6 December 2020 The Second Sunday of Advent Mark 1:1-8 + Homily 15 Minutes 15 Seconds Link to the Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/120620.cfm (New American Bible, Revised Edition) Note: A substitute priest celebrated Mass and preached today. The attached homily is from 10 December 2017, Advent II, using the same readings as today. F…

29 November 2020 The First Sunday of Advent Mark 13:33-37 + Homily 13 Minutes 42 Seconds Link to the Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/112920.cfm (New American Bible, Revised Edition) Note: A substitute priest celebrated Mass and preached today. The attached homily is from 3 December 2017, Advent I, using the same readings as today. …

22 November 2020 Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Matthew 25:31-46 + Homily 17 Minutes 45 Seconds Link to the Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/112220.cfm (New American Bible, Revised Edition) Note: A substitute priest celebrated Mass and preached today. The attached homily is from 26 November 2017, the Solemnity of Christ…

15 November 2020 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 25:14-30 + Homily 21 Minutes 03 Seconds Link to the Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/111520.cfm (New American Bible, Revised Edition) Note: A substitute priest celebrated Mass and preached today. The attached homily is from 19 November 2017, the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, usin…

8 November 2020 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 25:1-13 + Homily 17 Minutes 13 Seconds Link to the Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/110820.cfm (New American Bible, Revised Edition) Note: A substitute priest celebrated Mass and preached today. The attached homily is from 12 November 2017, the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, using …

1 November 2020 Solemnity of All Saints Matthew 5:1-12A + Homily 19 Minutes 28 Seconds Link to the Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/110120.cfm (New American Bible, Revised Edition) From the parish bulletin of Sunday 1 November 2020: The wife of a most distinguished oil painter who taught at the Art Students League for many decades, …

25 October 2020 Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 22:34-40 + Homily 17 Minutes 14 Seconds NOTE: Due to technical difficulties today’s homily is not available. The homily recorded here was given on 29 October 2017, the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time using the same readings as today. Link to the Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/read…

18 October 2020 Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 22:15-21 + Homily 16 Minutes 08 Seconds Link to the Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101820.cfm (New American Bible, Revised Edition) From the parish bulletin of Sunday 18 October 2020: Some of those dining before the gilded statue in Rockefeller Center in fair weather and…

11 October 2020 Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 22:1-14 + Homily 19 Minutes 54 Seconds Link to the Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101120.cfm (New American Bible, Revised Edition) From the parish bulletin of Sunday 11 October 2020: Of the many scientific contributions made by priests, including Father Copernicus’s hel…

4 October 2020 Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, Archangels Patronal Feast (Transferred) Matthew 21:33-43 + Homily 14 Minutes 54 Seconds Link to the Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/092920.cfm (New American Bible, Revised Edition) From the parish bulletin of Sunday 4 October 2020: When explorers roamed what was to them …

27 September 2020 The Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 21:28-32 + Homily 16 Minutes 37 Seconds Link to the Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/092720.cfm (New American Bible, Revised Edition) From the parish bulletin of Sunday 27 September 2020: “And now for something completely different,” as the entertainment industry is …

20 September 2020 The Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 20:1-16A + Homily 19 Minutes 49 Seconds Link to the Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/092020.cfm (New American Bible, Revised Edition) From the parish bulletin of Sunday 20 September 2020: . In our days of widespread inarticulateness, the word “awesome” is so overused…

13 September 2020The Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 18:21-35 + Homily 16 Minutes 32 Seconds Link to the Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/091320.cfm (New American Bible, Revised Edition) From the parish bulletin of Sunday 13 September 2020: In our city accustomed to protest demonstrations of all sorts, a recent one was…

6 September 2020 The Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 18:15-20 + Homily 16 Minutes 07 Seconds Link to the Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/090620.cfm (New American Bible, Revised Edition) From the parish bulletin of Sunday 6 September 2020: The Prince of Lies cannot lie in the presence of Christ: “I know who you are—the …

