Palm Sunday 2021
In response to a recent statement that the Virgin Mary’s title of Co-Redemptrix is “foolishness” we have this special message. It is a brief and powerful defense of our Blessed Mother’s title of Co-Redemptrix with a simple explanation of its meaning and how important it is for the Church’s prayer and life.
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Feast Of St. Joseph 2021
The Incarnation and the Redemption depend also on the head of the Holy Family, St. Joseph, who was the spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the father, although not the biological father, of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Without St. Joseph our salvation would not have been accomplished. God the Father infused a spark of His own paternal love and care into the heart of St. Joseph so this man would love His Son on earth and raise Jesus to be the Perfect Man. Although Christ looked like His Mother, Jesus acted like St. Joseph. As he cared for Our Lady and Our Lord, St. Joseph has cared for us and all those dedicated to him. The vestments today attest to that care by St. Joseph and miracle of the Holy Stairs in Santa Fe do also. Go to Joseph because he watches over us.
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3rd Sunday in Lent 2021
Today is also the feast of St. Thomas Aquinas who is a model of many things including fidelity to a vocation. The Liturgy of Lent continues to prepare the catechumens and penitents for the Sacred Triduum. The daily Masses for this week are geared by the Church for this purpose. Today’s Gospel returns our attention to the enemy of our spiritual life, namely, the devil. We can draw all the defense we need against this foe from the Mass and Sacraments, especially the exorcising power of priests. We are reminded at the end of this account from St. Luke of Our Lady’s role in combating the evil one. The Blessed Mother has empowered us with the Holy Rosary which carries the mysteries of our Faith in our hands whenever we are unable to be at the altar.
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1st Sunday In Lent 2021
Jesus Christ leads us by example as we begin Lent. He sanctified the forty days we have begun by first spending that number of days in prayer and fasting in the desert before He started His public life. Upon its completion He overcame Satan and his temptations. We will do the same during this Lent as we walk in Christ’s footsteps by doing penance that will regain control of ourselves. We make up for the sin of eating that Adam and Eve committed. We follow our ancestors who made Lent holy and would not mar these forty days with war, court proceedings and other distracting activities.
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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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Sexagesima Sunday 2021
Saints this week are our friends like St. Apollonia. The Liturgy is our ordinary means of sanctification and reception of sacramentals is a practical aspect of this. St. Paul is the dominant character during this season of Septuagesima and tells in the Epistle of all he has sacrificed in fulfilling Our Lord’s prophecy about his suffering for the Name of Jesus. The Gospel shows the Word of God gently warning all to receive Him well and thereby receive a hundredfold. Finally, we need to follow Catholic principles in our daily lives and imitate the Catholic Supreme Court justice and not the famous author who wrote that lying is permitted if done for the sake of the nation.
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3rd Sunday After Epiphany 2021
The showing of Our Lord’s divinity through the time after the Epiphany continues this Sunday with His cures of the leper and the centurion’s servant. Tomorrow is the feast of the conversion of St. Paul and because Christianity hinges on this event it is described in detail for us to appreciate it. Because of the miraculous nature of this, the sermon during today’s Q&A teaches us about miracles, their purpose and how to judge them. We then learn more about Saul, the persecutor of the Church, and what he accomplished for God after the unexpected and dramatic moment of his meeting Our Lord on the road to Damascus.
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Octave of Christmas 2021
As we face the unknown that awaits us during the coming year, we can take comfort in the divine promise that Our Lord will be with us always. In addition, Our Lady of Guadalupe tells us through Juan Diego that she is our Mother and cares for us. This octave day of Christmas renews all the joys of the Nativity. It also commemorates the Circumcision and honors in a special way the divine maternity and the perpetual virginity of the Blessed Mother. Finally, advice is given in the form of resolutions which will help us progress in our spiritual life in the days ahead.
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First Friday Conference December 2020
Advent is the time of preparation for Christmas and the second coming of Christ. The sacred liturgy has the ability because of God’s power to relive a past event like the Nativity, bring its graces to us in the present and prepare us for its fulfillment in the future with Our Lord’s return. St. Matthew’s Gospel about the signs at the end of time is meant to warn us for the trials of those days. St. Luke also gives these signs and encourages us to lift up our heads knowing that our redemption is near. This conference then contains a listing and description of the signs of the times so we can be ready.
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Feast Of Christ the King 2020
Pontius Pilate acted cowardly in today’s Gospel and what happened to him as a result is a good lesson for all of us. This feast was established by Pope Pius XI who saw the attacks against Our Lord as undermining the fabric of civilization also. This feast cries out to brave souls to defend Christ’s Kingship and restore society to the excellent footing it once had.
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