Our Nature’s Solitary Boast

December 8, 2018By

Immaculate Conception 2018
The Proclamation of the dogma of today’s feast of the Immaculate Conception was done by Pope Pius IX in 1854.  This prerogative is an absolutely supernatural gift to the Blessed Virgin Mary in light of the Passion and Death of her Divine Son and which created Her as a worthy vessel for the carrying of Christ as His Mother later in Her life.  Her initial plenitude of grace was accompanied by the virtues and the gifts in the highest degree possible to equip her for God’s mission.  God’s love produced this in her and the Blessed Mother reciprocated this love throughout her life.
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Lex Orandi Lex Credendi

December 2, 2018By

First Sunday of Advent 2018
The First Sunday of Advent begins the Church’s new liturgical year and reminds us that the way we pray is the way we believe.  The liturgy is the official prayer of the Church and the ordinary means of holiness.  It is also a weapon against the devil.  Prayer is an excellent penitential practice for Advent and the Blessed Mother is the perfect model of this practice.  Our Lady will prepare us for Christmas through her Rosary devoutly recited.
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Our Lady’s Anamnesis

November 25, 2018By

Rosary Conference November 25, 2018
This conference explains how the Rosary is the living memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary praying at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.  We can pray in union with our Blessed Mother and penetrate the mysteries of the Rosary as She did.  This will make our recitation of the Rosary easier and elevate it to the contemplative order which is its purpose.  Thus fortified, souls will be led by the Rosary to victories greater than those accomplished in the past.
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End Of The Year Warning

November 25, 2018By

Last Sunday after Pentecost 2018
The Last Sunday after Pentecost is a reminder not to be a lover of this world nor compromise with it.  The Gospel gives signs of the last days which are meant to warn us.  Also, the importance of sacramentals, especially the Rosary and the Miraculous Medals, is explained because of the feast of St. Catherine Laboure this week.
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Our Daily Battles

November 18, 2018By

26th Sunday after Pentecost 2018
The Collect for the 26th Sunday after Pentecost must be taken to heart.  Both words and works are needed to reach heaven and we must perform the works in the state of grace.  The crucifix is the reminder of what God did for us and we must be like the early Christians in turning away from our own personal idols.  Each day is a struggle against a society which militates against the true Faith.
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Love Without End

November 11, 2018By

25th Sunday after Pentecost 2018
The theme of the 25th Sunday after Pentecost is God’s Infinite Love.  Men are sanctified by thinking of His Love, returning it and loving others, especially the unlovable.  Is that not what Christ does in loving us, the unlovable sinners that we are?  The Gospel warns about the weeds in the field which first can be bad Catholics but others as well.  We must firmly believe the words of Our Lord and in the power of prayer.
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God Thinks Thoughts of Peace

November 4, 2018By

24th Sunday after Pentecost 2018
The Introit for these final Sundays after Pentecost is from the letter of Jeremias to the exiles in Babylon and reassures them that God will lead them back to the promised land as He leads us back to heaven.  The Gospel encourages us to believe that Christ, who sleeps now during the storm, will save us at the right time.  St. Paul in the Epistle directs us to love our neighbor by obeying the commandments. We can show love to our neighbor by praying for the Holy Souls in Purgatory.  It is wise to teach your children this practice so they will pray for you someday.
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Be Prepared To Meet God

November 2, 2018By

All Souls Day Evening 2018
All Souls Day is a consoling Catholic liturgical commemoration which distinguishes us from other religions.  It reminds us of the perfection required for entrance into heaven and a place of mercy for those who still need purification.  It warns us of hell if we die an enemy of God.  Christ said we must pay even the last penny and so the souls in Purgatory are doing that by making amends for their sins.  We must pray for the dead and for ourselves in facing death.  God has given us the sacrament of Extreme Unction which prepares us to meet God and we should pray for this great gift daily.
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The Embrace That Wakes The Dead

November 2, 2018By

All Souls Day 2018
We are called on All Souls Day to be like the religious Sisters of the Society of the Helpers of the Holy Souls by praying and sacrificing for the relief and release of those detained in Purgatory.  A member of this congregation, Mother St. Austin, wrote much about the purgatorial life and those who live it.  In excerpts from her poetry we learn about God’s great love of the souls of the Church Suffering and how He embraces them and brings them to heaven once they have been perfected through their time of purification.  St. Mary Magdalen is their patroness because she is the example for us of how the sins of a lifetime can be expiated as she accomplished it in three hours at the foot of the Cross.
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All Saints Chapel

November 1, 2018By

All Saints Day 2018

Our chapel could be named for All Saints Day because we have the Beatitudes from the Gospel on the walls along with statues of the saints, especially those who were sinners.  This is a reminder of the origin of this feast in transferring relics to St. Mary of the Martyrs in Rome, the previously pagan temple of the Pantheon.  Today is a great celebration in heaven as all who have lived ordinary lives in extraordinary supernatural ways are honored.  We are called to imitate them and to join them one day.

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