The Voice, The Word and Our Conversion, Second Sunday of Advent (A), December...
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Francis Xavier Church, Hyannis, MA Second Sunday of Advent, Year A December 5, 2004 Is 11:1-10; Rom 15:4-9; Mt 3:1-12 1) On the second Sunday of Advent each year, the Church...
View ArticleMaking Christmas Come Alive, Christmas 2004, December 25, 2004
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Francis Xavier Church, Hyannis, MA Christmas 2004 Vigil: Is 62:1-5; Acts 13:16-17,22-25; Mt 1:18-25 Midnight: Is 9:1-6; Tit2:11-14; Lk 2:1-14 Dawn: Is 62:11-12; Tit3:4-7; Lk...
View ArticleThe Holy Family and Your Family, Feast of the Holy Family 2004, December 26,...
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Francis Xavier Church, Hyannis, MA Holy Family, Year A December 26, 2004 Sir 3:2-6,12-14; Col 3:12-21; Mt 2:13-15,19-23 1) The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, has been losing...
View ArticleThree Reactions to the Manifestation of Christ, Epiphany of the Lord, January...
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Francis Xavier Church, Hyannis, MA Epiphany of the Lord January 2, 2005 Is 60:1-6; Eph3:2-3,5-6; Mt2:1-12 1) We celebrate today the Lord’s “Epiphany,” the Greek word for his...
View ArticleRemembering Our Dignity and Living It, Baptism of the Lord 2005, January 9, 2005
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Francis Xavier Church, Hyannis, MA Baptism of the Lord, Year A January 8-9, 2005 Is 42:1-4, 6-7; Acts 10:34-38; Mt 3:13-17 1) Last Sunday, we celebrated the Lord’s epiphany as...
View ArticleRecognizing & Pointing Out Jesus, 2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time (A), January...
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Francis Xavier Church, Hyannis, MA Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A January 16, 2005 Is 49:3,5-6; 1Cor 1:1-3; Jn 1:29-34 1) There’s a truly remarkable phrase in today’s...
View ArticleUnion with Christ and Its Consequences, 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time (A),...
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Francis Xavier Church, Hyannis, MA Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A January 23, 2005 Is 8:23-9:3; 1Cor 1:10-13, 17; Mt 4:12-23 1) We are now within the Week of Prayer for...
View ArticleThe Beatitudes Personified: The Only Way to True Happiness, 4th Sunday of...
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Francis Xavier Church, Hyannis, MA Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A January 30, 2005 Zeph 2:3,3:12-13; 1Cor1:26-31; Mt 5:1-12 1) The greatest homily Jesus ever preached...
View ArticleExecuting Christ’s Game Plan, 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time (A), February 6, 2005
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Francis Xavier Church, Hyannis, MA Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A February 6, 2005 Is 58:7-10; 1Cor 2:1-5; Mt 5:13-16 1) Over the past two weeks, as we’ve gotten ready...
View ArticleThe New Adam and the Way to Defeat Temptations, 1st Sunday of Lent (A),...
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Francis Xavier Church, Hyannis, MA First Sunday of Lent, Year A February 13, 2005 Gen 2:7-9, 3:1-7; Rom 5:12-19; Mt 4:1-11 1) At the end of today’s second reading, St. Paul...
View ArticleUp and Down Mount Tabor with Jesus, 2nd Sunday of Lent (A), February 20, 2005
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Francis Xavier Church, Hyannis, MA Second Sunday of Lent, Year A February 20, 2005 Gen 12:1-4; 2Tim1:8-10; Mt 17:1-9 1) Today the Lord takes Peter, James and John up Mt. Tabor...
View ArticleGive Me That Living Water!, 3rd Sunday of Lent (A), February 27, 2005
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Francis Xavier Church, Hyannis, MA Third Sunday of Lent, Year A February 27, 2005 Ex 17:3-7; Rom 5:1-2,5-8; Jn 4:5-42 1) Jesus, the Good Shepherd, promised that he would leave...
