4th Sunday of Advent 2024 This Epistle is an instruction for the “Ministers of the Mysteries of God” – the newly ordained priests. It emphasizes that natural talent is not what makes a man a good and holy minister of Our Lord. In this Gospel, the mountains and hills which must be brought low are our vices which stand as an obstacle to Our Lord’s coming, and the valleys which must be filled refer to the love of God we are lacking and must strive to increase. Through mortification to attack our vices, and meditation to increase our love, we may prepare a fitting place in our souls for the birth of the Divine Child. #20241222B
Christmas Conference 2024 In a moment in time the Word assumed a human nature and from then on, He was completely God and completely man and will be so for all eternity. This feast of Christmas also includes the doctrine of the Virgin Birth. The Blessed Mother was virgin before, during, and after the birth of Christ. This miracle foreshadowed the Resurrection, in which Christ passed through His tomb while leaving it shut.
The reason why the Son became man was first to honor His Father, and only secondarily for the salvation of mankind. All things were made as an expression of His goodness, and all mankind was made for God first. God became a Father in a new way on Christmas, because it was only then that He became Father in the flesh. Our Lord came to dwell forever in our hearts as the King of Peace. This is a feast of hope which offers a foretaste of the final victory at the end of time. The three Masses of Christmas focus, first on the eternal birth of the Son from the Father, then the birth of the Word in the Flesh, and finally the birth of the Word in men’s hearts. Christ appeared as a helpless child, and all are drawn to the innocence and purity of an infant. It teaches each one of us to become like little children so we might enter the kingdom of Heaven. #20241220
3rd Sunday of Advent – Gaudete Sunday 2024 This is a season of penance, but today we have a glimpse of the coming joy of Christmas. On this day, the Holy Ghost instructs us to rejoice. The Blessed Virgin is one of the models for this season, especially during the Ember Days of Advent. We are part of those generations prophesied in Holy Scripture who would call the Virgin Mary blessed. St. Paul instructs us not to be anxious nor attached to the passing things of this world. We must make the right choices, not because it will benefit us financially, but because of our love for God. Although we are joyful on this day, we still have work to do. Let us detach ourselves from the money and pleasures that so easily control us and follow Christ Our Lord to freedom. #20241215M
The Advent Conferences 2024 Bishop’s Conference for Advent – Learn about the historical and liturgical meaning of the season of Advent, as well as the great danger of a vice we all suffer from – lukewarmness. #20241210-b
The Advent Conferences 2024 Bishop’s 2nd Immaculate Conception Conference – Learn how the account of the fall of man found in the book of Genesis predicts the great privilege of the Immaculate Conception that would be given to the Mother of God. #20241210-a
First Friday, December 2024 Conference on Grace and The Immaculate Conception – When we speak of perfect passive conception, we refer to the moment in which the product of active conception is infused with a soul and becomes a human person. From this moment of perfect passive conception, the Virgin Mary was redeemed in a preservative, not a liberative, manner. The Blessed Mother from this point possessed a greater union with God than all the angels and saints. Our Lady was not only free from the guilt of Original Sin, but also the concupiscence of the flesh, of the eyes, and the pride of life. By a divine ligature, she was unable to consent to even the slightest imperfections.
Sanctifying Grace is a created share in the supernatural life of God. When God breathed human life into Adam, He breathed a share of divine life into him as well. Grace must be valued above all things. We must be willing to live and die to preserve it. The Blessed Mother was given the plenitude of grace in preparation for her role as the Mother of God, as well as Mother to each one of us. #20241206
1st Sunday of Advent 2024 Today is New Year’s Day in the Church, and we are reminded by the violet color at the beginning of the liturgical year to do penance for our sins. We have a lot of work to do this Advent to prepare for the coming of Our Lord into our souls. This is the time to make spiritual New Year’s resolutions. If we wish to obtain our heavenly reward, we must perform the spiritual and corporal works of mercy and maintain purity of body and soul through prayer and mortification. The Son of God honored our flesh when He took to Himself a human nature. In following the purpose of this Advent season, let us “put aside the works of darkness and put on the armor of light!” #20241201K
Vigil of Christmas 2023 Today the Church cries out, “We will have Him to rule over us!” This Mass is like an early celebration of Christmas. “Come Lord and Reign!” says the Alleluia verse. According to St. Ignatius Martyr, the reason St. Joseph was betrothed to the Blessed Virgin Mary was to hide the miracle of her virginal conception from the devil, who was searching for the fulfillment of that prophecy. Today we know that the Lord is coming, and tomorrow we will be with Him in the manger through the Holy Eucharist. #20231224M
3rd Sunday of Advent 2023 Gaudete Sunday – This is a day in which we take joy in our Catholic Faith, a day without anxiety or trouble of heart. We must make our petitions known to God, trusting that they will be answered in the best way possible. God gives us the grace to ask for the helps we need. Those who are of good will enjoy peace in this life. The patrons of Advent are the prophet Isaias, St. John the Baptist, and the Blessed Virgin. We must strive to remove whatever is in our life which impairs our union with Our Lord. #20231217K
Second Sunday of Advent 2023 With great hope we are reminded of eternity during this season. All virtue builds on nature, and the same is true of the virtue of hope. Hope cannot exist without difficulty and tribulation. We hope in God, not despite our sufferings, but in light of our sufferings. The saints took great joy in their tribulations because they knew God wished for them to live the life of His Son. Adversity opens the eyes which prosperity holds shut. We must fight the good fight in this life if we wish to be glorified in the next. #20231210B
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