A Lectionary-based resource for homilists and the lay faithful
Since the order in which I am presenting the gifts of the Holy Spirit is the order which I find easier to understand (under the assumption that others have the same difficulties that I do), the next gift I will try to explain is the gift of fortitude. Note that […] Read more »
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied Did Christ live this beatitude? Christ said, “I came to cast fire upon the earth; and would that it were already kindled!” (Lk 12:49). When he drove the merchants out of the Temple because they were […] Read more »
Here is a little meditation on the second Beatitude: Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Christ embraced suffering, agony, and finally death on the cross. He was the suffering servant Isaiah prophesized (Is 53 ff.). Christ’s suffering was infinitely valuable and has saved and sanctified us. […] Read more »
Esteemed Readers, I have been writing the weekly Doctrinal Homily Outlines for the past ten years. Outlines for all the Sundays and Solemnities for all three years of the liturgical cycle can be found under the Homily Outlines tab above and then clicking on the current year, which is A. […] Read more »
Below are links to four outlines for the Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God. We offer to Mary hyperdulia, that is, the highest honor that it is right to show to one of God’s creatures. God preserved Mary from original sin and its effects. He filled her full of […] Read more »
With the First Sunday of Advent, Year A, the Magisterium of the Church invites us to begin again on our road to salvation and sanctification. These are two of the most precious gifts Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ offers us. He took on a human nature in order to […] Read more »
Today’s Gospel reading is on Christ’s forty days in the desert between his baptism and the beginning of his public life. Here are links to two outlines. Reparation and mortification Imitation of Christ’s merciful love Read more »
The Nativity of the Lord There are four sets of Lectionary readings for Christmas. To access any of them, plus a fifth outline based just on the Gospel readings for the day, click the links below. Vigil At Night At Dawn During the Day Based on all four Gospels Read more »
First, I want to express my thanks to all 900 of you subscribers around the world and the 900+ likes Facebook users have recorded. Because of changes in the google program called Feedburner, DHO has had to switch to the service called follow.it for you to receive each new post. […] Read more »
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