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End your day with calm and grace through this peaceful night prayer. In this follow-along bedtime prayer, we entrust ourselves to God's care, give thanks for the blessings of the day, and ask for restful sleep under the protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary.Let this be a gentle companion as you quiet your mind and heart before sleep.Subscribe to RosaryMinded for daily prayers, Rosaries, and spiritual comfort.#EveningPrayer #BedtimePrayer #RosaryMinded #NightPrayer #CatholicPrayer #PeacefulPrayer

End your day with calm and grace through this peaceful night prayer. In this follow-along bedtime prayer, we entrust ourselves to God's care, give thanks for the blessings of the day, and ask for restful sleep under the protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary.Let this be a gentle companion as you quiet your mind and heart before sleep.Subscribe to RosaryMinded for daily prayers, Rosaries, and spiritual comfort.#EveningPrayer #BedtimePrayer #RosaryMinded #NightPrayer #CatholicPrayer #PeacefulPrayer

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Gospel Luke 19:45-48 Jesus entered the temple area and proceeded to drive out those who were selling things, saying to them,     “It is written, My house shall be a house of prayer,     but you have made it a den of thieves.” And every day he was teaching in the temple area. The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people, meanwhile, were seeking to put him to death, but they could find no way to accomplish their purpose because all the people were hanging on his words. Reflection Jesus is pointing out a weakness that all institutions have. The reason the temple was established, so that people could find God and be bathed in his care and his love. And instead those who led that temple turned it into a place where people were used and abused. What a beautiful image of the way in which we need to always be careful and attentive to whether or not an institution is there in service, or whether it is in the service of themselves. Closing Prayer Corruption is something that is part of life, and it is something that we must always be conscious of and father, we ask you to bless us with an awareness when we see it, not to condemn it, but to somehow not engage in it. And we ask this in Jesus' name, Amen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Father Kevin Drew as he preaches on this Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Today's readings First Reading: Zechariah 2:14-17 Psalm: Luke 1:46-47, 48-49, 50-51, 52-53, 54-55 Gospel: Matthew 12:46-50 Catholic Radio Network

Thursday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time INovember 21, 2025 – Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary  Hello and welcome to the Word, bringing you the Good News of Jesus Christ every day from the Redemptorists of the Baltimore Province. I am Fr. Karl Esker from the Basilica of our Lady of Perpetual Help in Brooklyn, NY. Today is Thursday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time and the Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Our reading today is taken from the holy gospel according to Luke. Jesus entered the temple area and proceeded to drive out those who were selling things, saying to them, “It is written, My house shall be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves.” And every day he was teaching in the temple area. The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people, meanwhile, were seeking to put him to death, but they could find no way to accomplish their purpose because all the people were hanging on his words.The gospel of the Lord. Homily The celebration of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary began in Jerusalem in the 6th century and then slowly spread through the Christian world. The story does not come from the Bible, but is based on a third century document that tries to fill in the blanks in the lives of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, that are not told in the Gospels. It is a devotional work and can be fanciful at times. The story of Joachim and Ana presenting Mary in the Temple in Jerusalem at three years old is based on the Old Testament account of Samuel's presentation in the Temple and expresses the truth of Mary's giving herself in service to God. This brings us to today's readings, where in the gospel, we hear of Jesus' cleansing of the Temple by driving out those who were selling things, saying to them, “It is written, My house shall be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves.” Once he had restored the sacred space of the Temple, Jesus began to teach the people there. The first reading from the first book of Maccabees has a similar message. After Judas and his brothers had driven out the pagan invaders who had profaned the Temple, they purified and rededicated the Temple, so that sacrifices could once again be offered to God. This is the origin of the feast of Hanukkah, which the Jewish people celebrate to the present day. From this we see the necessity of a sacred space where the faithful can safely gather to worship and offer prayers to God. Of course, our heart is the first sacred space, where we offer ourselves to God in obedience to the commandments of love of God and love of neighbor. But it is difficult to love our neighbor if we do not first pray for and with our neighbor. And in the busyness and noise of our daily lives, we need churches and temples to help us create the space where our hearts feel the presence of God and find the peace to speak to God. The presentation of Mary teaches us that she learned at an early age to open her heart to God and participate in the sacred space that was the Temple. This forms the basis for her receptivity to the message of the angel in the annunciation and her response: “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.” Just as Mary learned as a child to respond to God's calling, the children of our Christian community need to do the same. How do we bring up children to recognize God and revere the sacred spaces? One way is for parents to teach them their prayers and to pray with them. Another is for the children to accompany the family to church from the time they are little. Mary grew up in a devout and faith filled family. Today's children should have the same opportunity. May God bless you.Fr. Karl E. Esker CSsRBasilica of our Lady of Perpetual HelpBrooklyn, NY

