Dormition Of Mary

August 15, 2021By Servants Of The Holy Family

Assumption Of The Blessed Virgin 2021
Pope Pius XII during of the Holy Year of 1950 proclaimed the dogma that the Blessed Mother at the end of Her earthly life was taken body and soul into Heaven. This overdue definition was not a new revelation but something given to the Church through the Apostles. Dating from those days is an apocryphal account which describes in detail what happened at this momentous event of Our Lady’s Assumption. Present day archaeology has unearthed the tomb used for Mary’s brief “sleep” before Her glorious entrance into Heaven. There are many reasons for the bestowal of this honor but this is a touching one: how could our Heavenly Mother care for us, Her children, without having Her heart with Her to do so? Do not hesitate to approach such a Mother, even to ask for miracles.
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This Is God’s Blood

July 1, 2021By Servants Of The Holy Family

Precious Blood 2021
This feast was instituted by Pope Pius IX even before the liberation of Rome from the Freemasons in thanksgiving for the Church’s deliverance from these forces of evil. The Blood of Christ was pre-figured in the Old Testament starting with Saint Abel. The power of the Precious Blood is infinite and the least drop would save countless worlds so the greatness of God’s love is shown by His shedding every drop for our salvation. We receive His Blood whenever we receive Holy Communion and are meant to be overwhelmed by His love. St. Hildegard, a twelfth century mystic, saw how the Mass was celebrated with angels in attendance and how the chalice holding the Precious Blood was specially honored.
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Liturgy And Salvation

June 20, 2021By Servants Of The Holy Family

4th Sunday After Pentecost 2021
The season after Pentecost is the time for making saints because by grace the kingdom of God is within you through the indwelling of the Holy Trinity. The liturgy is best expressed in the Holy Mass and then through the Divine Office. The Holy Rosary is next in importance as the means provided for us to increase in charity. We learn from the bible readings assigned to these weeks the history of salvation. This Sunday reminds us of David and Goliath and St. Augustine interprets that for us. The Gospel points out the mission given by Christ to St. Peter and his successors. The saints for this week show these truths in action especially St. John the Baptist and the Roman martyrs Sts. John and Paul. Finally, it is good to note that Fathers’ Day comes during the month of the Sacred Heart.
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Pillars Of The Apostolate

May 16, 2021By Servants Of The Holy Family

Sunday After The Ascension 2021
This Mass joins the glory of the Ascension with the anticipation of the coming of the Holy Ghost on Pentecost. The pillars of the apostolate which began on the birthday of the Church are prayer, humility and charity. With Our Lady and the apostles we must learn to pray during this week’s novena. We must always be aware of our dependence and thereby be truly humble. Finally, we must imitate the early Christians who converted the pagans by their charity during the plague in the third century.
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Ticket To Heaven

May 13, 2021By Servants Of The Holy Family

Ascension Thursday 2021

The dogma of the Faith that teaches that Our Lord ascended into heaven today was revealed to the apostles by the two angels as described in St. Luke’s Acts of the Apostles. On their return to Jerusalem they remained there as instructed to await the coming of the Holy Ghost. They gathered around the Blessed Mother in prayer and we imitate this first novena with our own starting this Friday. The Ascension is the third critical element to our spiritual life. Our Lord’s Death, Resurrection and Ascension are all essential in the plan of redemption. We must die with Christ so we can rise to life and go to heaven. The Ascension strengthens our faith and hope because our head is in heaven and we as members of His Mystical Body will be there one day.
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Faith Without Works Is Dead

May 9, 2021By Servants Of The Holy Family

Fifth Sunday After Easter 2021

This Thursday is the Ascension and then we begin the novena to the Holy Ghost. We also have several important saints this week. St. James has been a prominent apostle during Paschal time through his epistle and today he teaches that our love of God and neighbor is shown by the practice of good works. The Gospel is another instruction to the apostles in preparation for Our Lord’s departure and His sending of the Holy Ghost. Today is also Mother’s Day and a time for us to honor our own mothers and especially our heavenly mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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Good Example

April 25, 2021By Servants Of The Holy Family

Third Sunday after Easter 2021
Today is also the feast of St. Mark the Evangelist and the day for the Greater Litanies, which are more ancient than St. Mark’s day. St. Peter in the Epistle is asking the faithful to practice the Faith and thereby be models for non-Catholics and poor Catholics. He reminds us of practicing the virtue of obedience before God and our neighbors. Our good example and brief words, not preaching, convert others. The story of a priest simply asking a girl “not to hurt God” is a wonderful case in point.
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Gospel Of Faith

April 11, 2021By Servants Of The Holy Family

Low Sunday 2021
The Easter Octave is completed today and our recently baptized neophytes put aside their baptismal garments and now begin the life as one of the faithful. This is particularly done by following Our Lord in the Liturgy in our prayers. The Paschal candle is Christ with us now and lights the way in appreciating His Resurrection. The Faith is all important and essential. Today’s Gospel teaches us how we must approach this gift with humility knowing we cannot achieve this by our own power. This theological virtue which has God as source and goal will lead us to heaven one day.
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Guardians Of The Liturgy

April 4, 2021By Servants Of The Holy Family

Easter Sunday 2021
We gather at the stational Church dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary because she was the first to see her Risen Son Who truly died and rose again. At this Mass we join with those from last night’s vigil in renewing our baptismal promises and the renouncing of Satan and all his works and pomps. This Mass is mystic and the Introit expresses the eternal unity of the Blessed Trinity and much more. The priests and those preparing for the priesthood must heed the last prophetic reading from the vigil last night which carries a warning for those commissioned to protect Our Lord in the Mass and sacred liturgy. Happy Easter.
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