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A Newsletter for Radio Maria USA -- National
Volume 8 Number 5
Radio Maria USA
Board of Directors
Carlo DiMaggio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President
Fr. John Tino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Director
Alicia del Cid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .World Family Rep
Dr. Florinda Iannace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Secretary
Mary Pyper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Treasurer
601 Washington Street
Alexandria, LA 71301
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Local: 318-561-6145
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580 AM - Alexandria, LA
1360 AM - New Iberia, LA
89.7 FM - Natchitoches, LA
91.1FM - Lake Charles, LA
1600 AM - Springfield, OH
88.7 FM - Anna, OH
88.1 FM - D’Iberville, MS
1250 AM - Port Arthur, TX
88.1 FM - Hollidaysburg, PA
91.3 FM - Peshtigo, WI
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Radio Maria was born as a parish radio in
1983 in the diocese of Milan, Italy. Its purpose
was to keep parishioners informed and to help
them through prayer, the daily Mass and the
Rosary. Radio Maria began broadcasting from
its first English-speaking station on May 25,
2000 in Alexandria, LA
Radio Maria USA
May, 2015
Welcome to Father John Tino
new national priest director
Radio Maria welcomes Father
John Tino, the new national priest
director for Radio Maria USA.
Father Tino will be stepping in
to the fill the shoes of Father Robert Young, OFM, who served as
national priest director from 20112015.
Father John is a native of White
Plains, New York. He earned a B.A.
in Business Administration from
Pace University. After a work experience he studied philosophy and
theology at the Pontifical Lateran
University in Rome, Italy. He later
received a Master in Sacred Theology from Franciscan University,
Steubenville, OH and a Master of
Divinity at the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Huntington, NY.
He was ordained a priest for the
Diocese of Brooklyn, NY on June
Father John Tino
2, 2001. For the past two years,
he served as pastor of Our Lady of
Grace Church in Brooklyn, NY.
He has conducted programs on
Radio Maria NY Italian and he has
been the spiritual director to many
The Month of May with Our Lady
It is with great enthusiasm and
joy that I begin at Radio Maria USA,
as national director, under the patronage of Our Lady. Allow me to
express, on your behalf, my heart
felt thanks to Fr. Robert Young for
his dedication and commitment
to Radio Maria for the past three
years. I thank him for giving me
his warm welcome and encourage-
ment. I also wish to thank Mr. Carlo
DiMaggio, and the World Family of
Radio Maria for their trust.
As we begin the month of May,
dedicated to Our Lady, we then begin a transition in the life of Radio
Maria USA, which includes also a
change of location for the national
director from Alexandria, LA to our
See MONTH OF MAY WITH OUR LADY, pg. 2
The Month of May with Our Lady
Continued from pg. 1
studio in New York City.
In this Marian month, we are
reminded of our Blessed Mother’s
love. Appropriately, we celebrate
our earthly mothers on May 10.
I take this opportunity to wish all
the mothers a happy and blessed
Mother’s Day. We also want to
celebrate the blessed one among
women, Mary, who is our heavenly
mother. Thankfully, as a mother,
she continues to lead us to her Son,
Jesus through our beautiful Radio.
With God’s help through Our Lady’s intercession we move forward
to bring more people to Christ with
the help of our dedicated staff and
volunteers in the different regions
of our beautiful country. There is a
lot more to be done. We need your
prayers and sacrifices.
Therefore, from May 11 to May
15, we will have our Spring Mariathon along with all the worldwide
family of Radio Maria. As you have
April 2, 2015
Message to Mirjana
“Dear children, I have chosen
you, my apostles, because all
of you carry something beautiful
within you.
You can help me to have the
love, for the sake of which my
Son died and then resurrected,
win anew. Therefore, I am calling
you, my apostles, to try to see
something good in every creature of God, in all of my children,
and to try to understand them.
My children, you are all brothers through the same Holy Spirit.
You, filled with love for my Son,
can speak of what you know to
all those who have not come to
know that love. You have come
to know the love of my Son, you
have comprehended His Resurrection, with joy you cast your
gaze towards Him.
