Homilies

Sunday Homilies

Weekly reflections on the Gospel readings

Forgive Your Brother from Your Heart.
Twenty-Fourth Sunday In Ordinary Time Year A

Forgive Your Brother from Your Heart.

September 13, 2026
Reading 1, Sirach 27:30-28:7, Psalm 103:1-2.3-4.9-10.11-12, Reading 2, Romans 14:7-9, Gospel, Matthew 18:21-35

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,Today's readings speak to us about one of the most difficult demands of Christian life: forgiveness.In the Gospel, Peter comes to...

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Forgive Your Brother from Your Heart.
Twenty-Fourth Sunday In Ordinary Time Year A

Forgive Your Brother from Your Heart.

September 13, 2026
Reading 1, Sirach 27:30-28:7, Psalm 103:1-2.3-4.9-10.11-12, Reading 2, Romans 14:7-9, Gospel, Matthew 18:21-35

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,Today's readings speak to us about one of the most difficult demands of Christian life: forgiveness.In the Gospel, Peter comes to...

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The Beauty of Creation Leads Us to God.
World Day of Prayer For The Care Of Creation

The Beauty of Creation Leads Us to God.

September 6, 2026
Reading 1, Wisdom 13:1-9, Psalm, 104:1-2a,5-6,10,12,24,35c, Reading 2, Colossians 1:15-20, Gospel, Matthew 6:24-34

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,Today, as we celebrate the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, the readings invite us to look carefully at the world around us and recognize

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Take Up Your Cross and Follow Me.
Twenty Seconday Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A

Take Up Your Cross and Follow Me.

August 30, 2026
Reading 1, Jeremiah 20:7-9, Psalm, 63:2.3-4.5-6.8-9, Reading 2, Romans 12:1-2, Gospel, Matthew 16:21-27

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,Last Sunday, we heard Peter make a beautiful profession of faith:“You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

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You Are the Christ, the Son of the Living God.
Twenty first Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A

You Are the Christ, the Son of the Living God.

August 23, 2026
Reading 1, Isaiah 22:19-23, Psalm, 138:1-2a.2bcd-3.6 and 8bc, Reading 2, Romans 11:33-36, Gospel, Matthew 16:13-20

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,Today's Gospel contains one of the most important conversations between Jesus and His disciples. Jesus asks them a simple but profound question:

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Great Is Your Faith.
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A

Great Is Your Faith.

August 16, 2026
Reading 1, Isaiah 56:1.6-7, Psalm, 67:2-3.56 and 8, Reading 2, Romans 11: 13-15.29-32, Gospel, Matthew 15:21-28

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,Today's Gospel presents us with a remarkable encounter between Jesus and a Canaanite woman. She comes to Jesus with a desperate request:...

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Take Courage, It Is I; Do Not Be Afraid.
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A

Take Courage, It Is I; Do Not Be Afraid.

August 9, 2026
Reading 1, 1 Kings 19:9a.11-13a, Psalm, 85:9ab and 10.11-12.13-14, Reading 2, Romans 9:1-5, Gospel, Matthew 14:22-33

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,Today's Gospel presents one of the most memorable moments in the ministry of Jesus. The disciples are in a boat, far from shore, struggling against strong...

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You Give Them Something to Eat.
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A

You Give Them Something to Eat.

August 2, 2026
Reading 1, Isaiah 55:1-3, Psalm 145:8-9.15-16.17-18, Reading 2, Romans 8:35.37-39, Gospel, Matthew 14:13-21

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,Today’s Gospel presents the miracle of the feeding of the five thousand. Jesus had withdrawn to a deserted place after hearing about the...

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Seeking the Greatest Treasure.
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary time Year A

Seeking the Greatest Treasure.

July 26, 2026
Reading 1, 1 Kings 3:5.7-12, Psalm, 119:57 and 72.76-77.127-128.129-130, Reading 2, Romans 8:28-30, Gospel, Matthew 13:44-52

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,Today's Gospel contains three short but powerful parables: the hidden treasure, the pearl of great price, and the fishing net. Though sim...

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Growing Together Until the Harvest.
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A

Growing Together Until the Harvest.

July 19, 2026
Reading 1, Wisdom 12:13.16-19, Psalm, 86:5-6.9-10.15-16a, Reading 2, Romans8:26-27, Gospel, Matthew 13:24-41

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,In today's Gospel, Jesus continues to teach the crowds using parables. He tells the story of a farmer who sowed good seed in his field. But during the nig...

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Preparing the Soil of Our Hearts.
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A

Preparing the Soil of Our Hearts.

July 12, 2026
Reading 1, Isaiah 55:10-11, Psalm, 65:10abcd.10e-11.12-13a.13b-14, Reading 2, Romans8:18-23, Gospel, Matthew 13:1-23

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,Today's Gospel presents one of the most well-known parables of Jesus—the Parable of the Sower. It is a simple story about a farmer scatte...

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Come to Me and I Will Give You Rest.
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary time Year A

Come to Me and I Will Give You Rest.

July 5, 2026
Reading 1, Zechariah 9:9-10, Psalm, 145:1-2.8-9.10-11, Reading 2, Romans 8:9.11-13, Gospel, Matthew 11:25-30

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,Today's Gospel contains one of the most comforting invitations in all of Scripture. Jesus says:"Come to me, all you who labor a...

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