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Homilies

Homilies given on Sundays and certain feast days by the Pastor & Rector, Father Jerabek, are regularly posted here in PDF format. Only the last few homilies are ordinarily available. Where “no homily” is indicated, Father was either away from the parish or a deacon preached that day.

January 17, 2026Annual Respect Life Mass – Keeping technology in check, focusing on proper relationships with God & neighbor, and living more fully in reality in order to promote a culture of life

January 11, 2026Solemnity of the Baptism of the Lord, Year A – Christ’s baptism opens the way for ours, enabling us to bless and be a blessing

January 4, 2026Solemnity of the Epiphany – the Magi model for us our journey toward the Lord and our mission

December 28, 2025 – No homily

December 25, 2025Solemnity of Christmas – Christmas is our birthday, too – God chose us then and chooses us now

December 21, 2025Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year A – If we allow God in, he will save us from our sins

December 14, 2025Third Sunday of Advent, Year A (Gaudete) – Gaudete Sunday teaches us that even when it seems like we are defeated, Christ can still prevail; therefore, we should stay close to him and rejoice

December 12, 2025Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (at St. Rose Academy) – God works through the humble, the trusting, and the obedient to give us the faith and keep us firm in it

December 8, 2025Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary – The Annunciation gives us insight into what it is to be untainted by Original Sin – and the Blessed Mother, the New Eve, the “mother of all the supernaturally living”, helps us to attain that life