Tradition With Vision

Tradition With Vision

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  • Fr. Gabriel - Homily - February 20, 2022 - 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Luke 6:27-38

    Jesus said to his disciples:

    “To you who hear I say,
    love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
    bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
    To the person who strikes you on one cheek,
    offer the other one as well,
    and from the person who takes your cloak,
    do not withhold even your tunic.
    Give to everyone who asks of you,
    and from the one who takes what is yours do not demand it back.
    Do to others as you would have them do to you.
    For if you love those who love you,
    what credit is that to you?
    Even sinners love those who love them.
    And if you do good to those who do good to you,
    what credit is that to you?
    Even sinners do the same.
    If you lend money to those from whom you expect repayment,
    what credit is that to you?
    Even sinners lend to sinners,
    and get back the same amount.
    But rather, love your enemies and do good to them,
    and lend expecting nothing back;
    then your reward will be great
    and you will be children of the Most High,
    for he himself is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked.
    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 measure
    will in return be measured out to you.”

    15 min
  • Fr. Gabriel - Homily - February 13, 2022 - 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Luke 6:17, 20-26

    Jesus came down with the Twelve

    and stood on a stretch of level ground
    with a great crowd of his disciples
    and a large number of the people
    from all Judea and Jerusalem
    and the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon.
    And raising his eyes toward his disciples he said:
                “Blessed are you who are poor,
                            for the kingdom of God is yours.
                Blessed are you who are now hungry,
                            for you will be satisfied.
                Blessed are you who are now weeping,
                            for you will laugh.
                Blessed are you when people hate you,
                            and when they exclude and insult you,
                            and denounce your name as evil
                            on account of the Son of Man.
    Rejoice and leap for joy on that day!
    Behold, your reward will be great in heaven.
    For their ancestors treated the prophets in the same way.
                But woe to you who are rich,
                            for you have received your consolation.
                Woe to you who are filled now,
                            for you will be hungry.
                Woe to you who laugh now,
                            for you will grieve and weep.
                Woe to you when all speak well of you,
                            for their ancestors treated the false prophets in this way.”

    15 min
  • Fr. Gabriel - Homily - February 6, 2022 - 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Luke 5:1-11 - Synod on Synodality

    While the crowd was pressing in on Jesus and listening to the word of God,

    he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret.
    He saw two boats there alongside the lake;
    the fishermen had disembarked and were washing their nets.
    Getting into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon,
    he asked him to put out a short distance from the shore.
    Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat.
    After he had finished speaking, he said to Simon,
    “Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch.”
    Simon said in reply,
    “Master, we have worked hard all night and have caught nothing,
    but at your command I will lower the nets.”
    When they had done this, they caught a great number of fish
    and their nets were tearing.
    They signaled to their partners in the other boat
    to come to help them. 
    They came and filled both boats
    so that the boats were in danger of sinking.
    When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at the knees of Jesus and said,
    “Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man.”
    For astonishment at the catch of fish they had made seized him
    and all those with him,
    and likewise James and John, the sons of Zebedee,
    who were partners of Simon.
    Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid;
    from now on you will be catching men.”
    When they brought their boats to the shore,
    they left everything and followed him.

    21 min
  • Fr. Gabriel - Homily - January 30, 2022 - 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Luke 4:21-30

    Jesus began speaking in the synagogue, saying:

    “Today this Scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing.”
    And all spoke highly of him
    and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his mouth. 
    They also asked, “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?”
    He said to them, “Surely you will quote me this proverb,
    ‘Physician, cure yourself,’ and say,
    ‘Do here in your native place
    the things that we heard were done in Capernaum.’”
    And he said, “Amen, I say to you,
    no prophet is accepted in his own native place.
    Indeed, I tell you,
    there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah
    when the sky was closed for three and a half years
    and a severe famine spread over the entire land.
    It was to none of these that Elijah was sent,
    but only to a widow in Zarephath in the land of Sidon.
    Again, there were many lepers in Israel
    during the time of Elisha the prophet;
    yet not one of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.”
    When the people in the synagogue heard this,
    they were all filled with fury.
    They rose up, drove him out of the town,
    and led him to the brow of the hill
    on which their town had been built,
    to hurl him down headlong.
    But Jesus passed through the midst of them and went away.

    16 min
  • Fr. Gabriel - Homily - January 23, 2022 - 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time - Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21

    Since many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the events

    that have been fulfilled among us,
    just as those who were eyewitnesses from the beginning
    and ministers of the word have handed them down to us,
    I too have decided,
    after investigating everything accurately anew,
    to write it down in an orderly sequence for you,
    most excellent Theophilus, 
    so that you may realize the certainty of the teachings
    you have received.

    Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit,
    and news of him spread throughout the whole region.
    He taught in their synagogues and was praised by all.

