Life on the Chrism Trail

Homily for the Mass for the Convocation of Teachers of the Schools of the Diocese of Fort Worth

Memorial of Saint John Vianney

August 4, 2025
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church
Keller, Texas

Numbers 11:4b-15
Psalm 81:12-13, 14-15, 16-17
Matthew 14:13-21

Sing with joy to God our help!

In our Gospel reading, we see the disciples come to Jesus with what they surmise to be a problem. The disciples tell Jesus, “This is a deserted place, and it is already late; dismiss the crowds so that they can go to the villages and buy food for themselves.”

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