preaching,sermon,discourse- an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service) Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc. homily nounsermon,talk,address,speech,lecture,preaching,discourse,oration,declamationa receptive audi...
That is why so much attention is paid to marriage by the Church. Married couples and families also serve the Church by making their bonds real in the community of love, faith and worship to God. The aim of this article is to show marriage in the service of the...
1、In ahomilyon Thursday, Benedict's successor, Pope Francis, called abuse scandals "the shame of the Church".(在周四的说教中,本尼迪克特的继承者——弗朗西斯一世认为这个虐待丑闻是教会的耻辱。) 2、He did not connect it with Mr Ducie'shomily, still less with his second dream, but he thought...
The angel said John "will be great in the sight of the Lord. He must never drink wine or strong drink; even before his birth he will be filled with the Holy Spirit. He will turn many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God. With the spirit and power of Elijah he will go ...
"homily" (12c., Modern French homélie), from Church Latin homilia "a homily, sermon,"… See origin and meaning of homily.
Related topics:Christianityhom‧i‧ly/ˈhɒməli$ˈhɑː-/noun(pluralhomilies)[countable]1formaladviceabout how tobehavethat is oftenunwanted2literaryaspeechgiven as part of aChristianchurchceremony Examples from the Corpus homily•And he ended with ahomily,triteorprofoundaccordingtotaste...
after so many years of his death, I continue to receive so many signs of affection regarding John Paul II and letters left on his tomb, the objective of so many pilgrims. Pope Wojtyla marked an epoch in the life of the Church and generations of Christ...
[The readings were taken from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible (C) 1989 Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Church of Christ in the United States of America.] * * * * * * * * * * First Reading... ...
While in the Christian tradition all of the baptized are called to carry out a prophetic role, it has often fallen to mystics like St. Teresa of Avila to pronounce a new and different message in the Church. This prophetic, mystical role is central to the life of the Church. When the th...
But let us turn our gaze from the sorrow to the joy. What joy does the Nativity of the Mother of God bring us? Let us explain in more detail the Church hymn which explains the meaning of this feast’s joy. Through the birth of the Ever-Virgin, through Her only-begotten Son and God...