My motherly desire is for all
of my children to be united in love
for Jesus. Therefore, I am calling
you, my apostles, to live the Eucharist with joy, because in the
Eucharist my Son gives Himself
to you anew and with His example shows the love and sacrifice towards the neighbor. Thank
you.”
previously been generous, I know
you will continue to do so in the upcoming Mariathon. It goes without
saying that Radio Maria is brought
by you. Your prayers and generosity are very important and vital for
this mission.
Please pray for me and be assured of my prayers for all of you.
Thank you and let us invoke the
Blessings of Almighty God on our
family of Radio Maria. --In Christ,
Fr. John Tino
Prayer for
Nonbelievers
Come Mary,
Come tomorrow again and again.
We will pray with you.
Bring back our loved ones
Who have left the Church,
Those who have left God.
We will join you on the second of each month.
We will pray for greater graces
To be attached to your intention.
April 25, 2015
Message to Marija
“Dear children! I am with you also
today to lead you to salvation.
Your soul is restless because
your spirit is weak and tired from
all worldly things. You, little children, pray to the Holy Spirit that
He may transform you and fill
you with His strength of faith and
hope, so that you may be firm in
this battle against evil. I am with
you and intercede for you before
my Son Jesus. Thank you for
having responded to my call. ”
Note: We await the final judgement of the Catholic Church
to which we humbly submit.
We will pray that the dam of love,
Of God’s mercy, will break forth,
That your new prayer be released soon.
We will pray that it will flow out
As a river to all the nations,
That as the rivers fill the oceans,
Your love of God will fill the earth.
We wait.
We anticipate that great day,
And we call you as you have called us,
to add our prayers, fasting, and sacrifices
To Mirjana’s in order that you may
Obtain all your wishes for the world.
O loving Mother,
Thank you for the gift
That the world is on the brink of receiving!
Amen.
-- A Friend of Medjugorje
FEEDBACK
2015 Spring Mariathon
May 11-15
Monday - Friday
6 a.m. - 8 p.m.
. . . from our listeners
“Thank you for Radio Maria. I enjoy
all the wonderful programs. They
help me to learn more about my
Catholic faith, uplift me, and help
me to stay on the path I need to be
on. God bless all who work so hard
to bring these programs into my
home.” Donna S., Hollidaysburg,
PA
“I heard your appeal and felt the
need to respond. May God bless
Radio Maria with many donations.”
Anonymous
“I listen to Radio Maria to and from
work every day and I learn something new every day!” D. R., Westlake, LA
“I do appreciate your well done job
to proclaim the strength of faith and
prayers worldwide, I am always listening to Radio Maria in different
countries and I happened to listen
to Forming Faithful Families, (hosted by James and Kathleen Littleton)
and I was so touched. Indeed, it is
through prayers and faith and we
will be free from our sins.” -- Laurent G., Andhra Pradesh, India.
“I am writing to you today to thank
you for your station because of
where I am, I am unable to attend
the Catholic Mass here on my unit.
With the finding of your radio station, I can now follow along with the
Mass that airs from the churches
that your station uses. I am very
grateful for that. A. P., Stiles Unit,
Beaumont, TX
Celebrating 15 years of Radio Maria USA!
That’s right! On May 25, 2000, Radio Maria (English) went on the air for the first time in
the United States, broadcasting from the main studio, located in Alexandria, Louisiana.
Father Theophilus Herlong, from the Diocese of Lake Charles, La. was the first priest
director for Radio Maria, and may have been the first to say “Welcome listeners to the first
broadcast of Radio Maria -- a Christian Voice in Your Home!”
The 2015 Spring Mariathon will focus on the past 15 years of Radio Maria. When did
you become part of Radio Maria? How has Radio Maria impacted your life? What are your
favorite programs? Who are your favorite presenters? Call us and tell us about YOUR experiences with Radio Maria during the 2015 Spring Mariathon. We want to hear from YOU!
Call us: 1-888-401-0201
New Programs
Catholic Faith
and Culture
Hosted by Dr. Rick Spinello
4 p.m. (CDT); 5 p.m. (EDT)
To begin on Sunday, May 17
Welcome to Dr. Rick Spinello,
our newest presenter on Radio Maria and host of Catholic Faith and
Culture premiering Sunday, May 17
at 4 p.m. CDT/ 5 p.m. EDT.
