Fr. John Weckend's homilies for St. Cecilia parish.
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Audio recorded through sound system starting
Nov. 1, 2009.

Archives - August, September 2008

Saturday, Sept. 27 - 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Fr. John Weckend
Listen - Gospel Matthew 21: 28-32 (0.6 MB)
Listen - Homily (3.6 MB) "Tonight's readings carry on much of the theme of last Sunday's liturgy -- if you recall the parable concerning the workers in the vineyard..."

Sunday, Sept. 21 - 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Fr. John Weckend
Listen - Gospel Matthew 20: 1-16 (1.0 MB)
Listen - Homily (4.9 MB) "There was an incident in one of the Gospels where a lawyer, a doctor of the law asked Jesus..."

Sunday, Sept. 14 - audio not available

Sunday, Sept. 7 - Fr. Van presiding while Fr. Weckend participates in the Queen City Marathon (audio not available)

Sunday, August 31 - 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Fr. John Weckend
Listen - Gospel Matthew 16: 21-27 (.6 MB)
Listen - Homily (4.0 MB) "Once again, the Gospel for this Sunday speaks of an encounter between Peter and Jesus..."

Sunday, August 24 - 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
Fr. John Weckend
Listen - Gospel Matthew 16: 13-20 (.6 MB)
Listen - Homily (3.2 MB) "I always enjoy a gospel reading that involves Peter..."

Sunday, August 17 - 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Fr. John Weckend
Listen - Gospel - Matthew 15: 21-28 (.5 MB)
Listen - Homily (4.3 MB) "I recall seeing a t.v. documentary some time ago about one of these huge game preserves in east Africa..."

Sunday, August 10 - 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Fr. John Weckend
Listen - Gospel - Matthew 14: 22-33 (.8 MB)
Listen - Homily (3.4 MB) "Today's readings speak of two people who had extraordinary experiences of encountering the Divinity..."

Sunday, August 3 - 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Fr. John Weckend
Listen - Gospel - Matthew 14: 13-21(.7 MB)
Listen - Homily (2.8 MB) "I have to apologize right off the bat here for the brevity of this morning's homily..."

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