Delivered at St. Petronille Catholic Church in Glen Ellyn, IL

Readings for the Sixth Sunday of Easter: Acts of the Apostles 8:5-8, 14-17; Psalm 66:1-7, 16, 20; 1 Peter 3:15-18; John 14:15-21

I marked the 10th anniversary of my ordination to the priesthood by celebrating this Mass at my home parish of St. Petronille, where I celebrated my first Mass of thanksgiving as a priest. The video recording of the full Mass is available here. I recommend listening to the beautiful singing of the St. Petronille Choir who performed some of the same music they sang at my first Mass.

Delivered at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Itasca, IL

Readings for the Fourth Sunday of Easter: Acts of the Apostles 2:14a, 36-41; Psalm 23: 1-6; 1 Peter 2:20b-25; John 10:1-10

Delivered at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Itasca, IL

Readings for the Third Sunday of Easter: Acts of the Apostles 2:14, 22-33; Psalm 16:1-2, 5, 7-11; 1 Peter 1:17-21; Luke 24:13-35

Delivered at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Itasca, IL

Readings for the Second Sunday of Easter: Acts of the Apostles 2:42-47; Psalm 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24; 1 Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31

Delivered at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Itasca, IL

Readings for Easter Sunday: Acts of the Apostles 10:34a, 37-43; Psalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Colossians 3:1-4; Matthew 28:1-10

Delivered at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Itasca, IL

The liturgy of Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion begins with a Procession with Palms, which includes a reading from the Gospel recounting the entrance of the Lord Jesus into Jerusalem. This brief homily was given after that Gospel reading with the people of St. Peter’s gathered closely together in the narthex (vestibule) of the church. Afterward, the people and the ministers processed into the main body of the church. Later in the liturgy, the Passion of the Lord from the Gospel of Matthew was read, after which a period of silence was observed in place of the homily.

Gospel reading for the Procession with Palms: Matthew 21:1-11

Gospel reading for the Passion of the Lord: Matthew 26:14—27:66

Delivered at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Itasca, IL

Readings for the Fifth Sunday of Lent, Year A: Ezekiel 37:12-14; Psalm 130:1-8; Romans 8:8-11; John 11:1-45

Delivered at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Itasca, IL

Readings for the Fourth Sunday of Lent, Year A: 1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Psalm 23: 1-6; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41

Delivered in the Chapel of St. John Paul II at Mundelein Seminary in Mundelein, IL

Readings for the Third Sunday of Lent, Year A: Exodus 17:3-7; Psalm 95:1-2, 6-9; Romans 5:1-2, 5-8; John 4:5-42

Delivered at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Itasca, IL

Readings for the Second Sunday of Lent, Year A: Genesis 12:1-4a; Psalm 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22; 2 Timothy 1:8b-10; Matthew 17:1-9