25th Sunday after Pentecost 2018
The theme of the 25th Sunday after Pentecost is God’s Infinite Love. Men are sanctified by thinking of His Love, returning it and loving others, especially the unlovable. Is that not what Christ does in loving us, the unlovable sinners that we are? The Gospel warns about the weeds in the field which first can be bad Catholics but others as well. We must firmly believe the words of Our Lord and in the power of prayer.
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24th Sunday after Pentecost 2018
The Introit for these final Sundays after Pentecost is from the letter of Jeremias to the exiles in Babylon and reassures them that God will lead them back to the promised land as He leads us back to heaven. The Gospel encourages us to believe that Christ, who sleeps now during the storm, will save us at the right time. St. Paul in the Epistle directs us to love our neighbor by obeying the commandments. We can show love to our neighbor by praying for the Holy Souls in Purgatory. It is wise to teach your children this practice so they will pray for you someday.
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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 said we must pay even the last penny and so the souls in Purgatory are doing that by making amends for their sins. We must pray for the dead and for ourselves in facing death. God has given us the sacrament of Extreme Unction which prepares us to meet God and we should pray for this great gift daily.
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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 and those who live it. In excerpts from her poetry we learn about God’s great love of the souls of the Church Suffering and how He embraces them and brings them to heaven once they have been perfected through their time of purification. St. Mary Magdalen is their patroness because she is the example for us of how the sins of a lifetime can be expiated as she accomplished it in three hours at the foot of the Cross.
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22nd Sunday after Pentecost 2018
In the Epistle for the Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost St. Paul gives us consoling words from his place of imprisonment. God will see the good work He has begun in us reach its perfection. On our part we need to pray for final perseverance. In the Gospel Christ is not making a political statement as much as one of prioritizing our concerns – starting with God in the first place. This hierarchy of values will guide us in our daily lives and especially assist us when voting.
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21st Sunday after Pentecost 2018
The Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost is the beginning of the end as the liturgical year draws to its conclusion in preparation for the coming end of time. St. Paul warns us to be prepared in the battle we must wage against the superior forces of the devil. With prayer we will be victorious and we will become holy. If we keep our eyes on heaven that is where we will go.
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18th Sunday after Pentecost 2018
St. Paul’s Epistle for the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost tells us the importance of the grace of God which the Holy Ghost gives us many times each day. We should never neglect these daily opportunities and we should use them to fight off the devil and his temptations. We should not let sin paralyze us. The Gospel is a beautiful account which shows the authentic mercy of God. We should ask our angels to help us pray and repent.
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13th Sunday after Pentecost 2018
This Mass for the 13th Sunday after Pentecost begins with a prayer to God that He hear us and this presumes that we are humble. To reach Heaven requires our prayer and spiritual reading lest we become the playthings of the devil. God showers His graces and gifts on us so we can reach happiness with Him at the end of our lives. He also gives these so we can share them with others on their road to Heaven, too.
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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3rd Sunday in Lent 2018
We learn in the Mass texts not to let evil enter our thoughts, words or deeds. This is so we live every moment purely and for God. Then we are prepared for the last moment when we receive the grace of perseverance efficaciously. As the good works of Jesus were criticized in the Gospel, so we must also overcome discouragement during our Lenten practices. We must remember the saints who were like us sinners but who trusted in God and were victorious.
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