Mass for the Preservation of Peace and Justice (Homily – September 11, 2025)

September 11, 2025

Mass for the Preservation of Peace and Justice

The morning after tragedy always feels heavy. We wake up and the sorrow comes flooding back. In this homily, Fr. Korey LaVergne speaks into the grief and anger following the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Saint Paul calls us to put on compassion, gentleness, and love, and Jesus commands us to love our enemies, even in the act of being wounded. That radical call is the Christian response to evil.

“The measure with which you measure will be measured out to you.” If we choose judgment, bitterness, and rage, that’s what multiplies. But if we measure with mercy, Christ Himself pours mercy into our laps, “good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over.” At the altar, we are given not a teaspoon of grace, but a vast ocean of mercy. Enough to transform even hatred into peace.

Preached at Saint Edward Catholic Church in Richard, LA.

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