Patron Of All
Feast Of Saint Joseph 2020
St. Joseph is described as a just man in the Gospel which means he was deeply religious. His virtues prepared him for his vocation to be the spouse of the Blessed Mother and foster father of the Son of God. His fears after the Annunciation were about his own worthiness to fulfill his role in so Divine a mission. The angel reassured St. Joseph and he never wavered in his loving fidelity to duty. Unlike the Apostles, his job was to protect and to conceal the Savior until His hour had come. His virginal paternity is a perfect reflection of that of God the Father. St. Joseph fulfilled his roles as saint, husband, father and worker so that he truly is the patron of all.
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Report Card Sunday
Last Sunday after Pentecost 2019
As we end the liturgical year we can make an examination of conscience and grade our spiritual life in light of God’s blessings to us these past twelve months. Have we been faithful to our Baptismal promises as St. Paul reminds us in the Epistle by renouncing Satan and all his works and pomps? Are we prepared for the judgment awaiting each of us as Our Lord warns in the Gospel? Have we remembered the Holy Souls in Purgatory during this month dedicated to them? The Church gives us hope in the Mass texts which promise God’s thoughts of peace and not of affliction.
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Eternal Rest
All Souls Day 2019
Mother Mary Austin wrote movingly about the Holy Souls in Purgatory and her congregation was dedicated to helping them. These saved individuals are holy but not perfect yet and fling themselves into Purgatory to be purified before entering God’s presence. We have the responsibility to pray and to sacrifice for the relief and release of the Holy Souls and especially now when they are ignored and neglected. Our model in this is the Blessed Mother whom Our Lord entrusted with care of His Church Suffering.
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Love Is Life Or Death
Feast Of Christ The King 2019
This week is the feast of All Saints which honors God in His heroic examples of sanctifying power. Today is the feast of Christ the King which was instituted by Pope Pius XI in 1925 to combat secularism and to re-assert God’s rights in modern society which have been denied. Christ is King in His divinity and in His humanity through the grace of union, headship, priesthood and conquest on the Cross. He established His Church with rights to teach, rule and sanctify. We pray daily in the Lord’s Prayer “Thy Kingdom Come”.
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Be Prepared To Meet God
All Souls Day Evening 2018
All Souls Day is a consoling Catholic liturgical commemoration which distinguishes us from other religions. It reminds us of the perfection required for entrance into heaven and a place of mercy for those who still need purification. It warns us of hell if we die an enemy of God. Christ said we must pay even the last penny and so the souls in Purgatory are doing that by making amends for their sins. We must pray for the dead and for ourselves in facing death. God has given us the sacrament of Extreme Unction which prepares us to meet God and we should pray for this great gift daily.
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Lay Aside Works of Darkness
1st Sunday Of Advent 2017
Advent is a time of penance and this year it is a shorter season to prepare for Christmas. We need to appreciate everyday as a gift enabling us to pray and grow in spiritual progress. Ask the Blessed Mother and the saints to help us in this important task.
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Render To God What Is God’s
22nd Sunday After Pentecost 2017
As the liturgical year draws to its conclusion, the Church reminds us that we must make a return to God for all He has done for us. The Gospel records the command to render to God the things that belong to God. Chief among these is the charity which God has shown us. We must love God in Christ Jesus and our neighbor so that we dwell together in unity. We can be called out of this life anytime so we should re-dedicate ourselves to be another Christ in this world and so merit heaven.
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The Remains of Sin
All Souls Day 2015
Very few in our day remember the souls of the departed because of the false belief in the universal salvation of all men. In assisting the suffering souls in Purgatory, we gain friends who will intercede for us. We must never waste the time we have been given, because the way we choose to spend our moments on earth will make the difference between an eternity in Heaven or Hell. Many souls can be released on this day, especially through the intercession of the Virgin Mary. All our sins have a debt of punishment attached to them. If we pray our penance well, we could remit our entire debt of temporal punishment, but if we die with these dispositions of soul, we would rather throw ourselves into the punishments of Purgatory than remain in the presence of the infinitely perfect God.
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The Master Of The Universe
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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