Bp Hugh Gilbert

• 05/01/2014

  Homily for the Epiphany of the Lord

  This is a beautiful feast. We don’t have to go looking for it; it’s very close to us. It’s in front of our eyes. Today is an explosion of light. […]

• 01/01/2014

  Homily for the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

  Many things are being celebrated today – most loudly New Year. But in this liturgy many other things as well. It’s the octave day of Christmas, the 8th day. And […]

• 30/12/2013

  Homily for the Feast of the Holy Family

  Today we remember that Jesus belonged to a family. When we say, ‘the Word became flesh and lived among us’, we’re remembering he became a human being. We do this […]

• 25/12/2013

  Homily for Christmas Day Mass

  We’ve got there. We’ve arrived. Christmas is here. ‘A child is born for us, and a son is given to us’ (Introit). The Holy Spirit works through word and sacrament, […]

• 25/12/2013

  Homily for Midnight Mass

  Isn’t this the most entrancing of all the feasts we keep? It’s as if there’s a procession to the crib already. It’s as if the carols, the announcement of the […]

• 22/12/2013

  Homily for the 4th Sunday of Advent

  Christmas is very close now. To take Isaiah’s words, ‘the maiden is with child and will soon give birth to a son’ (Is 7:14). In some liturgies, during the last […]

• 15/12/2013

  Homily for 3rd Sunday of Advent

  An old monk once told me this story. He was visiting a Catholic couple in Germany in the 1930s. They asked him if he would speak with their son. The […]

• 04/12/2013

  Reflections on the 1st Sunday of Advent

  Extracts from Homilies and Catechesis Isaiah 2:1-5 – Ps 121 – Romans 13:11-14 – Matthew 24:37-44 Beginning Advent Today we’re beginning Advent. It comes gently enough, but it’s not a […]