Dear Friend,

The Pontifical High Mass, celebrated by His Eminence, Cardinal Burke at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse, Wisconsin, was filled with a treasury of graces.  

Here are some excerpts from the sermon: 

“Man, created by God in His own image and likeness, longs to know God, to love Him, and to serve Him during his earthly pilgrimage and to be with Him in the eternal joy of Heaven, the goal of man’s passage from this life to the life which is to come. God, for His part, from the moment of the sin of Adam and Eve, promised to send the Redeemer, the son of a woman, who, even though Satan would pursue him to destroy him, would crush the head of Satan. Making our own the prayer of the Prophet Isaiah, we have prayed in the Introit of today’s Holy Mass: “Drop down dew, ye heavens, from above, and let the clouds rain the just: let the earth be opened and bud forth a Saviour.”

“As we prepare to celebrate with inexpressible joy the Coming of the Lord at His Birth of the Virgin Mary in Bethlehem, we long to know Him more fully as He teaches us in the Church. We long to love Him more ardently as He comes to us in the Sacraments, and we long to serve Him more generously as He bids us to follow Him, denying ourselves and taking up, with Him, the cross of pure and selfless love. We long for His ever fuller coming into our lives. Saint Paul, reflecting on the approaching end of his earthly pilgrimage, assures us that the Lord has prepared “a crown of righteousness” for “all who have loved his appearing.”” 

“Just as the Blessed Virgin Mary signified her gift of self to her Divine Son in the work of the Redemption with her words to the Archangel Gabriel, “Behold I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word,” so Our Lord has taught us to pray to God the Father: "Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.””

“Christ Who lives in us pours forth without cease and without measure the sevenfold gift of the Holy Spirit from His Most Sacred Heart into our hearts, so that we can fulfill His command to us in the Sermon on the Mount: “You, therefore, must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.””

Read the entire sermon here: https://www.guadalupeshrine.org/post/cardinal-burke-s-pontifical-mass-sermon-votive-mass-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary-in-advent 

There have been over 7,600 views of the Pontifical High Mass. Click on the link to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvDUVGmzRVY

May the glorious coming of the Infant Jesus fill this world with peace. 

Your friend in Christ, 

Thomas McKenna

Founder and President

Catholic Action For Faith And Family
https://www.catholicaction.org/

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