Homily – Feast of the Transfiguration

Just to let you know, midway through the Gloria, I remembered James’s name.

So the stroke was a little premature, but there is a popular expression right now that I truly find interesting, and that expression very often is heard when anyone walks into a major department store.

If you walk in the wrong entrance and by the wrong entrance, I mean the one by the women’s perfume counter, there is someone there to spray you automatically.

The atomizer is are out and they ask, Do you want to make over?

Make over? Now, most people that I asked to say they do not like change.

So let me ask the question. How many of us in the community this morning like change?

Now the good Catholic reply is, Well, it depends.

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Community Mass – Transfiguration Sunday

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  • 9 AM ET Sunday – Morning Mass
  • 11:15 AM ET Sunday – Community Mass
  • 7 PM ET Sunday – Evening Mass

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Today’s readings will be from Cycle A.

Readings/Psalms: 1204

Entrance: Glory and Praise to Our God – 606

Offertory: Open My Eyes – 651

Communion: Christ, Be Our Light! – 590

Closing: Sing to the Mountains – 519

The Gather 3rd Edition Hymnal/Missals are available for use in the church – they are at the ends of the pews. Please return the missals to the end of the pew after Mass. Instructions on how to use the hymnal missal are available here: https://www.stcharlesbklyn.org/hymnal-missal/ .

Today’s readings are also available to read online at the USCCB website https://bible.usccb.org .

Homily – 17th Sunday Ordinary Time

Good morning once again, everyone.

Like I said, great joy to be with you always back in town.

This is my last weekend here for a little while, so I appreciate the warm welcome.

I also want to thank Francis for finding in one of the closets back here this new, well it’s old actually, sprinkling utensil.

I don’t know what you even call that thing.

[Francis: It’s an “aspergillum”.]

Yeah, it looks like some type of, like, witch’s broom or something, Right.

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Community Mass – 17th Sunday Ordinary Time

Join us to worship together in person or online. Mass times are:

  • 9 AM ET Sunday – Morning Mass
  • 11:15 AM ET Sunday – Community Mass
  • 7 PM ET Sunday – Evening Mass

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Today’s readings will be from Cycle A.

Readings/Psalms: 1140

Entrance: Lord of All Hopefulness – 663

Offertory: Seek Ye First – 658

Communion: Lord, When You Came – 781

Closing: Let There Be Peace on Earth – 829

The Gather 3rd Edition Hymnal/Missals are available for use in the church – they are at the ends of the pews. Please return the missals to the end of the pew after Mass. Instructions on how to use the hymnal missal are available here: https://www.stcharlesbklyn.org/hymnal-missal/ .

Today’s readings are also available to read online at the USCCB website https://bible.usccb.org .

Homily – 16th Sunday Ordinary Time

Well, good morning, everyone.

We are really blessed today to have a holy trinity of baptisms today, three in a row.

And first off, it’s great to see so many people sitting in the first pews of a Catholic Church, and not to make people sit up here, so it’s great to see it up here. But for those of you who are joining from wherever you come from, you’re most welcome here.

I’m very excited about what we’re doing here today because whenever we see children, it gets us right to the heart of the gospel.

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