Fr. Michael Rodriguez

Fidelity to God’s Grace

DVRodriguez2024-11-11T07:58:05-05:00

Saintly mystics of the Church provide us with an account of Mary's birth, which we celebrate today. Our Lady was conceived without sin and with the ability to know and love God. Within St. Anne's womb, Mary was already faithfully corresponding to this first grace – and thus growing in grace. Let us be more aware of the graces God gives us and do our very best to correspond with them. Yet attachment to sin and to the world impedes our growth. We prefer what is easier and more comfortable. To counter this, grow in your devotion to Mary, especially Our [...]

Fidelity to God’s GraceDVRodriguez2024-11-11T07:58:05-05:00

The Saints Believe Christ is King

DVRodriguez2024-11-04T08:46:50-05:00

The saints truly believe – and live! – that Christ is King. We see this in their heartfelt prayer, which we should strive to adopt as own. Do not fall prey to the founding principles of modern democracies which reject, or set aside, Christ's Kingship. Catholics should not live in accordance with these errors, even if everyone else around us does. While this is not an issue we can force, we can be clear regarding the truth and plant the seeds of truth in others. You may not be able to change the trajectory of the nation (that may require a [...]

The Saints Believe Christ is KingDVRodriguez2024-11-04T08:46:50-05:00

Depths of the Immaculate Heart

DVRodriguez2024-11-06T10:23:29-05:00

All of Our Lady's feasts manifest the immense, incomprehensible and incomparable love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary for God, and for us poor sinners. No where else does the adorable will of God reign so perfectly and so we can never adequately revere her Heart. Her tremendous love continues its role in heavenly meditation today. Her intercession is so powerful because her love is so great. In the depths of her heart are the mysteries of God, the Passion of her Son, and all He said and did. Those who truly love and honor Mary receive abundant gifts, favors and blessings [...]

Depths of the Immaculate HeartDVRodriguez2024-11-06T10:23:29-05:00

Patronage of St Michael

DVRodriguez2024-11-04T08:48:23-05:00

St. Michael promotes and defends the glory of God, which includes the truth of God and what He has revealed. St. Michael is the guardian angel of the Holy Eucharist and of the Catholic Faith. He is the defender of the Church and of the Blessed Virgin Mary. When these are not upheld, his guardianship lessens. Catholic bulwarks are being dismantled and satan is wrecking havoc in the Church. Francis' latest statements, perhaps his worst on record, clearly contradict Our Lord. Priests are being persecuted by churchmen simply for defending the Church's doctrine and worship. Our love and devotion to St. [...]

Patronage of St MichaelDVRodriguez2024-11-04T08:48:23-05:00

Holy Communion with Mary and Joseph

DVRodriguez2024-10-27T17:39:01-04:00

Sermon at the First Communion of one of Father's nieces. Saint Teresa, ora pro nobis.

Holy Communion with Mary and JosephDVRodriguez2024-10-27T17:39:01-04:00

Todo Debe Ser Sometido a Cristo Rey

DVRodriguez2024-10-26T10:38:25-04:00

Cristo es Rey. Este es un gran dogma de nuestra fe católica y es un resumen de toda nuestra santa religión. Es también uno de los títulos más importantes de nuestro Salvador Jesucristo. Todas las cosas, visibles e invisibles, fueron creadas por y para Cristo. Por eso, todas las personas, familias, instituciones y naciones, en privado y en público, deben someterse a Cristo Rey. Consideremos los ejemplos del aborto, el matrimonio, los medios de comunicación, las escuelas, y las elecciones presidenciales. Quizá no podamos cambiarlos, pero debemos conocer y defender la verdad.

Todo Debe Ser Sometido a Cristo ReyDVRodriguez2024-10-26T10:38:25-04:00

Many Reject Christ’s Kingship

DVRodriguez2024-10-21T23:24:45-04:00

Jesus Christ is King. This is a great dogma of our faith. All things are created by Him and for Him. The State has an obligation towards Him and man's laws must be subject to His Law. The only way to have peace is for all nations to submit to Christ the King. Yet many so called Christians – even in the Church – reject His kingship. Our presidential candidates do not confess Christ's Kingship. Bishops are not defending this truth. Francis' recent statements are blasphemous and heretical against this doctrine. As small individuals we may not be able to change [...]

Many Reject Christ’s KingshipDVRodriguez2024-10-21T23:24:45-04:00

Tres Ejemplos del Poder del Rosario

DVRodriguez2024-10-21T11:15:27-04:00

En 1571, el Papa San Pío V llamó a toda la cristiandad a rezar el Rosario. En respuesta, Nuestra Señora derrotó a las fuerzas musulmanas en la batalla naval de Lepanto. En Hiroshima, la Santisima Virgen protegió a ocho sacerdotes jesuitas que vivían el Mensaje de Fátima. En los 1960s, Brasil fue salvado del comunismo por el Rosario. La Virgen María le dijo a Santo Domingo que el Rosario es un medio poderosísimo para [1] destruir la herejía, [2] extinguir el vicio, [3] difundir la virtud, [4] implorar la misericordia divina y [5] obtener su protección. Al concluir, El P. Rodríguez nos [...]

Tres Ejemplos del Poder del RosarioDVRodriguez2024-10-21T11:15:27-04:00

Christ the King, Mary the Queen

DVRodriguez2024-10-22T11:39:10-04:00

Christ is Lord of All. This truth is upheld by the reaching on the social and universal Kingship of Christ. Few Catholics proclaim this truth today, yet we must accept it to be saved for it is an infallible dogma. We also celebrate several feasts of Our Lady in these days. October 11 is her Divine Maternity. This is the principal mystery of her life from which flow all her privileges. On October 12 we celebrate her first apparition to St. James (a type of her miraculous pillar is found in Exodus). Our Lady wrought the great Miracle of the Sun [...]

Christ the King, Mary the QueenDVRodriguez2024-10-22T11:39:10-04:00

Three Examples of the Incredible Power of the Rosary

DVRodriguez2024-10-07T22:21:33-04:00

In 1571, Pope St. Pius V called all Christendom to pray the Rosary. In response, Our Lady routed the superior Moslem forces at the naval Battle of Lepanto. At Hiroshima, She protected eight Jesuits priests, living the Message of Fatima, from the atomic bomb. In the 1960s, Brazil was saved from communism by the Rosary. The Blessed Mother told St. Dominic that the Rosary is a most powerful means to [1] dissipate heresy, [2] extinguish vice, [3] spread virtue, [4] implore God's mercy, and [5] obtain her protection. And in our time, God has granted the Rosary even more power, so [...]

Three Examples of the Incredible Power of the RosaryDVRodriguez2024-10-07T22:21:33-04:00