View Article“You Have Seen Him and He Is Speaking To You Now,” 4th Sunday of Lent (A),...
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Francis Xavier Church, Hyannis, MA Fourth Sunday of Lent, Year A March 6, 2005 1Sam 16:1,6-7,10-13; Eph 5:8-14; Jn 9:1-41 1) In this dramatic scene from today’s Gospel, Jesus...
View Article“Come Out Of Your Tomb!,” 5th Sunday of Lent (A), March 13, 2005
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Francis Xavier Church, Hyannis, MA Fifth Sunday of Lent, Year A March 13, 2005 Ezek 37:12-14; Rom 8:8-11; Jn 11:1-45 1) The episode of Jesus’ raising Lazarus from the dead is so...
View ArticleFrom Palm Branches to the Wood of the Cross, Palm Sunday (A), March 20, 2005
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Francis Xavier Church, Hyannis, MA Palm Sunday, Year A March 20, 2005 Mt 21:1-11; Is 50:4-7; Phil 2:6-11; Mt 26:14-27:66 1) This Palm Sunday Liturgy is framed by two...
View ArticleBeing Risen With Christ, Easter Sunday, March 27, 2005
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Francis Xavier Church, Hyannis, MA Easter Sunday March 27, 2005 Acts 10:34, 37-43; Col 3:1-4; Jn 20:1-9 1) Today we mark, with Christians throughout the world, the greatest day...
View ArticleThe Culmination of John Paul II’s Pontificate, Third Sunday of Easter (A),...
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Francis Xavier Church, Hyannis, MA Third Sunday of Easter, Year A April 10, 2005 Acts 2:14,22-28; 1Pet 1:17-21; Lk 24:13-35 1) Two days ago, we witnessed the largest funeral in...
View ArticleHow the Good Shepherd Shepherds Us, Fourth Sunday of Easter (A), April 17, 2005
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Francis Xavier Church, Hyannis, MA Fourth Sunday of Easter, Year A April 17, 2005 Acts 2:14, 36-41; 1Pet2:20-25; Jn 10:1-10 1) The Fourth Sunday of Easter each year is called...
View ArticleCo-workers of the Truth, Fifth Sunday of Easter (A), April 24, 2005
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Francis Xavier Church, Hyannis, MA Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year A April 24, 2005 Acts 6:1-7; 1Pet2:4-9; Jn 14:1-12 1) Early this morning the eyes of the world were all fixed on...
View ArticleWitnesses of Hope, Sixth Sunday of Easter (A), May 1, 2005
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Francis Xavier Church, Hyannis, MA Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year A May 1, 2005 Acts 8:5-8, 14-17; 1Pet 3:15-18; Jn 14:15-21 1) Ten years ago this October, our great deceased Holy...
View ArticleThe Way of Our Ascension with Christ, Ascension Thursday (A), May 5, 2005
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Francis Xavier Church, Hyannis, MA Ascension, Year A May 5, 2005 Acts 1:1-11; Eph 1:17-23; Mt 28:16-20 1) We read at the beginning of today’s Gospel that, when the eleven...
View ArticleHow the Church is Reborn, Seventh Sunday of Easter (A), May 8, 2005
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Francis Xavier Church, Hyannis, MA Seventh Sunday of Easter, Year A May 8, 2005 Acts 1:12-14; 1Pet 4:13-16; Jn 17:1-11 1) After the Ascension, as we read in the first reading,...
View ArticleThe Difference the Holy Spirit Makes, Pentecost Sunday, May 15, 2005
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Francis Xavier Church, Hyannis, MA Pentecost Sunday May 15, 2005 Acts 2:1-11; 1Cor12:3-7,12-13; Rom 8:8-17; Jn 20:19-23; Jn 14:15-16,23-26 1) 53 days ago, the apostles were all...
View ArticleEntering and Sharing in the Trinitarian Communion of Love, Holy Trinity...
