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Luke 11:1-13Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished,one of his disciples said to him,"Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples."He said to them, "When you pray, say:Father, hallowed be your name,your kingdom come.Give us each day our daily breadand forgive us our sinsfor we ourselves forgive everyone in debt to us,and do not subject us to the final test."And he said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friendto whom he goes at midnight and says,'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,for a friend of mine has arrived at my house from a journeyand I have nothing to offer him,'and he says in reply from within,'Do not bother me; the door has already been lockedand my children and I are already in bed.I cannot get up to give you anything.'I tell you,if he does not get up to give the visitor the loavesbecause of their friendship,he will get up to give him whatever he needsbecause of his persistence."And I tell you, ask and you will receive;seek and you will find;knock and the door will be opened to you.For everyone who asks, receives;and the one who seeks, finds;and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.What father among you would hand his son a snakewhen he asks for a fish?Or hand him a scorpion when he asks for an egg?If you then, who are wicked,know how to give good gifts to your children,how much more will the Father in heavengive the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?"

Luke 11:1-13Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished,one of his disciples said to him,"Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples."He said to them, "When you pray, say:Father, hallowed be your name,your kingdom come.Give us each day our daily breadand forgive us our sinsfor we ourselves forgive everyone in debt to us,and do not subject us to the final test."And he said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friendto whom he goes at midnight and says,'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,for a friend of mine has arrived at my house from a journeyand I have nothing to offer him,'and he says in reply from within,'Do not bother me; the door has already been lockedand my children and I are already in bed.I cannot get up to give you anything.'I tell you,if he does not get up to give the visitor the loavesbecause of their friendship,he will get up to give him whatever he needsbecause of his persistence."And I tell you, ask and you will receive;seek and you will find;knock and the door will be opened to you.For everyone who asks, receives;and the one who seeks, finds;and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.What father among you would hand his son a snakewhen he asks for a fish?Or hand him a scorpion when he asks for an egg?If you then, who are wicked,know how to give good gifts to your children,how much more will the Father in heavengive the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?"

Luke 11:1-13Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished,one of his disciples said to him,"Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples."He said to them, "When you pray, say:Father, hallowed be your name,your kingdom come.Give us each day our daily breadand forgive us our sinsfor we ourselves forgive everyone in debt to us,and do not subject us to the final test."And he said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friendto whom he goes at midnight and says,'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,for a friend of mine has arrived at my house from a journeyand I have nothing to offer him,'and he says in reply from within,'Do not bother me; the door has already been lockedand my children and I are already in bed.I cannot get up to give you anything.'I tell you,if he does not get up to give the visitor the loavesbecause of their friendship,he will get up to give him whatever he needsbecause of his persistence."And I tell you, ask and you will receive;seek and you will find;knock and the door will be opened to you.For everyone who asks, receives;and the one who seeks, finds;and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.What father among you would hand his son a snakewhen he asks for a fish?Or hand him a scorpion when he asks for an egg?If you then, who are wicked,know how to give good gifts to your children,how much more will the Father in heavengive the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?"

Delivered by Stella Wijaya and Svara Nirmala from the Parish of Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. Exodus 34: 29-35; Rs psalm 99: 5.6.7.9; Matthew 13: 44-46.CIRCLE OF LIGHT  The title for our meditation today is:Circle of Light. Starting from Jesus, then the Virgin Mary, Saint Joseph, theapostles, and all saints, seeing at their images, there are always halos intheir heads. Sometimes rather than referring to the word “holy”, “immaculate”or “perfect”, people simply demonstrate a symbol of a circular gesture abovetheir heads to reveal the purpose. The circle of light above the headmeans the person concerned is holy or sacred. Why do these halos reserved onlyfor the saints? Because the fullness of God's grace is upon them. Because theyfulfill all the conditions to be in the fullness of grace as Jesus says alwaysthat one should become perfect like the Father is ever perfect. There is a haloabove the head of the saint, because he is intended to be the model ofperfection for others. In today's first reading, Moses isdescribed as having a halo and his face is shining brightly as he descends fromthe mountain where he met God. Every time He met and spoke with God, it wasseen by the people around him, the light came out from Moses' head and face.The question: is Moses' experience of holiness our experience too, because wealso always encounter God? We need to remember, that theplacement of halos on saints' heads that describes holiness, is somethinginfluenced by the culture of Christian faith in history of the Church. But theexperience of meeting God happens to anyone and at any time. This experiencedoes not depend on the presence or absence of halos. Every time we can meet Godfor example through personal prayer, celebration of sacraments, serving othersor being served and loved by our neighbors. We are more special, and Moses doesnot have it, because we are always under the guidance of the Holy Spirit tomeet and speak with the Lord. The Holy Spirit allows us to have ahalo not just above our heads to be seen by people, or the appearance of ashiny and bright face. Jesus Christ is always with us with His teaching so thatwe choose God's Kingdom as our only choice. It is God Himself, and by havingthat Kingdom of God we are even more radiant and shiny, because we are filledwith the light of God the almighty. Today, you will certainly be a brightperson, if from morning to night you truly become another Christ for ohersaround you. Let's pray. In the name of theFather ... O Lord our God, bless us especially today, so that we can bringforth Your glory through our words and deeds by imitating Your Son our LordJesus, for all times. Hail Mary full of grace ... In the name of the Father ...

