Penance and Preparation
Sermon From The 4th Sunday of Advent 2014 ✟Father Violette This is the last day of preparation for the birth of Christ. To talk about penance, conversion, and self-purification is not opposed to the joy of Christmas, but necessary for true participation. Even the Child Jesus had His Passion in mind when He first entered…
We Are Created for Faith
Sermon From Gaudete Sunday 2014 The Church shows her excitement for the coming of the Nativity with the pre-celebration of this day. No matter how smart a person may be, he cannot come to belief in the Catholic Faith without the help of God. By the Faith we are informed of those mysteries which are…
Fitting Mother for a Fitting Son
Sermon From The Feast Of The Immaculate Conception 2014 The words from the Sapiential books of the Bible are applied to the Blessed Virgin in the Epistle today. Even before she was created, the Holy Virgin was in the mind of God and was given all the gifts for her calling. The greatest of these…
Theological In Prayer
Sermon On The 2nd Sunday of Advent 2014 The liturgical year begins with a consoling view of the end from the prospective of those who are faithful. This Advent prepares us for the coming of Christ on Christmas and at the end of time. The “People of Sion” are called to exult and be joyful,…
Watch And Pray
Sermon from The 1st Sunday of Advent 2014 St. Andrew was the first of the Apostles. He traveled to Greece and even Russia, and ultimately gave his life by crucifixion in imitation of Our Lord. We begin the new liturgical year and the reliving and re-presentation of the life of Christ, through which we are…
Prepare for Christ’s Coming
Sermon From 4th Sunday of Advent 2013 Father Violette✟ We have weeks to prepare us for the major feasts of the Church to wake us up and ensure we are ready. From all eternity God has a special grace for each one of us – the grace of Christmas. We have ample time to prepare…
The “O” Antiphons
Sermon From Gaudete Sunday 2013 The “O” Antiphons, which are chanted leading up to Christmas, look with anticipation towards the second coming of Christ. “O Wisdom” refers to the Son of God under the title of the greatest intellectual ability and the gift of the Holy Ghost. “O Adonai” calls on Christ’s help just as…
I Am the Immaculate Conception
Sermon On The Feast Of The Immaculate Conception 2013 It is important to know some of the prerogatives of this great privilege that was bestowed on the Blessed Mother in anticipation of the Incarnation. From the first moment of her existence, the charity of the Virgin Mary, in her plenitude of grace, surpasses all human…
St. Nicholas
Conference On 1st Friday, December 2013 St. Nicholas is the great saint of Christmas, and he is loved by all. Similar to St. Martin’s Day, the celebration of St. Nicholas was so popular that it was even adopted by Protestants as Santa Claus. This early-Church bishop was considered a martyr because of what he suffered…