Live By Me Eternally

Laetare Sunday After announcements we learn about St. Thomas Aquinas the angel of purity.  After the Epistle and Gospel the significance of the Rose and Laetare is explained.  Then the  Easter sacraments of Baptism and Holy Eucharist are described.  This Sunday is a foretaste of Easter joys in mid-Lent.  The details of the  Miracle of…
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Virtues Come From Humility

Third Sunday Of Lent 2016 Most temptations come from the devil and prayer is our defense.  A prayerful person in life will die with a prayer on his lips.  Humility is the source of our virtues and God allows humiliations so that we will pray. #20160228S
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We Pray As We Believe

Second Sunday in Lent St. Paul teaches purity in this Sunday’s Epistle.  The Transfiguration is meant to encourage apostles and us to persevere and to reveal Christ’s divinity.  Our only goal in life is heaven.  Read the Mass texts for Lent.  Pray for mercy.   #20160221M      

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What To Do For Lent?

After hearing the importance of Psalm 90 for Lent and the sacramental of ashes, Father gives suggestions for penances and practices for this holy season. From the Gospel Our Lord teaches us how to combat the devil and temptations. St. Valentine’s day is explained in light of the saint whose feast is honored on Feb. 14.

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The Cost of Redemption

Sermon On Passion Sunday 2014 During the season of Passiontide, we see the cost of our Redemption.  The statues are veiled and every consolation is removed from us so that our attention may be focused on the sufferings of Christ alone.  We see in the Gospel the sin against the Holy Ghost in which one…

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Lessons From Lenten Masses

Sermon From 4th Sunday In Lent – Laetare Sunday 2014 On this day of the Golden Rose, the Church is instructed to rejoice.  “Rejoice Jerusalem!”  Remember that Lent is for the catechumens and penitents, and just like them, we can receive instruction by reading the texts of the Masses for this season.  From this Epistle…

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You Are a Walking Gospel

Sermon From 3rd Sunday of Lent 2014 We must avoid the great evil of scandal.  We frequently forget the damage we inflict by our bad example.  We will all be called to make an account on judgment day.  We should run from occasions of sin and bad companions and live as if we are a…

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What the Transfiguration Promises

Sermon From The 2nd Sunday of Lent 2014 At the Transfiguration, Christ took three apostles that represent three virtues. St. Peter represents duty, St. James represents knowledge, and St. John represents love. It was as if Christ relaxed and allowed His Divinity to shine through His human nature. This was shown to the apostles and…

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