Passion Sunday — Homily by Fr. Ermatinger
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Church of St Anne, Berlin, NH
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Translation of the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews.
Brethren, Christ, being come an high priest of the good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hand, that is, not of this creation: Neither by the blood of goats, or of calves, but by his […]
Laetare Sunday — Homily by Fr. Ermatinger
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Abraham Bids Farewell to Hagar and Ishmael
Octateuch, s. XII. Rome, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, gr. 746, f. 80r
Translation of the Epistle for the Fourth Sunday of Lent:
Brethren: It is written that Abraham had two sons, one from the slave-girl the other from his free-born wife. The son of the slave-girl had been born according to the flesh, but the son of […]
Third Sunday of Lent — Homily by Fr. Ermatinger
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Translation of the Epistle for the Third Sunday of Lent.
Be ye therefore followers of God, as most dear children; And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath delivered himself for us, an oblation and a sacrifice to God for an odour of sweetness. But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, […]
Quinqugesima Sunday- Homily by Fr. Ermatinger
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Quinqugesima Sunday
A continuation of the Holy Gospel, according to St. Luke.
At that time, Jesus took unto Him the 12 men and said to them, “Behold we go up to Jerusalem and all things shall be accomplished which were written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man. For He shall be delivered to the Gentiles and shall be mocked and […]
5th Sunday After Epiphany – Homily by Fr. Ermatinger
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5th Sunday After Epiphany
Wheat Field with Cornflowers, Van Gogh, 1890.
Translation of the Epistle for the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany.
Brethren, put ye on, therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, the bowels of mercy, benignity, humility, modesty, patience; bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if any have a complaint against another; even as the Lord […]
Fourth Sunday After Epiphany – Homily by Fr. Ermatinger
Jan Brueghel the Elder, Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee (detail), 1596
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4th Sunday After Epiphany
Translation of the Epistle for the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany.
Brethren, owe no man anything, but to love another; for he that loveth his neighbor hath fulfilled the law. For, thou shalt not commit adultery; thou shalt not kill; thou shalt not […]
St. Augustine, is there Prayer in Heaven?
Question 101
Will our prayer finally come to an end in heaven?
…Augustine makes our primary occupation in heaven to be prayer…in the form of singing God’s praise with an everlasting Alleluia. “For when we come to our rest after [our Earthly] labors, God’s praise will be our sole occupation, for there [in Heaven] our task will be Alleluia […]