29 avril 2026, mercredi de la 4^ème semaine de Pâques

Actes 12, 24-13, 5; Jean 12, 44-50 

H O M É L I E

C'est essentiellement de la Parole dont nous parlent les textes de la messe d'aujourd'hui. Dans l'Évangile d'abord Jésus dit qu'il a été envoyé par son Père pour transmettre à l'humanité une Parole. Il est lui-même cette Parole que le Père nous adresse, et dans cette unique Parole, le Père se dit tout entier, si bien que celui qui Le reçoit, Lui, reçoit le Père, et celui qui Le voit, Lui, voit aussi le Père. Il est venu apporter la lumière au monde. Et Jésus explique en quoi consistera le jugement dernier. Ce ne sera pas un jugement venant de l'extérieur, porté par Dieu sur chaque personne. Non, ce sera simplement la confirmation de l'état dans lequel chaque personne s'est mise en acceptant ou en refusant la Parole. Nous nous inscrivons nous mêmes dans la ligne de la Vie ou de la mort, de la Lumière ou des ténèbres, en acceptant ou non la Parole de Dieu et en la laissant ou non transformer nos vies.

27 avril 2026 -- lundi de la 4^ème semaine de Pâques

Ac 11, 1-18 ; Jn 10, 11-18

Homélie

          Les lectures tirées des Actes des Apôtres que nous lisons comme première lecture de la messe, chaque jour depuis la fête de Pâques, nous font voir ce que l’Église a de plus essentiel. Elle existe déjà depuis la Pentecôte, même si elle ne s’est évidemment pas encore donné les structures qu’elle se donnera par la suite pour réaliser sa mission. Il n’est pas encore question d’un sacerdoce ordonné, qui apparaîtra plus tard, ni d’organisation en diocèses avec des évêques à leur tête, ni de structure centralisée, ni de conciles gardiens de l’orthodoxie… Tout cela viendra plus tard et aura évidemment son importance.

28 April 2026 - Tuesday of the 4th week of Easter ‘A

Acts 11, 19-26; John 10, 22-30

Homily

          Today's Gospel, like that of yesterday and Sunday, continues to speak of the Good Shepherd. This image obviously spoke volumes to the people of Galilee and Judea to whom Jesus was speaking.      

27 April 2026 -- Monday of the 4th week of Easter

Acts 11:1-18; John 10:11-18

Homily

          The readings from the Acts of the Apostles, which we read as the first reading of Mass every day since the feast of Easter, show us what is most essential about the Church. It has already existed since Pentecost, even if it has obviously not yet given itself the structures it will later need to fulfil its mission. There is no question yet of an ordained priesthood, which will appear later, nor of organisation into dioceses with bishops at their head, nor of a centralised structure, nor of councils as guardians of orthodoxy... All this will come later and will obviously be important.

April 29, 2026, Wednesday of the 4th week of Easter

Acts 12:24-13:5; John 12:44-50

Homily

The texts of today's Mass are essentially about the Word. First, in the Gospel, Jesus says that He was sent by His Father to transmit a Word to humanity. He himself is the Word that the Father addresses to us, and in this single Word, the Father speaks in full, so that whoever receives Him receives the Father, and whoever sees Him sees the Father. He has come to bring light to the world. And Jesus explains what the Last Judgement will consist of. It will not be a judgement from outside, brought down by God on each person. No, it will simply be a confirmation of the state each person has reached by accepting or rejecting the Word. We place ourselves in the line of Life or Death, Light or Darkness, by accepting or not accepting the Word of God and by letting it transform our lives or not.

April 26, 2026 - Fourth Sunday of Easter “A”

Acts 2:14–41; 1 Peter 2:20–25; John 10:1–10

H O M I L Y

         We are not yet at Pentecost, but the first reading of today’s Mass, taken from the Acts of the Apostles, describes what happened on the day of Pentecost, immediately after the Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles. Peter spoke and addressed the crowd of Jews present, who had come from Judea and Galilee but also from all the countries of the Diaspora. He was so convincing that about three thousand of his listeners accepted his message and were baptized that very day.