Sacramentals

Easter Joy

April 17, 2022By Servants Of The Holy Family

Easter Sunday 2022
Lent has passed by quickly but we take away the lesson that the “Imitation of Christ” reiterates for us that we win heaven by work and suffering. With the Resurrection we share in the happiness of being with Our Lord once again. Christ has proved that He conquered sin by overcoming its consequence, death. As soon as He rose again He visited His Blessed Mother and later St. Mary Magdalen and all the others during His active Easter Sunday. We must not let the fervor and devotion that carried us the past forty days subside so that we are reduced to anything less than our spiritual enthusiasm today. We must build on what we have so to draw closer to our Risen Lord and Savior.
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Catechumen To Neophyte

April 16, 2022By Servants Of The Holy Family

Easter Vigil 2022
The Easter Vigil is the culmination of our Lenten retreat and especially for the catechumens who are baptized and who will receive their first Holy Communions at the Mass which follows. The Liturgy brings light to the darkness of the world of sin and sings the praise of Our Lord’s Paschal candle. Then we are reminded of the miracles around water in preparation for the blessing of the Easter and baptismal waters which lead to the baptism of our catechumens. The Mass of Christ’s triumphant Resurrection will end with our Easter communion and our union with the Risen Savior. The newest members of the Church now begin their lives as part of the faithful.
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Pascha Florida

April 10, 2022By Servants Of The Holy Family

Palm Sunday 2022
Our Lord’s triumphal procession into Jerusalem today was prophesied and predicted the role that the Gentiles would have in the new kingdom of Christ the King. This joy is seen in the powerful sacramental of the palms which are carried in procession. This festive mood soon changes to sadness in the Liturgy as the Passion is presented to us during the Mass. This all is a warning to each of us that we must beware lest we rejoice with Jesus only to join shortly thereafter in calling for His death as the people of His time did. We are guilty of such betrayal by our sins and a return to mediocrity after Easter.
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Lent Is A Season Of Joy

March 2, 2022By Servants Of The Holy Family

Ash Wednesday 2022
Septuagesima season has prepared us for this time of removing sin from our lives. This should comfort us as we begin this time of penance. When examining our conscience we should not look at self but at Our Lord crucified to realize the effects of our evil on Him. Lent is the bond of unity in the Church when we all struggle together. By Penance we understand different things. It is the sacrament, a moral virtue and the acts flowing from it. Ashes are given today because they are one of the three major sacramentals in the Church and remind us powerfully of death which is the consequence of Adam’s sin. Finally, practical suggestions are given to help us choose and practice spiritual exercises which will make Lent truly beneficial for us.
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Charity Lifts To Heaven

January 30, 2022By Servants Of The Holy Family

4th Sunday After Epiphany 2022
This week we will bless throats in honor of St. Blaise. The Holy Ghost through St. Paul writes that we should owe no man anything except to love one another. This endorses living debt free, as much as possible, but it does not include being free of charity which all must practice. Charity is the greatest of all the virtues, including the other theological ones. Without charity we are lost. It is the only thing that can make us happy here and in heaven. The second part of today’s Mass is the reminder that Christ is in complete control of everything and that we must never lose trust in Him. Finally, we learn about the upcoming feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple.
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Raised From The Dead

September 5, 2021By Servants Of The Holy Family

15th Sunday after Pentecost 2021
All profession days are beautiful moments for our religious communities and for the people. Today is also unique and reminiscent of Jesus’ words about St. Paul at his conversion, “I will teach him to suffer for My Name”. This joyful day is also a pure and perfect sacrifice in union with Our Lord on the Cross. The means of this oblation are the evangelical vows of poverty, chastity and obedience that were professed this morning before Mass. These are counsels from the Gospel which are for those called to embrace them and who are generous in doing so. All the baptized must live the spirit of the vows but religious practice them. Now begins the work of living the interior life deeply and thereby becoming a fruitful spouse of Christ. There is much to learn about the theological virtues and the vows but the Sacred Heart and the Blessed Mother will be your guides. Be stout-hearted because the Lord is your light and salvation and He will never forget you.
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Jesus Loves You

May 2, 2021By Servants Of The Holy Family

4th Sunday after Easter 2021 – First Holy Communion Sunday
This week we have the feasts of St. Monica, whose prayers and tears were necessary to convert her son, and St. Pius V, whose papal initiatives preserved our traditional Latin Mass and saved Christendom at the battle of Lepanto. Congratulations to our first communicants who will receive at this Mass. This is a great day for our Savior Who wanted this communion from all eternity. There is no greater love than Our Lord’s because He surrendered His life on the cross so to be able to come in communion today. Christ asks you to give Him your hearts. You have the model of a eucharistic saint in the boy who received holy communion from the angels while tending his flock far from church.
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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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Easter Vigil Baptisms

April 3, 2021By Servants Of The Holy Family

Easter Vigil 2021
During this Vigil in anticipation of Our Lord’s Resurrection at midnight we begin outside in the darkness by lighting the Paschal Fire. Then we carry the Light of the World in through His Candle which is praised in the exquisite praeconium called the Exsultet. Prophetic readings and the Litany of the Saints ready us for the making of the baptismal water and finally the solemn Baptism of our catechumens. Mass begins and we join with the neophytes as they receive their first Holy Communions. Happy Easter.
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