Homilies

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...

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...

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 spirit" (John 19:30). What is...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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 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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Readings: Book of Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14; Saint Paul’s Letter to the Colossians 3:12-21; Gospel According to Saint Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23 In our Catholic Liturgical Calendar, the Sunday within the Octave of Christmas is always dedicated to the mystery of the Holy Family...

Scripture Readings: Book of the Prophet Isaiah 7:10-14; Saint Paul’s Letter to the Romans 1:1-7; Gospel According to Saint Matthew 1:18-25 It is still Adventide, with only a matter of days remaining before we celebrate the Nativity of the Lord on December 25th. We...