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Fr. John Sassani & Msgr. Dennis Sheehan:
Printed November 1, 2020: Solemnity of All Saints by Msgr. Dennis Sheehan
Homilies given in past years
Printed October 25, 2020: 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time by Msgr. Dennis Sheehan
Printed October 18, 2020: 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time by Fr. John Sassani
Printed October 11, 2020: 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time by Fr. John Sassani
Printed October 4, 2020: 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time by Fr. John Sassani
Printed September 27, 2020: 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time by Msgr. Dennis Sheehan
Printed September 20, 2020: 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time by Fr. John Sassani
Printed September 13, 2020: 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time by Msgr. Dennis Sheehan
Printed September 6, 2020: 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time by Fr. John Sassani
Printed August 30, 2020: 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time by Fr. John Sassani
Printed August 23, 2020: 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time by Msgr. Dennis Sheehan
Printed August 16, 2020: 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time by Fr. John Sassani
Printed August 9, 2020: 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time by Fr. John Sassani
Printed August 2, 2020: 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time by Fr. John Sassani
Printed July 26, 2020: 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time by Fr. John Sassani
Printed July 19, 2020: 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time by Fr. John Sassani
Printed July 12, 2020: 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time by Fr. John Sassani
Printed July 5, 2020: 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time by Fr. John Sassani
Printed June 28, 2020: 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time by Msgr. Dennis Sheehan
Printed June 21, 2020: 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time by Fr. John Sassani
Printed June 14, 2020: Body and Blood of Christ by Msgr. Dennis Sheehan
Printed June 7, 2020: Trinity Sunday by Msgr. Dennis Sheehan
Printed May 31, 2020: Pentecost Sunday by Msgr. Dennis Sheehan
Printed May 24, 2020: Seventh Sunday of Easter by Fr. John Sassani
Printed May 17, 2020: Sixth Sunday of Easter by Msgr. Dennis Sheehan
Printed May 10, 2020: Fifth Sunday of Easter by Fr. John Sassani
Printed May 3, 2020: Fourth Sunday of Easter by Fr. John Sassani
Printed April 26, 2020: Third Sunday of Easter by Fr. John Sassani
(We did not print a homily for Second Sunday of Easter, in favor of rerunning Msgr. Dennis's homily for Fr. John's Memorial Mass in 2019)
Printed April 12, 2020: Easter Sunday by Fr. John Sassani
Printed April 5, 2020: Palm Sunday by Fr. John Sassani
Printed March 29, 2020: Fifth Sunday of Lent by Fr. John Sassani
Printed March 22, 2020: Fourth Sunday of Lent by Fr. John Sassani
Printed March 15, 2020: Third Sunday of Lent by Fr. John Sassani
Printed March 8, 2020: Second Sunday of Lent by Fr. John Sassani
Printed March 1, 2020: First Sunday of Lent by Fr. John Sassani
Printed February 23, 2020: Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time by Fr. John Sassani
Printed February 16, 2020: Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time by Fr. John Sassani
Printed February 9, 2020: Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time by Fr. John Sassani
Printed February 2, 2020: The Presentation of the Lord by Msgr. Dennis Sheehan
Printed January 26, 2020: Third Sunday in Ordinary Time by Fr. John Sassani
Printed January 19, 2020: Second Sunday in Ordinary Time by Fr. John Sassani
Printed January 12, 2020: Baptism of the Lord by Fr. John Sassani
Printed January 5, 2020: Epiphany by Msgr. Dennis Sheehan and Epiphany by Fr. John Sassani
Printed December 29, 2019: Holy Family by Fr. John Sassani
Printed December 25, 2019: Christmas Day by Fr. John Sassani
Printed December 22, 2019: Fourth Sunday of Advent by Fr. John Sassani
Printed December 15, 2019: Third Sunday of Advent by Fr. John Sassani
Printed December 8, 2019: Second Sunday of Advent by Fr. John Sassani
Printed December 1, 2019: First Sunday of Advent by Fr. John Sassani
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Looking to learn more about Sunday Mass?
Start with the text of our Explanation Mass, which uses 10 one-minute explanations throughout the Mass - why do we do what we do when we do it? Find out here!
Church Life Journal is also great resource for learning more about liturgy! Here you will find articles about different aspects of the Mass and how to be a Catholic in the 21st Century.
We've shared a few of their articles on "The Mass for Millennials" here on this page, but for more please click this link.
The Mass for Millennials: Entrance Song, written by Jim Corcoran
The people have already come into the church (well, most of them have arrived). Individual practices are everywhere. Some genuflect before taking their pew. Some bow solemnly before the altar, then sit. Others wave to friends and family and start to make small talk while mindlessly half-genuflecting and then sitting to make a cursory prayer. In just a few moments, however, these people will be receiving one of the greatest gifts given to humanity. The Eucharist. These people will remain in their chosen pew until the time comes for them to process up to the altar of God to receive a tiny piece of what was once bread and a little sip of what was once wine that will transform their hearts and minds.
For more click here
The Mass for Millennials: Sign of the Cross, written by Grace Agolia
“In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.”
We begin and conclude Mass with this simple and profound prayer. But have we really thought about what it means to make the “sign of the cross”?
Let’s start with the obvious. The “sign of the cross” is made by saying the Trinitarian invocation while touching one’s right hand to the forehead first (Father), then to the lower chest or stomach (Son), then to the left shoulder and the right shoulder (Holy Spirit), and closing with both our hands together for assent (Amen). Are these physical actions just arbitrarily chosen, or do they signify something? Why do we touch the forehead when we mean God the Father? Why do we touch our chest when mean God the Son? And why do we touch our shoulders when we mean the God the Holy Spirit?
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The Mass for Millennials: Penitential Act, written by Rose Urankar
Silence is not a common feature in my life. As a musician I am rarely without a song in my head, and this song can find its way out of my mind even with the slightest prompting—if a word, phrase, or chord progression resembles something in a song I love, I begin a full rendition. I’ve been known to accidentally hum in class absentmindedly, much to the dismay of my teachers. Heck, I even talk in my sleep.
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The Mass for Millennials: Glory to God, written by Carolyn Pirtle
In the celebration of the liturgy, the Glory to God occupies a unique place. On the one hand, it is a response: we have just participated in the Penitential Act by recalling and confessing our sinfulness as individuals and as a worshiping community, and we have just heard the priest pronounce the concluding blessing “in which the forgiveness of sins is given.” The only response that makes any sense in the face of such a gift is to cry out “Glory to God in the highest.”
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