GOOD FRIDAY HOMILY Choose Jesus’ New Way of Life (Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Ps 31; Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9; Jn 18:1-19:42) ******************************************************* In the movie The Passion of Christ, Jesus, beaten, bloodied and half dead, meets his mother and tells her simply, “Behold, I am making all things new.” This is the shocking reality of faith – it […]
Category: Easter
Holy Thursday
HOLY THURSDAY (Homily 02) Freedom to Serve (Ex 12:1-8, 11-14; 1 Cor 11:23-26; Jn 13:1-15) ******************************************* This celebration tonight begins the three great liturgical days of the year – what we call the Easter Triduum. The feast tonight, Holy Thursday, and indeed every Eucharist, has one message – love one another as Jesus has loved […]
Pentecost
HOMILY PENTECOST SUNDAY – YEAR A Living the Paschal Mystery as a Personal Pentecost (Acts 2:1-11; Psalm 104; 1 Cor 12:3-7, 12-13; John 20:19-23) ******************************************************* A missionary in China was approached by an elder who told him, “Reverend Father, I have no trouble understanding God the Father, and I have no trouble understanding God the […]
St Augustine of Canterbury
HOMILY EASTER SEASON WEEK 07 06 – Year I The Teachings of St. Paul and Marriage Encounter: Optional Memorial of St. Augustine of Canterbury (Acts 28:16-20; Ps 11; Jn 21:20-25) ************************************************** At one point during a marriage encounter weekend, couples are asked to focus on their spouse’s most endearing quality. Having heard the first reading, […]
St. Philip Neri
HOMILY EASTER SEASON WEEK 07 05 – Year I On Love as Faith, Forgiveness and Following: Optional Memorial of St. Philip Neri (Acts 24:27, 25:13-21; Ps 103; Jn 21:15-19) ************************************************** The readings today would fit well a feast for Peter and Paul, as they feature these two pillars of the early church. The readings also […]
St. Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi
HOMILY EASTER SEASON WEEK 07 04 – Year I Loving Intimacy: Optional Memorial of St. Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi (Acts 22:30 – 23:11; Ps 16; Jn 17:20-26) ********************************************* Are you yearning for intimacy? Believe in God’s love for you, and strive to be one with others. Most people, even if not that conscious of it, […]
Blessed Louis-Zéphirin Moreau
HOMILY EASTER SEASON WEEK 07 03 – Year I Important Words of Departure: Optional Memorial of Blessed Louis-Zéphirin Moreau and World Day of Prayer for the Church in China (Acts 20:28-38; Ps 68; Jn 17:11-19) ************************************************** When someone is leaving us whom we know we will never see again, or dying, we tend to hang […]
St. Paul
HOMILY EASTER SEASON WEEK 07 02 – Year I St. Paul – a Model Missionary: (Acts 20:17-27; Ps 68; Jn 17:1-11) ********************************************** What does it mean to be a model missionary? St Paul, in today’s readings, is our model. A captive to the Spirit, he spent his life testifying to the Good News of the […]
St. Rita of Casia
HOMILY EASTER WEEK 07 01 – Year I Faith, Praise, Evangelization and Persecution: Optional Memorial of St. Rita of Cascia (Acts 19:1-8; Ps 68; Jn 16:29-33) ********************************************** Welcome to the Upper Room. The readings today, as we wait in a week-long vigil for Pentecost, prepare us for a life of joyful praise, courageous evangelization, and […]
ASCENSION OF THE LORD
ASCENSION OF THE LORD – YEAR A The Ascension – Part of an Exodus Journey and Paschal Mystery Experience (Acts 1:1-11; Ps 46; Eph 1:17-23; Mt 28:16-20) ************************************************************* Are you aware that the feast of the Ascension we celebrate today is the fifth stage of a six-stage Exodus Journey and Paschal Mystery healing experience? This […]
