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A New Pentecost People

DVRodriguez2022-06-07T12:50:58-04:00

When John XXIII announced Vatican II, he spoke of a 'new Pentecost.' Many believed a 'new springtime' was due. Such slogans conveyed a general euphoria. Yet to think there can be a greater 'new' outpouring of the Holy Ghost is a grave and condemned error. Sadly, men are fascinated with 'new age' movements, e.g. Joachim de Fiore (+1202). Today's 'new spirit' is an impure spirit of rupture. It has borne the 'fruit' of apostasy and a hemorrhaging of Church membership like never before. Let us instead pray for the promised Age of Peace under Our Lady's Immaculate Heart.

A New Pentecost PeopleDVRodriguez2022-06-07T12:50:58-04:00

At the Heart of the Mass

DVRodriguez2022-06-07T12:49:49-04:00

God's relation to men mirrors the manner in which men relate to each other. A true spiritual friendship is the most intimate union among men. It begins through communication, intensifies in the giving of gifts (symbolic of who one is) and culminates in the giving of one's own self (one's will). True friends give not just what they have, but even give who they are. We see the same dynamic at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass!

At the Heart of the MassDVRodriguez2022-06-07T12:49:49-04:00

See My Glorious Wounds

DVRodriguez2022-06-07T12:48:08-04:00

The world speaks endlessly about love but knows not how to love. This we must learn from Christ on the cross. His Easter message calls us to reflect upon and contemplate His glorious Wounds. The waters of salvation flow eternally from His open side (vidi aquam). Familiarize yourself with the private relations of Sister Marie-Martha Chambon (+1907) concerning devotion to Christ's Holy Wounds (these include a Rosary, a Chaplet, and beautiful promises). To offer to the Father the Sacred Wounds of Christ is to offer to God adequate honor and glory!

See My Glorious WoundsDVRodriguez2022-06-07T12:48:08-04:00

22LM_08 Gate of Heaven and Mother of Hope

DVRodriguez2022-04-15T07:32:22-04:00

2022 Lent Mission - Fourth and Final Conference: St. Francisco Marto offers us a great model of hope. Yet the most perfect example comes from Our Blessed Mother, especially when She received into her arms the body of her dead Son. The mission concludes with ten practical ways by which we can grow in the supernatural virtue of hope.

22LM_08 Gate of Heaven and Mother of HopeDVRodriguez2022-04-15T07:32:22-04:00

22LM_07 Unite with the Immaculate Heart at Mass

DVRodriguez2022-04-16T08:02:12-04:00

2022 Lent Mission - Fourth Sermon: The sorrow of Mary's Immaculate Heart was the greatest during the Passion and Death of her Son, but so too her hope. At Mass, Jesus offers us the grace to unite our heart to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and to hope as she hoped in the Cross and in the Precious Blood. Uniting with Mary is one of the best ways to participate in Holy Mass.

22LM_07 Unite with the Immaculate Heart at MassDVRodriguez2022-04-16T08:02:12-04:00

22LM_06 Keep Your Gaze Fixed Upon Eternity

DVRodriguez2022-04-12T08:31:05-04:00

2022 Lent Mission - Third Conference: The man of hope is not looking for a reward here on earth, but keeps his gaze upon eternity. Hope is a longing desire for a future good that can be attained, albeit with difficulty. So hope for the pardon of your sins, victory over temptations and a holy death. To increase and fortify hope, meditate frequently upon the magnanimity of God.

22LM_06 Keep Your Gaze Fixed Upon EternityDVRodriguez2022-04-12T08:31:05-04:00

22LM_05 Hope in the Precious Blood

DVRodriguez2022-04-12T09:54:13-04:00

2022 Lent Mission - Third Sermon:The Precious Blood is never more present than at Mass. Three great mysteries which are hidden to our human nature at Mass are : {1] The shedding of His Blood is renewed; [2] His Blood is sprinkled upon those present; and [3] Intercedes before the Father for us. May we firmly hope and confidently trust in the Precious Blood!

22LM_05 Hope in the Precious BloodDVRodriguez2022-04-12T09:54:13-04:00

22LM_04 The Objects of Christian Hope

DVRodriguez2022-04-11T09:29:37-04:00

2022 Lent Mission - Second Conference: Recognize and resist the devil’s most common traps regarding presumption and despair. To strengthen hope, turn to the example of the saints. And towards what end is our hope directed? Father details the primary, secondary and tertiary objects of the faithful Christian’s hope.

22LM_04 The Objects of Christian HopeDVRodriguez2022-04-11T09:29:37-04:00

22LM_03 O Crux Spes Unica

DVRodriguez2022-04-12T09:54:19-04:00

2022 Lent Mission - Second Sermon: The Cross is our hope because Jesus has saved us through it. The Cross is precious because it brings grace to our soul and a heavy weight of glory unto eternity. The Cross is never more present – more real – than at Mass. The Mass teaches and enables us to place our hope in the Cross as our means to Heaven.

22LM_03 O Crux Spes UnicaDVRodriguez2022-04-12T09:54:19-04:00

Vox Clamantis in Deserto

DVRodriguez2022-04-10T13:18:36-04:00

Each candle on the Advent Wreath represents a millennia and bears a name. The third candle is named after St. John the Baptist. This great prophet and martyr gave his life for the sanctity of marriage. On account of his moral courage, he was imprisoned and decapitated. He was also the Precursor of Christ. His spirit, which we are called to emulate, is embodied by his words: "I must decrease, He must increase."

Vox Clamantis in DesertoDVRodriguez2022-04-10T13:18:36-04:00