After brief account of St. Peter Chrysologus the Gospel about the salt of the earth was explained. The epistle about St. Paul teaching his disciple, St. Timothy, about work as a bishop. Finally, understanding “to love is to give” and do we really care? By this we can evaluate how much we love and give. Sermon #20151204
Liturgical day: First Friday – St. Peter Chrysologus
Length: 64 minutes
3rd Sunday after Epiphany 2015
In today’s Epistle St. Paul is telling the Christians of Rome to be at peace as much as possible with all men. We must make an answer to God for all we do, even our idle words. We make converts by the good example we give as Catholics. During His public life, Christ desired to show that He was the Son of God and the only means of salvation. The enemies of Christ, because of their jealousy, criticized Christ for the miracles He worked. We must battle the evil of the world and within ourselves.
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2nd Sunday after Epiphany 2015
We are instructed today to use our gifts and talents with care, intention, and love of God. We must use the Faith and Tradition to guide our interpretation of Holy Scripture. Without the Faith we remain confused and are easily misled. Prayer keeps our mind on Heaven and prevents us from wishing evil on our enemy. The miracle of the marriage feast of Cana looks forward to our Redemption. We cannot fathom what God is truly like, but God has made Himself present in His Word, and His Word is present in all of us. God has loved us for eternity, how much must He want us to return that love?
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Feast of the Holy Family 2015
Children belong to God, and it is the responsibility of the parents to instill the principles and values necessary to live in the world. Children must remember that their parents are people, not simply objects fulfilling a role in their lives. In all the years of Christ’s private life no one knew He was the Son of God. This speaks volumes about His humility. “I must be about my Father’s affairs,” means that fidelity to God comes before natural attachments, and even obedience to parents. Christ’s hidden life was spent in love and obedience, and by this Christ demonstrated that the life of prayer and meditation is far superior to the active life.
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Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus 2015
All Catholics bow their heads in reverence when they hear the name of Jesus because it is the name of God. It is only in the name of Jesus that we will be saved. When St. Peter says that “God the Father raised His Son from the dead,” he is simply expressing the Trinitarian doctrine. We must pray that we are given the virtue of supernatural prudence. We must pray the Rosary daily – that prayer which is responsible for so many miracles. In the Old Testament the Hebrews could not even utter God’s name, so we must never take the name of God in vain. His very name is a prayer.
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Octave of Christmas 2015
Jesus Christ is fully God and fully man. If we want to know how much God loves us, all we need do is think of the Incarnation. In all humility the Son of God bridged the infinite gap between God and man. The closer we come to God the more we realize we are the lowest of all beings. Pride tells a lie, which is why God answers the prayers of the humble. This day celebrates the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin and the Circumcision of Our Lord. As we enter a new year, we confide our past faults to God’s mercy and live in the present. We must be recollected and prayerful, and we must see reality as it is – even if it is unpleasant. This is the way to peace and happiness.
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Sunday within the Octave of Christmas 2014
Because the feast of the Nativity is so important, the Church celebrates throughout its octave, each day of which emphasizes different aspects of the Nativity. We are given a great example of the staunch defense of the Faith on the feast of St. Stephen. We are shown Our Lord as an infant, how He is seemingly helpless and most deserving of our love. It is a privilege and honor to assist at the true Mass. When we receive the Sanctifying Grace the Trinity is active in our souls. The Holy Spirit establishes His home within us, and we are called to be His faithful children.
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Sermon on The Feast of
Christmas 2014
On this day the Son of God, after taking to Himself a human nature, entered the world. The Virginal Birth is the cornerstone of this feast. The Blessed Mother was virgin before, during, and after the birth of Christ, and remained so perpetually. We are Christians not because we admire Jesus Christ, but because we recognize Him as our God. God entered the world and changed the destiny of the whole human race. Despite all the world seems to offer, it ultimately only gives sadness and fear. However, Christmas is the one day that brings a lasting joy to man, because it offers us true hope. We pray that the joy of the manger remains forever in our hearts.
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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 the world. St. John the Baptist was the holiest man who had ever lived up to that point, yet he was not given power to change the soul through his baptism. It is only through the merits of Christ that the sacrament of Baptism gives us new life. Without prayer and penance, we will surely lose our way.
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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 gifts was the Immaculate Conception. We too are given all the gifts we need to follow our vocation to sanctity. About the Blessed Mother, there can ever be enough said. Our redemption was liberative, but hers was preservative. She possessed the indwelling of the Holy Trinity from the moment of her creation. Sanctifying grace makes the inheritance of Heaven our right. This day we celebrate the triumph over sin.
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