The ways we connect and communicate with God. Father Danny Herman delivers the homily at the 9 a.m. Mass at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus in Knoxville, Tenn.

Delivered by Shendy and Andrew Jost from the Parish of Saint Albert the Great in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. Exodus 32: 15-24.30-34; Rs psalm 106: 19-20.21-22.23; Matthew 13: 31-35.THE REAL WORLD, NOT A DREAM The title for our meditation today is:The Real World, Not a Dream. We have just heard the Gospel reading about themeaning of sowing seeds and the growth of weeds with them until the harvestseason. One element of the meaning of the parable, said Jesus, is the field orland interpreted as the world. The world meant here is the real world, whereyou and I are in here and now. The real world is filled with ourlives. God is so dear and caring for people in the world, so He sent His onlySon to come to the world to save them. Jesus Christ established His kingdom inthe world through the foundation of the Church to ensure that all God's peoplecould obtain salvation, and finally enter into the eternal kingdom of heaven. This world and the people who inhabitin it become the vineyard to which Jesus Christ came to serve and to lead toperfection. He was willing to die for their salvation. We acknowledge our beingsinners and we also face many difficulties because we are surrounded by allkinds of weeds. But Jesus never gives up or stops giving us His attention. Eventhough we always do good, there are still many around us who dissatisfy,disagree, dislike, slander, envy and bring us trouble. All of them are weedsthat never allow us to walk free. But Jesus Christ does not lose control ofourselves, and the Holy Spirit faithfully accompanies us. We cannot avoid the reality of thisworld. We can only arm ourselves with attitudes and abilities in accordancewith the truth and goodness of God. Like Moses and God's people who returnedfrom practicing idols and turned to God, we also make ourselves alwaysoptimistic and have good intentions while living in this real world. Thisattitude helps us to have feeling at home and to continue renewing ourselvesand the world in which we spend our life. People must be free from dreams andfantasies that can make them pessimistic and fear of the real world. The world's current situation can makepeople of today dream of being freed from it because they cannot bear its heavychallenges and burdens. This can be compared with a four-wheeled car that runson the road every day. The back wheels keep on dreaming or fantasizing: We wantto be in the front position so that we will arrive first, but when and how canwe... Many of us often fall into this kind dream, which means that they are notcomfortable, not optimistic and realistic about life in this world. We hope weare not of this type, but we are still realistic and optimistic about life hereand now. Let's pray. In the name of theFather ... O generous heavenly Father, You fill our real world today with allpossibilities that we can make it a happy dwelling place under the guidance ofYour Spirit. May we always be faithful in the way that Jesus Christ Your Sonalways commands us to do in this world. Glory to the Father and to the Son andto the Holy Spirit ... In the name of the Father ...

Mass Readings for 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time - July 27, 2025 Reading 1, Genesis 18:20-32 Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 138:1-2, 2-3, 6-7, 7-8 Reading 2, Colossians 2:12-14 Gospel, Luke 11:1-13

Homily given at St. Thomas à Becket on the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (July 27, 2025).

