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  • Home
  • Liturgy & Sacraments
    • Funerals
    • Holy Week
    • Homilies
    • Lent & Easter
    • Mass Times
    • Sacraments
    • Serving at Mass
    • Weddings
  • Care & Support
    • Adoration
    • Church Environment
    • Community Resources
    • Hospitality
    • Mission Projects
    • Pastoral Care
    • Prayer
    • Small Groups
  • Who We Are
    • Bulletin
    • CFIC Community
    • Community Life
    • Contact Us
    • Faith Formation
    • Friends of Saint Bonaventure
    • History
    • New Here? Join us!
    • Parish Leadership
    • Parish Staff
    • Patron Saint
    • Safe Environment
  • Events
    • Calendar
    • Alive! Events
    • Craft Boutique
    • Fall Festival
    • Feast of St. Bonaventure Picnic
    • Fish Dinners
    • Garage Sale
    • VBS

Homilies


November 2025
  • November 2 - All Souls Day:
  • November 16 - 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time:
  • November 23 - Solemnity of Christ the King: 
  • November 30 - 1st Sunday of Advent:

October 2025
  • October 5 - 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time:
  • October 12 - 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time:
  • October 19 - 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time:
  • October 26 - 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time:

September 2025
  • September 7 - 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time:  True Discipleship and Carlo Acutis-Pier Frazzati
  • September 14 - The Exaltation of the Holy Cross: Homily by Deacon John
  • September 21 - 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time: 
  • September 28 - 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time: 

August 2025
  • August 3 - 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time: "One's life does not consist in his Possessions"
  • August 10 - 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time:  Homily by Deacon John 
  • August 17 - 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time:  Set your herat on Fire-of the Holy Spirit
  • August 24 - 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time:  Homily by Archbishop Hebda and Fr Lacanne
  • August 31 - 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time:  Be Humble and Hospitable

July 2025
  • July 6 - 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time:  Homily by visiting Priest Fr. Thejus -Mission Appeal
  • July 13 - 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Homily by Deacon John
  • July 20 - 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time: The One thing necessary in your life
  • July 27 - 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time:  The Power of prayer and Blessed Luigi Monti Bicentinary

June 2025
  • June 1 - Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord: The Lord Ascends -We have work to do
  • June 8 - Pentecost:  Homily by Deacon John Bauch
  • June 15 - Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity: A God in Communion
  • June 22 - Solemnity of Corpus Christi: The Latest Eucharistic Miracle- Vilakkannur, Kerala, India
  • June 29 - Solemnity of Saints Peter & Paul, Apostles: The Rock, the Sword and we

May 2025
  • May 4 - Third Sunday of Easter:  Lord You know that I love You
  • May 11 - Fourth Sunday of Easter: We Are in This Together
  • May 18 - Fifth Sunday of Easter: The 'Newness' of the New Commandment
  • May 25 - Sixth Sunday of Easter:  The Peace that the Lord alone can give us

April 2025
  • April 6 - Fifth Sunday in Lent:  You are more precious than your sin
  • April 13 - Palm Sunday: You Choose How You Carry Your Cross
  • April 17 - Holy Thursday: Eucharist: The Upper Room- Calvary Connect
  • April  18 - Good Friday: The crucifiction: Ultimate meaning of Human suffering
  • April 20 - Easter: Resurrection is God's answer and a call to service 
  • April 27 - Divine Mercy Sunday: Divine Mercy- My Lord and My God

March 2025
  • March 2 - Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Blindman leading the Blind?
  • March 9 - First Sunday in Lent: You Get Out What You Put In by Deacon Bauch
  • March 16 - Second Sunday in Lent: Tranasfiguration: becoming more like Christ
  • March 23 - Third Sunday in Lent: Homily by Fr. Michael Van Sloan
  • March 30 - Fourth Sunday in Lent: Prodigal Son -story Retold "Surrendering to the Rule of God"

February 2025
  • February 2 - The Presentation of the Lord: Homily by Visiting Clergy
  • February 9 - Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time: The First Step by Deacon Bauch
  • February 16 - Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Beatitudes Retold
  • February 23 - Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time:  Loving Your Enemies

January 2025
  • January 1 - Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God: How to be Happy in the New year?
  • January 5 - Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord: Homily by visitng Clergy
  • January 12 - The Baptism of the Lord: Homily by visiting Clergy
  • January 19 - Second Sunday in Ordinary Time: Homily by visitng Clergy
  • January 26 - Third Sunday in Ordinary Time: Homily by visiting Clergy

December 2024
  • December 1 - First Sunday in Advent: Here He comes, Be prepeared to welcome Him 
  • December 8 - Second Sunday in Advent: Prepare the way for he Lord 
  • December 9-  Solemnity of Immaculate Conception: Homily by Archbishop Hebda
  • December 15 - Third Sunday in Advent: Start Small and See Where God Leads You by Deacon John
  • December 22 - Fourth Sunday in Advent: The Blessedness of Mary-A Meditation
  • December 25 - Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord: Jesus-the Hope for today andtomorrow
  • December 29 - The Holy Family: Let us make our families holy.

November 2024
  • November 3 - 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time:  Loving God with all our heart at Election times 
  • November 10 - 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time: The Widow's mite and our Stewardship
  • November 17 - 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time:  The wisdom to read the signsof time through Faith
  • November 24 - Solemnity of Christ the King: Homily by Deacon John Bauch on Eucharistic Adoration

October 2024
  • October 6 - 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time: "I came that you have Life, Life in abundance"
  • October 13 - 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Stewardship Lay witness by Ben and Kaitlyn
  • October 20 - 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Mission Sunday:Go and invite everyone to the Banquet
  • October 27 - 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time: To be a steward is not an option

September 2024
  • September 1 - 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time: "Being unclean depneds on your heart, not your diet"
  • September 8 - 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time: "Be Opened" - A call to empathetic listening 
  • September 15 - 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Homily by Deacon John
  • September 22 - 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Be humble like Children
  • September 29 - 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Ministry in Collaboration

August 2024
  • August 4 - 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time:  The Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist - Talk 1
  • August  11 - 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time: The Real Presence and Fathers of the Church -Talk 2
  • August 15 - Solemnity of Assumption of Bl. Virgin Mary :  Mary's Assuption: A prototype of our destiny
  • August 18 - 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Holy Eucharist: Food for Eternity
  • August 25 - 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time: Christ Is Present Here and Now - Deacon John Bauch
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Fr. James Chitteth, CFIC

Saint Bonaventure Catholic Community
901 East 90th Street
Bloomington, MN 55420-3801
Phone: 952-854-4733

Email: [email protected]