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For a homily on the Gospel from the 28th Sunday Per annum, Year B, Mark 10.17-30, click on the picture.

In the Roman canon at Mass, the sacrifices of three Old Testament figures are brought to mind.  Why these three?  Click on the link below for a homily of how their sacrifices guide us in our participation at Holy Mass. … Continue reading →

At the Mass, after the Words of Institution and the Proclamation of the Mystery of Faith, turning to God the Father, the priest recalls the Paschal Mystery and we are invited to share in these saving deeds of Our Lord … Continue reading →

In the Faith, a mystery is not something that we cannot know about, but rather something that, in order for us to know about it, God has to reveal it to us.  There are many mysteries that God has revealed. … Continue reading →

In this homily, I address the what, how and why of Our Lord’s command to his Apostles: Do this in memory of me. Click on the link. A Memorial Where Past and Present Meet

Imagine the Apostles at the Last Supper hearing the words of Jesus for the first time whereby He changed the bread and wine into his body and blood.  By what actions and words did Jesus show his Apostles that the … Continue reading →

At Holy Mass, we need to realize that the Lord himself instructs us especially during the Liturgy of the Word.  We see that after his Resurrection, Our Lord opens the scriptures to his disciples so that they may come to … Continue reading →

There has never been the Liturgy of the Eucharist without the proclamation from the Holy Scriptures preceding it. This arrangement goes back to the very earliest days of the Church. It is good to ask why this is so. What … Continue reading →

A blessed and happy Easter to all my readers! I know we are now in the joy of Easter, yet I would like to share some thoughts about Holy Saturday before the Easter Vigil in the Holy Night. After the … Continue reading →

For me, the new English translations of the presidential prayers from the Latin Mass  have breathed new life into my celebrating of the Mass.  Finally English-speaking Catholics can experience something of the beauty of the original Latin prayers.   This homily … Continue reading →

To feed the flock of Christ with Jesus, the Bread of Life, is one of the greatest privileges a parish priest can have. And there are few things in this world more sweet than to be a part of that … Continue reading →

At Holy Mass, following the Confiteor (I confess), we sing Kyrie eleison (Lord have mercy). When we make this sweet cry for mercy, we usually are begging forgiveness of our sins. Yet in the Scriptures people cried for mercy to … Continue reading →

Here I present an explanation of the Confiteor, i.e. I confess, that we use are Mass. This is part of my on-going explanation of the parts of the Mass. Is is great to see the biblical background to this practise. … Continue reading →

I have always wanted to do a series of homilies on the Mass, since it is the source and the summit of our Christian life. The upcoming introduction of the new English translation of the Latin Mass gives us a … Continue reading →

Our parish church is also a shrine of Saint Jude the Apostle. We welcome all those who seek a place of peace and prayer in our church, as well as those who come seeking the intercession of the Holy Apostle, … Continue reading →

As Catholics, we sign ourselves with the sign of the cross most often whenever we begin to pray. Sometimes we do it without much attention. Maybe we either never knew, or have forgotten, the biblical and deep meaning of this … Continue reading →

It has been far to long since I have added to my blog. Here is an edited recording of a homily for the 28th Sunday Per annum. In preparation for introducing the new English translation of the Latin Mass, I … Continue reading →

Carissime Lector, Although we are now in the Easter Day, I would like to post the audio of the Holy Saturday Tenebrae Service at St Jude’s. What a blessing and pleasure to be able to share in the commemoration of … Continue reading →

Dear Lectores, I must apologize for the lack of posting on this my blog. I will spare you the details of what has been occupying my time (beyond my parochial pastoral duties) and making it difficult to find the time … Continue reading →

Here is a recording of the homily for the Fifth Sunday of Lent, year C, at the 9 AM Mass on March 22, 2010. Homily for Sunday V of Lent Here is a written summary of this homily: Since the … Continue reading →