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God is Offering You a Grace this Advent - Don’t miss out on it!
Advent - Preparing our hearts for the
the Second Coming of Jesus
Penance
Services
stories about Advent
December
8th - The Immaculate Conception of Our Lady
Immaculate
Conception of Our Lady
Immaculate
Conception of Our Lady and the Miraculous Medal
Immaculate
Conception and the Icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Mary
Full of Grace since her Immaculate Conception: hints of Our Lady’s
Immaculate Conception in the Bible
Related Homilies: Jesus
came because Mary surrendered to God
Mary’s
“Amen”
Saying “Yes” to Jesus’
invitation to allow Him into our Lives
Four Marian Dogmas
First reading
Where are you?
December 12th - Our Lady
of Guadalupe Our Lady of Guadalupe Conquered
the Serpent
2006 Stories:
Jesus in the womb of Mary,
strange light in form of embryo in Guadalupe
December 25th - Christmas
Christmas - Mystery
of God’s Love (also in
mp3
meditation)
Related Homilies:
Now I know why You
had to do it - a Christmas Parable
God
does Care about You! The
Word Became Flesh and Lived Among us
mp3 meditation: Baby Jesus surrounded by the animals (quality reduced for 56k
dial-up modems)
Light of Jesus
Inexplicable
light in form of embryo in Guadalupe
Sunday in the Octave of Christmas - The Holy
Family
The Holy Family - held
together by love through all their problems
God’s Plan for
the Family - a Reflection of God’s Love
The Holy Family
persevered through trials just as our families
Related Homilies: The Marriage of Mary
and Joseph
Bear with one
another charitably, love your children
What God has joined
together man must not divide
The Church’s
Teaching on Marriage
stories about family
January 1st- Mary, the Mother of God
Related Homilies: Mother of
God
Second Sunday after Christmas
Now I know why You had
to do it - a Christmas Parable
God
does Care about Us: The
Word Became Flesh and Lived Among us
Second Reading see Enlightened to Our Calling and Destiny
Second Reading see
Chosen by God
January 6th- The Epiphany of Our Lord
Baby Jesus, the Wise Men and
Herod (also in
mp3 meditation reduced quality for 56k dial-up modems)
From star reading,
horoscopes and astrology, to worshiping Jesus
Jesus’ birth Revealed to
the Nations by a Star because Jesus is Savior of All
2007
First Sunday - The Baptism of Our Lord
Sons and
Daughters of Our Father since our Baptism
Like Jesus you
were Anointed with the Holy Spirit at Baptism
Sharing in the Salvific Effects of Jesus’ Cross through
Baptism 2009
February 2nd- The Presentation of Our Lord
Related Homilies: on the Holy Family
The Holy Family
February 22nd- The Chair of St. Peter Related Homilies:
The Cathedra
of Our Holy Father Symbolizes his Teaching Office
2007
You are Peter and on this rock I
will build my Church 2008
Temperance Sunday - Last Sunday before
Lent
Matt Talbot
Ash Wednesday
Overcoming Sin during
Lent
2007
Related Homilies:
Homilies on the Sacrament of Reconciliation
February 11th- Our Lady of Lourdes
Related Homilies:
The Miraculous Medal and Our
Lady of Lourdes
March 17th- St
Patrick’s Day
St Patrick,
Patron of Ireland and what we learn of him from his own writings
St Patrick was
specially chosen by God transformed Ireland
St Patrick -
similar to biblical figures and a challenge to us
2006
March 25th- Annunciation
Related Homilies: Jesus came
because Mary surrendered to God
Mary’s
“Amen”
Mary Full of
Grace
Saying “Yes” to Jesus’
invitation to allow Him into our Lives
mp3 meditation (quality reduced for 56k
dial-up modems)
Second Sunday of Easter - Divine Mercy Sunday
Divine Mercy Sunday
2008
Related Homilies:
Why confess sins to
a priest?
Blood and water
from the side of Christ symbolizes Christ giving us the sacraments from the
Cross
Fourth Sunday of Easter -
Vocation Sunday
Vocations in
the Bible - Answering God’s Call
Excerpts of
Homilies on Vocations
Related Homilies:
People in the Bible Answering
Vocations
2006
Fr John Corapi
Vocation - Jesus
doesn’t call the ready, he calls the willing
If Jesus could use the
Twelve Apostles for his mission he can certainly use us
Jesus is High
Priest of the New Testament
2006
excerpt of homily on
seminary formation
First Holy Communion
First
Holy Communion
Related: The Eucharist:
Jesus living in us and we in Jesus - Little Nellie of Holy God
The Ascension
of Our Lord Enlightened to Our
Calling and Destiny (Years A and C)
Jesus Continues to be Present
in his Church after his Ascension (Year B)
2006
After Jesus’ Ascension don’t
just sit there - The Vocation of the Laity
2008
Related Homilies: Waiting in Prayer
for the Outpouring of the Holy Spirit
First reading, witnesses to the ends of the earth:
Church growing through
trials
Seventh Sunday of Easter
Waiting in Prayer for
the Outpouring of the Holy Spirit
Pentecost
Sunday Let us fly!