30 August 2020 The Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 16:21-27 + Homily 16 Minutes 51 Seconds Link to the Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/083020.cfm (New American Bible, Revised Edition) From the parish bulletin of Sunday 30 August 2020: It is our custom not to have the "From the Pastor" column during the weeks of August…

23 August 2020 The Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 16:13-20 + Homily 18 Minutes 50 Seconds Link to the Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/082320.cfm (New American Bible, Revised Edition) From the parish bulletin of Sunday 23 August 2020: It is our custom not to have the "From the Pastor" column during the weeks of August.…

16 August 2020 The Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 15:21-28 + Homily 19 Minutes 39 Seconds Link to the Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/081620.cfm (New American Bible, Revised Edition) From the parish bulletin of Sunday 16 August 2020: It is our custom not to have the "From the Pastor" column during the weeks of August. Th…

9 August 2020 The Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 14:22-33 + Homily 19 Minutes 09 Seconds Link to the Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/080920.cfm (New American Bible, Revised Edition) From the parish bulletin of Sunday 9 August 2020: It is our custom not to have the "From the Pastor" column during the weeks of August. The…

2 August 2020 The Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 14:13-21 + Homily 19 Minutes 02 Seconds Link to the Readings: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/080220.cfm (New American Bible, Revised Edition) From the parish bulletin of Sunday 2 August 2020: It is our custom not to have the "From the Pastor" column during the weeks of August. The pa…

26 July 2020 The Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 13:44-52 + Homily 16 Minutes 35 Seconds Link to the Readings: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/072620.cfm (New American Bible, Revised Edition) From the parish bulletin of Sunday 26 July 2020: As a psychosis, “self-mutilation syndrome” is rooted in self-loathing and obsessive-compulsiv…

19 July 2020 The Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 13:24-43 + Homily 19 Minutes 59 Seconds Link to the Readings: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/071920.cfm (New American Bible, Revised Edition) From the parish bulletin of Sunday 19 July 2020: It may not be long before “Ladies and Gentlemen” ceases to start a speech, as the result of blu…

12 July 2020 The Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 13:1-23 + Homily 17 Minutes 29 Seconds Link to the Readings: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/071220.cfm (New American Bible, Revised Edition) From the parish bulletin of Sunday 12 July 2020: July waves Old Glory and Le Tricolore. Jacques-Louis David based the French flag on the cockade …

5 July 2020 The Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 11:25-30 + Homily 14 Minutes 16 Seconds Link to the Readings: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/070520.cfm (New American Bible, Revised Edition) From the parish bulletin of Sunday 5 July 2020: Christians would be slaughtered. There are magnificent witnesses in China today, among whose cha…

28 June 2020 Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 10:37-42 + Homily 15 Minutes 59 Seconds Link to the Readings: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/062820.cfm (New American Bible, Revised Edition) From the parish bulletin of Sunday 28 June 2020: As the local churches gradually open again, one is reminded of the persistence of Benjamin Stodder…

21 June 2020 Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time NOTE that public Masses in Manhattan will resume on Monday, 22 June 2020. There are various health precautions. For details, please see the homepage of the parish website: https://www.stmichaelnyc.org. Next Sunday, 28 June 2020, St Michael’s parish will resume its regular Mass Schedule: 10:00, 11:15 (Spa…

14 June 2020 The Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ NOTE: Due to the Covid19 / Coronavirus Emergency the Archdiocese of New York has cancelled all public Masses for an indefinite period. The homily attached hereto was given on 18 June 2017, Corpus Christi, using the same Readings as for today, 14 June 2020. Note also that 18 June 2017 was Fa…

7 June 2020 The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity NOTE: Due to the Covid19 / Coronavirus Emergency the Archdiocese of New York has cancelled all public Masses for an indefinite period. The homily attached hereto was given on 11 June 2017, Trinity Sunday, using the same Readings as for today, 7 June 2020. John 3:16-18 + Homily 16 Minutes 21 Seconds…

