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2025
Lenten Holy Hour Preaching: Pain, Suffering, and the Cross
- March 12 – Take Up Your Cross Daily (Luke 9:18-27)
- March 19 – The Cross is a Stumbling Block and Folly (1 Corinthians 1:17-31)
- March 26 – When One Part of the Body Suffers, All Suffer (1 Corinthians 12:12-26)
- April 2 – When I Am Lifted Up, I Will Draw All to Myself (John 12:20-36)
- April 9 – Standing by the Cross of Jesus (John 19:16-30)
December 2024 – February 2025
Holy Hour Preaching: The Chaste Heart of Joseph
During our Wednesday Holy Hour Reflections, we are continuing our three-part series of reflections on the Sacred Heart of Jesus (2022-2023), the Immaculate Heart of Mary (2023-2024), and the Chaste Heart of Joseph (2024-2025) in the various infancy mysteries.
This year, we will reflect on the Chaste Heart of Joseph during:
- the Annunciation to Mary (12/4)
- the Visitation (12/11)
- the Journey to Bethlehem (12/18)
- the Nativity (1/8/25)
- the Adoration of the Angels (1/15)
- the Adoration of the Shepherds (1/22)
- the Adoration of the Magi (1/29)
- the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple (2/5)
- the Flight Into Egypt (2/12)
- the Thirty Years in Nazareth (2/19)
- the Death of St. Joseph (2/26)
For the previous Holy Hour series, you can find the sermons here.
“Sacred Heart of Jesus, Immaculate Heart of Mary, and Chaste Heart of Joseph,” Benedicta Boutique
2024
November: “The First Letter of St. John”
Through November, we reflected on the First Letter of St. John, acclaimed as presenting, in a simple manner, the “heart” of the Gospel. All weekly Wednesday Holy Hours are held after the 6 PM Mass at St. Vincent’s:
Find the sermons of our previous Holy Hour series here.
Image: “The Last Supper,” Sr. Plautilla Nelli, O.P., circa 1550, Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, Florence
2024
Ordinary Time: “The Gospel of John”:
During this second period of Ordinary time, we learned about the Gospel of John:
- May-June – John 1-5
- July – John 6-10
- August – John 11-14
- September – John 15-17
- October – John 18-21
2024
Lenten Wednesday Holy Hour Preaching: “Aquinas on the Holy Week Mysteries”:
During Lent, Holy Hour Preaching: “Aquinas on the Holy Week Mysteries”:
- February 21 – Palm Sunday
- February 28 – Last Supper
- March 6 – Crucifixion
- March 13 – Burial
- March 20 – Descent into Hell
- March 27 – No Holy Hour
- April 3 – Resurrection from the Dead
- April 10 – Appearance of St. Mary Magdalen
- April 17 – Appearance on the Road to Emmaus
- April 24 – Appearance to the Apostles in the Upper Room
- May 1 – Appearance to Doubting Thomas
- May 8 – Ascension
- May 15 – Pentecost
2023
Christmas and Advent Holy Hour Preaching:
Reflections on the Immaculate Heart of Mary
During our Wednesday Holy Hour Reflections in the Advent and Christmas seasons, we are continuing our three part series of reflections on the Sacred Heart of Jesus (2022-2023), Immaculate Heart of Mary (2023-2024), and the Chaste Heart of Joseph (2024-2025) in the various infancy mysteries.
This year, we will reflect on the Immaculate Heart during:
- December 6 – the Annunciation to Mary
- December 13 – the Visitation
- December 20 – the Journey to Bethlehem
- December 27 – the Nativity
- January 3 – the Adoration of the Angels
- January 10 – the Adoration of the Shepherds
- January 17 – the Adoration of the Magi
- January 24 – the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple
- January 31 – the flight into Egypt
- February 7 – the Thirty Years in Nazareth
2023
The Gospel of St. Luke
During Ordinary Time, we will reflect on the Gospel of Luke. For the most part, it will be a chapter each week, but with some of the longer chapters, we will cover them over a two week period.
MAY -JUNE
2023
Eastertide Holy Hour Preaching:
The Sacred Heart and the Easter Mysteries
During Easter, we will be preaching on the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the Sorrowful Mysteries
- April 12 – Resurrection from the Dead
- April 19 – Appearance to St. Mary Magdalene
- April 26 – Appearance on the Road to Emmaus
- May 3 – Appearance to the Apostles in the Upper Room
- May 10 – Appearance to Doubting Thomas
- May 17 – Ascension
- May 24 – Pentecost
Image: “Noli me tangere,” Peter Paul Rubens and Jan Brueghel der Jüngere, ca.1626, Kunsthalle Bremen Museum, Germany
2023
Lenten Holy Hour Preaching:
The Sacred Heart and the Sorrowful Mysteries
During Lent, we will be preaching on the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the Sorrowful Mysteries:
- March 1 – Agony in the Garden
- March 8 – Scourging at the Pillar
- March 15 – Crowning with Thorns
- March 22 – Carrying of the Cross
- March 29 – Crucifixion
Image: “The Crucified Christ with the Virgin Mary, Saints and Angels” (The Mond Crucifixion), Raphael, 1502-1503, National Gallery, London
2022
Christmas and Advent Holy Hour Preaching:
Reflections on the Sacred Heart of Jesus
During the Wednesday Holy Hour Reflections in the Advent and Christmas seasons, the first installment of the reflections on the Sacred Heart of Jesus (2022-2023), Immaculate Heart of Mary (2023-2024), and the Chaste Heart of Joseph (2024-2025) in the various infancy mysteries.
This year, we will reflect on the Sacred Heart during:
- the Incarnation (11/30/22)
- the Visitation (12/7)
- the Journey to Bethlehem (12/14)
- the Nativity (12/21)
- the Visit of the Shepherds (12/28)
- the Angels and the Birth of Jesus (1/4/23)
- the Visit of Magi (1/11)
- the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple (1/18)
2021
Advent Evening Retreat Preaching Series:
Encounter the Incarnation
During Advent, scriptural preaching themes:
- December 1 – Genealogy of Jesus (Luke 3:23b-38)
- December 8 – Annunciation to Mary (Luke 1:26-38)
- December 15 – Annunciation to Joseph (Matthew 1:18-25)
- December 22 – Prologue to John (John 1:1-18)