REFLEXIONS by Deacon Gary

homily for Ascension Sunday, 2024 1st Reading: Ac 1.1-11; 2nd Reading: Eph 1.17-23 , Gospel: Mk 16.15-20 https://deacongary.net/?p=1387

Jesus comes to you and I in ways we least expect. Homily for the third Sunday of Easter, year B. Luke 24.35-48 https://deacongary.net/?p=80083

Homily for Easter Sunday, 2024. Every generation has its defining moments. Every life has its defining moments. So too does every encounter with God https://deacongary.net/?p=79888

homily for the fourth Sunday of Lent Year B (John 3.14-21) with a bit of pondering, courtesy of Nicodemus. https://deacongary.net/?p=80069

Homily for the 6th Sunday of Ordinary Time, 2024 Gospel: Mark 1:40-45 https://deacongary.net/?p=80044

homily for the fourth Sunday of Ordinary time, year B. Gospel: Mark 1.21-28 https://deacongary.net/?p=80034

reflection / homily for the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, year C We come to God as we are. Broken, wounded, and in need of Healing. https://deacongary.net/?p=246

Homily for the Feast of the Holy Family 2023 https://deacongary.net/?p=1131 (there are a small number of audio dropouts in this file. Sorry. The text can be found at the above link.)

Homily for Christmas 2023 Family Mass 1st Reading : Isaiah 9.2-4, 6-7 2nd Reading Titus 2.11-14 Gospel: Luke 2.1-16 ... we learn so much when we see Christmas through the eyes of a child ... https://deacongary.net/?p=79995

Homily for the Second Sunday of Advent, Year A. 1st Reading: Isaiah 40.1-5, 9-11 ; 2nd Reading: 2 Peter 3.8-14 ; Gospel: Mark 1.1-8 https://deacongary.net/?p=79987

Homily for the 31st Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A 1st Reading: Malachi 1.14–2.2, 8-10 ; 2nd Reading: 1 Thessalonians 2.7-9, 13 ; Gospel: Matthew 23.1-12 https://deacongary.net/?p=79978

Homily for the fourth Sunday in Ordinary time, 2022 1st Reading: Jeremiah 1.4-5, 17-19 ; 2nd Reading: 1 Corinthians 12.31 – 13.13 ; Gospel: Luke: 4.21-30 https://deacongary.net/?p=2496

Homily for the Second Sunday of Lent : The Transfiguration (Feast Day is Aug 6th in Canada) 1st Reading: Genesis 15.5-12, 17-18 ; 2nd Reading: Philippians 3.17 – 4.1 ; Gospel: Luke 9.28b-36 an eyewitness account https://deacongary.net/?p=4

Homily for the fifth Sunday of Lent, 2022 1st Reading: Isaiah 43.16-21 ; 2nd Reading: Philippians 3.8-14 ; Gospel: John 8.1-11 https://deacongary.net/?p=7

Homily for the fourth Sunday of Easter, 2022 1st Reading: Acts 13.14, 43-52 ; 2nd Reading: Revelation 7.9, 14b-17 ; Gospel: John 10.27-30 https://deacongary.net/?p=2538

Homily for Pentecost Sunday, 2022 1st Reading: Acts 2.1-11 ; 2nd Reading: 1 Corinthians 12.3b-7, 12-13 ; Gospel: John 20.19-23 https://deacongary.net/?p=2550

Homily for the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C (2022) 1st Reading: Ecclesiastes 1.2; 2.21-23 ; 2nd Reading: Colossians 3.1-5, 9-11 ; Gospel: Luke 12.13-21 thoughts on success from qoheleth https://deacongary.net/?p=669

Homily for the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C (2022) 1st Reading: Sirach 3.17-20, 28-29 ; 2nd Reading: Hebrews 12.18-19, 22-24a ; Gospel: Luke 14.1, 7-14 https://deacongary.net/?p=2620

Homily for the 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C. World Day of Migrants and Refugees 1st Reading: Amos 6.1a, 4-7 ; 2nd Reading: 1 Timothy 6.11-16 ; Gospel: Luke 16.19-31 https://deacongary.net/?p=14584

Homily for the 28th Sunday in Ordinary time, year C (Thanksgiving 2022) 1st Reading 2 Kings 5.14-17 ; 2nd Reading: 2 Timothy 2.8-13 ; Gospel: Luke 17.11-19 Fostering thankfulness ... using the Examen https://deacongary.net/?p=30929

Homily for the feast of Christ the King (2022) 1st Reading: 2 Samuel 5.1-3; 2nd Reading: Colossians 1.12-20; Gospel: Luke 23.35-43 https://deacongary.net/?p=51279

Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Advent (Gaudette Sunday), 2022 For the under 8's and over 98's https://deacongary.net/?p=1571

Sharing my memories of Ash Wednesday spent in Nicaragua, and a poem by Jan Richardson that it reminded me of.  ⁠https://deacongary.net/?p=732

Homily for Christmas morning, 2022 John 1.1-14 https://deacongary.net/?p=79171

Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Lent, 2023 1st Reading: Exodus 17.3-7; 2nd Reading: Romans 5.1-2, 5-8 ; Gospel: John 4.5-42 https://deacongary.net/?p=79870