Homily for the 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time (July 27, 2025) Total Time: 13m24s (Recorded at the 5:30PM Mass at Sacred Heart parish in Enumclaw, WA)

Delivered by Father Peter Tukan, SDB from Salesian Don Bosco Gerak in the Diocese of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia. Exodus 32: 15-24.30-34; Rs psalm 106: 19-20.21-22.23; Matthew 13: 31-35.MUSTARD SEEDS AND YEAST The title for our meditation today is:Mustard Seeds and Yeast. These two kinds of objects are special for those whoneed them. Mustard seeds wrapped in plastic like any other grains. If a buyercould buy it and remove the plastic then see the real situation of the seeds,its secret begins to unfold. Likewise the yeast that is wrapped in its cover.If a mother happens to glance and buy it, the yeast is ready to be used formaking bread. If these two things do not show up to the buyer but simply storedor hidden deep from many things displayed, they will not produce anything andtheir stories go unnoticed. These two objects are immovable,tightly wrapped, small in size, and hidden from all other objects around them.If you are someone who has been in the shop but doesn't want to buy anything,what you generally see is big and attractive items. You never take theslightest time to think and see small objects such as mustard seeds or yeast.Only people who have a particular purpose for small objects will try to findand buy it. Then they will be used according to the person's intention.  Jesus made the Kingdom of God the coreof His teaching to people who increasingly grew following and hearing Him. Theyhad never received such teaching since the days of Abraham and the prophets.What they never imagined was the kingdom of God, even though Jesus is thepersonification of the Kingdom itself who was actually talking with them. If anew teaching is directed to innocent people, it must start from its smallestand simplest aspect. Whereas for those who are full of knowledge and beliefs,the God's kingdom must be taught in a very delicately and patiently manner. Jesus uses ordinary and simple objectsin his parabolic teachins with the purpose of describing the important meaningof the Kingdom. If you read and listen to the word of God every day, pleasejust be aware of symbols of mustard seeds and yeast. They are simply to explainthat the word you receive is hidden within you, but has the potential powerthat renews you day after day. If you receive Holy Communion regularly, orregularly make confession, the profile of mustard seeds and yeast give youenough strength for growth in faith. Their influence is real and the fruits ofthis growth will be harvested at the proper time. God puts the secrets of Hiskingdom in us in various events and forms. Even though they are hidden withinus, they are growing and nurtured by God without our notice. In difficulttimes, trials, struggles, and sacrifices, they will appear to help us speak,act and behave.Let's pray. In the name of theFather ... O Lord Jesus, may we become worthy place for the growth of theKingdom of God. Our Father who art in heaven ... In the name of the Father...

Delivered by Chendani Budhi, Maria Delie, Josephine Mercy Ho, and Erica Tanzil from the Parish of Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. Genesis 18: 20-33; Rs psalm 138: 1-2a.2bc-3.6-7ab.7c-8; Colossians 2: 12-14; Luke 11: 1-13.GOOD REQUEST The theme for our meditation on this17th Sunday in ordinary time is entitled: Good Request. Last Sunday,our meditation highlighted on our good acceptance for what is given. There wasa teenager after hearing the sermon of the Pastor wrote to his parish Priests aWhatsapp message in this way: "Father, for the sake of fairness, before wecan accept  with good manner, we shouldfirst ask with the same manner, right?" The comment and reflection of that boycan be an inspiration for our meditation today. We accept something or somebodywith or without request. When it is without request, what we receive is a freegift or reward. Whereas if we accept with request, it means we are expected toask well for it. In our readings today, we are enlightened to ask God in goodand proper manner. There are at least three things here about our good request. First, concerning urgency or promptingneeds, we ask God with strong faith and we can make calculations with Him. Eachof our urgent need is certainly related to the matters of life or death.Abraham did that with God as told in our first reading today. For the sake ofthe salvation of soul, when faced with the threat of deadly sin, we can ask alot and with complain like Abraham, to insist God to help and to save us. Second, we ask God based on theprinciple that we are always dependent on God's providence. This is very much concerningour lives as mortals and our humble situation of life. Indeed, we have manyneeds to be attended, but we should behave like children towards the Father,namely we surrender our lives while asking for the outpouring of His blessingsupon us. The answers will be given according to His will; its quantity many or few,its time right or not, we depend all to the Father. He has the power to makethings happen. The prayer of "Our Father" that we always say is theway we ask and surrender to the Father's will to happen. There is no urgencyhere. Third, in the matter of the quality ofour lives as believers, we should ask for something that is new, better,relevant, and future. We want to leave the old, the useless, and the bad ones.We also try not to request to have a lot, to be rich, to become full of thethings of the world, and to be attached to this world. So the good news for ustoday reminds us to ask God in good manners, namely the urgency of oursalvation, our submission to His will, and the importance of the quality oflife. Let's pray. In name of theFather ... Almighty and generous Father, may we always hope and dependourselves on your provicence and care. Glory to the Father and to the Son andto the Holy Spirit ... In the name of the Father ...

