23rd Sunday after Pentecost
God loves us infinitely more than we love ourselves and this thought should turn us to Him in prayer often. Today’s Mass is about the Last Judgment and our eternal destiny afterwards. All will be revealed and corrected. Christ is the Son of God and Our Lord gave evidence to help us believe Him. Some of the demonstrations of His Divinity are His perfections, miracles and teachings.
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13th Sunday after Pentecost 2019
This Sunday has a commemoration of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and later this week is the feast in honor of her name. The collect prays for an increase of the theological virtues in us while in the epistle St. Paul instructs us on the reception of great gifts from God. The Gospel shows the power of faith and the obligation to be grateful to God for His gifts to us. Finally, we must act on our faith because without charity we will end up in hell, despite our belief in God.
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Feast Of The Transfiguration 2019
In this conference we learn that transfiguration is not uncommon in the lives of the saints. The Collect for the Mass today is key to unlocking this feast day. It says that the mystery or sacrament of the Faith is confirmed through this theophany. The outward sign instituted by Christ to give grace is Our Lord Himself and the Father commands us to listen to Him. Moses and Elias confirm this while speaking to Jesus about His upcoming Death. This event marked Christ’s directing of His Life now to the Cross. He relaxed in prayer and allowed His divinity to manifest through His humanity. This strengthened Him and His apostles for what lay ahead. The Transfiguration is our bulwark against all our trials today.
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The Gospel has us join the Supreme Retreat Master as He conducts a three day retreat with over 4,000 people. The intensity of the conferences was such that fasting and praying were done effortlessly under Our Lord’s gentle direction. He then fed them miraculously at its conclusion so they were strengthened for their return to their daily lives. What a beautiful goal for each of us to strive after by scheduling time for our own retreats with the Master. Today is also the first Holy Communion for our convert and such a wonderful day to receive Jesus Christ for the first time.
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4th Sunday after Pentecost 2019
The reception of the Holy Eucharist is most important for our spiritual life and we are given life through It and through the flowing of His Precious Blood. We have been made sons of God and always remain ready to respond to whatever God asks of us. In today’s Gospel we see how the apostles, especially St. Peter, answered Our Lord’s directive promptly and their obedience was rewarded. This is an example for us on how we are to follow our own vocations.
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The Holy Ghost descended on the Apostles to complete their preparation for the mission entrusted to them to go forth and convert the world. Even after the Resurrection they had faults which needed to be eliminated so the Paraclete could infuse them with the holiness and gifts necessary for their apostolate. St. Peter showed how effective this was when he converted 3,000 people that day. We must follow in their footsteps and renounce self to find union with God.
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Easter Sunday 2019
The details given in the Gospels about Our Lord’s rising from the dead provide the compelling evidence for our faith in the Resurrection. Christ first came to visit His own Mother and spent time with her until His appearances around the sepulchre. Later in the afternoon He walked with the two disciples to Emmaus and ended the day by seeing the apostles in the upper room. We must rejoice with them over our King’s Victory. There are some in the world who think they can conquer Our Savior. These have been deceived by the devil.
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Easter Vigil 2019
God created on the first day of the week at midnight, He was born at midnight and we keep vigil now waiting for His rising at midnight. All the infinite merits of Christ’s Passion and Death were won on the Cross but only applied to us when He rose from the dead and now distributes these treasures through the Liturgy. This vigil has us renew our baptismal vows and witness a Baptism. All this prepares us for the Easter Mass when we offer our sacrifice with Christ and unite with Him in Holy Communion, the foretaste of heavenly glory.
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Laetare Sunday 2019
After learning about the wonderful saints of this week, Francis of Paola, Isidore of Seville and Vincent Ferrer, the Epistle of St. Paul about the son of the slave girl and the heir of the free woman is explained. Then the Gospel, which is the beginning of St. John’s famous sixth chapter about the Bread of Life, describes the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes by Our Lord and how His apostles shared in this miraculous power. All this prefigures the Holy Eucharist and the power of transubstantiation which Christ would give to His priests. Coming in the middle of Lent, this Sunday encourages us to persevere in our penances and to draw strength to do so from Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.
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2nd Sunday in Lent
St. Paul is preaching to people of his time who were being dragged down by the pagans, mostly by sins of impurity. In visions, the saints have seen children and young adults in Hell for sins of impurity so we must combat this. The Transfiguration is when Christ allowed His divinity to shine forth through His humanity. This was to strengthen the apostles for the trials ahead. We take the same encouragement for the rest of Lent.
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