Renewed by the
Holy Spirit at Pentecost - Sr Emmanuel’s experience
Living as authentic followers
of Jesus will help many to follow Jesus
2006
mp3
meditation: Pentecost (quality reduced for 56k dial-up modems)
Related Homilies:
How can we receive the Holy Spirit
to raise us up?
2006
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
The Most
Holy Trinity: Abba, Emmanuel, Helper
The Most Holy
Trinity: belonging to the Holy Trinity since Baptism
Father who
sought me, Son who bought me, Spirit who taught me
Related Homilies: We are drawn
into the love at the heart of the Trinity (Year A)
Story:
St. Augustine and the Mystery of the Trinity
Solemnity of Corpus Christi
- Body and Blood of Our Lord Faith in the
Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist and Eucharistic Miracles
The Eucharist
and St John Bosco
Jesus is the center of
time, BC- AD; is Jesus in the Eucharist the center of your life? (Year C)
2007
Meet Jesus in his Real
Presence in the Eucharist 2008
Related Homilies: Eucharist - let Jesus
feast with you
Healed Through the Mass
Alexandrina lived only on
Jesus in the Eucharist for thirteen years
On Pope John Paul II’s
Letter on the Eucharist, Ecclesia de Eucharistia
The Eucharist and the
Priesthood were born during the Last Supper
The Eucharist: Jesus
living in us and we in Jesus - Little Nellie of Holy God
mp3 meditation
Part 1 (quality reduced for 56k dial-up modems)
mp3 meditation Part 2 (quality reduced for 56k
dial-up modems)
Stories about the
Eucharist
June 24th - The Birth of John the Baptist
The Birth
of John the Baptist
June 29th - Saints Peter and Paul
Saints Peter
and Paul
Related Homilies: On St Peter
Answering
Vocations in the Bible
Peter’s Past is not
an obstacle
You are Peter and on this rock I
will build my Church 2008
In the Gospel Peter ran from the
Cross but was firm in Faith after Pentecost
Homily excerpt:
Cathedra of St. Peter
Vigil Mass First Reading: God
is Offering You Millions, Don’t settle for pennies
introduction to Paul in Enjoying Paul’s
Letters and the Old Testament
August 6th - The Transfiguration of Our Lord
Jesus is the Promised
Messiah. Listen to Him even as He predicts his Passion and Death!
2006
Related Homilies: The
Transfiguration: Look Beyond Present Pain to the Presence of God
Jesus’
Transfiguration and Overcoming Negativity
We live by faith not
sight but treasure experiences of God’s personal love
August 15th
-
The Assumption of Our Lady
Assumption of Our
Lady and her humility
Assumption of Our
Lady and her house in Ephesus
Assumption of Our
Lady and the Rosary
Mary the Ark of the
Covenant Assumed into Heaven intercedes for us
2007
Related:
Four Marian Dogmas
First Reading Revelation 12
and Our Lady of Guadalupe
2006
Stories:
Jesus in the womb of Mary, strange light in form of embryo in Guadalupe
September 14th- The Triumph of the Cross
Related Homilies:
Jesus’ Sufferings
Revealed by the Turin Shroud
The Sudarium,
the Face-Cloth of Christ
The Passion of Jesus
shows us up as sinners and heals us
The Passion of Jesus
moves us to Repentance
Gethsemane
and crucifixion
Carrying Our Cross after
Jesus - stages of acceptance and healing
The
Miraculous Crucifix in Limpias
Largest
Known Relic of the True Cross in Santo Toribio, Spain
The Christian Meaning of Human
Suffering according to Pope John Paul II 2008
mp3
meditation: Seven Last Words of Jesus (1,2,3) (quality reduced for 56k
dial-up modems)
mp3 meditation: My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? (4) (quality reduced for 56k
dial-up modems)
mp3 meditation: Jesus on the Cross Thirsting for our Love (5) (quality reduced for 56k
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Do you love me?
November 1st
- Solemnity of All
Saints
The saints have
reproduced in their lives Jesus’ victory on the cross over evil
Our Glorious
Future and the Communion of Saints
Are you
celebrating Halloween or All Saints?
The Saints Remind
Us Who We Are and Encourage Us
We are united with the
Saints in Heaven during this Mass - we join their liturgy in Heaven
2006
Related Homilies: On the Beatitudes:
Jesus’ Prescription for Happiness
Second Reading related: Love of God for us
2009
stories about saints
November 2nd - All Souls - Commemoration of
all the Faithful Departed
God’s Magnificent
Plan for us after Death - Purgatory
Purgatory and Praying for
the Holy Souls 2008
Stories about
praying for the dead
November 9th- Dedication of the Basilica of
St. John Lateran
Dedication of the
Basilica of St. John Lateran, mother of all churches
The Cathedra of Our
Holy Father Symbolizes his Teaching Office
2007
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