You Cannot Belong to God Without Obedience | Homily for the Eleventh Sunday of Ordinary Time

You Cannot Belong to God Without Obedience | Homily for the Eleventh Sunday of Ordinary Time

Homily for the Eleventh Sunday of Ordinary Time on June 14, 2026. God loves all people, but covenant creates a particular relationship of belonging, obedience, and mission. In Christ, the Church becomes God’s covenant people, called to choose life, hold fast to the Lord, and call sinners back into friendship with Him.   Mass Readings: First Reading: Exodus 19:2-6a Psalm: Psalm 100:1-2, 3, 5 Second Reading: Romans 5:6-11 Alleluia Verse: Mark 1:15 Gospel: Matthew 9:36—10:8   Links: Readings Link: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061426.cfm [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061426.cfm] Site: https://verbumcaro.com/ [https://verbumcaro.com/] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AttheLambsHighFeast [https://www.youtube.com/@AttheLambsHighFeast]

Living from the Eucharist | Homily for Corpus Christi

Homily for Corpus Christi on June 7, 2026. The Eucharist is the center of Catholic life because it is Christ Himself: the source of our salvation, sanctification, and worship. Corpus Christi calls us to become a Eucharistic people through reverence, preparation, moral conversion, and adoration.   Mass Readings: First Reading: Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14b-16a Psalm: Psalm 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20 Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 Alleluia Verse: John 6:51 Gospel: John 6:51-58   Links: Readings Link: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/060726.cfm [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/060726.cfm] Site: https://verbumcaro.com/ [https://verbumcaro.com/] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AttheLambsHighFeast [https://www.youtube.com/@AttheLambsHighFeast]

Before Creation, There Was Love | Homily for Trinity Sunday

Homily for Trinity Sunday on May 31, 2026. On Trinity Sunday, the Church contemplates the deepest truth of reality: God is one God in three Persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This mystery is not an abstract puzzle but the revelation that God is eternal love, and that all creation comes from Love and is sustained by Love. To believe in the Trinity is to recognize that we are made from love, for love, and ultimately for communion with God. Mass Readings: First Reading: Exodus 34:4b-6, 8-9 Psalm: Daniel 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56 Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 Alleluia Verse: Cf. Revelation 1:8 Gospel: John 3:16-18 Links: Readings Link: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/052426-Day  Site: https://verbumcaro.com/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AttheLambsHighFeast

The Fire of Pentecost Is for Battle| Homily for Pentecost Sunday

Homily for Pentecost Sunday on May 24, 2026. At Pentecost, the Holy Spirit is poured out not merely to console the Church, but to make her a bold witness to the Risen Lord. Every true encounter with Christ demands death to the old life, courage before the world, and a willingness to testify that Jesus is Lord even through suffering.   Mass Readings: First Reading: Acts 2:1-11 Psalm: Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34  Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13 Alleluia Verse: Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Gospel: John 20:19-23   Links: Readings Link: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/052426-Day [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/052426-Day] Site: https://verbumcaro.com/ [https://verbumcaro.com/] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AttheLambsHighFeast [https://www.youtube.com/@AttheLambsHighFeast]

The Goodbye That Wasn’t | Homily for the Ascension of the Lord

Homily for the Ascension of the Lord on May 17, 2026. The Ascension is not Christ’s departure from the world, but the revelation of his universal kingship. The wounded Shepherd-King reigns from the right hand of the Father, claiming every corner of creation and every hidden part of our lives with mercy, authority, and abiding presence.   Mass Readings: First Reading: Acts 1:1-11 Psalm: Psalm 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 Second Reading: Ephesians 1:17-23 Alleluia Verse: Matthew 28:19a, 20b Gospel: Matthew 28:16-20   Links: Readings Link: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/051726-Ascension [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/051726-Ascension] Site: https://verbumcaro.com/ [https://verbumcaro.com/] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AttheLambsHighFeast [https://www.youtube.com/@AttheLambsHighFeast]