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THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT December 14, 2025
Readings: Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10 James 5:7-10 Matthew 11:2-11
Every year we hear these wonderful readings from the Scriptures of our faith. We hear the Prophet Isaiah proclaiming over and over that salvation is coming...
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Second Sunday of Advent December 7, 2025
Readings: Isaiah 11.1-10 Romans 15:4-9 Matthew 3:1-12
In this week's Gospel Reading and next week's, our Advent preparation for Christmas invites us to consider John the Baptist and his relationship...
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1st Sunday of Advent November 30, 2025
Readings: Isaiah 2:1-5 Romans 13:11-14 Matthew 24:37-44
How often our lives look as though they will just go on and on. Perhaps as we get older, we begin to recognize that we shall die...
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33rd Sunday Ordinary Time November 16, 2025
Readings: Malachi 3:19-20a, 2 Thessalonians 3:7-12 Luke 21:5-19
The Prophet Malachi in the first reading reminds us that at some point we must all come before the Lord and answer for our...
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30th Sunday Ordinary Time October 26, 2025
Readings: Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18 2, Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 Luke 18:9-14
Jesus wants to teach us more about prayer today. The first reading, from Sirach, is very clear that the Lord is...
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29th Sunday Ordinary Time October 19, 2025
Readings: Exodus 17:8-13 2 Timothy 3:14-4:2 Luke 18:1-8
The Book of Exodus has lots of stories of killing others who get in our way. This was fairly accepted manner of getting...
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28th Sunday Ordinary Time October 12, 2025
Readings: I King 5:14-17; 2 Tim 2: 8-13; Lk 17:11-19
In today’s first reading, the story of Naaman the leper is a typical example of how we should express our profound gratitude to...
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27th Sunday Ordinary Time October 5, 2025
Readings: Hab 1:2-3. 2, 2-4 2 Tim 1:6-8. 13-14; Lk 17: 5-19
Faith. It is the foundation of our Christian life. Faith gives us a new vision and version of life. Without faith...
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26th Sunday Ordinary Time September 28, 2025
Readings: Amos 6:1a, 4-7 1 Timothy 6:11-16 Luke 16:19-31
The rich man in the Gospel, from Saint Luke today, had clearly grown accustomed to have the poor man at his gate and...
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25th Sunday Ordinary Time September 21, 2025
Readings: Amos 8.4-7 1Timothy 2.1-7 Luke 16.1-13
The first reading, from the Prophet Amos, describes those who actively plot to defraud others. Probably if we are listening to this homily, we are not people...
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23rd Sunday Ordinary Time September 14, 2025
Readings: Numbers 21.4-9 Philippians 2.6-11 John 3.13-17
Exaltation of the Cross The cross was a form of death penalty, a punishment for criminals, rebels and others. Yes, the cross becomes a failure, a piece...
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23rd Sunday Ordinary Time September 7, 2025
Readings: Wisdom 9:13-18b Philemon 9-10, 12-17 Luke 14:25-33
With the first reading, perhaps we can pray for the gift of wisdom and the gift of the Holy Spirit to be in our personal lives...
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22nd Sunday Ordinary Time August 31, 2025
Readings: Sirach 3:17-18,20,28-29, Hebrews 12:18-19,22-24, Luke 14:1,7-14
The readings today all point to the same idea. Sirach tells us to be gentle and humble. Hebrews reminds us that...
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21st Sunday Ordinary Time August 24, 2025
Readings: Is 66:18-21; Heb 12:11-13; Lk 12:22-30
This Sunday, the church reminds us of the reunion of all God’s people at the feast of His kingdom. It is not only Jews and...
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20th Sunday Ordinary Time August 17, 2025
Readings: Jer 38:4-6. 8-10; Heb 12:1-4; Lk 12:49-53
In the first reading, the prophet Jeremiah suffered grave injustice for the sake of the message he preached. He became a man of dissension for...
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19th Sunday Ordinary Time August 10, 2025
Readings: Wis 18, 6-9; Heb 11, 1-2.8-19; Lk 12, 35-40
The concept of “God’s elect or God’s people” is very strong among the Jews. Biblically speaking, this is right...
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18th Sunday Ordinary Time August 3, 2025
Readings: Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23, Colossians 3:1-5, 9-11, Luke 12:13-21
These readings today invite us to think deeply about what we value and how we spend our time and energy. The basic teaching...
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17th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 27, 2025
Readings: Genesis 18:20-32, Colossians 2:12-14, Luke 11:1-13
The first reading today is from the Book of Genesis and hands on to us this tradition that Abraham was so close to God and could negotiate...