Category Archives: Weekday Homily

Our Lady of Sorrows 1Cor. 2:1-812: 12-14,27-31, Psalm. 100, John. 19:25-27 Today the Church invites us to stand beside Mary at the foot of the Cross, to gaze at a Mother’s heart pierced with sorrow yet burning with faith. The feast of Our Lady of Sorrows is not just a story of pain; it is […]

KNOWN BY YOUR FRUIT 1 Corinthians 10:14-22; Psalm 116; Luke 6:43-49 Jesus tells us today that “each tree is known by its own fruit.” We cannot hide who we really are for long, because our actions will always reveal the state of our hearts. It is possible to claim faith with our lips while our […]

Speck and a Log 1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-27; Psalm 84; Luke 6:39-42 Hyperbole is a literary tool that Jesus Christ occasionally used to make a point. In one such instance, Jesus questioned, “Why do you see the speck in your neighbour’s eye, but do not notice the log in your own eye?  We have the […]

THE FEAST OF THE NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Micah 5:1-4, Psalm 13; Matthew 1:1-6, 18-23 Today, the church commemorates the birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Her parents were Saints Joachim and Anne. Though the Scripture did not give an account of Mary’s birth, her birthday narrative is found in the Apocryphal protoevangelium […]

STRETCH OUT YOUR HAND 1 Corinthians 5:1-8; Psalm 5; Luke 6:6-11 In Luke 6:6-11, Jesus miraculously restored a man with a withered hand. He said to him, “Stretch out your hand. He did so, and his hand was completely restored (Luke 6:10). The Scribes and Pharisees rose against Jesus because of their Sabbath’s laws and […]

THE SABBATH  1 Corinthians 4:6-15; Psalm 145; Luke 6:1-5 The controversy in today’s Gospel was not really about the Sabbath. It was about Jesus. The Pharisees saw the disciples picking grain on the Sabbath and immediately saw a violation. Jesus saw hungry people in need of mercy. They were looking at the law; Jesus was […]

God-directed work 1 Corinthians 3:18-23; Psalm 24; Luke 5:1-11 Luke 5:5 says “We worked hard all night long and caught nothing.” Peter was not lazy and he was not inexperienced. He was a professional fisherman who had worked all night and still caught nothing. Hard work alone does not guarantee success. You can work harder, […]

‎“CAN ANYTHING GOOD COME FROM NAZARETH?” ‎Revelation 21:9-14; Psalm 145; John 1:45-51 ‎Today is the feast of St. Bartholomew, also known as Nathanael, one of the Twelve Apostles (John 1:45-49; 21:2). One of the most provocative statements in today’s Gospel comes from Nathanael: “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” (John 1:46). He had already judged […]

The Lord’s invitation EZEKIEL 36:23-28; PSALM 51; MATTHEW 22:1-14 The Gospel reading presents us with the parable of the wedding feast. This parable conveys a message about the Kingdom of God.  Like those invited to a wedding feast we are all invited to the Kingdom of God. However, to gain entrance we must be dressed […]

MARRIAGE EZEKIEL 16:1-15, 60, 63; PSALM – ISAIAH 12; MATTHEW 19:3-12 In the first reading, Ezekiel narrated how Israel betrayed God’s love. God so loved and cared for the people of Israel but with time Israel abandoned God. It is an utter ingratitude not to return love for love. We are loved by God we […]