Dr. Spinello is an adjunct faculty
member of St. John’s Seminary in
Boston and a clinical associate professor at Boston College, where he
teaches courses on ethics, social
issues in management, and corporate strategy.
Prior to joining the faculty of
Boston College, Dr. Spinello worked
as a consultant and product manager in the software industry. He
has written and edited nine books
on applied ethics and related areas,
and authored numerous articles
and scholarly papers on ethics and
management.
He is also the author of Understanding Love and Responsibility;
The Encyclicals of John Paul II: An
Introduction and Commentary; and,
The Genius of John Paul II: The
Great Pope’s Moral Wisdom.
Tune in every Sunday at 4 p.m.
CDT/ 5 p.m. EDT for Catholic Faith
and Culture and let Dr. Spinello
skillfully explore and enlighten you
on a myriad of spiritual topics.
What is Regina Coeli?
The Easter prayer Regina Coeli (“Queen of Heaven” in Latin) is a
wonderful tribute to our Lord’s resurrection and to the Blessed Virgin
Mary (pictured in her Coronation
at right). Although its origins are
unknown, it dates back to the 13th
century.
The Regina Coeli is one of four
antiphons (short liturgical texts sung
or chanted, often as seen below, in
a responsorial pattern) dedicated to
Our Lady. It is often sung as a hymn
and has had numerous musical settings in its original Latin text, including several by Mozart.
Traditionally, it is prayed standing, often at noon, in place of another well-known prayer, the Angelus,
during the Easter Season from Holy
Saturday until Pentecost.
According to The Golden Legend, a famous 13th century work
about the saints, Pope St. Gregory
the Great heard angels singing the
first three verses from the Regina
Coeli during a procession in the
6th century and was inspired to
add the fourth line “Pray to God for
us” (“Ora pro nobis deum” in Latin).
Although this story is itself considered to be a legend, it is, as Father
to be able to share Eternal Life with
Him there, along with his Mother,
the saints, and our loved ones!
Antiphon #1
Queen of Heaven, rejoice. Alleluia.
For He, whom thou wast worthy to
bear. Alleluia.
Antiphon #2
Has risen as He said. Alleluia.
Pray to God for us. Alleluia.
Antiphon #3
V. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin
Mary. Alleluia.
R. Because the Lord is truly risen,
Alleluia.
Herbert Thurston once put it in his
book Familiar Prayers, “inseparably
associated with the Regina Coeli.”
This prayer reminds us at Easter, and throughout the year for that
matter, of how much we have to be
thankful for, even in the midst of
our daily trials. When our Lord conquered death in His resurrection he
opened the gates of Heaven for us
Antiphon #4
Let us pray
O God, Who by the Resurrection
of Thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ,
hast been pleased to give joy to
the whole world, grant we beseech
Thee, that through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
His Mother, we may attain the joys
of eternal life. Through the same
Christ, our Lord. Amen.
- Source: ourcatholicprayers.com
Novena to Our Lady of Fatima: May 5-13
For 9 consecutive days, (May 5-13) say the prayer below once each day,
followed the Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be
“Most Holy Virgin, who has deigned to come to Fatima to reveal to the three
little shepherds the treasures of graces hidden in the recitation of the Rosary,
inspire our hearts with a sincere love of this devotion, so that by meditating
on the mysteries of our redemption that are recalled in it, we may gather the
fruits and obtain the conversion of sinners, the conversion of Russia, and this
favor that I so earnestly seek, (mention your request) which I ask of you in this
novena, for the greater glory of God, for your own honor, and for the good of
all people.” -- Amen.
