25 December: John:1-18: Homily

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(Please read the Scripture passages first, before the homily.) Believe it or not, the passage from the beginning of the Gospel according to John is a Christmas gospel.  All the words that both Matthew and Luke use to describe the … Continued

21 December: Luke 1:39-45: Homily

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(Please read the Scripture passages first, before the homily.) Luke wrote this story of the visit of Mary to Elizabeth.  He used references to David, to the Song of Songs and to the prophet Zephaniah as an important aspect of … Continued

18 December: Matthew 1:18-25: Homily

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(Please read the Scripture passages first, before the homily.) “This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about.” In the course of their lives, Mary and Joseph met and eventually were engaged.  Somewhere in this process, Mary turned up … Continued

16 December: Luke 7:18b-23: Homily

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(Please read the Scripture passages first, before the homily.) John sent messengers to Jesus to ask who Jesus was.  At that time, Jesus was curing many of their diseases, infirmities and disabilities.  He had even raised the son of the … Continued