St. Cornelius Church—Gospels & Sermons
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May 22, 2005 - "God so loved the world that He gave His only Son..."
June 17, 2005 - Cardinal Rigali tends to His flock at St. Cornelius
July 03, 2005 - God mend our every flaw. God bless America.
July 10, 2005 - The Sower and the Seed - The Lord has blessed us with good soil, and He challenges us to bear fruit and bring it to our world.
July 17, 2005 - God is tolerant and patient, good and merciful.
October 2, 2005 - "The Kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who produce its fruit." Stress-relief for the faith-filled.
October 9, 2005 - "Come to the feast.... Many are invited, but few are chosen."
October 16, 2005 - "Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God." It is time to bless the hour.
October 30, 2005 - "The Scribes and Pharisees - they preach but they do not practice." (Deacon DiIenno)
November 6, 2005 - "You know neither the day nor the hour." Fill your lamps with your life.
November 13, 2005 - "Well done, by good and faithful servant." Do your best.
November 20, 2005 "Whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me." - Invite someone to come to Mass here at Christmas.
November 27, 2005 Advent calls us to be watchful, alert, listening to the Lord's challenge.
December 4, 2005 Become like a little child. Try a little tenderness.
December 11, 2005 Visit of Auxiliary Bishop McGuiness.
December 18, 2005 - Annunciation. We are called to bring Christ to the world.
December 24-25, 2005 - God loves us so much that He has given us his only Son. Don't be afraid. God hears us. Let's make sure we hear God.
January 1, 2006 - Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Resolutions: pray more each day, attend Mass every Sunday, be grateful.
January 8, 2006 - The Epiphany of the Lord. Stars.
January 15, 2006 - "Behold, the Lamb of God." Raise your children to be judged by the content of their character. (Deacon DiIenno)
January 22, 2006 - "I will make you fishers of men." Lord, what do You want me to do?
January 29, 2006 - Jesus commands even the unclean spirits. The Name of God is Love.
February 5, 2006 - Jesus heals. Bored? What is your purpose in life?
February 12, 2006 - Gospel: Jesus made the leper clean. / Homily: World Marriage Day. Why are you marrying him/her?
February 19, 2006 - Gospel: "Your sins are forgiven." / Homily: Amen, Amen! means saying YES! to Jesus and living in a Christlike manner.
March 6, 2006 - First Sunday of Lent. Gospel: Jesus goes into the desert for 40 days. / Homily: The meaning of Lent.
March 19, 2006 - Jesus throws the moneychangers out of the temple. / Is our temple junked up? Time for Lenten housecleaning.
March 26, 2006 - John 3:16 "God so loved the world that he gave us His Only Son." / It's simple: God loves me.
April 2, 2006 - The hour has come. / Bury the past; let the Lord make of us a new creation.
April 9, 2006 - Palm Sunday: The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ / What do you believe? And has it changed your life?
April 16, 2006 - Easter Sunday: Christ is risen! - He is risen, indeed!
April 23, 2006 - Doubting Thomas. / Don't let yourself be paralyzed by doubt and fear. Let the Lord unlock your unique gifts. (Deacon DiIenno)
April 30, 2006 - "I told you so."
May 7, 2006 - Vocations
May 14, 2006 - Mother's Day
May 21, 2006 - God Is Love
June 4, 2006 - Pentecost Sunday / If you accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, it will cost you something.
June 11, 2006 - Trinity Sunday / I Am With You Always
June 25, 2006 - Jesus Calms the Storm
July 2, 2006 - Jesus Cures the Sick Woman "Your faith has saved you"
July 2, 2006 - Mission Appeal by Maria from Peru
July 16, 2006 - Go forth
July 23, 2006 - "Come away by yourselves to a deserted place, and rest awhile." / Take an hour for yourself, spend it with the Lord and be renewed.
July 30, 2006 - Miracle of the loaves and fishes. / Moving from indifference to a life that makes a difference.
August 13, 2006 - "I am the Bread of Life" / Jesus gave us Himself as the Food and Drink we need to go on our difficult journey.
August 20, 2006 - "Whoever eats this bread will live forever."
