﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Sun, 07 Jun 2026 18:51:45 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>Father Lawrence Jagdfeld O.F.M.</title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com:443/Homilies/rss/428</link><atom:link href="https://www.fatherlawrence.com:443/Homilies/rss/428" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M.]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Poured Out Like An Oblation]]></title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/Homilies/poured-out-like-an-oblation</link><description><![CDATA[ Paul, near the end of his earthly journey, can say with a kind of peaceful clarity that his life has been “poured out like a libation.” He is not boasting; he is simply naming what grace has done in ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/Homilies/poured-out-like-an-oblation</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[abada2f1-fa49-4665-a36e-a27a93003c8c-10692]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M.]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[All Scripture Is Inspired by God]]></title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/Homilies/all-scripture-is-inspired-by-god</link><description><![CDATA[ St. Paul writes to Timothy: “All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for refutation, for correction, and for training in righteousness…” It is important for us to remember that ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/Homilies/all-scripture-is-inspired-by-god</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[abada2f1-fa49-4665-a36e-a27a93003c8c-10693]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M.]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[The Two Greatest Commandments]]></title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/Homilies/the-two-greatest-commandments-1</link><description><![CDATA[ Six hundred and thirteen, that is how many commandments appear in the Torah. Six hundred do’s and don’t’s. As children we were all taught the Ten Commandments and were expected to be able to recite ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/Homilies/the-two-greatest-commandments-1</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[abada2f1-fa49-4665-a36e-a27a93003c8c-10694]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M.]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Live in the Present, Not in the Future]]></title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/Homilies/live-in-the-present-not-in-the-future</link><description><![CDATA[ The test that the Sadducees posed to Jesus is the very definition of the English word “crass.” To justify their distrust and disbelief in the resurrection of the body, they asked a question about ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/Homilies/live-in-the-present-not-in-the-future</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[abada2f1-fa49-4665-a36e-a27a93003c8c-10688]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M.]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Divine Patience]]></title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/Homilies/divine-patience</link><description><![CDATA[ We remember today two quiet martyrs—Marcellinus and Peter—whose names pass almost unnoticed in the Roman Canon, yet whose fidelity was deep enough to steady the Church in a turbulent age. Their ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/Homilies/divine-patience</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[abada2f1-fa49-4665-a36e-a27a93003c8c-10685]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M.]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[I Believe . . .]]></title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/Homilies/i-believe-1</link><description><![CDATA[  Have you seen the bumper sticker that reads: “We all know John 3:16; does anyone pay attention to 3:18?)  Now that’s a powerful question.  Just to recall: John 3:18 reads: Whoever believes in him ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/Homilies/i-believe-1</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[abada2f1-fa49-4665-a36e-a27a93003c8c-1716]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M.]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Rooted in Prayer, Mercy and Trust]]></title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/Homilies/rooted-in-prayer-mercy-and-trust</link><description><![CDATA[ I am sure you are familiar with the metaphor that compares certain moments in life as a slippery slope. Today, a quiet thread runs through the readings: the Lord keeps us steady when the path of our ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/Homilies/rooted-in-prayer-mercy-and-trust</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[abada2f1-fa49-4665-a36e-a27a93003c8c-10681]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M.]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Small, Steady Acts Yield Fruit]]></title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/Homilies/small-steady-acts-yield-fruit</link><description><![CDATA[ Peter tells us today that “the end of all things is at hand.” He is not stirring fear but inviting clarity. When time feels short, we remember what truly matters. Peter names it plainly: ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/Homilies/small-steady-acts-yield-fruit</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[abada2f1-fa49-4665-a36e-a27a93003c8c-10680]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M.]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[The Way of Jesus]]></title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/Homilies/the-way-of-jesus</link><description><![CDATA[ The section of St. Mark’s Gospel from which we read today began with the cure of a blind man and ends with the cure of the blind beggar, Bartimaeus. The evangelist uses a technique that is prevalent ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/Homilies/the-way-of-jesus</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[abada2f1-fa49-4665-a36e-a27a93003c8c-10672]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M.]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Ransomed]]></title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/Homilies/ransomed</link><description><![CDATA[  Beloved, realize that you were ransomed from your futile conduct with the precious blood of Christ.   

 What is meant by the word ransom? Our minds might immediately turn to the context of ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/Homilies/ransomed</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[abada2f1-fa49-4665-a36e-a27a93003c8c-10679]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>