A Sermon for St. Elizabeth of Hungary & the VIth Sunday after Epiphany (resumed) | Revd Dr Robert Wilson
Dr Robert Wilson’s weekly Sunday sermon…
Category: 19.xi.23 IV Post Epiphany (resumed)
Spiritual Reading for Sunday – Sixth Week After Epiphany (resumed)
Oh, what an evident sign of predestination have the servants of Mary! St. Bonaventure says the gates of Heaven open to all who confide in Mary’s protection. St. Ambrose prays: “Open to us, O Mary, the gate of Paradise, for thou hast its keys!” And Holy Church prays to Mary: “Gate of Heaven, pray for us!”
Morning Meditation for Sunday – Sixth Week after Epiphany (resumed) ~ St Alphonsus Liguori
St. Bernard calls the Blessed Virgin “the heavenly Chariot.” St. John Geometra salutes her: “Hail! resplendent car!” signifying that she is the car in which her clients mount to Heaven. “Blessed are they who know thee, O Mother of God,” says St. Bonaventure; “for the knowledge of thee is the high road to everlasting life, and the proclaiming of thy virtues is the way of eternal salvation.”