Delivered by Elyanne from the Parish of Saint James in the Diocese of Surabaya, Indonesia. Sirach 44: 10-15; Rs psalm 132: 11.13-14.17-18; Matthew 13: 16-17.LONGING TO SEE GOD The title for our meditation today is:Longing to See God. A long history of salvation illustrates the life and growthof the faith of those called to fulfill the will of God. Their communicationand relationship with God were manifested in the covenant that God would revealHimself as the savior of mankind. God always spoke and promised, for example toAbraham, Noah, kings and prophets, but He did not show up as a human being thatthey could meet face to face. A communication or relationship thatstill exists as a promise always gives us the consequence to wait for itsrealization. This is true with all the stories in the old testament. All thosewho accepted the promise and understood it very well can only hope in faiththat the promise of the coming of the Messiah, the awaited messenger of Godcould be realized. They all had the desire to see God. Their longing was notsomething empty but a real one, because God Himself already spoke about that,divine miracles and many other signs had really strengthened their faith in thecoming of the One sent from Heaven. But until they all died and left thisworld their dreams and wishes had not been realized. This illustration can helpus to reflect about this. There were two grandparents did not see one of theirgrandchildren to become a priest and if possible a bishop. They did not seewhat they had dreamt of. They had already died when one of their grandchildrenafter following all his formation proceses then to be ordained as a priest.This situation is similar to the people in the old testament. About these people, there are someexceptions. The scriptures only record a number of persons who did not directlyexperience the coming of the Messiah into the world. The parents of John theBaptist, Zakaria and Elisabeth should belong to this category. This includesalso the parents of Our Lady, Saint Joachim and Saint Anne, whose feast day wecelebrate today. This couple and grandparents were certainly very happy andproud because the Son of God who was born as Jesus Christ, is from the womb ofMary, their own daughter. When Jesus says, "Many prophetsand righteous people want to see what you see", He actually points this toSaints Joachim and Anne, and all other people including us, who see andexperience the incarnated God in this world. Jesus wants to say that by seeingand experiencing Himself in a real and personal way, this makes us a people sospecial and blessed. Therefore, we must be always grateful and happy. Let's pray. In the name of theFather ... O Lord Jesus, may through the intercession of Saints Joachim andAnne, we will remain faithful to You in all our lives. Glory to the Father andto the Son and to the Holy Spirit ... In the name of the Father ...

Given at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Cottage Grove, Oregon.

Luke 10:38-42Jesus entered a villagewhere a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him.She had a sister named Marywho sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him speak.Martha, burdened with much serving, came to him and said,"Lord, do you not carethat my sister has left me by myself to do the serving?Tell her to help me."The Lord said to her in reply,"Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things.There is need of only one thing.Mary has chosen the better partand it will not be taken from her."

Luke 10:38-42Jesus entered a villagewhere a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him.She had a sister named Marywho sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him speak.Martha, burdened with much serving, came to him and said,"Lord, do you not carethat my sister has left me by myself to do the serving?Tell her to help me."The Lord said to her in reply,"Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things.There is need of only one thing.Mary has chosen the better partand it will not be taken from her."

Luke 10:38-42Jesus entered a villagewhere a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him.She had a sister named Marywho sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him speak.Martha, burdened with much serving, came to him and said,"Lord, do you not carethat my sister has left me by myself to do the serving?Tell her to help me."The Lord said to her in reply,"Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things.There is need of only one thing.Mary has chosen the better partand it will not be taken from her."

Homily for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - July 20, 2025

Homily for the 16th Sunday of Ordinary Time (July 20, 2021) Total Time: 11m51sResource: "Shut Out The World" by Sean Smith

Martha and Mary, Mother Theresa, and being pried away from God. 

Hospitality, atonement, and hope. Father David Boettner delivers the homily at the 9 a.m. Mass at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus in Knoxville, Tenn.

Mass Readings for 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time - July 20, 2025 Reading 1, Genesis 18:1-10 Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 15:2-3, 3-4, 5 Reading 2, Colossians 1:24-28 Gospel, Luke 10:38-42

Homily given at St. Thomas à Becket on the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (July 20, 2025).

