Monthly Archives: January 2020

3rd Sunday in Ordinary time -Year A

Isaiah 8:23-9:3/Psalm 26(27):1, 4, 13-14/1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17/ Matthew 4:12-23 Fr. Dan Evbotokhai The Word that gives light Pope Francis’ on 30 September, establishes that the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time is to be devoted to the celebration, study and dissemination of the Word of God. Today is the Third Sunday in ordinary time therefore; it will […]

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A

Isaiah 49:3, 5-6/Psalm 39(40):2, 4, 7-10/1 Corinthians 1:1-3/ John 1:29-34 Rev. Fr. Thomas Oyode. “The Lamb of God who takes away the Sin of the World” Last Sunday, while we reflected on the theme of the Lord’s baptism and its significance to our Christian life, we took note of how the first and second readings touch on […]

THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD, YEAR A

Isaiah 42:1-4,6-7/Psalm 29:1-2,3-4,9-10/Acts of the Apostles 10:34-38/Matthew 3:13-17 There are three homily notes here for our meditation and spiritual growth Rev. Fr. Thomas Oyode On the Significance of Christian Baptism The baptism of the Lord is one of the events of the early life Jesus that also characterizes the Epiphany, the revelation of the Lord […]

THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD YEAR A

ISAIAH 60:1-6, EPH3:2-3A,5-6, MTT2:1-12   REV. FR. PHILIPMARIO EKWELI The universal Church celebrates the solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord. The word Epiphany comes from the Greek term known as ‘Epiphania’, meaning manifestation. It is usually called the feast of the manifestation or the  appearing of Jesus Christ. It is a sign of Divine […]