Liturgical Year

Swords of Sorrow

DVRodriguez2022-11-19T07:32:49-05:00

The Sword of Damocles signifies impending doom. What terrible swords [seven!] hung over Our Lady! They pierced her Immaculate Heart with sorrow. Yet at every moment she willingly and actively embraced the passion of her Son. Perhaps she even experienced a mystical death at the moment of her Son's death. (However, it is theologically unsound and impious to suggest Our Lady 'passed out' on Calvary.) Thus, as the popes have consistently taught, we rightly honor and invoke her as CoRedemptrix.

Swords of SorrowDVRodriguez2022-11-19T07:32:49-05:00

Devotion and Reparation to the Immaculate Heart

DVRodriguez2022-11-15T08:41:38-05:00

Reflect upon Mary’s Immaculate Heart. It is [1] Singularly focused on her beloved Son; [2] Never stained by any sin; [3] Never existed without loving God; [4] Always carries within the Passion of her Son. Such consideration should move us to true sorrow, for our sins are thousands of arrows piercing her heart. The Immaculate Heart is at the center of the Message of Fatima and so is of particular importance for our time. Offer her reparation through the First Saturday devotion. Practice devotion to her Heart by keeping in your own heart the sentiments which are in her’s.

Devotion and Reparation to the Immaculate HeartDVRodriguez2022-11-15T08:41:38-05:00

Christ’s Kingship vs satan’s Revolution

DVRodriguez2022-11-07T12:03:54-05:00

Father Denis Fahey (+1954), an Irish Holy Ghost father, wrote extensively on Christ the King and how freemasonry opposes His reign. Liberal Catholics warn you not to read Fr. Fahey. Yet by understanding his seven foundational principles concerning the Kingship of Christ, we see how the revolution has devastated Christendom and we can discern man’s rightly ordered return to God.

Christ’s Kingship vs satan’s RevolutionDVRodriguez2022-11-07T12:03:54-05:00

Concrete Spiritual Goals and Focus

DVRodriguez2022-11-07T12:39:23-05:00

In the spiritual life, how clear are our goals and vision? These things define us; yet they require careful examination and determination. So often we are misdirected. We accept the devil’s lies that sanctity is not for me, that life is too unmanageable, and I can’t overcome my problems. What we need is passion: to love our vocation – even to the point of obsession.

Concrete Spiritual Goals and FocusDVRodriguez2022-11-07T12:39:23-05:00

Annihilate Everything in Me that Is Opposed to Thee

DVRodriguez2022-11-19T08:17:41-05:00

What does it mean to say Christ is King? We frequently sin against His kingship by using our time self-interestedly. Reject the kingdom of satan and the world which are opposed to His kingdom. Pray that He reign in you. Be faithful to the truth. Adore the virtues in Christ. Render to God that which is His. We were created for Christ and are to offer Him all our being.

Annihilate Everything in Me that Is Opposed to TheeDVRodriguez2022-11-19T08:17:41-05:00

Jesus Weeps

DVRodriguez2022-11-07T12:35:41-05:00

Keep in your mind today's gospel image of Our Savior weeping. If He was sorrowful over the sight of Jerusalem, how sorrowful is He now as He beholds His beloved Church? We must offer much reparation for indifference, ingratitude and blasphemy. Like St. Peter, never cease to weep over your sins. Practice the devotion to the Holy Face, which is well suited for reparation.

Jesus WeepsDVRodriguez2022-11-07T12:35:41-05:00

Population Implosion

DVRodriguez2022-10-20T12:45:12-04:00

Overpopulation is a lie. This myth was popularized by Paul Erhlich in his work, Population Bomb (1968). The Georgia Guidestones enshrine this 'culture of death' by advocating a green agenda, a one world goverment and a worldly spirituality. Yet the real disaster we are facing is a vast population decrease. Given current birth control trajectories, most nations will lose half their population by 2021. The deep wound causing this is despair and self-hatred. Supernatural hope is the solution.

Population ImplosionDVRodriguez2022-10-20T12:45:12-04:00

What Price Are You Willing to Pay?

DVRodriguez2022-11-06T16:39:18-05:00

What would you give to be with God? The reality is shocking, because most of us wouldn't give up much. Where are we going wrong? Do we misjudge the price or the prize or both? Is it because we don't perceive God with our senses? Is it because we lack true personal interaction? How God's heart must hurt on account of our hesitation. What will it take for us to want to be with God?

What Price Are You Willing to Pay?DVRodriguez2022-11-06T16:39:18-05:00

Reparation and the Precious Blood

DVRodriguez2022-10-17T07:15:15-04:00

Holy Mass, Confession, and Holy Communion are the great vessels, or fountains, of the Precious Blood. We must place the greatest importance upon them, for their power is far above our devotions and sacramentals. These three are also the greatest means to make reparation. We must open our eyes to see how great is this need. Remember your sins first, then those of the Church and the world - there is so much ingratitude, indifference and infidelity. By reparation we 'balance' the evil with good and console Our Lord and Our Lady.

Reparation and the Precious BloodDVRodriguez2022-10-17T07:15:15-04:00

Saints of July and the Precious Blood

DVRodriguez2022-10-08T07:00:48-04:00

The greatest fruits of the Precious Blood are the saints and martyrs. Consider, for example the life of St. Christina of Bolsena. Many don't realize her connection to the great Eucharistic Miracle which took place over her relics one thousand years after her martyrdom. The link to the Precious Blood is seen in other great saints we venerate in July, such as St. James the Greater, St. Ann, and St. Mary Magdalene. Pray for the specific graces exemplified by these saints and specifically associated with the infinite power of the Precious Blood.

Saints of July and the Precious BloodDVRodriguez2022-10-08T07:00:48-04:00