    He came to Nazareth, where he had grown up,
    and went according to his custom 
    into the synagogue on the sabbath day.
    He stood up to read and was handed a scroll of the prophet Isaiah.
    He unrolled the scroll and found the passage where it was written:
    The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
    because he has anointed me 
    to bring glad tidings to the poor.
    He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives
    and recovery of sight to the blind,
    to let the oppressed go free,
    and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord.
    Rolling up the scroll, he handed it back to the attendant and sat down,
    and the eyes of all in the synagogue looked intently at him.
    He said to them,
    “Today this Scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing.”

    20 min
  • Fr. Gabriel - Homily - January 16, 2022 - 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time - John 2:1-11

    There was a wedding at Cana in Galilee,

    and the mother of Jesus was there.
    Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the wedding.
    When the wine ran short,
    the mother of Jesus said to him,
    “They have no wine.”
    And Jesus said to her,
    “Woman, how does your concern affect me?
    My hour has not yet come.”
    His mother said to the servers,
    “Do whatever he tells you.”
    Now there were six stone water jars there for Jewish ceremonial washings,
    each holding twenty to thirty gallons.
    Jesus told them,
    “Fill the jars with water.”
    So they filled them to the brim.
    Then he told them,
    “Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter.”
    So they took it. 
    And when the headwaiter tasted the water that had become wine,
    without knowing where it came from
    — although the servers who had drawn the water knew —,
    the headwaiter called the bridegroom and said to him,
    “Everyone serves good wine first,
    and then when people have drunk freely, an inferior one;
    but you have kept the good wine until now.”
    Jesus did this as the beginning of his signs at Cana in Galilee
    and so revealed his glory,
    and his disciples began to believe in him.

    15 min
  • Fr. Gabriel - Homily - January 2, 2022 - The Epiphany of the Lord - Matthew 2:1-12

    When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea,

    in the days of King Herod, 
    behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, 
    “Where is the newborn king of the Jews?
    We saw his star at its rising
    and have come to do him homage.”
    When King Herod heard this,
    he was greatly troubled, 
    and all Jerusalem with him.
    Assembling all the chief priests and the scribes of the people, 
    He inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.
    They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, 
    for thus it has been written through the prophet:
    And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah,
    are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
    since from you shall come a ruler,
    who is to shepherd my people Israel.”
    Then Herod called the magi secretly 
    and ascertained from them the time of the star’s appearance.
    He sent them to Bethlehem and said, 
    “Go and search diligently for the child.
    When you have found him, bring me word, 
    that I too may go and do him homage.”
    After their audience with the king they set out.
    And behold, the star that they had seen at its rising preceded them, 
    until it came and stopped over the place where the child was.
    They were overjoyed at seeing the star, 
    and on entering the house
    they saw the child with Mary his mother.
    They prostrated themselves and did him homage.
    Then they opened their treasures 
    and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
    And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, 
    they departed for their country by another way.

    17 min
  • Fr. Gabriel - Homily - January 1, 2022 - Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Luke 2:16-21

    The shepherds went in haste to Bethlehem and found Mary and Joseph,  

    and the infant lying in the manger.
    When they saw this,  
    they made known the message  
    that had been told them about this child.
    All who heard it were amazed  
    by what had been told them by the shepherds.
    And Mary kept all these things,  
    reflecting on them in her heart.
    Then the shepherds returned,  
    glorifying and praising God  
    for all they had heard and seen,  
    just as it had been told to them.  

    When eight days were completed for his circumcision,  
    he was named Jesus, the name given him by the angel  
    before he was conceived in the womb.

    12 min
  • Fr. Gabriel - Homily - December 26, 2021 - Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph - Luke 2:41-52

    Each year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the feast

    of Passover, 
    and when he was twelve years old, 
    they went up according to festival custom.
    After they had completed its days, as they were returning, 
    the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, 
    but his parents did not know it.
    Thinking that he was in the caravan,
    they journeyed for a day
    and looked for him among their relatives and acquaintances, 
    but not finding him,
    they returned to Jerusalem to look for him.
    After three days they found him in the temple, 
    sitting in the midst of the teachers, 
    listening to them and asking them questions, 
    and all who heard him were astounded 
    at his understanding and his answers.
    When his parents saw him,
    they were astonished, 
    and his mother said to him, 
    “Son, why have you done this to us?
    Your father and I have been looking for you with great anxiety.”
    And he said to them,
    “Why were you looking for me?
    Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?”
    But they did not understand what he said to them.
    He went down with them and came to Nazareth,
    and was obedient to them; 
    and his mother kept all these things in her heart.
    And Jesus advanced in wisdom and age and favor
    before God and man.

    17 min
  • Fr. Gabriel - Homily - December 25, 2021 - Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) - Luke 2:8-20

    Now there were shepherds in that region living in the fields and keeping the night watch over their flock. The angel of the Lord appeared to them and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were struck with great fear. The angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For today in the city of David a savior has been born for you who is Messiah and Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.” And suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel, praising God and saying:


    “Glory to God in the highest

        and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”


    When the angels went away from them to heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go, then, to Bethlehem to see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.” So they went in haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger. When they saw this, they made known the message that had been told them about this child. All who heard it were amazed by what had been told them by the shepherds. And Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart. Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, just as it had been told to them.

    16 min

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