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Working off the foundation he laid last week from the Fathers of the Church and the Old Testament, Dr. Mark now enters the New Testament to outline the biblical basis of Mary’s title, Advocate. He goes over the visitation of Mary to St. Elizabeth, the feast at Cana and Revelation 12, the Woman Clothed with the Sun and so shows that Mary is the New Ark of the Covenant and the New Queen Mother. Come listen to Dr. Miravalle’s impassioned and inspired talk.

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Fr. Angelo Geiger, FI gives a homily at the visitation of Our Lady of America at St. Veronica’s in Howell, NJ as she is escorted in grand style by the Jackson Fire Department with four fire engines, lights flashing, sirens wailing and horns blaring through the City of Howell and then carried into St. Veronica’s church. In the context of this manly devotion of the fire men (many of whom were at Ground Zero six years ago) and Our Lady’s call to purity and the upholding of family life, Fr. Angelo calls us to renew our commitment to the family and especially for men to embrace the much neglected vocation of fatherhood as key to promoting purity in society. Our Lady of America has promised to give us the strength to follow these difficult vocations if only we take up devotion to her Immaculate Heart. We hope to have the Visitation to St. Antoninus and other videos up soon.

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Homily #080527 ( 5min) Play – From the Gospel reading in Luke of the Visitation, Fr. Ignatius explains the meaning of St. Elizabeth’s greeting to Mary, “Who are we that the Mother the Lord should come to us.” He points out how she is also our Mother.
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Homily #080531 ( 08min) Play – The visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary to St Elizabeth highlights Mary’s virtues of charity and humility. Fr Ignatius also notes the Marian Titles of the Visitation, ‘The Living Tabernacle of God’, ‘The Ark of the New Covenant’, ‘Virgin Made Church’, and the ‘Mediatrix of All Graces’. Ave Maria! Mass readings +++

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Homily #080531s ( 00min) Play – This year the Visitation supersedes the Feast of the Immaculate Heart, but they are related. Mary went to visit Elizabeth out of the pure love from her Immaculate Heart and the Magnificat is the most exquisite joy-filled song expressing this Love. This is the secret of Joy to love and serve your neighbor out of Love for God.
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Homily #091218 ( 05min) Play – Fr. Angelo relates the Visitation of Mary to St Elizabeth in the Gospel today to the call to be stirred up by the might of God in the collect just as St John the Baptist was stirred up in his mother’s womb.
Ave Maria! Friday of Ember Week in Advent – Mass: EF, Prope es Tu – Readings: 1st: isa 11:1-5 – Gsp: luk 1:39-47

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Homily #100531 ( 10min) Play – On the Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary to St. Elizabeth, Fr. Bonaventure preaches on the central role that Mary plays in the salvation of the world. As the Holy Spirit filled the heart of St Elizabeth at the voice of Mary and the babe leaped for joy in her womb so we should except Mary into our homes and hearts and the Holy Trinity will fill our souls.
Ave Maria! Mass readings
1: Zeph 3:14-18
R: Isa 12:2-6
G: Lk 1:39-56

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And Elizabeth cried out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. And whence is this to me, that the Mother of my Lord should come to me?”

Enlightened interiorly by the Holy Spirit, Elizabeth recognized her young cousin as the Mother of God, and deeply moved, breaks forth into words of praise and admiration. Mary makes no protest but listens with simplicity, knowing well that this praise is not due to her, but solely to the Almighty, who has done great things in her. Immediately her humble heart by a spontaneous movement, refers all Elizabeth’s praises to God. “My soul doth magnify the Lord!”

O Mary, how great is your humility when you hasten to serve others! If it is true that he who humbles himself will be exalted, who will be more exalted than you who have humbled yourself so much. But your profound humility in no way lessened your magnanimity; the greatness of your soul was not opposed to your humility. You, so small in your own eyes, were so magnanimous in your faith, in your hope in the Most High, that you never doubted His promises, and firmly believed that you would the Mother of the Son of God. Humility did not make you fainthearted; magnanimity did not make you proud, but these two virtues were perfectly combined in you.

O Mary, you cannot give me a share in your great privileges as Mother of God; these belong to you alone. But you want me to share in your virtues, giving me examples of them in yourself. If sincere humility, magnanimous faith, and delicate, sympathetic charity are lacking in me, how can I excuse myself?  O Mary , O Mother of mercy, you who are full of grace, nourish us, your poor little ones, with your virtues!

Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen OCD: Divine Intimacy

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Homily #100702 ( 04min) Play – Today we celebrate the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary to St Elizabeth in the old calendar. Fr. Preaches on the darkness that the coming of Our Lord dispersed. Today we seem determined to to go back into the same darkness. As St. Padre Pio said of our modern times, “Tutte tenebre!”, all is darkness. Let us ask Our Lady that we have the grace to re-embrace the light of Christ with a new visitation.
Ave Maria! The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Mass: EF, Salve Sancta Parens – Readings: 1st: son 2:8-15 – Gsp: luk 1:39-47

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Homily #101217 ( 04min) Play – Today Fr. Angelo briefly expounds on the Gospel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary to Her cousin, St. Elizabeth.
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Mass: Friday in  Ember Week of Advent; Form: EF,
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1st: Isa 11:1-5
Gsp: luk 1: 37-47

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