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Within each annual section, click links as available to view transcripts or video, or listen to audio.
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“O Little Town of Bethlehem, O Saving City of David”
Text - English | Text - Spanish
Homily for Christmas Midnight Mass
December 25, 2019; St. Mary’s Cathedral
“Letting the Dew of the Holy Spirit Moisten Our Hearts To Receive the Just One” Text - English | Text - Spanish
Homily on the Occasion of the Archdiocesan Simbang Gabi Commissioning Mass
December 10, 2019; St. Mary’s Cathedral
“La Virgen María Nos Ayuda a Dar Posada a Su Hijo Jesús” Text - English | Text - Spanish
Homily for the Archdiocesan Celebration of the Cruzada Guadalupana
December 7, 2019; St. Mary's Cathedral
“Christian Virtue as the Formula for Peace and the Path to Joy in God’s Presence” Text
Homily for the 1st Sunday of Advent (Year “A”)
December 1, 2019; St. Mary’s Cathedral
“The Power of the Beauty of Our Blessed Mother to Unite All of God’s Children”
Text - English | Text - Spanish | Video
Sermon for the Mass of the Americas
November 16, 2019; National Shrine of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Washington DCHomily for the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time and
Mass Concluding the Novena to Defeat SB-24 Audio
August 11, 2019; St. Mary’s Cathedral of the Assumption
Homily for Mass with the Schola Cantorum Audio
July 28, 2019; St. Mary’s Cathedral of the Assumption
“Prayer as the Heart of the Priest’s Friendship with Christ”
Homily for Mass of Priestly Ordinations Text | Audio
May 18, 2019; St. Mary’s Cathedral of the Assumption
“Build on the Legacy the Church Has Bequeathed You”
Homily at Confirmation of Students Audio | Video
May 4, 2019, St. Mary's Cathedral of the Assumption
“Contemplating the Face of Christ in History and in Eternity" Text | Audio
Homily for Easter
April 21, 2019, St. Mary's Cathedral of the Assumption
“Example and Mandate in the Work of Our Salvation” Text | Audio
Homily, Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper
April 18, 2019, St. Mary's Cathedral of the Assumption
"Blessed the Disciple Who Remains True to the King Who Comes in the Name of the Lord” Audio
Homily for Palm Sunday
April 14, 2019, St. Mary's Cathedral of the Assumption
“Sacrificial Love, the Secure Foundation of the Christian Life" Text | Audio
Homily for Chrism Mass
April 11, 2019, St. Mary's Cathedral of the Assumption
“The Cross, Charity, and the Holy Face of Christ” Text
Sermon for the Salutations to the Holy Cross with His Eminence, Metropolitan Gerasimos
April 4, 2019, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church
“Asking God for Mercy, in Order to Overcome the Power of Evil in the World” Text
Homily at the 40 Days for Life Mass
March 23, 2019, St. Anthony de Padua Church
“St. John Vianney and the Basic Principles of Priestly Life” Text
Homily – Mass in Presence of Relic of Heart of St. John Vianney with Priests of Archdiocese
Votive Mass of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
March 1, 2019, St. Augustine Church
“Building a Culture of Life, Love and Intimacy with God” Text | Audio
Homily at the Mass for the Walk for Life West Coast.
