Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Here is a full Doctrinal Homily Outline for theSeventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

The foci are as follows:

• Central idea: Self-giving.
• Doctrine: The exchange of spiritual gifts in the communion of the Church.
• Practical application: Ways to live the communion of the Church.

Here is a snippet:

• The prophet Elisha worked many miracles. People knew he was a prophet, because his words were backed up by signs.
• Elisha made the food a man gave him enough to feed a hundred people. Jesus made the food a boy gave him enough to feed five thousand. The people knew Jesus was a prophet, because his words were back up by signs. As the Gospel acclaim announces: “A great prophet has arisen in our midst. God has visited his people”!