August 27, 2006 - “This saying is hard; who can accept it?” / Important decision: Do you really want to follow Jesus?
September 3, 2006 - "You disregard God’s commandment but cling to human tradition." / More important than "the rules" are what comes out of you—the Christ within.
September 10, 2006 - "He makes the deaf hear and the mute speak." / Ephrata! Be open! May your ears be open to hear God's Word. May your tongue sing God's praises!
September 17, 2006 - "Who do you say that I am?" / Who are you?
September 24, 2006 - We talk about a lot. But what do we talk about? Let's try talking about Jesus.
October 1, 2006 - Jesus has called you to be a prophet.
October 8, 2006 - "The two shall become one." / God has called us into relationship.
October 15, 2006 - All things are possible with God.
October 22, 2006 - "If you wish to become great, you must become servant of all."
October 29, 2006 - Jesus: "What do you want me to do for you?" / Throw aside your own cloak of disappointment, and communicate your wants and needs to the Lord.
November 5, 2006 - The first and second commandments are greater than all the rest. / Is God first in your life? Only your life will answer that question.
November 12, 2006 - The generous poor woman gives all she can. / What can we give? Are we really "too busy" for God?
November 19, 2006 - No one knows the day or the hour. / What would you do if you knew Christ would return in 15 minutes?
November 26, 2006 - "My Kingdom does not belong to this world." / Jesus, the Lord of Love, invites us to join Him in His Kingdom.
December 10, 2006 - "Prepare the way of the Lord." / Find a quiet place where God's word can speak to you and lead you to the Lord.
December 17, 2006 - John the Baptist / What should we do? Be charitable. Do your job with purpose. Treat every person with respect.
December 24, 2006 - Mary visits Elizabeth. / My fondest memory of Christmas long ago: a visit from our Jewish neighbor every Christmas eve. What difficult visit can we make to bring joy?
Christmas Vigil, 2006 - "God is with us." / The priest and the Christmas pageant. When we are broken, where do we find Jesus?
December 31, 2006 - Feast of the Holy Family / Each member of the Holy Family did Our Father's will and supported each other in their striving to do so.
January 7 - The Three Kings came to honor Him / "Buona Pasca"
January 14 - The Marriage Feast at Cana / God offers help more often than you may know. Recognize it.
January 21 - Like the body needs each of its parts, we are all needed.
January 28 - Catholic Education Week:
- 1st Reading
- 2nd Reading
- Gospel and Homily
- 1st Essay on Catholic Education
- 2nd Essay on Catholic Education
- Monsignor's Closing Comments
February 4 - "I send you forth to be fishers of men." / God calls us to enact His plan in spite of our weakness and excuses.
February 11 - Sermon on the Mount / Focus on Jesus, not ourselves. And let Jesus be the foundation of your married life.
February 18 - "Love your enemies" / Will you turn away from sin and be faithful to the Gospel?
February 25 - Jesus is tempted by the devil to forget about his mission and enjoy life and power for himself. / We too are tempted to do things other than fulfilling our mission as God's people. To overcome temptation, get closer to God--through fasting, prayer, and doing good works for others.
March 11 - Repent! Parable of the unfruitful fig tree, which gets another chance. / God gives us chance after chance after chance.
March 18 - The Prodigal Son / God's love for us is boundless. He is always ready to welcome us home.
March 25 - "Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to throw the stone." / If it hurts, don't do it!
April 1 - The Passion of our Lord
April 8 - Easter. Christ is Risen! He is Risen Indeed!
April 15 - Jesus appears to the Apostles and sends them forth. Doubting Thomas. / Extreme Makeover
April 29 - The Good Shepherd / Encourage religious vocations!
May 6 - "Love one another!" / Leave your mark on the world. Make a difference. Love as Jesus loves us.
May 13 - "I am going away and I will come back to you."
May 20 - "Come, Lord Jesus." / Jesus loves us.
May 27 - Pentecost: "Receive the Holy Spirit." / We cannot know Jesus in our heart unless we are filled with the Holy Spirit.
