All Souls Day Evening 2018 All Souls Day is a consoling Catholic liturgical commemoration which distinguishes us from other religions. It reminds us of the perfection required for entrance into heaven and a place of mercy for those who still need purification. It warns us of hell if we die an enemy of God. Christ…
All Souls Day 2018 We are called on All Souls Day to be like the religious Sisters of the Society of the Helpers of the Holy Souls by praying and sacrificing for the relief and release of those detained in Purgatory. A member of this congregation, Mother St. Austin, wrote much about the purgatorial life…
Funeral Mass October 12, 2018 At this funeral Mass we are reminded about the importance of praying for the dead. We must die because of Adam’s sin which we inherit and we must free ourselves from the guilt and punishment of our own actual sins. Christ has given us the Sacrament of Penance to remove…
Ash Wednesday Evening 2018 Blessed ashes remind us of death and our own nothingness. These marked the public sinners from the early days of the Church and do for all of us now. No sins are too much to be forgiven and penance and fasting are powerful means to save us as they did for…
Ash Wednesday 2018 In 1741 the pope declared that Lent is the true sign of the Christian fighting for his salvation by means of penance through fasting which is understood by the receiving of the sacramental of ashes today. The entire Septuagesima season focused our attention on sin and our identifying the predominant fault we want…
Quinquagesima Sunday 2018 This season is almost over and our training for Lent should be completed. Abraham is emphasized during these days because of his fidelity to God when so many others were not. He was willing to sacrifice his own son, Isaac, who was a willing victim as Christ would be in the future. Today…
Sexagesima Sunday 2018 During this sacred time before Lent we should examine our conscience so we know the predominant fault we will battle through penance once Ash Wednesday arrives. St. Paul is our spiritual director for this as we think about original and actual sin. The young especially have an opportunity to respond to grace and be instruments…
Immaculate Conception 2017 The brightness of this feast honoring the Immaculate Conception is seen in stark contrast to the darkness of those who should know the truths of the Faith and do not. Our Lady received her initial plenitude of grace today and all the gifts which accompany it. Her humility is prominent among them…
First Friday December 2017 In this conference, the beautiful and consoling teaching of the Church on Indulgences is explained. Beginning with the early Church we see how the treasury of merits won by Christ, His Blessed Mother and the saints was opened for the benefit of sinners. The errors of the Reformation in distorting this…
All Souls Day Evening 2017 “It is a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead.” This citation from the Old Testament shows how much the Jews cared for their deceased family and friends. The need for prayer after death is due to the effects that sin leaves its in us and all must…
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