Sermon From
Ascension 2014
Today we celebrate the only dogma that was proclaimed to us by the angels. Jesus descended into Hell, meaning that He entered to “lower regions” to lead the souls of the just to their reward. They were all brought to that real place which we call Heaven and all the souls of the just are celebrating there on this day. This is a prediction of our coming resurrection. Christ sits at the right hand of the Father by right and by conquest.
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Sermon From
The Annunciation 2014
What a close friend of God St. Gabriel must be for him to be chosen over all the other angels to ask God’s intended spouse, Our Lady, if she would be mother to the Divine Son. If we want to know the will of God we should ask the angels, especially St. Gabriel. When we hear the angel say, “Nothing shall be impossible with God,” it should fill us with hope and courage. We must never give up! Even Judas could have been saved if he had not despaired. The Blessed Mother gives us the perfect example of infallible trust in God.
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Funeral Mass, March 2014
Death hurts us all, but the Church gives us words of comfort in the face of death when she reminds us that on the last day all will rise. The coffin of the deceased is surrounded by candles at the Requiem Mass, representing Christ, the Light of the World. Even those who have left the true Church have admitted the great comfort the Church offers us in our last moments. In praying for final perseverance, we are asking for all the help necessary to fight the final attempts of the devil to steal our souls from God. The deceased soul’s work is over, but ours is not. We must continually pray for the souls in purgatory and pray for our own salvation.
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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 true love for neighbor, even when we do not like him – even when he attacks us. Just as Our Lord saved the Apostles who were in danger on the stormy sea, we should never feel as if we are doomed. We must tell God how deeply we believe and ask Him to increase our belief.
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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 Saints day and the following day we have All Souls day which reminds us of the holy souls in Purgatory who are being purified before entering heaven. Taken together we have the Church Militant, Church Triumphant and Church Suffering being presented to us as the perfect union of the Mystical Body of Christ. The fact that only Truth has rights produces its wonderful consequences in salvation history where the desire for sanctity and living for God are beautifully seen and realized under the peaceful and loving reign of Jesus Christ.
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22nd Sunday after Pentecost 2013
We believe in the liturgical law, and that the law of belief follows that of prayer. This is why the deformation of the liturgy is so diabolically dangerous. Throughout the Mass and especially as we approach the moment of Communion, we pray for peace – the tranquility of order. This peace that we enjoy comes from the Mass. Like Esther, we pray that God will give us the words to please Him. While we live in this Valley of Tears, we can maintain our peace and joy if we remain always attached to the Holy Mass. Just as St. Alfred the Great triumphed in the name of Christ the King, if we remain true to the Faith and unified in the liturgy, we too will conquer our foes.
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Sermon From The
9th Sunday After Pentecost 2013 – 10am Mass
Tomorrow is the feast of the great penitent, St. Mary Magdalen. Early in life she fell into sin which made her like Satan. However, Our Lord’s love frees us from sin. Some, like the Pharisees, rejected His love. Even mortal sins can be forgiven by a perfect act of contrition. The Blessed Mother will help us as St. Mary Magdalen discovered. Christ praised our saint for choosing the better way in contemplation and giving all as shown by her anointing Him with oil. After the Epistle and Gospel follows an instruction on the priesthood and religious life which stresses the importance of zeal for the commandments as expressed through the vows so thereby we lay up treasures in heaven.
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Sermon On The
5th Sunday after Pentecost 2013
✟Father Violette
Good Catholics are set apart from the rest of the world, not only because of their modesty and humility, but especially because they render good for the evils they have received. If we want God to hear our prayers we must avoid evil and do good, pursuing peace with others. Catholics are called to do the opposite of what the world commands. When non-Catholics witness actions which are above the natural order, they recognize the source of those good actions could only be God Himself. Our Lord has given us the true interpretation of God’s Law, which had been perverted by the religious leaders of His time. We should ask God to help us understand how to follow Him in this life and to understand better the joy of the life to come.
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Sermon From The
4th Sunday After Pentecost 2013
Today is also Father’s Day. This vocation is attacked in our society and only adds to the suffering and sacrifices that fathers must endure for the sake of their families but God always hears their prayers and heaven awaits them. The Black Forest fires that have been destroying many homes in our area have even threatened us but God has preserved us. We have many spiritual helps to protect us and all are welcome here in case of danger. Things like this make people wonder how evils exist in a world created by our heavenly Father Who saw that all was good. Non-Catholics are at a loss to answer such questions and some conclude that God cannot exist. We know that there are many reasons why we suffer and imitating Our Lord on the cross and winning eternal glory is certainly one of them.
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Sermon From
The Feast Of The Sacred Heart 2013
It is sad how feasts like this one have been neglected by priests in the past to the detriment of the devotion of the faithful. Our Lord came to St. Margaret Mary, showed her His Heart and with other things said that even consecrated souls mistreated Him. Pope Pius XII taught that no Catholic is free from practicing this devotion because it is so essential to the Christian life of sacrifice and of returning love by reparation to God. The Heart of Our Savior beats ceaselessly with deep affection for each of us and for mankind as a whole. We must reciprocate by imitating Christ’s life in our own as the saints have especially those with the stigmata.
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