Archbishop Romero's Homilies - 1980
Under Construction: The 1980 homilies will be published here as soon as the final editing of the translation is completed.As the anniversary of his death comes close we publish his last two homilies.
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Feast of the Epiphany
The Epiphany, God’s Revelation to All
06 January 1980
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The Baptism of the Lord
Baptism, Revelation of Messianic Gifts
13 January 1980
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Second Sunday of Ordinary Time
Christ Shows His Glory in Our Happiness
20 January 1980
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Third Sunday of Ordinary Time
The Homily, Living Presence of God’s Word
27 January 1980
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Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time
God Invites Us to Build Our History With Him
10 February 1980
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Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Poverty of the Beatitudes, Our Strength
17 February 1980
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- Funeral of Chancellor, Mauricio Borgonovo - The Church Before Grief & Violence - 11 May 1977
- Funeral Mass for Fr. Rutilio Grande, SJ - Dedicated Love - 14 March 1977
- Fourth Sunday in Lent - The One Mass - 20 March 1977
- Chrism Mass - Holy Thursday - Anointing of the Spirit - 07 April 1977
- Second Sunday of Easter - The Easter Church - 17 April 1977
- Fifth Sunday of Easter - The Church's Mission - 08 May 1977
- Funeral Mass of Fr. Alfonso Navarro Oviedo - An Ideal that Doesn't Die - 12 May 1977
- Mass in the Parish of Our Lady of Fatima - Penance and Prayer - 15 May 1977
- Sixth Sunday of Easter - The Church is Christ in Our History - 15 May 1977
- Homily at the funeral of Father Rafael Palacios - The Voice of Blood - 21 June 1979
- Ascension Sunday - The Violence that Grieves the Country - 22 May 1977
- Vigil Mass of Pentecost - Vocations to the Priesthood - 28 May 1977
- Pentecost Sunday - What is the Church? - 29 May 1977
- Trinity Sunday - The Church, our Communion with God - 05 June 1977
- Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ - Making Amends to Christ - 12 June 1977
- Twelfth Sunday of Ordinary Time - The Mystery of Christ - 19 June 1977
- Twelfth Sunday of Ordinary Time - A Torch Raised on High - 19 June 1977
- Thirteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Responsibility for God's Kingdom - 26 June 1977
- Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Peace - 03 July 1977
- Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Our Inner Being - 10 July 1977
- Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel - Mary's Promise of Salvation - 16 July 1977
- Funeral of Fr. Eresto Barrera Motto & 3 companions - A Judgement of God - 29 November 1978
- Sixteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time - The Strength of Prayer - 17 July 1977
- Seventeenth Sunday of Ordinary Time - The Church of the Archdiocese - 24 July 1977
- Eighteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Transcendence and Eternity - 31 July 1977
- Feast of the Divine Saviour of the World - The Church, Christ's Body in Time - 06 August 1977
- Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time - The History of Salvation - 07 August 1977
- Twentieth Sunday of Ordinary Time - The Prophet's Mission - 14 August 1977
- Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Service of Our Lady and the Church - 15 August 1977
- Twenty-first Sunday of Ordinary Time - Characteristics of Our Church - 21 August 1977
- Twenty-second Sunday of Ordinary Time - The Church of the Covenant and of True Poverty - 28 August 1977
- Twenty-third Sunday of Ordinary Time - Church of the Holy Spirit and the Cross - 04 September 1977
- Twenty-fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Church of True Independence and Liberation - 11 September 1977
- Twenty-fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time - God's Word in the World - 18 September 1977
- Church of Our Lady of Mercy - Chaletenango - The Church, Christ's Continuing Incarnation - 24 September 1977
- Twenty-sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time - The Right Use of the Goods God Created - 25 September 1977
- Feast of Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael - St. Michael Archangel and the Church's Struggle - 29 September 1977
- Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time - The Church, a Community of Faith - 02 October 1977
- Twenty-eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time - The Church and Integral Development - 09 October 1977
- Twenty-ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time - The Church at Prayer and the Missionary Church - 16 October 1977
- Thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Mission Sunday - The Missionary Church - 23 October 1977
