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2026 Sermon Archives
Feast of Christ the King • October 25, 2026 • Month of the Holy Rosary
For the Feast of Christ the King, this sermon contemplates Christ’s kingship through the Joyful, Sorrowful, and Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary. It calls the faithful to follow Mary’s example, obey her Divine Son, and proclaim His reign over individuals and nations.
Feast of St. Luke the Evangelist • October 18, 2026 • Month of the Holy Rosary
Reflecting on the Coronation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, this sermon explores her queenship, intercession, and protection against evil. Drawing on Scripture and the saints, it calls the faithful to deepen their Rosary devotion and seek refuge in Mary’s maternal care.
Feast of the Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary • October 11, 2026 • Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
Reflecting on Mary’s words in Scripture and the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary, this sermon invites the faithful to imitate her Immaculate Heart. It calls for purity, humility, obedience, and charity, teaching that true Christian joy embraces suffering in union with Christ.
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost • October 4, 2026 • Month of the Holy Rosary
Opening the October catechesis on the Holy Rosary, this sermon invites the faithful to contemplate Christ through Mary’s eyes. It teaches that a clean heart, confession, penance, and persevering prayer draw the soul nearer to Jesus under her maternal guidance.
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost • September 27, 2026 • Month of the Holy Cross
This sermon reflects on Christ’s call to deny oneself and take up the Cross. Through Isaiah’s prophecy and St. Paul’s appeal to spiritual maturity, it contrasts attachment to passing things with the Christian vocation to follow Christ in sacrifice, faith, and eternal hope.
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost • September 20, 2026 • Month of the Holy Cross
The sermon teaches that the world and Christian life are cruciform, centered on Christ’s Cross as redemption. It calls the faithful to daily examen, to take up their cross, receive the Eucharist, and pray to Mary and Jesus for grace.
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost • September 13, 2026 • Month of the Holy Cross
On the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, this sermon reflects on Mary’s Seven Sorrows and her unique, subordinate cooperation in Christ’s redemption. Drawing on the Church Fathers and Marian antiphons, it presents her as the New Eve, united with the New Adam in compassionate, faithful offering at Calvary.
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost • September 6, 2026 • Month of the Holy Cross
This sermon contrasts the world’s changing claims with the Cross of Christ, which alone overcomes sin and death. Reflecting on Adam’s fall and Christ’s redemption, it calls the faithful to stand steadfastly with Our Lady and St. John at Calvary.
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost • August 23, 2026 • Month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Contemplating Mary at the foot of the Cross, this sermon defines fortitude as steadfast constancy rather than mere combativeness. It encourages the faithful to resist sloth, fear, and despair, and to endure their duties with humility, courage, and joy.
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost • August 23, 2026 • Month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
This reflection on the Immaculate Heart of Mary presents her as the Mother and Seat of Wisdom, formed through continual contemplation of Christ. It calls listeners to unite ordinary duties with prayerful attention, discernment, and faithful love of God.
Feast of St Joachim, Father of the BVM • August 16, 2026 • Month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
On the feast of St. Joachim, this sermon contrasts confidence in wealth and self with trust in Divine Providence. Through Mary’s calm faith in hardship, it invites the faithful to abandon anxious self-reliance and place their confidence in God alone.
Feast of the Assumption of the BVM • August 15, 2026 • Month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
On the Assumption, this sermon follows Mary’s life of grace, virginity, prayer, family life, and faithful assent to God. Her total devotion to the Trinity reveals why it was fitting that she be assumed body and soul into heavenly glory.
Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost • August 9, 2026 • Month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Reflecting on Christ’s healing of the deaf man, this sermon considers speech as a moral and spiritual duty. Our Lady’s words, restraint, humility, and confidence offer a model for speaking truthfully, charitably, and with hearts purified by grace.
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost • August 2, 2026 • Month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
On the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, this sermon considers the Blessed Virgin’s immediate, humble, lifelong obedience to God. It calls the faithful to imitate her fiat, surrender self-will, and seek the grace to do what is pleasing to God.
