Conferences #162 – MIM Conference ( 80min) >>> Play

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Apostolic Letter “Motu Proprio data” Porta Fidei of the Supreme Pontiff Benedict XVI for the Indiction of the Year of Faith

“I have decided to announce a Year of Faith. It will begin on 11 October 2012, the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council, and it will end on the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Universal King, on 24 November 2013. The starting date of 11 October 2012 also marks the twentieth anniversary of the publication of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, a text promulgated by my Predecessor, Blessed John Paul II, with a view to illustrating for all the faithful the power and beauty of the faith. This document, an authentic fruit of the Second Vatican Council…”

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Homily #121028b ( 18min) Play – Fr Elias on the gift of faith based on the gospel account of the of Bartimeus who in faith yells out for Jesus to heal him and did so against substantial human opposition. Father explains the practical and intellectual aspects of this gift an how we should always put forth human effort to exercise and study our faith in order to get more grace and to keep what we have. This is effort can be done in unity with the entire Church as we go through the Year of Faith declared by the Pope.

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Mass: 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Sunday – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: jer 31:7-9
Resp: psa 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6
2nd: heb 5:1-6
Gsp: mar 10:46-52

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For the Year of Faith:

In his Nov. 11 Angelus address, the Holy Father reflected on Sunday’s Mass readings featuring two poor widows who provide timeless models of faith and charity.

BY MATTHEW A. RAREY/ CNA 11/12/2012 Comments (1)

VATICAN — In his Nov. 11 Angelus address, Pope Benedict XVI reflected on Sunday’s Mass readings featuring two poor widows who provide timeless models of faith and charity.

“In today’s Gospel, the poor widow gives everything she possesses to the Temple,” the Pope said, as he addressed the crowd from the papal apartments overlooking St. Peter’s Square.

“May her unconditional offering inspire us to rely on God alone, while attributing to everything else its due place and proper worth,” he said.

In that Gospel reading, from Mark 12:38-44, the poor widow’s generosity at the Temple collection is contrasted with the great offerings of the rich. Whereas the rich gave from their excess, the widow gave from her poverty.

via Pope Benedict Highlights Bond of Faith With Charity | Daily News | NCRegister.com.

Also on the upcoming Encyclical on Faith

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Homily #130503b ( 07min) Play – Fr. Elias preaches on the life of Saints Philip and James, Apostles. Father relates this to the need to spread the faith in a year of faith.
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Mass: Sts. Philip and James – Feast – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: 1co 15:1-8
Resp: psa 19:2-3, 4-5
Gsp: joh 14:6-14

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Conferences #210 –  ( 50min) >>> Play

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At our Spring Marian Day at the Mother of the Redeemer Retreat Center Fr. Ignatius gives the first of two talks on the Faith of Mary in the Year of Faith. He explains what faith is, a theological virtue and how this is different from acquired virtues and how Mary is already full of faith but becomes more full as she practices it. He also explains its relation to Hope and Charity and how these theological virtues are the foundation of all Christian moral activity. All Based on the Catechism.

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Conferences #211 –  ( 60min) >>> Play

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At our Spring Marian Day at the Mother of the Redeemer Retreat Center Fr. Ignatius gives the second of two talks on the Faith of Mary in the Year of Faith. He finishes the first talk on the nature of faith and then begins his talk on heroic faith and how Mary exemplifies it.

Nature of Faith

• Dignitatis Humanae 14
• Urgency for evangelization
• Means
• Prayers – everyone is able to do this
• Prudence and wisdom – Regulates charity to direct it in constructive ways

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Heroic Faith

• Willingness to be martyrs
• Supererogatory
• Required for Canonization

Heroic Faith of Mary

• Lived by faith
• Communion with God
• Blessedness of Faith
• Catechism 148 and 149
• We must follow Our Lady’s example

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Homily #130512b ( 12min) Play – Fr. Elias preaches the homily on the Ascension of the Lord, focusing on how we need to have faith in this since we did not see it occur, unlike the Apostles. He then links this to the Year of Faith and to Mother’s Day, to Holy Mother Church and the faith that she proclaims.
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Mass: Ascension Sunday – Solemnity – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: act 1:1-11
Resp: psa 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9
2nd: eph 1:17-23
Gsp: luk 24:46-53

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Homily #130609b ( 18min) Play – Fr. Elias on the meaning of miraculous resurrections that occur as much because of the faith of the ones being healed (or their families) as the holiness of the ones who performed them. Father relates this to the Year of Faith and how faith leads from the death of sin to life of everlasting joy. We must grow in faith, becoming more alive everyday and spread this miracle of life-giving faith to others.
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Mass: 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Sunday – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: 1ki 17:17-24
Resp: psa 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11, 12, 13
2nd: gal 1:11-19
Gsp: luk 7:11-17

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Homily #130626b ( 06min) Play – Fr. Elias on Abraham and his great faith and how this gave him the grace of being the father of a great nation and how this relates to the Year of Faith and the relation between obedience and faith. Also see USCCB.
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Mass: Wed 12th Wk of Ord Time – Wkdy – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: gen 15:1-12, 17-18
Resp: psa 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8-9
Gsp: mat 7:15-20

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Homily #130803 ( 09min) Play – Fr. Benedict preaches on the role of Our Lady in our own profession of faith.
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Mass: Blessed Virgin Sat or Votv (Post Pentecost) – Votive – Form: EF, Salve Sancta Parens
Readings: 
1st: sir 24:14-16
Gsp: luk 11:27-28

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