Friday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary; a feast of the Universal Church since the 16th Century; this celebration continues the impact of the feasts of the Immaculate Conception and of the birth of Mary Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/21/25 Gospel: Luke 19:45-48

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Homily from the Mass offered on Friday, November 21st -1st Reading: 1 Maccabees 4:36-37, 52-59 - Gospel Reading:Luke 19:45-48 - To support the podcast financially, click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://stpiuscda.org/online-giving⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Let Mary show you how to become a living temple, a house of prayer where God truly dwells!

27 And it came to pass, as he spoke these things, a certain woman from the crowd, lifting up her voice, said to him: Blessed is the womb that bore thee, and the paps that gave thee suck.Factum est autem, cum haec diceret : extollens vocem quaedam mulier de turba dixit illi : Beatus venter qui te portavit, et ubera quae suxisti. 28 But he said: Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God, and keep it.At ille dixit : Quinimmo beati, qui audiunt verbum Dei et custodiunt illud.Truly Mary became the Lady above all creation in her role as the Mother of the Creator. She was born in Joachim's house near the Probatica, and was presented in the temple. Thereupon "planted in the house of God" and nurtured by His Spirit, like a fruitful olive tree she flowered forth in all virtues.

Homily by Fr. Michael Renninger

21 November 2025

End your day with calm and grace through this peaceful night prayer. In this follow-along bedtime prayer, we entrust ourselves to God's care, give thanks for the blessings of the day, and ask for restful sleep under the protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary.Let this be a gentle companion as you quiet your mind and heart before sleep.Subscribe to RosaryMinded for daily prayers, Rosaries, and spiritual comfort.#EveningPrayer #BedtimePrayer #RosaryMinded #NightPrayer #CatholicPrayer #PeacefulPrayer

1 Maccabees 4:36-37, 52-59 (They celebrated the altar and offered whole burnt offerings with gladness) Zechariah 2:10-13 (Rejoice, O daughter of Sion, behold I come)

Happy feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome liturgical translator Dr. Benjamin Lewis from ICEL to reflect on a specific prayer for Our Lady’s feast day. Other guests include Andrew Petiprin, author of The Faith Unboxed, and Fr. Hezekias Carnazzo from the Institute of Catholic Culture and Fr. Jonathan Duncan from the Diocese of Charleston to preview the readings for this weekend’s feast of Christ the King. Plus news, weather, sports, and more… ***** A Prayer to Our Lady, Health of the Sick Our Lady, Health of the Sick,I look to you for the comfort of a mother’s love,I pray to you on behalf of those who are sufferingand for my own healing needs.Mary, your love strengthens meand brings me peace. Our Lady, Health of the Sick,embrace all who are emotionally and physically ill that they may return togood health under your tender care. And please intercede for my veryspecial needs. (mention your needs here). Mary, your love strengthens me and brings me peace. Our Lady, Health of the Sick, pray for us. Amen. ***** Bill Schmitt is online at onword.net. Full list of guestsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sing and rejoice, O daughter Zion!

Faith Matters is a weekly podcast for the Messenger newsletter of the Basilica School of Saint Mary, which gets distributed to Basilica School families. It features Father Edward Hathaway, the rector of the Basilica. In this week's episode, Fr. Hathaway shares about issues two upcoming feast days: the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary tomorrow and Christ the King on Sunday. He also reflects about his recent pilgrimage to Italy with a group of Basilica parishioners.  To learn more about Father's pilgrimage to Italy, click here for Facebook or click here for Instagram. Reminder:  The Parish Offices will close Wednesday, November 26th, at 1 p.m. and will remain closed on November 27th and 28th for the holiday. There will be one Mass on Thanksgiving Day – at 9 a.m. There will be no 6:30 a.m. Mass on Friday, November 28th, but the 8 a.m. and 12:10 p.m. Masses on that day will occur. For those who attend the Thanksgiving Day Mass: please bring grocery bags of non-perishable food items that will be donated to help feed the needy. They will be brought up during the offertory.  The Basilica will be adopting new Sunday Mass times starting next Sunday, November 30th. The 11:30 a.m. Mass will begin at 12 (noon), and the 1 p.m. Mass will start at 1:30 p.m. All other Mass times on Sunday will remain the same. The Sunday Vigil Mass at 5 p.m. will also remain the same. The two shifts in time will allow more time for worship and fellowship and to help ease the parking transitions between two of our Masses, including our standing-room only High Mass at 10 a.m.    

