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Today, we discuss our new pope, Pope Leo XIV!  Then, we discuss THE VALUE OF THE SACRIFICE OF THE MASS As the holy sacrifice of the Mass is an oblation of infinite value, to celebrate or to hear Mass is a good work which surpasses all other good works in excellence. Offering or hearing Mass has more value as a good work in proportion to the worthiness and devotion of priest and people. Please subs...

The holy sacrifice of the Mass is only offered to God; it may be offered to Him with a fourfold intention; by way of atonement, of petition, of praise, or of thanksgiving. The holy sacrifice of the Mass may also be offered in honor of the angels or saints. The holy sacrifice of the Mass can also be offered for the souls of the departed, who have been members of the Catholic Church, and have not di...

By means of the holy sacrifice of the Mass the fruits of the sacrifice of the cross are applied to us in most abundant measure; more particularly we obtain thereby forgiveness of sin, certitude that our prayers are heard, temporal blessings, and eternal re wards. The forgiveness of sins consists in this: Through the sacrifice of the Mass sinners obtain the grace and gift of penitence (Council of T...

The sacrifice of the Mass is a living renewal of the sacrifice of the cross, for in the Mass, as upon the cross, Christ immolates Himself. In the sacrifice of the Mass all the sacrifices made by Our Lord are also renewed. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-uncensored-catholic--5855002/support. Read about my new book: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.c...

THE CEREMONIAL OF THE MASS In the course of time many ceremonies of deep significance grouped themselves around the holy sacrifice of the Mass, which were not to be omitted without absolute necessity. The whole story of the Redemption is symbolically represented by the ceremonies of the Mass. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-uncensored-catholic--5855002/supp...

The Son of God offered a sacrifice at the Last Supper, be cause He gave His body and blood to be offered up, in order to reconcile His heavenly Father with man. The apostles had, and their successors have, the power of peering the same sacrifice, for the Son of God at once commanded and empowered them to do so, when He said: "Do this for a commemoration of Me" (Council of Trent, 22, 1). This sacri...

The sacrifice which reconciled God with man was that which Christ offered upon the cross. The sacrifice of Christ upon the cross was a vicarious sacri fice for the sins of all mankind, and a sacrifice of superabundant value. The graces which Christ merited for us by His death are communicated to us by the means of grace; that is to say, the holy sacrifice of the Mass, the sacraments, the sacrament...

The word sacrifice signifiesthe voluntary surrender or destruction of an object which we value, to give honor to God as our supreme Lord. There are bloody and unbloody sacrifices. The intention of a sacrifice may be to give honor to God, to give thanks to Him, to entreat a fovor, or make propitiation. The custom of offering sacrifices has existed in all times and among all the nations of the world...

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are the meek; for they shall possess the land. Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice; for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the clean of heart, for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemaker...

SPECIAL MEANS FORTHE ATTAINMENT OF PERFECTION. He who aspires to a higher degree of perfection must follow the three evangelical counsels: Perfect obedience, perpetual chas tity, and voluntary poverty. Perfect obedience consists in the complete subjection of one's will to that of a superior. Lifelong chastity consists in abstaining from marriage and from all unclean desires. Voluntary poverty cons...

GENERAL MEANS EOR THE ATTAINMENT OF PERFECTION In order to make sure of attaining Christian perfection, the following means should be adopted. Fidelity in small things. A habit of self-control. Abstinence from all that is superfluous, especially in regard to eating and drinking. Order and regularity. Unremitting prayer. Frequent confession and communion. Reading attentively the life of Our Lord an...

THE ASPIRATION AFTER CHRISTIAN PERFECTION. God requires of all the just that they should aspire to Chris tian perfection. The most sublime example of Christian perfection is found in Our Lord. After Him, the saints are also patterns of perfection. The perfection of the Christian consists in charity towards God and his neighbor, and in detachment of heart from the things of this world. He who makes...

ZEAL IN WHAT IS GOOD Zeal in what is good consists in working out one's salvation with all earnestness and fervor. Without zeal in what is good we cannot be saved, for the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence. THE OPPOSITE OF ZEAL: SLOTH. Sloth consists in shunning everything that conduces either to our temporal or eternal well-being, provided it be toilsome. Idleness leads to all kinds of vice ;...

