3/1/26 Autobiography: Title
Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz
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🗓️ 28 February 2026
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Summary
Homily from the Second Sunday of Lent
Every story has a title. Does one moment define the whole thing?
There is often a speech that lives inside each of us. That speech can become the title of our story. Is that title marked by resentment? Or is there a larger event that can define our lives?
Mass Readings from March 1, 2026: Genesis 12:1-4a Psalm 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 222 Timothy 1:8b-10Matthew 17:1-9
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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. |
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| 0:25.0 | subscribe on your podcast app for weekly notifications. God bless. The Lord be with you. |
| 0:31.7 | And with your spirit. A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew. |
| 0:35.8 | Glory to you, Lord. |
| 0:39.4 | Chapter 17, verses 1 through 9. |
| 0:45.1 | Jesus took Peter, James, and his brother, John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves, |
| 0:47.1 | and he was transfigured before them. |
| 0:52.0 | His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as light. |
| 0:55.4 | And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, |
| 1:00.8 | conversing with them. Then Peter said to Jesus in reply, Lord, it is good that we are here. |
| 1:05.8 | If you wish, I'll make three tents here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah. |
| 1:12.5 | While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud cast a shadow over them, and then from the cloud came a voice that said, This is my beloved son, with whom I am well pleased. Listen to him. |
| 1:20.0 | When the disciples heard this, they fell prostrate and were very much afraid. But Jesus came |
| 1:25.0 | and touched them, saying, rise, and do not be afraid. And when the disciples |
| 1:30.1 | raised their eyes, they saw no one else but Jesus alone. As they were coming down from the |
| 1:35.4 | mountain, Jesus charged them. Do not tell the vision to anyone until the son of man has been raised |
| 1:40.9 | from the dead. The gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. |
| 1:47.5 | May you to have a seat. So last week we started our Lenton series, a Lenton series called |
| 1:54.2 | autobiography. And the reason we did this is because the reality, of course, is that |
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