Monthly Archives: November 2019

HOMILY FOR THE FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT, YEAR A (DECEMBER 1, 2019)

Isaiah 2:1-5; Ps.122; Roman 13:11-14a; Matthew 24:37-44 There are three homilies here for the First Sunday of advent year may you be blessed as you reflect on God’s word. Rev. Fr. Thomas Oyode “Christ: the Dawn of Light and of Peace” As a new cycle of the liturgical year begins, we reassume our responsibility of […]

HOMILY FOR THURSDAY OF THE THIRTY FOURTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR 1. NOVEMBER 28, 2019

Daniel 6:11-27; Daniel 3; Luke 21:20-28 We have three different homilies on today’s reading we are can reflect using any of them. Fr. Dennis Adigwe The social media bill proposed by national Assembly is considered evil because it aims at stiffening our freedom of expression in a dictatorial manner.Daniel in our reading of today (Dan.6:11-27)faced […]

IMPORTANCE OF BASIC CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES IN THE LIFE OF A CATHOLIC

FR DAN EVBOTOKHAI Introduction Over the years hundreds of parishes transform and become vibrant in large part by simply following the small group model of the early Church. Reclaiming this model may be the single most important thing we can do to strengthen the Church today. This small group has been termed Basic Christian Communities. […]

HOMILY FOR WEDNESDAY OF THE THIRTY FOURTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR 1 (NOVEMBER 27, 2019)

Daniel 5:1-6,13-14, 16-17,23-28; Daniel 3; Luke 21:12-19 Fr. Evaristus Okeke Holy things/persons must be treated Holy Yesterday we saw how King Nebuchadnezzar, after conquering Jerusalem, attempted to force it to reject the worship of God and embrace the worship of the Babylonian gods. The people of Jerusalem were God’s own people. By subjecting them to […]

Thirty fourth Sunday – Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe – Year C

2 Samuel 5:1-3Psalm 122:1-2,3-4,4-5/Colossians 1:12-20/Luke 23:35-43 Introduction: Today is the Last Sunday of the Liturgical Year; that is, the calendar of the Church. In this Sunday we celebrate the Solemnity of Christ the King of the Universe. And latter in this mass we shall proclaim Jesus as King in a procession as children and princes […]

Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary time – Year C

Malachi 3:19-20/Psalm 98:5-6,7-8,9/2 Thessalonians 3:7-12/Luke 21:5-19 Keeping through Hard times and End Times In the gospel Jesus teaches about the destruction of the temple and the coming of the son of man. For the Jews destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple is equivalent to the end of the world. Precisely for this reason the Church […]