Sermon From Good Friday 2014 We ask the Blessed Mother to help us through this liturgy, because it was she who stood at the foot of the cross. Because of the elements of joy and paschal anticipation in the Mass, it is not fitting for this day in which all joy has been suppressed. The Church is in mourning for her God, Who has died for her this day. The Church is calling upon sinner to repent, and to partake of the fruit of the new tree – Christ Himself on the tree of the cross. #20140418M
Sermon On Holy Thursday 2014 This day we celebrate the institution of the Mass, the Holy Eucharist, and the Priesthood – the only vocation created directly by God. The saints tell us that it would be easier for us to exist without the Sun than without the Mass. Our presence at the Mass shows God’s love for us, because He gives us the grace to come, and it allows us to show our love, fidelity, and loyalty to Him. God has promised a great reward to those who stand with Him, and we know that it is only through the Mass that we will receive that reward. Let us make reparation and proclaim our loyalty through the Sacrifice of the Altar. #20140417
Sermon From Palm Sunday 2014 In the liturgy of Palm Sunday we are shown by Holy Mother Church the summary of the entire Holy Week. Christ allowed Himself to be given regal praise this day, and we continue that celebration in the blessing and distribution of palms, which are a sign of victory. The ancient practice of the Church in Jerusalem is repeated now in the triumphant procession. Heaven is our goal, and we are called to follow Our Lord in all humility, so that we may have a part in that final procession when the souls of the just join their heavenly King. #20140413K
Easter Vigil 2013 All that Our Lord won for us on Calvary – the justification, divine life, and divine assistance He merited – could not be given to us until He rose from the dead. The wounds He still has on His body are like channels of grace. We are united to our living Redeemer in Heaven. Through the signs of the liturgy, all the gifts of Heaven are brought down and applied to each of us. One of the first gifts we are given is faith. The Light of the World illumines our souls in the midst of the darkness of the devil. If we are true followers of Christ, we do not walk in darkness but have the light of life. This truth is represented by the powerful sacramental of the Paschal Candle. As the Hebrews followed the Pillar of Fire through the desert to the Promised Land, we follow Christ through all the trouble and bitterness of our lives. We sing a hymn of joy, because, through our faith, all our trials only increase our happiness. We are ready to recommit ourselves to the promises we made in baptism. Now we are prepared to enter the gates of Heaven which have been opened to us. #20130330
Good Friday 2013 We should pray to enter into the mind and Sacred Heart of Our Lord during this ceremony. In His sufferings, our Redeemer bore the weight of all the sins of all mankind. Through His unimaginable tortures, He never ceased thinking of us. He looks down at His loving Mother, St. John, and Mary Magdalen. He also sees His enemies and the bystanders who mocked Him. In what group would we be found? Would we be more faithful than the majority of the Apostles? Do we have ill will in our hearts for our neighbor, even in the face of this moving scene? All who have conformed their lives to the Cross will come to Christ with great confidence in the last day. There is no hope of eternal life except in the Cross of Christ. #20130329K
Sermon On Holy Thursday 2013 Despite being the season of the Passion, the altar and celebrant are draped in white, because the Church cannot conceal her joy and gratitude for the gifts she has received today. In preparation for His death, Christ promulgates His last will and testament for His offspring, but unlike an earthly father who can only pass on his wealth, Our Lord gives His children His enduring presence in the Holy Eucharist, and the means of perpetuating it in the priesthood. All the gifts we receive from Christ, especially those of this day, are given freely and lovingly. We should value these gifts above everything. The institution of the Mass is the supreme gift of Christ. Through this sacrifice the Son offers homage and adoration to His Father. Through it we make reparation for our sins. In the Sacrament of the Altar is truly present, not only grace, but the Author of all grace. Now that the priesthood is so reviled and attacked, we should appreciate it more than ever. Christians of the past were willing to shed their blood in defense of these awesome gifts – are we? #20130328
Palm Sunday 2013 It is important that we be fervent and attentive during Holy Week. We do ourselves great harm by not entering into these moments with our hearts and minds. The world will pass away and mean nothing, but what happens in the liturgy has consequences for all eternity. We have been given a dignity beyond all comprehension. God needed nothing outside Himself to be perfectly happy but, in His divine plan, God desired to have His Incarnate Son give Him infinite, external glory. We join in this infinite glory because we are members of Christ’s Mystical Body. Today we are united with this moment in Christ life by participating in this liturgy, and we look forward to the ultimate triumph of our King and our procession into the heavenly Jerusalem. As defeated as Our Lord appears in the world today, this will be as nothing compared to the glory of His coming kingship. #20130324S
4th Sunday After Easter 2012 Christ told His Apostles to pray lest they enter into temptation, and this was an instruction to us as well. How will we make an answer for our negligence when we are judged? We will reap the consequences if we treat the things of God with contempt. We should feel at home in the chapel while we watch with Our Lord.
The way we live is the way we die, so we must be preparing every day for a good death. We are tempted the most at the moment of death, so we should pray daily that we are given the gift of Extreme Unction before our end. #20120506K
Easter Midnight Mass 2012 All the scenes of the paschal mystery are also prophecies of things yet to come. Before Christ comes to judge the living and the dead, cataclysms will affect the whole Earth, and He will send angels to announce the Savior in glory. Just as the soldiers were terrified and fell down as dead men, so too will the enemies who have fought Our Lord react to His coming in those days. It will be at the darkest moment when everyone is at the brink of despair and all seems lost, when Our Divine Savior will make His appearance and triumph over all. May we receive all the fruits God desires for us on this day while we confidently await the victory to come. #20120408
Easter Vigil 2012 Our Lord is the Author and Minister of the holy liturgy, and because all the acts of Christ during His life on Earth were acts of worship, we relive His life through the liturgy. These rituals are not empty, but are a true living memorial which places us as participants in these mysteries. The liturgy also points to a time yet to come. It points to the day when all the works of the Son of God will be fulfilled in the final victory over all His enemies. This night we receive a foretaste of that triumph. The sacramental order uses the simple elements of creation to impart supernatural favors. When the fire is lit, God begins to renew His Resurrection from the dead, and our Redeemer, in the light of the candle, leads us to the baptismal water that purifies our souls. #20120407
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