Homilies
67 articles filed under Homilies.
Homily for Wednesday, Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time
Ez 9:1-7; 10:18-22 Mt 18:15-20 We can often be impressed by numbers, and that is true even within the context of the church. We look to see...
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Homily for Saturday, Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time
Hb 1:12—2:4 Mt 17:14-20 We sometimes find ourselves helpless before a particular situation. Try as we might, the issue or problem is more...
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Homily for Friday, Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time
Na 2:1, 3; 3:1-3, 6-7 Mt 16:24-28 Jesus asks a thought-provoking question in this morning’s gospel reading, ‘What will a man gain if he...
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Homily for the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord
Dn 7:9-10 Mt 17:1-9 Peter’s comment in this morning’s gospel reading, ‘Master, it is wonderful for us to be here’, can find an echo in our...
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Homily for Wednesday, Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time
Jer 31:1-7 Mt 15: 21-28 The pagan woman in this morning’s gospel reading has been described as one of the great heroes of the gospel...
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The Saint of the Day: St. John Mary Vianney
Patron of priests, known as the “Curé of Ars”. Saint John Mary Vianney, born during the days of the French Revolution, was ordained a...
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Homily for Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Is 55:1-3 Rom 8:35, 37-39 Mt 14:13-21 We have all had the experience of our plans not working out. We have it in our minds to do something...
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Homily for Friday, Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time
Jer 26:1-9 Mt 13:54-58 The people of Jesus’ home town recognized the wisdom with which Jesus spoke and the life-giving powers that were at...
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The Saint of the Day: St. Ignatius
IGNATIUS was born at Loyola in Spain, in the year 1491. He served his king as a courtier and a soldier till his thirtieth year. At that...
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Homily for Wednesday, Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time
Hos 10:1-3, 7-8, 12 Mt 10:1-7 Jesus has been gathering a growing number of disciples since the beginning of his public ministry. According...
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Homily for the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
Acts 12:1-11 2 Tm 4:6-8, 17-18 Mt 16:13-19 Today we celebrate the feast of two of the great pillars of the church, Peter and Paul. They...
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Homily for Saturday, Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time
Lam 2:2, 10-14, 18-19 Mt 8:5-17 In the past three months or so, we have become used to things happening at a distance from us. Children and...
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Homily for Tuesday, Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time
In the gospel reading Jesus reduces all of the Jewish Law and the Prophets to a very short maxim, ‘always treat others as you would like...
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Homily for Monday, Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time
2 Kgs 17:5-8, 13-15a, 18 Mt 7:1-5 We live in a somewhat judgmental society. If someone fails in some way, people can take a certain delight...
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Homily for Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time year A
In all our lives there are areas that are quite public and other areas that are very private. We are happy to talk about some things in the...
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Homily for Thursday, Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time
Sir 48:1-14 Mt 6:7-15 When it comes to prayer, we all feel a little inadequate. We often sense that our prayer is not all it could be. The...
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Homily for Wednesday, Tenth Week in Ordinary Time
1 Kgs 18:20-39 Mt 5:17-19 In the gospel reading, Jesus the Jew shows himself to be respectful of his own Jewish tradition, ‘don’t imagine...
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Homily for the Feast of Saint Barnabas, Apostle
Barnabas does not feature in the gospels but he is a significant figure in the Acts of the Apostles, Luke’s story of the early years of the...
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Homily for Tuesday, Tenth Week in Ordinary Time
The first reading is the story of a widow who had a very small amount of food for herself and her son to eat in a time of famine. The...
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Act of Consecration of the Family to The Divine Mercy
O Jesus, you showed us your infinite compassionate love by exhausting the very last drop of blood and water from your body. From this day...
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Homily for Monday, Tenth Week in Ordinary Time
1 Kgs 17:1-6 Mt 5:1-12 The gospel reading this morning is one of the most familiar texts in the gospels. Its very familiarity can blunt our...
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Homily for The Solemnity of The Most Holy Trinity
Ex 34:4b-6, 8-9 2 Cor 13:11-13 Jn 3:16-18 In the Godhead, there are three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit....
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Homily for Saturday, Ninth Week in Ordinary Time
2 Tm 4:1-8 Mk 12: 38-44 In the gospel reading, Jesus observes two kinds of gifts being given to the temple treasury. Some put a great deal...
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The Saint of the Day: Saint NORBERT
SAINT NORBERT was born at Xanten near Köln (Cologne) about the year 1080. As a young cleric he resided at the court of the Archbishop of...
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