Homilies
Homilies preached by priests of the Abbey of the Genesee on various occasions.
Even though the homilies given here at the Abbey are intended primarily for the monastic community it is hoped there will be a message for the little monk hidden in the heart of nearly everyone. The homilies of Fr. John Eudes can be found on his Homilies Index page.
- February 21, 2012
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Fr. Justin Sheehan, OCSO
7th Tuesday in Ordinary Time
Memorial of St. Peter Damian
Every so often in the history of the Church, we come across saints whose list of failings and shortcomings is far mor...
Posted on Mon, 20 Feb 2012 - February 19, 2012
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Fr. Jerome Machar, OCSO
7th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Isaiah 43:18-19, 21-22, 24b-25; 2 Corinthians 1:18-22; Mark 2:1-12
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Posted on Sat, 18 Feb 2012 - February 18, 2012
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Fr. John Denburger, OCSO
6th Saturday of Ordinary Time
James 3:1-19; Ps. 12; Mark 9:12-13
Although we are not celebrating the memorial here, in some parts of the world Catholics celebrate the feast of St. Be...
Posted on Sat, 18 Feb 2012 - February 16, 2012
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Fr. Justin Sheehan, OCSO
6th Wednesday in Ordinary Time
An important part of the Cistercian spirit is to be what our Fathers called pauperes cum paupere Christo, poor with the poor Christ. The reason fo...
Posted on Fri, 17 Feb 2012 - February 15, 2012
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Fr. John Eudes Bamberger, OCSO
6th Wednesday of Ordinary Time
Mark 8:22-26
THEN A SECOND TIME Jesus laid hands on his eyes, and he saw perfectly. That Jesus cured a blind man through his word and touch of his hand was...
Posted on Wed, 15 Feb 2012 - February 12, 2012
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Fr. Gerard D Souza, OCSO
6th Sunday of Ordinary Time
I am quite sure that your read on today’s gospel is the same as mine. We focus on the healing of the leper. But both readings never talk of healing. They u...
Posted on Mon, 13 Feb 2012 - February 10, 2012
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Fr. Stephen Muller, OCSO
5th Friday of Ordinary Time
1Kgs 11: 29-32; 12: 19; Mk 7: 31-37
Since beginning Ordinary Time at the end of the Christmas season we have been doing “continuous reading” i...
Posted on Sat, 11 Feb 2012 - February 9, 2012
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Fr. Jerome Machar, OCSO
5th Thursday in Ordinary Time
1 Kings 11: 4-13; Mark 7: 24-30
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Posted on Tue, 7 Feb 2012 - February 8, 2012
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Fr. John Eudes Bamberber, OCSO
5th Wednesday of Ordinary Time
Mark 7:14-23
THE THINGS THAT COME FROM WITHIN ARE WHAT DEFILE ANYONE. The Lord Jesus, meek and humble as he was, did not shrink from challenging authorit...
Posted on Fri, 10 Feb 2012 - February 7, 2012
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Fr. John Denburger, OCSO
5th Tuesday in Ordinary Time
1 Kings 8:22-23, 27; Ps 84; Mark 7:1-13
By the grace, the mercy of God, we gather to praise God, to present our needs and those of others and to ...
Posted on Tue, 7 Feb 2012 - February 5, 2012
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Fr. Marcellus Earl, OCSO
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Job 7:1-4, 6-7; Ps 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6; 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23; Mk 1:29-39
Job, St. Paul, Jesus. Three men, three different men, with
three different attitudes or char...
Posted on Mon, 6 Feb 2012 - February 3, 2012
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Fr. Justin Sheehan, OCSO
4th Friday in Ordinary Time
In the 1st book of Samuel, the Lord describes David as “a man after his own heart” (1s...
Posted on Fri, 3 Feb 2012 - February 1, 2012
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Fr. John Eudes, OCSO
4th Wednesday of the Year
2 Samuel 24:2, 9-17; Mark 6:6
When I hear the words of today’s Gospel I am reminded of an experience I had as a young priest that was so disconcerting that I ...
Posted on Fri, 3 Feb 2012 - January 31, 2012
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Fr. Marcellus Earl, OCSO
4th Tuesday of the Year
Memorial of St. John Bosco
2 Sm 18:9-10, Ps 86:14, 24-25, 30-19:3 1-2, 3-4, 5-6; Mk 5:21-43
St. John Bosco was a dreamer, not that he spent his time
b...
