Homilies for the Major Feasts, Christmas, Easter, Weddings, and FuneralsPaulist Press, 2001 - 176 páginas In the fourth volume of his popular series, veteran pastor and educator Richard Viladesau has written a collection of homilies for the seasons of Christmas and Easter. These two seasons "pose particular difficulties for the preacher because these feasts--especially Christmas--have been adopted into our culture in a secularized form that has little to do with their original religious meaning," contends Viladesau. In addition to homilies for the Christmas and Easter seasons, there are homiletic reflections on the Christian significance of birth marriage and deaths. The homilies, of three to four pages in length, make an engaging connection between Christian faith and contemporary existence in a secularized world. As he has done in his previous volume Viladesau offers a invaluable resource for preachers, who will find in his work food for thought and inspiration for the construction of their own homilies. Lay persons will appreciate as well the author's intellectually honest reflection on faith issues. + |
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ChristmasMass At Dawn | 20 |
ChristmasMass During the Day | 23 |
Feast of the Holy FamilyYear A | 26 |
Feast of the Holy FamilyYear B | 29 |
Feast of the Holy FamilyYear C | 32 |
Fifth Sunday of EasterYear C | 88 |
Sixth Sunday of EasterYear A | 91 |
Sixth Sunday of EasterYear B | 94 |
Sixth Sunday of EasterYear C | 99 |
Seventh Sunday of EasterYear A | 102 |
Seventh Sunday of EasterYear B | 107 |
Seventh Sunday of EasterYear C | 111 |
Feast of the Ascension of the Lord | 114 |
January 1The Octave of Christmas | 35 |
Epiphany | 38 |
First Sunday of the YearBaptism of the Lord | 41 |
Easter Season | 45 |
Easter Vigil | 47 |
Easter Sunday 1 | 50 |
Easter Sunday 2 | 53 |
Second Sunday of EasterYear A | 58 |
Second Sunday of EasterYear B | 61 |
Second Sunday of EasterYear C | 64 |
Third Sunday of EasterYear A | 67 |
Third Sunday of EasterYear B | 69 |
Third Sunday of EasterYear C | 72 |
Fourth Sunday of EasterYear A | 74 |
Fourth Sunday of EasterYear B | 76 |
Fourth Sunday of EasterYear C | 79 |
Fifth Sunday of EasterYear A | 82 |
Fifth Sunday of EasterYear B | 86 |
Pentecost Sunday | 117 |
Solemnities of the Lord | 121 |
Trinity Sunday | 123 |
Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ | 126 |
Feast of the Presentation of the Lord February 2 | 130 |
Feasts of Mary and the Saints | 135 |
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary | 137 |
Feast of All SaintsNovember 1 | 140 |
Feast of the Immaculate Conception | 143 |
Celebrations of Christian Life | 147 |
Christian Initiation of Children | 149 |
Christian Marriage 1 | 151 |
Christian Marriage 2 | 155 |
Christian Death 1 Mass of the Resurrection | 158 |
Christian Death 2 | 161 |
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Términos y frases comunes
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