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HOMILIES

Celebration of Holy Mass at Saint Mary's, 2015  Celebration of Holy Mass at Saint Mary's, 2015 Enlarge Image

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5 items found in the database within the above time frame. Read or Listen to the homilies by clicking on the links below or use the Prev or Next buttons to select a different month of the year.

  • Thirteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year A)
    Sun, Jul 2 Views 4310 Listen 3 Downloads 1

    Many people interpret “cross” as a kind of burden which they must carry in their lives. Pointing out a strained relationship or a physical illness, or a disable person in the family, they might say, “That’s my cross I have to carry.” But, this is not what Jesus meant when He said, “Take up your cross and follow me.” When Jesus carried his cross to Calvary to be crucified, no one was thinking of the cross as symbolic of a burden to carry. Read more »

  • Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year A)
    Sun, Jul 9 Views 2842 Listen 3 Downloads 1

    Our Lord Jesus promises comfort and consolation to all the weak and the sinful. When we are in difficulties and pain, we can look to Jesus. He may not always take away the pain but we can expect him to restore hope, joy, peace and life to us. Read more »

  • Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year A)
    Sun, Jul 16 Views 4959 Listen 12 Downloads 0

    Many of us have things in our lives that we would like to change. But there is only one thing that can help us truly to change our life for the better, and that is, the Word of God. The Word of God has the power to change our life. It never fails. Read more »

  • Sixteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year A)
    Sun, Jul 23 Views 4705 Listen 4 Downloads 0

    The parable of the wheat and the weeds teaches us that in God’s kingdom, which Jesus has started on earth, there are and will always be a mixture of good and bad people. Because while Jesus is sowing and growing true and faithful followers of his, the devil is planting false and unfaithful people to disrupt his work. Read more »

  • Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
    Sun, Jul 30 Views 5162 Listen 8 Downloads 0

    The exchange is our bad for God’s good. God longs to take our weakness and exchange it for His strength. He wants us to return to Him so that we may obtain pardon and have peace. It is, therefore, a simple matter of turning from our sinfulness that leads to death, and turning to the Lord who will forgive and lead us to the path of life. Read more »

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