Fr. David Mowry Homilies: Recent Episodes
Father David Mowry
Delivered at St. Petronille Catholic Church in Glen Ellyn, IL
Readings for the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B: Numbers 11:25-29; Psalm 19:8, 10, 12-14; James 5:1-6; Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48
Delivered at St. Petronille Catholic Church in Glen Ellyn, IL
Readings for the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B: Wisdom 2:12, 17-20; Psalm 54:3-6, 8; James 3:16—4:3; Mark 9:30-37
Delivered at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Itasca, IL
Readings for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B: Proverbs 9:1-6; Psalm 34:2-7; Ephesians 5:15-20; John 6:51-58
Delivered at the Hall of Philosophy at the Chautauqua Institute in Chautauqua, NY
Readings for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B: 2 Kings 4:42-44; Psalm 145:10-11, 15-18; Ephesians 4:1-6; John 6:1-15
Delivered at St. Petronille Catholic Church in Glen Ellyn, IL
Readings for the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B: Job 38:1, 8-11; Psalm 107:23-26, 28-31; 2 Corinthians 5:14-17; Mark 4:35-41
N.B. I misremembered the date of a huge summer thunderstorm in a story I tell at the start of the homily. I meant to say it was in June of 2011. Fortunately the homily doesn't hinge on the correct date but it bugged me that I got it wrong. Thanks for listening, and God bless you!
Delivered at St. Petronille Catholic Church in Glen Ellyn, IL
Readings for the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B: Ezekiel 17:22-24; Psalm 92:2-3, 13-16; 2 Corinthians 5:6-10; Mark 4:26-34
Delivered at St. Petronille Catholic Church in Glen Ellyn, IL
Readings for the Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B: Genesis 3:9-15; Psalm 130:1-8; 2 Corinthians 4:13—5:1; Mark 3:20-35
Delivered at St. Sebastian Catholic Church in Byron Center, MI, at the Mass of Thanksgiving of Fr. Nick Baker on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Readings for Corpus Christi, Year B: Exodus 24:3-8; Psalm 116:12-13, 15-18; Hebrews 9:11-15; Mark 14:12-16, 22-26
Delivered at the Chapel of St. John Paul II at Mundelein Seminary in Mundelein, IL
Readings for the Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year B: Acts of the Apostles 9:26-31; Psalm 22:26-28, 30-32; 1 John 3:18-24; John 15:1-8
Delivered at St. Petronille Catholic Church in Glen Ellyn, IL
Readings for the Fourth Sunday of Easter, Year B: Acts of the Apostles 4:8-12; Psalm 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, 29; 1 John 3:1-2; John 10:11-18
Delivered at St. Petronille Catholic Church in Glen Ellyn, IL
Readings for the Third Sunday of Easter, Year B: Acts of the Apostles 3:13-15, 17-19; Psalm 4:2, 4, 7-9; 1 John 2:1-5a; Luke 24:35-48
Delivered at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Itasca, IL
Readings for the Second Sunday of Easter, Year B: Acts of the Apostles 4:32-35; Psalm 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24; 1 John 5:1-6; John 20:19-31
Delivered at St. Petronille Catholic Church in Glen Ellyn, IL
Readings for Easter Sunday: Acts of the Apostles 10:34a, 37-43; Psalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Colossians 3:1-4; John 20:1-9
Delivered at St. Petronille Catholic Church in Glen Ellyn, IL
Readings for Palm Sunday, Year B: Isaiah 50:4-7; Psalm 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24; Philippians 2:6-11; Mark 14:1—15:47
Delivered at St. Petronille Catholic Church in Glen Ellyn, IL
Readings for the Fifth Sunday of Lent, Year B: Jeremiah 31:31-34; Psalm 51:3-4, 12-15; Hebrews 5:7-9; John 12:20-33
Keynote presentation at the Eastern DuPage Deanery Ministry Enrichment Day, March 2, 2024
Delivered at Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church in Oakbrook Terrace, IL
Delivered at St. Petronille Catholic Church in Glen Ellyn, IL
Readings for the Third Sunday of Lent, Year B: Exodus 20:1-17; Psalm 19:8-11; 1 Corinthians 1:22-25; John 2:13-25
Delivered in Spanish at St. Mary Immaculate Parish in Plainfield, IL
Readings for the First Sunday of Lent, Year B: Genesis 9:8-15; Psalm 25:4-9; 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:12-15
Delivered at St. Petronille Catholic Church in Glen Ellyn, IL
