Homélie pour le 7 nov. 2026, -- samedi de la 31^e sem. paire

Lc 16, 9-15

Homélie pour le 6 nov. 2026, -- vendredi de la 31^e sem. paire

Ph. 3, 17 -4, 1 ; Luc 16, 1-8

H O M É L I E

            Dans cet Évangile, qu'il n'est certes pas facile d'interpréter, Jésus fait probablement allusion à une tricherie qui était survenue peu de temps auparavant et qui était sans doute bien connue de son auditoire.  C'était peut-être une histoire qu'on se répétait et qui faisait bien rigoler.  Jésus n'a certainement pas l’intention de nous enseigner par ce récit comment tricher notre employeur ou le gouvernement !

Homily for 6 Nov. 2026, -- Friday of the 31st even-numbered week

Phil. 3:17 -4:1; Luke 16:1-8 

Homily

In this Gospel, which is certainly not easy to interpret, Jesus is probably referring to a cheat that had occurred a short time earlier and that was probably well known to his audience. It may have been a story that was repeated to each other and made for a good laugh. Jesus certainly has no intention of using this story to teach us how to cheat our employer or the government!

2 November 2026 – Commemoration of All Souls

Wisdom 2:1... 3:9; Romans 6:3-9; John 11:17-27

Resurrection of Lazarus

Today's liturgical celebration has a certain monastic flavor, since it was instituted in 998 by Saint Odilon, the fifth abbot of Cluny, and spread throughout the Church in the following centuries. Yesterday's celebration was initially the feast of all the ‘martyrs’ of the Church, then gradually became that of all the “saints”. It may be interesting to note the official name of today's solemnity in the liturgical calendar. It is the ‘Memorial (in Latin, commemoratio) of all the faithful departed’. Of course, we can always pray for all men and women who have died either in the last year or throughout history. But today's liturgy asks us to pray for all the ‘faithful’ departed, that is, all those who have died with faith in Christ.