Mass of Remembrance

Mass of RemembranceWisdom 3:1-9Psalm 23Romans 6:3-9John 6:37-40November 2, 2023 Tonight we gather to offer this Mass of Remembrance for our loved ones who died in the last year.  Some died as the result of an accident.  Some died of old age.  Some died of long-term illness.  Some died of a short-term illness The constant in …

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32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B – Homily

32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B1 Kings 17:10-16Psalm 146:7, 8-9, 9-10 (1b)Hebrews 9:24-28Mark 12:38-44November 7, 2021 Today we hear of people who contributed to the temple treasury.  There are the rich people who put in large sums from their surplus wealth.  There is also the poor widow that contributed from all that she had. …

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Remembering Our Dead – Homily for Mass of Remembrance

St. Luke Parish – Mass of RemembranceWisdom 3:1-6, 9Psalm 103Romans 8:31-35, 37-39Matthew 11:25-30November 2, 2019 It is Fall outside.  That should be obvious.  The leaves have been changing colors.  The grass has stopped growing.  The gardens are dying off.  Birds have migrated.  Compared to a few months ago, nature seems barren of life. Yet, we …

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