Homily for Chrism Mass
March 31, 2026
St. Patrick Cathedral
Fort Worth, Texas
Isaiah 61:1-3, 6a,8-9
Psalm 89:21-22, 25, 27
Revelation 1:5-8
Luke 4:16-21
Bishop’s homily in English begins at paragraph 7.
Las lecturas de esta Misa Crismal nos hablan, con una profunda unidad, del misterio de ver. El profeta Isaías anuncia un pueblo que será visto y reconocido como bendecido por el Señor. Ya no oculto ni desfigurado, sino revelado en su verdadera identidad.
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Homily for the Second Sunday of Advent
Admission to Candidacy for Holy Orders of David P. LaPointe
December 6, 2020
St. Patrick Cathedral
Fort Worth, Texas
Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11
Psalm 85
2 Peter 3:8-14
Mark 1:1-8
To talk about a beginning is to convey that one has an end in mind with some degree of detail. That is the case with the beginning of the Gospel of Mark that we read today. That is the case with the season of Advent. That is the case with the Rite of Admission to Candidacy for Holy Orders.
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