Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. Jesus climbed a mountain, called the people to himself, and named twelve. He climbed, as Moses had climbed. Moses climbed Mount Sinai; Jesus’s mountain has no name, but it resembles Sinai. Jesus … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. They were watching Jesus to see if, or when, Jesus would heal someone on the Sabbath. It was a foregone conclusion that Jesus would heal, since he had already shown his power … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. People seemed to have recognized Jesus as a teacher, one like John the Baptist or like one of the Pharisees. Hence the question to Jesus why Jesus had not taught his pupils, … Continued
Please read this passage before reading the homily. With the feast of the Epiphany and the Baptism of the Lord, the season of Christmas has ended. The feast of the Epiphany celebrates three mysteries, the coming of the magi, the … Continued
Por favor, lean este pasaje antes. Mis hermanas y hermanos, Con las fiestas de la Epifanía y del Bautismo del señor, el tiempo de la Navidad es terminado. La Epifanía se celebra tres misterios: la venida de los magos, el … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. Today we have a grammar lesson on the divine passive. The divine passive is nothing to be alarmed about. It does not mean that God is passive about us. The divine passive … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. It all happened in one chapter, not in one day, but in the first chapter. Jesus had called his first four disciples, he had taught and healed in a synagogue. Then he … Continued
Please read the Scripture passage before the homily. Do you remember how the Israelites escaped from Egypt at the time of the Exodus? They crossed through the water and entered a desert. They wandered the desert for forty years. Then … Continued
Please read this passage before reading the homily. There are in this gospel kings, priests, prophets, dreamers such as Joseph the patriarch, and gifts such as incense, gold and myrrh. Besides there is much mysterious magic. The mysterious magi come … Continued
Por favor, lean este pasaje antes. Mis hermanas y hermanos, Hay en este evangelio reyes, sacerdotes, profetas, los que sueñan sueños como José el patriarca, regalos como oro incienso y mirra. Hay también muchos misterios y magos. Los misteriosos magos … Continued