September 2025 – Life on the Chrism Trail

Homily for the 2025 Red Mass for the Diocese of Fort Worth

September 25, 2025
St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church
Fort Worth, Texas

Micah 6:1-4, 6-8
Psalm 104:1-2, 24, 35, 27-28, 29, 30
Romans 13:1-7
Luke 7:1-10

The passage from the Gospel of Luke which we have just proclaimed describes a story of the Roman centurion who sends some of the local religious leaders to Jesus to ask Him if He will come to the centurion’s home to heal his slave who is suffering and near death. When the religious leaders approach Jesus, they put their own spin on matters. They strongly recommend that Jesus do this for the centurion as they emphasize that he deserves this miracle from Jesus because, unlike a lot of the Roman military force of occupation, this centurion likes them so much that he has paid for the building of their synagogue. It is in their interest that Jesus heal the centurion’s servant.

Homily for the Mass of Christian Burial for Reverend Cruz Manuel Holguin Ogaz

September 25, 2025
St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church
White Settlement, Texas

1 Corinthians 13:1-13
Psalm 23
Philippians 3:7-14
John 17:1-11

Bishop’s homily in English begins at paragraph 5.

Yo no tengo las palabras de quitar su tristeza sobre la muerte del Padre Manuel. Si las tuviera, las proclamaría. Pero tantas palabras no existen. En lugar de estas, tenemos las palabras del evangelio y de la esperanza en la resurrección de Cristo. Las que proclaman que nuestro hogar verdadero es en el cielo.