Second Sunday of Advent – Sermon by Fr. Ermatinger
John the Baptist in Prison, Giotto, 1330-35 Translation of the Epistle for the Second Sunday in Advent (Rom 15:4-13) Brethren: Whatever things have been written have been written for our instruction, that through the patience and the consolation afforded by the Scriptures we may have hope. May then the God of patience and of comfort grant you to be of one mind towards one another according to Jesus Christ; that, one in spirit, you may [...]
Second Sunday of Advent — A Message from St. Jerome
John the Baptist in Prison,after Albert Robida (engraving), 1873 Translation of the Holy Gospel According to Matthew (11:2-10) At that time, when John had heard in prison the works of Christ, sending two of his disciples, he said to Him: Art thou He that art to come, or look we for another? And Jesus, making answer, said to them: Go and relate to John what you have heard and seen. The blind see, the lame [...]
First Sunday of Advent — Sermon by Fr. Ermatinger
Translation of the Epistle for the First Sunday of Advent (Rom 13:11-14) The Last Judgement (altar piece),Fra Angelico, 1435-40 Brethren, knowing the time, that it is now the hour for us to rise from sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we believed. The night is past, and the day is at hand; let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light. Let us walk honestly, [...]
First Sunday of Advent — A Message from St. Pope John Paul II
Apocalypse, Gebhard Fugel, 1933(Digital Remaster) Translation of the Gospel According to St. Luke (21:25-33) At that time Jesus said to His disciples: There shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, by reason of the confusion of the roaring of the sea and of the waves: men withering away for fear and expectations of what shall come upon the whole world. For [...]
24th and Last Sunday After Pentecost — Sermon by Fr. Ermatinger
The Last Judgement, Church of the Most Holy Mother of God of Kazan, 2001 Translation of the Epistle for the 24th and Last Sunday After Pentecost (Col 1:9-14) Brethren: We have been praying for you unceasingly, asking that you may be filled with knowledge of God’s will, in all spiritual wisdom and understanding. May you walk worthily of God and please Him in all things, bearing fruit in every good work and growing in the [...]
Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost – Sermon by Fr. Ermatinger
The Raising of Jairus' Daughter, Gabriel Max, 1887 Translation of the Epistle for the Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost (Phl 3:17-21; 4:1-3) Brethren: Be imitators of me, and mark those who walk after the pattern you have in us. For many walk, of whom I have told you often and now tell you even weeping, that they are enemies of the Cross of Christ. Their end is ruin, their god is the belly, their glory is [...]