Pentecost Sunday 2022 Sunday is a day sanctified by God. From the creations of the angels to the Resurrection of Our Lord, and now the feast of Pentecost, this day has been made holy in a special way. The Holy Ghost descended upon that small group of disciples to institute the New Law and inspire them to spread the Good News. They preached for the conversion of thousands of souls and the growth of their own personal holiness. We continue this mission to this very day. We must purify our intentions and refuse to be satisfied with anything less than the Greatest Treasure of all, possession of God Himself. #20220605S
Sunday After The Ascension 2022 We, as Catholics, must not lead a double life. God desires our whole heart. When we are told that we must “watch in prayer,” this means that we must be on guard against both the enemy and occasions of sin. What a wonderful reward we are offered for the practice of charity by Christ’s words, “charity covers a multitude of sins.” An act as simple as feeding our family is a corporal work of mercy. With the practice of fortitude, we can remain steadfast in the Faith, overcome the despondency the devil attempts to create in us, and continually grow in devotion. #20220529K
4th Sunday After Easter 2022 “Do not let the sun go down on your anger.” In hearing these words, we must remember that this refers to unjust anger. The irascible passion of anger, when justified, is not only important but even necessary. This is why we are told to, “be angry, and sin not.”
The Spirit of God will magnify the Son by expressing all His goodness, holiness, and truth. This recalls to mind the words of the Blessed Virgin, “My soul magnifies the lord…”. Not only all of creation, but particularly the virtue and humility of God’s creatures expresses the His glory.
The children who receive Holy Communion today remind us all of the happiest day of our own lives, when we received the Holy Eucharist for the first time. Even those who have left the true Faith still admit that this was the happiest event of their lives.
The beautiful clothes of the children reflect the beauty of their souls, now prepared for welcome Christ. We are ready to become Christ’s home. He made us that He might come to us and also bring us to Himself. Every gift received is from Christ, who loves us more than any mother or father could.
People forget these basic truths and live lives of pleasure, pride, and greed. At the end of their lives they are filled with great fear, knowing they must leave everything behind. We must avoid the tricks of the devil and bad friends and remain always faithful to Our Lord in this Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. #20220515
1st Friday Conference May 2022 The pagan view is that man is constituted by his work. Without work, man is not human. The Catholic view is that work is an expression of the man. St. Joseph the “faber” is the example of all workers.
Good Shepherd Sunday gave place to the feast of St. Joseph this year, but the Gospel account would not be overlooked. Christ identifies Himself as the door to the sheepfold. In those days, the shepherds would build a corral to protect the sheep at night, with one shepherd chosen to guard the door so that he might only let in those who truly belong in the fold. This example was used to combat those who were teaching without authority. Christ is the Good Shepard, whom the sheep know, trust, and follow. It was shocking for the people of Christ’s time to hear Him say that He loved His sheep to the point that He would give His life for them. He feeds us through the Holy Eucharist and other sacraments and asks for only our heart in return. #20220506
Easter Sunday 2022 Lent has passed by quickly but we take away the lesson that the “Imitation of Christ” reiterates for us that we win heaven by work and suffering. With the Resurrection we share in the happiness of being with Our Lord once again. Christ has proved that He conquered sin by overcoming its consequence, death. As soon as He rose again He visited His Blessed Mother and later St. Mary Magdalen and all the others during His active Easter Sunday. We must not let the fervor and devotion that carried us the past forty days subside so that we are reduced to anything less than our spiritual enthusiasm today. We must build on what we have so to draw closer to our Risen Lord and Savior. #20220417K
Easter Vigil 2022 The Easter Vigil is the culmination of our Lenten retreat and especially for the catechumens who are baptized and who will receive their first Holy Communions at the Mass which follows. The Liturgy brings light to the darkness of the world of sin and sings the praise of Our Lord’s Paschal candle. Then we are reminded of the miracles around water in preparation for the blessing of the Easter and baptismal waters which lead to the baptism of our catechumens. The Mass of Christ’s triumphant Resurrection will end with our Easter communion and our union with the Risen Savior. The newest members of the Church now begin their lives as part of the faithful. #20220416M
Good Friday 2022 There is one thing that we know and can be certain about and that is that God became a Man and died on this day. From all eternity this was in the Divine Mind and the ultimate purpose for all creation. The Sacred Liturgy, in the absence of the Holy Mass today, re-presents the events on Calvary for us to share. We are imitating the early Christians by using the same liturgical rites as they did. When Our Lord died on the cross He made a special effort to direct and to entrust us to His own Mother. We honor and love her as the Co-Redemptrix and Mother of Sorrows because her Divine Son instructed us to do this. We must appreciate what our sins have done to Son and Mother and detest them by an immolation of our selfishness with Christ on the cross. #20220415S
Holy Thursday 2022 Today is a good day to remind everyone about how to receive Holy Communion properly. The Epistle is a warning from St. Paul that is timely because we live in a time of unprecedented sacrileges against Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. The Gospel describes the Mandatum when Christ washed the feet of His apostles. This was the first interruption of what was the last Passover meal. The second interruption near the end when when Our Lord gave His most precious gift just before His death – Himself in the Holy Eucharist. This is the supreme sacrament in the Church that everything revolves around. The Mass and priesthood which were instituted this night with the Holy Eucharist are essential to Its continuation to the end of time. All the problems which face us can and will be solved by God in the Blessed Sacrament of the altar. #20220414
Palm Sunday 2022 Our Lord’s triumphal procession into Jerusalem today was prophesied and predicted the role that the Gentiles would have in the new kingdom of Christ the King. This joy is seen in the powerful sacramental of the palms which are carried in procession. This festive mood soon changes to sadness in the Liturgy as the Passion is presented to us during the Mass. This all is a warning to each of us that we must beware lest we rejoice with Jesus only to join shortly thereafter in calling for His death as the people of His time did. We are guilty of such betrayal by our sins and a return to mediocrity after Easter. #20220410B
Passion Sunday 2022 Saints this week include Sts. Isidore and Vincent Ferrer. Friday honors our Mother of Sorrows. We should imitate St. Joseph and the Holy Family and make every effort to attend Holy Week ceremonies, especially the Sacred Triduum. St. Paul in the Epistle shows how the Old Testament prefigured Our Lord’s Passion and Death. In the Gospel we see the conflict intensifying between Christ and the Pharisees because Jesus identifies Himself as God and one with the Father. This so infuriates His enemies that they pick up building materials to stone Him but Our Lord hides from them. We are reminded of this by the draping of the statues during these last two weeks of Lent called Passiontide. We sinners, also, have offended God and driven Him from our temples, our souls. #20220403M
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