Archbishop Romero's Homilies from 1980

Feast of the Epiphany
The Epiphany, God's Revelation and Self-Gift to All Peoples
6 January 1980

(+AUDIO)  Matthew 2:1-12; Isaiah 60:1-6; Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6

The Baptism of the Lord
Baptism, the Epiphany of Messianic Riches
13 January 1980

(+AUDIO)  Luke 3:15-16, 21-22; Isaiah 2:1-4, 6-7; Acts 10:34-38

Second Sunday of Ordinary Time
Christ Manifests His Glory in the Happiness of Human Beings
20 January 1980

(+AUDIO)  John 2:1-12; Isaiah 62:1-5; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11

Third Sunday of Ordinary Time
The Homily Actualizes God’s Living Word Among Us
27 January 1980

(+AUDIO)  Luke 1:1-4, 4:14-21; Nehemiah 8:2-4a 5-6, 8-10; 1 Corinthians 12:12-30

Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time
God Calls Us to Construct Our History Together with Him
10 February 1980

(+AUDIO)  Luke 5:1-11; Isaiah 6:1-2a, 3-8; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time
The Poverty of the Beatitudes as the Force for the True Liberation of the People
17 February 1980

(+AUDIO)  Luke 6:17,20-26; Jeremiah 17:5-8; 1 Corinthians 15:12,16-20

First Sunday of Lent
Lent Is the Triumph of God’s Saving Plan in History
24 February 1980

(+AUDIO)  Luke 4:1-13; Deuteronomy 26:4-10; Romans 10:8-13

The priestly Ordination of Jaime Paredes, Basilica of the Sacred Heart, San Salvador
Chosen to be sent
1 March 1980
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Second Sunday of Lent
Lent as God’s Plan for Transfiguring the Peoples through Christ
2 March 1980

(+AUDIO)  Luke 9:28-36; Genesis 15:5-12,17-18; Philippians 3:17-4:1

Third Sunday of Lent
Conversion Is Necessary for True Liberation according to God’s Plan
9 March 1980

(+AUDIO) Luke 13:1-9; Exodus 3:1-8a,13-15; 1 Corinthians 10:1-6,10-12

Fourth Sunday of Lent
The Reconciliation of All in Christ Is God’s Project for the True Liberation of Peoples
16 March 1980

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

Fifth Sunday of Lent
The Church Serves Personal, Communal, and Transcendent Liberation
23 March 1980

(+AUDIO)   John 8:1-11; Isaiah 43:16-21; Philippians 3:8-14

Mass on the first anniversary of the death of Sara Meardi de Pinto.
The Final Homily of Archbishop Romero
24 March 1980

John 12:23-26;1 Corinthians 15:20-28; Psalms 23:1-4

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