- Thirty-first Sunday of Ordinary Time - Signs of the Times - 30 October 1977
- All Saints Day - Paths of the Beatitudes - 01 November 1977
- Thirty-second Sunday of Ordinary Time - The Eschatological Church - 06 November 1977
- Thirty-third Sunday of Ordinary Time - The Eternal Prespective of the Church - 13 November 1977
- Funeral Service for Raúl Molina Cañas - No to Violence - 14 November 1977
- Feast of Christ the King - Christ, Prophet, Priest and King - 20 November 1977
- Saint Catherine of Alexandria - The Strength of the Word - 25 November 1977
- First Sunday of Advent - The Church of Hope - 27 November 1977
- Celebration of the Eucharist - To Mothers, for Disappeared Children - 01 December 1977
- Second Sunday of Advent - Christ, Centre and Goal of History - 04 December 1977
- Celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation - Confirmation - 05 December 1977
- Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary - Immaculate Conception of Mary - 08 December 1977
- Ordination of Jorge Benavides and Héctor Figueroa as priests - The Word, Forgiveness, the Eucharist - 10 December 1977
- Third Sunday of Advent - The Church of Salvation - 11 December 1977
- Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe - The Church in Latin America - 12 December 1977
- Welcome of a new community of Passionist Sisters - Religious Life - 17 December 1977
- Fourth Sunday of Advent - God Comes to Save Us - 18 December 1977
- Parish Feast of St Joseph, Quezaltepeque - The Church, Body to Transmit Christ - 19 December 1977
- Midnight Mass of the Birth of Christ our Saviour - Today a Saviour is Born for Us - 24 December 1977
- Daytime Mass of the Birth of Christ our Saviour - Christ, Manifestation of God and Man - 25 December 1977
- Feast of the Holy Innocents - All People are God's Instruments - 28 December 1977
- Mass for the End of the Year - Saying Thank-you and Sorry - 31 December 1977
- Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God - Holy Mary, Mother of God - 01 January 1978
- The Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord - No to Violence, Yes to Peace - 06 January 1978
- Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord - Christ, Universal Sign of Salvation - 08 January 1978
- Feast of the Baptism of the Lord - Christ Saves All, as a People - 15 January 1978
- Third Sunday of Ordinary Time - The Church, Seed of Unity for Mankind - 22 January 1978
- Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time - The Church of the Beatitudes - 29 January 1978
- Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time - The Church's Weakness Leans on Christ - 05 February 1978
- First Sunday of Lent - The History of Salvation - 12 February 1978
- Second Sunday of Lent - The Church, a Spiritual Israel - 19 February 1978
- Third Sunday of Lent - Redemption, from God via Christ to All - 26 February 1978
- Fourth Sunday of Lent - Baptism, Calling and Sharing Divine Life - 05 March 1978
- Mass in El Paisnal - Rutilio Grande, Man, Christian, Priest - 05 March 1978
- Palm Sunday - Christ Enters Jerusalem: Joy and Grief - 19 March 1978
- Holy Thursday - Chrism Mass - The Spirit Anoints Priest and People - 23 March 1978
- Holy Thursday - Mass of the Lord's Supper - The Paschal Meal - 23 March 1978
- Good Friday - Solemn Commemoration of the Lord's Passion - Humiliation and Exaltation of Jesus - 24 March 1978
- Holy Saturday - Easter Vigil and Mass of Easter - Paschal Mystery ours through Baptism - 25 March 1978
- Easter Sunday - Christ has Risen! Christ Lives - 26 March 1978
- Second Sunday of Easter - The Risen One Lives in his Church - 02 April 1978
- Third Sunday of Easter - The Paschal Mystery - 09 April 1978
- Fourth Sunday of Easter - The Good Shepherd - 16 April 1978
- Fifth Sunday of Easter - The Church, Christ's Return in the Spirit - 23 April 1978
- Sixth Sunday of Easter - Christ Lives, Christ has Risen - 30 April 1978
- The Ascension of the Lord - The Hour of Glorification - 07 May 1978
- First anniversary of the death of Fr Alfonso Navarro - Call to Unity, Truth and Holiness - 11 May 1978
- Vigil of the Feast of Pentecost - celebrating the Sacrament of Confirmation - The Sacrament of Confirmation - 13 May 1978
- Pentecost Sunday - Pentecost, the Church's Birthday - 14 May 1978
- Trinity Sunday - The God of our Faith - 21 May 1978
- Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ - Christ, Bread of Life for the World - 28 May 1978
- Ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time - The Mystery of Salvation in Christ - 04 June 1978
- Tenth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Justification and Faith - 11 June 1978
- Thirteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time - The Pope: Heart of the Church - 02 July 1978
- Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time - The Path of Salvation's Mystery - 09 July 1978
- Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Sowing the Word of the Kingdom - 16 July 1978
- Sixteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time - The Spirit of God among People - 23 July 1978
- Seventeenth Sunday of Ordinary Time - God's Kingdom is our True Wealth - 30 July 1978
- Feast of the Transfiguration - The Son of Man, Light of Pilgrims on Earth - 06 August 1978
- Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time - The Divine Saviour and the Pope, God with Us - 13 August 1978
- Twentieth Sunday of Ordinary Time - The Power of Mission, Spirit and Social Work - 20 August 1978
- Twenty-first Sunday of Ordinary Time - The Pope, Christ's Deputy in his Church - 27 August 1978
- Twenty-second Sunday of Ordinary Time - The Cross in Life - 03 September 1978
- Twenty-third Sunday of Ordinary Time - A Prophetic, Sacramental, Loving Church - 10 September 1978
- Twenty-fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time - The Church, a Community of Love - 17 September 1978
- Twenty-fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time - The Crisis of the Kingdom of God - 24 September 1978
- Twenty-sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time - The Church of John Paul - 01 October 1978
- Funeral Celebration for John Paul I - God's Response to Today's World - 03 October 1978
- Twenty-seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time - The Church, the Vineyard of the Lord - 08 October 1978
- Twenty-eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time - God's Feast with Humanity - 15 October 1978
- Thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time - The Church for the World's Salvation - 29 October 1978
- Thirty-first Sunday of Ordinary Time - A Holy Church in Need of Purification - 05 November 1978
- Thirty-second Sunday of Ordinary Time - The Church, Spouse of Christ - 12 November 1978
- Thirty-third Sunday of Ordinary Time - The Church, Awaiting Christ's Return - 19 November 1978
- Feast of Christ the King - His Kingdom will have no end - 26 November 1978
- Good Friday - Message of Archbishop Romero during the Easter Triduum transmitted by radio (YSAX) - 08 April 1977
- First Sunday of Advent - Advent, Time of Joyful Hope - 03 December 1978
- Second Sunday of Advent - The Lord Comes: Let us Prepare His Way - 10 December 1978
- Third Sunday of Advent - The Word Became Flesh and Dwelt Among Us - 17 December 1978
- Fourth Sunday of Advent - Mary, Sign of the Fullness of Time - 24 December 1978
- Christmas Eve - Midnight Mass - I Bring you Great Joy: A Saviour is Born - 24 December 1978
- Sunday in the Octave of Christmas: Feast of the Holy Family - The Family: Revelation of God's Love - 31 December 1978
- Vigil Mass for the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God - The Fullness of Time in Jesus Through Mary - 31 December 1978
- Feast of the Epiphany - Christ, Epiphany of God's Saving Love - 07 January 1979
- Feast of the Baptism of the Lord - Baptism, Epiphany of the Messiah - 14 January 1979
- Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Funeral Mass for Fr Octavio Ortiz Luna - An Assassination that Speaks of Resurrection - 21 January 1979
- Homily preached by the Archbishop on his return to El Salvador - Returing home - 16 February 1979
- Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time - Christ, an Always New Word for the Church - 18 February 1979
- Eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Christ, the Bridegroom of the Church - 25 February 1979
- First Sunday of Lent - Lent, Renewal of our Alliance with God - 04 March 1979
- Second Sunday of Lent - Lent. the Transgiguration of God's People - 11 March 1979
- Third Sunday of Lent - Lent, a Return to God's Law - 18 March 1979
- Fourth Sunday of Lent - Lent: a call to True Reconciliation - 25 March 1979
- Fifth Sunday of Lent - Lent, to Prepare the Paschal Covenant - 01 April 1979
- Palm Sunday - The Mediator of the New Covenant - 08 April 1979
- Holy Thursday; Chrism Mass - The Holy Spirit, Soul of the New Covenant - 12 April 1979
- Holy Thursday: Mass of the Lord's Supper - Love, Law of the New Covenant - 12 April 1979
- Good Friday: Celebration of the Lord's Passion - Christ's Death, Price of the New Covenant - 13 April 1979
- Easter Vigil and Eucharist of Easter - Easter, Birth of the New Covenant People - 14 April 1979
- Easter Day - Resurrection, Key and Seal of the New Covenant - 15 April 1979
- Second Sunday of Easter (Low Sunday) - Easter, Celebration of the New Covenant - 22 April 1979
- Between 27th April - 12th May 1979 - Archbishop Romero was in Rome - 27 April 1979
- Fifth Sunday of Easter - Grace, the Divine Gift of Easter - 13 May 1979
- Sixth Sunday of Easter - Love, the Greatest Gift of Easter - 20 May 1979
- Ascension Day - The Ascension, Sign of Human Transcendence - 27 May 1979
- Pentecost Day - Pentecost: Spirit and Life of the New Covenant - 03 June 1979