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Francis Xavier Church, Hyannis, MA Trinity Sunday, Year A May 22, 2005 Ex 34:4-6, 8-9; 2 Cor 13:11-13; Jn 3:16-18 1) Today we celebrate the feast of who God is. Every Sunday is,...
View ArticleOur Eucharistic Test, Corpus Christi (A), May 29, 2005
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Francis Xavier Church, Hyannis, MA Corpus Christi, Year A May 29, 2005 Deut 8:2-3, 14-16; 1Cor10:16-17; Jn 6:51-58 1) On this Solemnity of Corpus Christi one year ago, Pope John...
View ArticleMatthew’s Conversion & Ours, Tenth Sunday of Ordinary Time (A), June 5, 2005
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Francis Xavier Church, Hyannis, MA Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A June 5, 2005 Hos 6:3-6; Rom 4:18-25; Mt 9:9-13 1) There’s an amazing encounter in today’s Gospel between...
View ArticleChosen for the Mission, Eleventh Sunday of Ordinary Time (A), June 12, 2005
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Francis Xavier Church, Hyannis, MA Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A June 12, 2005 Ex 19:2-6; Rom 5:6-11; Mt 9:36-10:8 1) Today’s readings focus on two essential and...
View ArticleJesus and Our Fears, Twelfth Sunday of Ordinary Time (A), June 19, 2005
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Francis Xavier Church, Hyannis, MA Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A June 19, 2005 Jer 20:10-13; Rom 5:12-15; Mt 10:26-33 1) There’s a paradox in today’s Gospel. On the...
View ArticleNewness of Life, Thirteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time (A), June 26, 2005
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Francis Xavier Church, Hyannis, MA Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A June 26, 2005 2Kings 4:8-11,14-16; Rom 6:3-4,8-11; Mt 10:37-42 1) In today’s second reading, St....
View ArticleThe Refreshment That Jesus Gives, Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time (A),...
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Anthony of Padua Parish, New Bedford, MA Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A July 2, 2005 Zech 9:9-10; Rom 8:9, 11-13; Mt 11:25-30 1) In coming to Mass today, you...
View ArticleTaking Our Soil Sample, Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time (A), July 10, 2005
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Anthony of Padua Church, New Bedford, MA Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A July 10, 2005 Is 55:10-11; Rom 8: 18-23; Mt 13:1-23 1) By the parable of the sower and the...
View ArticleOur Mission in the Church to Build Up Christ’s Kingdom, Sixteenth Sunday of...
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Anthony of Padua Parish, New Bedford, MA Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A July 17, 2005 Wis 12:13,16-19; Rom 8:26-27; Mt 13:24-43 1) With a hat-trick of different...
View ArticleOur Five Loaves and Two Fish, Eighteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time (A), July...
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Anthony of Padua Church, New Bedford, MA Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A July 31, 2005 Is 55:1-3; Rom 8:35, 37-39; Mt 14:13-21 1) In today’s Gospel, Jesus teaches...
View ArticleWalking on the Water with Jesus, Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time (A),...
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Anthony of Padua Church, New Bedford, MA Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A August 7, 2005 1Kings 19:9,11-13; Rom 9:1-5; Mt 14:22-33 1) We learn three lessons from...
View ArticleOur Role in Salvation History, Twentieth Sunday of Ordinary Time (A), August...
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Anthony of Padua Church, New Bedford, MA Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A August 14, 2005 Is 56:1,6-7; Rom 11:13-15, 29-32; Mt 15:21-28 1) In order to grasp the meaning...
View ArticleJesus, Peter & the Church, Twenty-First Sunday of Ordinary Time (A), August...
Fr. Roger J. Landry Saint Anthony of Padua Church, New Bedford, MA Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A August 21, 2005 Is 22:15, 19-23; Rom 11:33-36; Mt 16:13-20 1) “O how deep are the riches...
View ArticleJudging by God’s Standards, Twenty-Second Sunday of Ordinary Time (A), August...
