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Daily Collection: Easter Sunday

Posted on April 1, 2018April 1, 2018 by Father Albert

The Collect for the Easter Vigil is: "O God, who on this day, through your Only Begotten Son, have conquered death and unlocked for us the path to eternity, grant, we pray, that we who keep the solemnity of the Lord's Resurrection may, through the renewal brought by your Spirit, rise up in the light of life. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever." Reflection Christ conquers death, plain and simple. Easter is about his resurrection, which "unlocks the path to...Read More

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Daily Collection: The Easter Vigil

Posted on March 31, 2018March 30, 2018 by Father Albert

The Collect for the Easter Vigil is: "O God, who make this most sacred night radiant with the glory of the Lord's Resurrection, stir up in your Church a spirit of adoption, so that, renewed in body and mind, we may render you undivided service. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever." Reflection By the time this prayer is prayed, the congregation will have heard the glorious Exsultet sung in honor of Christ the Light who dispels the darkness of sin....Read More

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What is Truth?

Posted on March 30, 2018 by Father Albert

Homily for Good Friday March 30, 2018 Fr. Albert St. Peter’s, New Iberia “What is Truth?” Pilate asks Jesus this question and our Lord says nothing in return. But he does give him an answer, just not with words. Yesterday at the Last Supper, we reflected on the meaning of words in general and one word in particular, love. We saw that Jesus’ new commandment, “love one another as I have loved you,” is a deadly, but truly beautiful command. Today however, we will not go very far with words. Love, and its...Read More

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Daily Collection: Good Friday

Posted on March 30, 2018March 29, 2018 by Father Albert

The Collect for Good Friday's commemoration of the Cross is: "Remember your mercies, O Lord, and with your eternal protection sanctify your servants for whom Christ your Son, by the shedding of his Blood, established the Paschal Mystery. Who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen" Reflection As we remember Christ's passion and death, we begin our prayer by asking God to remember His mercy. Of course He does not need to be reminded, but this way of talking to God is an ancient practice found throughout scripture. In reality, we are reminding ourselves of God's mercy in order...Read More

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The Deadly Commandment

Posted on March 29, 2018March 29, 2018 by Father Albert

Homily for Holy Thursday March 29, 2018 Fr. Albert St. Peter’s, New Iberia “I give you a new commandment… love one another as I have loved you.” This is a dangerous commandment. It led to the death of the one who gave it. It has lead to the deaths of countless millions throughout history. And if you follow it, it will lead you to your death. But I’m here tonight to say to you… you are here tonight to say to the world that this deadly new commandment is the only thing worth living...Read More

Daily Collection: Holy Thursday

Posted on March 29, 2018March 29, 2018 by Father Albert

Today's Collect for Mass says: "O God, who have called us to participate in this most sacred Supper, in which your Only Begotten Son, when about to hand himself over to death, entrusted to the Church a sacrifice new for all eternity, the banquet of his love, grant, we pray, that we may draw from so great a mystery, the fullness of charity and of life. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever." Reflection This one is pretty straightforward. It's Holy...Read More

Announcing Salvation

Posted on March 25, 2018March 28, 2018 by Father Albert

Homily for Palm Sun, Year B March 25, 2018 Fr. Albert St. Peter’s, New Iberia Tradition tells us that March 25 is the date of the Annunciation, when Mary agreed to be the mother of our savior. St. Augustine once wrote that March 25 was also the actual date of the crucifixion. That makes this Passion Sunday a wonderful coincidence. On March 25th, God offered to Mary the chance to be the Mother of Jesus Christ, the messiah. But, this required her to have a special share in Jesus’ suffering and death too. Now,...Read More

A Most Eloquent Sermon

Posted on March 19, 2018March 28, 2018 by Father Albert

Homily for Solemnity of St. Joseph March 19, 2018 Fr. Albert Catholic High School, New Iberia [Silence for 2.5 minutes] Did that make you uncomfortable? Are you afraid of the silence? Maybe it bothers you because you expect me to speak, to teach and preach and bring God to you. True, that is what I am called to do, but today is a fitting day to follow the example of a man much greater than I. What better day than this to quote St. Joseph, to let him speak first. And that’s...Read More

Under Pain of Obedience

Posted on March 18, 2018March 28, 2018 by Father Albert

Homily for 4th Sun Lent, Year B March 18, 2018 Fr. Albert Sacred Heart, Baldwin What do you hear? When the Father’s voice echoes out in response to Jesus’ prayer, some in the crowd thought it was mere thunder. Jesus tells us that this voice is for our benefit, but what benefit is the sound of thunder? God speaks in many ways, all for our benefit, but if we do not know how to recognize it, if we have not the ability to listen, then what good is...Read More

Like Cockroaches in the Light

Posted on March 11, 2018March 28, 2018 by Father Albert

Homily for 4th Sun Lent, Year B March 11, 2018 Fr. Albert St. Peter’s, New Iberia [caption id="" align="alignright" width="320"] Photo: insightpest via Visualhunt / CC BY-SA[/caption] We’ve all seen it, when you turn on the lights in a room and cockroaches scatter to every dark corner they can find. They flee the light because they are afraid that we will find and destroy them. And they’re right; Most of us, if we’re not too afraid of them ourselves, will step on or spray any cockroach that...Read More

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