Archive of homilies from December 1st, 2019, through June 19th, 2020s.

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Homiles may be based on the Lectionaries of three different Liturgical Traditions, identified by the following legend:

[OF] = The Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite.
[EF] = The Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite.
[RR] = The Ruthenian Recension of the Byzantine Rite.

7:17 PM 6/19/2020 [OF] The Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. [EF] The First Class Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. A Friend of Christ Is Never Alone.

6:53 AM 5/31/2020 [OF] & [RR] Pentecost Sunday [EF] Whitsunday. Let Not This Sacred Season Leave Us as It Found Us.

7:20 PM 5/3/2020 [OF] The Fourth Sunday of Easter. [EF] The Third Sunday after Easter. The Good Shepherd is Only as Good as the Sheep He Leads.

5:21 PM 4/26/2020 [OF] The Third Sunday of Easter. [EF] The Second Sunday after Easter. The Whisper of a Gentle Breeze.

6:28 PM 4/19/2020 [OF] The Second Sunday of Easter (the Sunday of Divine Mercy). [EF] The Octave Day of Easter; Low Sunday; the Sunday in Albis; or, Quasimodo Sunday. [RR] Thomas Sunday. Why Was I not Made of Stone Like Thee?

6:45 PM 4/12/2020 [OF] & [EF] Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord. [RR] Pascha. No One is Truly Alone.

5:43 PM 3/1/2020 [OF] & [EF] The First Sunday of Lent. The Leaven of Malice in the Bread of Our Souls.

6:23 PM 2/27/2020 [OF] & [EF] The First Thursday of Lent. Nulla Dies sine Cruce!

10:56 AM 2/26/2020 [OF] & [EF] The First Day of Lent, known as Ash Wednesday. The True Measure of Our Penance.

6:34 PM 2/23/2020 [OF] The Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time. [EF] Quinquagesima Sunday. A Bitter Pill to Swallow.

10:12 AM 2/19/2020 [OF] The Sixth Wednesday of Ordinary Time. [EF] Sexagesima Wednesday. You See Everything, but You Notice Nothing.

4:39 PM 2/18/2020 [OF] The Sixth Tuesday of Ordinary Time. [EF] Sexagesima Tuesday; and, the Commemoration of Saint Simeon, Bishop & Martyr. The Leaven of the Pharisees.

7:13 PM 2/16/2020 [OF] The Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time. [EF] Sexagesima Sunday. …to Avoid the Near Occasions of Sin.

7:00 PM 2/10/2020 [OF] The Memorial of Saint Scholastica, Virgin. [EF] The Third Class Feast of Saint Scholastica, Virgin. Living Temples of God.

7:02 PM 2/9/2020 [OF] The Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time. [EF] Septuagesima Sunday. Let God Do It.

8:44 AM 2/5/2020 [OF] The Memorial of Saint Agatha, Virgin & Martyr. [EF] The Third Class Feast of Saint Agatha, Virgin & Martyr. The Act of Faith Must Come First.

7:17 PM 2/4/2020 [OF] The Fourth Tuesday of Ordinary Time. [EF] The Third Class Feast of Saint Andrew Corsini, Bishop & Confessor. Thou Hast Made Us for Thyself, O Lord, and Our Hearts Are Restless until They Rest in Thee.

10:06 PM 2/3/2020 [OF] The Fourth Monday of Ordinary Time; the Memorial of Saint Blaise, Bishop & Martyr; or, the Memorial of Saint Ansgar, Bishop. [EF] The Fourth Monday after Pentecost; and, the Commemoration of Saint Blaise, Bishop & Martyr. I Do Not Recommend the Fish.

12:17 PM 2/2/2020 [OF] The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. [EF] The Second Class Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary. How to Recognize God When You See Him.

6:41 PM 1/19/2020 [OF] The Second Sunday of Ordinary Time. [EF] The Second Sunday after Epiphany. A Plurivalent and Divine Reality.

12:39 PM 1/18/2020 [OF] The First Saturday of Ordinary Time; or, the Saturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary. [EF] The Fourth Class Feria of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Saturday; and, the Commemoration of Saint Prisca, Virgin & Martyr. Conversion Never Ends.

8:12 PM 1/17/2020 [OF] The Memorial of Saint Anthony, Abbot. [EF] The Third Class Feast of Saint Anthony, Abbot. Free Will Is a Two-Edged Sword.

8:08 PM 1/15/2020 [OF] The First Wednesday of Ordinary Time. [EF] The Third Class Feast of Saint Paul, the First Hermit; and, the Commemoration of Saint Maurus, Abbot. The One Thing Necessary.

9:13 PM 1/14/2020 [OF] The First Tuesday of Ordinary Time. [EF] The Third Class Feast of Saint Hilary, Bishop & Doctor of the Church; and, the Commemoration of Felix of Nola, Priest & Martyr. There Is Nothing More Threatening to an Uncertain Man than a Man Who Is Certain.

6:24 PM 1/12/2019 [OF] The First Sunday of Ordinary Time: the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. [EF] The First Sunday after Epiphany: the Second Class Feast of the Holy Family. If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him.

9:55 PM 1/11/2020 [OF] The Saturday after Epiphany. [EF] The Fourth Class Feria of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Saturday. He Must Increase; I Must Decrease.

