Good Friday 2024 We do not have the Mass today because even though the Mass is the re-presentation of Our Lord’s death, it is also the reminder of His Resurrection. The Church avoids even the slightest hint of joy on this day. An infinite offense was offered to God and only an Infinite Being could…
Ash Wednesday 2024 The Church reminds us of the fate that awaits all men. We are mortal and destined to return to dust. The sacramental of blessed ashes reminds us of our mortality and also the transient nature of worldly glory. From the triumphant Roman generals to the Byzantine emperors, a Memento Mori has been…
Feast of the Purification 2024 The candle is one of the great sacramentals of the Church. It is like a sacrament in the sense that it is an outward sign, but unlike a sacrament, it does not give grace automatically. This day links Our Lord and the Blessed Mother so closely. Today we remember both…
Sunday within the Christmas Octave 2023 No longer are we slaves of the law, no longer are we separated from God. God has made us His friends. He loves every creature He has created but He is forced, so to speak, to hate the sinner by the sinner’s own choice. God’s irrational creatures fulfill His…
Christmas Midnight Mass 2023 It is a true joy to relive the happiness of that night in Bethlehem in which our Savior was born. It was in silence and solitude Our Lord entered the world. Just as Christ passed through the rock of His tomb at the moment of His Resurrection, He passed through the…
Vigil of Christmas 2023 Today the Church cries out, “We will have Him to rule over us!” This Mass is like an early celebration of Christmas. “Come Lord and Reign!” says the Alleluia verse. According to St. Ignatius Martyr, the reason St. Joseph was betrothed to the Blessed Virgin Mary was to hide the miracle…
Second Sunday of Advent 2023 With great hope we are reminded of eternity during this season. All virtue builds on nature, and the same is true of the virtue of hope. Hope cannot exist without difficulty and tribulation. We hope in God, not despite our sufferings, but in light of our sufferings. The saints took…
Sermon on the Feast of The Immaculate Conception 2023 This dogma has always been believed by the Christian world, but more recently it was made gravely binding for every Catholic to believe. The Virgin Mary was redeemed more perfectly than the rest of men. She was preserved from all stain of original sin by an…
First Sunday of Advent 2023 On this first day of the liturgical year, we begin with a view of the end of time. It is a warning for the enemies of Christ. A day is coming when God will judge the nations. This is a Gospel of hope. “Christ loves us too much not to…
Last Sunday after Pentecost 2023 In this Epistle we are encouraged when St. Paul tells us that he never stops praying for us. Yet we can still be lost if we do not desire to follow God’s will for us. The greatest proof of union with God’s will is joy in adversity. How much we…
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