Homily – Divine Mercy Sunday

Last Saturday evening at Easter vigils around the world, literally hundreds of thousands of people were baptized.

Given the new life of great grace and made members of our church community, that’s amazing. Literally hundreds of thousands. And in our own diocese there are two parishes. One had 75 baptized, the other had 70 baptized, as well as all of the other parishes where baptisms took place. Clearly, in our diocese there were over 500 baptized at Easter vigils.

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Divine Mercy Sunday

Join us to worship together in person or online for Divine Mercy Sunday. Mass times are 9 am, 11:15 am and 7 pm. Our monthly prayer for peace, the first day of the Sacred Heart Novena, and the Divine Mercy Chaplet will be recited after the 9 am Mass on the livestream.

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Today’s readings will be from Cycle B.

Easter Sunday

He is Risen! Join us to worship together in person or online for Easter Sunday. Mass times are 9 am and 11:15 am. There is no 7 pm Mass today.

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Today’s readings will be from Cycle B.

Easter Vigil

He is Risen! Join us to worship together in person or online for the Easter Vigil at 7:30 PM ET.

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Homily – Palm Sunday

A brief thought for Holy Week. It really is a five act play.

The first act: triumph today, the day that Jesus enters Jerusalem. People hail him as King of the Jews.

Triumph Act 2: Holy Thursday. Gift. Jesus gives us the gift of His body and blood. The Eucharist, which we gather this morning to celebrate.

Day Three. Triumph and gift come together. The triumph of the cross. Jesus truly is the king on His throne. For us, the sign of our salvation gift. Because it is literally his body and blood given for us

Day Four. Holy Saturday. The gift of hope. The gift of Promise. Our sign of everlasting Life.

Day five at five. Resurrection and Triumph. Holy Week is a delicate balance of triumph and gift, the triumph of Christ Jesus, the gift of his body and blood and everlasting life.

As we go now to the Eucharist. Let us pray that throughout this Holy Week, we will follow the journey of the Lord truly in triumph. From Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday to the Lord’s Banquet, to the Lord’s gift of his body and blood, always rejoicing that Christ Jesus is gift and triumph.