- Trinity Sunday - In the Covenant God adopts us into his Family - 10 June 1979
- Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ - The Eucharist, Christ's Presence in History - 17 June 1979
- Fifth Sunday of Lent - The Church in the Service of Personal, Community and Transcendent Liberation. - 23 March 1980
- Mass on the first anniversary of the death of Sara Meardi de Pinto. - The Final Homily of Archbishop Romero - 24 March 1980
- The Nativity of John the Baptist - John the Baptist and God’s Kingdom - 24 June 1979
- Conclusion of Novena for Fr Rafael Palacios - A Single Mass - 30 June 1979
- Thirteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Christ, Life and Treasure for All - 01 July 1979
- Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time - The Prophet, Presence of God in Society - 08 July 1979
- Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Christ gives to us a Prophetic Mission - 15 July 1979
- 30 Day Anniversary of the Death of Rafael Palacios - Why Did They Kill Rafael Palacios? - 20 July 1979
- Sixteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Christ, True King-Shepherd of All - 22 July 1979
- Seventeenth Sunday of Ordinary Time - The Divine Saviour Solves Our Problems - 29 July 1979
- Eighteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time - The Divine Saviour, Bread of Life - 05 August 1979
- Patronal Feast of the Divine Savior of the World - The Church’s Mission in a Crisis - 06 August 1979
- Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time - The Divine Savior, Life of The World - 12 August 1979
- Twentieth Sunday of Ordinary Time - The Divine Savior of The Eucharist - 19 August 1979
- Twenty-first Sunday of Ordinary Time - The Divine Savior, Word of Eternal Life - 26 August 1979
- Twenty-second Sunday of Ordinary Time - Jesus, The Master of True Religion - 02 September 1979
- Twenty-third Sunday of Ordinary Time - True Independence Comes Only From Christ - 09 September 1979
- Twenty-fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Jesus is the True Messiah - 16 September 1979
- Twenty-fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time - In Christ the Three Dimensions of Truly Great People are Revealed - 23 September 1979
- Twenty-sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time - What God Gives Us Is For All - 30 September 1979
- Twenty-seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time - The Family, Source of Peace in Society - 07 October 1979
- Twenty-eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Three Conditions to Enter The Kingdom of God - 14 October 1979
- Twenty-ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time - The Church’s Mission in the National Crisis - 21 October 1979
- Thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time - God’s Plan of God to Save the People - 28 October 1979
- Thirty-first Sunday of Ordinary Time - The Church Prolongs Christ’s Liberation - 04 November 1979
- Thirty-second Sunday of Ordinary Time - Three Christian Forces for Liberation - 11 November 1979
- Thirty-third Sunday of Ordinary Time - Christian Hope, The Key for True Liberation - 18 November 1979
- Thirty-fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Christ, The King: Key to our History - 25 November 1979
- Homily for the members of the Neo-Catechetical Movement of the Dioceses of San Salvador and Santiago de Maria - Catechesis - 22 November 1979
- Second Sunday of Advent - God Saves Us Through Our Cooperation - 09 December 1979
- Third Sunday of Advent - God brings the Joy of Salvation to All - 16 December 1979
- Fourth Sunday of Advent - God Wishes to Save Us Through Mary - 23 December 1979
- Christmas Eve - The Birth of The Lord - 24 December 1979
- Feast of the Holy Family - The Family, God’s Birth and Epiphany - 30 December 1979
- End of year Mass - Thanksgiving, Pardon and Petition - 31 December 1979
- Feast of the Epiphany - The Epiphany, God’s Revelation to All - 06 January 1980
- The Baptism of the Lord - Baptism, Revelation of Messianic Gifts - 13 January 1980
- Second Sunday of Ordinary Time - Christ Shows His Glory in Our Happiness - 20 January 1980
- Third Sunday of Ordinary Time - The Homily, Living Presence of God’s Word - 27 January 1980
- Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time - God Invites Us to Build Our History With Him - 10 February 1980
- Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Poverty of the Beatitudes, Our Strength - 17 February 1980
- First Sunday of Lent - Lent, God’s Saving Plan in History - 24 February 1980
- The priestly Ordination of Jaime Paredes, Basilica of the Sacred Heart, San Salvador - Chosen to be sent - 01 March 1980
- Second Sunday of Lent - Lent, our Transfiguration through Christ - 02 March 1980
- Third Sunday of Lent - Conversion, Requisite for True Liberation - 09 March 1980
- Fourth Sunday of Lent - Reconciliation in Christ, True Liberation - 14 March 1980
