"Changing Houses”—Homily at the Funeral Mass for Matt Schoenecker on July 18, 2025

Blessed Meditations

August 8, 2025. Gospel Passages: John 14:2-4; Luke 2:52; Matthew 25:23; John 15:13. Quoting 2 Timothy 4:7-8 and St. Josemaría Escrivá in "The Way" Point 744 in escriva.org/en/camino/744, in "Christ Is Passing By" Point 50 in escriva.org/en/es-cristo-que-pasa/50, and in "Furrow" Point 54 in escriva.org/en/surco/54; "St Josemaria Escriva in Argentina" in opusdei.org/en/article/st-josemaria-escriva-in-argentina. Reference: "United in Grieving iand Hope" in opusdei.org/en-us/article/united-in-grieving-and-hope and "Opus Dei mourns three members after Rattlesnake Falls tragedy" by Matthew McDonald in angelusnews.com/local/la-catholics/rattlesnake-falls-opus-dei, and articles in National Catholic Register in ncregister.com/news/in-memoriam-opus-dei-hikers and Aleteia in aleteia.org/2025/07/18/3-members-of-opus-dei-laid-to-rest-after-tragic-deaths. Homily of Fr. Mark Mannion, priest of the Prelature of Opus Dei, at the Funeral Mass for Matt Schoenecker on July 18, 2025. Photo Credit: Matt Schoenecker, courtesy photo in National Catholic Register.