Archbishop Romero's Homilies from 1977

Funeral Mass for Fr Rutilio Grande, SJ
Motivation of Love
14 March 1977

 

Fourth Sunday in Lent
The One Mass
20 March 1977

(+ AUDIO)  Luke 15:1-3, 11-32; Joshua 5:9, 10-12; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21

Chrism Mass - Holy Thursday

Anointing of the Spirit
7 April 1977

Luke 4:16-21; Isaiah 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9; Revelation 1:5-8

Good Friday
Message of Archbishop Romero during the Easter Triduum transmitted by radio (YSAX)
8 April 1977

John 18:1-19:42, Isaiah 52:13-53:12, Hebrews 4:14-16, 5:7-9

Second Sunday of Easter
The Easter Church
17 April 1977

(+ AUDIO)  John 20:19-31; Acts 5:12-16; Revelation 1, 9-13, 17-19

Fifth Sunday of Easter
The Church's Mission
8 May 1977

John 13:31-33a, 34-35; Acts 14:21b-26; Revelation 21:1-5a

Funeral of Chancellor, Mauricio Borgonovo
The Church Before Grief & Violence
11 May 1977
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Funeral Mass of Fr Alfonso Navarro Oviedo
The Ideal That Never Dies
12 May 1977

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Mass in the Parish of Our Lady of Fatima
Penance and Prayer
15 May 1977

John 14:23-39, Acts 15:1-2,22-29 Revelation 21:10-14,22-23

Sixth Sunday of Easter
The Church is Christ in Our History
15 May 1977

(+ AUDIO)  John 14:23-39; Acts 15:1-2,22-29; Revelation 21:10-14,22-23

Ascension Sunday
The Violence that Saddens the Country
22 May 1977

(+AUDIO)  Luke 24:46-53; Acts 1:1-11; Ephesians 1:17-23

Vigil Mass of Pentecost
Vocations to the Priesthood
28 May 1977

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Pentecost Sunday
What is the Church?
29 May 1977

(+ AUDIO)  John 20:19-23; Acts 2:1-11; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13

Trinity Sunday
The Church, a Communion of People with God
5 June 1977

(+ AUDIO)  John 16:12-15; Proverbs 8:22-31; Romans 5:1-5

Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ
Making Amends to Christ
12 June 1977

Luke 9:11b-17; Genesis 14:18-20; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Twelfth Sunday of Ordinary Time
The Mystery of Christ
19 June 1977

(+ AUDIO)   Luke 9:18-24; Zechariah 12:10-11; Galatians 3:26-29

Twelfth Sunday of Ordinary Time
A Torch Raised on High
19 June 1977

(+ AUDIO)  Luke 9:18-24; Zechariah 12:10-11; Galatians 3:26-29

Mass for the Teachers of El Salvador
Teachers in the Model of Vatican II
22 June 1977

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Thirteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Responsibility for God's Kingdom
26 June 1977

(+ AUDIO)  Luke 9:51-62; 1 Kings 19:16b-,19-21; Galatians 4:31b, 5:1, 13-18

Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Peace
3 July 1977

(+AUDIO)  Luke 10:1-12, 17-20; Isaiah 66:10-14a; Galatians 6:14-18

Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Interior Being
10 July 1977

(+AUDIO)   Luke 10:25-37; Deuteronomy 30:10-14; Colossians 1:15-20

Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
The Virgin Mary Offers Us a Promise of Salvation
16 July 1977

(+AUDIO)  Luke 2:15b-19; Zachariah 2:14-17

Sixteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Force of Prayer
17 July 1977

(+AUDIO) Luke 10:38-42; Genesis 18:1-10; Colossians 1:24-28

Seventeenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
The Church of the Archdiocese
24 July 1977

(+AUDIO)  Luke 11:1-13; Genesis 18:20-32; Colossians 2:12-14

Eighteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Transcendence and Eternity
31 July 1977

(+AUDIO)  Luke 12:13-21; Ecclesiastes 1:2, 2:21-23; Colossians 3:1-5,9-11

Feast of the Divine Saviour of the World
The Church, The Body of Christ in History
6 August 1977

(+AUDIO)  Luke 9:28b-36; Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14; 2 Peter 1:16-19

Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
The History of Salvation
7 August 1977

(+AUDIO)  Luke 12:32-48; Wisdom 18:6-9; Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-9

Twentieth Sunday of Ordinary Time
The Mission of the Prophets
14 August 1977

(+AUDIO)  Luke 12:49-53; Jeremiah 38:4-6, 6-10; Hebrews 12:1-4

Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Service of Our Lady and the Church
15 August 1977

(+AUDIO)  Luke 1:39-59; Revelation 11:19a, 12:1-6, 10b; 1 Corinthians 15:20-26

Twenty-first Sunday of Ordinary Time
Characteristics of Our Church
21 August 1977

(+AUDIO)  Luke 13:22-30; Isaiah 66:18-21; Hebrews 12:5-7,11-13

Twenty-second Sunday of Ordinary Time
The Church of the Covenant and of True Poverty
28 August 1977

(+AUDIO)  Luke 14:1, 7-14; Sirach 3:17-18, 20, 28-29; Hebrews 12:18-19, 22-24a

Twenty-third Sunday of Ordinary Time
Church of the Holy Spirit and Church of the Cross
4 September 1977

