Nativity

2025-01-19T16:01:46-05:00

From the sermon Twelve Lights of Epiphany given on January 6, 2017 O most sweet and amiable Infant Jesus, though I see Thee in this cavern lying on straw poor and despised, yet faith teaches me that Thou art my God, who camest down from Heaven for my salvation. I acknowledge Thee, then, for my sovereign Lord and Savior; but I have nothing, alas! to offer Thee. I have no gold of love, because I have loved creatures instead of Thee. I have not the incense of prayer, because I have lived in a miserable state of forgetfulness of Thee. I [...]

Fidelity to God’s Grace

DVRodriguez2024-11-11T07:58:05-05:00

Saintly mystics of the Church provide us with an account of Mary's birth, which we celebrate today. Our Lady was conceived without sin and with the ability to know and love God. Within St. Anne's womb, Mary was already faithfully corresponding to this first grace – and thus growing in grace. Let us be more aware of the graces God gives us and do our very best to correspond with them. Yet attachment to sin and to the world impedes our growth. We prefer what is easier and more comfortable. To counter this, grow in your devotion to Mary, especially Our [...]

Nativity

Prayer to the Infant Jesus

Fidelity to God’s Grace