God says : I Love you
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Thank you Lord for Loving me
and thanks for your Love
passing through me
into others hearts.
Homily Tuesday, November 25 2025 34th OT
Dan 2:31-45
King Nebuchadnezzar's dream reminds us to take our time, to build slowly, little by little each day, to reach our goal.
And half of the way through, we don't worry if we find it's not fast or effective enough. We continue to move forward one day at a time, one step at a time.
Lk 21:5-11
"While some people were speaking about how the temple was adorned with costly stones and votive offerings, Jesus says, “All that you see here—the days will come when there will not be left a stone upon another stone that will not be thrown down.'"
Of course, we saw the destruction of the Temple in 60 AD.
But here Jesus goes beyond the earthly sense. What is earthly will pass away, what is of God remains: Love, peace, joy, life.
Let us live in this moment and not in the past nor the future, nor for what will be destroyed anyway.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Monday, November 24 2025 34th OT
Daniel 1:1-6, 8-20
The question of food in Daniel's time is not an issue for Catholics. Except for meat offerings to idols.
The example we can draw from this is to distance ourselves from evil and allow ourselves to be loved by God.
Allowing ourselves to be loved by God, drives away evil.
Luke 21:1-4
What Jesus says here is a lesson in itself:
"Those others have all made offerings from their surplus wealth, but she, from her poverty, has offered her whole livelihood."
As we know, Jesus wants to guide us to the realities of heaven.
The "surplus wealth" is a danger of pride.
But, for the little woman, she is present with her heart, and in her heart is peace.
Let us be like this little woman who allows God's Love to go ‘round.
Let us allow all people to discover simple joy within themselves.
God's Love is in all hearts.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Sunday, November 23, 2025 Christ the King
2 Samuel 5:1-3
The tribes of Israel said to David: "The Lord said to you (David): 'You shall shepherd my people Israel; you shall be ruler over Israel.'"
It is marvelous when the Lord speaks to our hearts.
The tribes of Israel came to David and reminded him of what the Lord had said.
Then they anointed him king.
Colossians 1:12-20
"Giving thanks to the Father, who has made you fit to share in the inheritance of the holy ones in light."
Thank you, Lord, for loving us; we praise you, Alleluia. Thank you for your love that passes into my heart to the hearts of my family, my friends, and humanity.
Luke 23:35-43 (White)
Jesus is the king who lives in the kingdom, the Heart of God, and he reigns at this moment.
The thief says of Jesus: "This man has done nothing criminal."
This short sentence is crucial: He who keeps himself away from evil is in God.
Jesus says to the thief: "Today you will be with me in Paradise." In the present tense: "You are with me in Paradise."
At this moment, we are …More
Homily Saturday, November 22 2025 33rd OT
1 M 6:1-13
"The king fell sick with grief because his designs had failed, he took to his be."
Designs outside of the Lord bares no fruit.
The king realized: "Now I remember the evil I did in Jerusalem."-
The king was inconsolable.
Let us commit evil to God in the sacrament of forgiveness, and live in peace. This will help others to live in peace with us.
Lk 20:27-40
Jesus says that God: "is not God of the dead, but of the living."
God gives us life, he does not take it away. God cannot take away what he gives us: all his graces, including life.
We are in a passage, but life always continues in God.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Friday, November 21 2025 33rd OT
1M 4:36-37, 52-59
"For eight days they celebrated the dedication of the altar and joyfully offered burnt offerings and sacrifices of deliverance and praise."
Joy and bliss, is the feast of the Heart to hearts, of God with us, in our being.
Luke 19:45-48
The Presentation of Mary in the Temple inspires us to present ourselves to God, in order to receive from Him all that we need in the present moment.
A suggestion to achieve this: let us follow this recommendation from Pope Saint John XXIII: "Let us simplify complicated things and not complicate simple things."
Jesus repeats what is written: "My house shall be a house of prayer."
Mary is a person in prayer. Prayer is to be in the presence of God.
Lord, thank you for being with us and in all people.
May each person allow Jesus to open their heart so that His Love may pass through them and touch the hearts of others along the way.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Thursday, November 20 2025 33rd OT
1 M 2:15-29
"We will keep the covenant of our ancestors."
