Daily IVE Homilies

00:00 Intro00:17 Gospel03:15 HomilyJesus answered the Jews:"My Father is at work until now, so I am at work."For this reason they tried all the more to kill him,because he not only broke the sabbathbut he also called God his own father, making himself equal to God. Jesus answered and said to them,"Amen, amen, I say to you, the Son cannot do anything on his own,but only what he sees...

00:00 Intro00:11 Gospel01:53 HomilyThere was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in Jerusalem at the Sheep Gatea pool called in Hebrew Bethesda, with five porticoes. In these lay a large number of ill, blind, lame, and crippled. One man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying thereand knew that he had been ill for a long time, he sa...

00:00 Intro00:19 Gospel01:42 HomilyAt that time Jesus left [Samaria] for Galilee. For Jesus himself testifiedthat a prophet has no honor in his native place. When he came into Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him,since they had seen all he had done in Jerusalem at the feast;for they themselves had gone to the feast. Then he returned to Cana in Galilee,where he had made the water wine. Now there was...

00:00 Intro00:09 Gospel03:27 HomilyTax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus,but the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying,“This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”So to them Jesus addressed this parable:“A man had two sons, and the younger son said to his father,‘Father give me the share of your estate that should come to me.’So the father divided the pro...

00:00 Intro00:16 Gospel01:18 HomilyJesus addressed this parableto those who were convinced of their own righteousnessand despised everyone else.“Two people went up to the temple area to pray;one was a Pharisee and the other was a tax collector. The Pharisee took up his position and spoke this prayer to himself,‘O God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of humanity — greedy, dishonest, adulter...

00:00 Intro00:19 Gospel01:18 HomilyOne of the scribes came to Jesus and asked him,"Which is the first of all the commandments?"Jesus replied, "The first is this:Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,with all your soul,with all your mind,and with all your strength. The second is this:You shall love your neighbor as yourse...

00:00 Intro00:10 Gospel01:27 HomilyJesus was driving out a demon that was mute,and when the demon had gone out,the mute man spoke and the crowds were amazed. Some of them said, "By the power of Beelzebul, the prince of demons,he drives out demons."Others, to test him, asked him for a sign from heaven. But he knew their thoughts and said to them,"Every kingdom divided against itself...

00:00 Intro00:17 Gospel01:10 HomilyJesus said to his disciples:"Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away,not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letterwill pass from the law,until all things have taken place. Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these com...

00:00 Intro00:26 Gospel02:03 HomilyThe angel Gabriel was sent from Godto a town of Galilee called Nazareth,to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph,of the house of David,and the virgin’s name was Mary. And coming to her, he said,“Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.”But she was greatly troubled at what was saidand pondered what sort of greeting this might be. Then the angel said to her,“D...

00:00 Intro00:18 Gospel01:15 HomilyJesus said to the people in the synagogue at Nazareth:“Amen, I say to you,no prophet is accepted in his own native place. Indeed, I tell you, there were many widows in Israelin the days of Elijahwhen the sky was closed for three and a half yearsand a severe famine spread over the entire land. It was to none of these that Elijah was sent,but only to a widow in Zar...

00:00 Intro00:16 Gospel01:53 HomilySome people told Jesus about the Galileanswhose blood Pilate had mingled with the blood of their sacrifices. Jesus said to them in reply,“Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this waythey were greater sinners than all other Galileans? By no means! But I tell you, if you do not repent,you will all perish as they did! Or those eighteen people who w...

00:00 Intro00:17 Gospel03:58 HomilyTax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus,but the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying,"This man welcomes sinners and eats with them."So to them Jesus addressed this parable."A man had two sons, and the younger son said to his father,'Father, give me the share of your estate that should come to me.'So th...

00:00 Intro00:14 Gospel02:03 HomilyJesus said to the chief priests and the elders of the people:"Hear another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard,put a hedge around it,dug a wine press in it, and built a tower. Then he leased it to tenants and went on a journey. When vintage time drew near,he sent his servants to the tenants to obtain his produce. But the tenants seized the...

00:00 Intro00:16 Gospel02:16 HomilyJesus said to the Pharisees:"There was a rich man who dressed in purple garments and fine linenand dined sumptuously each day. And lying at his door was a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores,who would gladly have eaten his fill of the scrapsthat fell from the rich man's table. Dogs even used to come and lick his sores. When the poor man died,he wa...

00:00 Intro00:09 Gospel01:10 HomilyJacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Of her was born Jesus who is called the Christ. Now this is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph,but before they lived together,she was found with child through the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man,yet unwilling to expose her to sham...

00:00 Intro00:20 Gospel01:37 HomilyJesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples, saying,"The scribes and the Phariseeshave taken their seat on the chair of Moses. Therefore, do and observe all things whatsoever they tell you,but do not follow their example. For they preach but they do not practice. They tie up heavy burdens hard to carryand lay them on people's shoulders,but they will n...

00:00 Intro00:22 Gospel01:54 HomilyJesus said to his disciples:"Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful."Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven. Give and gifts will be given to you;a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing,will be poured into your lap. For the measure with which you...

00:00 Intro00:19 Gospel01:43 HomilyJesus took Peter, John, and Jamesand went up the mountain to pray. While he was praying his face changed in appearanceand his clothing became dazzling white. And behold, two men were conversing with him, Moses and Elijah,who appeared in glory and spoke of his exodusthat he was going to accomplish in Jerusalem. Peter and his companions had been overcome by sleep,b...

00:00 Intro00:13 Gospel01:53 HomilyJesus said to his disciples:"You have heard that it was said,You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I say to you, love your enemies,and pray for those who persecute you,that you may be children of your heavenly Father,for he makes his sun rise on the bad and the good,and causes rain to fall on the just and the unjust. For if you love those who...

00:00 Intro00:11 Gospel01:25 HomilyJesus said to his disciples: “I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses thatof the scribes and Pharisees,you will not enter into the Kingdom of heaven.“You have heard that it was said to your ancestors,You shall not kill; and whoever kills will be liable to judgment. But I say to you, whoever is angry with his brotherwill be liable to judgment,and whoever s...

00:00 Intro00:19 Gospel01:08 HomilyJesus said to his disciples:"Ask and it will be given to you;seek and you will find;knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds;and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. Which one of you would hand his son a stonewhen he asked for a loaf of bread,or a snake when he asked for a fish? If you...

00:00 Intro00:14 Gospel01:02 HomilyWhile still more people gathered in the crowd, Jesus said to them,"This generation is an evil generation;it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it,except the sign of Jonah. Just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites,so will the Son of Man be to this generation. At the judgmentthe queen of the south will rise with the men of this generationand she will...

00:00 Intro00:20 Gospel01:14 HomilyJesus said to his disciples:"In praying, do not babble like the pagans,who think that they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them. Your Father knows what you need before you ask him."This is how you are to pray:Our Father who art in heaven,hallowed be thy name,thy Kingdom come,thy will be done,on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day...

00:00 Intro00:10 Gospel02:45 HomilyJesus said to his disciples:"When the Son of Man comes in his glory,and all the angels with him,he will sit upon his glorious throne,and all the nations will be assembled before him. And he will separate them one from another,as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. Then the king will s...

00:00 Intro00:15 Gospel01:44 HomilyJesus said to his disciples:"When the Son of Man comes in his glory,and all the angels with him,he will sit upon his glorious throne,and all the nations will be assembled before him. And he will separate them one from another,as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. Then the king will s...