Sunday 26 of Ordinary Time, Year B

All are called to eternal salvation in the glory of Paradise.

All are called to faith, for the Lord God wills that "all men be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth". Amongst the believers, some persevere in charity and grace to the end, and some do not, for "many are called but few are chosen" (which is Pope St. Gregory the Great's interpretation of this text).

This homily was an exercise in "liturgical catechesis". Not a catechesis about the sacred liturgy, but a use of the sacred liturgy as a source of doctrine. My subject was the "second death".

This was the homily preached at the 7:30 p.m. mass. Here is a recording.