Homélie

A homélie is a comment of circumstance, pronounced by the priest or the Diacre at the time of a catholic Messe .

The Constitution on the holy liturgy (ecumenical Council the Vatican II, Paris, ED. of the Centurion, 1968, pp. 173-174) specifies that the homélie consists, while following the development of the liturgical year, to explain starting from the text crowned the mysteries of the faith and the standards of the Christian life. It is strongly recommended like belonging to the liturgy itself; much more, with the masses celebrated with the assistance of the people Sundays and feastdays of precept, one will omit it only for one serious reason.

The homélie takes place right after the reading of the biblical Textes of the day (in liturgy closure of the Word). At the conclusion of the homélie is held a short time of meditation, before the continuation of the Célébration (by the eucharistic liturgy).

The pope Benoit XVI, in the Post-Synodal apostolic exhortation Sacramentum Caritatis called in connection with the homélie (n°46):

In relation to the importance of the Word of God, it is necessary to improve quality of the homélie. Indeed, it “belongs to the liturgical action”; (139) it has as a function to support a broader and more effective comprehension of the Word of God in the life of the faithful ones. This is why the ordered ministers must “prepare the homélie carefully, while basing themselves on a suitable knowledge of the Holy Scripture”. (140) One will avoid the general and abstract homélies. I ask in particular the ministers to make so that the homélie puts the Word of God proclaimed in close relationship with the sacramental celebration (141) and to the life of the community, so that the Word of God is really support and life of the Church. (142) That one thus keeps present at the spirit the goal catechetic and exhortatif of the homélie. It appears convenient, starting from the triennial lectionnaire, to propose with faithful, with understanding, of the homélies sets of themes which, throughout the liturgical year, will treat the broad topics of the Christian faith, drawing with what is proposed with authority by Magistère in the four “pillars” of the Catechism of the Catholic church and in recent Abrégé: the profession of faith, the celebration of the Christian mystery, life in Christ, the Christian prayer. (143)

See too

External bond

Homelie on the site of the Conference of the bishops of daily France
Homélie proposed by the monks of the Family of saint Joseph
Homélies Site of research and consultation of homelies
Homélies of the Fathers Benedictines of Ganagobie

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