January 26, 2019, St. Mary's Cathedral of the Assumption
“John the Baptist, Peter, and the Priestly Virtue of Christ-Centered Humility” Text
Homily for Mass for Deceased Alumni at the Alumni Reunion of the Pontifical North American College on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
January 13, 2019, Chapel of the Immaculate Conception of the Pontifical North American College, Rome, Italy
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“Making Room for God at the Inn of Our Heart” Text | Audio
Homily for Christmas, Mass During the Night
December 24, 2018, St. Mary's Cathedral of the Assumption
“He Has Not Done Thus for Any Other Nation”/“No Ha Hecho Nada Igual con Ningún Pueblo” Text - English | Text - Spanish
Audio - Bilingual | Video - Bilingual
Homily for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception and the Archdiocesan Celebration of the Cruzada Guadalupana (Mass of the Americas)
December 8, 2018, St. Mary's Cathedral of the Assumption
Homily for the First Sunday of Advent Audio
December 2, 2018, St. Mary's Cathedral of the Assumption
“How to Find the Path to Our True and Lasting Home as Nomads in This World”
Text | Audio | Video
Homily Given on the Occasion of Memorial Mass for Deceased Homeless
November 8, 2018, St. Patrick Church, San Francisco
“Freedom, Law and the Pursuit of Holiness” | Text – English
Homily Given on the Occasion of the Annual Red Mass for the Diocese of Dallas
October 13, 2018, Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Dallas, Texas
Homily for Dia de la Hispanidad Celebration
Audio - Spanish
Solemnity of Our Lady of Sorrows
September 15, 2018, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
“Elected by God for the Service of the Salvation of Souls” | Text – English | Audio
Homily – Ordination to the Episcopacy of the Most Reverend Robert Christian, O.P.
June 5, 2018, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
“La Jornada Cristiana: Pasaje del Miedo de las Tinieblas al Temor de la Luz”
Text – Spanish | Text – English | Video
Homilía – Misa para el V Encuentro, Misa Votiva de la Virgen María, Fuente de la Vida y la Luz
April 28, 2018, Visalia Convention Center
“The Trumpet Call of Victory and the Virtues of the Women at the Tomb” | Text | Audio
Homily for Easter
March 31 and April 1, 2018, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
“The True Bread of Life from Heaven: Doing in Our Lord’s Memory as He has Done for Us” | Text | Audio
Homily for Mass of the Lord's Supper
March 29, 2018, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
Homily for Palm Sunday | Audio
March 25, 2018, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
“Created, Sanctified and Consecrated for the Sanctification of the World” | Text - English | Audio
Homily for Chrism Mass, 2018
March 22, 2018, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
“All Points to the Cross, the Most Blessed Wood Which Is Our Only Hope” | Text - English
Sermon for the Salutations to the Holy Cross
March 19, 2018, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church, Belmont
Homily for Respect Life Mass | Audio
February 25, 2018, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
Homily for the Occasion of the Lunar New Year | Audio
February 24, 2018, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
Homily for First Sunday of Lent | Audio
February 18, 2018, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
Homily for Ash Wednesday | Audio
February 14, 2018, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
Homily for the Consecrated Life | Audio | Video
February 4, 2018, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
Homily for Wedding Anniversaries | Audio | Video
February 3, 2018, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
“Respecting the Design of God's Life-giving Order of Creation"
Text - English | Text - Spanish | Audio | Video
Homily at the Mass for the Walk for Life West Coast
January 27, 2018, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
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Homily for Christmas 2017 Text – English | Audio
December 26, 2017, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
“Imitating the Example of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Juan Diego” Text - English |
Homily – Archdiocesan Mass for Our Lady of Guadalupe
December 9, 2017, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
“Imitando el Ejemplo de la Santísima Virgen María y San Juan Diego” Text - Spanish | Audio
Homilía para la Misa Arquidiocesana en Honor a la Virgen de Guadalupe
9 de diciembre de 2017, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
Homily for the First Sunday in Advent (Audio)
December 3, 2017, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
“Fatima: A Call to Spiritual Arms for the Salvation and Peace of the World” Text - English | Text - Spanish
