Conference On 1st Friday February 2014 We continue to learn about the mystery of God’s providence during this period of the liturgical year. Just as the life of the Magi destined them to follow the Star of Bethlehem, God humbles Himself in revealing his plans to us according to our own lives. We partake in the prayer of the Magi in our mental, vocal, and liturgical prayers, and only through these prayers may we one day prostrate ourselves at the feet of our Savior. #20140207
Sermon From Midnight Mass Christmas 2013 The three Masses of Christmas each recall a different aspect of Our Lord’s birth – the Midnight Mass recalled the eternal begetting of the Son from the Father, the Mass at dawn His birth in the world, and the third Mass recalls His birth in our individual souls. In His incarnate Divine Son, God now has human feelings, and when we look into the face of the Christ Child we look into the face of God. Christmas is not the end but the beginning. It is the first step of our Redeemer’s mission, and it points towards that day when the angels will announce the definitive victory of Christ over evil. #20131225
25th Sunday after Pentecost 2013 – Part 1 St. Paul wrote the epistle to the Colossians while he was imprisoned. In it, St. Paul emphasized the supremacy of Our Lord over all creatures and His equality with God the Father. Mercy, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience are virtues rarely found among Catholics today. It is through charity that we reach perfection, the intimate union with God. Charity unites and informs all the other virtues, changing them into true expressions of love. A gift is only valuable when it comes from love. If we do not increase in charity, the good works we perform will not increase our glory in Heaven. We should consider how much we have grown in holiness after so many years of being a Catholic. This Gospel contains one of the few parables for which Christ gave a direct explanation. It is the perfect parable for our own time. #20131110-1
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. #20131103V
Sermon From All Souls Day 2013 This beautiful Mass for the Holy Souls in Purgatory has its own sequence entitled “Dies Irae” which means the Day of Wrath. It is a warning to the living of the judgments of God but ends with hope of happiness in heaven. Today is proof that the debt for our forgiven sins can be removed and that Divine Love has in fact created Purgatory for that purpose. Obstacles still persist in the soul after death and impede our entrance into glory. These can and will be removed by a purification that severs souls from anything that still holds them from ascending. What do non-Catholics do in the face of death? Our consoling doctrine can teach them about God’s merciful love. #20131102
Sermon From The Feast Of All Saints 2013 Our Lord in the Gospel teaches the Beatitudes which show the blessedness of the saints. We must have great desire to be holy and we can achieve this with prayer and effort. Although non-Catholics criticize devotion to the saints they are not following Christian practice which dates back to the second century when several Apostolic Fathers recorded how relics, feastdays and prayers in honor of the Blessed Mother and the martyrs were already well-established. We must go to the saints who are more powerful now in heaven than they ever were on earth. We should take the words of St. Augustine to heart: “If they can become saints why can’t I?” Prayer to the saints will be rewarded. Heaven is our home and for that we have been created. #20131101S
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. #20131020M
Sermon From 14th Sunday after Pentecost 2013 The time between the Assumption and the feast of the Seven Sorrows is considered Our Lady’s thirty days. The Mass texts of these feasts and that of the Immaculate Heart show her quality as Co-Redemptrix. This adds fervor to the devotion we already have to our heavenly Queen and Mother. The depictions of her most pure Heart, as in the Miraculous Medal, show her dependence on the Redemptive Incarnation even more than ours. We are given confidence to draw close to her as our essential intercessor with her Divine Son. Theologically we are speaking of her as the secondary instrumental cause of our salvation. From here we are moved to join her in her sorrows and we practice mortification in union with Our Lord’s sacrifice on the cross. #20130825
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. #20130721
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