Aug 9, 2026 · 17 min · 7 segments
This homily is taken form the priestly ordination ceremony of Rev. *Lukasz Golab, Rev. Peter Van Khuơng Tran, and Rev. Stephen Howard - 08/08/2026* Official podcast Channel of Archbishop Anthony…
Anthony FisherHost
Kadosh, the word for holy, appears in various forms more than eight hundred times in the Old Testament.
Before there was a temple, a priesthood, or a chosen people, God declared the seventh day holy.
When he appeared to Moses in the burning bush, he told him to remove his sandals, for you are standing on holy ground.
Returning to Mount Sinai, God later tells him Israel shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.
From there, the idea of holiness was extended to almost everything connected with God's service.
The Sabbath and festivals, the temple and its furnishings, the sacrifices and things used in the cult, the priests and their vestments.
In their heavenly visions, Isaiah and John hear the seraphim stutter before the throne, holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts, which we join in the Sanctus at Mass.
But what does it mean for something or someone to be holy, let alone very holy, super holy, holy, holy, holy? At root, kadosh means set apart, marked off from common use and claimed for God.
Even if we are made and remade as images of God, we are not gods, but creatures, wounded by sin and frail in our humanity.
Can the likes of us really be holy? The saints answer, by God's grace we can, and today we celebrate an Aussie one.
Kadosh, the word for holy, appears in various forms more than eight hundred times in the Old Testament.
Before there was a temple, a priesthood, or a chosen people, God declared the seventh day holy.
When he appeared to Moses in the burning bush, he told him to remove his sandals, for you are standing on holy ground.
Returning to Mount Sinai, God later tells him Israel shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.
From there, the idea of holiness was extended to almost everything connected with God's service.
The Sabbath and festivals, the temple and its furnishings, the sacrifices and things used in the cult, the priests and their vestments.
In their heavenly visions, Isaiah and John hear the seraphim stutter before the throne, holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts, which we join in the Sanctus at Mass.
But what does it mean for something or someone to be holy, let alone very holy, super holy, holy, holy, holy? At root, kadosh means set apart, marked off from common use and claimed for God.
Even if we are made and remade as images of God, we are not gods, but creatures, wounded by sin and frail in our humanity.
Can the likes of us really be holy? The saints answer, by God's grace we can, and today we celebrate an Aussie one.
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