Monday, July 15, 2013

At the Foot of Mt. Carmel

This past week I've spent a lot of time at the Carmelite Monastery in Highland Park, Brooklyn. There has been a nightly novena there to Our Lady of Mount Carmel which is going to end tonight in honor of her feast day.

The novena Masses have been said by Fr. Ryan Erlenbush from the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings, Montana. What a holy priest! Fr. Ryan is a very eloquent speaker and is incredibly knowledgeable. It has been an absolute blessing to hear this series of conferences.

Fr. Ryan Erlenbush writes for a blog called The New Theological Movement. His writings there are equally as eloquent and orthodox. He is a most trustworthy source of information about the faith because of his unfailing fidelity to Catholic teaching. His sermons and conferences are most profitable to listen to.

Fr. Ryan is a traditional priest who says the Mass with a degree of reverence and solemnity to an extent beyond any other priest I've met.  He says both the Extraordinary Form and the Ordinary form of the Mass with piety and reverence.

I pray that in the future we are blessed with more priests like Fr. Ryan Erlenbush. My friends in the seminary, please learn something from this wonderful priest.

Some Sermons I've heard from Fr. Ryan...
How to say the Rosary most profitably
Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Joyful Mysteries
Luminous Mysteries
Sorrowful Mysteries
Glorious Mysteries
"An effective Imitation of Christ begins where Christ began... in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary"
Ages of the Interior Life and St. Teresa's Seven Mansions with Analogy to the lives of the Apostles


Fr Ryan's Go-to Things (and must read books)
Scripture
Stations of the Cross with St. Alphonsus Liguori
St. Alphonsus Liguori in general
Summa Theologiae of St Thomas Aquinas
St. Thomas Aquinas in general
St. Josemaria Escriva in general
The Holy Rosary with St Josemaria Escriva
Interior Castle St. Teresa of Avila
Three Ages of the Interior Life by Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, OP
Dark Night of the Soul St. John of the Cross




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