HOMILY MONDAY of EASTER WEEK Absorbing and Manifesting the Reality of Easter (Acts 2:14, 22-33; Ps 16; Mt 28:8-15) ************************************************* This first day after the celebration of the Great Triduum of Easter, we are invited to allow the reality of the newness of Easter sink in more deeply, to be children of the resurrection, and […]
Category: Homilies
Faith-Resurrection- Easter
EASTER SUNDAY HOMILY – YEAR A Repent, Believe, Grieve and Experience Easter (Acts 10:34, 36-43; Psalm 118; Col 3:1-4; John 20:1-18) **************************************************** The feelings most often associated with Easter morning would be peace and joy. Hopefully, as we woke up this Easter morning, we were experiencing at least to some degree, those Easter emotions. Whether […]
Resurrection-Grieving-Easter Joy
HOMILY EASTER VIGIL – YEAR A Come and See, Grieve and Mourn, Go and Share with Joy (Romans 6:3-11; Ps 118; Mt 28:1-10) ******************************************** The Gospel is a striking description of the resurrection of Jesus holding within it, meaningful nuances for our spiritual life. First is the need that we have to grieve and mourn […]
Faith-Suffering-Good Friday
GOOD FRIDAY HOMILY The Cross as a Blessing (Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Ps 31; Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9; Jn 18:1-19:42) ****************************************************** At Christmas, we are moved and touched by the crib scene. On Good Friday, we must let ourselves be moved and touched by the cross scene. The wood of the crib has become the wood of the […]
HOMILY HOLY THURSDAY 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 us. […]
Faith-Sin-Judas
HOMILY WEDNESDAY of HOLY WEEK Trust the Father and Follow Jesus (Is 50:4-9; Ps 69; Mt 26:14-26) ***************************************** “Lord, in your great love answer me.” This psalm response and the readings today invite us to trust in God the Father as Jesus did, and emulate him who was without sin, by letting go of any […]
Faith-Suffering-Love
HOMILY TUESDAY of HOLY WEEK – Year II Redemptive Suffering and Brokenness (Is 49:1-6; Ps 71; Jn 13:21-33. 36-38) ****************************************** As a young seminarian, my spiritual director was Fr. Adam Exner, who eventually became an archbishop. After hearing my story (the first one to ever do so), Exner asked me to pray with Is 43:1-7, […]
Faith-Love and Caring-Sr. Helen Préjean
HOMILY MONDAY of HOLY WEEK Mary of Bethany – Model of Genuine Caring (Isaiah 42:1-7; Ps 27; Jn 12:1-11) ******************************************** Many years ago, well-known spiritual writer Henri Nouwen wrote a book entitled Out of Solitude. It contains three sermons he gave to health-care professionals outlining what it means to really care. One of the points […]
Faith-Jesus Christ-Palm Sunday
HOMILY PALM/ PASSION SUNDAY YEAR A The Last Temptation and the Temple Veil (Isaiah 50:4-7; Psalm 22; Philippians 2:6-11; Matthew 26:14-27:66) ************************************************************ With this celebration of Palm/Passion Sunday, the universal Church around the world begins Holy Week, a week of more intense preparation for and celebration of the central mysteries of Jesus life, death and […]
Faith-Covenant- St Isidore
HOMILY LENT WEEK 05 06 – Year II The Messiah and Covenant Love: Optional Memorial of St. Isidore (Ezk 37:21-28; Jer 31; Jn 11:45-57) ************************************** “I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them.” That promise from God, proclaimed by the prophet Ezekiel in the first reading, […]