Readings for the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B: Job 7:1-4, 6-7; Psalm 147:1-6; 1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23; Mark 1:29-39
Delivered at Resurrection Catholic Church in Wayne, IL
Readings for the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B: Deuteronomy 18:15-20; Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 7-9; 1 Corinthians 7:32-35; Mark 1:21-28
Delivered at Resurrection Catholic Church in Wayne, IL
Readings for the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B: Jonah 3:1-5, 10; Psalm 25:4-9; 1 Corinthians 7:29-31; Mark 1:14-20
Delivered at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Itasca, IL
Readings for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B: 1 Samuel 3:3b-10, 19; Psalm 40:2, 4, 7-10; 1 Corinthians 6:13c-15a, 17-20; John 1:35-42
Delivered at St. Petronille Catholic Church in Glen Ellyn, IL
Readings for the Epiphany of the Lord: Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13; Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-12
Delivered at St. Petronille Catholic Church in Glen Ellyn, IL
Readings for the Feast of the Holy Family, Year B: Genesis 15:1-6; 21:1-3; Psalm 128:1-5; Hebrews 11:8, 11-12, 17-19; Luke 2:22-40
Delivered at St. Petronille Catholic Church in Glen Ellyn, IL
Readings for Christmas Mass at Dawn: Isaiah 62:11-12; Psalm 97:1, 6, 11-12; Titus 3:4-7; Luke 2:15-20
Delivered at Immaculate Conception Church in Elmhurst, IL
Readings for the Vigil of Christmas: Isaiah 62:1-5; Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27, 29; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Matthew 1:18-25
Delivered at St. Petronille Catholic Church in Glen Ellyn, IL
Readings for the Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year B: 2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Psalm 89:2-5, 27, 29; Romans 16:25-27; Luke 1:26-38
Delivered in the Chapel of St. John Paul II at Mundelein Seminary in Mundelein, IL
Readings for the Second Sunday of Advent, Year B: Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11; Psalm 85:9-14; 2 Peter 3:8-14; Mark 1:1-8
Delivered at St. Petronille Catholic Church in Glen Ellyn, IL
Readings for the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, Year A: Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-17; Psalm 23:1-3, 5-6; 1 Corinthians 15:20-26, 28; Matthew 25:31-46
Delivered at St. Petronille Catholic Church in Glen Ellyn, IL
Readings for the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A: Wisdom 6:12-16; Psalm 63:2-8; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Matthew 25:1-13
Delivered at St. Petronille Catholic Church in Glen Ellyn, IL
Readings for the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A: Malachi 1:14b-2:2b, 8-10; Psalm 131:1-3; 1 Thessalonians 2:7b-9, 13; Matthew 23:1-12
Delivered at St. Petronille Catholic Church in Glen Ellyn, IL
Readings for the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A: Isaiah 45:1, 4-6; Psalm 96:1, 3-5, 7-10; 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5b; Matthew 22:15-21
Delivered at St. Petronille Catholic Church in Glen Ellyn, IL
Readings for the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A: Isaiah 25:6-10a; Psalm 23:1-6; Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20; Matthew 22:1-14
Delivered at St. Petronille Catholic Church in Glen Ellyn, IL
Readings for the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A: Isaiah 5:1-7; Psalm 80:9, 12-16, 19-20; Philippians 4:6-9; Matthew 21:33-43
Delivered at St. Petronille Catholic Church in Glen Ellyn, IL
Readings for the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A: Ezekiel 18:25-28; Psalm 25:4-5-9; Philippians 2:1-11; Matthew 21:28-32
Delivered in the St. John Paul II Chapel at Mundelein Seminary
Readings for the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Isaiah 55:6-9; Psalm 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18; Philippians 1:20c-24, 27a; Matthew 20:1-16a
Delivered at St. Petronille Catholic Church in Glen Ellyn, IL
Readings for the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A: Ezekiel 33:7-9; Psalm 95:1-2, 6-9; Romans 13:8-10; Matthew 18:15-20
Delivered at St. Petronille Catholic Church in Glen Ellyn, IL
