Tag: bible
-
Homily for Saturday, 10th Week in Ordinary Time
15.06.2024 – St. Patrick Catholic Church, Largo, FL Being truthful and charitable 1Kings 19:19-22, Psalm 16, Matthew 5:27-32 Saint Thomas Aquinas once said: “People could not live with one another if there were not mutual confidence that they were being truthful to one another… (In justice) as a matter of honor, one person owes it…
-
Homily for Thursday, 10th Week in Ordinary Time (Memorial of St. Anthony of Padua)
13.06.2024 – St. Patrick Catholic Church, Largo, FL O Holy Saint Anthony – Pray for us 1Kings 18:41-46, Psalm 65, Matthew 5:20-26 Today, the Church celebrates St. Anthony of Padua, one of the great heroes of the Christian faith. St Anthony of Padua was born in 1195 in Lisbon, Portugal to a wealthy Portuguese family.…
-
Homily for Monday, 10th Week in Ordinary Time
10.06.2024 – St. Patrick Catholic Church, Largo, FL The life of blessedness 1Kings 17:1-6, Psalm 120, Matthew 5:1-12 Yesterday we read the Gospel of Mark where Jesus declared clearly that “whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.” Today, we read one of most popular passages from the Gospels: The…
-
Homily for the Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B
09.06.2024 – St. Patrick Catholic Church, Largo, FL Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother Genesis 3:9-15, Psalm 130, 2Corinthians 4:13-5:1, Mark 3:20-35 Today´s readings remind us of the persistent and ever evident problem of evil in our world. Evil in our world is clearly visible in the many…
-
Homily for Thursday, 9th Week in Ordinary Time
06.06.2024 – St. Patrick Catholic Church, Largo, FL Love is what we are here for 2Timothy 2:8-15, Psalm 25, Mark 12:28-34 Sometimes, we may be tempted to ask ourselves why there is so much hate in a world that love is preached every day, in every corner, every nook and cranny. Why is there so…
-
Homily for Monday, 9th Week in Ordinary Time
03.06.2024 – St. Patrick Catholic Church, Largo, FL God´s gifts demand responsibility and accountability 2Peter 1:2-7, Psalm 91, Mark 12:1-12 We begin another day. We begin another week. We give thanks for all his blessings. We give God the glory for all the good things we have received both tangible and intangible. Today´s readings remind…
-
Homily for Saturday, 8th Week in Ordinary Time
01.06.2024 – St. Patrick Catholic Church, Largo, FL Persevere in the faith: living and teaching Epistle of Jude, verses 17; 20-25, Psalm 63, Mark 11:27-33 Today, in the first reading, we read from an almost forgotten book of the Bible: The letter of Jude. It is the second to the last book of the New…
-
Homily for Wednesday, 8th Week in Ordinary Time
29.05.2024 – St Patrick Catholic Church, Largo, FL Self-giving and discipleship 1Peter 1:18-25, Psalm 147, Mark 10:32-45 In Mark´s gospel, Jesus predicts his passion and death three times, and each time, at least one of the disciples just doesn’t get it. (cf. Mk 8:27-33, 9:30-34 and 10:32-34). Today´s gospel reading is located in the context…
-
Homilía del Tercer Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario (Domingo de la Palabra de Dios)
21.01.2024 – Iznatoraf – Villanueva del Arzobispo Convertíos y creed el evangelio Jonás 3,1-5.10, Salmo 24, 1Corintios 7,25-31, Marcos 1,14-20 Este domingo, tercer domingo del tiempo ordinario, fue declarado hace unos cinco años por el Papa Francisco Domingo de la Palabra de Dios. Nos ofrece la oportunidad de apreciar la belleza de la palabra hablada…
-
Homily for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
14.12.2024 – Iznatoraf – Villanueva del Arzobispo “Come and see” 1Samuel 3:3-10, 19, Psalm 39, 1Corinthians 6:13-15, 17-20, John 1:35-42 The Lord calls each of us by name. He invites us to “Come and see.” He calls us and invites us to discover the joy of friendship and communion with the One who made us…
