Sunday Homilies
4th Sunday of Lent (Fr. Vinner)
Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ, This is the Fourth Sunday in Lent. Traditionally, this day is known as Laetare Sunday, from the Latin word for the command “rejoice,” the first word in the introductory antiphon for today’s Liturgy, (based on the words of Isaiah...
3rd Sunday of Lent (Fr. Francis)
Thirst is an experience we all can identify with. When we are thirsty, we feel restless, uncomfortable, tired, weary, irritable and unable to focus on what we are doing. Perhaps, for this reason, today’s scripture readings use the symbol of thirst to express these...
3rd Sunday of Lent (Fr. Vinner)
(Exodus 17:3-7, Romans 5:1-2,5-8, John 4:5-42) Jesus my redeemer praised be His Holy name Dear brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus, God’s love and his mercy is seen from beginning to till now. There is none to substitute for His unconditional love and his mercy for...
2nd Sunday of Lent (Fr. Vinner)
THE CALL OF ABRAHAM, THE CALL OF FAITH Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ The common theme of today’s readings is transformation. The readings invite us to work with the assistance of the Holy Spirit to transform our lives by renewing them during Lent, and to...
2nd Sunday of Lent (Fr. Francis)
TRANSFIGURATION This gospel does not appear by happenstance, but was chosen by the Church for early Lent for a vitally important reason. The main message was spoken by God the Father and is intended to guide us on our forty-day journey through this holy season: “This...
1st Sunday of Lent (Fr. Francis)
WHAT IS TEMPTATION? There is a wise counsel in Scriptures, which says, “My Son, if thou art ready to serve the Lord, prepare thyself for temptations” (Ecclesiasticus 2.1). The word temptation is from the Latin tentare, which means to feel or to try. To tempt,...
1st Sunday of Lent (Fr. Vinner)
My Sisters and Brothers in the Lord, On Wednesday we began the season of Lent which is our preparation for the Easter celebration of Jesus’ resurrection. It is a time in imitation of Jesus spending forty days in the desert. Jesus fasted in the desert, and overcame the...
8th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Francis)
Dear Brothers and sisters in Christ, do not worry about tomorrow! During today's First Reading from the Book of Isaiah, we heard, "Zion said, 'The Lord has forsaken me, my Lord has forgotten me.' Can a woman forget her nursing child, or show no compassion for the...
8th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Vinner)
Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ Jesus, Today’s readings give us an invitation to avoid unnecessary worries by putting our trust in the love and providential care of a loving and merciful God, and by living each day’s life as it comes, doing His will and...
7th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Francis)
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today's First Reading from Chapter 19 of the Book of Leviticus teaches us that the spirit of charity makes it impossible for the spirits of enmity, revenge, and grudge bearing to dwell within us. Charity requires that fraternal...