Eucharistic themes will be the topic of homilies in churches across the Diocese over the next year, thanks to a new homiletic series for the Eucharistic Revival in the Parish 2023-2024. Recently commissioned by Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., the series includes the work of 13 priests, and features sample homilies – in English and Spanish – along with other notes and information to assist any members of the clergy who opt to use it.
The series has been sent to all clergy of the Diocese and is available at dioceseoftrenton.org/eucharistic-revival-homilies. The first installment is scheduled for Masses the weekend of July 8 and 9 and will follow through with one homily per month. Each will be posted to TrentonMonitor.com after their designated weekend.
In announcing the new series to the Diocese’s clergy, Bishop O’Connell wrote: “I wish to thank all the priests who participated by preparing excellent homilies for use in the parishes throughout the next year. Yours was a real labor of love for our brother clergy and all the faithful during this parish phase of the Eucharistic Revival. I found them all truly inspirational.”
The series includes contributions from the following priests:
- Father Michael Kennedy: July 9, 2023, 13th Sunday A, The Eucharist as the “Source and Summit of Christian Life”
- Father Garry Koch: Aug. 20, 2023, 20th Sunday A, The Eucharist in Relation to Other Sacraments
- Father John Testa: Sept. 24, 2023, 25th Sunday A, The Eucharist as the Mystery of Faith
- Father James Smith: Oct. 15, 2023, 28th Sunday A, The Eucharist as Real Presence
- Father Stephen Sansevere: Nov. 19, 2023, 33rd Sunday A, The Eucharist as Sign/Bond of Unity and Community
- Father John Butler: Dec. 17, 2023, Third Sunday of Advent A, The Eucharist in Advent
- Father John C. Garrett: Jan. 28, 2024, 4th Sunday B, The Eucharist as Sacrament of Healing
- Msgr. John Dermond: Feb. 4, 2024, 5th Sunday B, The Eucharist as Holy Banquet
- Father Stan DeBoe: March 3, 2024, 3rd Sunday of Lent B, The Eucharist as Foundation of Justice and Instrument of Peace
- Msgr. Thomas Gervasio: April 6, 2024, Holy Thursday, The Eucharist and Holy Thursday
- Father Cyril Johnson: May 19, 2024, Pentecost Sunday, The Eucharist and Young People
- Father James Grogan: June 24, 2024, 12th Sunday B, The Eucharist as the Heart of Family Life
- Father Ed Blanchett: July 24, 2024, The Feast of Corpus Christi, Body and Blood of Christ
HOMILY SERIES: The Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