16th Sunday after Pentecost 2017 The Holy Spirit speaks to us through the Epistle and Gospel of every Mass so we should pay close attention. He also aids us in our spiritual life which must be grounded in charity. We should learn to trust the Advocate and not ourselves because we are often attached to…
15th Sunday after Pentecost 2017 Our Lord’s first public raising from the dead is the Gospel for today. Moved at the sight of the widow of Naim, Christ miraculously brought her only child back to life with the words, “Young man, I say to thee arise”. After explaining this story we begin a tour of the chapel…
13th Sunday after Pentecost 2017 The Collect Prayer for the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost sums up our desire for an increase of the theological virtues and a desire to love God as He wants. For this, we should pray the Acts of Faith, Hope and Charity daily because these virtues are essential for gaining heaven and we can never…
6th Sunday after Pentecost 2017 After learning about the saints this week, particularly St. Mary Magdalen, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and the brown scapular were explained.  This Sunday’s Mass is concerned with the Easter Sacraments of Baptism and the Holy Eucharist which are the thoughts found in the Epistle and Gospel. The Blessed Sacrament will strengthen us throughout…
Low Sunday 2017 Low Sunday is the culmination of the eight-day celebration of the Feast of the Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. The term Low is intended to indicate the contrast between it and the great Feast one week earlier of Easter Sunday, certainly the greatest of all liturgical feasts. The Octave…
Laetare Sunday 2017 We have reached the middle of Lent and we rejoice at this point and continue to persevere. We receive graces as the chosen ones and we must not postpone our conversion. As the people in today’s Gospel, we will follow Our Lord for the beautiful teachings He gives us and for the…
Feast Of St. Blaise 2017 – First Friday Who needs miracles? Â Today’s sermon explains that God could have accomplished all things directly but He knows that due to our fallen human nature, we need miracles to help us believe. Â So, He sometimes uses secondary causes like the saints in their incorruptible forms, or sacramentals like…
4th Sunday after Epiphany 2017 We must settle all disputes we have with our neighbor before we come to the Eucharistic table and to love and care for the souls of our neighbors, whether or not we like them personally.  St. Frances de Sales who had a bad vice, that of an extreme temper, re-channeled the…
3rd Sunday After Epiphany 2016 The time after the Epiphany continues to show us the revelation of God becoming Man. This is proven in the Gospel by a miracle to the Jews in the leper and to the Gentiles in the centurion’s servant. We are also called during this time to join with the angels in adoring…
The Nativity is feast of Light.  The three-fold manifestation of this is seen in the Magi on the Epiphany, the theophany at Our Lord’s Baptism and the miracle at the wedding feast of Cana. Baptism is the official consecration of Christ as priest (although priest from Annunciation). Cana teaches about transubstantiation and the role of…
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