6 August 2025 - Feast of the Transfiguration

Dan 7:9-10.13-14 or 2 Pet 1:16-19; Lk 9, 28b-36

Homily

This gospel story, generally known as the "Transfiguration", corresponds to a literary style known as the Apocalyptic. It is a style found not only in the last Book of the New Testament, known precisely as the Apocalypse, but also in several passages of the Gospels. The liturgical lectionary for today's feast day quite rightly gives us as its first reading a vision from the Book of Daniel, which is precisely along these lines.

5 août 2025 -- mardi de la 18^ème semaine de Temps Ordinaire

Nombres 12, 1-13; Mt 14, 22-36

H O M É L I E 

          L'événement qui est au coeur de ce récit évangélique est placé par l'Évangéliste Matthieu entre deux manifestations de l'attention de Jésus pour les affamés et les malades. Notre texte commence en effet par la mention de la multiplication des pains et se termine en racontant que les foules amènent leurs malades à Jésus afin qu'ils puissent être guéris, ne fût-ce qu'en touchant la frange de son manteau.

5 August 2025 -- Tuesday of the 18th week of Ordinary Time

Numbers 12:1-13; Matthew 14:22-36

Homily

The event at the heart of this Gospel story is placed by the Evangelist Matthew between two manifestations of Jesus' concern for the hungry and the sick. Our text begins with the mention of the multiplication of the loaves and ends with the account of the crowds bringing their sick to Jesus so that they might be healed, if only by touching the fringe of his cloak.

7 August 2025 – Thursday of the 18th week of Ordinary Time

Num 12, 1-13 ; Matt. 14, 22-36

Homily

There are several points in common between the two readings we have just heard. Both reveal the human propensity to want liberation and salvation without paying the price. The Hebrews had been in slavery in Egypt for several centuries, and they had fled in a marvellous and miraculous way, led by Moses and Aaron. Under their leadership, they did not hesitate to set out into the desert. But as soon as the difficulties of desert life became apparent, as soon as water and food began to run out, they became nostalgic for their life of slavery and rebelled against Moses and Aaron. ‘Why did you bring us out of Egypt to lead us to this terrible place?’