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Homily for a Nuptial Mass — Fr. Ermatinger
Homily for a Nuptial Mass
October 2022
by Fr. Ermatinger
Transcription of Audio
Michael and Joanna asked to have this Gospel in which Our Lady has a prominent role, for their Nuptial Mass. Out of the various options that they had, they wanted this Marian theme, which is more than appropriate, for sure.
We see this rather strange exchange between our Lord and His Blessed Mother, in which she alerts Him to this difficult situation and she doesn’t make a petition. She doesn’t plead. She simply states a fact. They have no wine. And then, Our Lord has two things in His response that […]
Discernment of Spirits – Part III: Consolation and Desolation
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Discernment of Spirits – Part III: Consolation and Desolation
Part III Of A Lecture Series Given By Fr. Ermatinger
The Temptation of Christ by the Devil, Felix Joseph Barrias, 1860
Discernment of Spirits Part I: Introductory Concepts — Click Here!
Discernment of Spirits Part II: Patterns of Demonic Behavior — Click Here!