31 May 2020 Pentecost NOTE: Due to the Covid19 / Coronavirus Emergency the Archdiocese of New York has cancelled all public Masses for an indefinite period. The homily attached hereto was given on 4 June 2017, Pentecost, using the same Readings as for today, 31 May 2020. John 20:19-23 + Homily 17 Minutes 24 Seconds Link to the Readings: http://cms.…

24 May 2020 The Seventh Sunday of Easter NOTE: Due to the Covid19 / Coronavirus Emergency the Archdiocese of New York has cancelled all public Masses for an indefinite period. The homily attachewwwd hereto was given on 28 May 2017, the Seventh Sunday of Easter, using the same Readings as for today, 24 May 2020. John 17:1-11A + Homily 16 Minutes 17 …

17 May 2020 The Sixth Sunday of Easter NOTE: Due to the Covid19 / Coronavirus Emergency the Archdiocese of New York has cancelled all public Masses for an indefinite period. The homily attached hereto was given on 25 May 2014, the Sixth Sunday of Easter, using the same Readings as for today, 17 May 2020. John 14:15-21 + Homily 17 Minutes 43 Seconds…

10 May 2020 The Fifth Sunday of Easter NOTE: Due to the Covid19 / Coronavirus Emergency the Archdiocese of New York has cancelled all public Masses for an indefinite period. The homily attached hereto was given on 14 May 2017, the Fifth Sunday of Easter, using the same Readings as for today, 10 May 2020. John 14:1-12 + Homily 21 Minutes 17 Seconds …

3 May 2020 The Fourth Sunday of Easter NOTE: Due to the Covid19 / Coronavirus Emergency the Archdiocese of New York has cancelled all public Masses for an indefinite period. The homily attached hereto was given on 7 May 2017, the Fourth Sunday of Easter, using the same Readings as for today, 3 May 2020. John 10:1-10 + Homily 20 Minutes 19 Seconds L…

26 April 2020 The Third Sunday of Easter NOTE: Due to the Covid19 / Coronavirus Emergency the Archdiocese of New York has cancelled all public Masses for an indefinite period. The homily attached hereto was given on 30 April 2017, the Third Sunday of Easter, using the same Readings as for today, 26 April 2020. Luke 24:13-35 + Homily 19 Minutes 06 S…

19 April 2020 Second Sunday of Easter / Divine Mercy Sunday NOTE: Due to the Covid19 / Coronavirus Emergency the Archdiocese of New York has cancelled all public Masses for an indefinite period. The homily attached hereto was given on 23 April 2017, the Second Sunday of Easter, using the same Readings as for today, 19 April 2020. John 20:19-31 + Ho…

12 April 2020 Easter Day NOTE: Due to the Covid19 / Coronavirus Emergency the Archdiocese of New York has cancelled all public Masses for an indefinite period. The homily attached hereto was given on 16 April 2017, Easter, using the same Readings as for today, 12 April 2020. John 20:1-9 + Brief Homily 15 Minutes 59 Seconds Link to the Readings: htt…

5 April 2020 Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion NOTE: Due to the Covid19 / Coronavirus Emergency the Archdiocese of New York has cancelled all public Masses for an indefinite period. The homily attached hereto was given on 9 April 2017, Palm Sunday, Year A, using the same Readings as for today, 5 April 2020. Passion According to Matthew 26:14 – 27:6…

29 March 2020 The Fifth Sunday of Lent NOTE: Due to the Covid19 / Coronavirus Emergency the Archdiocese of New York has cancelled all public Masses for an indefinite period. The homily attached hereto was given on 2 April 2017, the Fifth Sunday of Lent, Year A, using the same Readings as for today, 29 March 2020. John 9:1-45 + Homily 19 Minutes 49 …

