12th Sunday after Pentecost 2024 This Epistle shows how God has accommodated Himself to mankind. Saint Paul reminds us to practice the Spirit of the Law. Although there were holy men who followed the Old Law, it had no grace in itself. However, it constantly promised the coming of the New Law, the coming of Jesus Christ. Today’s gospel reminds us that we must never stop loving. We must love God, our neighbor, and our enemies, and follow the example of Our Lord and the saints in doing so. #20240811K
8th Sunday after Pentecost 2024 We are living in a constant spiritual battle. With the grace of Confirmation, we become true soldiers of Christ. We must preserve the health of our souls at all costs, so we do not perish in the next life. The Our Father is the prayer taught to us by God Himself. It is a powerful prayer and should be recited daily. We should be just as prudent, clever, and resourceful in obtaining Heaven, as the worldlings are in providing for their temporal lives. #20240714K
Conference on 1st Friday July 2024 In St. Paul’s instruction to the young bishop, St. Timothy, he emphasized the importance of spiritual reading. If this instruction is given to a bishop, it applies all the more so to the laity. Prayer and spiritual reading are necessary for the growth of sanctity.
St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria became a physician in his early life but soon discovered that his calling was not to heal men’s bodies but their souls. He dedicated his life to the assistance of the dying and the welfare of children, and his great love of the Holy Eucharist led to his institution of the 40 Hours Devotion.
In gratitude for the victory over the forces of Free Masonry, Pope Pius IX elevated the feast of the Visitation. There were two annunciations in preparation for the coming of the Redeemer – the annunciation of the birth of St. John the Baptist and that of Our Lord. St. John the Baptist was the herald of Our Lord not only in his words, but in his life. In the Visitation we see the great love of the Blessed Mother, who cares for even our smallest needs. #20240705
Feast of the Precious Blood 2024 The devotion to the Most Precious Blood encompasses every aspect of our Faith, because it is through the merits of Christ’s Blood that all good things come to us. The sacrifice of the Son of God surpasses all the sacrifices of mankind in every conceivable way. Just as the Blood of Our Lord flowed from the wound in His side, the devotion to the Precious Blood flows from the devotion to the Sacred Heart. In honoring the Sacred Heart, we honor Our Lord’s great love and mercy, while devotion to the Precious Blood pays homage to the fruit of that love in the Redemption. Even our ability to give adequate thanksgiving to our Redeemer comes through the Eucharistic Body and Blood of the altar. It is only in the infinite merits of the Precious Blood that we have hope for the future. #20240701B
5th Sunday after Pentecost 2024 It is not sufficient for those inclined to anger to wait for the moment of temptation before fighting their vice. To practice the opposite virtues of meekness and fraternal charity is the most effective way of combatting unjust anger. Those who persecute the faithful, should stir our pity rather than our anger, especially when we remember the judgments in store for them. Good Catholics do not wish the frightful death of an unrepentant sinner on even their worst enemies. We ought to receive injuries and insults cheerfully whenever possible and pray that our enemies be converted, so they may die happily in God’s grace. #20240623B
4th Sunday after Pentecost 2024 St. Jerome explains the meaning of Our Lord’s quote, “Call no man Father,” telling the faithful that it refers to giving man the honor due to God alone. The theme for this Sunday is hope. We have much to endure in this battle we wage against the devil. After Adam fell the world was thrown into chaos and we struggle interiorly with concupiscence and the pride of life. We remain hopeful because Our Lord told us that if we ask the Father anything in His name, it shall be given to us. True Catholics believe what we are instructed to believe and obediently conform our intellect to the teaching of the Church. #20240616S
2nd Sunday after Pentecost 2024 Tonsure Ceremony
With first tonsure one becomes a cleric. This ceremony has been part of the Church since the 5th century. Just as slaves were shorn to show their complete ownership by their master, so the cleric shows that he now belongs to Christ. The surplice is imposed to represent putting on the new man, because holiness is no longer an aspiration but a direct call. Our Lord promised to those who give up the world a hundredfold in this life. The candle carried in procession represents the soul of those to be tonsured, and when the bishop receives and extinguishes the candle, it demonstrates that the very will of the cleric is offered to God. God will grant the necessary graces to do everything he asks, if the cleric remains confident in Him as he forges on towards the goal. #20240602
Trinity Sunday 2024 Today we honor the dogma at the heart of our Catholic Faith. God, through His Divine Son, chose to reveal the truth of the Holy Trinity to mankind. Although we could never reason to the existence of this great doctrine on our own, nor can we completely understand it in our finite minds, we firmly believe it through the gift of faith. We should recite the Athanasian Creed to reaffirm our faith in opposition to those who deny it. We must believe everything that Christ has revealed to us and be prepared at every moment to defend it. #20240526K
Pentecost Sunday 2024 Pentecost is called the birthday of the Catholic Church because, although it was conceived on the Cross, this is the first day the Church manifested herself in the world. Not only every human being, but all nations and governments are called to convert to Christ. True Catholics reject the false tenets of religious indifferentism. The Holy Ghost expresses God’s love for us because He is the Person of Love. In these days when there is such great cowardice within the Church, we pray for the virtue of fortitude to help us persevere in the face of adversity. The Holy Ghost will provide us with the strength of the saints and martyrs. #20240519
Ascension Thursday Evening 2024 Today is one of the happiest days of the year because we celebrate the triumph of Christ, and through Him the triumph of the Church. Christ ascended into Heaven to begin His heavenly priesthood of mediation between God and man. By this mediation He sent us the Holy Ghost and His sevenfold gifts. He proved that His kingdom is not of this world, increased the merit of our faith, and invited us to follow Him to our celestial home. By separating Himself from us for a time, Our Lord purifies and spiritualizes our love, so we may be more perfectly united with Him in this life and the next. #20240509B
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