Sep
14
In Hoc Signo Vinces - In This Sign You Will Conquer
The following is a close approximation of the homily I delivered at the 9:00 AM Mass, Sunday September 14, 2014 at St. Luke the Evangelist Church in Slidell. This is the feast of the Exultation of the Cross. The subject of the homily was - the Cross.
In Catholic churches, we don’t serve mocha lattes during services. You will not see a painting of the Laughing Jesus hanging front and center. The goal of Mass is not to entertain us, or simply to make us feel good. You will see neither a 20 piece contemporary band nor a flashy multimedia show on the altar. In Catholic churches, our eyes are drawn to a Crucifix, and there we gaze at the dead body Jesus hanging on a Cross. And as today is the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, the cross is a most appropriate topic for the homily.
In Catholic churches, we don’t serve mocha lattes during services. You will not see a painting of the Laughing Jesus hanging front and center. The goal of Mass is not to entertain us, or simply to make us feel good. You will see neither a 20 piece contemporary band nor a flashy multimedia show on the altar. In Catholic churches, our eyes are drawn to a Crucifix, and there we gaze at the dead body Jesus hanging on a Cross. And as today is the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, the cross is a most appropriate topic for the homily.
