Pray To Be Saved

October 9, 2016By

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 first servant over to the torturers until he paid all that was due.  Is this what will happen to us at the Last Judgment because we do not show Mercy and Forgiveness to those who have hurt us?  Indeed, we are told that we must love our enemies and do good to those who hurt us because as the Lord’s Prayer says:  …”forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.”   Implicit in this message is the fact that we must pray in order to be saved because it is unlikely that one who does not pray will show mercy and forgiveness to others.

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Imitate And Obtain What Is Promised

October 7, 2016By

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 and is a hallmark of all vocations.  St. Dominic used it to convert heretics and it is the remedy for all times.  We rest in Our Lady’s promise that one day she will save the world through the Rosary.  Pray it daily as requested at Fatima.

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Behave, Believe And Love the Angels

October 2, 2016By

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 we should love these closest friends and have devotion to them.

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Who Is Like Unto God?

September 29, 2016By

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 who lead us in worship and prayer while watching over the whole created cosmos and each of us.  Ask for the intercession of St. Michael and all the angels that we become devout and one day see them in heaven.

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Salvation Is A Gift

September 26, 2016By

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, in which questions may be asked on what Catholics believe regarding not only the Mass but all the tenets of the Faith and forms of worship practiced by Catholics throughout history. He likens this instruction to the need illustrated in today’s Gospel “to have on the proper wedding garment” in order to be welcomed to the Feast.

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Way Of The Mother

September 15, 2016By

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. Superior makes  an analogy in describing how we must embrace our own sorrows in life as a kind of “Tuition for Life.”  He describes Our Holy Mother in her role as Co-redemptrix of the Human Race and how Our Lord, while on the Cross, gave Her to us to be our solace and our hope as we pay our “Tuition for Life.”   Most especially are we to remember that with the Cross we have already won as long as we accept and embrace it in our lives.

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Know The Mystery Of The Cross

September 14, 2016By

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 the emperor, Heraclius, recovered it from the Persians and returned it to Jerusalem.  The Cross is consecrated by Christ’s Blood and is the sign of His love. We enter into His sufferings and death through the Cross so to triumph with Christ in heaven.

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Poverty And Fear Of The Lord

September 2, 2016By

Feast of St. Stephen Of Hungary 2016 – First Friday Of September

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 its relationship with the gift of the Holy Ghost known as fear of the Lord. 

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Bear Wrongs Patiently

August 28, 2016By

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 our neighbors.  As He bared wrongs patiently, so must we with the help of grace that He sends us.  It’s easy to fly off the handle but far more difficult, and profitable to our souls, to suffer in silence and leave the matter to God Himself.  Jesus was moved by the tears of the widow and so will be moved by our tears and sufferings at Judgment time.

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