Fr. Roger J. Landry Mass of Thanksgiving for the World Youth Alliance St. Vincent Ferrer Church, New York City March 23, 2007 Gen 1:26-31; Lk 1:46-55; James 1:17-26; Jn 4:34-38 1) Throughout history, God has chosen young people for great tasks. The...
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Francis Xavier Church, Hyannis, MA Good Friday March 25, 2005 Is 52:13-53:12; Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9; Jn 18:1-19:42 1) On the Cross today, Jesus shouted the dramatic words, “It is finished!” The question is: What does this “it”...
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Francis Xavier Parish, Hyannis, MA Solemnity of the Assumption 2003 August 15, 2003 Rev 11:19,12:1-6,10; 1Cor15:20-27; Lk 1:39-56 “The Immaculate Virgin, preserved free from all stain of original sin, when the course of her...
Fr. Roger J. Landry Bishop Connolly High School Baccalaureate Mass Holy Name Church, Fall River, MA May 30, 2003 Acts 4:32-35; Eph 1:17-25; Matt 5:1-12 1) While I was a seminarian and a priest in Rome, I had the privilege to be able to be involved...
Fr. Roger J. Landry St. Sebastian Church, Providence, RI Priestly Day of Recollection April 14, 2003 Intro • At the beginning of this Lent, on Ash Wednesday and then again on the first Sunday of Lent, we listened to Jesus’ first homily, all 19 words...
Fr. Roger J. Landry Espirito Santo Parish, Fall River, MA All Saints Day November 1, 2002 Rev 7:2-4,9-14; 1 Jn 3:1-3; Mt 5:1-12 • This is a feast about the whole point of human life. We’re made for heaven, to spend eternity with God in a kingdom of...
Fr. Roger J. Landry Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River, MA Ring Mass for Junior Class October 11, 2002 1Kings3:4-13; Col 3; Mt 13:25-28 1) When I was in seminary, the third theologians were the leaders. The first theologians were trying to...
Fr. Roger J. Landry Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River, MA BCHS Baccalaureate Mass Holy Name Parish, Fall River Feast of the Visitation, May 31, 2002 Zeph 3:14-18; Is 12:2-6; Lk 1:39-56 1) It’s very fitting that this Baccalaureate Mass for the...
Fr. Roger J. Landry Espirito Santo Parish, Fall River, MA Good Friday March 29, 2002 Is 52:13-53:12; Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9; Jn 18:1-19:42 Jesus mounts his pulpit for the last time. Each word would have cost him tremendously. The hands that once...
Fr. Roger J. Landry North American College Immaculate Conception Chapel Friday of the Seventh Week of Easter June 9, 2000 Acts 25:13-21; Jn 21:15-19 Follow me! Our Lord was always very simple with Peter. He always had one simple message, one...
Fr. Roger J. Landry Domus Sanctae Mariae Guadalupensis, Rome Friday of the First Week of Advent; Memorial of St. Francis Xavier December 3, 1999 1 Cor 9:16-19;22-23; Ps 117:1-2;Mk 16:15-20 Every so often in the history of the Church, God raises up a...
Rev. Mr. Roger J. Landry Domus Sanctae Mariae Guadalupensis, Rome Friday of 2nd Week, Year I Memorial of St. Vincent, Deacon January 22, 1999 Heb 8:6-13; Mk 3:13-19; The first reading from the Letter to the Hebrews gives us an astounding promise:...