Fr. Michael Rodriguez

Vitæ Spiritualis Ianua

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Baptism is the door to the spiritual life, the door to the marvelous life of grace. This new life is entirely different from and superior to man’s human life. At baptism, Christ obligates Himself by profound promises, including eternal life, so long as the neophyte remains faithful. At His Ascension, Christ commanded His disciples to teach and baptize all nations. He remains with His Church so that she transmit truth and grace, for outside the Church there is no salvation. (We face a terrible crisis today for the hierarchy is failing in this its purpose.) In baptism, one is united to the Cross [...]

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Pierced with Thorns

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At Calvary there were two altars: the Body of Christ and the Heart of Mary. Our Lady suffered more torments than ever endured by any mortal on earth. And all the sorrows of her Heart are ultimately due to man’s sins. At Pontevedra (1925), Sr. Lucia was given a vision of men’s blasphemies and ingratitude piercing the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart at every moment. Our reparation may help console her Heart (especially the First Saturday devotion). Our Lady revealed her Heart as the way that, in our time, will lead us to God.

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Purity and Fatima

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Our Lady’s Heart is perfectly pure for it is only for God. There is a profound connection between purity of heart (think purity of worship) and purity of mind (think purity of doctrine). The true worship of God should focus one on God alone, and we have largely lost this today. Likewise, we no longer teach the reality that ‘whosever wishes to be saved must believe and preserve the truths of the Catholic Faith whole and untarnished’ (from the Athanasisan Creed, taught infallibly). Central to the message of Fatima is true Catholic doctrine and authentic Catholic worship. Remember to pray the Rosary well, [...]

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Our Help in Mary and her Rosary

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A profound truth of our holy religion is the help that can only come from God. In particular, consider how this help comes through the Blessed Virgin Mary. No grace ever comes to us but through Mary’s mediation. No one goes to Christ except through His mother. In our present day, there is a signal necessity of special help from Heaven, particularly manifested in the many tribulations suffered by the Church. It is remarkable how great an emphasis Our Lady has placed on the Rosary in her approved apparitions. The Rosary helps us know the truth and live by it. Too many commit the grave error of living their life as they want and then adapting their “truth” accordingly. Instead, resolve [...]

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