Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily Podcast
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 28th Week of the Year
St. Paul writes to the Galatians about the Fruit of the Spirit, giving us one of the most useful tools for discerning God’s presence in our lives.
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Daily Mass: Lord, let your face shine on me. Catholic Inspiration
Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily Podcast
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 26th Week of the Year
The disciples rejoice that they can accomplish great deeds in the name of Jesus. May we allow the Lord to work through our lives as well!
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16th Sunday of the Year: God meets us where we are. Catholic Inspiration
Mass Readings – 16th Sunday of the Year
“Lord, where do I see you today?” is perhaps a powerful question that reorients how we see the world. The Holy Spirit continues to work in the spectrum of our lives – good, bad, and ugly – to guide and strengthen us for the journey to heaven. May we actively seek the Lord’s presence in our lives and respond all our hearts.
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Daily Mass: a portion of God’s Spirit
Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily Podcast
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 11th Week of the Year
Elisha asks for and receives a double portion of Elijah’s spirit. This spirit, filled with God’s power and grace, is our inheritance as baptized believers of Jesus Christ. May we live this precious gift every day, in what we say and do!
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The Most Holy Trinity. Catholic Inspiration
Fr. Andrew’s Most Holy Trinity Homily Podcast
The Most Holy Trinity Readings
The Trinity is the central mystery of the Christian faith, invoked every time we make the Sign of the Cross. This mystery – a communion of love – inspires us to foster the same loving communion in every aspect of our lives.
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The Most Holy Trinity
Study: Reflect on the strongest relationships in our lives. What qualities and characteristics are present?
Pray: Ask the Lord for the guidance to see where we can build and renew our relationships.
Serve: Are there people around us that we need to forgive or assist? What steps can we take right now to start this process?
One God…Three Persons.
That’s the Trinity, and when you get right down to it, this central mystery of the Christian faith is just that – mystery. I have heard and used many images as illustrations to aid in understanding the Trinity:
- Shamrock – one leaf, three petals
- Water – one substance, three states (solid, liquid, gas)
- Numbers – one meaning, many languages (five, cinque, etc…)
These examples (and many like them) try to get at the notion of how something can be the same and different at the same time. How unity and diversity can be present at the same time; how the individual and the communal are manifested simultaneously.
It’s a mystery.
And at the heart of the mystery we have a communion of Persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit – a revelation that God comes to us in communion and invites us to be communion with others. We are not alone! God (in communion) invites us into this communion to create communion with one another.
Where do we find communion in our lives? Some obvious places:
- Home & Family
- Work
- School
- Neighborhood
You get the idea. Wherever two or more are present, the opportunity for communion is possible. The point: How strong is the communion we have have with God and one another? How united are we in faith, hope, and love?
May we reflect on the current state of our relationships today and renew them, allowing the grace of God – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – to bless the communion we have with those around us.
Note: this was post was originally delivered on May 26, 2015.
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Trinity, Andrei Rublev; 1411-1427 (est.), Tempera, 142 cm x 114 cm, Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
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Pentecost – Come Holy Spirit! Catholic Inspiration
Fr. Andrew’s Homily Podcast – Pentecost
Pentecost Mass of the Day Readings
Filled with the power of the Holy Spirit, the Apostles are filled with grace to go out into the world and proclaim the Good News of Christ. The Spirit continues to touch our hearts today – giving strength to our souls and uniting us with one another. Come Holy Spirit!
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Pentecost
Study: Reflect on a time when you have experienced God’s grace first hand. How did the Lord help you?
Pray: Is there a situation or circumstance that seems bigger than you can handle? Call upon the Holy Spirit!
Serve: Check your heart…is the Spirit prompting you to help someone else right now? If so, how?
Pentecost Readings for Vigil Mass
Pentecost Readings for Mass during the Day
Question: Where do people get their strength to live their faith?
Answer: The Holy Spirit!
On this day we celebrate the infusion of grace that came upon the apostles following the Ascension of Christ into Heaven. The Lord said that he would ask the Father to send the Spirit – that the Church might always be guided and protected – with power and glory.
This is the Spirit that renews hearts that are weak and wounded. This is the Spirit that brings hope to those who are crushed with despair and fear. This is the Spirit that triumphs over the darkness of sin and restores our relationships with God and one another.
Let’s be clear: we can’t do it alone. We’re not suppose to! We are utterly and completely dependent on God: for our lives; our talents; and our opportunities to serve. The Spirit comes to us with the grace and strength that we need to fulfill the gift of life, giving glory to the Almighty for all that we have.
What’s more, we are called to communion – leaning on and supporting one another – and with the help of the Holy Spirit we deepen our relationships and reconcile when division and obstacles appear. Simply put, the Holy Spirit empowers us to live our lives at full power.
Call on the Spirit in your life. Ask the Holy Spirit for the wisdom, strength, and courage you need for whatever tasks are before you. This Spirit has been present to the Church since Pentecost, and this Spirit continues to empower and transform our lives today.
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3rd Sunday of the Year – The Spirit of the Lord in our Lives – Catholic Inspiration
Fr. Andrew’s 3rd Sunday of the Year Homily Podcast
We call upon the Spirit of the Lord to strengthen us, so that we in turn can share God’s Spirit with one another. Working together, like St. Paul’s example of a body, the Lord empowers us in community to bring the Good News to the world.
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The Trinity – Communion with God and One Another – Catholic Inspiration
Fr. Andrew’s Holy Trinity Homily Podcast
This homily was given on May 30, 2015 at St. William Church in Foxboro, WI.
The mystery of the Holy Trinity – there is one God, revealed in three Persons – communicates that God comes to us in communion. Indivisibly united, the Trinity teaches us that communion – being united together – is a key element to the practical experience of our lives.
Communion is crucial for all of us: family, friendship, co-workers, neighbors, classmates – even strangers – are all part of the fabric of our lives. Indeed, we can evaluate ourselves in a very real way by taking measure of our communion with one another.
Where our communion is vibrant, we grow; where it is wounded, we heal; and where it is broken, we come to the altar to receive Jesus Christ in Holy Communion to renew the communion of our hearts. May this communion within the Trinity transform and unite us with almighty God and one another.
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- Daily Mass: Our lives are fruitful when we remain close to Christ
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