The Liturgy of Christmas: Excerpt From a 1994 Pastoral Letter by Bishop Pivarunas
by Bishop Mark Pivarunas, CMRI Dearly Beloved in Christ, During this holy season of Christmas, our Holy Mother the Catholic Church celebrates in a singular and wonderful manner the joyous feast of the Nativity of her Divine Savior Jesus Christ. This can be readily seen in particular by the unique permission which is granted to […]
The Scarcely-Known Practice of Spiritual Communion Abounds With Richer Graces Than We Realize
A Sermon Preached by Rev. Fr. Bernard Uttley, O.S.B., on November 4, 2012 What is Spiritual Communion and Why is It Beneficial to Souls? The holy doctrine and practice of Spiritual Communion is often forgotten, underestimated, or misunderstood. Being so little known, it is practiced even less. This is very unfortunate, for it is a […]
From Dark Aztec History, Juan Diego Emerges to Fulfill Our Lady of Guadalupe’s Request (Part II)
Lecture on Our Lady of Guadalupe from the 2008 Fatima Conference by Rev. Fr. Dominic Radecki, CMRI (Winter, 2015) The beautiful words Our Lady spoke to Juan Diego were not meant for him alone; they constitute the special gift, the signal grace of the Guadalupan apparitions. Here on Tepeyac Hill, to all her bewildered and […]
From Dark Aztec History, Juan Diego Emerges to Fulfill Our Lady of Guadalupe’s Request
Lecture on Our Lady of Guadalupe from the 2008 Fatima Conference by Rev. Fr. Dominic Radecki, CMRI In the very heart of Mexico, in the center of the two great American continents, there is enshrined one of the most beloved, most treasured, most venerated objects in all of Christendom: a small cloak made of cactus […]
The Parallel Between Our Blessed Mother’s Messages as “Our Lady of Good Success” and “Our Lady of Fatima,” With Their Importance for Our Own Times
By Sr. Mary Agatha, CMRI Are the Warnings Given by Our Lady at Fatima the Same as Those She Delivered in Quito? Three hundred years before the Mother of God appeared at Fatima, her revelations as Our Lady of Good Success in Quito, Ecuador, foretold the widespread immorality and loss of faith that would sweep […]
In These Confusing Times, Faithfully Saying Our Rosary and Wearing Our Scapular Enables Us to Stay Close to Mary and Obtains the Salvation of Souls
A Sermon Preached by Bishop Mark A. Pivarunas, CMRI (Fall, 2016) In What Do the Prayers of the Rosary Consist and Where Do They Come From? The Rosary, also known as “Our Lady’s Psalter,” consists of a combination of three prayers; namely, the Our Father, the Hail Mary, and the Glory Be. Since we offer […]
Expecting Purgatory Can Be a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: Purify Your Soul Now with the Fire of Divine Love
A Sermon Preached by Rev. Fr. Bernard Uttley, OSB, on November 9, 2012 The entire month of November is dedicated to the remembrance of the poor suffering souls in Purgatory. As we know, the holy souls in Purgatory are completely unable to alleviate their sufferings in any way. But God, in His goodness and loving […]
Striving to Make Jesus and Mary More Real to Ourselves Makes Our Love for Them Deeper and More Meaningful
A Sermon Preached by Rev. Fr. Casimir Puskorius, CMRI on August 23, 2009 Recognizing Our Lord and Our Lady as Real Persons Like Ourselves is a Great Blessing Venerable Brothers and Sisters, dear parishioners, I would like to speak to you today about the blessings hidden in the Immaculate Heart of Mary. I gave a […]
Staying Close to Mary, Queen of Martyrs, Ever Transforms Us in the Love of Jesus
From the Servite magazine, “Queen of the Missions” (June-July 1955 Edition), and TV Scripts of “Behold Thy Mother” Studying the Mystery of the Incarnation Leads to Contemplation of the Cross and Jesus Crucified What is the greatest event in history? The Incarnation. That God became man is, as St. Bernard called it, “the affair of […]
Quotes from 10 Mystics That Help Us Meditate on Mary’s Sorrows
by Alexis M. Lepicier, OSMtranslated by Marge Radford (Winter, 2017) What good can come from our meditating on the sorrows of the mother of God and her Most Holy Son? St. Alexis Faconeri (+1310), one of the seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order. A 14th century historian cites him as having said these memorable […]
