Prepare for Christ’s Coming

Sermon From 4th Sunday of Advent 2013 Father Violette✟ We have weeks to prepare us for the major feasts of the Church to wake us up and ensure we are ready.  From all eternity God has a special grace for each one of us – the grace of Christmas.  We have ample time to prepare…

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The “O” Antiphons

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…

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I Am the Immaculate Conception

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…

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St. Nicholas

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…

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Teach Us Your Ways

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…

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