Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity

by | May 30, 2026 | Homily

Scripture Readings: Book of Exodus 34:4-6, 8-9; Second Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians 13:11-13; Gospel According to Saint John 3:16-18 Each year on the Sunday following Pentecost, the Church celebrates the mystery of the Most Holy Trinity, our belief that God...

Pentecost Sunday

by | May 19, 2026 | Homily

Readings: Acts of the Apostles 2:1-11; Saint Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians 12:3-7,12-13; Gospel According to Saint John 20:19-23 The Solemnity of Pentecost is a celebration of the universality of the love God has for us. At Pentecost, fifty days after Easter,...

Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord

by | May 11, 2026 | Homily

Scripture Readings: Acts of the Apostles 1:1-11; Saint Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians 1:17-23; Gospel According to Saint Luke 24:46-53 We celebrate our Lord’s Ascension, which took place forty days after his Resurrection. We recount with joy the day when Christ...

Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year A

by | May 4, 2026 | Homily

Scripture Readings: Acts of the Apostles 8:5-8, 14-17; First Letter of Peter 3:15-18; Gospel According to Saint John 14:15-21 The readings for this Sunday are taken from the final days of Jesus’ earthly sojourn as well as the first steps of the infant Church...

Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year A

by | Apr 28, 2026 | Homily

Readings: Acts of the Apostles 6:1-7; First Letter of Saint Peter 2:4-9; Gospel According to Saint John 14:1-12 We are drawing near to the Solemnity of the Lord’s Ascension, forty days after Easter, less than two weeks from now. Where does the time go? Time...

Fourth Sunday of Easter, Year A

by | Apr 21, 2026 | Homily

Scripture Readings: Acts of the Apostles 2:14a, 36-41; First Letter of Saint Peter 2:20b-25; Gospel According to Saint John 10:1-10 This Sunday is usually called “Good Shepherd Sunday,” because of the focus of the Mass readings, especially the Gospel, where Jesus...

Second Sunday of Easter, Year A

by | Apr 9, 2026 | Homily

Scripture Readings: Acts of the Apostles 2:42-47; First Letter of Saint Peter 1:3-9; Gospel According to Saint John 20:19-31 We are still celebrating the Passover of Christ, his Resurrection from the dead, and today the Gospel shows us Christ in the midst of his...

Easter Vigil Mass

by | Apr 4, 2026 | Homily

Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen! Christ is in our midst, both now and forever! These are traditional Easter greetings, especially among Eastern Catholic and Orthodox Christians, and sum up well the meaning of today’s “Solemnity of Solemnities,” as it is often...

Good Friday

by | Apr 3, 2026 | Homily

Scripture Readings: Book of the Prophet Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Letter to the Hebrews 4:14-16. 5:7-9; Gospel According to Saint John 18:1-19:42 “It is finished,” are Christ’s words from the cross just before He “bowed his head and gave up His...

Holy Thursday Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper

by | Apr 1, 2026 | Homily

Scripture Readings: Book of Exodus 12:1-8,11-14; First Corinthians 11:22-26; Gospel According to John 13:1-15 The Sacred Triduum has begun; that is, the final days of Holy Week leading to the commemoration of the Resurrection of Christ on Sunday. On Holy Thursday the...

Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord, Year A

by | Mar 24, 2026 | Homily

Readings: Book of the Prophet Isaiah 50:4-7; Letter of Saint Paul to the Philippians 2:6-11; Gospel According to Saint Luke 22:14-23:56 Palm Sunday Mass normally begins outside the church building with a recounting of the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. After...

Fifth Sunday of Lent: Year A

by | Mar 17, 2026 | Homily

Readings: Book of the Prophet Ezekiel 37:12-14; Saint Paul’s Letter to the Romans 8:8-11; Gospel according to Saint John 11:14-45 It is nearly Palm Sunday and Holy Week, but not quite yet! We are entering the fifth Sunday and week of Lent and the Gospel passage...

