Upcoming Homily Pack

Homily Pack for Oct 12, 2025, Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)

• Read and get ideas on lessons, illustrations, and applications to build your homily
• Read and listen to a ready-made homily in Spanish
• Read the readings online

Liturgy Q&A

A Bishop’s Authority Over the Liturgy

Question: I was wondering what is the extent of the bishop's authority regarding the liturgy? For example, could he forbid the distribution of Communion under both species? Could he forbid celebrating Mass ad orientem? Can he forbid the Novus Ordo from being celebrated in Latin? — M.L., Missouri, USA

Read the answer fromFr. Edward McNamara, LC

This Week's Daily Reflections

• The Reluctant Prophet and the Good Samaritan Monday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time
• The Thorny Heart Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary
• Learning How to Pray for Ourselves and for Others Wednesday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time
• Perseverance in Prayer Thursday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time
• Driving Out Demons Friday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time
• The Darkening of the Heavenly Bodies Saturday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time
• The New Elisha and the Unchained Word of God Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time