Starting the morning off with God is the key to strength and success in your day!Join me in praying the Catholic morning offering, as well as hear meditations, learn about the saint of the day,  and hear today's Scripture readings from Holy Mass.To sign up to receive a daily email of the Morning Offering through The Catholic Company, go to https://www.morningoffering.com/Excerpts from the English translation of The Roman Missal © 2010, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.The Morning Glory Consecration Prayer is excerpted from "33 Days to Morning Glory:  A Do-It-Yourself Retreat in Preparation for Marian Consecration" by Michael E. Gaitley, MIC, © 2011 Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M., p. 137.If you have any comments, please email me at Deanna.pierre25@gmail.com.Support the show

Today the Blessed Virgin Mary is presented to the Temple in Jerusalem. Her parents, Saints Joachim & Anna, offer this precious life God provided for them that removed their shame back to the God who showed mercy on them. And the Blessed Virgin would grow up in the Temple in prayer and the service of others. At the message from God through the Archangel Gabriel, this most blessed woman continued in a life of self-offering, responding to God, "Be it unto me as You will." We see the results of the self-offering life we see in the Blessed Virgin & her parents. When we offer ourselves back to God in loving response for what we have received from Him, salvation comes to us and through us for the life of the world.

End your day with calm and grace through this peaceful night prayer. In this follow-along bedtime prayer, we entrust ourselves to God's care, give thanks for the blessings of the day, and ask for restful sleep under the protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary.Let this be a gentle companion as you quiet your mind and heart before sleep.Subscribe to RosaryMinded for daily prayers, Rosaries, and spiritual comfort.#EveningPrayer #BedtimePrayer #RosaryMinded #NightPrayer #CatholicPrayer #PeacefulPrayer

Lk 19:45-48Jesus entered the temple area and proceeded to drive outthose who were selling things, saying to them,    “It is written, My house shall be a house of prayer,    but you have made it a den of thieves.”And every day he was teaching in the temple area.The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people, meanwhile,were seeking to put him to death,but they could find no way to accomplish their purposebecause all the people were hanging on his words.

We celebrate today the feast the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. We recall that her parents presented her to the Temple's high priest when she was only 3 years old. She was offered to the Lord. Jesus in today's gospel is shown to us to be driving out the merchants-turned-thieves in the Temple. He did this because the Temple was supposed to be a house of prayer. That means that that edifice was for people to be able to be in touch with God. Such contact with the divine should be guaranteed by the architecture and atmosphere of the place. Such prayer is man's effort to be directed to God. Mary was going to be the first Temple to contain the Creator in her womb. Such is the image of dedication and union with God.

Delivered by Stella Wijaya from the Parish of Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. 1 Maccabees 4: 36-37.52-59; Rs psalm: 1 Chronicles 29: 10.11abc.11d-12a.12bcd; Luke 19: 45-48.A WORTHYOFFERING TO GOD  The title forour meditation today is: A Worthy Offering to God. Today the whole Church commemorates the Presentation of the Blessed VirginMary to God. This event is not found in scriptures, but is part of the Church'ssacred tradition and history. The little Mary who was offered in the temple ofGod, was a continuation of her special gift, that is, she was conceived withoutsin because she had been chosen by God from the beginning of her life. The Church believes that from the beginning the wombof the pregnant mother who conceived  Mary was sacred. Born holy, Mary must had enteredthe womb of the communion of God's people which God has ordained from thebeginning in the eternal communion of the holy Trinity. Mary then lived a life inthe fullness of God's grace, until the moment she received the heavenly goodnews to make her the Mother of God, and took a very important role in the lifeof Jesus Christ.  God chose Mary is purely an act of his divineinitiative. In response to that initiative, Mary as a person and all those whotake part in her mission gratefully dedicate their whole lives to God. Thus theevent of Mary's presentation to God must be the primary model for all humanself-offering to God, and the sign of that offering is seen when a person is consecratedin the house of God through an official rite. There are somany means, rituals and places that are sanctified to help us purify ourselvesbefore God. One of them is holy worship which is celebrated to give offeringsof gratitude and praise to God. In the first reading it is said how JudasMaccabees with the Jews who were obedient to God consecrated the altar andjoyfully offered sacrifices to God. Jesus once came to the temple and cleansed itbecause it was used as a marketplace by the Pharisees and the Jews. The holytemple was defiled with shameful worldly activities.  This desecrated temple could no longer be themeans and rituals of sanctification in the moments when God and his peopleencountered. Sacred meansand instruments are not the purpose of our faith. They are very important and haveroles in helping us to achieve the goal, which is to meet God and live withHim. Our important task is to cleanse it from desecration, use it as we should,teach it to those who do not yet know, and when necessary, repair as it isbroken, and maintain it with responsibility. Letus pray. In the name of the Father ... O most holy Lord Jesus Christ, sanctifyus always every time we pray and prostrate in the presence of the heavenlyFather to receive all the blessings. Hail Mary, full of grace... In the name ofthe Father ...

