Feast Of Christ the King 2020
Pontius Pilate acted cowardly in today’s Gospel and what happened to him as a result is a good lesson for all of us. This feast was established by Pope Pius XI who saw the attacks against Our Lord as undermining the fabric of civilization also. This feast cries out to brave souls to defend Christ’s Kingship and restore society to the excellent footing it once had.
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19th Sunday After Pentecost 2020
Feast of the Divine Maternity
Today is also the feast of the Divine Maternity which was clearly taught at the Council of Ephesus to correct the errors of Nestorius. The Holy Virgin is the Mother of God, the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity Who has a divine and a human nature. St. Paul in the Epistle encourages us to put on a new life of grace and abandon lying, stealing, anger and all other vices incompatible with God’s life in the soul. Our Lord tells the parable of the marriage feast in today’s Gospel. This was spoken on Tuesday of Holy Week to those about to kill Him. To the saved it was the promise of enjoying the heavenly banquet one day but to the unrepentant evildoers it was a warning of being cast out for eternity.
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Feast Of Our Lady Of The Holy Rosary 2020
Today’s Gospel is from St. Luke who records the mystery of the Annunciation as he learned it from Our Lady. This is the first mystery of the Rosary which is meant to be a garland of roses in honor of the Blessed Mother. The history of the Rosary shows its tie to religious life, the sacred Liturgy, devotion to the holy souls and victory against heretics and infidels. This is the most favored prayer by the Holy Virgin and the means for her preserving us during these dark days and saving us for Heaven. It is a contemplative and therefore difficult prayer that can be made easier if prayed alongside our heavenly Mother.
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18th Sunday After Pentecost 2020
After hearing about the importance of studying the catechism and of praying the Rosary, the Mass for this Sunday was explained. The Introit prayed for peace and the Collect prayed that mercy would guide our hearts. This mercy culminates in the beatitude that praises the merciful who practice the virtue of prudence and are guided by the gift of counsel. Christ demonstrates this in the Gospel account of the cure of the paralytic. The details are moving and show Our Lord being merciful, forgiving sin and proving it by a miracle. We should rush often to the Sacred Heart for forgiveness in the sacrament of penance and receive His peace in Holy Communion.
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Feast Of The Holy Guardian Angels – First Friday Conference, September 2020
Devotion to the angels is critical for the priest and the faithful. In the Gospel Our Lord says to become as little children and learn to trust Him. This is indispensable. October is dedicated to the Holy Rosary and St. Dominic and Blessed Allan taught the people about its importance by giving the fifteen promises attached to its recitation. The Mysteries of the Rosary are the memories for Our Lady of the Incarnation, Redemption and Heavenly reward of her divine Son. The Rosary is a prayer that easily leads to contemplation. Any problems or difficulties will disappear with its recitation.
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Feast Of St. Michael The Archangel 2020
The opening words of the Apocalypse begin today’s Epistle and show St. Michael proclaiming Christ as the Ruler of the world. The Gospel warns against the scandal of the innocent because their angels ever behold the face of God. This feast honors the leader of the angels, St. Michael, who earned his name in defending God’s honor against the attacks of Lucifer who refused the divine invitation. He and his cohorts rebelled as many have done since because they are proud. St. Michael and the angels protect us from these enemies of our souls and aid us on our path to heaven. St. Michael, defend us in battle!
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17th Sunday after Pentecost 2020
The Epistle for today points us to the Catholic Church which we are blessed to have. It has the one true Faith and a unity of belief, worship, sacraments and hierarchy. Christ gave us this as a means of fulfilling the two great commandments of love which He repeats in the Gospel for this Sunday. In this kingdom we learn to speak the language of love so that we will be fluent when we reach heaven. We must prepare now for our death which will usher us into heaven. Pride is the obstacle and we have time now to remove this from our spiritual life.
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16th Sunday After Pentecost 2020
This week we have the Ember Days and the feasts of St. Matthew and the North American Martyrs. St. Paul in the Epistle for today’s Mass writes about God the Father as the source of all fatherhood in the world. Our Lord in the Gospel teaches the importance of humility in the parable of the wedding feast. Pride is the vice that is the worst obstacle we face in our spiritual life. The Collect for today is about grace and how it inspires us in good works and helps us complete them. Always follow the motions of grace that God sends.
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Seven Sorrows Of The Blessed Virgin Mary 2020
Our Lord addressed His Mother as “Woman” from the Cross as a title of reverence and honor but also a reminder of Eve, the first woman, who was mother of the living. Our Lady is Mother of all those alive with sanctifying grace. Today recalls her seven principal sorrows which earned for her the title of Co-Redemptirx and her place by our side while we struggle in the valley of tears. Her great privileges of the Immaculate Conception, Assumption and their source her Divine Maternity elevate her to the heights where she belongs but her sorrows join her to us, her poor suffering children. Her miraculous image, known as the Mother of Perpetual Help, shows her suffering at our indifference to her young Son fleeing from the angels who are showing Him the instruments of His Passion. The Blessed Mother looks at us to compassionate Him. We must learn to live as She did so we can rejoice with her in heaven one day.
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Exaltation of the Holy Cross 2020
We rejoice to be able to honor this feast day with a High Mass. The chant was full of enthusiasm and devotion which is reminder of St. Augustine’s adage that “he who sings prays twice”. This is an ancient feast commemorating the dedication in Jerusalem of the basilica on September 14, 335. Also, it marked the day that St. Helena had found the true Cross. The cross was the worst form of capital punishment in the Roman world but on this day, after being sanctified by the Blood of Christ, it is worthy of exaltation as Our Lord promised in the Gospel. Constantine began this process when he used the cross as the symbol of victory at the Milvian bridge. Emperor Heraclius exalted the true Cross after recovering it from the infidels. We, too, will be exalted with Christ if we carry our daily crosses well.
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