Sunday Homilies
Palm Sunday (Fr. Vinner)
My Sisters and Brothers in Christ,The Church celebrates today as both Palm Sunday and Passion Sunday Today’s liturgy combines contrasting moments of glory (“Hosanna”) and suffering (“Crucify him”) – the royal welcome given to Jesus by his followers and the drama of...
Palm Sunday (Fr. Francis)
Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion: Between Heaven and Earth!And they raised Him up on a cross. He was between heaven and earth. On the ground, yet raised up to the sky. He was with His People, with us, but He was also with His Father.People had carried palms and sang...
5th Sunday of Lent (Fr. Francis)
Today is the fifth Sunday of Lent. Gradually, we are coming close to the end of Lent. On the other hand, we are getting close to, the paschal feast. In order words, we are gradually moving away from the zone of suffering to the zone of glory. Hence, all the readings...
5th Sunday of Lent (Fr. Vinner)
CHRIST FREES US FROM OUR SINFUL PASTMy brothers and sisters in Christ,Today is the fifth Sunday of Lent. Gradually, we are coming close to the end of Lent. On the other hand, we are getting close to, the paschal feast. In order words, we are gradually moving away from...
4th Sunday of Lent (Fr. Francis)
My sisters and brothers in the Lord,This Sunday is known as Laetare Sunday and is a Sunday of joy. This is the halfway mark of Lent, and Easter is enticingly near. Rejoice, Jerusalem! Be glad for her, you who love her; rejoice with her, you who mourned for her, and...
4th Sunday of Lent (Fr. Vinner)
My Brothers & Sisters in Christ,Traditionally, the Fourth Sunday of Lent is called Laetare Sunday (Rejoice Sunday). Anticipating Easter joy, today’s readings invite us to rejoice by being reconciled with God through repentance and the confession of our sins and...
3rd Sunday of Lent (Fr. Vinner)
My Brothers and Sisters in Christ,On this Third Sunday of Lent, as we approach the halfway point of our Lenten journey, the Scriptures bring us into a room of plants, where we encounter both the Burning Bush and the Fig Tree. In this encounter, with Moses, with Jesus...
3rd Sunday of Lent (Fr. Francis)
In his memoirs, Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the Indian nation, humbly and frankly acknowledges that, when he was fifteen, he stole a little piece of gold from his brother. A few days later, he felt very guilty and decided to come clean by confessing to his father....
2nd Sunday of Lent (Fr. Francis)
A missionary told this tale. Some African Christians were sitting about at a retreat. The subject was how best to spread the Gospel. Various methods were suggested running from literature to videos to radio announcements. Finally a young woman arose. She said, "When...
2nd Sunday of Lent (Fr. Vinner)
My Brothers and Sisters in Christ,The common theme of today’s readings is metamorphosis or transformation. The readings invite us to work with the Holy Spirit to transform our lives by renewing them during Lent so that they radiate the glory and grace of the...