Quinquagesima Sunday 2023 This is a time of examination of conscience. Once our predominant fault is identified, we can battle against it. At the end of this Septuagesima season, the Church reminds us that we must have Charity. We should not only go to confession when we are in mortal sin, but often. This is…
Sexagesima Sunday 2023 St. Paul, one of the greatest converts in the history of the Church, instructs us on our need for conversion. This conversion of St. Paul could not have happened without the prayers of St. Stephen. We must pray for our friends and our enemies. We must not think that we are the…
Septuagesima Sunday 2023 Because of the great importance of the season of Lent, the Church gives us a season to prepare us for it. We should possess a single-minded vision of achieving salvation. We share in St. Paul’s desire for be dissolved in Christ, while sharing his fear that we could be lost. This fear…
Septuagesima Sunday 2022 This is the beginning of the Septuagesima season as we transition from the joys of Christmas towards the sorrows of Holy Week and the glories of the Resurrection. The stational church for today is St. Lawrence outside the Walls which reminds us of the death we inherit from Adam and Eve because…
Quinquagesima Sunday 2021 In preparation for Ash Wednesday and Lent there is a review of the laws concerning fast and abstinence. Today is also the feast of St. Valentine and his impact in our own day. The Epistle for this Mass is taken from St. Paul and teaches us the importance of doing all our…
Sexagesima Sunday 2021 Saints this week are our friends like St. Apollonia. The Liturgy is our ordinary means of sanctification and reception of sacramentals is a practical aspect of this. St. Paul is the dominant character during this season of Septuagesima and tells in the Epistle of all he has sacrificed in fulfilling Our Lord’s…
First Friday – Feast Of St. Agatha 2021 With the beginning of the Easter Cycle through the season of Septuagesima it is a good time to review what the Sacred Liturgy is and how it leads our spiritual lives through the purgative, illuminative and unitive states. The Holy Mass is the highest form of prayer…
Septuagesima Sunday 2021 This week is the feast of St. Agatha whose veil is a precious relic that has protected the city of Catania from various cataclysms throughout history. The significance of wearing a veil is explained. Septuagesima season is a transition from the Christmas to the Easter cycle and an immediate preparation for Lent. …
Sexagesima Sunday 2020 The Divine Office for this week recounts the story of Noah and his Ark. This is the type for Christ and His saving Cross which undo the fall of Adam caused by his eating the forbidden fruit of the tree in Paradise. We learn also that God’s grace is offered to us…
Septuagesima Sunday 2020 After the story of St. Apollonia this sermon explains the meaning of St. Paul’s Epistle for this Sunday which marks a new liturgical season of Septuagesima and the beginning of the road to Easter. St. Paul warns us not to presume on our merits. The scripture readings for this week remind us…
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