9:23 PM 1/10/2020 [OF] The Friday after Epiphany. [EF] The Fourth Day after Epiphany. Can You Keep a Secret?

8:29 PM 1/9/2020 [OF] The Thursday after Epiphany. [EF] The Third Day after Epiphany. Keep Your Hands to Your Self.

6:29 AM 1/8/2020 [OF] The Wednesday after Epiphany. [EF] The Second Day after the Epiphany. Christ is Passing By.

8:31 PM 1/7/2019 [OF] The Tuesday after Epiphany; or, the Memorial of Saint Raymond of Penyafort, Priest. [EF] The First Day after the Epiphany. Love.

10:57 AM 1/6/2020 [OF] Monday after the Epiphany; or, the Memorial of Saint André Bessette, Religious. [EF] The First Class Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord. Down to Business.

4:47 PM 1/5/2020 [OF] The Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord. [EF] The Sunday after the Octave Day of the Nativity: the Second Class Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus. The Poor Man's Epiphany, Part Two: Our Own Star to Follow.

5:08 AM 1/1/2019 [OF] The Octave Day of the Nativity: the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God. [EF] The Octave Day of the Nativity. The Poor Man’s Epiphany.

6:51 PM 12/29/2019 [OF] The Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph. [EF] Sunday Within the Octave of the Nativity of Our Lord. Hate Your Family Sometimes? What You Need is Some Sawdust.

6:42 PM 12/28/2019 [OF] The Feast of the Holy Innocents, Martyrs. [EF] The Second Class Feast of the Holy Innocents, Martyrs; and, the Commemoration of the Fourth Day of Christmas. When Bad Things Happen to Good People; or, Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up?

6:37 PM 12/27/2019 [OF] The Feast of Saint John, Apostle & Evangelist. [EF] The Second Class Feast of Saint John, Apostle & Evangelist; and, the Commemoration of the Third Day of Christmas. If You Did Nothing More, It Would Suffice.

6:35 PM 12/26/2019 [OF] The Feast of Saint Stephen, the First Martyr. [EF] The Second Class Feast of Saint Stephen, Protomartyr; and, the Commemoration of the Second Day of Christmas. Sanguis Martyrum Semen Christianorum.

7:36 PM 12/25/2019 [OF] [EF] [RR] The Nativity of Our Lord, God & Savior, Jesus Christ. From the Manger to the Cross.

6:07 PM 12/23/2019 [OF] & [EF] The Seventh Day of the Greater Antiphons. What's In a Name?

7:39 PM 12/20/2019 [OF] The Fourth Day of the Greater Antiphons. [EF] The Fourth Day of the Greater Antiphons; and Ember Friday of Advent. Be Not Afraid.

6:53 PM 12/19/2019 [OF] & [EF] The Third Day of the Greater Antiphons. I Never Said There Would Be No Math Questions.

6:33 PM 12/18/2019 [OF] The Second Day of the Greater Antiphons. [EF] The Second Day of the Greater Antiphons; and, Ember Wednesday of Advent. Be a Man!

6:31 PM 12/17/2019 [OF] & [EF] The First Day of the Greater Antiphons. Star Wars Theology and the Scandal of the Incarnation.

6:23 PM 12/15/2019 [OF] & [EF] The Third Sunday of Advent, known as Gaudete Sunday. In this World, There Are Only Heroes and Cowards.

6:11 PM 12/12/2019 [OF] The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. [EF] The Third Class Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Guadalupe; and, the Commemoration of the Second Wednesday of Advent. I Have the Need … the Need for Speed.

4:07 PM 12/10/2019 [OF] The Second Tuesday of Advent. [EF] The Second Tuesday of Advent; and, the Commemoration of Saint Melchiades, Pope & Martyr. Christ is the Good Shepherd, but Are We Good Sheep?

10:37 AM 12/9/2019 [OF] The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. [EF] The Second Monday of Advent. Where is That in the Bible? Try Starting at the First Page, and Go from There.

10:18 AM 12/8/2019 [OF] & [EF] The Second Sunday of Advent. Prepare the Way of the Lord.

10:06 AM 12/6/2019 [OF] The First Friday of Advent; or, the Memorial of Saint Nicholas, Bishop. [EF] The Third Class Feast of Saint Nicholas, Bishop & Confessor; and, the Commemoration of the First Friday of Advent. A Teacher of Moderation, a Model of Faith, and an Example of Virtue.

10:00 AM 12/4/2019 [OF] The First Wednesday of Advent; or, the Memorial of Saint John Damascene, Priest & Doctor of the Church. [EF] The Third Class Feast of Saint Peter Chrysologus, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor of the Church; the Commemoration of the First Wednesday of Advent; and, the Commemoration of Saint Barbara, Virgin & Martyr. Even Miracles Need Raw Materials.

8:26 AM 12/2/2019 [OF] The First Monday of Advent. [EF] The Third Class Feast of Saint Bibiana, Virgin & Martyr; and, the Commemoration of the First Monday of Advent. The Harder the Nut, the Bigger the Nut Cracker.

7:13 AM 12/1/2019 [OF] & [EF] The First Sunday of Advent. Should You Ever Visit the Yale Club, Don't Mention My Name.



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