Sermon From Gaudete Sunday 2013 The “O” Antiphons, which are chanted leading up to Christmas, look with anticipation towards the second coming of Christ. “O Wisdom” refers to the Son of God under the title of the greatest intellectual ability and the gift of the Holy Ghost. “O Adonai” calls on Christ’s help just as…
Sermon On The Feast Of The Immaculate Conception 2013 It is important to know some of the prerogatives of this great privilege that was bestowed on the Blessed Mother in anticipation of the Incarnation. From the first moment of her existence, the charity of the Virgin Mary, in her plenitude of grace, surpasses all human…
Conference On 1st Friday, December 2013 St. Nicholas is the great saint of Christmas, and he is loved by all. Similar to St. Martin’s Day, the celebration of St. Nicholas was so popular that it was even adopted by Protestants as Santa Claus. This early-Church bishop was considered a martyr because of what he suffered…
Sermon From 1st Sunday In Advent 2013 This is the beginning of a new liturgical year, and we are brought to the Blessed Mother to help us in this new year. The stational Church for today is the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome. Our resolution for this new year should be to make…
Sermon From Last Sunday After Pentecost 2013 At the end, Christ will come openly for all to see, and yet many evil people will remain unrepentant. Why? Because they do not want to be converted. We must not be among them, and we must begin our preparation now by using the sacrament of Penance and…
Sermon From The 24th Sunday after Pentecost 2013 A Catholic should never be sad, despite his troubles. We see the example of the Little Flower, who died a painful death, at the age of twenty-four, yet she died laughing. It is pride that makes us sad, and humility which makes us happy. The Epistle tells…
Sermon From 24th Sunday After Pentecost 2013 Father Violette✟ We must first love God, then our neighbor, and then love ourselves according to God’s Will. The three theological virtues are freely given, not earned. When we reach heaven, faith and hope will no longer be needed, only charity will remain. We practice charity, which is…
Sermon From All Souls Day 2013 This beautiful Mass for the Holy Souls in Purgatory has its own sequence entitled “Dies Irae” which means the Day of Wrath. It is a warning to the living of the judgments of God but ends with hope of happiness in heaven. Today is proof that the debt for…
Sermon From The Feast Of All Saints 2013 Our Lord in the Gospel teaches the Beatitudes which show the blessedness of the saints. We must have great desire to be holy and we can achieve this with prayer and effort. Although non-Catholics criticize devotion to the saints they are not following Christian practice which dates…
Sermon From The Feast Of Christ the King 2013 On this feast of Christ the King we recall Quas Primas, the encyclical letter of Pope Pius XI, which explains this teaching on Our Lord’s social kingdom and the reasons for instituting this feast. Later this week we have the holyday of obligation known as All…
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