Homily Notes by Fr. John

"The God of glory thunders, and in his temple all say, “Glory!” The LORD is enthroned above the flood; the LORD is enthroned as king forever." Psalm 29

"A firm persuasion had long prevailed through all the East, that it was fated for the empire of the world, at that time, to devolve on some who should go forth from Judaea. This prediction referred to a Roman emperor...", Suetonius, The Twelve Caesars.

Fathers, if you remember anything, remember this, "Whoever honors his father atones for sins,
and preserves himself from them.
When he prays, he is heard;
he stores up riches who reveres his mother.
" Sirach 3

Our bodies tell us something about our relationship with God and with one another. One beautiful example is pregnancy itself.