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Priests will read it and then talk to their congregations about it on Sundays throughout the year, if not explicitly, then in how it shapes their homilies.
by raldi 4mo ago
Priests will read it and then talk to their congregations about it on Sundays throughout the year, if not explicitly, then in how it shapes their homilies.
- michaelsbradley 4mo agoSome Catholic priests might do that, it’s up to the individuals.
- achierius 4mo agoMost will and do. Few people become priests, today especially, without a deep-seated faith and desire to spread/support it.
- michaelsbradley 4mo agoWe may have different things in mind. In all my life of being Catholic (I’ll turn 50 this year), I’ve heard less than 5 homilies-sermons that amounted, in whole or part, to a reflection on a papal encyclical. Over time there may be juicy papal quotes that make it into Sunday preaching, but that’s about it. Instead, priests tend to focus on the readings for that Sunday’s Mass and more general themes. That being said, I hope many priests do read an encyclical any time a pope publishes one, but they’re very, very busy most days and weeks, so whether any one priest will commit time to reading a particular encyclical, old and dusty or hot off the presses, will depend on a lot of factors that are as varied as their individual circumstances and personalities.