Category: Homilies
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Who is my neighbor?
July 14, 2019 – 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time From the Gospel of Luke (10:25-37) There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test Jesus and said, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read it?” He said…
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Do not be afraid, says the Lord
July 13, 2019 – Saturday 14th Week in Ordinary Time From the Book of Genesis (49:29-32; 50:15-26A) Jacob gave his sons this charge: “Since I am about to be taken to my people, bury me with my fathers in the cave that lies in the field of Ephron the Hittite, the cave in the field…
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An embrace of grief and love makes way for reconciliation
July 12, 2019 – Friday 14th Week in Ordinary Time From the Book of Genesis (46:1-7,28-30; Mt 10:16-23) Judah approached Joseph and said: “I beg you, my lord, let your servant speak earnestly to my lord, and do not become angry with your servant, for you are the equal of Pharaoh. My lord asked your…
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Travel light that we may bring the gift of healing, life, forgivess and peace
July 11, 2019 – Thursday 14th Week in Ordinary time Memorial of St. Benedict, Abbot From the Book of Genesis (44:18-21,23b-29;45:1-5) Judah approached Joseph and said: “I beg you, my lord, let your servant speak earnestly to my lord, and do not become angry with your servant, for you are the equal of Pharaoh. My…
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Preach the Gospel at all times, use words when necessary
July 10, 2019 – Wednesday 14th Week in Ordinary Time From the Book of Genesis (41:55-57; 42:5-7A, 17-24A) When hunger came to be felt throughout the land of Egypt and the people cried to Pharaoh for bread, Pharaoh directed all the Egyptians to go to Joseph and do whatever he told them. When the…
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An encounter with the Lord leads to discipleship, mission
July 10, 2019 – Wednesday 14th Week in Ordinary Time From the Gospel of Matthew (10:1-7) Jesus summoned his Twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits to drive them out and to cure every disease and every illness. The names of the Twelve Apostles are these: first, Simon called Peter, and his…
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God wrestles with us to bless us and transform us
July 9, 2019 – Tuesday 14th Week in Ordinary Time From the Book of Genesis (32:23-33) In the course of the night, Jacob arose, took his two wives, with the two maidservants and his eleven children, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. After he had taken them across the stream and…
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God’s presence brings life
July 8, 2019 – Monday 14th Week in Ordinary Time From the Book of Genesis (28:10-22) Jacob departed from Beer-sheba and proceeded toward Haran. When he came upon a certain shrine, as the sun had already set, he stopped there for the night. Taking one of the stones at the shrine, he put it under…
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If we have Jesus in us, then, we are agents of peace and healing
July 7, 2019 – 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time From the Book of Isaiah (66:10-14C) Thus says the LORD: Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad because of her, all you who love her; exult, exult with her, all you who were mourning over her! Oh, that you may suck fully of the milk of her…
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Jesus brings change in us to renew us and restore us
July 6, 2019 – Saturday 13th Week in Ordinary Time From the Gospel Matthew (9:14-17) The disciples of John approached Jesus and said, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast much, but your disciples do not fast?” Jesus answered them, “Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days…
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