One of the duties of a priest is to break the word of God effectively so that the Word of God can penetrate the hearts of the people. There has been always a growing desire among the faithful to listen to a very good homily during the Sunday liturgy. This actually results very heavily on ones preparation of the homily. There may be so many techniques and methods to preach a good homily, but the following words of an American Cardinal hit me like a bullet. He says, “ Preaching requires TWO Ps. Prayer and Preparation. Preaching without these amounts to irresponsibility on your part and an act of injustice to your congregation.”[1]
[1] Joseph Thenasseril, SSP, A Human Being Among Not Above Other Human Beings Priests Speak from the Heart. ( Mumbai: St. Paul Press Training School, 2010), 61.
