Homilies from the National Shrine

The readings for this homily: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/050426.cfm Father Matthew Tomeny, MIC, teaches that true love for God is demonstrated by keeping His commandments and avoiding the mortal sins that squander the gift of His indwelling presence. ⭐️ Support our Ministries:  https://www.thedivinemercy.org/donate?source=YT ✝️ Explore Divine Mercy on Divine Mercy Plus! https://divine...

The readings for this homily: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/050326.cfm Father Mark Baron, MIC, explains that Jesus is not merely a guide to the truth,  but rather He is the Truth itself, the eternal Word of God who also reveals the inner logic and coherence of reality. Father Mark contrasts this with contradictory, incoherent “square circle” ideas about God, urging believers to conform th...

The readings for this homily: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/050226.cfm Father Anthony Gramlich, MIC, compares heresy to a cancer that spreads through pride, using the story of the early heretic Arius, who denied the divinity of Jesus Christ, to illustrate why the Church must define doctrine to protect the faithful from error. He urges believers to adopt the humility of St. Athanasius, the...

Father Kaz Chwalek, MIC, presents St. Joseph the Worker as a quiet model of faith who balanced labor with prayer, serving to remind healthcare professionals that their long shifts and silent sacrifices are a way to cooperate with God's grace. Father Kaz contrasts this Christian vision of work with secular ideologies, urging believers to see their daily labor as a participation in Christ's own cont...

God Entrusts Healing to Physicians The readings for this homily: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/043026.cfm Father Anthony Gramlich, MIC, explains how Jesus sent St. Luke, a physician, to write a Gospel, revealing that God honors the medical vocation as a sacred calling to bring life and healing. Drawing from the story of St. Faustina obeying her doctor and the sacrifice of St. Gianna Beret...

The readings for this homily: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/042926.cfm Father Kaz Chwalek, MIC, teaches that trials often become the catalyst for spreading the Gospel, just as persecution drove the early disciples to new lands. He highlights the selfless witness of  Blessed Hanna Chrzanowska and St. Catherine of Siena (whose feast days are today), to show how ordinary acts of love transfo...

The readings for this homily: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/042826.cfm Father Mark Baron, MIC, teaches us that, as the Good Shepherd, Christ governs us with gentleness, calling us to cultivate humble hearts capable of hearing His voice. Father Baron highlights today’s liturgical Feast of St. Louis de Montfort, explaining how true devotion to Mary forms Christ in us so that we may better f...

The readings for this homily: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/042726.cfm Father Matthew Tomeny, MIC, warns against blindly following the world like sheep chasing after seemingly greener pastures, urging us to listen instead to the voice of Christ who lays down His life for us. He connects Psalm 23 to the seven Sacraments, highlighting how the blessed Marian Martyrs of Rosica stayed with the...

The readings for this homily: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/042526.cfm Father Anthony Gramlich, MIC, compares the Gospel of Mark to an action-packed movie that throws viewers immediately into the mission of Jesus, emphasizing that the Good News is meant to inspire faith through deeds rather than just dialogue. He explains how this "gospel of action" moves from John the Baptist's roar to t...

The readings for this homily: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/042626.cfm Father Daniel Klimek, PhD, challenges the mentality of spiritual minimalism, urging us to move beyond viewing faith as a mere obligation and instead fall deeply in love with the Good Shepherd who bore our sins on the Cross. He emphasizes that true devotion requires a vibrant relationship with Our Lady and frequent Conf...

The readings for this homily: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/042426.cfm Father Daniel Klimek, PhD, challenges the modern tendency to settle for spiritual minimalism, urging us to respond to Christ's sacrifice with daily Mass, Communion, and devotion to Our Lady. He illustrates that the Eucharist is an extension of the Incarnation and the greatest miracle of God, which means that we should...

The readings for this homily: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/042326.cfm Father Matthew Tomeny, MIC, reflects on St. George the Martyr, reminding us that as soldiers of Christ, we must cherish the gifts of Baptism and the Eucharist that sustain our spiritual life, and also fortify us against the principalities and powers of the world. Through the witness of St. George and the symbolism of h...

