Liturgical Year

Powerful Links in Church Feasts

DVRodriguez2023-07-04T08:27:58-04:00

Time is ordered to God and serves God. The liturgical feasts of June are clearly connected; they reveal how the Holy Ghost is at work. After Pentecost, feast of the Holy Ghost, we turn to the Blessed Trinity because the Holy Ghost reveals who God is. Yet faith in God and faith in the Eucharist are inseparable, so next we celebrate Corpus Christi. Our Lord requested the Feast of the Sacred Heart conclude the Octave of Corpus Christi. In the Blessed Sacrament Our Lord manifests His love and continues to suffer immensely, on account of man's ingratitude and indifference. The Holy [...]

Powerful Links in Church FeastsDVRodriguez2023-07-04T08:27:58-04:00

The Harrowing of Hell

DVRodriguez2023-06-30T19:31:49-04:00

By way of comparison, Our Lord used his own 'Trojan Horse' strategy to strip hades (death) and satan of their spoils. He took a human nature and flesh from the Virgin's womb so that by dying He could pass through the gates of the netherworld. The 'Gospel' of Nicodemus, an ancient Christian text, piously narrates this tradition. We profess our faith in this truth every Sunday when we pray the Creed, "... He descended into hell."

The Harrowing of HellDVRodriguez2023-06-30T19:31:49-04:00

The Art of Complaining

DVRodriguez2023-06-30T18:46:23-04:00

Complaining is a human universal. Why do we complain? Two reasons: [1] Because of our ingratitude. Reality does not line up with what we want. God has given us everything even though we don't deserve it. To complain is immature. We must grow up! [2] Because we lack courage. We complain to illegitimatize something and then not have to give ourselves to it. Complaining is delaying the necessity of action. We lack courage. The only cure is to know Christ – to believe in Him. We have no greater model than the Sacred Heart.

The Art of ComplainingDVRodriguez2023-06-30T18:46:23-04:00

How to Glorify the Blessed Trinity

DVRodriguez2023-06-30T17:35:15-04:00

Everything in our holy religion is related to the great mystery of the Blessed Trinity; for example: the Sacraments, the angels, the Rosary, the psalms, and all our prayers.The Family mirrors the Trinity and is supremely sacred. That's why today's transgenderism is absolutely abhorrent; it is a direct and terrible attack upon the Blessed Trinity. In our times so much glory is being taken away from God and directed instead towards man. Yet we are called to give God glory! The first step is to know the Truth about Him. The second is to love and serve Him. A key element [...]

How to Glorify the Blessed TrinityDVRodriguez2023-06-30T17:35:15-04:00

Each of Us is Wounded

DVRodriguez2023-06-22T09:45:36-04:00

Who is the Holy Ghost? What does He do? How are we to pray to Him? We find a simple answer in the Church's prayer. Come, and bring us the Truth. Come, and fill us with Thy Love. The Holy Ghost comes to heal the wounds which we all carry in our heart and soul, wounds caused by those we should trust most and who should most willingly sacrifice for us. We can't do it on our own. Without Him we are lost. Invoke the Holy Ghost, asking Him to enlighten, purify, console, heal, strengthen and sanctify you.

Each of Us is WoundedDVRodriguez2023-06-22T09:45:36-04:00

The Original Novena

DVRodriguez2023-06-22T08:41:32-04:00

I exhort you to live according to the world, but according to the liturgical year. For example, this period is the origin of the novena, a privileged form of prayer. I recommend you pray a novena to the Holy Ghost in the nine days leading up to Pentecost and another during the nine days following Pentecost.

The Original NovenaDVRodriguez2023-06-22T08:41:32-04:00

Three Stories of Our Lady

DVRodriguez2023-08-20T17:21:43-04:00

Father shares three true stories to encourage you to be more devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary. He exhorts you to place greater confidence in her and never tire in taking your prayers to her. These stories – Our Lady of Montserrat, St. Joan of Arc, and The Bouquet from 1857 – also provide an example for mothers (and children). He concludes with twelve simple ways to practice devotion to Mary (in honor of the twelve stars of her crown).

Three Stories of Our LadyDVRodriguez2023-08-20T17:21:43-04:00

Neither Progressive Nor Conservative

DVRodriguez2023-06-12T16:27:50-04:00

The whole world has divided itself into progressive and conservatives. Sadly, progressives make mistakes and conservatives prevent those mistakes from being corrected. We see this in politics, in society, and in the Church. Progressivism is the mother of problems. Conservatives compound the problem by codifying (enshrining) the revolution. Christ is neither. He restores all realities by always returning to God's original plan. Like Our Lord, let us be 'Restorationists.'

Neither Progressive Nor ConservativeDVRodriguez2023-06-12T16:27:50-04:00

Modern Day Montanists

DVRodriguez2023-06-07T06:08:36-04:00

Montanus was a faithful priest turned heretic. He claimed to be filled with Holy Ghost, so much so, that his teachings excelled even that of Tradition and the Apostles. He leaned heavily on emotionalism. He preached revival and renewal, but many of his practices were from the devil. His heresy was condemned in the 2nd Century. Yet his error has returned in greater force today. Let us not confuse the Holy Ghost with the spirit of the world, of revolution, or of the devil. Forget not the Holy Ghost, pray for His gifts, and hold fast to Tradition.

Modern Day MontanistsDVRodriguez2023-06-07T06:08:36-04:00

Fire and Blood

DVRodriguez2023-06-01T11:18:52-04:00

Pentecost is a Christocentric feast. Today, the Apostles become Christ (no longer just followers). Something changed in them. It is the key to understanding Pentecost. Fire is full of hunger and consumes everything it can. It transforms all into itself. Blood spilled on this earth is what made the world Catholic. What kind of hunger do you have? What blood are you willing to suffer? You only have one life to live. Don't let it pass by in fleeting vanities. Only God can satisfy you.

Fire and BloodDVRodriguez2023-06-01T11:18:52-04:00