Daily Gospel Readings and Homilies recorded live in Bamber Bridge Lancashire, UK
Father Augustine Measures, OSB
The Eve of the Nativity of Our Lord!The Song of Zechariah.
O Emmanuel!The birth of the Herald of the Lord. Hi name is JOHN!
Fourth Sunday in Advent - O Rising Sun!Let Him build His house, using us in whatever way He sees fit in order to accomplish the task.Father asked me to include St. Ambrose's commentary on The Visitation from Luke's Gospel
O Key of David!Blessed are they who believe without seeking to understand.Verbum Caro Hic Factum Est:
O Root of Jesse!Saints, sinners, unbelievers - all created by the Father for His Glory.BenedictusBlessed be the Lord,The God of Israel;He has come to His people and set them free.He has raised up for us a mighty Saviour,Born of the house of His servant David.Through His holy prophets He promised of oldThat He would save us from our enemies,From the hands of all who hate us.He promised to show mercy to our fathersAnd to remember His holy Covenant.This was the oath He swore to our father Abraham:To set us free from the hands of our enemies,Free to worship Him without fear,Holy and righteous in His sightAll the days of our life.You, My child shall be calledThe prophet of the Most High,For you will go before the Lord to prepare His way, To give his people knowledge of salvationBy the forgiveness of their sins.In the tender compassion of our LordThe dawn from on high shall break upon us,to shine on those who dwell in darknessAnd the shadow of death,And to guide our feet into the way of peace.Glory to the Father,and to the Son,and to the Holy Spirit.As it was in the beginning.is now, and will be forever.Amen.
O Lord!The Holy Family is also a very human family.
O Wisdom!Jesus family tree in the Gospel reading today. I loved re-reading this in our New Testament class. It is Matthew's way of demonstrating the legitimacy of Jesus in his father Joseph's Davidian and Abrahamic lines, from which the Messiah was prophesied to come.Quite an interesting list of saints, sinners, and heros.
The Feast of St. Lucia!Turning the hearts of fathers towards their children.
The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe!Put aside childishness.
And we shall be created anew in Christ Jesus. We have been commissioned to do as He did, and to be His heralds, as John the Baptist was.Thanks be to God for the opportunity to be reminded of it again and again.
The Feast of the Translation of the Holy House of Loreto.His yoke is easy, His burden light.
The Good Shepherd's patience is infinite.More lovely singing from Father. Oh how I love it!But if you are moved to "get the cd"... Here's the link:Messiah (George Frederick Handel) London Philharmonic Orchestra
The Feast of the Immaculate Conception.According to His Will
Happy Feast of St. Ambrose!Prepare ye the way of the Lord!Editor's note: What a treat to hear Father singing!
Happy Saint Nicholas Day! Laborers for The HarvestFather has asked me to remind listeners to get the readings for each day. You can see what they are by clicking the "Daily Readings" links in the sidebar. It's so helpful to read them in order to get the full meaning of the Gospel and Father's homily.
Jesus feeds 4000 on nourishment richer than any other food.
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