Ebook: Homiletic Directory

"The aim of this Directory is to present the purpose of the homily as this has been described in the documents of the Church from the Second Vatican Council to the Apostolic ExhortationEvangelium Gaudium, and to offer guidance based on these resources to help preachers carry out their mission properly and effectively." (HD2)

The document also contains appendices indicating paragraphs in theCatechism of the Catholic Churchthat resonate with the biblical readings for Sundays and holy days and references to post-conciliar sources relevant to preaching.

Pope Francis exhorts preachers: "Let us renew our confidence in preaching, based on the conviction that it is God who seeks to reach out to others through the preacher, and that he displays his power through human words: (EG 136).