Tag: sermon-on-the-mount
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Homily for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A
The choices we make Sir 15: 15-20; Psalm 118; 2Cor 2, 6-10; Matt 5:17-37 As Sirach says, each person must choose between life and death … and whichever one chooses will be given. The choices we make every day have a life or death quality. Every day we are choosing in one direction or the…
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Homilía del Sexto Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario, año A
De la ley externa a la conversión interior Sir 15:15-20; Ps 119; 1Cor 2:6-10; Mt 5:17-37 En el Evangelio, Jesús nos dice que no basta con parecer justos por fuera; lo que importa es la condición del corazón. Un profesor de catequesis le preguntó una vez a un niño: «¿Alguna vez has infringido alguno de…
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Homily for Tuesday, 11th Week in Ordinary Time
18.06.2024 – St. Patrick Catholic Church, Largo, FL Love Without Boundaries 1Kings 21:17-29, Psalm 51, Matthew 5:43-48 Yesterday we read about how Ahab and Jezebel grossly abused their royal power, committing a heinous crime against the poor Naboth, not just killing him but also dispossessing him of his land. This act of wickedness and inhumanity…
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Homily for Monday, 11th Week in Ordinary Time
17.06.2024 – St. Patrick Catholic Church, Largo, FL What makes a Christian different from everyone else? 1Kings 21:1-16, Psalm 5, Matthew 5:38-42 In today’s first reading, the Book of Kings describes the judicial murder of the innocent Naboth as a glaring example of the misuse of royal power. Queen Jezebel’s total disregard for the human…
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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…