Homilies
December 2020
4th Sunday of Advent
4th Sunday of Advent - Year B 2 Samuel 7:1-5,8-12,14,16; Romans 16:25-27; Luke 1:26-38 Every human being has hopes and dreams. We hope for so many things – for ourselves, for others, and for the world. Because of these hopes and dreams, we make plans. We seek the necessary study, skills, hard work, and even financing in order to...
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3rd Sunday of Advent: Gaudete
3rd Sunday of Advent Year B Is 61:1-2,10-12; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24; John 1:6-8,19-28 Today, the third Sunday of Advent is also called Gaudete Sunday from the Latin of the Entrance Antiphon to the Mass, "Rejoice in the Lord always, again I say rejoice." It is as if our somber preparation for Christmas is interrupted by this call to...
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2nd Sunday of Advent
Second Sunday of Advent B, December 6, 2020 Is 40:1-5,9-11; 2 Peter 3:8-14; Mark 1:1-8 Today, we heard the opening of the Gospel of Mark which introduces us to the two great figures that stand at the beginning of the Christian story: Jesus and John the Baptist. All four evangelists witness to the truth that you cannot tell the story of Jesus...
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