Readings from the Fourth Sunday of Advent: http://usccb.org/bible/readings/122219.cfm

ANOINTING after BAPTISM

98. Then the celebrant says:

The God of power and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ

has freed you from sin,

given you a new birth by water and the Holy Spirit,

and welcomed you into his holy people.

He now anoints you with the chrism of salvation.

As Christ was anointed Priest, Prophet, and King,

so may you live always as a member of his body,

sharing everlasting life.

All: Amen

http://www.ibreviary.com/m2/preghiere.php?tipo=Rito&id=103

Catechism of Catholic Church 786

Finally, the People of God shares in the royal office of Christ. He exercises his kingship by drawing all men to himself through his death and Resurrection.211 Christ, King and Lord of the universe, made himself the servant of all, for he came "not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."212 For the Christian, "to reign is to serve him," particularly when serving "the poor and the suffering, in whom the Church recognizes the image of her poor and suffering founder."213 The People of God fulfills its royal dignity by a life in keeping with its vocation to serve with Christ.

The sign of the cross makes kings of all those reborn in Christ and the anointing of the Holy Spirit consecrates them as priests, so that, apart from the particular service of our ministry, all spiritual and rational Christians are recognized as members of this royal race and sharers in Christ's priestly office. What, indeed, is as royal for a soul as to govern the body in obedience to God? And what is as priestly as to dedicate a pure conscience to the Lord and to offer the spotless offerings of devotion on the altar of the heart?

http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p123a9p2.htm

Mary Floyd Obituary : Salisbury Post

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/salisburypost/obituary.aspx?n=mary-floyd&pid=194748121&fhid=6275

This was a question and answer session with 3 of the seminarians from Sacred Heart. This recording was on December 20, 2019. During this recording we were also making a Facebook LIVE video which you can find on our Facebook page, the link is on our SoundCloud home page.

2:25- (Noe) Can you explain your cassock and the symbolism of it and how it different from Darren's cassock?

4:15- (Darren) Do you have a house cassock and what does yours look like?

5:34- (Darren)Can you explain the years of formation?

9:56- (Matthew)Can you explain your college formation works?

14:00- (Fr Eckert) What changes in that last year of seminary, the deaconite year?

22:00- (Noe) Walk us through a day in the life of a seminarian.

25:50- (Darren)What are the Liturgy of Hours and why do you pray them?

29:45- (Matthew) Can you explain the green sash (fascia) on your cassock?

33:35- (Fr Eckert)How did your family, and specifically your siblings react to you being in seminary?

43:15- (Noe,Darren)What are the pros and cons on your respective seminaries, being so close to home or being far away from home?

49:50- (Matthew) What have you heard from your fellow seminaries about the transition from college to major seminary?

53:50- (Fr. Eckert) We all choose a Confirmation Saint, can we change this saint later in life?

59:05- (Noe) How do you thinking growing up Catholic (cradle Catholic) effected your call to seminary?

1:02:50- (Darren) Do you have any fears of loneliness as your prepare to make a vow of celibacy at ordination?

1:16:10- (Fr. Eckert)What would be your one piece of advice to a young man who is discerning the priesthood?

Readings from the Third Sunday of Advent: http://usccb.org/bible/readings/121519.cfm

The Temptation of Adam and Eve: Genesis 3 http://usccb.org/bible/genesis/3

Sometimes we are tempted to find excuses and complain, acting as if we could only be happy if a thousand conditions were met. To some extent this is because our “technological society has succeeded in multiplying occasions of pleasure, yet has found it very difficult to engender joy”. - Evangelii Gaudium, 7 http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_exhortations/documents/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20131124_evangelii-gaudium.html

This homily was given by Father Marcel Amadi. From Lagos, Nigeria, Father Marcel was ordained in 2003. After which he served as Personal Secretary to the Archbishop of Lagos, and also Archdiocesan Secretary and Master of Ceremonies for 7 years. He edited and published a collection of the Cardinal’s messages, homilies, and speeches. He also published three other books including a book of his personal poems.

Following his archdiocesan services in Nigeria, Father Marcel came to the United States to pursue a Master’s Degree in Pastoral Care and Counseling from Fordham University, New York, and is now working on his Doctoral Degree in Pastoral Psychology. While studying at Fordham, he served as Parochial Vicar at St. Charles Borromeo Parish in Manhattan and as Director of Religious Education in the Parish.

Readings from the Second Sunday in Advent: http://usccb.org/bible/readings/120819.cfm

Luke 1:32 -He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High,* and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father,

Metanoia: https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/dictionary/index.cfm?id=34855

Readings from the First Sunday in Advent: http://usccb.org/bible/readings/120119.cfm

Obituaries:

Leonard Kobylus: https://www.summersettfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Leonard-Kobylus/#!/Obituary

Fred Setzer: https://www.summersettfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Fred-Setzer/#!/Obituary

Dolores Van Vorst: https://www.summersettfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Dolores-Van-Vorst/#!/Obituary

Romans 6:3-9 ;3

Or are you unaware that we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were indeed buried with him through baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live in newness of life. For if we have grown into union with him through a death like his, we shall also be united with him in the resurrection.We know that our old self was crucified with him, so that our sinful body might be done away with, that we might no longer be in slavery to sin. For a dead person has been absolved from sin.If, then, we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him. We know that Christ, raised from the dead, dies no more; death no longer has power over him.

Anointing After Baptism:

98. Then the celebrant says:

The God of power and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ

has freed you from sin,

given you a new birth by water and the Holy Spirit,

and welcomed you into his holy people.

He now anoints you with the chrism of salvation.

As Christ was anointed Priest, Prophet, and King,

so may you live always as a member of his body,

sharing everlasting life.

All: Amen.

Bishop Robert Barron "Priest, Prophet, King" :https://www.wordonfire.org/study-programs/priest-prophet-king/

Readings from The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe: http://usccb.org/bible/readings/112419.cfm

Catechism of Catholic Church 786: http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p123a9p2.htm

Readings from the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time: http://usccb.org/bible/readings/111719.cfm

Revelations of Fatima: http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_20000626_message-fatima_en.html

Saint Francisco: https://www.ewtn.com/fatima/francisco-marto.asp

Act of Contrition: O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sins because of Thy just punishments, but most of all because they offend Thee, my God, Who art all-good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace, to sin no more and to avoid the near occasions of sin.

Prayer after Lamb of God: “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, who, by the will of the Father and the work of the Holy Spirit, through your Death gave life to the world, free my by this, your most holy Body and Blood, from all my sins and from every evil; keep me always faithful to your commandments, and never let me be parted from you.”

Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit: https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/the-seven-gifts-of-the-holy-spirit

Readings from the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time: http://usccb.org/bible/readings/111019.cfm

Catechism of the Catholic Church paragraph 996-1001: http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p123a11.htm

Virginia Schneider Obituary: :https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/salisburypost/obituary.aspx?n=virginia-schneider&pid=194299685&fhid=12198

Doubting Thomas (John 20:24-29): http://usccb.org/bible/john/20

Do you have anything to eat (Luke 24:41): http://usccb.org/bible/luke/24

Readings from the Thirty-first Sunday in OT: http://usccb.org/bible/readings/110319.cfm

Reading of the Rich Young Man (Luke 18:18-30): http://usccb.org/bible/luke/18

Readings from the Solemnity of All Saints: http://usccb.org/bible/readings/110119.cfm

"Religion....It is the opium of the people." Karl Marx

https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1843/critique-hpr/intro.htm

Hard Days Night, by: Beatles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx2TFk0vh1I