01/05/25 Optimism
Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz
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🗓️ 4 January 2025
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
Homily from the Epiphany of the Lord.
There is something powerful about optimism.
Optimistic people are more likely to be risk takers and more likely to have a positive view of life. But optimistic people also have to have something stronger than mere "wishful thinking" to lean on when their own strength runs out.
- Mass Readings from January 5, 2025:
- Isaiah 60:1-6
- Psalms 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13.
- Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6
Matthew 2:1-12
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Sunday homilies with me, Father Mike Schmitz. I hope today's homily inspires and motivates you, |
| 0:07.6 | and I also hope that it leaves you hungry for the one who gave everything to feed you. |
| 0:12.4 | If you want to get this in other Sunday mass resources sent straight to your inbox, |
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| 0:25.3 | on your podcast app for weekly notifications. God bless. The Lord be with you. And with your spirit. |
| 0:33.0 | A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew. |
| 0:35.9 | Lord is you. Lord. |
| 0:39.1 | Chapter 2, verses 1 through 12. |
| 0:43.9 | When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, |
| 0:47.0 | behold, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, |
| 0:49.2 | Where is the newborn king of the Jews? |
| 0:53.0 | We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage. |
| 0:54.2 | When King Herod heard this, he was greatly troubled, in all Jerusalem with him. |
| 0:59.0 | Assembling all the chief priests and the scribes of the people, he inquired of them where |
| 1:02.6 | the Christ was to be born. |
| 1:04.6 | They said to him, in Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it has been written through the prophet, |
| 1:09.2 | and you Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means |
| 1:11.9 | least among the rulers of Judah, since from you shall come a ruler who is to shepherd my people |
| 1:16.4 | Israel. Then Herod called the magi secretly and ascertained from them the time of the star's |
| 1:21.5 | appearance. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, go and search diligently for the child, when |
| 1:26.8 | you have found him bring |
| 1:27.5 | me word that I too may go and do ammage. After their audience with the king, they set out. And |
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