5th Sunday After Epiphany – Homily by Fr. Ermatinger
Transcription of Homily 5th Sunday After Epiphany Wheat Field with Cornflowers, Van Gogh, 1890. Translation of the Epistle for the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany. Brethren, put ye on, therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, the bowels of mercy, benignity, humility, modesty, patience; bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if any have a complaint against another; even as the Lord hath forgiven you, so do you also. But [...]
Fourth Sunday After Epiphany – Homily by Fr. Ermatinger
Jan Brueghel the Elder, Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee (detail), 1596 Transcription of Homily 4th Sunday After Epiphany Translation of the Epistle for the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany. Brethren, owe no man anything, but to love another; for he that loveth his neighbor hath fulfilled the law. For, thou shalt not commit adultery; thou shalt not kill; thou shalt not steal; thou shalt not bear false witness; thou shalt [...]
St. Augustine, is there Prayer in Heaven?
Question 101 Will our prayer finally come to an end in heaven? …Augustine makes our primary occupation in heaven to be prayer…in the form of singing God’s praise with an everlasting Alleluia. “For when we come to our rest after [our Earthly] labors, God’s praise will be our sole occupation, for there [in Heaven] our task will be Alleluia [which is to praise God]. For once the labors of this life and this world itself [...]