End your day with calm and grace through this peaceful night prayer. In this follow-along bedtime prayer, we entrust ourselves to God's care, give thanks for the blessings of the day, and ask for restful sleep under the protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary.Let this be a gentle companion as you quiet your mind and heart before sleep.Subscribe to RosaryMinded for daily prayers, Rosaries, and spiritual comfort.#EveningPrayer #BedtimePrayer #RosaryMinded #NightPrayer #CatholicPrayer #PeacefulPrayer

Millions of people around the world wear the Miraculous Medal. But how did this tradition come to be? Find out in today's episode on the miraculous appearance of Our Lady that led to the making of this medal and the making of an extraordinary saint! ALSO! Advent is right around the corner! Be sure to join us for Hallow's Kids Advent Challenge: Finding Fiat!In this series, we get to follow Grace Brumley (a familiar character from previous Hallow Kids challenges) as she prepares for the role of Mary in the nativity play! Each day will be split into a different type of listening experience for families: some days Grace will "dive into" a story about the Blessed Mother (Saints Alive style), there's a new fun game show with Tanner and Alli Kalina called Holy Moly, we'll pray the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary and on Sunday you can listen to Family Mass Prep with Katie and Tommy McGrady! Geared towards families with kids ages 6-12. Saints Alive is brought to you by the #1 Catholic Prayer App, Hallow! Sign up today with a 30-day free trial! Please rate, review and share with friends and family! Find resources on the saints, discussion questions and more about our team by visiting our website: https://www.saintsalivepodcast.com/

This episode offers a look at the importance of the disposition of heart, which like the Blessed Virgin Mary, seeks the will of God in whatever He wants. How do we gain that disposition and what are the means of obtaining that grace is what discussed in the next several episodes. In this conversation the importance of the retreat and even more importantly the role of sacraments is discussed. The post DWG4 – Deepening Spiritual Foundations – The Discernment of God's Will in Everyday Decisions with Fr. Timothy Gallagher – Discerning Hearts Podcast appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts.

End your day with calm and grace through this peaceful night prayer. In this follow-along bedtime prayer, we entrust ourselves to God's care, give thanks for the blessings of the day, and ask for restful sleep under the protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary.Let this be a gentle companion as you quiet your mind and heart before sleep.Subscribe to RosaryMinded for daily prayers, Rosaries, and spiritual comfort.#EveningPrayer #BedtimePrayer #RosaryMinded #NightPrayer #CatholicPrayer #PeacefulPrayer

End your day with calm and grace through this peaceful night prayer. In this follow-along bedtime prayer, we entrust ourselves to God's care, give thanks for the blessings of the day, and ask for restful sleep under the protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary.Let this be a gentle companion as you quiet your mind and heart before sleep.Subscribe to RosaryMinded for daily prayers, Rosaries, and spiritual comfort.#EveningPrayer #BedtimePrayer #RosaryMinded #NightPrayer #CatholicPrayer #PeacefulPrayer

Saturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary

End your day with calm and grace through this peaceful night prayer. In this follow-along bedtime prayer, we entrust ourselves to God's care, give thanks for the blessings of the day, and ask for restful sleep under the protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary.Let this be a gentle companion as you quiet your mind and heart before sleep.Subscribe to RosaryMinded for daily prayers, Rosaries, and spiritual comfort.#EveningPrayer #BedtimePrayer #RosaryMinded #NightPrayer #CatholicPrayer #PeacefulPrayer

In this episode, Fr. Dwight Campbell explains the story of St. Josephat. He talks about St. Bartolo Longo, who was recently canonized by Pope Leo XIV. St. Bartolo was a convert from a satanic cult, who devoted himself to evangelization and catechesis. He promoted devotion to Our Lady of Pompei and Our Lady of the Rosary. Fr. Campbell also speaks about the recent Vatican directives removing the titles of Co-redemptrix  and Mediatrix for the Blessed Virgin Mary. 

