LITURGICAL SEASONS
Homily for the Feast of the Transfiguration
Homily for the Feast of the Transfiguration (6th August 2023)
Readings: Daniel 7:9-10; Peter 1:16-19; Matthew 17:1-9
Theme: ‘I looked at Christ transfigured without fear’ (Patrick...
Homily for the 17th Sunday of Year A
Readings: 1 Kings 3:5,7-12; Romans 8:28-30; Matthew 13:44-52
Theme: The Treasure Hidden in our Hearts
‘He is playing a game that I’m not familiar with.’ This...
Homily for the 16th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A
Readings: Wisdom 12:13.16-19; Romans 8:26-27; Matthew 13:24-43
Theme: The Patience of God
Today’s readings highlight a virtue that is fast disappearing from our world: the virtue...
Homily for the 15th Sunday of ordinary time: Year A
Readings: Isaiah 55:10-11; Romans 8:18-23; Matthew 13:1-23
Theme: Co-workers in the birth of a New Creation
Jesus’ favourite way of teaching was by using stories or...
Homily for the 14th Sunday of ordinary time: Year A
Readings: Zechariah 9:9-10; Romans 8:9.11-13; Matthew 11:25-30
Theme: The ‘Yoke’ of Jesus
On the night of October 11, 1962, a large crowd of mostly young people,...
Homily for the 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time: Year A
Readings: 2 Kings 4:8-11,14-16; Romans 6: 3-4,8-11; Matthew 10:27-42
Theme: The Cost of Discipleship
The main theme of today’s gospel reading is the cost of...
Homily for the 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Readings: Jeremiah 20:10-13; Romans 5:12-15; Matthew 10:26-33
‘Noli Timere’ (Do not be afraid) were the last words of the poet, Seamus Heaney, to his wife,...
Homily for the 11th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year A
Readings: Exodus 19:2-6; Romans 5:6-11; Matthew 9:36-10:8
Theme: The Compassion of Jesus
God’s tender love and compassion for his creatures is the dominant theme of our...
