In addition to his responsibilities in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Archbishop Lori serves as Supreme Chaplain of the Knights of Columbus and is the former chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty. 0000020291 00000 n Sermon: Funeral Sermon for a Sudden, Unexpected Death - Mark 4 This is a truth that highlights what Paul wanted us most to grasp: with Christ, it is all love; with Christ, theres nothing else. Order Curriculum, Literature, and Church Supplies, by Jim Henry on Wednesday, January 01, 2014 at 6:00 AM. Mothers are intimate With each person she loved, she practiced the giving away of herself. << The Sea of Galilee is a sparkling jewel in the northern part of Israel. Believer in Christ Funeral Homily Its me! Within days the fever had subsided and his mother awakened to find an answered prayer seated on the edge of her bed. They had seen Jesus do mighty things in recent days. And sure enough, as if on cue, another ship came by and answered his call for help. Im here mom! It is only God who can fill the gap that your mother left. Pauls words reminded me of her, of her fierce love for her family. We prayed for him. Homily Sermon on Losing a Mother: Comforting Sermon WebOur homilies can be purchased individually whenever there is a need. /L 62708 /Metadata 17 0 R /S 117 It is only God who can fill the gap that your mother left. Yes, suffering will always remain mysterious to us who do our best to keep it at bay, yet the todays words from the Book of Wisdom ring true, especially for Lucia: As gold in the furnace, he proved them, and as sacrificial offerings he took them to himself.. So lets do what she would do: give our lives to Christ in the Eucharist, and then go out and give our lives in the thousand acts of love ahead of us, which God has prepared for us to walk in, which are nothing less than the road to the Resurrection, to reunion with all the saints, and to life and victory in Christ without end. All love flows from Him. Their children will be successful, sickness will never come their way, their financial ventures will always succeed, and disappointment will never knock at their door. 0000018833 00000 n Call it what you will, a funeral sermon, a eulogy, a homilie the main thing is to offer people hope through the truth of Scripture knowing that God's Spirit will honor God's Word as it goes forth. In fact, there will be no memory of the painful past that we are going through here on earth. And all who give their lives to Christ defeat death never to fight it again. 0000006229 00000 n I said that Paul was personifying love to remind his readers of the story of the life, ministry, and death of Jesus. 1:7 KJV). (Little could anyone have imagined then that her mother would also join the Monastery 9 years later and go on to live as a Sister here for 40 years!) There are no flaws in the love that God has for you. Her mother, Filomena chose that name for her daughter because she attended Mass on the Feast of the Assumption, August 15, 1951, two days before she gave birth to Lucia and here we are surrounded by stain glass windows from the Basilica of the Assumption in Baltimore. We have lost a praying mother, but we have not lost her prayers. There is not a more comforting place to lay ones head that the shoulder of, Mother nor a more soothing voice that the sound of Mothers assuring words, Its okay baby, everythings going to be alright. There is nothing more powerful that the prayers of, Mother. She received the sacrament of penance and reconciled with God and his people. He is the best comforter you can ever have.

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