Msgr. Joseph Pellegrino
Index to
Msgr. Joe's Homilies
News Flash: I am retiring from adminsitration July 1, 2022, but I will continue to do my best to provide homilies for this page while the Lord still gives me strength.
Thank you for your support and wonderful comments over the years.
These homilies are my gifts to you. Perhaps you might find them helpful in your ministry or in your own private reflections.
Thank you, Msgr. Joseph Pellegrino
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December 25,2022 The Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord, Christmas: Bring Joy to the World!
December 18,2022 The Fourth Sunday of Advent: Don't Just Look; Don't Just See; But Behold!
December 11,2022 The Third Sunday of Advent: The Search for Truth
December 4,2022 The Second Sunday of Advent:
Handel and the Admonition to Prepare, not Presume
November 27,2022 The First Sunday of Advent: Be Ready
November 20,2022 The Solemnity of Jesus Christ, Our King: Heaven
November 13,2022 The Thirty-third Sunday of Ordinary Time: Patient Endurance
November 6,2022 The Thirty-second Sunday of Ordinary Time: Heaven
October 30,2022 The Thirty-first Sunday of Ordinary Time: Lost in a Crowd
October 23,2022 The Thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time: To See and Be Seen
October 16,2022 The Twenty-ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time: Remember Amalek!
October 9,2022 The Twenty-eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time: Gratitude
October 2,2022 The Twenty-seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time: People of Integrity
September 25,2022 The Twenty-sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time: The Church's Mission to the Poor
September 18,2022 The Twenty-fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time: Using Our Ingenuity for the Lord
September 11,2022 The Twenty-fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time: The God of Beginnings
September 4,2022 The Twenty-third Sunday of Ordinary Time: Unless You Hate....
August 28,2022 The Twenty-second Sunday of Ordinary Time: Banquet Etiquette at the Table of the Lord
August 21,2022 The Twenty-first Sunday of Ordinary Time: The Narrow Gate
August 14,2022 The Twentieth Sunday of Ordinary Time: Fire on Earth: St. Gianna Berretta Mola
August 7,2022 The Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time: Don't Just Look Busy. Be Busy!
July 31,2022 The Eigtheenth Sunday of Ordinary Time: He Who Has the Most.....Loses
July 24,2022 The Seventeenth Sunday of Ordinary Time: The Lord's Prayer in Luke
July 17,2022 The Sixteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time: Marthacized Marys
July 10,2022 The Fiftenth Sunday of Ordinary Time: The Radical Demand of the Lord
July 3,2022 The Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time: We Are the Seventy-two
June 26,2022 The Thirteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time: Putting on Our Game Face
June 19,2022 The Solemnity of the Body and Blood of the Lord:
June 12,2022 The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity:
The Way We Begin and End Our Prayers
June 5,2022 The Solemnity of Pentecost: Invoking the Spirit
May 29,2022 The Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord: Witness to Dignity
May 22,2022 Sixth Sunday of Easter: indwelling
May 15,2022 Fifth Sunday of Easter: I Have Made All Things New
May 8,2022 Fourth Sunday of Easter: Alone in a Crowd, Alone for Others
May 1,2022 Third Sunday of Easter: Peter and John, Realism and Idealism
April 24.2022 Second Sunday of Easter: Doubts and Faith
April 17.2022 The Solemnity of the Resurrection of the Lord, Easter: On Being Catholic
Apri1 15.2022 Good Friday--The Veneration of the Cross: The Power of the Cross
Apri1 14.2022 The Solemn Celebration of the Lord's Supper--Holy Thursday:
Apri1 10.2022 Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion: Blood and Mercy
April 3.2022 The Fifth Sunday of Lent: A Drama of Compassion
March 27. 2022 The Fourth Sunday of Lent: Stories of Mercy and Compassion
March 20. 2022 The Third Sunday of Lent: The Best Use of Our Time
March 13. 2022 The Second Sunday of Lent: On Being Transfigured
March 3. 2022 The First Sunday of Lent: Integrity
February 27. 2022 The Eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time: Some Aphorisms of the Lord
February 20. 2022 The Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time: Children of the New Adam
February 13. 2022 The Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time: Making Room for God
February 6. 2022 The Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time: Alone I cannot do this, but I am not alone.
January 30. 2022 The Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time: True Love
January 23. 2022 The Third Sunday of Ordinary Time: So, What Do You Have To Offer?
January 16. 2022 The Second Sunday of Ordinary Time: Celebrating Cana
January 9. 2022 The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord: Continuing the Mission
January 2. 2022 The Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord: The Wise Still Seek Him
January 1. 2022 The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God: The Baker Woman
December 26, 2021 The Feast of the Holy Family: Jesus, the Center of the Catholic Family
December 25, 2021 The Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord, Christmas: Pax Christi!
December 19, 2021 Fourth Sunday of Advent: Two Women of Courage
December 12, 2021 Third Sunday of Advent: What Should We Do?
December 5, 2021 Second Sunday of Advent: The Gift that Matters
November 28, 2021 First Sunday of Advent: Preparing for the Lord
Archives: Previously Posted Homilies
( dating back to Nov 27, 2005)