Mercredi après l'Épiphanie -8 janvier 2025

1 Jean 4, 11-18; Marc 6, 45-52

Homélie

          Nous venons de célébrer la venue du Christ dans le monde.

          Il y a quelques jours, la célébration de l'Épiphanie nous a rappelé que Jésus est venu apporter la Bonne Nouvelle à toutes les nations.

Tuesday after Epiphany - 7 January 2025

1 Jn 4:7-10; Mk 6:34-44

Homily

Today's Gospel is a beautiful expression of Jesus' love for his people. It is the story of the multiplication of the loaves. Jesus did not do it as a sign of power to prove His divinity. He did it out of love. When Jesus saw the crowd, says Mark, He was moved with pity for them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd.

Monday after Epiphany

1Jo 3:22-4:6; Mt 4:12-17.23-25

During this week after Epiphany, the Gospel readings give us a description of the beginning of Jesus' ministry in Galilee, according to each of the four Gospels: today, according to Matthew; tomorrow and Wednesday, according to Mark. It will be according to Luke on Thursday and Friday, and according to John on Saturday. As our first reading, each day we have a section of John's first letter, which is a long call to love. Today's call is particularly strong: ‘Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God. ’

Today's Gospel introduces us to the early days of Jesus' preaching in Galilee, even before the call of Peter and his brother James. It is a very rapid transition from the story of Jesus' birth and childhood to his public life in Galilee and Judea.

Armand Veilleux

Mardi après l'Épiphanie – 7 janvier 2025

1 Jn 4, 7-10 ; Mc 6, 34-44

Homélie

          L'Évangile de ce jour est une belle expression de l'amour de Jésus pour son peuple. Il s'agit du récit de la multiplication des pains. Jésus ne le fait pas comme un signe de puissance pour prouver sa divinité. Il le fait par amour. Lorsque Jésus vit la foule, dit Marc, il fut ému de pitié pour elle, car elle était comme des brebis sans berger.

Lundi après l'Épiphanie

1Jo 3,22-4,6 ; Mt 4,12-17.23-25

          Au cours de cette semaine après l'Épiphanie, les lectures évangéliques nous donnent une description du début du ministère de Jésus en Galilée, selon chacun des quatre Évangiles : Aujourd'hui, c'est selon Matthieu ; demain et mercredi, ce sera selon Marc. Ce sera selon Luc jeudi et vendredi, et selon Jean samedi. Comme première lecture, nous avons chaque jour une section de la première lettre de Jean, qui est un long appel à l'amour. L'appel d'aujourd'hui est particulièrement fort : " Bien-aimés, aimons-nous les uns les autres, car l'amour vient de Dieu. "

5 January 2025 - Epiphany of the Lord

Is 60:1-6; Eph 3:2-3a.5-6; Mt 2:1-12

Homily

Matthew's Gospel is extremely sober about the birth of Jesus. In its first chapter, it begins by tracing the family tree of Joseph and therefore also of Mary, since they obviously belonged to the same tribe and the same extended family. Then comes the account of the appearance of the angel Gabriel to Joseph, telling him not to hesitate to take Mary as his wife. Then, in the very next chapter, the second, Jesus is ‘discovered’ by the Magi coming from the East, who offer Him royal gifts before returning home. The Gospel says nothing else about these people, and popular piety has continued to embroider and add details about them over the centuries.