Christmas 2018 MidnightÂ
Christmas brings joy to all the people of the world despite any attempts to thwart it. So along with the sorrows around us nothing prevents God dwelling among us. We hope in God that He will save us and exercise His Kingship in a society devoted to His Royal and Davidic line. The Mass texts re-enforce this through their own prayerful considerations.
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Immaculate Conception 2018
The Proclamation of the dogma of today’s feast of the Immaculate Conception was done by Pope Pius IX in 1854. This prerogative is an absolutely supernatural gift to the Blessed Virgin Mary in light of the Passion and Death of her Divine Son and which created Her as a worthy vessel for the carrying of Christ as His Mother later in Her life. Her initial plenitude of grace was accompanied by the virtues and the gifts in the highest degree possible to equip her for God’s mission. God’s love produced this in her and the Blessed Mother reciprocated this love throughout her life.
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First Sunday of Advent 2018
The First Sunday of Advent begins the Church’s new liturgical year and reminds us that the way we pray is the way we believe. The liturgy is the official prayer of the Church and the ordinary means of holiness. It is also a weapon against the devil. Prayer is an excellent penitential practice for Advent and the Blessed Mother is the perfect model of this practice. Our Lady will prepare us for Christmas through her Rosary devoutly recited.
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Rosary Conference November 25, 2018
This conference explains how the Rosary is the living memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary praying at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. We can pray in union with our Blessed Mother and penetrate the mysteries of the Rosary as She did. This will make our recitation of the Rosary easier and elevate it to the contemplative order which is its purpose. Thus fortified, souls will be led by the Rosary to victories greater than those accomplished in the past.
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Feast Of The Seven Sorrows 2018
The feast of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Mother recalls the chief times in her life that she felt the weight of being Co-Redemptrix. The Mass Sequence emphasizes how much closer Our Lady is to Holy Trinity because her intercessory power enables her to make our prayers be answered rather than simply passing our requests onto God as the rest of the saints do. Her tears unite with the Sacred Heart and add merit to the Church’s treasury.
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Assumption Evening 2018
The feast of the Assumption celebrates the taking of Our Lady into heaven body and soul after her earthly life was completed. This is in imitation of her Divine Son of Whom she is a perfect image. The early Christians gathered around her after the Ascension and we do the same and with fervor that should increase always. Love of our heavenly Mother is a sign of predestination.
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Feast Of The Assumption 2018
The Assumption is the prerogative of our Blessed Mother which fixes Her in heaven, body and soul, as the Star which leads us home as the Star of the Sea (Stella Maris) did for early sailors. In the midst of the darkness of this life, we always have the hope of salvation because we see the Blessed Virgin Mary shining glorious and beckoning us to Heaven. The apparition of Our Lady of the Willow is a heart-warming reminder of Her maternal solicitude for each of us, especially those most in need of her mercy.
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Feast Of The Annunciation 2018
This year the Annunciation is celebrated after Easter. Our feast recalls the moment when the ever Virgin Mary became the Mother of God. All the details of this Gospel account took place in her home which is known as the holiest place on earth. In penetrating this mystery from inside the Blessed Mother, we see how great was her virginal/maternal heart which was so generous, courageous, faithful, trusting and loving. We, especially the young, should reach into her heart and use these qualities on our road to heaven.
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Conference On Passion Sunday 2018
In this conference we learn about the upcoming feast of St. Joseph. His greatest titles are Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Foster Father of the Son of God. God the Father entrusted His Divine Son to the care of St. Joseph whose virginal paternity was a perfect image of the Begetting of the Son by the Father. The true marriage of St. Joseph to Our Lady is the foundation of his relationship through her with Jesus Christ. He is protector of the Church and universal patron of all our needs.
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Feast Of The Purification 2018
This ancient feast is celebrated today in the same way as Sylvia described the ceremony in the fourth century. Our Lord and His Mother exercised humility by submitting to the Mosaic laws that did not apply to these sinless Personages. The Holy Infant was ransomed this day so that He could be offered for our redemption in the future. Our Lady did not need any purification in order to return to the temple but she identified herself with us sinners. The first procession took place on this day with Simeon and Anna joining the Holy Family.
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