:5-10

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Oct 10 – Homily – Fr Bonaventure: Gates of Pandemonium

apostolate — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 20:11:28 +0000

Homily #101010 ( 39min) Play – The Gospel of today has the cleansing of the ten lepers and how only one came back to give thanks, a Samaritan, a stranger. Father points out that this event takes place in Samaria on the way from Philippi, famous for its temple to the Pagan god Pan which was considered to be the gates to the netherworld. The form of worship of this God was so outrageous that you could really call it pan-demonium. But it is also where Jesus gives the keys of the kingdom of God to Peter (Mat 16:18) against which these gates of hell will not prevail. He connects these biblical events with modern forms of pandemonium including rock music, materialistic culture, sexual immorality, political acquiescence to evil, public blasphemy, replacing Jesus the true savior with human gods. We have been forgiven by Christ, cleansed from the leprosy of sin. Let us not be ungrateful like the other nine lepers but be like that one stranger who returns to give thanks to Christ our Savior. Let us not only do this as individuals but as a people and as whole nations, coming back to the Church that Jesus built on the rock of Peter.
Ave Maria! 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Mass: OF, – Readings:
1st: 2ki 5:14-17
Resp: psa 98:1, 2-3, 3-4
2nd: 2ti 2:8-13
Gsp: luk 17:11-19

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Video – Do You Want to Save Time? – Dr. Miravalle: Mcasts94

apostolate — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 14:24:27 +0000

MaryCast Specials #94 ( 09min) Play – Dr. Miravalle explains how taking time to do adoration of the Eucharist will actually save you time! How?? Listen!

To ask questions regarding Mary, email Dr Mark Miravalle: marycast@airmaria.com

Ave Maria!

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