Fourth Sunday of Lent: Year A

by | Mar 9, 2026 | Homily

Readings: First Book of Samuel 16:1-13; Saint Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians 5:8-14; Gospel According to Saint John 9:1-41 The color of the Mass vestments worn today is rose, a reminder for us to rejoice, for we are half way through the Lenten journey and our...

Third Sunday of Lent, Year A

by | Mar 2, 2026 | Homily

Readings: Exodus 17:3-7; Romans 5:1- 8; John 4:5-42 A precious commodity anywhere, and certainly in New Mexico, is water, something many of us perhaps take for granted. For the gift of water, we are always grateful. Saint Francis of Assisi went so far as to call it,...

Second Sunday of Lent, Year A

by | Feb 27, 2026 | Homily

Scripture Readings: Book of Genesis 12:1-4; Second Letter of Saint Paul to Timothy 1:8-10; Gospel According to Saint Matthew 17:1-9 This Sunday the Gospel text recounts the Transfiguration of the Lord, with its focus on that great mystery in the life of Christ and its...

First Sunday of Lent, Year A

by | Feb 18, 2026 | Homily

Scripture Readings: Book of Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7; Romans 12-19; Gospel According to Saint Matthew 4:1-11 Each year the Church gives us this season of Lent to renew our intention of living more completely for Christ. Lent is a word in English that is related to...

Sixth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year A

by | Feb 9, 2026 | Homily

Scripture Readings: Book of Sirach 15:15-20; Saint Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians 2:6-10; Gospel According to Saint Matthew 5:17-37 As Christians believe, rooted in the words of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, that Christ came into the world to fulfill the Law and...

Fifth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year A

by | Feb 6, 2026 | Homily

Scripture Readings: Book of the Prophet Isaiah 58:7-10; Saint Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians 2:1-5; Gospel of Saint Matthew 5:13-16 Listening to the Scripture lessons for this Sunday, we hear a message that is clearly about being concerned, as followers of...

Fourth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year A

by | Jan 28, 2026 | Homily

Fourth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year A Scripture Readings: Prophet Zephaniah 2:3; 3:12-13; Saint Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians 1:26-31; Gospel According to Saint Matthew 5:1-12 We continue our way through Ordinary Time, leading up to the season of Lent,...

Third Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year A

by | Jan 20, 2026 | Homily

Scripture Readings: Book of the Prophet Isaiah 8:23-9:3; Saint Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians 1:10-13, 17; Gospel According to Saint Matthew 4:12-33 These first Sunday’s of Ordinary Time, leading up to Lent, we are being called to reflect on the beginnings of...

Second Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year A

by | Jan 12, 2026 | Homily

Scripture Readings: Book of the Prophet Isaiah 49: 3,5-6; Saint Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians 1:1-3; Gospel According to Saint John 1:29-34 Probably many or maybe even most of us like to have someone travel with us when we make a long journey. It helps to...

The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord

by | Jan 9, 2026 | Homily

Scripture Readings: Book of the Prophet Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7; Acts of the Apostles 10:34-38; Gospel According to Saint Matthew 3:13-17 The Christmas season comes to an end with the Sunday of the Baptism of the Lord. We still have a glimpse of the season when we...

Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord

by | Jan 3, 2026 | Homily

Scripture Readings: Book of the Prophet Isaiah 60:1-6; Letter of Saint Paul to the Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6; Gospel According to Saint Matthew 2:1-12 The Solemnity of the Epiphany, literally the “manifestation” or “showing,” of the Lord Jesus Christ to the nations, is...

January 1st: Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God

by | Dec 31, 2025 | Homily

Scripture Readings: Book of Numbers 6:22-27; Saint Paul’s Letter to the Galatians 4:4-7; Gospel According to Saint Luke 2:16-21 The shepherds who “went in haste to Bethlehem,” as directed by the angel, can be understood as the whole human race seeking Jesus. The quick...