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Anthony of Padua Church, New Bedford, MA Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A August 28, 2005 Jer 20:7-9; Rom 12:1-2; Mt 16:21-27 1) There’s a dramatic turnaround from...
View ArticleChristian Correction Together with Jesus, Twenty-Third Sunday of Ordinary...
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Anthony of Padua Church, New Bedford, MA Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A September 4, 2005 Ezek 33:7-9; Rom 13:8-10; Mt 18:15-20 1) “Where two or three are gathered...
View ArticleForgiveness, Twenty-Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time (A), September 11, 2005
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Anthony of Padua Church, New Bedford, MA Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A September 11, 2005 Sir 27:30-28:7; Rom 14:7-9; Mt 18:21-35 1) If someone hurts us, we...
View ArticleYou’re Hired!, Twenty-Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time (A), September 18, 2005
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Anthony of Padua Church, New Bedford, MA Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A September 18, 2005 Is 55:6-9; Phil 1:20-24, 27; Mt 20:1-16 1) Through the mouth of the...
View ArticleSaying Yes and Following Through, Twenty-Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time (A),...
Fr. Roger J. Landry Saint Anthony of Padua Church, New Bedford, MA Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A September 25, 2005 Ezek 18:25-28; Phil 2:1-11; Mt 21:28-32 1) In last Sunday’s first...
View ArticleOur Mission in the Vineyard, Twenty-Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time (A),...
Fr. Roger J. Landry Saint Anthony of Padua Church, New Bedford, MA Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A October 2, 2005 Is 5:1-7; Philippians 4:6-9; Mt 21:33-43 1) What Jesus says in today’s...
View ArticleAccepting God’s Invitation, Twenty-Eight Sunday of Ordinary Time (A), October...
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Anthony of Padua Church, New Bedford, MA Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A October 9, 2005 Is 25:6-10; Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20; Mt 22:1-14 1) In today’s Gospel,...
View ArticleGod’s Good Servants First, Twenty-Night Sunday of Ordinary Time (A), October...
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Anthony of Padua Church Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A October 16, 2005 Is 45:1,4-6; 1Thess1:1-5; Mt 22:15-21 1) In today’s Gospel, two groups that were...
View ArticleThe Synthesis of All God’s Commands, Thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time (A),...
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Anthony of Padua Parish, New Bedford, MA Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A October 23, 2005 Ex 22:20-26; 1Thess 1:5-10; Mt 22:34-40 1) In responding to the question of...
View ArticleThose Who Sit on Christ’s Seat, Thirty-First Sunday of Ordinary Time (A),...
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Anthony of Padua Church, New Bedford, MA Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A October 30, 2005 Mal 1:14-2:2,8-10; 1Thess2:7-9,13; Mt 23:1-12 1) In today’s Gospel, with...
View ArticleReady for the Bridegroom?, Thirty-Second Sunday of Ordinary Time (A),...
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Anthony of Padua Church, New Bedford, MA Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A November 6, 2006 Wis 6:12-16; 1Thess4:13-18; Mt 25:1-13 1) In today’s Gospel, Jesus uses...
View ArticleGood and Trustworthy Servants, Thirty-Third Sunday of Ordinary Time (A),...
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Anthony of Padua Church, New Bedford, MA Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A November 13, 2005 Prov 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31; 1Thess5:1-6; Mt 25:14-30 1) Every November,...
View ArticleTo Reign is To Serve, Solemnity of Christ the King (A), November 20, 2005
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Anthony of Padua Church, New Bedford, MA Christ the King, Year A November 20, 2005 Ezek 34:11-12, 15-17; 1Cor 15:20-26,28; Mt 25:31-46 1) Today the Church celebrates with great...
View ArticleThe Liturgical Spiral of Faith, First Sunday of Advent (B), November 27, 2005
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Anthony of Padua Parish, New Bedford First Sunday of Advent, Year A November 27, 2005 Is 2:1-5; Rom 13:11-14; Mt 24:37-44 1) Happy New Year’s Day! Today the Church, indeed,...
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