2023 Homilies

2023 Sunday & Holy Day Homilies

Audio recordings of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church homilies and Mass readings are provided as a service to our Brother Knights and all St. Paul parishioners.

2023 Homilies – click selected homily to play or download; click Bible verse to open USCCB Daily Readings for that Mass

December 31, 2023 – The Holy Family   –  Sir 3:2-6, 12-14/Col 3:12-21/Lk 2:22-40
December 25, 2023 – The Nativity of the Lord   –  Is 52:7-10/Heb 1:1-6/Jn 1:1-18
December 24, 2023 – 4th Sunday of Advent   –  2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16/Rom 16:25-27/Lk 1:26-38
December 17, 2023 – 3rd Sunday of Advent   –  Is 61:1-2a, 10-11/1 Thes 5:16-24/Jn 1:6-8, 19-28
December 10, 2023 – 2nd Sunday of Advent   –  Is 40:1-5, 9-11/2 Pt 3:8-14/Mk 1:1-8
December 08, 2023 – The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary   –  Gn 3:9-15, 20/Eph 1:3-6, 11-12/Lk 1:26-38
December 03, 2023 – 1st Sunday of Advent   –  Is 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7/1 Cor 1:3-9/Mk 13:33-37

November 26, 2023 – Solemnity of our Lord Jesus Christ   –  Ez 34:11-12, 15-17/1 Cor 15:20-26, 28/Mt 25:31-46
November 19, 2023 – 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time   –  Prv 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31/1 Thes 5:1-6/Mt 25:14-30
November 12, 2023 – 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time   – Wis 6:12-16/1 Thes 4:13-18/Mt 25:1-13
November 05, 2023 – 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time   –  Mal 1:14b-2:2b, 8-10/1 Thes 2:7b-9, 13/Mt 23:1-12
November 01, 2023 – Solemnity of All Saints   –  Rv 7:2-4, 9-14/1 Jn 3:1-3/Mt 5:1-12a

October 29, 2023 – 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time   –  Ex 22:20-26/1 Thes 1:5c-10/Mt 22:34-40
October 22, 2023 – 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time   –  Is 45:1, 4-6/1 Thes 1:1-5b/Mt 22:15-21
October 15, 2023 – 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time   –  Is 25:6-10a/Phil 4:12-14, 19-20/Mt 22:1-14
October 08, 2023 – 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time   –  Is 5:1-7/Phil 4:6-9/Mt 21:33-43
October 01, 2023 – 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time   –  Ez 18:25-28/Phil 2:1-11 or 2:1-5/Mt 21:28-32

September 24, 2023 – 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time   –  Is 55:6-9/Phil 1:20c-24, 27a/Mt 20:1-16a
September 17, 2023 – 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time   –  Sir 27:30—28:7/Rom 14:7-9/Mt 18:21-35
September 10, 2023 – 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time   –  Ez 33:7-9/Rom 13:8-10/Mt 18:15-20
September 03, 2023 – 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time   –  Jer 20:7-9/Rom 12:1-2/Mt 16:21-27

August 27, 2023 – 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time   –  Is 22:19-23/Rom 11:33-36/Mt 16:13-20
August 20, 2023 – 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time   –  Is 56:1, 6-7/Rom 11:13-15, 29-32/Mt 15:21-28
August 15, 2023 – The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary   –  Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab/1 Cor 15:20-27/Lk 1:39-56
August 13, 2023 – 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time    – 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-13a/Rom 9:1-5/Mt 14:22-33
August 06, 2023 – Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord    – Dn 7:9-10, 13-14/2 Pt 1:16-19/Mt 17:1-9

July 30, 2023 – 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time    – 1 Kgs 3:5, 7-12/Rom 8:28-30/Mt 13:44-52
July 23, 2023 – 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time   –  Wis 12:13, 16-19/Rom 8:26-27/Mt 13:24-43
July 16, 2023 – 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time   –  Is 55:10-11/Rom 8:18-23/Mt 13:1-23
July 09, 2023 – 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time   –  Zec 9:9-10/Rom 8:9, 11-13/Mt 11:25-30
July 02, 2023 – 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time   –  2 Kgs 4:8-11, 14-16a/Rom 6:3-4, 8-11/Mt 10:37-42

June 25, 2023 – 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time   –  Jer 20:10-13/Rom 5:12-15/Mt 10:26-33
June 18, 2023 – 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time   –  Ex 19:2-6a/Rom 5:6-11/Mt 9:36—10:8
June 11, 2023 – The Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ   –  Dt 8:2-3, 14b-16a/1 Cor 10:16-17/Jn 6:51-58
June 04, 2023 – The Most Holy Trinity   –  Ex 34:4b-6, 8-9/2 Cor 13:11-13/Jn 3:16-18

May 28, 2023 – Pentecost Sunday   –  Acts 2:1-11/1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13/Jn 20:19-23
May 21, 2023 – The Ascension of the Lord   –  Acts 1:1-11/Eph 1:17-23/Mt 28:16-20
May 14, 2023 – 6th Sunday of Easter   –  Acts 8:5-8, 14-17/1 Pt 3:15-18/Jn 14:15-21
May 07, 2023 – 5th Sunday of Easter   –  Acts 6:1-7/1 Pt 2:4-9/Jn 14:1-12

April 30, 2023 – 4th Sunday of Easter   –  Acts 2:14a, 36-41/1 Pt 2:20b-25/Jn 10:1-10
April 23, 2023 – 3rd Sunday of Easter   –  Acts 2:14, 22-33/1 Pt 1:17-21/Lk 24:13-35
April 16, 2023 – Divine Mercy Sunday   –  Acts 2:42-47/1 Pt 1:3-9/Jn 20:19-31
April 09, 2023 – Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord   –  Acts 10:34a, 37-43/Col 3:1-4/Jn 20:1-9
April 02, 2023 – Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord   –  Mt 21:1-11/Is 50:4-7/Phil 2:6-11/Mt 26:14—27:66

March 26, 2023 – 5th Sunday of Lent   –  Ez 37:12-14/Rom 8:8-11/Jn 11:1-45
March 19, 2023 – 4th Sunday of Lent   –  1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a/Eph 5:8-14/Jn 9:1-41
March 12, 2023 – 3rd Sunday of Lent   –  Ex 17:3-7/Rom 5:1-2, 5-8/Jn 4:5-42
March 05, 2023 – 2nd Sunday of Lent   –  Gn 12:1-4a/2 Tm 1:8b-10/Mt 17:1-9

February 26, 2023 – 1st Sunday of Lent   –  Gn 2:7-9; 3:1-7/Rom 5:12-19, 17-19/Mt 4:1-11
February 19, 2023 – 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time   –  Lv 19:1-2, 17-18/1 Cor 3:16-23/Mt 5:38-48
February 12, 2023 – 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time  –  Sir 15:15-20/1 Cor 2:6-10/Mt 5:17-37
February 05, 2023 – 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time    – Is 58:7-10/1 Cor 2:1-5/Mt 5:13-16

January 29, 2023 – 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time   –  Zep 2:3; 3:12-13/1 Cor 1:26-31/Mt 5:1-12a
January 22, 2023 – 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time    – Is 8:23—9:3/1 Cor 1:10-13, 17/Mt 4:12-23
January 15, 2023 – 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time   –  Is 49:3, 5-6/1 Cor 1:1-3/Jn 1:29-34
January 08, 2023 – The Epiphany of the Lord   –  Is 60:1-6/Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6/Mt 2:1-12
January 01, 2023 – Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God   –  Nm 6:22-27/Gal 4:4-7/Lk 2:16-21