Daily IVE Homilies

00:00 Intro00:20 Gospel01:37 HomilyAs Jesus was going up to Jerusalem,he took the Twelve disciples aside by themselves,and said to them on the way,"Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem,and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priestsand the scribes,and they will condemn him to death,and hand him over to the Gentilesto be mocked and scourged and crucified,and he will be raised on th...

00:00 Intro00:24 Gospel01:54 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 not lift a...

00:00 Intro00:20 Gospel01:37 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 Intro00:18 Gospel01:31 HomilyJesus took Peter, James, and John his brother,and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them;his face shone like the sunand his clothes became white as light. And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them,conversing with him. Then Peter said to Jesus in reply,“Lord, it is good that we are here. If you wish, I will make three te...

00:00 Gospel01:37 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 sa...

00:00 Intro00:20 Gospel01:37 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 then...

00:00 Intro00:18 Gospel01:07 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 judgment the queen of the south will rise with the men of this generation and she will con...

00:00 Intro00:20 Gospel01:12 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 Intro00:15 Gospel02:23 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 say to...

00:00 Intro00:19 Gospel01:56 HomilyAt that time Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desertto be tempted by the devil. He fasted for forty days and forty nights,and afterwards he was hungry. The tempter approached and said to him,“If you are the Son of God,command that these stones become loaves of bread.”He said in reply,“It is written:One does not live on bread alone,but on every word that comes...

00:00 Intro00:20 Gospel00:59 HomilyJesus saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the customs post. He said to him, “Follow me.”And leaving everything behind, he got up and followed him. Then Levi gave a great banquet for him in his house,and a large crowd of tax collectorsand others were at table with them. The Pharisees and their scribes complained to his disciples, saying,“Why do you eat and d...

00:00 Intro00:14 Gospel00:33 HomilyThe disciples of John approached Jesus and said,“Why do we and the Pharisees fast much,but your disciples do not fast?”Jesus answered them, “Can the wedding guests mournas long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them,and then they will fast.”Matthew 9:14-15https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/022026.cfmAll...

00:00 Intro00:11 Gospel00:50 HomilyJesus said to his disciples:“The Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejectedby the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes,and be killed and on the third day be raised.”Then he said to all,“If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himselfand take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it,but whoever loses his...

00:00 Intro00:25 Gospel01:41 HomilyThe disciples had forgotten to bring bread,and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. Jesus enjoined them, "Watch out,guard against the leaven of the Phariseesand the leaven of Herod." They concluded among themselves thatit was because they had no bread. When he became aware of this he said to them,"Why do you conclude that it is because you...

00:00 Intro00:15 Gospel00:59 HomilyThe Pharisees came forward and began to argue with Jesus,seeking from him a sign from heaven to test him. He sighed from the depth of his spirit and said,"Why does this generation seek a sign? Amen, I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation."Then he left them, got into the boat again,and went off to the other shore. Mark 8:11-13https://bibl...

00:00 Intro00:12 Gospel01:02 HomilyJesus said to his disciples:"I tell you, unless your righteousness surpassesthat of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter 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."You...

00:00 Intro00:11 Gospel01:38 HomilyIn those days when there again was a great crowd without anything to eat,Jesus summoned the disciples and said,“My heart is moved with pity for the crowd,because they have been with me now for three daysand have nothing to eat. If I send them away hungry to their homes,they will collapse on the way,and some of them have come a great distance.”His disciples answer...

00:00 Intro00:22 Gospel01:14 HomilyJesus left the district of Tyreand went by way of Sidon to the Sea of Galilee,into the district of the Decapolis. And people brought to him a deaf man who had a speech impedimentand begged him to lay his hand on him. He took him off by himself away from the crowd. He put his finger into the man's earsand, spitting, touched his tongue;then he looked up to heav...

00:00 Intro00:20 Gospel01:37 HomilyJesus went to the district of Tyre. He entered a house and wanted no one to know about it,but he could not escape notice. Soon a woman whose daughter had an unclean spirit heard about him. She came and fell at his feet. The woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by birth,and she begged him to drive the demon out of her daughter. He said to her, “Let the children be...

00:00 Intro00:16 Gospel01:15 HomilyJesus summoned the crowd again and said to them,“Hear me, all of you, and understand. Nothing that enters one from outside can defile that person;but the things that come out from within are what defile.” When he got home away from the crowdhis disciples questioned him about the parable. He said to them,“Are even you likewise without understanding? Do you not rea...

00:00 Gospel02:13 Intro02:21 HomilyWhen the Pharisees with some scribes who had come from Jerusalemgathered around Jesus,they observed that some of his disciples ate their mealswith unclean, that is, unwashed, hands.(For the Pharisees and, in fact, all Jews,do not eat without carefully washing their hands,keeping the tradition of the elders. And on coming from the marketplacethey do not eat withou...

Daily IVE Homilies, February 9th, 2026 - Carrying others to Christ

Daily IVE Homilies, February 8th, 2026 - Salty Believers

00:00 Intro00:16 Gospel00:59 HomilyThe Apostles gathered together with Jesusand reported all they had done and taught. He said to them,“Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” People were coming and going in great numbers,and they had no opportunity even to eat. So they went off in the boat by themselves to a deserted place. People saw them leaving and many came to know abou...

00:00 Intro00:31 Gospel02:51 HomilyKing Herod heard about Jesus, for his fame had become widespread,and people were saying,“John the Baptist has been raised from the dead;that is why mighty powers are at work in him.”Others were saying, “He is Elijah”;still others, “He is a prophet like any of the prophets.”But when Herod learned of it, he said,“It is John whom I beheaded. He has been raised up.”H...