(+AUDIO)  Luke 14:25-33; Wisdom 9:13-19; Philemon 9b-10,12-17

Twenty-fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Church of True Independence, Church of Authentic Liberation
11 September 1977

(+AUDIO)  Luke 15:1-32; Exodus 32:7-11, 13-14; Timothy 1:12-17

Twenty-fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time
God's Word in the World
18 September 1977

(+AUDIO)  Luke 16:1-13; Amos 8:4-7; 1 Timothy 2:1-8

Church of Our Lady of Mercy - Chalatenango
The Church, the Continuation of Christ's Incarnation
24 September 1977

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Twenty-sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time
The Proper Use of the Goods that God has Created
25 September 1977

(+AUDIO)  Luke 16:19-31; Amos 6:1a, 4-7; 1 Timothy 6:11-16

Feast of Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael
St Michael the Archangel and the Church's Struggle
29 September 1977

(+AUDIO)  John 11:47-51; Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14; Revelation 12:7-12a

Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Church, a Community of Faith
2 October 1977

(+AUDIO) Luke 17:5-10; Habakkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4; 2 Timothy 1:6-8,13-14

Twenty-eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time
The Church and Integral Development
9 October 1977

(+AUDIO)  Luke 17:11-19; 2 Kings 5:14-17; 2 Timothy 2:8-13

Twenty-ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time
The Church at Prayer, the Missionary Church
16 October 1977

(+AUDIO)  Luke 18:1-8; Exodus 17:8-13; 2 Timothy 3:14-4:2

Thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time - World Mission Sunday
The Missionary Church
23 October 1977

(+AUDIO) Matthew 26:16-20; Isaiah 60:1-6; Romans 10:9-18

Thirty-first Sunday of Ordinary Time
Signs of the Times
30 October 1977

(+AUDIO)  Luke 19:1-10; Wisdom 11:23-12:2; 2 Thessalonians 1:11-2:2

All Saints Day - El Paisnal
Paths of the Beatitudes
1 November 1977

+ AUDIO  Matthew 5:1-12; Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14; 1 John 3:1-3

Thirty-second Sunday of Ordinary Time
The Eschatological Church
6 November 1977

(+AUDIO)   Luke 20:27-38; Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14; 2 Thessalonians 2:15-3:5

Thirty-third Sunday of Ordinary Time
The Eschatological Meaning of the Church
13 November 1977

(+AUDIO)  Luke 21:5-19; Malachi 4:1-2a; 2 Thessalonians 3:7-12

Funeral Service for Raul Molina Canas
No to Violence!
14 November 1977

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Feast of Christ the King
Christ: Prophet, Priest and King
20 November 1977

(+AUDIO)  Luke 23:35-43; 2 Samuel 5:1-3; Colossians 1:12-20

Saint Catherine of Alexandria
The Strength of the Word
25 November 1977

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First Sunday of Advent
The Church of Hope
27 November 1977

(+AUDIO)  Matthew 24:37-44; Isaiah 2:1-5; Romans 13:11-14  ​

Celebration of the Eucharist
To the Mothers, for the Disappeared Children
1 December 1977

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Second Sunday of Advent
Christ, Centre and Goal of Human History
4 December 1977

(+AUDIO) Matthew 3:1-12; Isaiah 11:1-10; Romans 15:4-9

Celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation
Confirmation
5 December 1977

(+AUDIO) Luke 5:17-26; Isaiah 35:1-10

Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary
Immaculate Conception of Mary
8 December 1977

(+AUDIO)  Luke 1:26-38; Genesis 3:9-15, 20; Ephesians 1:3-6, 11-12

Ordination of Jorge Benavides and Hector Figueroa as priests
The Service of the Word, of Forgiveness, and of the Eucharist
10 December 1977

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Third Sunday of Advent
The Church of Salvation
11 December 1977

(+AUDIO) Matthew 11:2-11; Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10; James 5:7-10

Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
The Church in Latin America
12 December 1977

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Welcome of a new community of Passionist Sisters
Religious Life
17 December 1977

(+AUDIO)  Matthew 1:18-24; Isaiah 7:10-14; Romans 1:1-7

Fourth Sunday of Advent
God Comes to Save Us
18 December 1977

(+AUDIO)  Matthew 1:18-24; Isaiah 7:10-14; Romans 1:1-7

Parish Feast of St Joseph, Quezaltepeque
The Church, Body to Transmit Christ
19 December 1977

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Midnight Mass of the Birth of Christ our Saviour
Today a Saviour is Born to You
24 December 1977

(+AUDIO)  Luke 2:1-14; Isaiah 9:1-6; Titus 2:11-14

Daytime Mass of the Birth of Christ our Saviour
Christ Revealing God, Christ Revealing Humanity, The Church Revealing Christ
25 December 1977

(+AUDIO)  John 1:1-18; Isaiah 52:7-10; Hebrews 1:1-6

Feast of the Holy Innocents
All People are God's Instruments
28 December 1977

(+AUDIO) Matthew 2:13-18; 1 John 1:5-2:2

Mass for the End of the Year
Saying Thank You and Sorry
31 December 1977

Luke 2:16-21; Numbers 6:22-27; Galatians 4:4-7

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