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<h2 id="roman-catholic-mass-homily">Roman Catholic Mass homily</h2> <p>The <a href="/facts/General_Instruction_of_the_Roman_Missal/5QG2w5Qs">General Instruction of the Roman Missal</a> (GIRM), the official document governing the celebration of <a href="/facts/Mass_in_the_Catholic_Church/bsLQyMVM">Mass</a>, states that: </p> <blockquote><p>65. The Homily is part of the Liturgy and is strongly recommended, for it is necessary for the nurturing of the Christian life. It should be an exposition of some aspect of the readings from Sacred Scripture or of another text from the Ordinary or from the Proper of the Mass of the day and should take into account both the mystery being celebrated and the particular needs of the listeners.</p></blockquote> <h2 id="other-senses">Other senses</h2> <p>Contemporary <a href="/facts/Protestant/NXja4K3g">Protestant</a> clergy often use the term 'homily' to describe a short <a href="/facts/Sermon/AT5m7TaU">sermon</a>, such as one created for a <a href="/facts/Wedding/9UfjkTDk">wedding</a> or <a href="/facts/Funeral/IW4X3mcx">funeral</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> </p><p>In colloquial, non-religious, usage, <i>homily</i> often means a sermon concerning a practical matter, a <a href="/facts/Moralize/CSjHHvff">moralizing</a> lecture or admonition, or an inspirational saying or <a href="/facts/Platitude/jC8BY0vc">platitude</a>, but sermon is the more appropriate word in these cases.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Homiliarium/UeXslvQb">Homiliarium</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Homiletics/1JRvSNNP">Homiletics</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Postil/hQ23JIrp">Postil</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Dharma_talk/vjdHpYX8">Dharma talk</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/D%2527var_Torah/TaDflo1w">D'var Torah</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Quranic_studies/PRAVJASI">Quranic studies</a></li></ul> <h2 id="footnotes">Footnotes</h2> <h2 id="bibliography">Bibliography</h2> <ul><li>Origen. (2010). Homilies on Leviticus, 1-16. United States: Catholic University of America Press.</li> <li>Marriott, C., Chrysostom, J., Morris, J. B. (2015). The Homilies of S. John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, on the Epistle of St. Paul the Apostle to the Romans - Scholar's Choice Edition. United Kingdom: Creative Media Partners, LLC.</li> <li>St. John Chrysostom commentary on the Psalms. (1998). United States: Holy Cross Orthodox Press.</li> <li><i>Instructions to Preachers</i> from "Sermons for all the Sundays in the year", <i>Dublin : Duffy</i> (1882) by <a href="/facts/Alphonsus_Liguori/Gocoj7W4">Alphonsus Liguori</a></li> <li>Beecher, Patrick A. (1910). <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Catholic_Encyclopedia_(1913)/Homily">"Homily" </a>. In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). <i><a href="/facts/Catholic_Encyclopedia/GKufVzBf">Catholic Encyclopedia</a></i>. Vol. 7. New York: Robert Appleton Company.</li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://bibleinterpretation.org/">www.bibleinterpretation.org</a> Bible Interpretation by Rev. Abraham Mutholath in English.</li> <li><a href="https://biblereflection.org/">www.biblereflection.org</a> Bible Interpretation with reflection by Rev. Abraham Mutholath in English.</li> <li><a href="https://christianhomily.com/">www.christianhomily.com</a> Sunday and Feast Homily Resources in English and Homily Videos in Malayalam by Fr. Abraham Mutholath</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiWpOMlff6zCi7R3xMjZkVJVe5kyVCF9q">Homily Videos in Malayalam</a> by Fr. Abraham Mutholath</li> <li><a href="http://www.dailyhomilies.org">Daily Homilies Website</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111202195746/http://www.dailyhomilies.org/">Archived</a> 2011-12-02 at the <a href="/facts/Wayback_Machine/nmQ3a6JC">Wayback Machine</a></li> <li><a href="http://latinarchdiocesetrivandrum.org/bishopstalk.php">Read Malayalam and English Homilies, Reflections and Talks By Archbishop Soosa Pakiam, Metropolitan Archdiocese of Trivandrum</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070206123832/http://www.catholic-ew.org.uk/liturgy/Resources/GIRM/Documents/GIRM.pdf">2002 General Instruction of the Roman Missal – England and Wales edition (pdf)</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Jacobs, Richard M. (October 7, 2012). "Homilies for Sundays and Holidays". Villanova University. Archived from the original on Feb 26, 2023. <a href="http://www83.homepage.villanova.edu/richard.jacobs/homilies/homily-sermon.htm" target="_blank">http://www83.homepage.villanova.edu/richard.jacobs/homilies/homily-sermon.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Majewski, James T. (Jul 30, 2020). "Origen of Alexandria—Homily I on Genesis". Catholic Culture. Retrieved 2021-05-10. <a href="https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/origen-alexandria-homily-i-on-genesis/" target="_blank">https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/origen-alexandria-homily-i-on-genesis/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"The Paschal Sermon". Orthodox Church in America. Retrieved 2021-05-10. <a href="https://www.oca.org/fs/sermons/the-paschal-sermon" target="_blank">https://www.oca.org/fs/sermons/the-paschal-sermon</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Homily - Examples and Definition of Homily". Literary Devices. 2015-05-07. Retrieved 2021-05-10. <a href="https://literarydevices.net/homily/" target="_blank">https://literarydevices.net/homily/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Jacobs, Richard M. (October 7, 2012). "Homilies for Sundays and Holidays". Villanova University. Archived from the original on Feb 26, 2023. <a href="http://www83.homepage.villanova.edu/richard.jacobs/homilies/homily-sermon.htm" target="_blank">http://www83.homepage.villanova.edu/richard.jacobs/homilies/homily-sermon.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Homily". The Catholic Encyclopedia (1910). <a href="http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07448a.htm" target="_blank">http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07448a.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Jacobs, Richard M. (October 7, 2012). "Homilies for Sundays and Holidays". Villanova University. Archived from the original on Feb 26, 2023. <a href="http://www83.homepage.villanova.edu/richard.jacobs/homilies/homily-sermon.htm" target="_blank">http://www83.homepage.villanova.edu/richard.jacobs/homilies/homily-sermon.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Jacobs, Richard M. (October 7, 2012). "Homilies for Sundays and Holidays". Villanova University. Archived from the original on Feb 26, 2023. <a href="http://www83.homepage.villanova.edu/richard.jacobs/homilies/homily-sermon.htm" target="_blank">http://www83.homepage.villanova.edu/richard.jacobs/homilies/homily-sermon.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"Homily vs Sermon". 26 January 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018. <a href="http://grammarist.com/usage/homily-vs-sermon/" target="_blank">http://grammarist.com/usage/homily-vs-sermon/</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>