HOMILIES for Lent and Eastertide in Year C
Audio homilies are preached by Fr Guy de Gaynesford and written homilies by Fr Robbie Low. Click on the arrows to listen or open the text homilies via the links as indicated.
1ST SUNDAY OF LENT – YEAR C
Deuteronomy 26: 4-10, Ps 90, Romans 10:8-13, Luke 4: 1-13
1. Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy by Fr Robbie Low
2.By confessing with your lips you are saved by Fr Robbie Low
3. Deliver us, Lord, from every evil by Fr Guy de Gaynesford
4. You must worship the Lord your God and serve him alone by Fr Robbie Low
2ND SUNDAY OF LENT – YEAR C
Genesis 15:5-18, Ps 26, Philippians 3:17-4:1, Luke 9:28-36
1. The Sense of the Numinous by Fr Robbie Low
3RD SUNDAY OF LENT – YEAR C
Exodus 3:1-8, 13-15, Ps 102, 1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12, Luke 13:1-9
1. Fruitless fig or fertile soil by Fr Robbie Low
2. The bush of fire – who is God? by Fr Robbie Low
3. The Lord is compassion and love by Fr Guy de Gaynesford
4TH SUNDAY OF LENT – YEAR C
Joshua 5:9-12, Ps 33, 2 Corinthians 5:17-21, Luke 15:1-3, 11-32
1.The Prodigal Son by Fr Robbie Low
2. Ambassadors for Christ by Fr Robbie Low
3.The profligate father by Fr Robbie Low
4. The older brother by Fr Guy de Gaynesford
5. Be reconciled to God by Fr Guy de Gaynesford
6. They complained that Jesus welcomed sinners by Fr Guy de Gaynesford
5TH SUNDAY OF LENT – YEAR C
Isaiah 43: 16-21, Ps 125, Philippians 3:8-14, John 8:1-11
1. Go, and sin no more by Fr Robbie Low
2. Gotcha! by Fr Robbie Low
3. Misera et Misericordia by Fr Guy de Gaynesford
PALM SUNDAY – YEAR C
Isaiah 50:4-7, Ps 21, Philippians 2:6-11, Luke 22:14-23:56
1. They spread their cloaks on the road before him by Fr Robbie Low
2. Hosanna! by Fr Robbie Low
3. I have come that they might have life by Fr Guy de Gaynesford
4. You are here to give witness to love by Fr Guy de Gaynesford
HOLY THURSDAY – A, B, C
Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14, Ps 115, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, John 13:1-15
1. Holy Thursday – Stay with us, Lord by Fr Robbie Low
2. Do this in memory of me by Fr Robbie Low
3. An extraordinary night by Fr Guy de Gaynesford
4. Love as Christ loved by Fr Guy de Gaynesford
5. A new commandment by Fr Guy de Gaynesford
GOOD FRIDAY – A, B, C
Isaiah 52:13-53:12, Ps 30, Hebrews 4:14-16, 5: 7-9, John 18:1-19:42
1. Why we dare to call this Friday ‘Good’ by Fr Robbie Low
2. The Holy Cross by Fr Robbie Low
3. Trustworthy evidence by Fr Guy de Gaynesford
4. I thirst by Fr Guy de Gaynesford
EASTER VIGIL – YEAR C
Genesis 1:1-2:2, Ps 103, Genesis 22:1-18, Ps 15, Exodus 14:15-15:1, Exodus 15:1-6, 17-18, Isaiah 54:5-14, Ps 29, Isaiah 55:1-11, Ps 12, Baruch 3:9-15, 32-4:4, Ps 18, Ezekiel 36:16-28, Pss 41, 42, Romans 6:3-11, Ps 117, Luke 24: 1-12
1. Rejoice, again I say, Rejoice by Fr Robbie Low
2. Feast of feasts by Fr Robbie Low
3. Why look among the dead for someone who is alive? by Fr Guy de Gaynesford
4. The eighth day by Fr Guy de Gaynesford
EASTER DAY – A, B, C
Acts 10:34, 37-43, Ps 117, Colossians 3:1-4, John 20: 1-9
1. Rejoice, heavenly powers by Fr Robbie Low
2. He saw and he believed by Fr Guy de Gaynesford
3. Where he is gone, you will follow by Fr Guy de Gaynesford
3. Be generous with what has been given to you by Fr Guy de Gaynesford
2ND SUNDAY OF EASTER – YEAR C
Acts 5:12-16, Ps 117, Ap 1:9-13, 17-9, John 20:19-31
1. My Lord and my God by Fr Robbie Low
2. Is it really you Lord? by Fr Robbie Low
3. St Thomas and the risen Christ by Fr Guy de Gaynesford
4. An act of mercy by Fr Guy de Gaynesford
3RD SUNDAY OF EASTER – YEAR C
Acts 5: 27-32;40-41, Ps 29, Ap 5: 11-14, John 21: 1-19
1. Take care not to find yourself fighting against God by Fr Robbie Low
2. The name of Jesus by Fr Robbie Low
3. Do you love me? by Fr Robbie Low
4. It is the Lord by Fr Guy de Gaynesford
5. Do you love me? by Fr Guy de Gaynesford
4TH SUNDAY OF EASTER – YEAR C
Acts 13:14, 43-52, Ps 99, Ap 7:9, 14-17, John 10:27-30
1. The feet of him who brings good news by Fr Robbie Low
2. Pray for courageous priests by Fr Guy de Gaynesford
5TH SUNDAY OF EASTER – YEAR C
Acts 14:21-27, Ps 144. Ap 21:1-5, John 13:31-35
1. Be faithful by Fr Robbie Low
2. God has opened the door to the Gentiles by Fr Robbie Low
3. The Acts of the Apostles by Fr Robbie Low
4. Love and Glory by Fr Guy de Gaynesford
5. When one part of the body suffers, the whole body suffers with it by Fr Guy de Gaynesford (A homily preached in response to the Child Abuse Crisis in the Catholic Church)
6. Love one another as I have loved you by Fr Guy de Gaynesford
6TH SUNDAY OF EASTER – YEAR C
Acts 15:1-2, 22-29, Ps 66, Ap 21:10-14, 22-23, John 14:23-29
1.Faith is not a fairy tale by Fr Robbie Low
2. My own peace I give you by Fr Guy de Gaynesford
3. Peace be with you by Fr Guy de Gaynesford
4. My own peace I give to you by Fr Guy de Gaynesford
THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD – YEAR C
Acts 1:1-11, Ps 46, Ephesians 1:17-23, Luke 24:46-53
1. Continuity and identity by Fr Robbie Low
2. Our hope of heaven by Fr Robbie Low
3. He has put all things under his feet by Fr Guy de Gaynesford
3. Christ has not left us by Fr Guy de Gaynesford
4. I am with you always, even until the end of the ages by Fr Guy de Gaynesford
7TH SUNDAY OF EASTER – YEAR C
Acts 7:55-60, Ps 86, Ap 22: 12-20, John 17: 20-26
1. The Dialogue of the Deaf by Fr Robbie Low
PENTECOST SUNDAY – YEAR C
Acts 2:1-11, Ps 103, Romans 8:8-17, John 14:15-16, 23-26
1. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit by Fr Robbie Low
2. The Gift of Speech by Fr Robbie Low
3. I have come to send fire to the earth by Fr Guy de Gaynesford