Easter Vigil 2013 Genesis 1:1-2:2 Genesis 22:1-18 Exodus 14:15-51:1 Isaiah 55:1-11 Romans 6:3-11 Luke 24:1-12 March 30, 2013 Tonight we hear the story of Salvation History. We hear it in the readings but also in our Exsultet. We are reminded of how Christ is the light of the world in our opening fire, fire that [...]
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Good Friday Homily
Good Friday 2013 Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Hebrews 4:14-16, 5:7-9 John 18:1-19:42 March 29, 2013 The news is devastating. Jesus, the one they thought to be the Messiah, has been arrested, beaten, mocked, scourged, and crucified. He is now dead. How could this be? He was supposed to defeat the enemy. The Israelites were ready to be [...]
Feast of the Holy Family Homily
Holy Family, Year C 1 Samuel 1:20-22, 24-8 1 John 3:1-2, 21-24 Luke 2:41-52 December 30, 2012 Christmas is not over. Christmas is too important to be a single day. We celebrate Christmas as a season from Christmas Day till the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord which we will celebrate on January 13th. [...]
Chrism Mass
I attended our Chrism Mass last night at the Cathedral. For anyone who is unfamiliar with the Chrism Mass, it is a diocesan celebration that always occurs during Holy Week. It is a Mass so there is the celebration of the Eucharist which is the “Source and Summit of the Catholic Church.” Two other principal [...]
Holy Week
Here is the article I wrote for the cover of today’s (Passion Sunday) Bulletin The Most Important Time of the Year Today is Passion Sunday, aka Palm Sunday. These two names identify what we do today. We begin Mass with the Blessing of the Palms. We read the gospel story of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem [...]
The Triduum is Upon Us
This is the holiest time of the year. Last night (Thursday), we celebrated the Institution of the Eucharist and the Washing of the Feet. Today is Good Friday, the day which we celebrate the Crucifixion of Jesus. Yes, we celebrate the Crucifixion. Crucifixion is a terrible way to die used for terrible criminals. Jesus was [...]
Jesus’ Hour Draws Near
This weekend we begin Holy Week. Easter is the highest day of the year for it is the day we celebrate the Resurrection. Yet, to properly understand Easter, we cannot just look at the Resurrection itself. We must look at the whole Triduum. Thursday will begin the Easter Triduum with the Mass of the Lord’s [...]
Easter – Jesus Christ is Risen Today
Today we celebrate Easter! It is a day of Great Joy! Jesus Savior, our Lord and Savior has risen! It had appeared that Jesus was defeated by his enemies who had him arrested, “tried”, and crucified on a Cross but the Resurrection shows us that the Cross is not a sign of defeat. Christ is [...]
Good Friday 2010
Today we celebrate the death of Jesus Christ. Yes, we celebrate his death. We celebrate it because Jesus’ death pays the price for our sins and wins for us our redemption. It is also a sign for us of God’s limitless love for us. There is nothing God will not do for us. The Jews [...]
Holy Thursday
The readings for the Mass of the Lord’s Supper celebrated in the evening on Holy Thursday are very appropriate to the occasion. The first reading (Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14) recalls the original Passover event when God lead the Israelites out of Egypt by the hand of Moses. It was the Passover meal that Jesus celebrated at the Last Supper. This [...]