Feast of St Anne, Mother of the BVM • July 26, 2026 • Month of the Precious Blood of Jesus
On the feast of St. Anne, this sermon concludes the July catechesis on the Precious Blood. It revisits Christ’s sacrifice as the fulfillment of the ancient offerings and calls listeners to receive redemption through repentance, faith, baptism, and steadfast devotion to Christ.
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost • July 19, 2026 • Month of the Precious Blood of Jesus
This sermon reflects on the Precious Blood as the source of redemption and the heart of the Gospel. It invites the faithful to worship Christ’s saving sacrifice, hold fast to revealed truth, and live in a manner worthy of the Blood shed for their salvation.
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost • July 12, 2026 • Month of the Precious Blood of Jesus
This reflection traces the Church’s devotion to the Precious Blood and presents gratitude as its fitting response. Drawing on Scripture, saints, and the feast’s history, it calls the faithful to thank Christ for redemption, mercy, consolation, and the grace that flows from His sacrifice.
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost • July 5, 2026 • Month of the Precious Blood of Jesus
Opening the July catechesis on the Precious Blood, this sermon explains its place in redemption, worship, the sacraments, and the Church’s life. It calls listeners to adore Christ’s saving Blood with gratitude, seek its cleansing power, and participate more deeply in its mysteries.
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost • June 28, 2026 • Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Concluding a catechesis on the Sacred Heart, this sermon reflects on Catholic sorrow for sin and the need for reparation. It urges the faithful to recover a serious love for truth, the Gospel, and the duties of Christian life.
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost • June 21, 2026 • Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
This sermon examines devotion to the Sacred Heart and the enthronement of Christ in the home. It calls Catholic families to let Christ’s kingship shape both private and public life through faithful obedience, reparation, and charity.
Third Sunday after Pentecost • June 14, 2026 • Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Meditating on the Sacred Heart of Jesus, this sermon explains God’s infinite mercy as revealed in redemption, the forgiveness of sins, and Christ’s saving wounds. It calls the faithful to repentance, hope, and deeper devotion to the Sacred Heart.
Second Sunday after Pentecost • June 7, 2026 • Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
This sermon contrasts the remedies offered by human religions with the Catholic teaching on original sin and divine grace. It considers the Sacred Heart of Jesus as the source of the grace that heals wounded human nature and leads the soul toward salvation.
Trinity Sunday • May 31, 2026 • Month of the Blessed Virgin Mary
On Trinity Sunday, this sermon considers the Blessed Virgin as beloved Daughter of the Father, Mother of the Son, and faithful Spouse of the Holy Ghost. It presents the Trinity as the central mystery of faith and the light by which Mary’s dignity is understood.
Pentecost Sunday (Whitsunday) • May 24, 2026 • Month of the Blessed Virgin Mary
This sermon presents the Blessed Virgin as Queen of the Apostles, uniquely prepared by grace to witness the saving work of her Son. It reflects on her fidelity at Nazareth, Calvary, and Pentecost, and her maternal role in the Church’s mission.
Sunday within the Octave of the Ascension • May 17, 2026 • Month of the Blessed Virgin Mary
During Ascensiontide, this sermon considers Christ’s kingship and the Blessed Virgin’s queenship as Mother of the King. Drawing on the saints and the Church’s teaching, it calls the faithful to acknowledge Christ’s reign in personal, family, and public life.
Feast of Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ • May 14, 2026 • Month of the Blessed Virgin Mary
On Ascension Thursday, this sermon reflects on Christ’s sovereign power over His earthly life, death, Resurrection, and Ascension. It then considers the singular graces granted to the Blessed Virgin, whose holiness and Assumption mirror her Son’s glory by grace.
Fifth Sunday after Easter • May 10, 2026 • Month of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Beginning a May catechesis on the Blessed Virgin, this sermon explains why Mary is truly the Mother of God. It considers the mystery of the Incarnation, the Church’s confession of faith, and the grace needed to receive revealed truth with humility.
Feast of the Invention (Finding) of the Holy Cross • May 3, 2026 • Month of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Reflecting on the hidden Cross of Christ and its enduring power, this sermon follows the Passion through the discovery of the Cross. It considers how Christ’s sacrifice continues to transform souls and nations, even when its truth is neglected or obscured.
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