HOMILYDisabilities Mass – 5th Sunday in Ordinary TimeFebruary 9, 2025 Today’s scripture passages are united to offer us a very simple yet profound lesson. Each passage presents the call stories of biblical heroes – Isaiah, Paul and Peter. And in each story, the individuals called by God resist, asserting …
31st Sunday in Ordinary TimeMass for those in Consecrated Life – November 3, 2024 Throughout the gospels, Jesus is beset by one conflict after another, precipitated by religious leaders and others who all seemed to be intent on disrupting his mission and dismissing his teachings. So, when a scribe approached Jesus in today’s gospel reading, …
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Hispanic Heritage Mass HomilySaint Peter’s Cathedral – October 12, 2024Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14-16; I Corinthians 10:16-17; Mark 14:12-16; 22-26 Welcome, brothers and sisters, to this special Mass in which we celebrate Hispanic heritage as a Church community. Welcome to your cathedral as we give thanks for the gift of our culture, the blessings of faith …
HOMILYMen’s Conference Mass – October 5, 202427th Sunday in Ordinary Time In setting the stage for this 9th Annual “Be a Catholic Man Conference” here in the Diocese of Scranton, the website that you created offers these words, at once both compelling yet challenging: Jesus calls each one of us to follow him. He …
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(OSV News) – Three years after being approved by the U.S. Catholic bishops, updates to the ritual texts for distribution of holy Communion outside of Mass and for Eucharistic adoration will take effect. The revised version of “Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharistic Mystery outside Mass” will be implemented on the First Sunday of …
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LAFLIN — The Congregation of the Oblates of Saint Joseph, located at 1880 Route 315, Laflin, will host their annual Triduum and Labor Day Mass celebrations honoring Saint Joseph the Worker. A three-day preparation of Masses over the Labor Day Weekend will be offered on Friday, Saturday & Sunday, Aug. 30-Sept. 1, with liturgies celebrated …
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HOMILYWedding Anniversary Mass – June 23, 202412th Sunday in Ordinary Time I don’t know that I will ever listen to the gospel story just proclaimed and not think of its proclamation by Pope Francis when the world found itself at the peak of the coronavirus pandemic in late March, 2020, just four years ago. Do …
SCRANTON – Ten priests who are celebrating milestone anniversaries of their ordination year will be recognized during the 2024 Mass for Priest Jubilarians at 12:10 p.m. on Thursday, June 6, 2024, at the Cathedral of Saint Peter in Scranton. The Most Reverend Joseph C. Bambera, Bishop of Scranton, will serve as principal celebrant and homilist. …
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SCRANTON – Since becoming involved in scouting four years ago, Thomas Cain of Jermyn has made many new friends and gained more self-confidence. “As a boy scout, I try to advance by myself and not with other people. I try to do it on my own,” the sixth grader said. On April 20, 2024, Cain …
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WILKES-BARRE – Saint Nicholas Church, 226 South Washington Street, will be the location for the Diocese of Scranton’s annual World Day of Prayer for Vocations Mass on Sunday, April 21, 2024. The Most Rev. Joseph C. Bambera, Bishop of Scranton, will be the principal celebrant for the 12:15 p.m. liturgy, which will be held in …
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