Sunday and Daily Mass Homilies by Fr. Aristotle

Monday Mass. 10.05.26. This homily is about the next step of divine mercy: not only receiving God's forgiveness, but showing mercy to others. Drawing on the Parable of the Good Samaritan, it presents Jesus as the Samaritan who bandages humanity's wounds, and invites listeners to begin with prayer for the people they find hardest to love. It closes with a reminder that forgiving those who have hurt...

Sunday Mass. 10.04.26. This homily is about what it means to be tenants and stewards of the Church. It reflects on the gifts entrusted to us: the Holy Eucharist, weekly adoration, confession, the blessing of animals, and the example of the saints. It asks how we are responding to these blessings, and invites us to bear the fruit God desires: righteousness, repentance, and a change of heart that tu...

Friday School Mass. Feast of the Holy Angels. 10.02.26. This homily is about the gift of guardian angels and how God never asks us to make the journey to heaven alone. Using the prayer "Ever this day be at my side, to light, to guard, to rule and guide," it explains how our guardian angels bring Christ's light into dark places, protect us spiritually and sometimes physically, help us make decision...

Wednesday Mass. 9.30.26. This homily is about what to do when prayer doesn't make suffering go away. Drawing on the Book of Job, it reflects on how Christ answers the problem of suffering by entering into it, and encourages turning to Scripture, even just the daily reading, to come to know Him more deeply.

Feast of St. Michael, St. Raphael, and St. Gabriel. 9.29.26. This homily is about the archangels Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael and the purpose God gave each of them. It explains that God, who needs nothing, created the angels to share in his glory and to help draw humanity back to him. Michael, whose name means "Who is like God?", fights the enemy; Gabriel is the messenger who brought Mary the pla...

Monday Mass. 9.28.26. This homily is about the difference between God and evil, and why the two are never equals. Drawing on the book of Job, it shows that the devil can act only with God's permission, and that God allows trials for the good of our souls. It also warns that the enemy's subtlest weapons are pride and ego, and points to childlike humility and trust in God as the way to stand firm.

Sunday Mass. 9.27.26. This homily reflects on the Gospel parable of the two sons, contrasting the son who initially refuses his father's will but later repents with the one who agrees in words but not in action. It explores how outward religious observance can mask an unchanged heart, and connects this to God's boundless mercy available through confession. Drawing on the first reading, it also con...

Wednesday Mass. 9.23.26. This homily is about St. Padre Pio, moving beyond his famous mystical gifts to focus on the trials he endured — spiritual attacks, physical suffering, and years of being silenced and doubted by the Church itself. It reflects on how his holiness came not from his supernatural gifts but from his complete surrender to God through suffering, drawing a connection to the Book of...

Monday Mass. 9.21.26. This homily reflects on the feast of St. Matthew, exploring how God chose a hated tax collector—someone considered least qualified—to become an apostle and gospel writer. Drawing on St. Paul's letter from prison, it examines how believers with different gifts and vocations are united as one body in Christ, and calls for healing division rather than harboring resentment toward...

Sunday Mass. 9.20.26. This homily reflects on the parable of the workers in the vineyard, examining why God's generosity can stir envy in those who feel they've earned more. It contrasts those who come to faith late in life with those who have served faithfully from the beginning, reframing long-term devotion not as a burden but as a privilege — an early invitation to labor and love in God's viney...

Saturday Mass. 9.19.26. This homily is about St. Januarius, a fifth-century bishop martyred for refusing to renounce his faith, whose blood is said to liquefy each year in Naples as a sign of God's presence. Drawing on this tradition alongside St. Paul's teaching on the resurrection of the body, it reflects on how God offers signs of hope while still calling us to faith and trust.

Wednesday Mass. 9.16.26. This homily explores the witness of Saints Cornelius and Cyprian, third-century martyrs who defended the Church's power to forgive those who had renounced their faith under persecution, insisting that God's mercy cannot be limited. Drawing a connection to Saint Paul's teaching on spiritual gifts, the homily reflects on how every gift in the Church—teaching, preaching, heal...

