From the Archbishop

The Epiphany of the Lord

On this Feast of the Epiphany, let us rejoice as the light of Christ, shining in our midst, lights the way to a future full of hope for St. Ignatius Parish, for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, and for the Church throughout the world.
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Vocations Discernment Retreat; St. Mary’s Seminary

As you discern God’s will prayerfully, particularly regarding the possibility of a priestly vocation, keep your eyes fixed on Jesus and on the beauty of God’s inner life and love revealed at his Baptism.
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Feast of the Holy Family; 150th Anniversary (Closing Mass)

The Feast of the Holy Family celebrates a wonderful mystery. It celebrates the fact that the Son of God really did become one of us, except for sin.
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Holy Family Sunday; Installation of Pastor, St. Anthony of Padua

Mary and Joseph’s unique vocation was to form the humanity the Son of God assumed, to prepare him for the mission for which his Heavenly Father sent him, a mission that Mary and Joseph, at the time, could not have fully comprehended.
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Christmas Homily 2023

Let us, then, humbly ask to see how God is working in and through situations we face in our world, in our nation, in our Church, and in our personal lives – whether it is interior darkness, or the conflicts and violence that threaten us, or illness and death, or material and spiritual poverty, or struggles...
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4th Sunday of Advent

In today’s Gospel, we see how the plans of the Divine Architect unfold. See how the Angel comes ‘to the Virgin Mary betrothed to a man name Joseph of the House of David.
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Catholic Center Christmas Gathering

I know you are indeed seeking to travel through the hill country, not merely to get a job done but in the power of the Holy Spirit, to create a culture of encounter, dialog, and cooperation – all in the service of the Church’s mission of evangelization.
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Friday, Fourth Week of Advent; Anniversary of the Priestly Ordination of Blessed Michael J. McGivney

As Christmas draws near, the Church listens yet again as the Angel announces to Mary that she would be the Mother of the Savior and rejoices as Mary says those words that unlock the saving designs of God’s heart: “Let me done to me as you say!”
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Archbishop Lori’s Homily: Friday of the Second Week of Advent

Advent, a friend once told me, is neither fish nor fowl. When I asked him for an explanation, he said that sometimes Advent is presented as a time of penance and purification, not unlike Lent, and at other times, Advent is presented as a time of hope and joyful anticipation.
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Archbishop Lori’s Homily: Our Lady of Guadalupe

The feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe takes us back to 1531 when the Virgin Mary appeared to Juan Diego on Tepeyac Hill.
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Archbishop Lori’s Homily: Second Sunday of Advent; Afro Community Mass

It is a pleasure and an honor to gather with you as we celebrate this Holy Mass with all of you, members of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, who come from various countries in Africa either directly or by heritage.
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