By the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of Sacraments

Pope Francis said in Evangelii Gaudium that “the homily cannot be a form of entertainment like those presented by the media, yet it does need to give life and meaning to the celebration. It is a distinctive genre, since it is preaching situated within the framework of a liturgical celebration. It is a distinctive genre, since it is preaching situated within the framework of a liturgical celebration” (n. I380).

This Directory from the Congregation for Divine Worship offers practical suggestions and answers the questions that were born from the Synod on the Word of God about the place of the homily in liturgy and as a means of bringing the people of God closer to scripture and the teaching of the Church.