27 May 2026 - Wednesday of the 8th odd week

1Pet 1:18-25; Mk 10:32-45

Homily

          There was a time when public functions in society were seen as services that certain people were called upon to render to the community, often at their own expense. Things are quite different today! Candidates often spend huge sums of money trying to convince people to elect them to these offices.

27 mai 2026 – mercredi de la 8^ème semaine impaire

1P 1,18-25 ; Mc 10,32-45 

H O M É L I E

          Il y eut un temps où les fonctions publiques dans la société étaient considérées comme des services que certaines personnes étaient appelées à rendre à la collectivité, souvent à leurs propres frais. Les choses sont assez différentes de nos jours! Les candidats dépensent souvent des sommes énormes pour tenter de convaincre les gens de les élire à ces fonctions.

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May 25, 2026: Memory of Mary Mother of the Church.

Gen. 3, 9-15.20 or Acts 1, 12-14; John 19, 25-34

Homily

          During the Second Vatican Council, some of the Council Fathers would have liked a document devoted specifically to the Virgin Mary to be proclaimed, no doubt attributing to her new titles in addition to all those that Tradition and popular piety have conferred on her. The Council opted instead to speak of Mary in chapter 8 of the dogmatic Constitution Lumen gentium, on the Church, placing her at the heart of the Mystery of Christ and the Church,