The Visitation and Memorial Day....What is the 2nd Greatest Commandment?
The Visitation and Memorial Day....What is the 2nd Greatest Commandment?
Hear Fr. Chris Alar explain Church teaching about killing in war and if we can be conscientious objectors. He also explains the connection between the Visitation and Memorial Day, both on May 31. It is all about love of neighbor, God's Second Greatest Commandment.
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What is the Hour of Great Mercy? Did Jesus ask St. Faustina to pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy during this 3 o’clock hour? What are the promises associated with praying during this time? In the final episode of this 5-part series on the five channels of grace that were given to St. Faustina, Fr. Chris Alar and Vinny Flynn discuss the meaning of the Hour of Great Mercy and the graces available for the asking.
The readings for this homily: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/021526.cfm
Fresh from a visit to the Holy Land, Fr. Chris Alar, MIC reflects on standing atop the Mount of Olives, praying in the Garden of Gethsemane, walking the Via Dolorosa, and entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre—the very places where Christ taught, suffered, and redeemed us.
Looking out over Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, he recalls how Jesus wept over the city. Why? Because people would not receive His teaching.
