by Monastery of Christ in the Desert | Apr 27, 2019 | Homily
On April 30, 2000, Pope St. John Paul II designated the second Sunday after Easter to be a celebration of Divine Mercy. Why this day? This is the day which the Church proclaims that Jesus, “the first and the last,” whom we put to death by our sins, comes through our...
by Monastery of Christ in the Desert | Apr 16, 2019 | Homily
Homily for Easter Sunday Day Mass — Cycle C–2019 FIRST READING Acts of the Apostles 10:34a, 37-43 Peter proceeded to speak and said: “You know what has happened all over Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached; how God...
by Monastery of Christ in the Desert | Apr 15, 2019 | Homily
EASTER VIGIL MASS–CYCLE C–2019 FIRST READING Genesis 1:1–2:2 In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless wasteland, and darkness covered the abyss, while a mighty wind swept over the waters. Then God said,...
by Monastery of Christ in the Desert | Apr 13, 2019 | Homily
Good Friday 2019 FIRST READING Isaiah 52:13-53:12 See, my servant shall prosper; he shall be raised high and greatly exalted. Even as many were amazed at him–so marred was his look beyond human semblance and his appearance beyond that of the sons of...
by Monastery of Christ in the Desert | Apr 12, 2019 | Homily
Holy Thursday 2019 FIRST READING Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, “This month shall stand at the head of your calendar; you shall reckon it the first month of the year. Tell the whole community of Israel: On the tenth...
by Monastery of Christ in the Desert | Apr 9, 2019 | Homily
6th Sunday of Lent – Passion Sunday – Cycle C–2019 FIRST READING Isaiah 50:4-7 The Lord God has given me a well-trained tongue, that I might know how to speak to the weary a word that will rouse them. Morning after morning he opens my ear that I...
by Monastery of Christ in the Desert | Apr 2, 2019 | Homily
5th Sunday of Lent – Cycle C–2019 FIRST READING Isaiah 43:16-21 Thus says the Lord, who opens a way in the sea and a path in the mighty waters, who leads out chariots and horsemen, a powerful army, till they lie prostrate together, never to rise, snuffed...
by Monastery of Christ in the Desert | Mar 26, 2019 | Homily
4th Sunday of Lent, Cycle C–2019 FIRST READING Joshua 5:9a, 10-12 The Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have removed the reproach of Egypt from you.” While the Israelites were encamped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, they celebrated the Passover on...
by Monastery of Christ in the Desert | Mar 19, 2019 | Homily
3rd Sunday of Lent, Cycle C–2019 FIRST READING Exodus 3:1-8a, 13-15 Moses was tending the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. Leading the flock across the desert, he came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There an angel of the Lord appeared...
by Monastery of Christ in the Desert | Mar 12, 2019 | Homily
2nd Sunday of Lent, Cycle C–2019 FIRST READING Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18 The Lord God took Abram outside and said, “Look up at the sky and count the stars, if you can. Just so,” he added, “shall your descendants be.” Abram put his faith...
by Monastery of Christ in the Desert | Mar 5, 2019 | Homily
1st Sunday of Lent, Cycle C–2019 FIRST READING Deuteronomy 26:4-10 Moses spoke to the people, saying: “The priest shall receive the basket from you and shall set it in front of the altar of the Lord, your God. Then you shall declare before the Lord,...
by Monastery of Christ in the Desert | Feb 27, 2019 | Homily
8th Sunday of the Year, Cycle C–2019 FIRST READING Sirach 27:4-7 When a sieve is shaken, the husks appear; so do one’s faults when one speaks. As the test of what the potter molds is in the furnace, so in tribulation is the test of the just. The fruit...
by Monastery of Christ in the Desert | Feb 20, 2019 | Homily
7th Sunday of the Year–Cycle C–2019 FIRST READING 1 Samuel 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23 In those days, Saul went down to the desert of Ziph with three thousand picked men of Israel, to search for David in the desert of Ziph. So David and Abishai went among...
by Monastery of Christ in the Desert | Feb 13, 2019 | Homily
6th Sunday of Ordinary Time — Cycle C –2019 FIRST READING Jeremiah 17:5-8 Thus says the Lord: Cursed is the one who trusts in human beings, who seeks his strength in flesh, whose heart turns away from the Lord. He is like a barren bush in the desert...
by Monastery of Christ in the Desert | Feb 6, 2019 | Homily
5th Sunday of Ordinary Time-Cycle C-2019 FIRST READING Isaiah 6:1-2a, 3-8 In the year King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a high and lofty throne, with the train of his garment filling the temple. Seraphim were stationed above. They cried one to the other,...
by Monastery of Christ in the Desert | Jan 30, 2019 | Homily
4th Sunday of Ordinary Time–Cycle C– 2019 FIRST READING Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19 The word of the Lord came to me, saying: Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I dedicated you, a prophet to the nations I appointed you. But do you...
by Monastery of Christ in the Desert | Jan 23, 2019 | Homily
3rd Sunday of the Year, Cycle C–2019 FIRST READING Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10 Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly, which consisted of men, women, and those children old enough to understand. Standing at one end of the open place that was before...
by Monastery of Christ in the Desert | Jan 16, 2019 | Homily
2nd Sunday of the Year – Cycle C – 2019 FIRST READING Isaiah 62:1-5 For Zion’s sake I will not be silent, for Jerusalem’s sake I will not be quiet, until her vindication shines forth like the dawn and her victory like a burning torch. Nations...
by Monastery of Christ in the Desert | Jan 9, 2019 | Homily
The Baptism of the Lord-C-2019 FIRST READING Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11 Comfort, give comfort to my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her service is at an end, her guilt is expiated; indeed, she has received from the...
by Monastery of Christ in the Desert | Jan 2, 2019 | Homily
Solemnity of our Lord’s Epiphany — Cycle C — 2019 FIRST READING Isaiah 60:1-6 Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem! Your light has come, the glory of the Lord shines upon you. See, darkness covers the earth, and thick clouds cover the peoples;...
by Monastery of Christ in the Desert | Dec 28, 2018 | Homily
January 1, Mary, Mother of God, Cycle C-2019 READING I Numbers 6:22-27 The Lord said to Moses: “Speak to Aaron and his sons and tell them: This is how you shall bless the Israelites. Say to them: The Lord bless you and keep you! The Lord let his face shine...
by Monastery of Christ in the Desert | Dec 26, 2018 | Homily
The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph–Cycle C–2018 FIRST READING 1 Samuel 1:20-22, 24-28 In those days Hannah conceived, and at the end of her term bore a son whom she called Samuel, since she had asked the Lord for him. The next time her...
by Monastery of Christ in the Desert | Dec 21, 2018 | Homily
Homily for Mass during the Day at Christmas—Cycle C—2018 FIRST READING Isaiah 52:7-10 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings glad tidings, announcing peace, bearing good news, announcing salvation, and saying to Zion, “Your God is...
by Monastery of Christ in the Desert | Dec 20, 2018 | Homily
Christmas Midnight Mass–Cycle C–2018 FIRST READING Isaiah 9:1-6 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; upon those who dwelt in the land of gloom a light has shone. You have brought them abundant joy and great rejoicing, as they rejoice...
by Monastery of Christ in the Desert | Dec 19, 2018 | Homily
4th Sunday of Advent–Cycle C–2018 FIRST READING Micah 5:1-4a Thus says the Lord: You, Bethlehem-Ephrathah too small to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel; whose origin is from of old, from...
