Humility And Sanctity

August 1, 2021By Servants Of The Holy Family

10th Sunday After Pentecost 2021
This is Humility Sunday. Our Lord in the Gospel states clearly that he who humbles himself will be exalted. It is the fundamental virtue for holiness. The Epistle lists the charismatic graces that were so prevalent in the days of persecution because the early Christians needed these helps in facing martyrdom. As the Church came out of the catacombs it was already fully developed as could be seen at the Council of Nicea. From the beginning the Resurrection was preached and sanctity was evident in the lives of the faithful. We can do the same but we must pray. Saints Oswald and Dominic are wonderful examples for us and their feasts are this week.
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Good Intentions

July 11, 2021By Servants Of The Holy Family

7th Sunday after Pentecost 2021

The story of King Solomon is read in the Divine Office during these days and it is a reminder to us of how far we can fall if we are unfaithful. The road to hell is paved with good intentions which were never brought to fruition. Here are the six steps that the will takes in accomplishing any action: wish, intention, consent, election, use and joy over the good achieved. The saints are diligent in following all the steps to gain the supernatural gifts of grace which brings them to heaven. Their good intentions produce good fruit.
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Quo Primum

July 4, 2021By Servants Of The Holy Family

6th Sunday after Pentecost 2021
Patriotism is part of the virtue of piety and recalled today. This Sunday has humility as a theme and it is easy to remember because without God’s help we are sinners and that thought should keep us humble. Mortal sin is the worst thing in the world and venial sin is the second worst. We must be models to others because of the gifts given to us. Scandal results instead if we cause others to sin. The Gospel was the multiplication of the loaves and fishes and a pre-figuring of the Holy Eucharist and the Mass. The importance of the traditional Latin Mass is seen clearly from the encyclical, “Quo Primum”, by Saint Pius V. This reading of the document is a powerful reminder of this.
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Built On A Rock

June 29, 2021By Servants Of The Holy Family

Feast Of Saints Peter & Paul 2021
This feast honors Saints Peter and Paul who were martyred in Rome on this day. Today concentrates on St. Peter and tomorrow is dedicated to St. Paul. The Introit and Epistle show us the deliverance of St. Peter from Herod at the last moment and the Gospel etc. point to St. Peter’s special mission from Our Lord as the rock upon which He will build His Church. Christ gave Simon Bar-Jona training that tempered his natural impetuosity and made him into the humble and wise visible head of His Mystical Body. We can rest assured that St. Peter continues to safeguard the Church and its members today and will see that we are safe from harm and the machinations of the evil one. St. Peter will also teach us in our personal lives how to overcome our own vices to become true followers of Our Lord.
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Thou Art My Hope

June 13, 2021By Servants Of The Holy Family

3rd Sunday After Pentecost 2021
This Mass and the recent feast days are about union with God, His Love and His Mercy. The earliest depiction of Our Lord in the catacombs is taken from today’s parable of the Shepherd carrying the lost sheep on His shoulders. This season after Pentecost is one of hope and shown by the liturgical color of green. The devil tries to discourage us and drag us into despair or inflate us with presumption. We must maintain our humility in the face of these diabolical attacks and will thereby receive mercy proportionately. Always have confidence in the Sacred Heart and never in the world.
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Revel In Divine Love

June 11, 2021By Servants Of The Holy Family

Feast Of The Sacred Heart of Jesus 2021
The beautiful Epistle for this Mass gives an insight into the love of God found in the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The supernatural knowledge coming to us through this Heart changes our lives and makes us feel the ardor of divine charity. Our Lord revealed many of His secrets to St. Margaret Mary and his messages through her are meant to assure us of His tender loving care in the face of the coldness of the world around us. He told her that this revelation was the very last gift of His to a fallen world. Despite the wounds received, even from consecrated souls, Christ promises that His love will triumph.
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Good Example

April 25, 2021By Servants Of The Holy Family

Third Sunday after Easter 2021
Today is also the feast of St. Mark the Evangelist and the day for the Greater Litanies, which are more ancient than St. Mark’s day. St. Peter in the Epistle is asking the faithful to practice the Faith and thereby be models for non-Catholics and poor Catholics. He reminds us of practicing the virtue of obedience before God and our neighbors. Our good example and brief words, not preaching, convert others. The story of a priest simply asking a girl “not to hurt God” is a wonderful case in point.
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Gospel Of Faith

April 11, 2021By Servants Of The Holy Family

Low Sunday 2021
The Easter Octave is completed today and our recently baptized neophytes put aside their baptismal garments and now begin the life as one of the faithful. This is particularly done by following Our Lord in the Liturgy in our prayers. The Paschal candle is Christ with us now and lights the way in appreciating His Resurrection. The Faith is all important and essential. Today’s Gospel teaches us how we must approach this gift with humility knowing we cannot achieve this by our own power. This theological virtue which has God as source and goal will lead us to heaven one day.
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