VISITATION OF OUR MOTHER – 05/31/22 (The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary)

Luke 1:41-43,46-47,5641 And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit 42 and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! 43 And why is this granted me, that the mother

SEEK HEAVENLY THINGS – 05/30/22 (Monday of the Seventh Week of Easter)

John 16:29-33The disciples said to Jesus, “Now You are talking plainly, and not in any figure of speech. Now we realize that You know everything and that You do not need to have anyone question you. Because of this we believe that You came from God.” Jesus answered them, “Do you believe now? Behold, the

SERMONS OF ST. ALPHONSUS LIGUORI pt. 2.3: “On The Advantages Of Tribulations”

This is a series of the sermons of St. Alphonsus Liguori. Click the link below for part 2.2. https://sanctemichaeldefense.wordpress.com/2022/05/24/sermons-of-st-alphonsus-liguori-pt-2-2-on-the-advantages-of-tribulations/ First Point. On the great advantages we derive from tribulations. 8. To holy souls the most severe afflictions are the temptations by which the Devil impels them to offend God: but they who bear these temptations

LEAVING THE WORLD – 05/29/22 (The Ascension of the Lord)

Luke 24:46-53Jesus said to his disciples:“Thus it is written that the Christ would suffer and rise from the dead on the third day and that repentance, for the forgiveness of sins, would be preached in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And behold I am sending

SERMONS OF ST. JOHN VIANNEY PART 11

This is a series of the sermons of St. John Marie Vianney. Click the link below for part 10. https://sanctemichaeldefense.wordpress.com/2022/05/21/sermons-of-st-john-vianney-part-10/ HAVE YOU RELIGION IN YOUR HEART? Alas, my dear brethren, what have we become even since our conversion? Instead of going always forward and increasing in holiness, what laziness and what indifference we display! God

TRUE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD – 05/28/22 (Saturday of the Sixth Week of Easter)

John 16:23b-28Jesus said to His disciples: “Amen, amen, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you. Until now you have not asked anything in My name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete. “I have told you this in figures of speech.

THE LIES OF IMMODESTY

As human beings, we are created in the image of God (Genesis 1:26). We have dignity based on who we are in the eyes of our Creator. We are created to serve and love God which leads to our salvation. We are the temples of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, our bodies are sacred. As such,

HAPPINESS BASED ON LOVE FOR CHRIST – 05/27/22 (Friday of the Sixth Week of Easter)

John 16:20-23Jesus said to His disciples: “Amen, amen, I say to you, you will weep and mourn, while the world rejoices; you will grieve, but your grief will become joy. When a woman is in labor, she is in anguish because her hour has arrived; but when she has given birth to a child, she

SADNESS WILL BECOME JOY – 05/26/22 (Memorial of St. Philip Neri, Priest)

John 16:16-20Jesus said to His disciples: “A little while and you will no longer see Me, and again a little while later and you will see Me.” So some of His disciples said to one another, “What does this mean that He is saying to us, ‘A little while and you will not see Me,

THE WORLD NEEDS THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH – 05/25/22 (Wednesday of the Sixth Week of Easter)

John 16:12-14Jesus said to His disciples: “I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. But when He comes, the Spirit of truth, He will guide you to all truth. He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and will declare to you the things