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.

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."

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.”

25 avril 2024, fête de l'Évangéliste Marc

1 Pierre 5:5-14; Marc 16:15-20

H O M É L I E

L'Évangéliste Marc fut un disciple de l'Apôtre Pierre, et son Évangile est considéré comme la première collection des paroles et des événements entourant la vie et le ministère de Jésus. Comme lecture d'Évangile, ce matin, nous avons les derniers versets de cet Évangile de Marc, et comme première lecture, nous avons les derniers versets de la Première Lettre de Pierre, où il transmet les salutations de son disciple et fils Marc.