Catholic TV Mass Online November 1, 2025: Solemnity of All Saints

Presider: Fr. Justin Lopina Parish: St. Joseph Parish Choir: St. Luke TEXT FROM THE HOMILY: ALL SAINTS DAY IS A BIG DEAL BECAUSE WE NEED HEROES. PURELY ON THE PSYCHOLOGICAL LEVEL AT THE BARE MINIMUM WE NEED HEROES. NOT HERO WORSHIP. THAT'S A BAD IDEA. WE WORSHIP GOD AND GOD ALONE. HOPEFULLY WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE ON THAT ONE. WE NEED A SAVIOR. AND THAT'S FINE. WE HAVE ONE. BUT WE ALSO NEED THE SAINTS. WE NEED EXAMPLES OF WHAT HUMAN NATURE LOOKS LIKE WHEN IT IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH GOD'S WILL. WE NEED THAT BECAUSE THERE IS A NEAR INFINITE NUMBER OF EXAMPLES OF WHAT HUMAN NATURE LOOKS LIKE WHEN IT'S NOT IN A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD'S WILL. SO WE LOOK TO THE SAINTS FOR COURAGE AND INSPIRATION. AND THERE ARE PRACTICAL BENEFITS TO THAT. WHEN YOU UNDERSTAND AN APPRECIATE THE SAINTS FOR WHO THEY ARE, THAT WILL SERVE YOU WELL AS A DEFENSE AND PROTECTION AGAINST A NUMBER OF LIES THAT SECULAR THINKING WILL TRY TO CONVINCE YOU OF. FOR THE SAKE OF TIME I'M GOING TO LIMIT IT TO 3 EXAMPLES. I HAVE HEARD ALL 3 OF THESE THINGS SAID TO MY FACE FROM SOMEONE WHO DID NOT SHARE MY FAITH. 1. ANY HUMAN BEING CAN BE BOUGHT IF YOU HAVE ENOUGH MONEY. I'M SORRY THAT'S NOT TRUE. ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI COULD NOT BE BOUGHT. FOR ANY PRICE. 2. CIVILIZED SOCIETY IS A CONVENIENCE AND A LIE. CIVILIZED MAN WILL REVERT TO HIS VIOLENT SAVAGE SELFISHNESS IN DANGER OF DEATH IF ONLY TO SURVIVE FOR ONE MORE DAY. I'M SORRY, THAT'S NOT TRUE. ST. MAXIMILIAN KOLBE GAVE HIS LIFE KNOWINGLY AND WILLINGLY FOR THE SAKE OF ANOTHER. SOME SINNERS CAN NEVER BE FORGIVEN BY THEIR VICTIMS. I'M SORRY THAT'S NOT TRUE. ST. PATRICK SPENT MORE OR LESS THE SECOND HALF OF HIS LIFE SHARING THE LOVE OF GOD WITH THE VERY PEOPLE WHO ENSLAVED HIM AS A YOUNG MAN. THE SAINTS HELP US TO SEE WHAT HUMANKIND IS LIKE WHEN WE ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH GOD'S WILL AS WE ALL CONTINUE OUR JOURNEY OF FAITH AS DISCIPLES OF CHRIST OUR ONE AND ONLY LORD AND SAVIOR. www.HeartoftheNation.org Permission to podcast/stream the music in this liturgy obtained from ONE LICENSE, License No. A-718591.