The Assumption Of Our Lady
Feast Of The Assumption Of The Blessed Virgin Mary 2016
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With the Commemoration of the Holy Machabees we are reminded of their heroic sacrifice for the Faith and its practices. We are called to be like them today and prayer is essential to remaining faithful.
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Besides learning about Saints Anne and James the Greater, we hear about the 14 Holy Martyrs who are invoked for a variety of needs and were especially implored for aid during the black death. From the Epistle the Holy Ghost through St. Paul teaches us about the charisms in the Church. From the Gospel about the Pharisee and the Publican we are taught about the importance of humility and of not depending on self as Pelagians do.
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The life of St. Mary Magdalen is a perfect example of the serenity that comes to anyone who converts from sin and begins to love God above all else. The Act of Contrition is our way of imitating this holy penitent.  St. Camillus is another case of a beautiful conversion which led him to express his love of God through heroic care for the sick and dying. Finally, this sermon gives several practical ways of living a spiritual life in today’s world. It explains the difference between temptation and sin and how to deal with both. Discerning God’s Will for us requires prayer, reflection and counsel.
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Father cautions everyone to be aware of the great danger of pornography and he stresses the need to be aware of false prophets.  He quotes our Lord: “not everyone who says Lord, Lord, shall enter heaven but those who do the Will of God the Father.  He reminds us that good trees bear good fruit but bad trees only bad fruit.  We must practice the good fruits of the Holy Spirit if we are to achieve eternal salvation.  We cannot be like those who preach the Faith outwardly but inwardly work against it.
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In this sermon Father traces the devotions to this awesome Feast and makes an astounding revelation of the fact that just one drop of the Precious Blood would have been enough of a sacrifice to save the entire world.  He also points out that human life is carried in the blood and by giving up His Blood, Our Lord completes the Ultimate Sacrifice for all mankind.  He reminds us that the Blood of the Lamb spread on the doorposts of the Jews was enough to save them from the Avenging  Angel of the Old Testament and the Blood of Our Lord was first shed at the circumcision and many times in copious amounts during His Passion and Death.  We have very much for which to be thankful.
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In this sermon, we are reminded of the heroic lives of Saints Peter and Paul as the pillars of the Faith. We too must have the great love and generous hearts as they did. Despite the sad situation around us we can change our lives by becoming saints and thereby change the world.
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Father speaks about the blessing of articles, modest dress during the summer, the reason women wear veils in Church and the striking parallels in the lives of Our Lord and St. John the Baptist. The hymn for his feastday was the origin for the musical scale that we use today.
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Fr. Superior focuses on the great feasts to be celebrated this week, including the Apostles Peter and Paul and the great work of locating St. Peter’s bodily remains in Rome, the upcoming feast of the Most Precious Blood, the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and today’s commemoration of Sts. John and Paul who were martyred by Julian the Apostate after the reign of Constantine. Fr. also gives a brief description of the relic of the Mother of Perpetual Help, touched to the image painted by St. Luke, and he alerted all those who felt they were Publicans (great sinners) that they were indeed welcome to attend chapel services including today’s Q&A Session after Mass. After all, aren’t we all publicans?
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