As he looked around the Cathedral of Saint Peter and saw hundreds of other young adults, Jonathan Mengoni, 22, was glad he decided to attend his first #LeaveaMark Mass in the Diocese of Scranton. “It’s very nice seeing all the young people in the Diocese come together and worship together because I feel in …
HOMILY Blue Mass – Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Dickson City 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time C – September 8, 2019 It is a privilege to join with all of you as we recognize and give thanks for the incredible gift of service, faith and love that so characterizes the lives of …
HOMILY Wedding Anniversary Mass – June 30, 2019 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time This is a pretty unusual gospel passage, don’t you think? It just doesn’t sound like Jesus. … Someone who wants to follow Jesus says, “I’m really happy to do this, but can I go and bury my father first?” to which Jesus …
HOMILY Wedding Anniversary Mass – June 30, 2019 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time This is a pretty unusual gospel passage, don’t you think? It just doesn’t sound like Jesus. … Someone who wants to follow Jesus says, “I’m really happy to do this, but can I go and bury my father first?” to which Jesus …
HOMILY 2nd Sunday of Easter – April 28, 2019 Mass for those in Consecrated Life I am always touched by this gospel passage that we hear every year on the Second Sunday of Easter – Divine Mercy Sunday. At the very heart of our Easter celebration, the Church offers for our consideration the story of …
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HOMILY 2nd Sunday of Easter – April 28, 2019 Mass for those in Consecrated Life I am always touched by this gospel passage that we hear every year on the Second Sunday of Easter – Divine Mercy Sunday. At the very heart of our Easter celebration, the Church offers for our consideration the story of …
Most Rev. Joseph C. Bambera, D.D., J.C.L. HOMILY All Soul’s Day Mass – November 2, 2018 Earlier this year, a dear cousin of mine died. By most standards, she passed from this world far too soon at the age of 70. While her final struggle with cancer only lasted a few months, she knew her …
Most Rev. Joseph C. Bambera, D.D., J.C.L. HOMILY Wedding Anniversary Mass – June 10, 2018 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time A nine-year-old asks his father, “Dad, how do wars start?” … “Well, son,” his father began, “take World War I. That war started when Germany invaded Belgium.” … “Just a minute,” his wife interrupted. “It began …
Most Reverend Joseph C. Bambera, D.D., J.C.L. Bishop of Scranton HOMILY 7th Sunday of Easter – May 13, 2018 Mother’s Day Adoption Mass On many of the Sundays on which we’ve gathered during this Easter Season, we’ve been reflecting in our gospel readings on the words of Jesus that come to us from the Last Supper …
The Most Reverend Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., D.D., Archbishop of Philadelphia and Metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province of Pennsylvania, will make his first visit to the Diocese of Scranton when he serves as principal celebrant of the Pontifical Mass marking the actual 150th Anniversary Sunday of the founding of the Diocese. The liturgy will …