Anger

The Death of Saints and Sinners

June 23, 2024By Servants Of The Holy Family

5th Sunday after Pentecost 2024
It is not sufficient for those inclined to anger to wait for the moment of temptation before fighting their vice. To practice the opposite virtues of meekness and fraternal charity is the most effective way of combatting unjust anger. Those who persecute the faithful, should stir our pity rather than our anger, especially when we remember the judgments in store for them. Good Catholics do not wish the frightful death of an unrepentant sinner on even their worst enemies. We ought to receive injuries and insults cheerfully whenever possible and pray that our enemies be converted, so they may die happily in God’s grace.
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The Great Evil of Venial Sin

February 25, 2024By Servants Of The Holy Family

2nd Sunday in Lent 2024
St. Paul calls us to make “even greater progress,” but in order to do so, we must begin attacking our habits of venial sin. Mortal sins kill the soul, but venial sins are the great obstacle to sanctification. These lesser sins can easily be overlooked if we are not on guard against them. They lessen God’s grace in our soul and they kill fervor, making spiritual practices difficult. Our habits of venial sin will inevitably lead us to serious sin. This disease of the soul must be combatted with custody of the mind, sincere desire of amendment, and with hatred and horror of any offense against God, no matter how slight it may appear.
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Instruction To The Youth

September 24, 2023By Servants Of The Holy Family

Q&A Conference September 2023
Children can sometimes be crueler than adults and hurt feelings can last a lifetime. If we are hardhearted in the way we treat others, God will punish us. We must beware of gossip. Young men should be particularly careful with the feelings of young girls. And young girls should look in the mirror honestly and clothe themselves in a manner that is flattering rather than revealing. It is the personality that makes friends. We change a great deal externally as we grow older, but a good heart remains.
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An Unfathomable Gift

October 16, 2022By Servants Of The Holy Family

19th Sunday After Pentecost 2022
We should look to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque as a model for our growth in the spiritual life. Many times she experienced the pull of the world drawing her away from her exalted calling. It was only by responding to God’s grace that she ultimately fulfilled His true designs for her. We are taught about Sanctifying Grace in both the Epistle and Gospel for today’s Mass. We are instructed to “put on the new man” and told of the necessity of the “wedding garment” to share in the happiness of the King. We should be willing to lose our life a hundred times rather than lose the unfathomable gift of grace.
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We Become Christ’s Home

May 15, 2022By Servants Of The Holy Family

4th Sunday After Easter 2022
“Do not let the sun go down on your anger.” In hearing these words, we must remember that this refers to unjust anger. The irascible passion of anger, when justified, is not only important but even necessary. This is why we are told to, “be angry, and sin not.”
The Spirit of God will magnify the Son by expressing all His goodness, holiness, and truth. This recalls to mind the words of the Blessed Virgin, “My soul magnifies the lord…”. Not only all of creation, but particularly the virtue and humility of God’s creatures expresses the His glory.
The children who receive Holy Communion today remind us all of the happiest day of our own lives, when we received the Holy Eucharist for the first time. Even those who have left the true Faith still admit that this was the happiest event of their lives.
The beautiful clothes of the children reflect the beauty of their souls, now prepared for welcome Christ. We are ready to become Christ’s home. He made us that He might come to us and also bring us to Himself. Every gift received is from Christ, who loves us more than any mother or father could.
People forget these basic truths and live lives of pleasure, pride, and greed. At the end of their lives they are filled with great fear, knowing they must leave everything behind. We must avoid the tricks of the devil and bad friends and remain always faithful to Our Lord in this Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.
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Traditor Not Traitor

April 3, 2022By Servants Of The Holy Family

Passion Sunday 2022
Saints this week include Sts. Isidore and Vincent Ferrer. Friday honors our Mother of Sorrows. We should imitate St. Joseph and the Holy Family and make every effort to attend Holy Week ceremonies, especially the Sacred Triduum. St. Paul in the Epistle shows how the Old Testament prefigured Our Lord’s Passion and Death. In the Gospel we see the conflict intensifying between Christ and the Pharisees because Jesus identifies Himself as God and one with the Father. This so infuriates His enemies that they pick up building materials to stone Him but Our Lord hides from them. We are reminded of this by the draping of the statues during these last two weeks of Lent called Passiontide. We sinners, also, have offended God and driven Him from our temples, our souls.
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Signs Of Demonic Temptation

October 17, 2021By Servants Of The Holy Family

21st Sunday After Pentecost 2021
Tomorrow is the feast of St. Luke the Evangelist and today is the feast of St. Margaret Mary the Apostle of the Sacred Heart. The Epistle for this Mass was written by St. Paul during his imprisonment and the armor of his jailers was a reminder to him of the defensive and offensive weapons that we have in our spiritual combat, not with natural forces but, with preternatural forces on high. Lucifer is the leader of these proud fallen demons who are the cause of most of our temptations. Sudden, disturbing, prideful, lying and divisive characteristics mark these attacks from the devil. The Gospel warns us to be merciful because we have received mercy. The Divine Maternity has an important attribute that honors Our Lady’s virginity before, during and after Christ’s birth. The Holy Rosary is our great means of sanctification.
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Fraternal Charity

June 27, 2021By Servants Of The Holy Family

5th Sunday After Pentecost 2021
We just celebrated the feast of St. John the Baptist and this week we have the beautiful feasts of Saints Peter and Paul, the Precious Blood and the Visitation. Today is also the day in honor of our Mother of Perpetual Help. In today’s Mass St. Peter is commanding us to practice charity towards one another. We should not let unjust anger fester in us and we should not hesitate to approach humbly our wronged brethren and reconcile with them. Our Lord warns that this must be done before worshipping Him at the altar. Love of our neighbor should progress so that we practice patience towards all even considering their imperfections. We must learn to listen to others and not try to improve on their stories.
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Purity of Intention

February 14, 2021By Servants Of The Holy Family

Quinquagesima Sunday 2021
In preparation for Ash Wednesday and Lent there is a review of the laws concerning fast and abstinence. Today is also the feast of St. Valentine and his impact in our own day. The Epistle for this Mass is taken from St. Paul and teaches us the importance of doing all our works, especially the upcoming penances, with purity of intention which is produced by charity. The Gospel tells of the cure of the blind man by Our Lord. We are that blind man who need God’s help to see our sinfulness and do something about it.
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