A homily is a commentary that follows a reading of scripture. In the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, and in the Eastern Orthodox Church, a homily is usually given during Mass (or Divine Liturgy for Orthodox) at the end of the Liturgy of the Word. See also Anglicanism The Anglican Communion is an international association of national Anglican churches The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world The Mass is the Eucharistic celebration in the Latin liturgical rites of the Roman Catholic Church. The Divine Liturgy is the common term for the Eucharistic service of the Byzantine tradition of Christian liturgy. A liturgy is the customary public worship done by a specific religious group according to their particular traditions
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Roman Catholic Mass homily
The General Instruction of the Roman Missal (GIRM) states:
- 29. The General Instruction of the Roman Missal (GIRM—in the Latin original Institutio Generalis Missalis Romani (IGMR—is the detailed document governing the celebration When the Sacred Scriptures are read in the Church, God himself speaks to his people, and Christ, present in his own word, proclaims the Gospel. Christ is the English term for the Greek ( Khristós) meaning "the anointed " This article is about the canonical books of the New Testament Therefore, all must listen with reverence to the readings from God’s word, for they make up an element of greatest importance in the Liturgy. Although in the readings from Sacred Scripture God’s word is addressed to all people of every era and is understandable to them, nevertheless, a fuller understanding and a greater effectiveness of the word is fostered by a living commentary on the word, that is, the Homily, as part of the liturgical action.
- 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. The Mass is the Eucharistic celebration in the Latin liturgical rites of the Roman Catholic Church.
- 66. The Homily should ordinarily be given by the priest celebrant himself. A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites in particular rites of sacrifice to and propitiation of a deity or deities He may entrust it to a concelebrating priest or occasionally, according to circumstances, to the deacon, but never to a lay person. Main article Eucharist (Catholic Church In the Catholic Church concelebration (from Lat In particular cases and for a just cause, the Homily may even be given by a Bishop or a priest who is present at the celebration but cannot concelebrate. There is to be a Homily on Sundays and holy days of obligation at all Masses that are celebrated with the participation of a congregation; it may not be omitted without a serious reason. In the Catholic Church, Holy Days of Obligation or Holidays of Obligation, less commonly called Feasts of Precept, are the days on which as canon 1247 It is recommended on other days, especially on the weekdays of Advent, Lent and the Easter Season, as well as on other festive days and occasions when the people come to church in greater numbers. Advent (from the Latin word la ''adventus'' meaning "coming" is a season of the Christian church, the period of expectant waiting and preparation for the Lent, in some Christian denominations, is the forty-day-long liturgical season of fasting and prayer before Easter. Easter ( Greek: Πάσχα Pascha or Pasxa) is the most important religious feast in the Christian Liturgical year. After the Homily a brief period of silence is appropriately observed.
Other senses of homily
Contemporary clergy often use the term 'homily' to describe a short sermon, such as one created for a wedding or funeral. A sermon is an oration by a Prophet or member of the Clergy. Sermons address a Biblical, theological, or religious topic A wedding is the Ceremony in which two people are united in Marriage. A funeral is a Ceremony marking a person's Death. Funerary customs comprise the complex of Beliefs and practices used by a Culture to remember
In colloquial usage, homily often means a sermon concerning a practical matter, a moralizing lecture or admonition, or an inspirational saying or platitude.
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A homiliarium is a collection of homilies, or familiar explanations of the Gospels Homiletics ( Gr homiletikos, from homilos, to assemble together in Theology the application of the general principles of RhetoricDictionary
homily
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- A sermon, especially concerning a practical matter
- A moralizing lecture
- A platitude
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