Fr. James Marchionda, OP

This homily delves into the question: Are we, like Mary, willing to listen to God's voice and embrace His divine plan for our lives? Discover how Mary's humility and faith can inspire us to say our own 'yes' to God's calling.

Join Fr. James Marchionda, OP for today's insightful daily homily (Monday, March 24th) as we reflect on the powerful readings from 2 Kings 5:1-15 and Luke 4:24-30. Discover how God's healing extends beyond borders, as seen in the story of Naaman, and how Jesus reminds us that God's love and grace are for everyone.

Fr. James Marchionda, OP breaks open the readings for the Second Sunday of Advent, in which Peter, James, and John go up the mountain with Jesus and he is transfigured before them, and God tells them, "This is my Son, the Chosen One. Listen to him." As their faith was strengthened by this event, our faith should be strengthened as we journey through Lent, so that at the end of it no storm will be able to shake our faith in the God to whom we cling.

Readings: Genesis 15:5-12,​17-18; Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 9:28-36

Today's readings exhort us to place our complete trust in God, good advice in these turbulent times.

Seek the wisdom from above in stillness, rather than reacting to the chaos from our own time.

In today's Gospel Jesus returns to his hometown. After being initially impressed, the town turned suspicious of him, and Jesus could not do any great miracles because of their lack of faith.Two lessons: 1) jealousy is not helpful and not of God, and 2) we have to trust God in faith for God to be able to heal us.