Recite: the Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be
May 13: Feast of Our Lady of Fatima
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Spring 2015 Schedule
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Call-in Studio Line: 866-333-MARY (6279)
CENTRAL
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
6:00AM
6:30AM
Full Rosary
SATURDAY
Mary's Touch
Cheri Lemonte & Sally Robb
7:00AM
American Catholic Radio
7:30AM
Morning Prayer & Holy Rosary
Morning Prayers
8:00AM
Morning Office of the Liturgy of the Hours (Lauds) and Preparation for Holy Mass
The Holy Rosary
8:30AM
Sacrifice of the Holy Mass
God's Word Alive & Active
9:00AM
Morning Prayers
8:30AM
God's Word Alive & Active
9:00AM
Carmelite Conversations
The Catechism Hour
The Catechism Hour
Mark Danis & Frances Harry
Fr. Walter Tonelotto
Fr. Dan Hoehn
Embracing Your Greatness
Christina King
Living the Lectionary
Tom Webb
The Bible Lady
Renewing Faith
Gail Buckley
Dcn. Bill Brennan
Catholic Moments
Noon
God's Word Alive & Active
Mary's Touch
Fr. Mark Goring
Tom Webb
Cheri Lemonte & Sally Robb
The Catechism Hour
The Catechism Hour
The Catechism Hour
The Will of God
Fr. John Fletcher
Fr. Richard Bretone
Fr. Blake Deshautelle
Fr. Robert Young
Beyond the Veil
From The Rooftops
Fr. Tom Loya
Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers
An Intro to Bioethics
Aim High
Fr. Joseph Howard
Fr. Jason Kulczynski
Crossing the Threshold of
Hope
Quest for a Culture
of Life in America
Francesca & Friends
Chuck Webster
Armed for Battle
Francesca Franchina
Jim Sedlak
Passion: The Word of God
The Good News Hour (2nd, 4th)
Steve Koob
Lisa Hendey
Tom Webb
The Abundant Life
Healing Through the Mass - Fr. Duane Stenzel
Fr. Rick Nieberding
of the Holy Mass
10:00AM Sacrifice
time varies by week
Fr. John Murray
Fatima Today
Catholic Kaleidoscope
Faith and Fitness
Spirit and Truth Live
Understanding Scrupulosity
Living with Mary Today
Forming Faithful Families
The Mercy Generation
Alyssa Bormes
Dr. John Acquaviva
Joe Patch
Fr. Tom Santa
Marian Library at UD
James Littleton
Fr. John O'Brien
2:00PM
Jesus the Evangelist
Sacred Treasures
Be Your Best
Joyful Desperation
Meet the Author
Catholic Classics
Salvation is from the Jews
Allen Wright
Kathie Duggan
John Wright
Chris Padgett
Ken Huck
Fr. Joseph Koterski
Roy Schoeman
Food for the Journey - Sr. Ann Shields / Vatican News
Dcn. Bob Ellis
4:00PM
The Joyful Mystic
House Calls
Miracle Hunter
Don't Give Up
House Calls
Catholic Grab Bag
Dr. Mary Amore
Mary Bond
Michael O'Neill
Anne Mcglone & Anna Iatesta
Fr. John O'Brien
Fr. John Fletcher
5:00PM
Catholic Country
Living Eucharist
The Gospel of Life
The Art of Catholic
Apologetics
Randy Albright
Kathlene Beckman
Priests for Life
Matthew Leonard
Jimmy Seghers and Lisa Flood
Christian Courtship In An
Oversexed World
Carmelite Conversations
Shield of Faith
The Joy of Discovery
Carmelite Conversations
Mathew Arnold
Hal Fletcher
Putting Faith and Hope
in Your Job Search
Living on Purpose
Mark Danis & Frances Harry
Dr. Rick Sarkisian and Mike Wick
Mark Danis & Frances Harry
8:00PM
9:00PM
Robin Brun
Forming Faithful Families
6:00PM
James Littleton
Living on Purpose
Dr. Dominico Mignone
Night Prayers
Salvation is from the Jews
Miracle Hunter
The Will of God
Roy Schoeman
Michael O'Neill
Fr. Robert Young
Apostleship of Prayer
On Catholic Education
Lumen Gentium
Your Health
Fr. Joseph Barbone
Various Presenters
Fr. Gerald Murray
Catechism of the Catholic
Church
Armed for Battle
Jesus the Evangelist
Jim Sedlak
Allen Wright
Fr. James Kubicki
The Catechism Hour
The Catechism Hour
The Catechism Hour
The Catechism Hour
The Catechism Hour
Armed for Battle
Fr. Robert Young
Fr. John Fletcher
Fr. Robert Young
Fr. Blake Deshautelle
Fr. Walter Tonelotto
Fr. Dan Hoehn
Jim Sedlak
11:00PM
The Gospel of Life
Living with Mary Today
Catholic and Enjoying It!
