Pray To Be Saved

21st Sunday after Pentecost 2016 In today’s gospel the Master of the House forgave a debt owed by the servant which was far in excess of his ability to pay.  But that servant went out and demanded that one of his debtors repay a much smaller dept and showed no mercy in the process.  So, the Master handed the…

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Imitate And Obtain What Is Promised

Our Lady of the Holy Rosary 2016 After hearing the story of the Blessed Mother weaving a crown of roses with the Hail Marys said by a monk reciting the Rosary, we learn about the chalice dedicated to the Holy Rosary and how it was given to us.  The Rosary helped Father with his vocation…

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Behave, Believe And Love the Angels

20th Sunday after Pentecost 2016 The Introit of this Mass reminds us that we suffer because of the misfortunes of life and we can avoid this by behaving and practicing virtue.  The Gospel teaches the importance of believing in order to gain favors, even miracles, from God.  Finally, we have been given guardian angels and…

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Who Is Like Unto God?

Feast Of St. Michael The Archangel 2016 With the battle cry “Who is like unto God?” the great archangel, St. Michael, defended the honor of God and won forever his name.  This ancient feast recalls the dedications of a couple of famous churches where St. Michael is venerated.  It also celebrates all the heavenly spirits…

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Salvation Is A Gift

19th Sunday after Pentecost In this sermon Father emphasizes the need for us not only to respond to Our Lord’s call to attend His Heavenly Feast (Holy Sacrifice of the Mass) but to be properly instructed on what it signifies.  To that end, the Fathers are offering a series of talks on Wednesday evenings, open to all,…

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Way Of The Mother

Feast Of The Seven Sorrows Of The Blessed Virgin Mary 2016 Fr. Superior mentions in today’s Epistle how Judith saves the Jewish people from the terrible Holifernes. She is a type of Our Holy Mother saving us from the terrible clutches of Satan.  He then recalls briefly the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin.   Fr.…

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Know The Mystery Of The Cross

Exaltation of the Holy Cross 2016 The Exaltation of the Holy Cross is a most ancient, historical and Catholic feast.  Making the Sign of the Cross marks us as Catholics. Constantine’s victory through the Cross led to the conversion of pagan Rome to Christianity.  His mother, St. Helen, discovered the true Cross and centuries later…

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Poverty And Fear Of The Lord

Feast of St. Stephen Of Hungary And First Friday Of The Month In this first Friday conference, Father briefly talks about St. Stephen, the King of Hungary, whose feast it is today.  Father continues with the first words from the sermon on the mount, “Blessed are the poor in spirit,” and explains this beatitude and…

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Bear Wrongs Patiently

15th Sunday after Pentecost 2016 Father speaks on the topic of our fallen nature versus grace, wherein grace acts as a curb to our tendencies to rail against and provoke our neighbor.  As Christ was often criticized by the crowd while he was preaching, so we are subject to the same sort of provocations by…

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