Fr. Jacinto

  Christian watchfulness sometimes requires fraternal correction, condemning not persons but harmful behavior. If you fail to correct you might share in the guilt. Ask your Guardian Angel to inspire you to say…

  Padre Pio is the first priest to receive the stigmata, which he bore for 50 years shedding a pint of blood a day. Padre Pio shared in the victimhood of Christ to…

  The Jews were the first called. We are people of nations called much later. Regardless of how long you are a Christian we are all to receive the same reward: God Himself…

  St. Jerome said, "Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ." As catechists we know Scripture. We get a good dose of Scripture at Mass. We should make Scripture reading a part of…

  The greatest blessing is to do God's will. We should manifest our faith in our dress, our speach, and our deeds. The supreme witnesses are the martyrs. Ave Maria! Mass: St. Callistus…

  Citizens are obliged to support the Common Good, including paying taxes. St Paul commands that everyone be subject to the authorities. God made us social beings, we need to live in society.…

  We need to avoid all greed. Be rich in the things of the spirit. Do not see money as the end of life, but only as a means. Holy Communion is our…

  Today's Gospel instructs us to be vigilant for the Lord's return. We need to "gird our loins" and keep our "lamps alight", spiritualy speaking. Christ's return in glory could happen at any…

  St Simon was known for his zeal and St Jude was known as amiable or loving. Little else is known about them but we may be inspired by their self-effacing humility. We…

  Jesus preached against the hypocrisy of the Pharisees, but recognized their authority to teach. We must pray for holy priests, bishops and religious and heed their teaching. if a teaching sounds suspicious,…

  Like Zacchaeus, who having gained dishonest wealth repented and used it honestly, Christians are called to "make friends for yourselves with dishonest wealth." We cannot live double lives, but must Christianize our…

  At the end of the liturgical year we think of the Last Things. We must prepare for both the end of the World and for the moment of death. We must not…

  Most Jews believed in the Resurrection of the body, but there is no procreation after the Resurrection. Both the soul and the body have dignity. Without the body we are not a…

  St John the Baptist says, "Repent for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand." Our Lord founded the Kingdom of Heaven by founding the Church. Repentance means a change in one's understanding,…

Fr Jacinto gives the homily at Griswold, CT on Dec 23 on how St John the Baptist's mission was to prepare Israel to embrace the Savior. The Church continues this mission throughout the…