Seventh Sunday After Pentecost — Homily by Fr. Ermatinger
Que pico de Oro!, Francisco de Goya, 1799 Translation of the Epistle for the Seventh Sunday After Pentecost (Rom 6:19-23) Brethren: I speak a human thing, because of the infirmity of your flesh; for as you have yielded your members to serve uncleanness and iniquity for iniquity, so now yield your members to serve justice unto sanctification. For when you were the servants of sin, you were free from justice. What fruit therefore had you [...]
Seventh Sunday After Pentecost — A Message from St. Pope Gregory the Great
The Beast, the Dragon, and the False Prophet (detail),Saint-Sever Beatus, pre-1072 Translation of the Holy Gospel According to Matthew (7:15-21) At that time Jesus said to His disciples: Beware of false prophets, who come to you in the clothing of sheep, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. By their fruits you shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit, and the [...]
Feast of St. Veronica Giuliani — Homily by Fr. Ermatinger
Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins (Detail),Rossano Gospel, 11th c. Translation of the Holy Gospel for the Feast of St. Veronica Giuliani (Matt 25:1-12) At that time Jesus spoke to his disciples this parable: The kingdom of heaven shall be like to ten virgins, who taking their lamps went out to meet the bridegroom and the bride. And five of them were foolish, and five wise. But the five foolish, having taken their lamps, [...]