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Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz

4/17/25 The God Who Makes Himself Vulnerable

Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz

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🗓️ 18 April 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Homily from Holy Thursday, Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper

He loved them to the end.

One of the characteristics that marks modern man is that we find ourselves angry at God. In fact, we are so angry that we would be willing to hurt God if we could. Yet, God is invulnerable. He cannot be hurt. Still, God chose to step into this world and love us...while making Himself vulnerable.

Mass Readings from April, 17, 2025:
Isaiah 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9
Psalm 116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18.
1 Corinthians 11:23-26

John 13:1-15

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0:00.0

Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz. I am so excited to be joining the Courage Under Fire

0:04.8

Gala on May 23rd in Nashville, Tennessee, and I would love for you to be there too. I believe that

0:11.6

this world needs people of faith, who are willing to live with clarity, conviction, and compassion.

0:16.8

That's what this night is all about, standing in truth, rooted in Christ, and unshaken by the storms

0:22.1

around us. You know this. We weren't made for comfort. We were made for courage.

0:28.5

So go to the Courage Under Fire Gala by grabbing your ticket at courage underfiregala.org.

0:34.0

That's courage underfiregala.org. And God bless.

0:39.6

The Lord be with you.

0:41.1

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to John.

0:46.7

Chapter 13, verses 1 through 15.

0:49.7

Before the feast of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to pass from this world

0:54.6

to the Father. He loved his own in the world, and he loved them to the end. The devil had already

1:01.7

induced Judas, son of Simon the Ascariate, to hand him over, so during supper, fully aware that

1:07.0

the Father had put everything into his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God.

1:12.7

He rose from supper and took off his outer garments.

1:16.6

He took a towel and tied it around his waist.

1:18.7

Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples' feet and dry them with the towel around his waist.

1:25.3

He came to Simon Peter, who said to him,

1:27.3

Master, are you going to wash my feet?

1:29.3

Jesus answered and said to him,

1:31.3

What I am doing you do not understand now,

1:34.3

but you will understand later.

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