Lent Has Formally Begun

March 9, 2014By Servants Of The Holy Family

^{Sermon On The}^{1st Sunday of Lent 2014

Father Violette✟}Our sins are an infinite offense, because they offend an infinite God and although we cannot make adequate reparation, Our Lord has still instructed us to do penance. This penance can only be performed with God’s supernatural help of grace. We are guided by the Church throughout Lent and given the weapons of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. When we use these weapons well, Lent becomes the best time of the year. It is the time when we are preparing for our heavenly delights.
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The Angelic Doctor

March 7, 2014By Servants Of The Holy Family

^{Conference About St. Thomas Aquinas}^{1st Friday, March 2014}St. Thomas Aquinas belies the statement of atheists who claim that all religious people are ignorant. Although St. Thomas offered astounding insights in philosophy, it was his prayer that helped him penetrate truth so profoundly. His method for explaining the doctrines of the Faith has been admired even by the enemies of the Church. The liturgy of Corpus Christi, which was written and compiled by him, is considered one of the most beautiful of the entire liturgical year.
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Penitential Mercy

March 5, 2014By Servants Of The Holy Family

^{Conference On}^{Ash Wednesday 2014}Although many outside the Faith look askance at the penances Catholics perform, they are unable to explain the meaning of Christ’s words, “unless you do penance you will perish.” We have great attachments to our vices, and it is only through grace and penance that we can learn truly to hate our sins. The season of Lent is a time of mercy. We receive this mercy through confessing our sins and receiving the sacraments. We must pray the Confiteor and beg God to help us, with a true conviction of amending our lives.
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Let Perpetual Light Shine Upon Him

March 4, 2014By Servants Of The Holy Family

Funeral Mass, March 2014
Death hurts us all, but the Church gives us words of comfort in the face of death when she reminds us that on the last day all will rise. The coffin of the deceased is surrounded by candles at the Requiem Mass, representing Christ, the Light of the World. Even those who have left the true Church have admitted the great comfort the Church offers us in our last moments. In praying for final perseverance, we are asking for all the help necessary to fight the final attempts of the devil to steal our souls from God. The deceased soul’s work is over, but ours is not. We must continually pray for the souls in purgatory and pray for our own salvation.
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Pray Ardently

March 2, 2014By Servants Of The Holy Family

^{Sermon From}^{Quinquagesima Sunday 2014}We must pray like we truly mean the words being said, and we must do so without ceasing. We have a need to show forth the feelings that are deep inside us. This is why we have external expressions of love and adoration to God, such as genuflections. We must call out, as the blind man in the Gospel, “Son of God, save me!” The prayers we offer with confidence, perseverance, faith, trust, and love are sure to be heard and answered.
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