Homélies de Dom Armand Veilleux

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30 November 2024 - Feast of Saint Andrew

Rom 10, 9-18; Mat 4, 18-22

Homily

When the disciples left everything to follow Jesus, they took a great risk. Other prophets had come shortly before who had claimed to be the Messiah, and many had followed them, only to realise later that they had been wrong. Jesus' disciples were luckier; the one they followed was the true Messiah. As a result, they often later recalled the moment when they had heard their first call, and no doubt embellished it somewhat. Each of the Evangelists recounts this first call in his own way and places it in a different context. They tend to give the impression that their response was immediate and definitive. In reality, they hesitated considerably and did not definitively abandon their occupations until after the Resurrection. But by telescoping the events into a single episode, they want to emphasise two essential points. The first is the capacity of God's call, once heard, to mobilise all human energies. The second is the authority with which Jesus chooses his disciples.

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29 November 2024 - Friday of the 34th even-numbered week

Rev 20, 1-4.11; Luke 21, 29-33

Homily

Since the beginning of the week, each day we have read a section of Jesus' long eschatological discourse, according to Luke's version, the conclusion of which we have today.

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29 novembre 2024 – Vendredi de la 34ème sem. paire

Ap 20, 1-4.11 ; Luc 21, 29-33 

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          Depuis le début de la semaine, nous avons lu chaque jour une section du long discours eschatologique de Jésus, selon la version de Luc, dont nous avons la conclusion aujourd’hui.

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24 November 2024 - Feast of Christ, King of the Universe, year "B"

Dan 7:13-14; Rev 1:5-8; Jn 18:33-37

Homily

In 1925, still at the beginning of his pontificate, Pope Pius XI instituted the Feast of Christ, King of the Universe, in an effort to combat the forces of destruction at work in the world, which he identified with the rise of atheism and secularization. Since then, Christians have celebrated Christ under this title every year, but that did not stop the great nations of Europe that considered themselves Christian from waging a murderous war against each other a few years later. This feast, which we celebrate in our turn, should be an opportunity for us to focus on the message that Jesus left us even more than on the ever inadequate titles and concepts that people have attributed to Him down the ages.

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23 November 2024 - Saturday of the 33rd even-numbered week

Rev 11, 4-12; Lk 20, 27-40

Homily

Dear brothers and sisters,

When we try to imagine what life will be like after our physical death, we can only do so by using images that correspond to our life here on earth. And that's what Scripture does, in both the Old and New Testaments. It is even what Jesus does, in his parables, where he describes either eternal happiness with God, or eternal misfortune if we have not lived in love here on earth.

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23 novembre 2024 – samedi de la 33ème semaine paire

Ap 11, 4-12 ; Lc 20, 27-40

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Chers frères et sœurs,

Lorsque nous essayons de nous représenter ce que sera la vie après notre mort physique, nous ne pouvons le faire qu’en utilisant des images qui correspondent à notre vie ici sur la terre. C’est d’ailleurs ce que fait l’Écriture, aussi bien de l’Ancien que du Nouveau Testament. C’est même ce que fait Jésus, dans ses paraboles, où il nous décrit soit le bonheur éternel auprès de Dieu, soit le malheur éternel si nous n’avons pas vécu ici-bas dans l’amour.

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17 November 2024 - 23rd Sunday “B”

Dan 12:1-3; Heb 10:11...18; Mk 13:24-32

Homily

At the time when the evangelist Mark was composing his Gospel and recounting the words of Jesus that we have just heard, the world was full of conflict, war and oppression. The great powers were waging war against each other, often by proxy, and the oppressors claimed to be acting on a divine mission. The future of entire peoples was sacrificed to the proud ambitions of powers intoxicated by their supremacy. In reality, it was little different from the situation today. Just think of the war in Yemen, which has been going on for years, or what the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip or the people of Ukraine are going through.