22 May 2009

"Love one another as I have loved you..."

After last Sunday's Masses, several of you commented to me that you found the sermon to be especially helpful. You listen to the sermon by going here.

Jesus said to his disciples, "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you; abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide; so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you. This I command you, to love one another.”

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

So, I was out of town last week and attended a church in San Diego,
California.Couldn't help but miss our beautiful liturgy. I noticed that all the readings were about Love and wondered what Father did with his sermon.And now what a treat....I can listen to it now!

Thank you Father Phillips

SueP

Anonymous said...

Thank you for posting this Father! It would be great if you could post all your sermons. That way if my wife and I are out of town we can still get the good spiritual teaching that we miss. Also, there are times later in the week when I have wished I could go back and read or listen to the sermon again.

Thank you for being such a good shepherd to us all!

Anonymous said...

Thank you Father, Jesus said to Peter, "Feed my sheep", through apostolic authority you acomplish that every week, thank you again Father.

Mary Reynolds said...

Thank you soooo much for putting the sermon online! As you know, I'm home bound with my illness and this is such a treat for me. God bless you!