Posted on Tue, 31 Jan 2012 - January 29, 2012
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Fr. John Denburger, OCSO
Dt 18:15-20; Ps 95; Mk 1:21-28
In praying the Creed, we proclaim: “I believe in one God” and surely this belief encompasses all God is and all God does, in particular, His merc...
Posted on Sun, 29 Jan 2012 - January 28, 2012
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Fr. Jerome Machar, OCSO
Memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas
2 Samuel 12: 1-7, 10-17; Mark 4:35-41
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Posted on Fri, 27 Jan 2012 - January 26, 2012
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Fr. John Eudes Bamberger, OCSO
FOUNDERS OF CITEAUX
SIRACH 44:1,10-15; HEB11:1-2,8-16; MARK 10:24-30
FAITH IS THE CONVICTION OF THINGS NOT SEEN. These words from the Epistle to the Hebrews are aptly chosen to mar...
Posted on Fri, 27 Jan 2012 - January 24, 2012
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Fr. Marcellus Earl, OCSO
3rd Tuesday in Ordinary Time
Memorial of St. Francis DeSales
2 Sm 6:12-15, 17-19; Ps 24:7, 8, 9, 10;Mk 3:31-35
In this homily, my dear brothers and sisters in Christ...
Posted on Tue, 24 Jan 2012 - January 22, 2012
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Fr. Justin Sheehan, OCSO
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Daniel Levinson, in his book The Seasons of a Man’s Life, has written about a general, human life cycle. This is the idea that the journey from birth to old ag...
Posted on Mon, 23 Jan 2012 - January 21, 2011
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Fr. Gerard dSouza, OCSO
2nd Saturday in Ordinary Time
In the life of the saint there is the usual struggle between good and evil. There is the slow progress in wisdom that comes through serious failures. Holine...
Posted on Sun, 22 Jan 2012 - January 20, 2012
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Fr. Eugene Chung, OCSO
2nd Friday in Ordinary Time
1 Sam 24:3-21; Mk 3:13-19
Here is the man who has been trying to kill David finally at his mercy. And he walks away. He will be Israel’s greates...
Posted on Sun, 22 Jan 2012 - January 19, 2012
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Fr. Stephen Muller, OCSO
2nd Thursday of Ordinary Time
1 Sam 18: 6-9; 19: 1-7; Mk 3: 7-12
There’s God’s plan . . . and then there’s our plan. Are we going to conform our plan to God&rs...
Posted on Sat, 21 Jan 2012 - January 18, 2012
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Fr. Marcellus Earl, OCSO
2nd Wednesday of Ordinary Time
Mass For Christian Unity
1 Sm 17:32-33, 37, 40-51; Ps 144:1, 2, 9-10; Mk 3:1-6
unity in that?
If Jesus who is God didn’t manage to convert the Ph...
Posted on Fri, 20 Jan 2012 - January 17, 2012
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Fr. Jerome Machar, OCSO
Tuesday of 2nd week in Ordinary Time
Memorial of Saint Anthony of Egypt
1 Samuel 16: 1-13; Mark 2: 23-28
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Posted on Mon, 16 Jan 2012 - January 14, 2012
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Fr. Marcellus Earl, OCSO
First Saturday in Ordinary Time
On the twenty-second of last month I gave a homily called
the Tale of Two Mothers. Today we will take the next step and
speak of the Tale of Two ...
Posted on Wed, 11 Jan 2012 - January 12, 2012
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Fr. Gerard d'Souza, OCSO
1st Thursday in Ordinary Time
Jesus, St Mark tells us, was moved with compassion. The original Greek is much stronger. You could say, Jesus’ guts are wrenched by the suffering of the lepe...
Posted on Fri, 13 Jan 2012 - January 10, 2012
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Fr. Justin Sheehan, OCSO
Saint Gregory of Nyssa
Gregory of Nyssa is one of those endearing saints who actually work at a past that they have to forget before they can praise God by the splendor of their life an...
Posted on Tue, 10 Jan 2012 - January 8, 2011
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Fr. Stephen Muller, OCSO
Solemnity of the Epiphany
Is 60: 1-6; Eph 3: 2-3a, 5-6;
Mt 2: 1-12
As I was growing up we would say the family rosary every night. During the Christmas season we would move into th...
Posted on Mon, 9 Jan 2012 - January 7, 2012
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Deacon Isaac Slater, OCSO
Audio file - VIGIL OF EPIPHANY...
Posted on Fri, 6 Jan 2012