Homily for the Mass of Consecration of the Archdiocese of San Francisco to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
October 7, 2017, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
Homily, Mass Celebrating the Feast Day of St. Teresa of Calcutta (Audio)
September 2, 2017, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
“The Centrality of the Seminary to the Life of Heaven” | Text
Homily at the Mass of the Holy Spirit at St. Patrick Seminary Celebrating the New Academic Year and the Oath of Fidelity of the New Rector
August 21, 2017, St. Patrick's Seminary, Menlo Park
Homily, Together in Holiness Conference (Audio)
August 5, 2017, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Belmont
“Following Where Jesus Went First, So That His Joy in Us May Be Complete” | Text | Audio
Mass of Ordination to Priesthood
June 10, 2017, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
“The Mother of God as Exemplary of the Deacon's Three-fold Ministry” | Text | Audio
Mass of Ordination of Permanent Deacons
May 20, 2017, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
“Christ’s Resurrection: Our Restoration to God’s Original Order of Creation” | Text | Audio
Easter Vigil Mass
April 15, 2017, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
"Doing as Christ Has Done, for Our Salvation and the Life of the World" | Audio
Holy Thursday Mass
April 13, 2017, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
“The Fickle Human Heart and the Universality of Christ’s Sacrifice” Audio | Video
Palm Sunday
April 9, 2017, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
“The Grace of Communion that Restores Friendship with God” Audio | Video
Chrism Mass
April 6, 2017, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
“Purity and Courage: the Double-Edged Sword that Pierces the Culture of Death” Text
Mass on the Occasion of the Walk for Life West Coast
January 21, 2017, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
“Reading the Signs that Point to Christ and Being that Sign for Others” Text
Homily at the Mass for the 100th Anniversary of St. Cecilia Parish
January 7, 2017, St. Cecilia Parish, San Francisco
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“Recipe for Eternal Happiness: Imitating Christ’s Humility in Order to Arrive at the Summit of Generous Charity"
Homily for Christmas, Mass During The Night
December 25, 2016, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral"Our Lady of Guadalupe: Immigrant for Us" | Spanish
Homily on the occasion of the Archdiocesan Mass for Our Lady of Guadalupe
December 10, 2016, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
“How to Pray Always, Without Becoming Weary”
Homily for White Mass, Diocese of Phoenix 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year “C”
October 15, 2016, Phoenix, Arizona“Bidding Farewell: Mother Teresa’s Witness of Suffering as the Path to Finding Heaven” | Audio
Homily for the Mass in Celebration of the Canonization of St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta, 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
September 4, 2016, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
"The Korean Catholic Experience: Lessons for the Church in Contemporary Society"
Homily for the Parish Visit and 50th Anniversary Mass of St. Michael's Korean Parish
Votive Mass, "For the Church - Readings: Lev 25:1.8-19; 2 Cor 6:1-3; Luke 4:16-21
August 13, 2016
"Perceiving True Reality by Living Authentic Christian Stewardship"
Homily - 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
August 7, 2016, Pastoral Visit to Most Holy Redeemer Parish
“Marriage: the Starting Point of the ‘New Human Ecology’”
Sermon for the Mass at the Franciscan University Defending the Faith Conference
July 20, 2016, Steubenville, Ohio“Set Free at the Source of Our Demise”
Sermon for Solemn Mass, Sacra Liturgia Conference
Votive Mass of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Eternal High Priest
July 7, 2016, Brompton Oratory, London
“Contrasts and Commonalities in God’s Call to His Servants” | Audio
Homily – Mass of Ordination to the Priesthood
June 4, 2016, St. Mary’s Cathedral of the Assumption
"The Primacy of Charity in the Mutual Search for Communion with God" | Audio
Homily for the First Profession of Vows of the Missionaries of Charity
May 21, 2016, Mission Dolores Basilica
“Christian Discipleship: Called from the World to be a Light to the World” | Audio
Mass of the Holy Spirit, Baccalaureate Mass
May 14, 2016, Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula CA
“The Consecrated Life: Being Sheep and Shepherds for the People of the Lamb” | Audio
Homily for Mass in Celebration of Jubilarians in the Consecrated Life
April 17, 2016, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
“The Elements of Creation Become the Elements of Redemption: How God Makes Us into a New Creation” | Audio