The consecration of the Basilica of St. John Lateran, originally dedicated to Christ the Savior, was first celebrated on November 9, 324 AD by Pope Sylvester I. For over 1,700 hears, this church has stood as a symbol of the Catholic Faith and the home of many historical events, including five ecumenical councils. St. John Lateran's symbolic value may be more important now than ever as the Church remains beset by modernism and a crisis of faith. This unsettling state of affairs can be seen once again in the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith's recent rejection, in the name of ecumenism, of certain traditional titles for the Blessed Virgin Mary.

End your day with calm and grace through this peaceful night prayer. In this follow-along bedtime prayer, we entrust ourselves to God's care, give thanks for the blessings of the day, and ask for restful sleep under the protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary.Let this be a gentle companion as you quiet your mind and heart before sleep.Subscribe to RosaryMinded for daily prayers, Rosaries, and spiritual comfort.#EveningPrayer #BedtimePrayer #RosaryMinded #NightPrayer #CatholicPrayer #PeacefulPrayer

Through the Dicastery of the Doctrine of the Faith, the Vatican recently published a document called "Mater Populi Fidelis," or "Mother of the Faithful People of God," which clarifies different titles for the Blessed Virgin Mary. Father Dave explains the purpose of this document, specifically in reference to the Vatican's rejection of labeling Mary "co-redemptrix" or "co-mediatrix."

End your day with calm and grace through this peaceful night prayer. In this follow-along bedtime prayer, we entrust ourselves to God's care, give thanks for the blessings of the day, and ask for restful sleep under the protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary.Let this be a gentle companion as you quiet your mind and heart before sleep.Subscribe to RosaryMinded for daily prayers, Rosaries, and spiritual comfort.#EveningPrayer #BedtimePrayer #RosaryMinded #NightPrayer #CatholicPrayer #PeacefulPrayer

Who is Mary in God's plan of redemption? Is she “Co-Redemptrix”? “Mediatrix of All Graces”? What does the Church actually teach about these titles — and why has there been renewed discussion about them?In this special votive Mass, Fr. Jason offers clarity on the Blessed Virgin Mary's unique role in salvation history, following the recent doctrinal note Mater Populi Fidelis. The Church affirms that Jesus Christ alone is the one true Mediator (1 Timothy 2:5) — but His unique mediation is inclusive, not exclusive. In other words, Christ invites us to share in His saving work through participation, not competition. When we intercede, when we bring others to the faith, when we cooperate with grace, we are participating in His mediation.Mary's cooperation is utterly unique. From her “fiat” at the Annunciation to her suffering at the foot of the Cross, she united her will entirely to her Son's redemptive mission. As Vatican II teaches (Lumen Gentium 61), “The Blessed Virgin was the handmaid of the Lord in gaining for us the greatest of all graces — redemption and salvation.” Through her motherhood, she became the living vessel through which the Author of Grace Himself entered the world.Yet we must be clear: Mary is not divine, not a redeemer apart from Christ. She is the Mother of the Redeemer, the Mediatrix through whom God chose to send His grace into the world — the New Eve standing beside the New Adam, the Ark of the New Covenant seen in Revelation 11–12.As Fr. Jason reminds us, “Lex orandi, lex credendi” — as we pray, so we believe. The Church's liturgy itself honors Mary as “the Mother of Grace” and “Mediatrix of all graces,” reflecting the faith of the centuries. Through her perfect cooperation with God's will, she models how we, too, are called to cooperate in Christ's saving work.Let us love her, honor her, and imitate her — not as a rival to Christ, but as the first and greatest disciple of the Lord. Watch this full homily on DivineMercyPlus.org or the free Divine Mercy Plus (DM+) app to learn more about what the Church truly teaches about Mary's role in salvation.#frjason #marian #marians #marianfathers #marianhelpers #divinemercy #thedivinemercy #catholic #catholicism #romancatholic #romancatholicism #mary #mediatrixofgrace #coredeemptrix #marianbeliefs #mariology #theology #catholictiktok ★ Support this podcast ★

