Category: Ordinary Time
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Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
Click here for a doctrinal homily outline for the Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time. Central idea: Commitment to Christ. Doctrine: God’s fidelity and love lived in Christian marriage. Practical application: Renewal of commitment. Here is an excerpt from the responsorial psalm Each person has to decide what his way of life will be. Joshua asks the Israelites which…
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The Assumption and the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
To access two doctrinal homily outlines for the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and one for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, please click here and then scroll down. Here is an excerpt considering how the Ark of the Covenant prefigures Mary as Ark of the New Covenant. The Ark of…
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Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Click here for a full Doctrinal Homily Outline for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The theme is “communion with the Bread of Life,” the breakdown is: Central idea: Our Lord is the Bread of Life. Doctrine: The Mass as a memorial. Practical application: Worthy reception of Communion. Here is a brief excerpt about the meaning of the…
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Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
For a Doctrinal Homily Outline for the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, click here. Central idea and doctrine: Life in Christ. Practical application: Choosing Life in Christ. Here is an excerpt: One does not live on bread alone, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God. We do need material things, but they are…
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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…
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Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Here is the link to the Doctrinal Homily Outline for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Lectionary reading 107. Here is the brief overview: Central idea: Good and bad shepherds. Doctrine: Workers for peace and justice in public life. Practical application: Civic involvement.
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Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
A complete doctrinal homily outline for the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time can be found here. Central idea: Care for others. Doctrine: All Christians share in Christ’s healing mission. Practical application: Caring for the Sick. After the Ascension and Pentecost, the Gospel will be in the apostles’ hands. To help prepare them, Jesus sends them out to practice…
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Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
For a Doctrinal Homily Outline for the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time click here. The central idea is that humble prophets bring glad tidings to the humble poor. The doctrine is perseverance in faith. The practical application is things we can do to increase our own faith.
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The Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Please click here for a doctrinal homily outline for the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary time. The outline focuses on the meaning of death as given to us by Our Lord Jesus Christ. The Gospel passage is the deeply moving account of the raising from death of the daughter of Jairus.
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The Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time & the Solemnity of the Nativity of John the Baptist
Complete Doctrinal Homily Outlines for the 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time and the Nativity of John the Baptist can be found by clicking here and scrolling down. The readings for Sunday focus on water, culminating with Our Lord’s mastery over nature in the calming of the storm. In the Sacred Scriptures, water is a big…
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Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Here is a link to two doctrinal homily outlines for the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B. Click here and scroll down. Both involve the idea of the King of the Kingdom of God and the citizens of the kingdom. The Kingdom of God grows by hearing the Word The King and the…
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The Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Here is a link to the Doctrinal Homily Outline for the Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time for Year B. The three parts are Central idea: Christ’s victory over our sin. Doctrine: Man in paradise. Practical application: Foretaste of paradise. Here is a sample: God begins the redemption of fallen and wounded man by asking questions.…