Living on Purpose
Renewing Faith
Understanding Scrupulosity
Catholic Grab Bag
Priests for Life
Marian Library at UD
Mark Shae
Dr. Rick Sarkisian and Mike Wick
Dcn. Bill Brennan
Fr. Tom Santa
Fr. John Fletcher
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
Understanding
Scrupulosity
Miracle Hunter
The Joyful Mystic
Catholic Kaleidoscope
From The Rooftops
Meet the Author
Sacred Treasures
Michael O'Neill
Dr. Mary Amore
Alyssa Bormes
Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers
Ken Huck
Kathy Duggan
Chuck Webster
Carmelite Conversations
The Gospel of Life
The Mercy Generation
Living Eucharist
Mark Danis & Frances Harry
Priests for Life
Fr. John O'Brien
Putting Faith and Hope
in Your Job Search
Steve Koob
The Good News Hour
Francesca & Friends
Passion: The Word of God
From The Rooftops
Be Your Best
Gail Buckley
Jesus the Evangelist
Spirit and Truth Live
Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers
John Wright
Catholic Moments
Allen Wright
Joe Patch
Quest for a Culture
of Life in America
8:00PM
9:00PM
Friday Night with the
Capuchin Friars
Gaudium et Spes
The Will of God
1:00AM
7:00PM
Holy Rosary
Fr. Walter Tonelotto
Fr. Thomas Santa
3:00PM
5:00PM
10:00PM
Midnight
2:00PM
Sacrifice of the Holy Mass
Dr. Rick Sarkisian and Mike Wick
Food for the Journey - Sr. Ann Shields / Vatican News
The News That Doesn't
Make the News
Fr. Joseph Koterski
Fr. Thomas Morrow
Liturgy of the Hours (Vespers), Chaplet of Divine Mercy, Devotions and Music
Fr. Peter Pilsner
1:20PM
4:00PM
Chaplet of Divine Mercy, Holy Rosary, Music & Inspiration
Culture of Life
Noon
1:00PM
1:00PM
7:00PM
11:00AM
Mary Bond
American Catholic Radio
Holy Rosary and Prayers
10:00AM
The Flame of Love (1st, 3rd, 5th)
Angelus, Saint of the Day, Midday Office of the Liturgy of the Hours
3:00PM
9:30AM
Fr. Howard
12:30PM
6:00PM
EASTERN
Food for the Journey, Sr. Ann Shields / Sharing the Word, Archbishop Pilarczyk
Pope John Paul II
8:00AM
11:00AM
FRIDAY
Angelus, Holy Rosary with Various Bishops
7:00AM
7:30AM
THURSDAY
The Flame of Love
Robin Brun
Mary Bond
Kathleen Beckman
10:00PM
11:00PM
Midnight
1:00AM
2:00AM
The Bible Lady
2:00AM
Francesca Franchina
Fr. John Murray
3:00AM
Lisa Hendey
3:00AM
4:00AM
Chaplet of Divine Mercy (3am) / Holy Rosary (3:20am)
4:00AM
Joyful Desperation
An Intro to Bioethics
Renewing Faith
Beyond the Veil
Living Eucharist
Catholic Country
Faith and Fitness
Chris Padgett
Fr. Joseph Howard
Dcn. Bill Brennan
Fr. Tom Loya
Kathleen Beckman
Randy Albright
Dr. John Acquaviva
5:00AM
Catholic Classics
Meet the Author
Theology of the Body
Apologetics
Salvation is from the Jews
Ken Huck
Putting Faith and Hope
in Your Job Search
The Will of God
Fr. Joseph Koterski
Fr. Robert Young
Fr. Howard
Jimmy Seghers and Lisa Flood
Roy Schoeman
CENTRAL
White = Live Programing
Robin Brun
Blue = Prerecorded Programing
April 1, 2015
5:00AM
6:00AM
EASTERN