Pope Francis tells priests to keep homilies short as ‘people fall asleep’

Pope urges priests not to bore worshippers with long sermons

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Wednesday called on Catholic priests to keep their homilies short — “no longer than eight minutes” — so that their audiences would not “fall asleep”. The homily or sermon is the address in which a priest comments on a reading from the Bible. A homily, he said, was meant to transfer the word of God from the book to life. READ: Pope Francis again uses gay slur–reports “But for this, the homily must be brief: an image…

Pope Francis: Keep your homilies short or ‘people will fall asleep’

Speaking at his Wednesday catechesis on June 12, the pope explained that the goal of a homily is to “help move the Word of God from the book to life.”

Pope Urges Priests Not To Bore Worshippers With Long Sermons

Pope Francis on Wednesday called on Catholic priests to keep their homilies short -- "no longer than eight minutes" -- so that their audiences would not "fall asleep".

Pope urges priests not to bore people with long homilies

Pope Francis called on Catholic priests to keep their homilies short - "no longer than eight minutes" - so that their audiences would not "fall asleep".

Pope Francis urges priests not to bore worshippers with long sermons

Pope Francis on Wednesday called on Catholic priests to keep their homilies short -- "no longer than eight minutes" -- so that their audiences would not "fall asleep".The homily or sermon is the address in which a priest comments on a reading from the Bible.A homily, he said, was meant to transfer the word of God from the book to life."But for this, the homily must be brief: an image, a thought and a sentiment," he told the crowd at his weekly g…

Pope urges priests not to bore worshippers with long sermons

VATICAN CITY, June 12 — Pope Francis today called on Catholic priests to keep their homilies short — “no longer than eight minutes” — so that their audiences would not “fall asleep”.The homily or sermon is the address in which a priest comments on a reading from the Bible.A homily, he said, was meant to transfer the word of God from the book to life.“But for this, the homily must be brief: an image, a thought and a sentiment,” he told the crowd …