Sixth Sunday of Easter - Two-Minute Homily: Fr Adrian Farrelly

May 21, 2025 00:01:55
Sixth Sunday of Easter - Two-Minute Homily: Fr Adrian Farrelly
Archdiocese of Brisbane
Sixth Sunday of Easter - Two-Minute Homily: Fr Adrian Farrelly

May 21 2025 | 00:01:55

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Two-Minute Homily by Fr Adrian Farrelly for the Sixth Sunday of Easter 2025, Year C. "The Trinity, Father, Son and Spirit wants to make a home with us. With all the thoughts and feelings, we associate with that one word, that is what God wants to set up in us."

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1 00:00:00,960 --> 00:00:03,093 It’s not every day of the week 2 00:00:03,093 --> 00:00:05,414 that we hear Jesus telling us 3 00:00:05,414 --> 00:00:07,387 where the Trinity wants to live. 4 00:00:08,172 --> 00:00:09,421 Today is different. 5 00:00:10,267 --> 00:00:12,679 The Trinity, Father, Son and Spirit 6 00:00:12,679 --> 00:00:14,865 wants to make a home with us. 7 00:00:15,177 --> 00:00:16,103 A home. 8 00:00:16,789 --> 00:00:18,389 With all the thoughts and feelings, 9 00:00:18,389 --> 00:00:21,314 we associate with that one word, 10 00:00:21,314 --> 00:00:24,766 that is what God wants to set up in us. 11 00:00:26,061 --> 00:00:28,343 Entry is not by home invasion. 12 00:00:28,846 --> 00:00:31,874 The front door of our home, each of us as individuals, 13 00:00:31,874 --> 00:00:36,972 has no door knob on the outside, only on the inside. 14 00:00:37,802 --> 00:00:40,989 Yes, we are made in the image and likeness of God, 15 00:00:40,989 --> 00:00:42,855 Jesus, the Word made flesh, 16 00:00:42,855 --> 00:00:46,061 is the first born of many sons and daughters, 17 00:00:46,061 --> 00:00:49,511 but there is still a need for us to welcome personally 18 00:00:49,511 --> 00:00:51,608 Him and the Father and the Spirit. 19 00:00:53,101 --> 00:00:57,840 The building we call Church is more properly called the home of the Church. 20 00:00:58,404 --> 00:01:00,080 We the people of God, 21 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:01,528 the missionary disciples 22 00:01:01,528 --> 00:01:07,303 journeying together to make all things new as the theme of the recent Archdiocesan Synod 23 00:01:07,303 --> 00:01:09,310 used as its theme, 24 00:01:09,310 --> 00:01:12,000 we are at home in this building. 25 00:01:12,785 --> 00:01:14,357 Everything in the building, 26 00:01:14,357 --> 00:01:18,084 the church, has a place and a purpose and is very homey. 27 00:01:18,762 --> 00:01:21,450 Pictures of loved ones, decorations, 28 00:01:21,450 --> 00:01:26,278 stained glass windows, beautiful covers for altars and ambos, and candles. 29 00:01:26,849 --> 00:01:28,415 All the stuff of home life.  30 00:01:28,903 --> 00:01:31,490 Though perhaps we don't have stained glass windows. 31 00:01:32,076 --> 00:01:36,743 Do we match this effort at decorating inside ourselves. 32 00:01:37,642 --> 00:01:41,049 When we are at home with the Trinity, 33 00:01:41,049 --> 00:01:45,040 peace is felt by all who visit 34 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:47,299 whom we welcome in.

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