Catholic TV Mass Online November 10, 2024: 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Presider: Fr. Dan Volkert
Parish: St. Bruno & St. Paul
Choir: Holy Family

Text From the Homily

St. Vincent de Paul once said “Whatever you do, do not think of yourself but think of God.” Well I think that speaks volumes of these two widows that we see in the first reading as well as in the gospel. It's a basic biblical truth. Your faith will grow. Your life will always be enriched by the very measure by which you give it away in service to God and others in this world. What's the worst thing we could do? Cling to the very little that we have and not share it. Now notice what Jesus says, 'beware of the scribes that accept greetings in market places. Seats of honor in synagogues and banquets." Jesus here is criticizing these scribes because they're calling attention to themselves and their piety. And so what we refer to this is shameless self-promotion that they're doing. What are they really doing? These scribes are clinging to the very little that they have rather than sharing. They're grasping at titles and honor and fame. It's the ego on display. Notice Jesus, it says he sat down and watched the people put money into the treasury and many rich people put in large sums. So it begs the question how would you know how much a person put into this treasury. What you have to realize is the receptacles that collected this money, they were trumpet shaped yes, they were shaped like trumpet. So when you put your coins into the receptacle the coins would clang all the way down to the bottom. If you were a wealthy person that put a large sum, you'd put a lot of coins in that receptacle therefore they would make a lot of noise clanging all the way down so people would turn and look at you and they would know based upon all that noise that you make a large donation to the treasury. Again, it's just calling attention to yourself. But just the opposite would hold true. Like this poor widow, she put in two small coins. I'm sure it barely made any noise at all and hardly anyone noticed except one person and the most important person, Jesus Christ. Now we have to realize widows in the ancient world essentially they lived a dire situation. They essentially, if they didn't have family to take care of them or no visible means of support they're in a very precarious situation. Remember in the first century there are no social safety nets. Like we have today. There was no social security, no Medicare, no Medicaid, no food stamps. So widows in the ancient world were very vulnerable and yet despite her condition she makes a donation. And Jesus sees that. And no one else does. That's why it says he called his disciples to himself. The disciples didn't even see what she did. Here this widow she makes an incredibly generous contribution without any attention. Any fanfare whatsoever. What is she really doing? She's behaving just the opposite of the scribes. Again whatever you do, do not think of yourself, but think of God. Jesus is now going to teach the apostles and us a powerful lesson from this widow. Jesus said from her poverty she contributed all she had. Her whole livelihood. There's that biblical truth. Your faith will always grow. Your life will always be enriched by the measure in which you give it away. In service to God and others in this world. And see I think that widow in this gospel she clearly did just that. And so can we. Each and every day of our life. As we just like this widow live out our faith.

Entrance: Canticle of the Turning
Text: Luke 1:46–58; Rory Cooney, b.1952 Tune: STAR OF THE COUNTY DOWN; Irish traditional; arr. by Rory Cooney, b.1952 © 1990, GIA Publications, Inc.

Psalm 146: Praise the Lord My Soul
Text: Refrain trans., Lectionary for Mass, © 1969, 1981, 1997, ICEL; verses, New American Bible, © 1970, Confraternity of Christian Doctrine Music: Michel Guimont, © 1994, 1998, GIA Publications, Inc.

Preparation: Prayer of St. Francis
Text: Prayer of St. Francis; adapt. by Sebastian Temple, 1928–1997 Tune: Sebastian Temple, 1928–1997; acc. by Robert J. Batastini, b.1942 © 1967, OCP Dedicated to Mrs. Frances Tracy

Communion: The Supper of the Lord
Text: Verses 1–4 based on John 4, 6. Text and music © 1994, 2012, Laurence Rosania. Published by OCP. All rights reserved

Sending Forth: Joyful Joyful We Adore You
Text: Henry van Dyke, 1852–1933, alt. Tune: HYMN TO JOY, 8 7 8 7 D; arr. from Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770–1827, by Edward Hodges, 1796–1867

Mass Setting: Missa Pacem
Text: ICEL, © 2010 Music: Missa Pacem, L. Randolph Babin, © 2004, 2010, GIA Publications, Inc.

Permission to podcast/stream the music in this liturgy obtained from ONE LICENSE, License No. A-718591.

[edhebard]

Thank you for sharing this beautiful Mass ! I would like to acknowledge The Holy Family Choir on such a phenomenal job they did! I would also 11:05 like to acknowledge the lector, Julie Larrivie, on such a great job she did proclaiming the Word of the Lord! Happy Veterans Day and everyone have a good week!

[josiemoder]

Thank you Father Volkert for a beautiful Mass - Choir is beautiful also..GOD Bless you and God Bless all of us..Amen..🙏🙏

[JeanPalmer-qg]

I'm in West Virginia. I had an injury, I cannot drive, Nore walk to the local church. I enjoy your mass. Thank you for your positive attitude to us.

[jerseysgone]

Good morning everyone! What a blessing to wake on a Sunday morning and be able to enjoy Mass. Thank you Fr. Dan, and especially enjoyed hearing The Prayer of St. Francis (Make Me a Channel of Your Peace) from the choir.

Please pray for all those struggling with addiction.

Wishing everyone a beautiful, serene day! ☀️🙏💛🙌

[EileenSchroeder-lc]

Lord please help me since I had a stroke, keep me safe and healthy and give me strength and courage, please pray for my family and give them comfort Amen

[PrimetimePokemon]

Thanks for always sharing a positive message, especially during this stressful time in the United States, and also excluding from pushing political views in your messages. We discovered this channel during COVID and actually prefer this mass to our local parish.

[valeriegarcia]

Gm everyone, let their be peace on earth😇🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[justyne]

Thank you, Fr. Dan. You bring a quiet intensity to the mass. Beautiful and most meaningful!

[MyDailyPrayer]

Lord, I rest in Your arms tonight. Please give me a peaceful mind and a restful heart. Amen.

[SocorroBrickley]

Thank you for today's Sunday Catholic Mass.❤️🙏 Amen .

[annetten.]

Amen&Amen!!!❤️✝️🙏🌍🇺🇸May GOD grant blessings and peace to all! Have a wonderful Sunday!

[michellewilson]

Thank you, Father Dan 🙏🙏 for a wonderful Mass and Homily.
To the Choir excellent choice of music. It was very upbeat.
Please keep me in your prayers I am fighting leukemia.

[zmsban]

hello everyone, father dan, i am praying for you, please pray for me. may God continue to bless you all. lord Jesus have mercy. please SAVE richard. remember the carmelites of cape town & fr sean. our daughter rose ann to recover from drugs. thank you lord, father dan. God bless

[Abraham-ukxy]

The earliest online Sunday mass i could find. I caught it 20 minutes after it was uploaded.
Thought provoking sermon.
I dont understand why you use the apostles creed rather than the Nicene creed.
The apostles creed has the words "He descended into hell". Jesus went to hell.
I struggle with this idea.
Better to use the Nicene creed which does not mention such a descent.
The Nicene creed is used by all denominations of the Universal church. As its name suggests it was adopted at the Council of Nicea.