# Homily ## Catechism of the Catholic Church Preaching by an ordained minister to explain the Scriptures proclaimed in the liturgy and to exhort the people to accept them as the Word of God ([[1.1.2.3.ps#^ccc-132|132]], [[2.1.1.1.p2x#^ccc-1100|1100]], [[2.2.1.3.p40#^ccc-1349|1349]]). ## Vatican II - homily — "the homily, therefore, is to be highly esteemed as part of the liturgy itself" — [[sc-02#^sc-52|SC ¶52]]