CHASTITY Chastity consists in preserving the mind and body free from everything that might stain their innocence. Those who lead a life of chastity possess the sanctifying grace of the Holy Spirit in abundant measure ; they will be happy here on earth, and will enjoy special distinction in heaven here after. It is the bounden duty of every man to preserve chastity inviolate until he embraces the m...

TEMPERANCE IN EATING AND DRINKING Temperance consists in not eating and drinking more than is necessary, and not being either too greedy or too dainty in regard to the nourishment one takes. Temperance is highly advantageous to soul and body; it improves the health, lengthens life, strengthens the faculties of the mind, fosters virtue and leads to everlasting life. Diligent meditation on the truth...

LIBERALITY Liberality consists in being ready and willing, for the love of God, to give pecuniary assistance to those who are in need. By liberality we obtain forgiveness of sin, an eternal re ward, and temporal blessings, besides a speedy answer to prayer and the friendship of our fellow-men. THE OPPOSITE OF LIBERALITY: AVARICE. Avarice consists in an inordinate craving for riches, which makes a...

PATIENCE, MEEKNESS, PEACEABLENESS. PATIENCE. Patience consists in preserving one's serenity of mind amid all the contrarieties of this life for the love of God. Patience produces many virtues and leads to salvation If we would bear with patience the trials of life, let us place Our Lord's Passion before our eyes; let us also consider that sufferings are a favor from God. MEEKNESS. Meekness consist...

Obedience consists in being ready to fulfil the behest of one's superior. Obedience is the most difficult and at the same time the most excellent of all the moral virtues (St. Thomas Aquinas). By our obedience we accomplish the will of God most surely, and we attain certainly and quickly to a high degree of perfection. Disobedience Disobedience consists in not fulfilling the commands of one's supe...

HUMILITY. The humble man is he who acknowledges his own nothing ness and the nothingness of all earthly things, and comports him self in accordance with this conviction. Christ gave us in Himself the grandest example of humility, for He, being- the Son of God, took the form of a servant, chose to live in great lowliness, was most condescending in His intercourse with men, and finally, voluntarily...

By occasions of sin are meant such places, persons, or things which as a rule are the means of leading us into sin, if we go in quest of them. To expose one's self heedlessly to an occasion of sin, is in it self a sin; it entails the loss of divine grace and leads to mortal sin. He who finds himself in circumstances which are an occasion of sin to him, and does not instantly leave them, although i...

Temptation is the action of the evil spirit upon our soul, in order to induce us to sin; he excites within us the concupiscence of the eyes, or the pride of life. God allows us to be tempted out of mercy, for the good of our souls. We ought to protect ourselves from temptation by assiduous work, by keeping our thoughts fixed upon God, and by continual self-conquest. When we are tempted we ought to...

There is no man upon earth without sin; consequently there is none who does not need the forgiveness of sin. We can obtain forgiveness of sin, because Christ merited it for us by the death of the cross; and because He gave power to forgive sins to His apostles and their successors. Mortal sin is remitted by Baptism and penance, venial sin, and the temporal penalties due to it, by good works done i...

Vice is proficiency in the practice of evil, and the confirmed tendency of the will towards evil which is acquired by habitual sin. Habitual sin makes a man supremely unhappy, because it deprives him completely of sanctifying grace, subjects him entirely to the dominion of the devil, and brings down on him many temporal judgments as well as eternal damnation. The most ordinary sins are the seven c...

Venial sin gradually leads to mortal sin, and eventuates in the loss of sanctifying grace. There are temporal penalties due to venial sin, and these will come down upon us either on earth or after death in purgatory. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-uncensored-catholic--5855002/support. Read about my new book: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/20...

Mortal sin deprives a man of sanctifying grace, and delivers him into the power of the devil. Mortal sin brings down upon the sinner both eternal damnation and temporal chastisement. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-uncensored-catholic--5855002/support. Read about my new book: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2023/12/a-daily-catholic-devotional-...