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2020
[Daily Mass homilies from St. Mary's Cathedral during Covid-19 shelter-in-place are here.]
“Going to the End of the Line for the Glory of God” Text - English | Text - Spanish | Audio - English | Audio - Spanish | Video - English | Video - Spanish
St. Mary's Cathedral Plaza, 25th Sunday in ordinary Time, Year "A"
September 20, 2020
“Do You Want Peace? Do You Want Justice? Then Forgive." Text - English | Text - Spanish
Homily -- St Mary's Cathedral Plaza, 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
September 13, 2020
“Two Tablets and the Debt of Love" Text - English | Text - Spanish
Homily -- St. Peter's Church, San Francisco
September 6, 2020
Homily – Mass of Ordination to the Transitional Diaconate | Audio
St. Raphael Church, San Rafael
August 29, 2020
“Two Mothers Show Us the Path to Victory in Christ” Text - English | Text - Spanish | Audio
Votive Mass of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Celebrating the Feast Day of the Missionaries of Charity
Plaza of the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption
August 22, 2020
Homily -- Mass on the Plaza of St. Mary's Cathedral | Audio
August 15, 2020
“God’s Revolution: The Way Up Is Down, The Way Out Is In” Text - English | Text - Spanish | Audio
Homily – Mass of Ordination to the Permanent Diaconate
St. Pius X Church, Redwood City
Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
August 15, 2020
“Servants of God’s Dwelling Place and Friends Dwelling in God’s Presence” Text - English | Text - Spanish | Audio
Homily – Mass of Ordination to the Transitional Diaconate
St. Pius X Church, Redwood City
August 8, 2020
“From Fisherman to Shepherd” Text - English | Text - Spanish | Audio
Homily – Mass of Ordination to the Priesthood
St. Pius X Church, Redwood City
August 1, 2020
“Partaking and Taking Part: Remembering the Mystery Christ’s Presence in His Body” Text - English | Text - Spanish
Homily for the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, Year “A”
Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption
June 14, 2020
“The 'Why Game,' the 'What Game,' and Our Response to the Divine Initiative-Taker" Text - English | Text - Spanish
Homily for Trinity Sunday, Year “A”
Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption
June 7, 2020
“The New Wine of the Holy Spirit and the Universal Language of Holiness” Text - English | Text - Spanish | Audio
Homily for Pentecost Sunday, Year “A”
Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption
May 31, 2020
“‘Lift Up Your Hearts’, All the Way to Heaven”
Text - English | Text - Spanish | Audio
Homily for the Solemnity of the Ascension, Year “A”
Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption
May 24, 2020
“Personal Relationship to Jesus Christ: A Biblical and Catholic Perspective”
Text - English | Text - Spanish | Audio - Spanish
Homily for the 6th Sunday of Easter, Year “A”
Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption
May 17, 2020
“Building Up Unity in the Family of God to Spread His Happiness in the World”
Text - English | Text - Spanish | Audio
Homily for the 5th Sunday of Easter, Year “A”
Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption
May 10, 2020
“The Real ‘Real Thing’”
Text - English | Text - Spanish | Audio
Homily for the 4th Sunday of Easter, Year “A”
Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption
May 3, 2020
“The Road to Emmaus: A Spiritual Journey Back to the Jerusalem of Faith”
Text - English | Text - Spanish | Audio
Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Easter, Year “A”
St. Mary’s Cathedral. April 26, 2020
“The Transformative Power of Altruistic Love”
Homily for the Second Sunday of Easter, Year “A”
Text - English | Text - Spanish | Audio
Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption
April 19, 2020
“The Domestic Church as a Domestic Monastery”
Text - English | Text - Spanish | Audio
Homily for Easter Sunday Mass
Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption
April 12, 2020
“Humility: the First Step on the Path Toward Spiritual Health and Salvation”
Text - English | Text - Spanish
Homily, Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption
April 9, 2020
“The Physical Realities that Mediate God’s Saving Presence”
Text - English | Text - Spanish
Homily for Chrism Mass, 2020
Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption
April 9, 2020
“Repeating the Pattern of Salvation in Our Lives”
Text - English | Text - Spanish
Homily for Palm Sunday
Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption
April 5, 2020
“Learning Valuable Lessons from Our
Two Sisters, Martha and Mary”
Text - English | Text - Spanish |
Video - Spanish | Audio (Spanish) |
Homily for the 5th Sunday of Lent, Year “A”
Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption
March 29, 2020
“Creatively Living the Call to Communion in New and Renewed Ways”
Text - English | Text - Spanish | Audio
Homily, 4th Sunday of Lent, Year “A”
Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption
March 22, 2020
Homily for the Rite of Election
Text - English | Text - Spanish | Audio - Bilingual
First Sunday in Lent, Year “A”
Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption
March 1, 2020
Wedding Anniversary Mass
Text - English | Text - Spanish | Audio
Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption
February 29, 2020
Homily for Ash Wednesday
Text - English | Text - Spanish | Audio (Spanish)
Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption
February 26, 2020
Mass for the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Text - English | Text - Spanish | Audio
Honoring Respect Life Essay Contest Winners
Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption
February 9, 2020
Homily in Observance of World Day of the Sick
Text - English | Text - Spanish | Audio
Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption
February 8, 2020
“Religious Consecration and the Extravagance of Love” Text
Homily for the World Day of Consecrated Life
Feast of the Presentation of the Lord; St. Matthew Church
February 2, 2020 -
2019
“O Little Town of Bethlehem, O Saving City of David”
Text - English | Text - Spanish
Homily for Christmas Midnight Mass
December 25, 2019; St. Mary’s Cathedral
“Letting the Dew of the Holy Spirit Moisten Our Hearts To Receive the Just One” Text - English | Text - Spanish
Homily on the Occasion of the Archdiocesan Simbang Gabi Commissioning Mass
December 10, 2019; St. Mary’s Cathedral
“La Virgen María Nos Ayuda a Dar Posada a Su Hijo Jesús” Text - English | Text - Spanish
Homily for the Archdiocesan Celebration of the Cruzada Guadalupana
December 7, 2019; St. Mary's Cathedral
“Christian Virtue as the Formula for Peace and the Path to Joy in God’s Presence” Text
Homily for the 1st Sunday of Advent (Year “A”)
December 1, 2019; St. Mary’s Cathedral
“The Power of the Beauty of Our Blessed Mother to Unite All of God’s Children”
Text - English | Text - Spanish | Video
Sermon for the Mass of the Americas
November 16, 2019; National Shrine of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Washington DCHomily for the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time and
Mass Concluding the Novena to Defeat SB-24 Audio
August 11, 2019; St. Mary’s Cathedral of the Assumption
Homily for Mass with the Schola Cantorum Audio
July 28, 2019; St. Mary’s Cathedral of the Assumption
“Prayer as the Heart of the Priest’s Friendship with Christ”
Homily for Mass of Priestly Ordinations Text | Audio
May 18, 2019; St. Mary’s Cathedral of the Assumption
“Build on the Legacy the Church Has Bequeathed You”
Homily at Confirmation of Students Audio | Video
May 4, 2019, St. Mary's Cathedral of the Assumption
“Contemplating the Face of Christ in History and in Eternity" Text | Audio
Homily for Easter
April 21, 2019, St. Mary's Cathedral of the Assumption
“Example and Mandate in the Work of Our Salvation” Text | Audio
Homily, Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper
April 18, 2019, St. Mary's Cathedral of the Assumption
"Blessed the Disciple Who Remains True to the King Who Comes in the Name of the Lord” Audio
Homily for Palm Sunday
April 14, 2019, St. Mary's Cathedral of the Assumption
“Sacrificial Love, the Secure Foundation of the Christian Life" Text | Audio
Homily for Chrism Mass
April 11, 2019, St. Mary's Cathedral of the Assumption
“The Cross, Charity, and the Holy Face of Christ” Text
Sermon for the Salutations to the Holy Cross with His Eminence, Metropolitan Gerasimos
April 4, 2019, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church
“Asking God for Mercy, in Order to Overcome the Power of Evil in the World” Text
Homily at the 40 Days for Life Mass
March 23, 2019, St. Anthony de Padua Church
“St. John Vianney and the Basic Principles of Priestly Life” Text
Homily – Mass in Presence of Relic of Heart of St. John Vianney with Priests of Archdiocese
Votive Mass of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
March 1, 2019, St. Augustine Church
“Building a Culture of Life, Love and Intimacy with God” Text | Audio
Homily at the Mass for the Walk for Life West Coast.
January 26, 2019, St. Mary's Cathedral of the Assumption
“John the Baptist, Peter, and the Priestly Virtue of Christ-Centered Humility” Text
Homily for Mass for Deceased Alumni at the Alumni Reunion of the Pontifical North American College on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
January 13, 2019, Chapel of the Immaculate Conception of the Pontifical North American College, Rome, Italy
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