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Luke 10:25-37There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test Jesus and said,"Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"Jesus said to him, "What is written in the law?How do you read it?"He said in reply,"You shall love the Lord, your God,with all your heart,with all your being,with all your strength,and with all your mind,and your neighbor as yourself."He replied to him, "You have answered correctly;do this and you will live."But because he wished to justify himself, he said to Jesus,"And who is my neighbor?"Jesus replied,"A man fell victim to robbersas he went down from Jerusalem to Jericho.They stripped and beat him and went off leaving him half-dead.A priest happened to be going down that road,but when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side.Likewise a Levite came to the place,and when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side.But a Samaritan traveler who came upon himwas moved with compassion at the sight.He approached the victim,poured oil and wine over his wounds and bandaged them.Then he lifted him up on his own animal,took him to an inn, and cared for him.The next day he took out two silver coinsand gave them to the innkeeper with the instruction,'Take care of him.If you spend more than what I have given you,I shall repay you on my way back.'Which of these three, in your opinion,was neighbor to the robbers' victim?"He answered, "The one who treated him with mercy."Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."

Luke 10:25-37There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test Jesus and said,"Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"Jesus said to him, "What is written in the law?How do you read it?"He said in reply,"You shall love the Lord, your God,with all your heart,with all your being,with all your strength,and with all your mind,and your neighbor as yourself."He replied to him, "You have answered correctly;do this and you will live."But because he wished to justify himself, he said to Jesus,"And who is my neighbor?"Jesus replied,"A man fell victim to robbersas he went down from Jerusalem to Jericho.They stripped and beat him and went off leaving him half-dead.A priest happened to be going down that road,but when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side.Likewise a Levite came to the place,and when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side.But a Samaritan traveler who came upon himwas moved with compassion at the sight.He approached the victim,poured oil and wine over his wounds and bandaged them.Then he lifted him up on his own animal,took him to an inn, and cared for him.The next day he took out two silver coinsand gave them to the innkeeper with the instruction,'Take care of him.If you spend more than what I have given you,I shall repay you on my way back.'Which of these three, in your opinion,was neighbor to the robbers' victim?"He answered, "The one who treated him with mercy."Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."

Luke 10:25-37There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test Jesus and said,"Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"Jesus said to him, "What is written in the law?How do you read it?"He said in reply,"You shall love the Lord, your God,with all your heart,with all your being,with all your strength,and with all your mind,and your neighbor as yourself."He replied to him, "You have answered correctly;do this and you will live."But because he wished to justify himself, he said to Jesus,"And who is my neighbor?"Jesus replied,"A man fell victim to robbersas he went down from Jerusalem to Jericho.They stripped and beat him and went off leaving him half-dead.A priest happened to be going down that road,but when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side.Likewise a Levite came to the place,and when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side.But a Samaritan traveler who came upon himwas moved with compassion at the sight.He approached the victim,poured oil and wine over his wounds and bandaged them.Then he lifted him up on his own animal,took him to an inn, and cared for him.The next day he took out two silver coinsand gave them to the innkeeper with the instruction,'Take care of him.If you spend more than what I have given you,I shall repay you on my way back.'Which of these three, in your opinion,was neighbor to the robbers' victim?"He answered, "The one who treated him with mercy."Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."

Homily for the 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time (July 13, 2025) Total Time: 11m44s

In this homily given on the Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time (July 13, 2025), Fr. Mathias preaches on the essence of our Christian faith: love.  Our faith is ultimately about receiving the love of God in Christ and loving God and neighbor in response for the ultimate purpose of living with the God of love in heaven.    Because it's easy to dismiss our neighbor and pursue the world's definition of success, Father Mathias challenges us to remember that becoming a saint (loving God and neighbor) really is the purpose of our lives.  Father exhorts all of us to sincerely pray that God makes us a saint, which is one of the most important prayers we can say. 

Homily for the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - July 13, 2025

Mass Readings for the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time - July 13, 2025 Reading 1, Deuteronomy 30:10-14 Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 69:14, 17, 30-31, 33-34, 36, 37 Reading 2, Colossians 1:15-20 Gospel, Luke 10:25-37

The Good Samaritan, the story of salvation, and "go and do likewise."

Given at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Cottage Grove, Oregon.

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