Bp Hugh Gilbert
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Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Advent
“O God, who see how your people faithfully await the feast of the Lord’s Nativity…” So begins today’s Collect. This is the 3rd Sunday of Advent, Gaudete Sunday. “Rejoice in […]
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Homily for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
In her Magnificat, Mary sings, “For he has done great things for me and holy is his name.” At that moment, she is thinking of the “great thing” that she, […]
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Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Advent
This is an Advent more full than usual of fears and hopes. The grace of Advent is that it sifts these, orders them, purifies them, teaching us to discard where […]
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Homily for St Andrew the Apostle
Who was he? A 1st c. Jew, a Galilean, born in Bethsaida, son of a certain John or Jonas, brother of Simon Peter. Like him he was a fisherman by […]
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Pastoral Letter for 1st Sunday of Advent, 2020
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Peace be with you! As Advent begins I want to greet you, to send you my blessing as we all begin a new liturgical […]
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Fratelli Tutti
Bishop Hugh Gilbert OSB reflects on Pope Francis’ encyclical ‘Fratelli Tutti’ FULL TEXT Introduction Fratelli tutti. It sounds like a flavour of ice cream, but it is of course […]
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Homily for the Solemnity of Christ the Universal King
If I were asked to name the final chorus of Handel’s Messiah, I might answer with the Hallelujah Chorus. But no; that concludes part two of 3three. The final chorus, […]
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