8 July 2025 – Tuesday of the 14th week

Genesis 32:23-32; Matthew 9:32-38.

Homily

In today's Gospel, we first see Jesus healing a deaf-mute. This obviously arouses the admiration of the crowd, but also the hatred of the Pharisees, who claim that Jesus casts out demons by the power of demons. Unlike the Apostles, who one day wanted to call down fire from heaven on those who had not received their message, Jesus does not even respond. He simply walks away and goes to the surrounding towns and villages, preaching the good news in the synagogues, proclaiming the Gospel of the kingdom and healing the sick.

            He is then seized with compassion for these crowds who are like sheep without a shepherd to lead them to pasture. The Greek word translated here as ‘seized with compassion’ is a very strong word meaning ‘seized in the bowels,’ an attitude of great compassion and mercy that, throughout the New Testament, is attributed only to God.

            Jesus then saw all humanity as a vast field of ripe wheat ready to be harvested, but there were not enough workers for the harvest. Jesus then invited His apostles to pray to the Master of the harvest to send workers for His harvest.

We often hear these words of Jesus as a call to pray for priestly and religious vocations. This is obviously a very good thing to do, but Jesus' words have a much broader meaning. The harvest is in fact the whole of humanity. And we are all called and sent to show this humanity the compassion and love of the Father, manifested in Jesus Christ. Let us pray during this celebration that we may be faithful to this mission.

And we celebrate today the memory of Blessed Pope Eugene III, of our Cistercian Order.

Armand Veilleux

7 July 2025 – Monday of the 14th week

Gen 28:10-22a; Matt. 9:18-26

Homily

The Gospel story we have just heard is very well constructed. Almost every detail is charged with symbolic meaning, and we will certainly not grasp the full message if we read it simply as a beautiful ‘story.’ The story is only there to support the message, and that message concerns life and its restoration.

6 juillet 2025, 14^ème dimanche ordinaire "C"

Is 66, 10-14; Ga 6, 14-18; Lc 10, 1---20

H O M É L I E

          Dans l'Évangile, nous avons deux versions de l'envoi en mission par Jésus: la première, commune aux trois Évangiles synoptiques, s'adresse aux douze Apôtres; l'autre, plus longue, que nous venons de lire, et qui est propre à Luc, s'adresse aux soixante-douze disciples.

July 6, 2025, 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time ‘C’

Is 66:10-14; Gal 6:14-18; Lk 10:1-20

Homily

          In the Gospel, we have two versions of Jesus sending his disciples on mission: the first, common to the three synoptic Gospels, is addressed to the twelve Apostles; the other, longer version, which we have just read, and which is unique to Luke, is addressed to the seventy-two disciples.

5 juillet 2025 – Samedi de la 13ème semaine ordinaire

Gn 27, 1-5.15-29; Matthieu 9:14-17 

H o m é l i e 

Les premiers chapitres de l’Évangile de Matthieu décrivent les débuts de l'activité missionnaire de Jésus. Très tôt le jeune rabbin et ses disciples commencent à étonner tout le monde. Bien sûr, on a commencé à s'apercevoir que Jésus est venu apporter quelque chose de nouveau. Ses miracles, son enseignement, le pouvoir qu'il affirme avoir de remettre les péchés, tout cela fait grand bruit dans toute la Galilée. Tout le monde cherche à le voir et à l'entendre.

5 July 2025 – Saturday of the 13th week in Ordinary Time

Genesis 27:1-5, 15-29; Matthew 9:14-17

H o m i l y

The first chapters of Matthew's Gospel describe the beginnings of Jesus' missionary activity. Very early on, the young rabbi and his disciples began to astonish everyone. Of course, people began to realize that Jesus had come to bring something new. His miracles, his teaching, the power he claimed to have to forgive sins, all this caused a great stir throughout Galilee. Everyone wanted to see and hear him.