Easter Sunday
March 27, 2016, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral“Our Vocation: God’s Gift to Help Us Fulfill His Son’s Dying Wish” | Audio
Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper
March 24, 2016, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral“Dying with Christ to Become His Oil of Gladness, Mercy and Light” | Audio
Chrism Mass
March 17, 2016, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral“The Hidden Glory of the Cross Planted in the Heart of the Christian Believer”
Sermon Delivered for the Service of the Salutations to the Holy Cross With Metropolitan Gerasimos and the Greek Orthodox Community
March 8, 2016, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church, Belmont, California"Living God's Saving Acts for Today to Prepare Us for Eternity"Mass for Wedding Anniversaries
(with Spanish summary)
February 20, 2016, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
"The Blood of Christ Marks Our Passover from Death to New Life"
Mass on the Occasion of the Lunar New Year
February 20, 2016, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
“Living in Our Bodies the Discipline of Lent to Please the One We Love”
Ash Wednesday
February 10, 2016, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
“God’s Mercy in the Eucharist Leads Us from the Darkness of Death to the Light of Life”
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Mass on the Occasion of the Walk for Life West Coast
January 23, 2016, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral"The Light of Christ that Leads Us Safely Home"
Mass to Mark 20th Anniversary of Perpetual Adoration at Nativity Parish, Solemnity of the Epiphany
January 3, 2016, Nativity Church, Menlo Park
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"Repeating the Pattern of God's Humility and Mercy Makes Possible Our Salvation"
Christmas Mass
December 25, 2015, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral"The Door to God's Paradise is Reopened to All"
Opening the Holy Door for the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy
Vespers, Third Sunday in Advent, Year C
December 13, 2015, Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption
"Mother Cabrini and Welcoming the Newcomer"
Feast of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
November 13, 2015, Saints Peter and Paul Church
"Fidelity to Christ, Who Has the Words of Eternal Life"
Mass for CANFP Conference Participants, 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B
August 22, 2015, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
"John 21: The Entrance and Final Exam for the Priesthood" | Audio
Mass of Ordination to the Priesthood
June 6, 2015, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
"Good Shepherds and Sheepdogs: Providing the Light of Christ's Truth and the Warmth of His Charity to His People"
Ordinations to Priesthood And Diaconate For Dominican Friars
May 30, 2015, St. Dominic Church
"Pentecost: Our Call to Bear Christian Witness to the Lord’s Paschal Mystery to the World" | Audio
Mass at the Northern California Catholic Charismatic Conference
May 22, 2015, Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara
"Perfect Charity in Union With and Witness to Christ" | Audio
Mass for Consecrated Life, 4th Sunday of Easter, Year B
April 26, 2015, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
"The Easter Mystery: Healed at the Source to be Complete in Christ" | Audio
Easter Vigil
April 4, 2015, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
"Lowering Ourselves in Memory of Jesus" | Audio
Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper
April 2, 2015, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
"May the Christian Journey that is Holy Week Make a Difference in our Lives" | Audio
Palm Sunday
March 29, 2015, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
“The Lord’s Anointing for the Incorruptibility of the Church”
Chrism Mass
March 26, 2015, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
"Repent of Your Sins and Open the Door to Happiness and Hope"| Audio
First Sunday of Lent
February 22, 2015, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral“Married Love and the Transformation of the Human by the Divine”
(Including Spanish Summary)
Mass for Wedding Anniversaries
February 21, 2015, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral"Season of Lent and Season of the New Year: God’s Gift of Grace to Us"
Mass for Celebration of the Lunar New Year
February 21, 2015, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
"Practicing the Discipline of Lent, so that We Might Please God, the One We Love" | Audio
Ash Wednesday
February 18, 2015, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral"The Ministry of the Sick to the Christian Community" | Audio
World Day of the Sick
February 7, 2015, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
