Was there a good point made in the sermon you heard at the Mass that fulfilled your Sunday Obligation? WHOOPS! You probably are in a place where you don’t have an obligation, either because the bishop dispensed it or there are no Masses!
However, perhaps you saw a Mass with a sermon over the interwebs.
Was there a good point? There are a lot of people who don’t get many good points in the sermons they must endure.
For my part… to an empty church.
Coat of Arms by D Burkart
on Daily Rome Shot 1375 – Roast PIG: “Re: Bp. Marini’s beard (it’s been a long time since I’ve last seen him), my immediate reaction was “It’s been,…”
on Daily Rome Shot 1375 – Roast PIG: “The SC decision deals another blow to the Four Nos of Abortion of the Democrats. – No restrictions – No…”
on “O vos omnes sordidi mementote retrorsi…!” More joy in Detroit.: “Michael Davies: “Bishops would rather churches close than allow the traditional Mass.” Cardinal Müller: “Vatican official prefers an empty church…”
on Viewing oppression in the Archdiocese of Detroit through the lens of a video: “There are several churches in my diocese that are owned by the Parish and NOT by the diocese. This happened…”
on 7 July: CATHOLIC Mass at Canterbury Cathedral for the Feast of the Translation of the Relics of St. Thomas Beckett –: “I plan to attend this mass. Anyone else?”
on Daily Rome Shot 1373 – Dedication: ““I am from the Diocese of Syracuse, and because of the dedication and hard work of a team of laypeople,…”
on Daily Rome Shot 1375 – Roast PIG: “White to move and win. [NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers”…”
on Viewing oppression in the Archdiocese of Detroit through the lens of a video: “Midlife Stockman seems like such a good guy. The world needs more of what he does. Prayers for those suffering…”
on Diocese of Charlotte and the “Salt March to the Sea”: “And some opine it was actually something like what in Italian would be written down as “thalaccia”, and this sound…”
on Viewing oppression in the Archdiocese of Detroit through the lens of a video: “Not: By all means – disagree with the reasoning that was used (and there were all sorts of competing reasoning…”
on Daily Rome Shot 1373 – Dedication: “Who knew the archbishop and so many of his peers were such avid readers of Belloc? If we could just…” on Viewing oppression in the Archdiocese of Detroit through the lens of a video: “This brought to me memories of a time I was involved in helping tidy up a sacristy (it hadn’t seen…”
on Daily Rome Shot 1373 – Dedication: “I work in a country in which less than 1% of the population is Catholic, perhaps close to 0.6%. This…”
on Daily Rome Shot 1373 – Dedication: “I believe (and hope) there many bishops out there who are not actively hostile to the TLM. A lot of…”
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Wonderful homily, Father. Very much appreciated.
My own parish had its first streamed Mass today, and we were able to “attend” from our home. Our pastor preached on the importance of using this sorrowful time well to grow spiritually. He compared what we are going through to a “three days of darkness” wherein we must be very carful what we allow to enter through our “windows” of phones, TVs, and ultimately into our hearts. He stressed keeping our minds rooted in charity.
Thank you Father for your warm and instructive sermon.
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my Way of the Cross book by Benedict XVI, aka Pope Benedict. The illustrations by Jan Toorop have a mysticism that transports the attentive heart to Calvary. Highly recommended.
I will seek out the Stations of the Cross by St Alphonsus Liguori. Love that “old-fashioned” language.
I’m old enough to have learned only the pre-Vatican II Act of Contrition. Thank you for teaching me that it contains both qualities of contrition and attrition.
God Bless You this Passiontide
Today, I watched my first, full, live online Mass at St Mary of Pine Bluff.
Father Z, we don’t know what we would do without you, Father Heilman and your congregation through all this turmoil.
God Bless, protect and watch over you all.
My friends from Dane County don’t understand the power of the TLM Mass.
But will always continue to pray for them and those in need.
I focused on the Epistle from Hebrews, not abandoning the suffering of our Lord, but the new High Priest entering the Temple to abolish the Old Dispensation to institute a New dispensation. New Priesthood, New Temple, new altar, and new sacrifice.
It’s refreshing to see our Pastor Ad Orientem vs Ad Populum as he celebrates Mass from his rectory. There are also no gather hymns. He uses the kyrie, sanctus & Agnus Dei (which reveal his true colors). He preached on friendship with God vs the world, as evidenced by Martha, Mary & Lazarus’ friendship with Christ and the superiority of contemplation of Christ over impetuous action.