Homilies for Easter Sunday
Videos from selected homilists; Transcript excerpts from Fr. Hawkswell, Fr. Fleming, Fr. Chama, Msgr. Pellegrino, Fr. Sigma, Fr. Kavanaugh’s homilies; Bishop Barron podcasts; Life Issues; Doctrinal Homily Outlines
Videos from selected homilists; Transcript excerpts from Fr. Hawkswell, Fr. Fleming, Fr. Chama, Msgr. Pellegrino, Fr. Sigma, Fr. Kavanaugh’s homilies; Bishop Barron podcasts; Life Issues; Doctrinal Homily Outlines
Bloom | Chama | Chua | Cummins | Fleming | Hawkswell | Holsington |
Kavanaugh | Lane | Langeh | Lawrence | McKinnon | Pavone | Pellegrino |
Powell | Schuster | Senior | Smiga | Terra | Turner | Wester |
PALM SUNDAY | HOLY THURSDAY | GOOD FRIDAY
In the Crypt Church at the Basilica of the National Shrine: Celebrant & Homilist: Most Rev. Michael Fisher Guest Choir: Saint John Paul II Seminary Choir, Washington, D.C
Our Easter celebration has begun! Happy Easter! In many parts of the world, Easter comes in spring. It’s the time of year when nature itself brings forth the beginnings of new life. The tulips begin to rise from the cold and dormant earth, the leaves begin to bud on the trees, transforming the forest into a sea of green, and the Sun begins to shine with a new radiance, sending warmth at its rising each morning. Creation itself reflects the glory and splendor of the Resurrection of Christ in many ways.
Like the women who come to Jesus’s tomb in the early morning, we are entrusted with sharing the message that Jesus is risen. That beyond the darkness and seeming hopelessness of so much in our church, our country and our global society, Christ is alive. It is a message the world deeply needs to hear. Some, who no longer come to Church, who are disillusioned by the crises and scandals, or who feel themselves on the margins, may not be open to hearing that message in words. They may however be able to “catch” it from us when we live it deeply enough. The challenge of our witness is to see and face the brokenness of our reality, and yet live out of a place of deep conviction that Christ is indeed risen.
Once we recognize and affirm the resurrection of the Lord, everything changes: Faith, Hope and Love ignite as our hearts are transformed with God’s saving power. May the joy of this day inspire us to live our lives for Risen Savior!
LK 22: 14-25 “When the hour came, Jesus took his place at table with the apostles. He said to them, ‘I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer, or, I tell you, I shall not eat it again until there is fulfillment in the kingdom of God.'”
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