Fr. Michael Rodriguez

Good Priests Are Being Persecuted

DVRodriguez2025-11-04T10:43:40-05:00

On account of their fidelity to Christ, good priests are being persecuted by those who wield ecclesial authority over them! This is happening throughout the entire Church. The canonical processes which are intended to uphold truth and justice have become blatantly corrupt. Some of the very worst pastors are being placed into high positions of power. It is imperative that we pray for the Church. Pray for the conversion of the hierarchy. And support your faithful priests! An extremely powerful prayer is the Rosary, but we must use it well. While the Rosary consists of both meditative and vocal prayer, it [...]

Good Priests Are Being PersecutedDVRodriguez2025-11-04T10:43:40-05:00

Blasphemous Philosophy of Liberalism

DVRodriguez2025-11-04T10:44:06-05:00

The philosophy of liberalism has infected our minds and our hearts. We must fight against this heresy with all our strength. In brief, liberalism is the error that man (as an individual or as a society) has the right to decide the norms by which he will regulate his life, that he is the arbiter of right and wrong, or that he may think and believe whatsoever he wills. The truth is that ALL things - visible and invisible – were created in Christ, by Christ, and for Christ (Col 1:16). Everything without exception must be subject to Christ and serve [...]

Blasphemous Philosophy of LiberalismDVRodriguez2025-11-04T10:44:06-05:00

Saint Joachim

DVRodriguez2025-10-21T13:54:22-04:00

Saint Joachim is the patron of fathers, grandparents and married couples. His name means “Preparation for the Lord.” The glory and intercessory power that St. Joachim has are proportioned to the merit and dignity of being the Father of Mary and grandfather of Jesus. In fact, the more grace a soul possesses, the more powerful are its prayers. (Our prayers are often weakly effective for we lack grace.) The grace which a soul possesses at the moment of death is the grace it will have for all eternity. Rightly then is Our Lady called the Mightiest Helper of the Christian people.

Saint JoachimDVRodriguez2025-10-21T13:54:22-04:00

Crucial Truths to Save Your Soul

DVRodriguez2025-10-25T12:13:21-04:00

For an audio copy of the class taught on Crucial Truths in MP3 or CD see the SVF online shop. For the notes to the class, contact the St. Vincent Ferrer Foundation (info@sfonline.org) For a copy of the book, contact The Fatima Center or visit their online shop: https://shop.thefatimacenter.com/collections/books/products/crucial-truths-to-save-your-soul

Crucial Truths to Save Your SoulDVRodriguez2025-10-25T12:13:21-04:00

Called to Be Especially Devoted to the Immaculate and Sorrowful Heart

DVRodriguez2025-10-20T10:49:21-04:00

Our Lady’s Immaculate and Sorrowful Heart has loved God more purely and ardently than all the holy hearts of angels and saints combined. God used the blood in her heart to create the human nature of His Son. Christ depended upon His Mother’s Heart for His existence. Mary’s heart preserves and glorifies the marvelous mysteries of Her Son’s life, passion, death and resurrection. This is in fact the very mission of the Church. It is also an aim of the Rosary. We all need conversion and Mary’s heart serves as a marvelous ‘road map’ in this necessary work. Being devoted to [...]

Called to Be Especially Devoted to the Immaculate and Sorrowful HeartDVRodriguez2025-10-20T10:49:21-04:00

Fiestas Marianas de Septiembre

DVRodriguez2025-10-08T10:55:08-04:00

A principios de septiembre, la liturgia nos presenta una serie de fiestas marianas (su nacimiento, su santo nombre, sus dolores). Es evidente que la Iglesia nos llama a ser más devotos de la Santísima Virgen María. Nuestra pequeña capilla está dedicada al corazón inmaculado y doloroso de María, por lo que debemos ser especialmente devotos a su corazón. En la imagen única que tenemos aquí, su pureza inmaculada está representada por rosas blancas y sus penas por siete lágrimas de cada ojo. Imploremos a Dios que haga nuestros corazones cada vez más semejantes al corazón de María.

Fiestas Marianas de SeptiembreDVRodriguez2025-10-08T10:55:08-04:00

San Joaquín

DVRodriguez2025-10-06T17:32:02-04:00

Una forma de ser más devoto a la Virgen María es practicar la devoción a sus padres: San Joaquín y Santa Ana. La gloria de San Joaquín en el cielo y su intercesión ante Dios son proporcionales a su mérito y dignidad por haber sido elegido como padre de la Madre de Dios y abuelo de Jesucristo. Ahora bien, la gracia con la que uno muere corresponde a la gloria que tendrá en el cielo por toda la eternidad. Por lo tanto, una gran ventaja que tienen los que viven en la tierra es que pueden crecer en la gracia de [...]

San JoaquínDVRodriguez2025-10-06T17:32:02-04:00

More Spiritual Lessons from the Assumption

DVRodriguez2025-09-30T07:30:21-04:00

The Mystery of Mary’s Assumption provides valuable lessons. It shows the centrality of Christ and how Mary is the path to Christ. Since Our Lady shared in Jesus’ sufferings in a completely unique way, so she too shares in His glory in a completely unique way. Yet there is great glory for ALL who carry their cross faithfully. Imitating Our Lady, we are to persevere in God’s grace and keep our focus always on Heaven. May this mystery also inspire us to seek God’s will above our own in all things, especially as regards sickness and death. Our Lady willingly denied [...]

More Spiritual Lessons from the AssumptionDVRodriguez2025-09-30T07:30:21-04:00

Our Lady of Perpetual Help

DVRodriguez2025-10-02T09:23:04-04:00

Tradition holds that four famous portraits of the Virgin and Child were painted by St. Luke the Evangelist. One of these is the icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, located today in the Church of St. Alphonsus in Rome. The order St. Alphonsus founded, the Redemptorists, have done much to promote this devotion after it was already greatly venerated in the East. St. Luke painted it on a table top crafted by Our Lord. The image was blessed by Our Lady, and she promised: “My grace will accompany it.” In this icon, Mary directs us to her Son. The Child [...]

Our Lady of Perpetual HelpDVRodriguez2025-10-02T09:23:04-04:00

The Prayer of St. Anne

DVRodriguez2025-09-08T12:26:58-04:00

“By their fruits you shall know them.” Let us apply our Lord’s words to St. Anne. She is Our Lord's grandmother and Our Lady's mother. St. Anne is a patroness for many, although her intercession is particularly focused on the family. She excelled in charity for the poor and love of God. She fervently prayed for a husband who would help her live according to the divine law. She and St. Joachim bore very heavy crosses with faith and humility. In fact, her deeds and prayers and deeds serve as a powerful example and inspiration. May we each grow in our [...]

The Prayer of St. AnneDVRodriguez2025-09-08T12:26:58-04:00