Homélies de Dom Armand Veilleux

3 April 2025 -- Homily for Thursday of the Fourth Week in Lent

Exodus 32:7-14; John 5:31-47

Homily

A few days ago, the Mass readings showed us the open attitude of God coming to us: ‘Behold, I come...’ and of Mary allowing herself to be taken over by God: ‘Behold, the handmaid of the Lord’.

In today's texts, we see quite the opposite. First the Hebrews, who from the first months of their flight from Egypt and their walk in the desert rebelled against God and made themselves an idol. In the Gospel, Jesus confronts the unbelief of the Jews.

These texts invite us to examine our conscience. How good is my faith? We read the Scriptures every day, like the Jews to whom Jesus spoke: ‘You scrutinise the Scriptures because you think you will find life in them... And if they do not find life in them,’ Jesus told them, "it is because they do not have the love of God in them.

Let us pray that the love of God, which has been poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, will be effective in each one of us.

Armand Veilleux

2 avril 2025 – mercredi de la 4ème semaine de carême

Is 49:8-15; Jean 5:17-30

Homélie

          « Mon Père est toujours à l’œuvre, et moi aussi, je suis à l’œuvre.» Il n’est pas sans importance de remarquer que cette phrase de Jésus vient au début d’un discours où il parle de son amour du Père et de son union avec lui, et de l’amour et l’union auxquels nous sommes nous aussi conviés, si nous savons sortir de nous-mêmes.

1 April 2025, Tuesday of the 4th week of Lent

Ez 47:1-9, 12; Jn 5:1-16

Homily

One of the expressions that comes up quite often in the mouth of Pope Francis is that of ‘peripheries’. He also uses the word in the plural. He calls us all to go to the peripheries. And this word obviously has different meanings depending on the specific vocation of the people to whom he is addressing it or the context in which he uses it. His approach is evangelical before being sociological.

2 April 2025 - Wednesday of the 4th Week in Lent

Is 49:8-15; John 5:17-30

Homily

My Father is always at work, and I too am at work.” It is not unimportant to note that this phrase of Jesus comes at the beginning of a discourse in which he speaks of his love of the Father and his union with him, and of the love and union to which we too are invited, if we know how to come out of ourselves.

31 March 2025 – Monday of the 4th week of Lent

Isaiah 65:17-21; John 4:43-54

H o m i l y

As we begin the second half of Lent, the Gospel readings are taken from the Gospel of John, which, as we saw last week, is structured around a series of signs accompanied by words. And the place where the sign is performed is always significant.

1 avril 2025, mardi de la 4ème semaine de Carême

Ez 47,1-9.12 ; Jn 5, 1-16

 Homélie

          L’une des expressions qui revient assez souvent dans la bouche du pape François est celle de « périphéries ». Il emploie d’ailleurs le mot au pluriel. Il nous appelle tous à aller aux périphéries. Et ce mot a évidemment des sens différents selon la vocation propre des personnes à qui il s’adresse ou selon les contextes dans lesquels il l’utilise. Son approche est évangélique avant d’être sociologique.

31 mars 2025 – Lundi de la 4ème semaine de Carême

Is 65, 17-21 ; Jean 4, 43-54 

H o m é l i e 

En ce début de la deuxième moitié de Carême, les lectures de l’Évangile sont tirées de l’Évangile de Jean, qui, comme nous l’avons vu la semaine dernière, est construit sur une série de signes, accompagnés de paroles. Et le lieu où ce signe est accompli a toujours son importance.