I have no preaching responsibility this week so I won't be posting a homily. But around the world you and I will be sitting in churches hearing the Word preached.I invite you to post here what spiritual nourishment or sustenance you found in the homily you hear this weekend. Just the good stuff! Comments with criticisms of the homily or the homilist will simply not be published.
I pledge to post what I find helpful in the homily I'll hear this weekend.
As we listen to the breaking of the Word this weekend, we might ask ourselves what Jesus asked of his disciples, "What are you looking for?"
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-ConcordPastor
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ReplyDeleteWe had a lovely homily at our 4pm mass today - truly beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThe homily really focused on how we are temples of the Holy Spirit and how we can be that for one another.
Father also spoke wisely of the essence of quiet and listening so that we might hear God when He speaks to us.
He also said something that really struck me deeply... that there is nothing we can really do that can't be undone with God. If we wish to return God awaits us.
This is what gives healing and hope for those who feel like there is no way back.
I don't really do any of his words justice, but I can tell you that I left there uplifted by what was said.
Fran
I was at a 5:00 Saturday Mass in a small parish which only celebrates this one Mass each weekend (the pastor is responsible for liturgy at three churches).
ReplyDeleteIn his homily the priest spoke about the importance of others who help us hear and understand what God may be saying to us, how the Lord might be calling us - Eli is the obvious example here from today's first reading. Allowing others to help us hear God's voice in our lives is very important.
Totally unplanned, the cell phone of a man in the front pew began ringing just as the priest was finishing his homily. With only about 75 people present in a small church, everyone knew whose phone it was as the man began searching in his coat for the phone. The priest simply looked over at him, smiled and said, "See... someone's calling you!" And he returned to the presider's chair.
We had our favorite sub at the 730am Mass. Pretty good crowd considering it is snowing AGAIN !! Message was clear. God hears us especially when we need help. The question is do we here our call to be a witness to others ? As John said..this is the lamb of God, the Messiah.
ReplyDeleteIt was an excellent Mass although we miss our CP.
Our pastor spoke about "Young Sam" and Eli. In the midst of the clamor of our lives, when we think God is not with us, we have to listen. We don't always recognize God so we have to have discerning minds.
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Anne
Our homilist's message this weekend was that when I begin to follow Jesus, he is likely to ask me, "What are you looking for?" I need to think honestly and deeply before I answer that question.
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I trudged through the fast-falling, large snowflakes this morning to Mass at the church in the town where I live, but not where I usually go, where I "belong"... (but, I guess I "belong" anywhere that God is- and well, that is everywhere)
ReplyDeleteBut, despite the "messiness" of the weather, there was an urgency and strength in my steps-
I really needed "nourishment and sustenance" and I wanted to find what I am looking for...
The priest asked in his homily (not exact quotes), 'Who are the people in your life who encourage you, help you, affirm your gifts and talents, bring you to God?'
He also said, 'We all need people in our lives. We all need help. We will always need this for our whole lives.'
I thought about and prayed for the people in my life who are so important to me and for whom I am so grateful.
So, I think I got what I was looking for today- but, I don't have words for it. But I believe (or want to believe) that it is in my heart.
Michelle: I think you definitely DO have words for your experience this morning - and your words communicated very well, indeed.
ReplyDeleteOur homilist compared and contrasted the desire and longing for God (wanting to hear God, wanting to know where God was going) with our more worldly infatuations and desires
ReplyDeleteIf I had been giving a homily, I would have tried to tie the readings to the upcoming inauguration, a momentous historic occasion for our country. I think a good homilist could have done wonders with "Here I Am, Lord."
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