In Heaven We Will Meet Again
Funeral Mass March 7, 2020
Our first duty in the face of death is to pray for the soul of the faithful departed so that she may be released from Purgatory as soon as possible. We have confidence because all the consolations of the Faith through the sacraments were given to the deceased but we still must pray always for her. God rewards those who suffer for Him, especially out of loyalty which He values highly. Catholics look forward to the day when they can meet their beloved dead and see them again in heaven.
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What Is Keeping Me From God?
First Sunday of Lent 2020
This sermon begins with a review of the Lenten regulations and a recalling of the life and the struggle for his vocation of St. Thomas Aquinas, whose feast is this week. Then we learn about the sacramental of ashes which is a powerful aid during this season which offers us more graces than at any other time during the year. With this help we perform supernatural works which overcome everything that separates us from God. After His forty days of fasting in the desert, Our Lord showed us how to defeat the devil and his temptations. We are meant to follow Christ’s example.
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Child Of Grace
Quinquagesima Sunday 2020
The Epistle for today teaches the importance of the supernatural virtue of charity which is not to be confused with natural human kindness. Charity not only enables us to love God and neighbor but it gives us knowledge beyond the highest attainable during our earthly lives. Today was also the clothing day for one of our seminarians and the sermon continued on the topic of a vocation to the priesthood and religious life. The importance of grace as a necessity for supernatural endeavors was explained. The following qualities are essential during the future preparation for service to the Church: perseverance, trust in God, distrust of self, dedication and strength in adversity. All of these will aided by the sacramental of the religious habit.
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The Grace Of Ashes
Ash Wednesday 2020
The origins of this day date back to the beginning when God told Adam after his fall that he was dust and unto dust he would return. To counter the sin of pride by eating the forbidden fruit we are called to practice humility by fast and abstinence. All peoples have felt the need for penance and Catholics can accomplish it effectively and with merit. Not to be forgotten is the need for love which must motivate our actions and make us imitate Christ who suffered and died out of love. The Mass is the greatest work any of us can do and so it is critical during Lent. The sacramental of the ashes will strengthen us today and throughout these forty days.
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Lost And Saved Through A Tree
Sexagesima Sunday 2020
The Divine Office for this week recounts the story of Noah and his Ark. This is the type for Christ and His saving Cross which undo the fall of Adam caused by his eating the forbidden fruit of the tree in Paradise. We learn also that God’s grace is offered to us in abundance and we should not reject it. Our Faith allows us to attend Mass as if we are already in heaven. We must live for God and not self. Now is the time to dedicate ourselves to God during these holy days.
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Why We Need A Redeemer
Septuagesima Sunday 2020
After the story of St. Apollonia this sermon explains the meaning of St. Paul’s Epistle for this Sunday which marks a new liturgical season of Septuagesima and the beginning of the road to Easter. St. Paul warns us not to presume on our merits. The scripture readings for this week remind us of many important truths concerning creation, Adam and Eve, the fall and its consequences and the promise of a Redeemer. The Gospel shows us God’s generosity towards us even up to the last moment.
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The Candle Shows The Beauty Of Christ
Feast Of The Purification 2020
For only the second time in a couple of decades we are celebrating this wonderful feast of the Purification on a Sunday and this enables more of the faithful to participate in this sacred Liturgy and to hear the doctrines about this feast. This ceremony is ancient, recorded in the fourth century by a holy pilgrim sister, Sylvia. It is celebrated in the same way today. Christ, now forty days old, was presented in the temple and restored to His parents by their offering a gift in exchange for Him. Also, the Blessed Mother submitted to the law, which was not intended for her, by her offering of doves for purification. The first procession took place with Simeon and Anna joining the Holy Family and this is renewed by our procession with the candle, a sacramental which depicts the Son of God made man.
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How Can Sin Make Us Better?
3rd Sunday after Epiphany 2020
Today is a continuation of the beautiful time after the Epiphany when the God-Man is shown to us for our adoration and love. The Redemptive Incarnation is with the Trinity as the most important truth about God Who rules the cosmos, even as an Infant. The Epistle warns us not to be puffed up with pride but to be as the centurion in the Gospel who had great faith and humility. Our faults and sins should humble us and thereby make us better.
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One Word Can Make A Saint
2nd Sunday after Epiphany 2020
The Liturgy is moving toward the redemptive aspect of the Incarnation. We go with the true and certain knowledge of Christ’s divinity that is manifested to us during these days. We pray and thereby know our Faith through the liturgical law that the law of prayer is the law of believing. This Mass is full of such treasures that we must ask God to give them to us as He did give them to the shepherds and magi. His first miracle at the wedding feast of Cana was a prelude to His final miracle at the Last Supper when He changed wine into His Precious Blood.
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