End your day with calm and grace through this peaceful night prayer. In this follow-along bedtime prayer, we entrust ourselves to God's care, give thanks for the blessings of the day, and ask for restful sleep under the protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary.Let this be a gentle companion as you quiet your mind and heart before sleep.Subscribe to RosaryMinded for daily prayers, Rosaries, and spiritual comfort.#EveningPrayer #BedtimePrayer #RosaryMinded #NightPrayer #CatholicPrayer #PeacefulPrayer

End your day with calm and grace through this peaceful night prayer. In this follow-along bedtime prayer, we entrust ourselves to God's care, give thanks for the blessings of the day, and ask for restful sleep under the protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary.Let this be a gentle companion as you quiet your mind and heart before sleep.Subscribe to RosaryMinded for daily prayers, Rosaries, and spiritual comfort.#EveningPrayer #BedtimePrayer #RosaryMinded #NightPrayer #CatholicPrayer #PeacefulPrayer

End your day with calm and grace through this peaceful night prayer. In this follow-along bedtime prayer, we entrust ourselves to God's care, give thanks for the blessings of the day, and ask for restful sleep under the protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary.Let this be a gentle companion as you quiet your mind and heart before sleep.Subscribe to RosaryMinded for daily prayers, Rosaries, and spiritual comfort.#EveningPrayer #BedtimePrayer #RosaryMinded #NightPrayer #CatholicPrayer #PeacefulPrayer

SpiRItui or SPIriTUi? What's the difference, who cares and why?This puzzle jumped out at me a while ago. I started listening and assembled a few examples, but it wasn't until this tripped up one of my choir members that it seemed worthwhile to put an explainer together. Today we'll briefly look at why mastering this word will help you, what the different endings mean and why Spiritus is so odd in Latin. In the recording I will include clips from Pope Pius XII, Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI and Cardinal Burke.First, a warning, don't be a fusspot. It is very common and normal for people speaking Latin to mix things up. Most of the time it's not worth correcting someone's pronunciation. As long as you're generally intelligible, then we can live with funny quirks.Except if you're singing a psalm in a tone with a final of two accents, then you will need to know the accent in Spiritui falls on the RI and not the TU. This occurs in Mode 5 and Mode 7. As choir leader, I care that people sing the right note on the right syllable, so although I do my best to remember that pronunciation can vary, I am in a wonderful position where I have the final say on how things are sung in my choir. That said, you probably go with what your choirmaster says, but I'll plough ahead because I think I'm right and because it's one of those details which is interesting in a small way.Now, the word Spiritus is an interesting case. It ends with “US” which makes you think it's a normal 2nd declension noun, but turns out it's a member of a much smaller group, the 4th declension nouns. However, it is frequently paired with the adjective “SANCTUS” which follows the 2nd declension noun endings. Most of the time, in Latin, your adjectives and nouns share endings, so you can be tempted to say Spiritus Sanctus, Spirito Sancto, Spiriti Sancti, but in this case that doesn't always work.When the Holy Spirit is the Subject of the sentence, as in “May Almighty God bless, you, Father, Son and Holy Ghost” then you do have Spíritus Sanctus. However, when making the sign of the Cross, the Three Persons of the Blessed Trinity are in the Genitive Case, “Of the Father, Of the Son, Of the Holy Ghost” and we use “Spíritus Sancti”. Lastly, the case under the microscope today, in the Gloria Patri, we use the Dative Case, “Glory Be To the Father, To the Son, To the Holy Ghost” and here we have “Spirítui Sancto”.In Latin the last syllable is never accented. The accent falls on either the second last (penultimate) or third last (antepenultimate) syllable. In Classical Latin we talk about the quantity of different syllables, whether it's long or short. If the penultimate syllable is long, it gets the accent. If the penultimate syllable is short, then the accent goes on the antepenultimate syllable. In Spiritui, the first and last syllables are long, so both middle syllables are short, so the accent falls on the antepenultimate, which is the RI.So that gives you too much information on why we say SpiRItui in the Gloria Patri. Hearing people pray the Gloria Patri in Latin is wonderful, regardless of accuracy. A long time ago I made a quick video saying that pronouncing Latin is easy, and I guess there is still some truth in that, but as you can see here, there is usually more out there to learn. I hope this discussion helps you pronounce the Gloria Patri with confidence and accuracy so that if you ever join a choir and sing a Gloria Patri in mode five or seven, then you will easily hit the right notes on the right syllables.God bless you. Get full access to Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary at littleoffice.substack.com/subscribe

