Good Friday 2015 This day we put God to death with our sins. Christ saw all our sins and suffered for each one of them. He bore the pains which we all deserve for our innumerable crimes. In this liturgy we acknowledge our sins in all humility and plead for God’s forgiveness. We do not…
Laetare Sunday 2015 Penance has a variety of meanings. It refers to the infused virtue that inclines a person to hate his faults, the sacrament of penance, and the works we perform to make up for our sins. Mortification refers to works which put to death evil inclinations. Propitiation is an act by which someone…
Ash Wednesday 2015 Not one word is said about punishment or damnation in the readings for this Mass, and that should give a hint to Catholics about the true spirit of this season. There is no such thing as a private sin. Not only are all our sins known to the heavenly court, but the…
Quinquagesima Sunday 2015 We are judged primarily by love. This Epistle for today tells us that charity removes anger and evil thoughts. Although anger can be justified and good, it can also be inordinate and sinful. We must be patient with others, but especially with ourselves. When they fall, those who are full of pride…
Sermon From The 4th Sunday of Advent 2014 ✟Father Violette This is the last day of preparation for the birth of Christ. To talk about penance, conversion, and self-purification is not opposed to the joy of Christmas, but necessary for true participation. Even the Child Jesus had His Passion in mind when He first entered…
Sermon From The 21st Sunday after Pentecost 2014 The books of the Machabees are read in the Divine Office during this time. We are given an important instruction from the Machabees, especially during the month of November, to pray for the dead. We are fighting a seemingly impossible enemy to conquer. But we must think…
Sermon On Passion Sunday 2014 During the season of Passiontide, we see the cost of our Redemption. The statues are veiled and every consolation is removed from us so that our attention may be focused on the sufferings of Christ alone. We see in the Gospel the sin against the Holy Ghost in which one…
Sermon On The 1st Sunday of Lent 2014 Father Violette✟ Our sins are an infinite offense, because they offend an infinite God and although we cannot make adequate reparation, Our Lord has still instructed us to do penance. This penance can only be performed with God’s supernatural help of grace. We are guided by the…
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…
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