We quickly review the various parts of the Summa Theologica of St Thomas, and recognize both the internal logic of the work and also the basic insights of St Thomas in his structure of the work.
May 25, 2024
May 23, 2024
Sunday Sermon, May 19th -- The Sacrament of Confirmation (Pentecost Sunday)
The Catechism of the Council of Trent instructs priests to preach about the sacrament of Confirmation each year, especially on the feast of Pentecost. We discuss the meaning of the name (that God confirms the graces he first gave to us in Baptism), the importance of confirmation, the proper age for receiving confirmation, and the significance that the Bishop is the proper minister of this sacrament. Finally, we point out that this sacrament of confirmation enables us to spread the Gospel and even to suffer for the Faith.
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Sunday Sermon, May 12th -- The Ascension and Our Faith (Transferred Feast of Ascension)
Although it is contrary to human and worldly calculation, it is better for us that our Lord has ascended into heaven. While it would seem (in human terms) that things would be easier if Jesus had remained on earth and was currently living in the Vatican, history shows us that it is better for us and for the spread of the Gospel that Jesus ascended into heaven.
However, it is necessary that we live in this time after the Ascension - our Lord is no longer present among us in the same way he had been with his disciples during his earthly ministry. This changes the way we participate in Mass, and the way we pray.
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May 11, 2024
Parish Schedule Changes in May
On account of the Diocesan Priest Retreat, there will be no Masses or confessions from Tuesday, May 14 through Thursday, May 16. Masses and confession schedule resumes on Friday, May 17 with 7am Mass.
No 9am Mass on Saturday, May 25; instead, confirmation and first communion Mass with Bishop Fleming at 1pm. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend!
Finally, no 7am Mass on Thursday, May 30 - instead, sung Mass at 5:30pm in honor of the feast of Corpus Christi. Mass is followed by a Eucharist procession.
There will be 40 Hours Solemn Eucharistic Devotions from 5:30pm Mass on Thursday, May 30 to 9am Mass on Saturday, June 1.
Parish picnic is Saturday, June 1 from 11am to 1pm.
May 7, 2024
Sunday Sermon, May 5th -- Marian Devotions, The Little Crown
We discuss the importance of devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, especially in the month of May and in preparation for the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost.
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Adult Faith Formation Series, Canterbury Tales -- Resources for Further Study
A final post on the Canterbury Tales. Various resources can be found online - links are provided below.
Adult Faith Formation Series, Canterbury Tales -- Overview and Brief Notes of All the Tales
Overview of the individual tales from the Canterbury Tales, taken largely from the Harvard University Canterbury Tales site [here].
May 2, 2024
Sunday Sermon, April 28th -- St Louis Marie de Montfort, Apostolic Preacher
Confessor, Marian devotee, and founder of the Sisters of Divine Wisdom, Louis Marie Grignion was born in Montfort, France, in 1673. Educated at Rennes, he was ordained there in 1700, becoming a chaplain in a hospital in Poitiers. His congregation, also called the Daughters of Divine Wisdom, started there. As his missions and sermons raised complaints, St Louis-Marie went to Rome, where Pope Clement XI appointed him as a missionary apostolic. St Louis-Marie is famous for fostering devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Rosary. In 1715, he also founded the Missionaries of the Company of Mary. His "True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin" remains popular. Only 43 years old, St Louis-Marie died in 1716 at Saint-Laurent-sur-Sevre, while preaching a parish mission there. He was canonized in 1947.
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