The readings for this homily: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/042226.cfm Father Chris Alar, MIC, explains that Jesus is the Bread of Life, the eternal Word from the Father who sustains our souls far beyond what’s possible given the temporary nature of earthly food. Manna from the Old Testament fed the Israelites for a day the Eucharist eaten in this life will sustain our souls in eternal li...

The readings for this homily: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/042126.cfm Father Mark Baron, MIC, guides us through John chapter 6, revealing how Jesus identifies Himself as the true Bread of Life who satisfies our deepest hunger and thirst. This Eucharistic discourse calls us to continual belief — a faith perfected by charity and nurtured through the Sacraments of Baptism and the Eucharist....

The readings for this homily: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/042026.cfm Father Chris Alar, MIC delivers a powerful challenge to the modern tendency to "admire" rather than "receive," using the Gospel of John, chapter 6, to explain the necessity of the Eucharist. He contrasts the European trend of treating churches as museums with the biblical mandate to actually consume the Bread of Life....

The readings for this homily: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/041926.cfm Father Chris Alar, MIC refutes the common accusation that Catholics changed the Sabbath by revealing that Jesus Himself established Sunday as the Lord's Day. He explains that the New Testament consistently records believers gathering on the "first day of the week" for the "breaking of bread," a phrase synonymous with t...

The readings for this homily: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/041826.cfm Father Matthew Tomeny, MIC confronts our natural fears, from spiders to the darkness of a prison cell, by sharing the harrowing story of a Marian priestwho survived Auschwitz and a Soviet Gulag. He reveals that the true terror is not physical suffering, but the separation of our hearts from Christ through mortal sin. W...

The readings for this homily: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/041726.cfm Father Anthony Gramlich, MIC, challenges us to stop asking "Why, God?" when we face suffering or confusion, warning that we will never receive an answer in this life. He explains that God often allows us to walk through experiences without understanding to test and strengthen our faith, revealing His plan only years la...

The readings for this homily: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/041626.cfm Father Mark Baron, MIC, challenges us to examine our hearts when we are confronted with the inconvenient truth of the Gospel. Explaining the Greek word “pistis,” he clarifies that biblical faith does not merely demand from us intellectual assent, but also a living trust that consecrates one’s entire life to God. He con...

The readings for this homily: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/041526.cfm Father Tyler Mentzer, MIC, illuminates the profound power of the Sacrament of Reconciliation, describing it as the moment we are brought “eyelash to eyelash” with God. Reflecting on the Easter season and the recent celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday at the Shrine, where more than 15,000 souls sought forgiveness, he emp...

The readings for this homily: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/041426.cfm Father Matt Tomeny, MIC, challenges the modern misconception that joy and suffering are always opposites, pointing out instead that the Cross is the very pathway to true happiness. In this Easter season, he reminds us that to have life in Christ, we must be born again of the Spirit, a process that requires dying to our...

The readings for this homily: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/041326.cfm In the midst of the 50-day Easter season, Marian Superior General Fr. Joe Roesch, MIC, invites us to reflect on the profound gift of the Holy Spirit and our society’s urgent need for a spiritual renewal. Drawing from the Acts of the Apostles, he reminds us that the early Church faced persecution just as Jesus did. Afte...

The readings for this homily: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/041126.cfm Why didn’t the disciples believe the Resurrection? Not because the evidence wasn’t there — but because their hearts were hardened. In this homily, Fr. David Gunter, MIC, warns that hardness of heart doesn’t begin with outright rejection of God — it begins with neglect of the relationship with God. When we ignore truth,...

The readings for this homily: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/041026.cfm Father Chris Alar, MIC, reveals the deep connection between this Gospel and Divine Mercy Sunday. He explains how Peter, once fearful and ashamed, now runs toward Jesus — no hiding, no despair. Father Chris shows that this is the heart of Divine Mercy: the sinner rushing toward Christ with trust, not fear. Father Chris...

The readings for this homily: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/040926.cfm Father Daniel Klimek, PhD, proclaims with clarity that the Resurrection of Jesus is not merely symbolic, not only metaphorical, but first and foremost a real, historical event that changes everything. Pointing to the Acts of the Apostles, he shows how St. Peter and St. John heal, not by their own power, but through the...