June 3 - "When He comes, the Spirit of truth,
He will guide you to all truth" / The Trinity is a community that shares its love.
June 10 - "You are a priest forever in the line of Melchizedek." - Msgr. Parlante's 25th Anniversary Mass.
July 8 - "Your names are written in heaven."
July 15 - It's simple: Love God and love your neighbor. / "Just do it."
July 29 - Lord, teach us how to pray. Jesus invites us to pray to the Father like He does.
August 5 - Missionary from Haiti, Fr. Tom Hagen. If you haven't heard this, you've got to listen to this riveting sermon. Warning: it may challenge your assumptions and make you a better person!
August 19 - "I have come to set the earth on fire"
September 2 - Humility
September 9 - What does it cost to be a Christian? Carry your cross, the struggles God gives us, with Faith.
September 16 - Parable of the prodigal son - God forgives. We have received God's mercy. Will we extend it to others?
September 30 - The rich man who doesn't help poor Lazarus. / What are we busy about? Praise, love and serve our Jesus. Recognize the Lazarus before us.
October 7 - "Increase our faith!" / Where should we turn when we begin to doubt? The Body of Christ.
October 14 - 10 Lepers were healed, but only one came back to give thanks. / Why do we come to church?
October 21 - Fr. Szparagowski: Keep petitioning God for what you need
October 28 - "I am a sinner" / Lord, be merciful to me, a sinner.
November 4 - Zachias, tax collector/sinner, repents.
November 11 - "To him all are alive" / St. Charles Borromeo Seminary Appeal
November 18 - Persevere in faith, in spite of our impatience, boredom and inability to make a commitment. Why wait for a better offer than Jesus?
November 25 - Christ the King
December 2 - "Stay awake!" / Prepare for the Lord's coming. Let us approach this time like adults, but also like children.
December 9 - Parents have dreams for their children, and God has dreams for us. These dreams are sometimes smashed. But through Jesus God restores us to our lost innocence.
December 16 - All around Jesus the Messiah there is Transformation: blind see, lame walk, deaf hear, dead are brought back to life.
December 30 - Holy Family Sunday / Are our own families perfect like the Holy Family? No, and that's absolutely all right. Above all, love one another.
January 13 - Jesus came to John the Baptist / The Father, Son and Holy Spirit in Baptism say they're always with us because we are their beloved children. Open up your hearts and let me in. Let me give you all the love you need, all the graces and all the blessings.
January 20 - "Behold the Lamb of God!" / The power of practice. Ever ancient, ever new. The repetititiveness of prayer can make it permanent in our lives.
January 27 - Light
February 3 - Beatitudes / Transitions
February 10 - The Devil Tempts Jesus / Temptation will always be in our lives. But our preventive medicine for temptation is to pray more and care for others.
February 17 - "Listen to my Son." "Rise and do not be afraid." / God's powerful Word calls us to be transformed, to change our hearts.
February 24 - Jesus met the woman at the well./ "You can do better than this." Pray, fast, and perform works of charity.
March 9 - Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead. / Jesus helps us untie, unbind, and let go of our sin and shame in order to enjoy the fullness of life.
March 16 - Palm Sunday
March 23 - Easter
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February 22 - Jesus forgives the sins of the paralytic / Feasting and Fasting.
March 01- We are weak, but Christ is strong.
March 08 - Will you use the gifts you have been given?
March 15 - Jesus speaks with the woman of Samaria. "You can do better than this."
March 22 - God does not punish us. Jesus only saves.
March 29 - Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead. (Gospel only)
April 5 - What you call something affects what you believe and how you live your life.
April 12 - Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!
April 26 - Jesus can transform anything in our lives. Let the risen Christ live in you.
May 5 - Jesus is the Good Shepherd who cares for the injured, the hurt and the wandering.
May 17 - Married couples are called to love and sacrifice for one another, to lead each other by example to Jesus and Heaven.
May 24 - Be consecrated (set apart for something sacred) in the Truth, bearers of the Truth, and witnesses to the Truth.
May 31 - Pentecost: May the Spirit of the Lord Always Disturb You
June 7 - Graduation Mass
