Homily for February 2018 Holy Hour Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Psalm 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 Luke 23:18-25 “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?” Have you ever felt so abandoned that you cried out, “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?” If you have you, you would not be the …
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1st Sunday of Lent, Year B Genesis 9:8-15 Psalm 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 (10) 1 Peter 3:18-22 Mark 1:12-15 February 18, 2018 Our readings today begin by taking us back to the time of Noah. The world had given into sin. Noah and his family were the last of the faithful. Because of so much sin, …
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Today’s first reading begins “Moses said to the people: “Today I have set before you life and prosperity, death and doom.” We each have a choice. We can choose “life and prosperity” or “death and gloom“. We would think everyone would want to choose life, life with God, but we see people make bad choices. Yesterday, (February …
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46 Psalm 32:1-2, 5, 11 (7) 1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1 Mark 1:40-45 February 11, 2018 This leper came to Jesus in need of healing. He knelt before Jesus and begged for help. He expressed faith that Jesus can make him clean. We are told Jesus was “moved …
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5th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Job 7:1-4, 6-7 Psalm 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 (3a) 1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23 Mark 1:29-39 February 4, 2018 Jesus helped many people. He healed Simon’s mother-in-law of her fever. “He cured many who were sick with various diseases and he drove out many demons,” but is this the purpose …
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4th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Deuteronomy 18:15-20 Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 7-9 1 Corinthians 7:32-35 Mark 1:21-28 January 28, 2018 As Jesus began to teach for the first time following his baptism we hear that, “The people were astonished as his teaching for he taught them as one having authority and not as the …
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3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Jonah 3:1-5, 10 Psalm 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 Mark 1:14-20 January 21, 2018 Back at the start of December we began a new liturgical year. Our readings as found in the Lectionary for Sunday are based on a three-year cycle. Each of the three years features …
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Homily for January 2018 – Year of the Eucharist Isaiah 60:1-6 Psalm 25:1, 4-5, 8-10, 14 1 Corinthians 1:10-17 Luke 10:25-37 The Jews were called to be the people of God. What we call the Old Testament was the Hebrew Scriptures to them. What they called the Torah, what we know as the Pentateuch (the …
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2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B 1 Samuel 3:3b-10, 19 Psalm 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10 1 Corinthians 6:13c-15a, 17-20 John 1:35-42 January 14, 2018 “What are you looking for?” “What are you looking for?” These are the very first recorded words of Jesus in John’s gospel. Jesus directs these words to the two …
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The Epiphany of the Lord Isaiah 60:1-6 Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13 Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6 Matthew 2:1-12 January 7, 2018 As the Babylonian Exile ends, Isaiah told the people, “Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem! Your light has come, the glory of the Lord shines upon you.” They have been set free by the Lord. The …
