Third Sunday of Advent – Gaudete Sunday — Sermon by Fr. Ermatinger
Saviour, Pere Teixidor, ca. 1420-30 Translation of the Epistle for Gaudete Sunday: Brethren, Rejoice in the Lord always: again I say, rejoice. Let your modesty be known to all men: The Lord is nigh. Be nothing solicitous: but in everything, by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your petitions be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus [...]
Third Sunday in Advent — A Message From Pope Benedict XVI
The Sermon of Saint John the Baptist, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1566 Translation of the Holy Gospel According to John At that time the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites to John, to ask him: Who art thou? And he confessed: I am not the Christ. And they asked him: What then? Art thou Elias? And he said: I am not. Art thou the Prophet? And he answered: No. They said therefore unto him: [...]
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception — Sermon by Fr. Ermatinger
Transcription of Audio Translation for the Epistle for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception From the Book of Proverbs The LORD begot me, the first-born of his ways, the forerunner of his prodigies of long ago; From of old I was poured forth, at the first, before the earth. When there were no depths I was brought forth, when there were no fountains or springs of water; Before the mountains were settled into [...]