Readings for the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A: Jeremiah 20:7-9; Psalm 63:2-6, 8-9; Romans 12:1-2; Matthew 16:21-27
Delivered at St. James the Apostle Catholic Church in Glen Ellyn, IL
Readings for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A: 1 Kings 19:9a, 11-13a; Psalm 85:9-14; Romans 9:1-5; Matthew 14:22-33
Delivered at St. Petronille Catholic Church in Glen Ellyn, IL
Readings for the Transfiguration of the Lord: Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14; Psalm 97:1-2, 5-6, 9; 2 Peter 1:16-19; Matthew 17:1-9
Delivered at St. James the Apostle Catholic Church in Glen Ellyn, IL
Readings for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: 1 Kings 3:5, 7-12; Psalm 119:57, 72, 76-77, 127-130; Romans 8:28-30; Matthew 13:44-52
Delivered at St. Petronille Catholic Church in Glen Ellyn, IL
Readings for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Wisdom 12:13, 16-19; Psalm 86:5-6, 9-10, 15-16; Romans 8:26-27; Matthew 13:24-30
Delivered at St. Petronille Catholic Church in Glen Ellyn, IL
Readings for the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Isaiah 55:10-11; Psalm 65:10-14; Romans 8:18-23; Matthew 13:1-23
Delivered at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Elmhust, IL
Readings for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A: Zechariah 9:9-10; Psalm 145:1-2, 8-11, 13-14; Romans 8:9, 11-13; Matthew 11:25-30
Delivered at St. Cletus Catholic Church in LaGrange, IL
Readings: Genesis 1:26 - 2:3; Psalm 146; Colossians 3:12-17; Luke 12:15-21
Delivered at St. Petronille Catholic Church in Glen Ellyn, IL
N.B. In the summer of 2023, the community of St. Petronille celebrated Masses in the parish hall while renovation work was done in the main church.
Readings for the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A: 2 Kings 4:8-11, 14-16a; Psalm 89:2-3, 16-19; Romans 6:3-4, 8-11; Matthew 10:37-42
Delivered at Visitation Catholic Church in Elmhurst, IL
Readings for the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Jeremiah 20:10-13; Psalm 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35; Romans 5:12-15; Matthew 10:26-33
Delivered at St. Petronille Catholic Church in Glen Ellyn, IL
Readings for the Sixth Sunday of Easter: Acts of the Apostles 8:5-8, 14-17; Psalm 66:1-7, 16, 20; 1 Peter 3:15-18; John 14:15-21
I marked the 10th anniversary of my ordination to the priesthood by celebrating this Mass at my home parish of St. Petronille, where I celebrated my first Mass of thanksgiving as a priest. The video recording of the full Mass is available here. I recommend listening to the beautiful singing of the St. Petronille Choir who performed some of the same music they sang at my first Mass.
Delivered at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Itasca, IL
Readings for the Fourth Sunday of Easter: Acts of the Apostles 2:14a, 36-41; Psalm 23: 1-6; 1 Peter 2:20b-25; John 10:1-10
Delivered at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Itasca, IL
Readings for the Third Sunday of Easter: Acts of the Apostles 2:14, 22-33; Psalm 16:1-2, 5, 7-11; 1 Peter 1:17-21; Luke 24:13-35
Delivered at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Itasca, IL
Readings for the Second Sunday of Easter: Acts of the Apostles 2:42-47; Psalm 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24; 1 Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31
Delivered at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Itasca, IL
Readings for Easter Sunday: Acts of the Apostles 10:34a, 37-43; Psalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Colossians 3:1-4; Matthew 28:1-10
Delivered at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Itasca, IL
The liturgy of Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion begins with a Procession with Palms, which includes a reading from the Gospel recounting the entrance of the Lord Jesus into Jerusalem. This brief homily was given after that Gospel reading with the people of St. Peter’s gathered closely together in the narthex (vestibule) of the church. Afterward, the people and the ministers processed into the main body of the church. Later in the liturgy, the Passion of the Lord from the Gospel of Matthew was read, after which a period of silence was observed in place of the homily.
