That You May Have Life
DVRodriguez2024-05-02T07:00:37-04:00Christ came, suffered and died, rose and ascended that we might have the life of grace. Nothing is more precious.
Resurrection Faith and the Mass
DVRodriguez2020-04-24T05:54:38-04:00Four brief Easter week sermons. The Easter Octave overflows with grace to increase our Faith, especially in the Sacrifice of the Mass and Holy Eucharist. Meditation with the ecuharistic prayers composed by St. Thomas Aquinas brings a greater depth of understanding and sheds greater light upon how terrible it is that Masses for the faithful have been cancelled. * Mary Magdalene lamented 'They have taken away my Lord.' We are living in such times. After Vatican II, modernists replaced the high altar with a table, removed crucifixes and tabernacles from the center of the catholic sanctuary, and destroyed communion rails and statues. Now [...]
Mane Nobiscum
DVRodriguez2020-04-15T07:24:03-04:00Two brief Easter week sermons. This Easter Octave, take time to reflect upon the readings of Holy Mass. They clearly show the Risen Lord is different and His disciples are now called to know Him in a deeper way, which is primarily by faith. Jesus is present through [1] the ministry of His Apostles, particularly Peter; [2] the Scriptures explained by Him; and [3] in the Holy Sacraments. Apart from these, one cannot come to truly know Christ. Our Lord's greatest desire is to remain with us and to nourish us. The Christian's greatest desire should be stay with Jesus, Mane nobiscum! In [...]