First Sunday in Lent 2017
After a brief instruction about liturgical and sacred art this sermon tells about the importance of the sacramental of ashes. Stations of the Cross is a Lenten practice beloved by the faithful because our Blessed Mother began the devotion. Catholics must imitate the way of the Cross so they may be joined to Our Lord on it. Finally, the temptations of Christ are explained.
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Feast of Christ the King 2015
All Saints Day celebrates the canonized saints as well as the unknown saints in Heaven. We are all called to imitate their virtues in our lifelong pursuit of sanctity. The process of progressive incorporation into Christ mirrors the development of our natural lives. We show reverence to the images of the saints because of what they represent and because of the favors that are given to us through them.
Catholics do not believe in freedom of religion or religious indifference but rather religious toleration. Pope Pius XI wrote the encyclical Quas Primas in which he denounced men’s refusal to recognize God’s rights over all nations. He instituted this feast to assert the truth of Christ’s royal power. Catholics know that they belong to their Divine King, Who is God and Master of all.
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Exaltation of the Holy Cross 2015
We are in a battle between those who fight for the Holy Cross and those who oppose it. This day commemorates historical events which are tied to the Cross of Christ, including the conquest of Emperor Constantine, the discovery of the Cross by St. Helena, and its rescue by Emperor Heraclius from the infidel Persians. In the ancient world, the cross was a sign of shame and torture, but at the end of time it will appear in the sky as the sign of salvation to the faithful and conquest of the powers of evil.
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13th Sunday after Pentecost 2015
The Old Law was given to the Hebrews to protect them from the evil practices of the pagan world. We can follow their example today by remaining on guard against worldly influences and striving to be examples for those outside the Church. The Gospel informs us of the importance of gratitude. We should daily thank God, from the bottom of our hearts, for the gifts we are continually given. The Holy Mass is not only an act of worship, but the most perfect thanksgiving offered to God.
The Octave Day of the Assumption is the feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Our Lord desires that we honor His Mother’s heart, which endured so much anguish for our sakes. We must all surrender to the Immaculate Heart of the Mother of God.
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8th Sunday after Pentecost 2015
St. Mary Magdalene is one of the only saints given the title of “Penitent.” After living a life of great impurity, she became one of the most dedicated disciples of Our Lord. She is sometimes called “The Thirteenth Apostle” because of the great privileges she received in witnessing the death of Christ and announcing His Resurrection. When she heard Our Lord call her name after He had risen, she fell at His feet and embraced Him, in a gesture which implied her unwillingness to lose Him again. She was later arrested and sent off in a boat without oars, so that she and her companions might die at sea, but she was miraculously carried to the south of France where she lived in contemplation of God to the end of her days.
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Feast of The Precious Blood 2015
When Christ said the words, “It is consummated,” He expressed the fact that His entire life on Earth had led to this one moment in which all was fulfilled. The culmination of His mission was the Redemption of the human race. The devil never tempts a soul as much as at the moment when a man is dying. This is why we constantly pray for final perseverance. Christ died with full knowledge and full control of His senses. The feast was instituted by Pope Pius IX in response to the attacks of Freemasonry. This is a feast for our times, because we fight the same enemy today.
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Feast of Saints Peter and Paul 2015
As Roman Catholics, our home is Rome because it is the symbol of the Eternal City. St. Leo the Great tells us that God did not want the story of the murderous Romulus and Remus to remain the foundation of the city that people remember, but God would send two other brothers who were bound together in their love of God – Saints Peter and Paul. This is the day that we celebrate these two brothers in Christ becoming perfect Christians through the shedding of their blood. It is truly amazing that we know so much about these two men who lived so long ago. St. Peter’s great heart was the essential aspect of his character that Christ loved so much. We must possess the same confidence that St. Peter showed in the face of adversity.
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4th Sunday after Pentecost 2015
St. Aloysius Gonzaga was seen in a vision to be numbered among the highest saints in Heaven. Many eyewitnesses of his life stated that they had never seen such piety in any youth as they saw in this saint, whose purity of speech and conduct was beyond reproach. After joining the Jesuits, he always desired to be considered the least of his brothers and sought the most menial tasks. He is a model of piety, devotion, and purity for all Catholics.
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Trinity Sunday 2015
There are two days in the liturgical year on which the establishment of a feast day has been requested by Heaven directly, one of which being the feast of Corpus Christi. We should know the details of the establishment of this feast, which was meant to combat the future attacks against the Holy Eucharist.
Our Lord commanded that all nations be converted and baptized in the name of the Holy Trinity. Every Mass begins with the invocation of the Holy Trinity in the Sign of the Cross. There are numerous symbols in the Church which express the doctrine of the Holy Trinity. The Kyrie and the Gloria of the Mass proclaim and praise the Triune God
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