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Christmas Schedule

December 24, 2020 By FrM

December 24th: “Midnight Mass: 11pm

December 25th: 9am English traditional
11am Latin

St. Paul of the Cross

April 29, 2020 By FrM

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Lesson
Lesson from the first letter of St. Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians
1 Cor 1:17-25.
Brothers: Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not in wisdom of speech, lest the cross of Christ should be made void. For the word of the cross, to them indeed that perish, is foolishness; but to them that are saved, that is, to us, it is the power of God. For it is written: I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the prudence of the prudent I will reject. Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this world? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? For seeing that in the wisdom of God the world, by wisdom, knew not God, it pleased God, by the foolishness of our preaching, to save them that believe. For both the Jews require signs, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews indeed a stumbling-block, and unto the Gentiles foolishness: But unto them that are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

Continuation ✠ of the Holy Gospel according to Luke
R. Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
Luke 10:1-9
In that time: the Lord appointed also other seventy-two: and he sent them two and two before his face into every city and place whither he himself was to come. And he said to them: The harvest indeed is great, but the labourers are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send labourers into his harvest. Go: Behold I send you as lambs among wolves. Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes; and salute no man by the way. Into whatsoever house you enter, first say: Peace be to this house. And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon him; but if not, it shall return to you. And in the same house, remain, eating and drinking such things as they have: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Remove not from house to house. And into what city soever you enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you. And heal the sick that are therein, and say to them: The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.

Commentary

Today’s reflection touches on a few matters:

Very brief intro to St. Paul of the Cross.

What is our responsibility to seek God’s will?

Two different non-believer attitudes to people of Faith.
Will buying the padre a beer secure heaven?

Good Shepherd Sunday

April 28, 2020 By FrM

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Lesson
Lesson from the first letter of St. Peter the Apostle
1 Pet 2:21-25
Dearly beloved, Christ suffered for us, leaving you an example, that you should follow His steps who did no sin, neither was guile found in His mouth. Who when He was reviled, did not revile: when He suffered, He threatened not, but delivered Himself to him that judged Him unjustly: who His own self bore our sins in His body upon the tree: that we, being dead to sins, should live to justice; by whose stripes you were healed. For you were as sheep going astray: but you are now converted to the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
R. Thanks be to God.

Continuation ✠ of the Holy Gospel according to John
R. Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
John 10:11-16
At that time Jesus said to the Pharisees: I am the good Shepherd. The good Shepherd giveth his life for his sheep. But the hireling, and he that is not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming and leaveth the sheep and flieth: and the wolf catcheth and scattereth the sheep: and the hireling flieth, because he is a hireling, and he hath no care for the sheep. I am the good Shepherd: and I know Mine, and Mine know Me, as the Father knoweth Me, and I know the Father: and I lay down My life for My sheep. And other sheep I have that are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear My voice, and there shall be one fold and one shepherd.
R. Praise be to Thee, O Christ.

Photo credit with gratitude to Georgia Robinson

Feast of St. Mark

April 28, 2020 By FrM

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Lesson
Lesson from the book of Ezekiel
Ezek 1:10-14
And as for the likeness of their faces: there was the face of a man, and the face of a lion on the right side of all the four: and the face of an ox, on the left side of all the four: and the face of an eagle over all the four. And their faces, and their wings were stretched upward: two wings of every one were joined, and two covered their bodies: And every one of them went straight forward: whither the impulse of the spirit was to go, thither they went: and they turned not when they went. And as for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like that of burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps. This was the vision running to and fro in the midst of the living creatures, a bright fire, and lightning going forth from the fire. And the living creatures ran and returned like flashes of lightning.
R. Thanks be to God.

FAQ: Who or what is this Pachamama I keep hearing about?

April 16, 2020 By FrM

Pachamama is a South American goddess of creation and the mother earth. In a Christian frame, she is a demon who demands human sacrifice. In current practice, offerings are made to her via the sacrifice of llama embryos but among the mafia equivalent folks it is said that it is common to sacrifice one of their human enemies ritually to pachamama and bury the in a foundation. To them, such a ritual blesses their building.

A good priest friend and mentor of mine was the late Rev. Fr. Andrew Cuscheri who founded a number of hospitals in Bolivia. When I was at seminary he told me that the locals would go to Mass on Sunday and worship pagan gods through the week and that it was a very hard thing to wean them off.

On October 4th of 2019 Pachamama was venerated, complete with prostrations. The neighboring church of Cardinal Oulette displayed a woman breastfeeding a wild pig or weasel. It later became known that seven days prior to Pachamama, on Vatican controlled grounds the human sacrificing god Moloch was enshrined/displayed for the first time in nearly 2,000 years and this following the replacement of the life appointees of the Pontifical Academy and institute of Life replaced with pro UN, pro death types. Then The Christmas concert had cardinals and others participate in a pachamaman ritual on the very day celebrating the birth of Our Lord.