Homilies

*HOMILY* [12/28/25] (Fr. Kleber Luiz Cardoso, css) Once again, Merry Christmas to you all! I hope that Jesus has truly been born again in our hearts. On the Sunday following Christmas, the Church celebrates the Holy Family: Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. God loves families. God willed that man leave his father and mother and unite with his wife, and that both become one flesh (cf. Genesis 2.24; Matthew 19.5; Mark 10.7). God willed that the love between a man and a woman be fruitful and that new human beings come into the world from it (cf. Genesis 1.28). God willed that Jesus – God the Son who became flesh to save mankind from their sins – have a family, a biological mother and an adoptive father. Jesus, Mary, and Joseph are a model and an inspiration for our families. Today, the evangelist Matthew tells us about the Holy Family's journey to Egypt, fleeing the massacre of boys under two years old by King Herod. The communication between the Lord and Joseph - the adoptive father of the bo...

It's Christmas! It's Christmas! Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary! Let us rejoice in the Lord! Let us adore the baby Jesus lying in the manger! I hope you and your family had a happy Christmas night! Today the evangelist John tells us that Jesus is the Word of God who became flesh and dwelt among us. John tells us that, before Jesus was conceived in Mary's womb by the Holy Spirit, He already existed and lived with God. The Father made all things through the Son and for the Son. The Son is the light and life of men. The evangelist speaks of John the Baptist as a witness to the Son, the Word made man for the salvation of the world, to lead men out of darkness. The evangelist John says that some rejected the Word; but those who accepted the Word and believed in Him became children of God, by grace, for in Jesus is the fullness of grace. Through Him we know the Father, for the Son is the visible image of the invisible God. Isn't that incredible? Isn't that wonderful? Th...

He is born! He is born! Jesus is born, my sister, my brother! It's Christmas! Merry Christmas to all! We have prepared for four weeks for this festive and solemn day. It was the Advent season. We did penance and reconciled ourselves with God. Now it is fitting that we rejoice! We have the flowers and the Hymn of Praise back, with the liturgical color white. Today, the evangelist Luke tells us about the Virgin Mary, wife of Joseph, who had to give birth to Her firstborn Son, Jesus, our Savior, in the small town of Bethlehem, in a stable. When he was born, the baby Jesus was placed in a manger (a wooden container for placing hay and feeding animals). It happened that there were many people in the city because of the census ordered by the Roman emperor Caesar Augustus. Since Joseph was a descendant of King David, he went to Bethlehem with Mary to register, as it was the hometown of David's descendants. At that very moment, an angel of the Lord appeared to some poor shepherds tendi...

Today we begin with Mother Church the last week of Advent. We are in the second part of this liturgical season, which began on December 17th, and whose purpose is to prepare us for the solemnity of Christmas, the birth of the child Jesus the Savior. Today we light the last candle of our Advent wreath. The darkness of sin is being driven out so that the light, which is Christ, the rising Sun, may shine. Christmas is almost here! Only a few days left! Mary has already said YES to the Archangel Gabriel for the plan of God the Father, the Holy Spirit has already impregnated the virgin wife of Joseph, and Jesus is already growing in the womb of His Mother. We are experiencing this beautiful mystery with great joy and hope! Today the evangelist Matthew tells us about the announcement of the angel of the Lord to Joseph in a dream. The messenger explained to Mary's fiancé that She was the Virgin who would conceive and give birth to Emmanuel, God-with-us (cf. Isaiah 7:14), through the Holy ...

Today we begin with Mother Church the penultimate week of Advent Season, which is our preparation for the glorious return of Christ and for Christmas. The third Sunday of Advent is special, and it is called "Gaudete," from Latin, which means "Rejoice." The reason for the joy is the nearness of Christ's return. The liturgical color is rose, which expresses this joy. Today we light the rose candle of our Advent wreath. The darkness of sin is being driven out so that the light, which is Christ, the rising Sun, may shine. Today the evangelist Matthew speaks to us about John the Baptist and his identity according to Jesus Himself. John the Baptist was more than a humbly dressed prophet: he was the Precursor, the messenger sent by the Lord to go before Jesus and prepare the way before Him (cf. Isaiah 40.3). Speaking of the Jews who lived up to the generation of John the Baptist, Jesus said that the Precursor was the greatest of all men who had ever been born. And refe...

We begin the second week of Advent with Mother Church, which is our preparation for the glorious return of Christ and for Christmas. Today we light two candles of our Advent wreath. The darkness of sin is being driven out so that the light, which is Christ, the rising Sun, may shine. Today the evangelist Matthew speaks to us of John the Baptist, of his simplicity and humility, and of the power of his preaching, preparing the way of the Lord. Hence his title of "precursor", that is, the one who goes ahead straightening the paths. The prophet Isaiah spoke of someone who would cry out in the desert (cf. 40.3), preparing the Jews well for the coming of the promised Messiah. The first Christians associated John the Baptist with this character of Isaiah. Historically, John the Baptist had a significant, critical, and autonomous religious movement within Judaism. Early Christians reinterpreted this movement and linked it to the movement of Jesus Christ. John the Baptist was a simple...