Proclaiming the Easter Gospel

Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies

Bishop Robert Barron

Spirituality, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 21 April 2002

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Our reading from the Acts of the Apostles provides an account of St. Peter's great sermon on Pentecost morning. His proclamation--bold, unapologetic, evangelical, deeply challenging--is the model of all Christian preaching and public witness.

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0:00.0	This is Cardinal Francis George, and I invite you to join me for the next few minutes to
0:04.6	reflect with Father Robert Barron on the Word of God, which is the Word on Fire.
0:11.0	Father Barron will challenge us to open our hearts to the Word on Fire, which is God's
0:15.5	Word of Love for each of us.
0:17.8	If our hearts are open, the Lord can change and transform us, so that we might speak with
0:22.8	love about the one who is love.
0:26.1	The Archdiocese of Chicago through the generosity of Sacred Heart Parishing Winnetka now presents
0:31.1	the Word on Fire.
0:33.1	Peace be with you.
0:35.0	Friends during the Easter season, we've been reading continuously from the Acts of the
0:39.2	Apostles.
0:40.2	I mentioned a few weeks ago that the Acts of the Apostles gives us a beautiful picture
0:45.6	of the early church.
0:48.0	What it was like, what the first Christians did, how they lived, how they spoke, and it
0:54.4	becomes there by a model for us as we, the church now, the 21st century seek to follow
1:00.9	the Lord.
1:02.5	What we find today in the first reading is the first great evangelical sermon of the
1:09.6	Christian church.
1:11.8	It's Pentecost morning.
1:13.5	The Holy Spirit has just rushed upon the 11 gathered in the upper room.
1:18.2	Now they are out on the street in the Holy City of Jerusalem.
1:22.6	All the pilgrims have gathered from around the world and before these hundreds of people,
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