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Please read this passage before reading this homily.  “We set sail from Troas.”  Troas is the dividing line between the continents of Asia and Europe.  It is the meeting place of the largest continent with the second smallest (the smallest … Continued

Please read the passage before the homily.“As the Father loves me, so also I love you.” Moms and Dads, except, perhaps, in very rare instances, will always love their children.  It is normal for parents to love their children, no … Continued

Por favor, lean este pasaje antes de la homilía. Hermanas y Hermanos, “Como el Padre me ama, así los amo yo.” Las madres y los padres, excepto en casos muy raros, siempre amarán a sus hijos.  Es normal que los … Continued

Please read this passage before reading this homily.  We take a break from the Acts of the Apostles and look at what Paul preached when he went among the pagans.  Of first importance he preached the death and burial of … Continued

Please read this passage before reading this homily.  In chapter 10, Luke told us how Peter had gone to the home of a pagan centurion and baptized him and his household.  At that time, the believers in Jesus in Jerusalem … Continued

Please read this passage before reading this homily.  Paul and Barnabas continue their missionary journey. In Friday’s reading they had left Pisidian Antioch for Iconium, about 90 miles away.  They then went to Lystra, a distance of about 20 miles.  … Continued

Please read the passage before the homily. “I am the true vine and my Father is the vine grower.”  It is said that in many places, lemon growers graft lemon branches onto orange trees rather than growing lemon trees from … Continued

Por favor, lean este pasaje antes de la homilía. Hermanas y Hermanos, “Yo soy la verdadera vid y mi Padre es el viñador.”  Se dice que en muchos lugares los cultivadores de los limoneros injertan las ramas a las naranjas … Continued

Please read this passage before reading this homily.  We only call to mind the death of Jesus and the circumstances of his death for two reasons.  We do it to call the perpetrators to repentance and to announce how God … Continued

Please read this passage before reading this homily.  Things happened fast in the Acts of the Apostles from chapter 8 to the 12th.  Saul was a leader of the persecutors.  When he persecuted, many believers in Jesus had become refugees … Continued