End your day with calm and grace through this peaceful night prayer. In this follow-along bedtime prayer, we entrust ourselves to God's care, give thanks for the blessings of the day, and ask for restful sleep under the protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary.Let this be a gentle companion as you quiet your mind and heart before sleep.Subscribe to RosaryMinded for daily prayers, Rosaries, and spiritual comfort.#EveningPrayer #BedtimePrayer #RosaryMinded #NightPrayer #CatholicPrayer #PeacefulPrayer

End your day with calm and grace through this peaceful night prayer. In this follow-along bedtime prayer, we entrust ourselves to God's care, give thanks for the blessings of the day, and ask for restful sleep under the protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary.Let this be a gentle companion as you quiet your mind and heart before sleep.Subscribe to RosaryMinded for daily prayers, Rosaries, and spiritual comfort.#EveningPrayer #BedtimePrayer #RosaryMinded #NightPrayer #CatholicPrayer #PeacefulPrayer

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End your day with calm and grace through this peaceful night prayer. In this follow-along bedtime prayer, we entrust ourselves to God's care, give thanks for the blessings of the day, and ask for restful sleep under the protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary.Let this be a gentle companion as you quiet your mind and heart before sleep.Subscribe to RosaryMinded for daily prayers, Rosaries, and spiritual comfort.#EveningPrayer #BedtimePrayer #RosaryMinded #NightPrayer #CatholicPrayer #PeacefulPrayer

In this moving All Saints' Day homily, Fr. Luke Mary Fletcher invites us to see heaven through the eyes of Dante — as a radiant white rose where every saint shines as a petal in God's glory, with the Blessed Virgin Mary nearest to the divine light. He reminds us that even the smallest acts of love, the prayers for our ancestors, and our quiet sufferings have eternal meaning. We are all “pre-saints” on a journey of purification and grace, destined for that place God has already prepared for us. Drawing together the Feast of All Saints, the mystery of purgatory, and the First Saturday Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, this reflection reveals the victory already won in Christ — and the beauty of a soul fully alive in His light. Whether you're seeking encouragement in your struggles or inspiration to deepen your devotion to Our Lady, this homily reminds you that your story already has a place in the rose of heaven.

The only thing certain in life is our death. We do not know when it will be or the circumstances, but it is inevitable. Yet we believed that through the virtues of the Blessed Virgin Mary that we may have a good death, one that allows us to repose in the grace of God.

ORIGINAL AIR DATE: JAN 6, 2023Seriah welcomes author, visual artist, musician, paranormal researcher/investigator, and podcaster Timothy Renner for a one-on-one discussion. Topics include saints of different types, Tim's new podcast “The Flowered Path”, his existing podcast “Strange Familiars”, Saint Leonard and the Dragon, disappearing audio, Toad Road, the visions and wonders and secrets of Fatima, Jacques Vallee, Marian apparitions, a large hairy hominid sighting, apparently divine scents, Catholicism, alternative interpretations, UFOs, angels, the Miracle of the Dancing Sun, messages from entities, witness statements, theology, the nature of prayer, a religiously-based paranormal series of events in Spain in the 1960's (Our Lady of Garabandal, The Warning and the Miracle), Greg Little, apparitions at a Coptic church in Zeitoun Egypt, limitations of human perception, John Keel, actions by people in trance mode, a personal experience with unexplained beautiful smells, the concept of authority, punk rock and anarchy, the problem of gurus, the documentary film “Kumare”, different paths of spirituality, Mary Magdalene vs the Blessed Virgin Mary, perceptions of the Phenomena and the mindset one brings to it, overcoming fear, personal experiences with negative paranormal activity, ghost boxes, shamanic experiences, poltergeist activity, the concept of proof, experts, photography of the paranormal, dreams, flesh and blood Bigfoot vs experiential phenomena, Joshua Cutchin's, sleep paralysis, the nature of sleeping states of consciousness, dream journals, the nature of self, information received in dreams, personal dream experiences, Indigenous cultures approach to dreams, an incident from the late-1800's airship flap, recording dream recollections, recurring dreams and places found only in dreams, and much more! This is a truly delightful and fascinating conversation!