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Please read the passage before the homily. Blessed are you who are poor, for the Kingdom of God is yours. The poor are you who have no money, who have hunger and thirst and who weep now.  The reward of … Continued

Por favor, lean este pasaje antes de la homilía.  Dichosos ustedes los pobres, porque de ustedes es el Reino de Dios. Los pobres son los que no tienen dinero, los que tienen hambre y sed, y los que ahora lloran.  … Continued

Please read the passage before reading the commentary. In the gentles of breezes, the prophet Elias recognized the voice of the Lord God on God’s holy mountain where he had fled to protect his life.  In the breezy time of … Continued

Please read the passage before reading the commentary. On Monday we heard from a story of creation arranged in a seven-day week.  It began telling us when the Lord made the heavens and the earth.  Today we hear another tory … Continued

Please read the passage before reading the commentary. I went into the church, as I usually do.  I first turned on the lights, then unlocked the inner room.  I took out the service books, then the linens, then the plate … Continued

Please read the passage before the homily. I have heard that the best fishing on the Sea of Galilee is during the night.  I have also heard that speaking from a boat offshore can act like a microphone to broadcast … Continued

Por favor, lean este pasaje antes de la homilía. He oído que la mejor pesca en el mar de Galilea es durante la noche, no en el día.  He oído también que hablar desde un barco en alta mar puede … Continued

Please read the passage before reading the commentary. The author has considered the great task of the high priest Jesus Christ.  The author has briefly reviewed the great cloud of witnesses that have gone before us.  Now the author challenges … Continued

Please read the passage before reading the commentary. The author of the letter to the Hebrews spells out the great work of Jesus Christ the high Priest of God’s creation (chapters 5-10).  He devotes chapters 11-12 to the many great … Continued

Please read the passage before reading the commentary. What a list of heroes we have for us today in the reading, some well-known and some less well-known.  All of these lived by faith and overcame great obstacles and torments, yet … Continued