"The Virtues of Don Bosco Present in Our Midst"
Mass to Celebrate the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of St. John Bosco
January 30, 2015, Saints Peter and Paul Church
Bearing Witness to Christ" | Audio
Mass for Walk for Life West Coast, Feast of St. Francis de Sales,
January 24, 2015, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
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“The Abiding Presence of God in His Word Made Flesh”
Christmas Eve Mass
December 24, 2014, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
"Learn the Lesson of Advent to Not Miss the Lord When He Comes to Meet You"
First Sunday of Advent, Year B
November 30, 2014, London Oratory of St. Philip Neri
Homily, Vespers for Opening of the Year of Consecrated Life | Audio
October 20, 2014, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral"The Mystery of St. Francis's Perfect Joy" | Audio
Mass of Rededication of the National Shrine, Solemnity of St. Francis of Assisi
October 4, 2014, National Shrine of St. Francis
Homily, Feast of St. Josemaria Escriva
June 26, 2014
"Pastoral Charity, the Heart of the Vocation of the Priest" | Audio
Mass of Ordination to the Priesthood
June 7, 2014, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
"Vocation: Path to the New Jerusalem"
At the Funeral Mass for the Archbishop Cordileone's Mother, Mary Cordileone
May 12, 2014, San Diego
"Renewing the Church to Proclaim the Gospel of Mercy" | Audio
Second Sunday of Easter, Year A, Divine Mercy Sunday
April 27, 2014; St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
“Back to the Source of Death, So that We Can Live Forever” | Audio
Easter Sunday
April 19, 2014, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral"'Do This in Memory of Me' - That's What It's All About"
Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper
April 17, 2014, St. Mary of the Assumption CathedralHomily, Palm Sunday | Audio
April 13, 2014, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral"Sanctified for the Sanctification of the World" | Audio
Chrism Mass
April 10, 2014, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral“Keeping the Divine Perspective Always in Our Sight” (Including Spanish Summary) | Audio
Rite of Election, First Sunday of Lent, Year “A”
March 9, 2014, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
Homily, Mass for the Anointing of the Sick
February 8, 2014, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral"Consecrated Life, the Incarnation of our Deepest and Most Human Hopes and Expectations" | Audio
World Day for Consecrated Life, Feast of the Presentation
February 2, 2014, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
"Defending Human Life and Dignity, from Generation to Generation" | Audio
Mass for Walk for Life West Coast, Feast of Conversion of St. Paul
January 25, 2014, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
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"Opening Our Souls to Receive the Lord" | Audio
Christmas Eve Mass
December 24, 2013, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral"The Touch of Jesus Moves Us from Darkness to Light" | Audio
Simbang Gabi Commissioning Mass
December 6, 2013, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral"Opening Our Hearts to Let Jesus Enter and Disrupt Our Lives”| Audio
Mass for Victims of the Typhoon and Earthquake in the Philippines
November 30, 2013, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral“The Integration of the Spiritual and the Temporal for the Sake of Authentic Freedom and Sound Democracy”
Red Mass
Wednesday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time, Year "1"
October 23, 2013, Saints Peter and Paul Church“Lost and Found: The Virtue of Solidarity Revealed in the Mystery of the Incarnation”
Catholic Charities USA National Convention, 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
September 15, 2013, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
Homily, Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
May 26, 2013"The Bishop: Teacher of the Gospel on Behalf of Communion"
Ordination to the Episcopacy of the Most Reverend Michael Barber as the Fifth Bishop of Oakland
May 25, 2013, The Cathedral of Christ the Light, Oakland
"Anointed With and In Christ for the Sanctification of the World"
Chrism Mass
March 21, 2013, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
“Authentic Peacemaking Means Spiritual Agility on Behalf of the Sanctity of Human Life”
Mass for Walk for Life West Coast
January 26, 2013, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
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"Rebuilding from Within: the Path to True and Lasting Joy" | Audio
Installation Mass, Feast of St. Francis of Assisi
October 4, 2012, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral
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