Sermon for a Nuptial Mass — Fr. Ermatinger
Pietro Longhi, cir. 1755
Translation of the Letter of Blessed Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians (Eph 5:22-33)
Brethren: Let women be subject to their husbands as to the Lord; for the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ is the head of the […]
Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus — Homily by Fr. Ermatinger
(Musea Brugge collection), cir. 1501-5
Translation of the Epistle for the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Ephesians 3:8-19)
Brethren, To me, the least of all the Saints, is given this grace, to preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ: […]
Second Sunday After Pentecost — Sermon by Fr. Ermatinger
Translation of the Epistle for the Second Sunday After Pentecost (1 John 3:13-18)
Dearly beloved, wonder not if the world hate you. We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He that […]
External Solemnity of Corpus Christi — A Message From St. Thérèse of Lisieux
Ercole de’ Roberti, cir. 1490
Translation of the Holy Gospel According to John (John 6:55-58)
At that time Jesus said to the multitudes of the Jews: My Flesh is meat indeed, and My Blood is drink indeed. He that eateth My Flesh, and drinketh My Blood, abideth in Me, and […]
Trinity Sunday — A Message From St. John Chrysostom
Continuation of the Holy Gospel According to Matthew (Matt 28:18-20)
At that time, Jesus said to His disciples, All power is given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore, teach ye all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and […]
Pentecost — Sermon by Fr. Ermatinger
Translation of the Epistle for the Feast of Pentecost
When the days of Pentecost were drawing to a close, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a violent wind coming, and […]
Pentecost — A Message From St. John Damascus
Jacques Blanchard, 1634
Continuation of the Holy Gospel According to John (John 14:23-31)
At that time Jesus said to His disciples, If any one love Me, he will keep My word, and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and will make Our abode in him: […]
Sunday After the Ascension — A Message from St. Augustine
Continuation of the Holy Gospel According to John (John 15:26-27; 16:1-4)
At that time Jesus said to His disciples: When the Paraclete cometh, Whom I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, Who proceedeth from the Father, He shall give testimony of Me: and you shall give testimony, […]
Fifth Sunday after Easter – Sermon by Fr. Ermatinger
Translation of the Epistle for the Fifth Sunday After Easter (Jas 1: 22-27)
Dearly beloved, be ye doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves, For if a man be a hearer […]
Fifth Sunday After Easter –A Message from Saint Pope Leo the Great
Duccio di Buoninsegna, 1308-1311
Translation of the Gospel According to John (John 16: 23-30)
At that time Jesus saith to His disciples: Amen, amen, I say to you: if you ask the Father any thing in My name, He will give it to you. Hitherto you have not asked any […]