Tuesday Mass. 9.15.26. This homily reflects on the Feast of Mary through the lens of a mother's love, drawn from a conversation with a parishioner about her children. It explores why Mary is called our mother, connecting John's Gospel account at the cross and Saint Paul's image of the Body of Christ. The homily describes Mary's "yes" as a total gift of herself to Christ's mission, and reflects on...

Monday Mass. 9.14.26. This homily reflects on the Exaltation of the Cross, drawing on the story of the bronze serpent in the desert as a foreshadowing of Christ's own suffering. It explores how sin destroys and poisons, and how God's response was not to escape suffering but to enter into it alongside humanity. The homily closes with an invitation to let the cross be a source of strength for carryi...

Friday Mass. 9.11.26. This homily reflects on the Gospel's call to help bring back those who are far from God, and the temptation to approach that mission with judgment rather than love. It explores Jesus' teaching on the splinter and the wooden beam, using it to highlight the danger of correcting others while ignoring one's own faults. Drawing on the theme of hypocrisy, the homily emphasizes that...

Wednesday Mass. 9.09.26. This homily is about the life of St. Peter Claver, who ministered to enslaved people arriving on ships in Colombia, offering them care, dignity, and the Gospel despite the horrors of the slave trade. It connects his witness to Luke's version of the Beatitudes, exploring the "great reversal" where the poor, hungry, and weeping are called blessed while the rich and comfortab...

Tuesday Mass. 9.08.26.  This homily is about the Nativity of Mary and what it reveals about human dignity and purpose. Drawing on the prophet Micah's foretelling of a coming ruler, the homily traces how both Mary and Jesus were born into obscurity and smallness, showing that God often works through what the world considers insignificant. It reflects on how Mary's "yes" to God changed the course of...

Tuesday Mass. 9.08.26. This homily reflects on St. Paul's letter to the Corinthians, where a community celebrating a member's sin is called back to right living. It explores the tension between loving someone and refusing to celebrate their sin, drawing a connection to the Gospel's image of the shepherd going after the one lost sheep. The homily considers what it means to live by the "new leaven"...

Sunday Mass. 9.06.26. This homily is about Jesus' teaching on fraternal correction from Matthew 18, exploring what it means to treat someone who has left the church "as a tax collector or Gentile" — not as rejection, but as an ongoing invitation rooted in love. It walks through the steps Jesus gives for reconciliation: approaching someone privately, bringing others if needed, and involving the com...

Saturday Mass. 9.05.26. This homily is about the hidden trial Mother Teresa carried for decades — forty years without feeling God's love — and what her example teaches about suffering, doubt, and entitlement.

Friday School Mass. 9.04.26. This homily is about finding strength in Christ through life's hardships, drawing on St. Paul's letter to the Philippians and the parable of the wedding banquet. It reflects on God's invitation to all people, regardless of past rejection, and asks whether we choose to accept it.

Wednesday Mass. 9.02.26. This homily looks at how the early Corinthian church got caught up in picking favorites among leaders instead of staying focused on Christ, and Paul's blunt call for them to grow up in their faith. It ties that into the Gospel, where even demons know who Jesus is but refuse to submit—pushing listeners to move past just knowing about God to actually surrendering to Him.

Tuesday Mass. 9.01.26. This homily is about how the Holy Spirit alone allows believers to understand spiritual realities that the world cannot explain, particularly in moments of suffering and loss. Drawing on St. Paul's letter to the divided Corinthian community, it explores the difference between human wisdom and spiritual discernment, using the image of "goggles" — the lenses of grief, secular...

Monday Mass. 8.31.26. This homily is about Jesus's rejection in his hometown, where familiarity with him led people to dismiss his message despite being moved by his words. It explores how the same pattern shows up today in spiritual complacency — the temptation to grow so accustomed to the Gospel, the Mass, and God's presence that one stops truly listening.

Friday Mass. 8.28.26. This homily looks at Saint Augustine's road from doubt and searching to conversion, and what it means to actually be ready for God. It connects Augustine's restless heart with the Gospel's ten virgins, and asks a simple question: if the Lord came today, would you be ready?