God's love is the covenant.
Lk 19:41-44
Jesus weeps over Jerusalem: "If this day you only knew what makes for peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes."
Each person is distant by a certain percentage from God's love, from joy, from peace. And these people weep.
The distance of one person, of many people, from God's love is the evil that spreads in the world.
We welcome God's love, and we have missionaries who allow God the Missionary to reach all hearts. Peace and joy increase in the world.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Wednesday, November 19 2025 33rd OT
2 M 7:1.20-31
Let us convey to people that God loves them, that they have joy in their hearts.
Lk 19:11-28
Jesus says, "Why did you not put my money in a bank?"
God says to us: I am always with you. Why don't you secure your relationship with me first? Everything else will be so much better.
Distancing from God's love leads to evil. Abiding in God's love keeps us away from evil and keeps us in peace and joy.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Tuesday, November 18 2025 33rd OT
2M 6:18-31
"I’m suffering it with joy in my soul because of my devotion to the Lord."
Let us live each day in joy. This is a good practice for the more difficult, painful moments.
Lk 19:1-10
Jesus says: "Zacchaeus, come down quickly; for today I must stay at your house."
Let us replace Zacchaeus's name with our own:
"(Name), come down quickly; today I must stay at your house."
Jesus is really saying: (Name), come down quickly within yourself, in peace and joy; I am in your house, in your heart.
With this joy and peace, my Love will touch the hearts of those around you.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Monday, November 17 2025 33rd OT
1 M 1:10-15, 41-43, 54-57, 62-64
"In those days there appeared in Israel transgressors of the law who seduced many, saying: “Let us go and make a covenant with the Gentiles all around us.'"
Oh, to stray from the Love of God leads to evil.
Letting oneself be Loved by God distances oneself from evil.
Lk 18:35-43
"He follows Jesus, giving glory to God."
The man who has regained his sight and of whom Jesus says, "Your faith has saved you," discovers the joy and peace of God within himself.
By remaining with the Lord, in His Love, he can give glory to God throughout his existence.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Sunday, November 16 2025 33rd OT
Ml 3:19-20a
“For you who fear my name, the sun of justice will arise with healing in its wings.”
The word “fear” means you who welcome me.
2 Th 3:7-12
“Work quietly.”
“Let them work in peace.” By being at peace with the Lord, work becomes leisure.
Lk 21:5-19
Jesus declares to them: “The days will come when there will not be left a stone upon another stone that will not be thrown down.”
Here too, Jesus leads us to the realities of heaven. The earth, that of which is earthly, existence will pass away, but the Love of God, the only Word of God, remains.
God's love is; we can’t take nothing away from it, and add nothing to it.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Saturday, November 15 2025 32nd OT
Ws 18:14-16; 19:6-9
"Out of the Red Sea an unimpeded road. (…) They ranged about like horses, and leapt like lambs."
Joy in God's Love helps us move forward, free and confident.
Lk 18:1-8
Jesus says: "Will God be slow to answer them?"
God doesn't make anyone wait. But why do people wait and want proof that God is present?
Let us teach people that we are in the present moment. We are not in yesterday or tomorrow. God is present in the present, and we too are in this moment, now.
This is the simplest way to encounter God.
Let us often meditate on the simple, childlike joy within us.
God's Love is infinite to this joy within us. Let us allow Him to open our hearts to His joy, to His Love, and let us encounter Him, now, within ourselves.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Friday, November 14 2025 32nd OT
Ws 13:1-9
"If they so far succeeded in knowledge that they could speculate about the world, how did they not more quickly find its Lord?"
The Love of God is infinitely greater than the greatest childlike joy we have ever experienced.
Let us welcome the Love of God that is our hearts. And let us observe the Love of God in hearts.
Lk 17:26-37
Jesus said: "There will be two women grinding meal together; one will be taken, the other left."
God is with every person. But how many people do not know that God Loves them?
We have the mission to tell the people that the Love of God is in them. Since life is in people and God is life, God is there, in them.
When we realize that God loves us, we will joyfully proclaim it: The simple joy in you is God.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Thursday, November 13 2025 32nd OT
Ws 7:22 – 8:1
"Wisdom is the reflection of eternal light, the spotless mirror of the power of God."
