Category Archives: Sermons

1 DOMINICA INFRA OCTAVAM NATIVITATIS One day St. Francis went to pray in the old church of St. Damiano, outside Assisi. And, as he prayed in front of the Crucifix placed on the altar, he had a vision of Christ that pierced his heart, to the point that he could no longer recall the Lord’s […]

Monsignor began the sermon by reciting the Hail Mary. This week has been a marvelous week. It’s about the coming of Christ, more at the end of time rather than just celebrating His birth in Bethlehem. But it’s also very much about the Blessed Virgin. We’ve had just a wonderful week; in the same week […]

1 IN CONCEPTIONE IMMACULATA BEATÆ MARIÆ VIRGINIS ORIGINAL IN ITALIAN: Vera Madre son Io d’un Dio che è Figlio e son figlia di Lui, benché sua Madre; ab aeterno nacqu’Egli ed è mio Figlio, in tempo Io nacqui e pur gli sono Madre. Egli è mio creator ed è mio Figlio, son Io sua creatura […]

DOMINICA XXI POST PENTECOSTEN “In Thy will, Lord, are all things, and there is none that can resist Thy majesty. Thou hast made heaven and earth, and all things that are under the cope of heaven.” That was the Introit of today, which are the words of Mordechai, taken from chapter 13 of the book […]

DOMINICA VIII POST PENTECOSTEN Last year, on this 8th Sunday after Pentecost I insisted on two topics: 1) The Divine Will is manifested in the call we all received to live in sanctity and to die persevering in it. 2) We must use our intelligence in the business of our salvation (which is the only […]

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Monsignor began the sermon by reciting the Hail Mary. I am continuing my series of sermons on the natural gifts proper to our nature, as opposed to Supernatural Gifts; and today I want to do the gift of reading. […]

1 NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY DOMINICA XIII POST PENTECOSTEN “Almighty, eternal God, grant us an increase of faith, hope and charity; and make us love what You command so that we may be made worthy to attain what You promise.” This is the collect prayer for the 13th Sunday after Pentecost. This year, […]

SEPTEM DOLORUM BEATÆ MARIÆ VIRGINE DOMINICA XIV POST PENTECOSTEN In the movie “The Passion of Christ” by Mel Gibson, there is an admirable scene (which also recalls one of the Seven Dolors of Our Lady) that I believe summarizes magnificently the mystery of our Redemption, and it is this one: Our Blessed Mother sees her […]

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Monsignor began the sermon by reciting a Hail Mary. ……Just some notes on last Sunday’s feast – I want to start by pointing out the last two Sundays we have had feast days that superseded the Mass of the […]

IN DEDICATIONE S. MICHÆLIS ARCHANGELIS COMMEMORATIO: DOMINICA XVI POST PENTECOSTEN “St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and […]