Homily

9 novembre 2025 – Dédicace de la basilique du Lateran

Ez 47, 1-2.8-9.12 ; 1 Co 3, 9-11.16-17 ; Jn 2, 13-22 

Fête de la Dédicace de la Basilique du Latran

          En chaque communauté, où il y a une église consacrée, on célèbre chaque année la « dédicace » de cette église, c’est-à-dire l’anniversaire du jour où l’édifice a été consacré au culte de Dieu, et donc le jour où la communauté a commencé de s’y réunir plusieurs fois par jour pour y célébrer les Offices divins, et où les moniales ou les moines ont commencé d’y venir privément, à toute heure, pour y rencontrer Dieu dans une prière intime. Nous célébrons également chaque année la dédicace de l’Église du diocèse où se trouve notre monastère. Eh bien, aujourd’hui c’est la dédicace de la cathédrale de l’Église de Rome que nous célébrons.

9 novembre 2025 – Dedication of the Basilica of S. John of Lateran

Ez 47, 1-2.8-9.12 ; 1 Co 3, 9-11.16-17 ; Jn 2, 13-22

Feast of the Dedication of the Basilica of Lateran

          In each community where there is a consecrated church, we celebrate the anniversary of that consecration every hear, that is, we celebrate the anniversary of the day when that building was dedicated to God’s worship, and therefore the day when the community began to gather there several times a day in order to celebrate the Divine Office, and when nuns or monks began to come there privately, at any time, in order to meet God in an intimate prayer. Likewise, we celebrate every year the dedication of the Cathedral of the diocese where the monastery is located. Today, we celebrate the dedication of the cathedral of the Church of Rome, called the Basilica of the Lateran.

Homily for November 8th, 2025 – Saturday of the 31st week of Ordinary Time.

Rm 16,3-9.16.22-27

We are at the end of a section of Luke's Gospel (chapters 14 to 16) that could be called Jesus' ‘table talks,’ which ends with some general recommendations that we read in today's Gospel. This text calls for consistency in our behaviour, whether in the management of our material goods or in our liturgical services. And this consistency invites us to make concrete choices. Jesus says it in a clear way that seems almost brutal: “You cannot serve both God and money”. We can and indeed must use money to do good, but it must not become our master. We can have only one true master, and that is God.

Homily for November 7. 2025, -- Friday of the 31st week.

Luke 16:1-8

Homily

In this Gospel, which is certainly not easy to interpret, Jesus is probably alluding to a case of cheating that had occurred shortly before and was undoubtedly well known to His audience. It may have been a story that was repeated and made people laugh. Jesus certainly does not intend to teach us how to cheat our employer or the government with this story!