"Wisdom is the radiance" of God's Love and intelligence, it passes through all hearts and leaves joy and peace in its path.
Lk 17:20-25
Jesus says: "The coming of the kingdom of God cannot be observed."
This has the merit of being clear. We cannot observe the kingdom of God. Jesus tells us this in every possible way. All his messages lead to this reality. With earthly examples, we cannot touch God, the kingdom of God.
Each person must take a further step to enter the kingdom of God:
Realizing, accepting, and welcoming joy and peace within us means constantly returning to the Love of God and remaining in it.
Let us welcome God's life, love, joy, and peace within us. In this way, we are with God, who is always with us.
Let us observe and listen within ourselves; God is there.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Wednesday, November 12 2025 32nd OT
Ws 6:1-11
"Hear, therefore, kings, and understand."
Let us listen to the Heart of God, let us receive His Love, His joy, and His peace.
Lk 17:11-19
Jesus speaks to one of the ten healed lepers, who returns to him:
"Ten were cleansed, were they not? Where are the other nine? Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?"
The Lord's Mission is still true today. How can we convey the message of the reality of heaven to people who do not come to receive the meal to which the Lord invites us: the Eucharist?
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Tuesday, November 11 2025 32nd OT
Ws 2:23 – 3:9
"They are in peace"
Being at peace means isolating evil, entrusting it to the Lord, and becoming as free as possible, in joy and peace.
Lk 17:7-10
Jesus said: "Who among you would say to your servant who has just come in from plowing or tending sheep in the field, ‘Come here immediately and take your place at table’?"
Yet this is what God offers us, his meal, the Eucharist that he serves us of himself. "Come quickly and sit down at the table" of the Lord, to receive all his graces, his Love.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Monday, November 10 2025 32nd OT
Ws 1:1-7
"For the spirit of the Lord fills the world, is all-embracing."
We receive wisdom with peace and joy.
Lk 17:1-6
The Apostles say to the Lord: "Increase our faith!"
Let us welcome God's love, joy, and peace within us, and His understanding will instruct us in what is good, right, beautiful, true, real, and just.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Sunday, November 9 2025 32nd OT
Ezekiel 47:1-2, 8-9, 12
"Along each bank of the river every kind of fruit tree will grow."
Despite our limitations in allowing God's grace to flow, together, we allow joy and peace to flow from heart to heart.
1 Cor. 3:9c-11, 16-17
"You are the temple of God."
Let us welcome what is within us, placed there by God; all His graces. His Love sends us toward others.
Jn 2:13-22
"Jesus made a whip out of cords and drove them all out of the temple area, with the sheep and oxen, and spilled the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables."
The temple is also what is within each person.
Thank you, Lord, for cleaning the tables filled with useless things in my being, in my head, and in my heart.
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Normand Thomas.
Homily Saturday, November 8 31st OT
Rm 16: 3-9, 16, 22-27
"Greet one another with a holy kiss."
Let us allow peace to be present in all relationships.
Lk 16:9-15
Jesus says: "If you are not trustworthy with dishonest wealth, who will trust you with true wealth?"
God places his love, joy, and peace in our hearts.
Let us allow God’s love, joy, and peace to spread to humanity and let’s observe it in the hearts of others.
We will learn a lot and be able to correct some of the failings we sometimes fall into.
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Normand Thomas.
Homélie Vendredi 7 Novembre 31e TO
Rm 15, 14-21
« Je mets ma fierté dans le Christ Jésus, pour ce qui est du service de Dieu. »
C’est merveilleux. Le Service que Dieu nous rend, nous permet de l’observer servir les autres.
Lc 16, 1-8
Même si nous ne sommes pas parfaits, permettons au bienfait de l’Amour de circuler dans tous les cœurs; la joie et la paix.
Textes bibliques, AELF
Normand Thomas.
Homily Thursday, November 6 2025 31st OT
Rm 14:7-12
"We are the Lord’s."
The life within us is God with us.
Lk 15:1-10
The Pharisees and scribes complained about Jesus: "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them!"
God offers a meal to everyone. He invites everyone to his table.
Anyone who judges others is not in a perfect relationship with God.
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Normand Thomas.