28 April 2024 -- 5th Sunday of Easter "B"

Acts 9:26-31; 1 John 3:18-24; John 15:1...8

Homily

            ‘I am the true vine’. This is one of the many statements in which Jesus reveals his identity: I am the living water, the light of the world, the good shepherd, the door of the sheep, the resurrection and the life, the way, the truth, and so on. The elements with which He identifies are almost always essential elements of human life, and an adjective is often added to emphasise their importance: living water, the good shepherd, for example.

27 April 2024 - Saturday of the 4th week of Easter

Acts 13:44-52; John 14:7-14

Homily

Dear brothers and sisters,

          In these days of Eastertide, the first reading of the Mass continues to tell us about the beginnings of apostolic preaching, first in Jerusalem and then to all the nations. The Gospel reading is taken from Saint John, especially, in these days, from the account of Jesus' discourses to his disciples before his passion. The tone is very familiar. Yesterday, Jesus told them that he was going to his Father and their Father, and that they too knew the way. Thomas replied, ‘We don't even know where you're going; how can we know the way? Today he speaks to them of his Father and says: ‘From now on you know him and have seen him’. And this time it was Philip who replied: ‘Show us the Father and that will be enough for us’. This was an opportunity for Jesus to explain to them that the Father and he are one, and therefore whoever knows the Son also knows the Father.

27 avril 2024 – Samedi de la 4^e semaine de Pâques

Ac 13, 44-52 ; Jean 14, 7-14

Homélie

Chers frères et sœurs,

          En ces jours du Temps Pascal, la première lecture de la Messe continue de nous raconter les débuts de la prédication apostolique, d’abord à Jérusalem, puis à toutes les nations. La lecture de l’Évangile est tirée de saint Jean, surtout, ces jours-ci, du récit des discours de Jésus à ses disciples avant sa passion. Le ton est très familier. Hier, Jésus leur disait qu’il allait vers son Père et leur Père, et qu’eux aussi connaissaient le chemin. Thomas lui répliquait : « Nous ne savons même pas où tu vas, comment pourrions-nous en connaître le chemin ? ». Aujourd’hui il leur parle de son Père et il leur dit : « Dès maintenant vous le connaissez et vous l’avez vu. » Et cette fois-ci c’est Philippe qui lui rétorque : « Montre-nous le Père et cela nous suffit ». Et c’est pour Jésus l’occasion de leur expliquer que le Père et Lui sont un ; et donc quiconque connaît le Fils, connaît aussi le Père.

26 April 2024, Friday of the 4th week of Easter

Acts 13:26-33; John 14:1-6

Homily

Thomas is an interesting character. He never hesitates to intervene, even with undiplomatic questions. When Jesus told the Apostles that he was going to prepare a place for them near his Father and that he would come back to take them with him, Thomas objected: “Lord, we don't know where you're going. How can we know the way?” And as with every time he speaks, Jesus takes him seriously and not only gives him an answer, but makes an important revelation: “I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

26 avril 2024, vendredi de la 4^ème semaine de Pâques

Actes 13:26-33; Jean 14:1-6

H O M É L I E

Thomas est un personnage vraiment intéressant. Il n'hésite jamais à intervenir même avec des questions qui n'ont rien de diplomatique. Lorsque Jésus dit aux Apôtres qu'il va leur préparer une place près de son Père et qu'il reviendra les prendre avec lui, Thomas objecte : "Seigneur, nous ne savons pas où tu vas. Comment saurions-nous le chemin ?" Et comme à chacune de ses interventions, Jésus le prend au sérieux et non seulement lui donne une réponse, mais lui fait une révélation importante : « Je suis la Voie, la Vérité et la Vie. Nul ne vient au Père sinon par moi."

25 April 2024, Feast of the Evangelist Mark

1 Peter 5:5-14; Mark 16:15-20

Homily

The Evangelist Mark was a disciple of the Apostle Peter, and his Gospel is considered to be the first collection of the words and events surrounding the life and ministry of Jesus. As our Gospel reading this morning, we have the last verses of this Gospel of Mark, and as our first reading, we have the last verses of Peter's First Letter, where he conveys greetings from his disciple and son Mark.