Ave Maria! HOMILY - August 23, 2021

Fr. Alan B. Maria Wharton's homily from Our Lady's Chapel, New Bedford, MA, for the Optional Memorial of Saint Rose of Lima, virgin.

For more on Saint Rose of Lima:
- https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-rose-of-lima
- Second Reading today's Office of Readings (from the writings of Saint Rose of Lima, quoted in the homily) can be found here:
- https://universalis.com/20210823/readings.1.htm

For more on the doctrine of co-redemption and Our Lady's unique role as the Coredemptrix:
- "Co-redeeming with Christ" (section 7 of "Summaries of Catholic Teaching, TOPIC 10: THE PASSION AND DEATH ON THE CROSS OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST") by Antonio Ducay, Professor of Dogmatic Theology, Pontifical University of the Holy Cross - https://catholicsstrivingforholiness.com/2016/03/19/summaries-of-catholic-teaching-topic-10-the-passion-and-death-on-the-cross-of-our-lord-jesus-christ/
- "How Can Catholics Understand Mary as Co-Redemprix, Mediatrix of All Graces and Advocate?" by Monsignor Charles M. Mangan - https://www.catholic.org/featured/headline.php?ID=5154
- "Mel Gibson's 'The Passion of the Christ' and the Doctrine of Marian Coredemption" by By James Likoudis - https://jameslikoudispage.com/Marian/melgfilm.htm

Our Lady's Chapel homily videos are available on Facebook as well:
- https://www.facebook.com/ourladyschapel