Corpus Christi 2024, Receiving Holy Communion Well
Release Date: 06/03/2024
"The Strength to Stand Before the Son of Man"
Fr. Dave Tomaszycki Podcasts
From the 7:30am Mass at The National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica on Sunday, November 17, 2024 the Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B. My three points: The End Times Shining Stars or Everlasting Horrors? Living Mass Well: Baptized In the state of grace (Confession) The Mass: Offertory Consecration Communion
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The First Commandment and Tithing
Fr. Dave Tomaszycki Podcasts
From the 9:30am Mass on Sunday, November 10, 2024 at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica, the Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B. The First Commandment Tithing Faith Resource: Washington, Booker T. , 1901.
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Vote for Life and Family
Fr. Dave Tomaszycki Podcasts
From the 11:30am Mass on Sunday, November 3, 2024, the Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B, at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak. This homily was preached with the intention of forming the faithful in matters of responsible citizenship, in preparation for the upcoming election. The main points: What is the Place of Politics? Navigating the Gray Areas Abortion The Nature of the Devil Resources: , October 22, 1978. Sheen, Fulton J. . Pp. 4 & 41.
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Your Way is My Way, Lord
Fr. Dave Tomaszycki Podcasts
From the 7:30am Mass on Sunday, October 27, 2024, the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B, at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak. My four points: 'I Want to Follow You, Jesus' Grasping at What We Already Have Division vs. Diversity Grasping at Uniqueness Resources: Ritter, Lawrence S. . Sheen, Fulton J. .
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Only Christ Defeats the Anti-Christ
Fr. Dave Tomaszycki Podcasts
From the 7:30am Mass on Sunday, October 20, 2024 at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak, the Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B. My three points: "For Many" "A Ransom for Many" Worldliness Resources: Fulton J. Sheen, .
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The Rich Young Man and I
Fr. Dave Tomaszycki Podcasts
From the 6pm Mass on Sunday, October 13, 2024, the Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B, at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica. I tell a bit of my vocation story.
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Jesus and Fruitfulness
Fr. Dave Tomaszycki Podcasts
From the 7:30am Mass on Sunday, October 6, 2024 the Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B, at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica. My three points: Jesus at Work Jesus softens hearts, therefore divorce is no longer acceptable Children Jesus "bringing many children to glory" The Anti-Creativity of Satan Jesus says: "Let the children come to me" The devil is against children being brought into God's glory. One of his tactics, is just to contracept children away.
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Cut it off! Spend it!
Fr. Dave Tomaszycki Podcasts
From the 6:00pm Mass on Sunday, September 29, 2024, the Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B, at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak. My three points: The Cost Giving it All to the Lord Mercy God's almighty power and love is shown "above all by pardoning and showing mercy." (Collect for the Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time) Conclusion: Letting the Lord be the Lord: Am I striving to bring every aspect of my life under the lordship of Christ? If it's not under His Lordship, it under someone else's (the devil's). Resources: The...
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Is Voting Enough?
Fr. Dave Tomaszycki Podcasts
From the 7:30am Mass on Sunday, September 22, 2024, the Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B, at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak. Resource: The Fulton Sheen quote originally comes from the 1941 book Declaration of Dependence, quoted the new book On The Demonic, p. 80.
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"Take up your cross, and follow me."
Fr. Dave Tomaszycki Podcasts
From the 11:30am Mass on Sunday, September 15, 2024, the Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B, at The National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica. My three points: Why Does Jesus call Peter, "Satan"? (I draw heavily from Archbishop Fulton Sheen here, particularly his Life of Christ, and On The Demonic. And Sheen's reflections on this come from the chapter "The Grand Inquisitor" in Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov.) Jesus = Priest and Victim We Need the Cross Conclusion / Homework: Let's pray for the grace to pick up the right crosses (not all crosses...
info_outlineFrom the 7:30am Mass on Sunday, June 2, 2024, The Solenity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi), Year B, at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica, Royal Oak.
Body:
- Let's Face Reality
- Quotes from St. John Vianney:
- "To sustain the soul in the pilgrimage of life, God looked over creation, and found nothing that was worthy of it. He then turned to Himself, and resolved to give Himself. O my soul, how great thou art, since nothing less than God can satisfy thee!” (The Little Catechism of the Cure D'Ars, 43)
- “How happy are the pure souls that have the happiness of being united to Our Lord by Communion! They will shine like beautiful diamonds in Heaven, because God will be seen in them.” (Catechism, 43)
- My personal favorite: “When we leave the holy banquet, we are as happy as the Wise Men would have been, if they could have carried away the Infant Jesus.” (Catechism, 44)
- “There is nothing so great, my children, as the Eucharist! Put all the good works in the world against one good Communion; they will be like a grain of dust beside a mountain.” (Catechism, 46)
- “O my children, how beautiful will a soul be in eternity that has worthily and often received the good God!” (Catechism, 47)
- How Bad are Bad Communions?
- The Worthy Reception of Holy Communion
Conclusion:
- Closing quote: "O my children, how beautiful will a soul be in eternity that has worthily and often received the good God! The Body of Our Lord will shine through our body, His adorable Blood through our blood; our soul will be united to the Soul of Our Lord during all eternity. There it will enjoy pure and perfect happiness. My children, when the soul of a Christian who has received Our Lord enters paradise, it augments the joy of Heaven. The Angels and the Queen of Angles come to meet it, because they recognize the Son of God is that soul." (Catechism, 47).
Resources:
As I said in the homily, I am a big fan of St. John Vianney (1786-1859) the patron saint of parish priests. There is more material available in his native French, but I don't read French. Here are the four English books I own:
- Thoughts of the Cure D'Ars. This is one of my favorite books, period. It is a little three dollar book full of brief quotes from St. John Vianney.
- The Little Catechism of The Cure of Ars. This is an absolute gem. It really highlights his simple, yet profound way of teaching his people the faith. All the quotes from today's homily can be found in this book.
- The Cure of Ars and the Holy Eucharist. Wereas the Little Catechism takes his best stuff on each topic, this is basically all his material on the Eucharist. (This book is out of print, so if you can find it, prices can vary considerably).
- Sermons of the Cure of Ars. This is a very interesting read. It is my understanding that all these sermons are from his earlier days, because at some point in his priesthood he stopped writing his homilies out.