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On this First Thursday of Advent, Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia preaches on the need to do more than call Jesus Our Lord and have Faith in Him. We must keep the commandments and do good works. Ave Maria!

Today is the memorial of St. Francis Xavier (1506-1552) Born in the family castle of Xavier, near Pamplona in the Basque area of Spanish Navarre on Apr. 7, he was sent to the University of Paris in 1525. There he met St. Ignatius Loyola with whom he received Holy Orders in Venice in 1537. In 1540 he was sent to evangelize India. He labored in western India, the island of Ceylon, Malacca, Molucca Islands, island of Mindanao (Philippines), and Japan. In 1552 he started on a voyage to China but died on Sancian Island.   -catholicfire.blogspot.com Ave Maria!

...many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, but did not see it, and to hear what you hear, but did not hear it. Ave Maria!

The spiritual combat began in the Garden of Eden, if we remove the context of battle in evangelization, we lose the meaning of our Saving Lord, we lose the meaning of our salvation. Ave Maria!

Mark Miravalle discusses the October 13, 1973 message from Our Lady of Akita to Sister Agnes - a message about a possible upcoming chastisement due to man's love for sin and a remedy. In this mini-series on Our Lady of Akita, Dr Mark Miravalle explains the messages and events surrounding Our Lady of Akita - approved by the Church - and its relationship to the movement for the solemn papal definition of the 5th Marian Dogma - Mary as the Spiritual Mother of all peoples serving under the aspects as Coredemptrix, Mediatrix, and Advocate. To ask questions regarding Mary, email Dr Mark Miravalle: marycast@airmaria.com Ave Maria!

Mary's perpetual virginity made Her the perfect disciple of Christ, and Dr. Miravalle discusses this dogma - historically the 2nd defined dogma of Mary - as defined at the Lateran Council in 649 A.D. To ask questions regarding Mary, email Dr Mark Miravalle: marycast@airmaria.com Ave Maria!

Ave Maria! The writings of the Fathers are our bridge to the beginning. What they wrote is what the Apostles taught. There's no question that the True Presence was a part of the Deposit of Faith! Ave Maria!

Rejoice our Lord is with us in the Holy Eucharist. You need not worry about the End Times, you need not worry any time. Ave Maria!

From the 2nd Mass of the day. How easy it is to forget to to thank God for all the good things in our life, how easy to remember the bad things.   MIRACULOUS MEDAL... Ave Maria!

St. Leonard of Port Maurice, priest, preached against the vice of sloth in taking up the Cross, sloth in doing penance. Ave Maria!