Gospel reading for the Procession with Palms: Matthew 21:1-11
Gospel reading for the Passion of the Lord: Matthew 26:14—27:66
Delivered at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Itasca, IL
Readings for the Fifth Sunday of Lent, Year A: Ezekiel 37:12-14; Psalm 130:1-8; Romans 8:8-11; John 11:1-45
Delivered at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Itasca, IL
Readings for the Fourth Sunday of Lent, Year A: 1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Psalm 23: 1-6; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41
Delivered in the Chapel of St. John Paul II at Mundelein Seminary in Mundelein, IL
Readings for the Third Sunday of Lent, Year A: Exodus 17:3-7; Psalm 95:1-2, 6-9; Romans 5:1-2, 5-8; John 4:5-42
Delivered at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Itasca, IL
Readings for the Second Sunday of Lent, Year A: Genesis 12:1-4a; Psalm 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22; 2 Timothy 1:8b-10; Matthew 17:1-9
Delivered at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Itasca, IL
Readings for the First Sunday of Lent, Year A: Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7; Psalm 51:3-6, 12-14 and 17; Romans 5:12-19; Matthew 4:1-11
Delivered at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Itasca, IL
Readings for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A: Sirach 15:15-20; Psalm 119:1-2, 4-5, 17-18, 33-34; 1 Corinthians 2:6-10; Matthew 5:17-37
Video Message from Bishop Ronald Hicks Introducing the 2023 Catholic Ministries Annual Appeal
Delivered at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Itasca, IL
Readings for the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A: Isaiah 58:7-10; Psalm 112:4-9; 1 Corinthians 2:1-5; Matthew 5:13-16
Delivered at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Itasca, IL
Readings for the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A: Zephaniah 2:3; 3:12-13; Psalm 146:6-10; 1 Corinthians 1:26-31; Matthew 5:1-12a
Delivered at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Itasca, IL
Readings for the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A: Isaiah 8:23—9:3; Psalm 27:1, 4, 13-14; 1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17; Matthew 4:12-23
"Aperuit Illis" Apostolic Letter by Pope Francis, instituting the Sunday of the Word of God
Delivered at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Itasca, IL
Readings for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A: Isaiah 49:3, 5-6; Psalm 40:2, 4, 7-10; 1 Corinthians 1:1-3; John 1:29-34
Delivered at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Itasca, IL
Readings for the Epiphany of the Lord: Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13; Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-12
Delivered at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Itasca, IL
Readings for Mary, Mother of God: Numbers 6:22-27; Psalm 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Galatians 4:4-7; Luke 2:16-21
Delivered at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Itasca, IL
Readings for the Nativity of the Lord, Mass during the Day: Isaiah 52:7-10; Psalm 98:1-6; Hebrews 1:1-6; John 1:1-18.
Delivered at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Itasca, IL
Readings for the Vigil of the Nativity of the Lord: Isiah 62:1-5; Psalm 89:4-5, 16-17, 27, 29; Acts of the Apostles 13:16-17, 22-25; Matthew 1:18-25
Delivered at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Itasca, IL
Readings for the Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year A: Isaiah 7:10-14; Psalm 24:1-6; Romans 1:1-7; Matthew 1:18-24.
Delivered at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Itasca, IL
Readings for the Third Sunday of Advent, Year A: Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10; Psalm 146:6-10; James 5:7-10; Matthew 11:2-11
Delivered at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Itasca, IL
Readings for the Second Sunday of Advent, Year A: Isaiah 11:1-10; Psalm 72:1-17; Romans 15:4-9; Matthew 3:1-12
Delivered at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Itasca, IL
Readings for the First Sunday of Advent, Year A: Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalms 122:1-9; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:37-44