22 March 2020 The Fourth Sunday of Lent NOTE: Due to the Covid19 / Coronavirus Emergency the Archdiocese of New York has cancelled all public Masses for an indefinite period. The homily attached hereto was given on 26 March 2017, the Fourth Sunday of Lent, Year A, using the same Readings as for today, 22 March 2020. John 9:1-41 + Homily 20 Minutes …

15 March 2020 Third Sunday in Lent NOTE: Due to the Covid19 / Coronavirus Emergency the Archdiocese of New York has cancelled all public Masses for an indefinite period. The homily attached hereto was given on 19 March 2017, the Third Sunday of Lent, Year A, using the same Readings as for today, 15 March 2020. John 4:5-42 + Homily 23 Minutes 22 Sec…

8 March 2020 Second Sunday of Lent Matthew 17:1-9 + Homily 19 Minutes 12 Seconds Link to the Readings: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/030820.cfm (New American Bible, Revised Edition) From the parish bulletin: Materialism, fantasy and false worship were the temptations Satan thrust at Christ, and he is tempting our nation the same way. These se…

1 March 2020 First Sunday in Lent Matthew 4:1-11 + Homily 18 Minutes 4 Seconds Link to the Readings: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/030120.cfm (New American Bible, Revised Edition) From the parish bulletin: Earnest preachers use their personalities to lead people to Jesus without obstructing him with themselves. They may honestly boast that th…

23 February 2020 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 5:38-48 + Homily 17 Minutes 54 Seconds Link to the Readings: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/022320.cfm (New American Bible, Revised Edition) From the parish bulletin: I used to dread Ash Wednesday because of the endless lines of people coming for ashes. By the end of the day, priests look li…

16 February 2020 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 5:17-37 + Homily 17 Minutes 59 Seconds Link to the Readings: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/021620.cfm (New American Bible, Revised Edition) From the parish bulletin: The names of the Franciscan friars Berard of Carbio, Otho, Peter, Accursius and Adjutus, are not as familiar as that of Franc…

9 February 2020 The Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 5:13-16 + Homily 14 Minutes 11 Seconds Link to the Readings: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/020920.cfm (New American Bible, Revised Edition) From the parish bulletin: Luke the Evangelist is the patron saint of artists because he paints pictures with words. In describing the scene of old…

2 February 2020 Feast of the Presentation of the Lord Luke 2:22-40 + Homily 16 Minutes 48 Seconds Link to the Readings: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/020220.cfm (New American Bible, Revised Edition) From the parish bulletin: The Feast of the Presentation recalls the old man Simeon chanting thanks for having lived to see the Messiah. His “Nunc…

26 January 2020 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 4:12-23 + Homily 19 Minutes 56 Seconds Link to the Readings: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/012620.cfm (New American Bible, Revised Edition) From the parish bulletin: Precisely one year ago in the Italian town of Cremona, there was an imposed silence by order of the local government for eig…

19 January 2020 The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time John 1:29-34 + Homily 14 Minutes 13 Seconds Link to the Readings: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/011920.cfm (New American Bible, Revised Edition) From the parish bulletin: I knew an elderly Scotswoman who read the Bible each night by the light of a candle. It had become a kind of ritual, for e…

12 January 2020 The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord Matthew 3:13-17 + Homily 16 Minutes 0 Seconds Link to the Readings: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/011220.cfm (New American Bible, Revised Edition) From the parish bulletin: Prophets proclaim the truth, and they predict the future only in a derivative sense of cautioning about the consequenc…

5 January 2020 The Epiphany of the Lord Matthew 2:1-12 + Homily 17 Minutes 25 Seconds Link to the Readings: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/010520.cfm (New American Bible, Revised Edition) From the parish bulletin: Who the “Wise Men” were is a recurring question for inventive debate, but the point is that these sophisticated scholars were from …

1 January 2020 The Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God Luke 2:16-21 + Homily 9 Minutes 54 Seconds Link to the Readings: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/010120.cfm (New American Bible, Revised Edition)Av Fr. George William Rutler