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Por favor, lean este pasaje ante de la homilía. Hoy celebramos la solemne fiesta de Cristo Rey.  Su trono es la cruz y su acto más emblemático es el perdón de los pecados. Para perdonar pecados, hay que morir.  Al … Continued

Please read the passage before the homily. Eleven years  of conflict are recorded in the books of the Maccabees.  Perhaps this is the period of Antiochus IV’s administration.  We began the books of Maccabees with the profanation of the temple … Continued

Please read the passage before the homily. Chapter seven tells the story of the martyrdom of seven sons and the mother.  In chronological order each son gives witness to his faith in God and each day.  St Carlos Acutis is … Continued

Please read the passage before the homily. “Terrible affliction was upon Israel.”  Alexander the Great brought Greek control to the Fertile Crescent, the Holy Land and its environs.  We should call it by its right name, colonialism.  A dominant force … Continued

Please read the passage before the commentary. Nation will rise against nation, there will be power earthquakes, famines and plagues, and they will seize and persecute you.  By your perseverance you will be saved. The Romans persecuted the early Church, … Continued

Por favor, lean este pasaje ante de la homilía. Se levantará una nación contra otra, habrá grandes terremotos, epidemias, y plagas, y los perseguirán a ustedes, Si se mantienen firmes, conseguirán la vida. Los romanos persiguieron a la Iglesia primitiva … Continued

Please read the passage before the homily. “All men are by nature foolish who are in ignorance of God.”  In the past two hundred years or so we have conquered space, replaced animals with vehicles, and wiped out diseases.  We … Continued

Please read the passage before the homily. The author addresses kings and magistrates to accuse them of misusing their authority.  I have no ready access to the seats of  the powerful on earth. I do have some say, however, with … Continued

Please read the passage before the homily. Language: We cannot live without it and we cannot live with it.  Language unites and language divides. Hebrew and Greek, Greek and Latin, Latin and the vernacular.  To the Jewish people late in … Continued

November 9, 2025: John 2:12-22 Today we celebrate the feast day of the dedication of the cathedral of Rome.  It is called the Cathedral of St John the Lateran.  Last Monday we celebrated the anniversary of the dedication of the … Continued