Monthly Archives: February 2021

DEUTERONOMY 26:16-19; PSALM 118; MATTHEW 5:43-48   Jesus said to his disciples: ‘You have learnt how it was said: You must love your neighbour and hate your enemy. But I say this to you: love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you; in this way you will be sons of your Father in […]

EZEKIEL 18:21-28; PSALM 129; MATTHEW 5:20-26 “I prefer to see the wicked man renounce his wickedness and live” The first reading reminds us that God does not rejoice in the death of a wicked man but in his conversion. Interior conversion pleases the Lord. What is rampart today can at best be described as exterior […]

ESTHER 14:1, 3-5, 12-14; PSALM 138; MATTHEW 7:7-12 Prayer is the central theme of today’s readings. In the first reading, Queen Esther took refuge with the Lord in the mortal peril which had overtaken her. She sought the King of gods and master of all power as she attempts to save her people. At last […]

JONAH 3:1-10; PSALM 51; LUKE 11:29-32 ******** “The Ninevites turned from their evil way.” Jonah was sent to the people of Nineveh to warn the people of God’s wrath at their wrong-doing. They received Jonah’s message with so much remorse, declared fasting and penance and they repented. This story reminds of the importance of penance […]

ISAIAH 55:10-11; PSALM 34; MATTHEW 6:7-15 The gospel presents us with the Lord’s Prayer. Jesus gives us a model of prayer in the Our Father. The prayer begins with a focus on God. Often times our prayers tend to focus on our situations, wants and fears rather than God. This prayer comes in during this […]

1PETER 5:1-4; PSALM 23; MATTHEW 16:13-19 Today the Church celebrates the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter as the first bishop of Rome. He was formally called Simon; living and working in Capernaum as a fisherman when Jesus called him to be one of the Twelve Apostles. Jesus bestowed to Peter a special place […]

Genesis 9:8-15; Psalm 24; 1Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:12-15 ****** There are two homily notes here; scroll down the page. You can equally press the red bell button at the left hand side of the page to subscribe so that you can always receive notification whenever there is an upload. Leave us with your comments and […]

ISAIAH 58:9-14; PSALM 86; LUKE 5:27-32 The first reading says “if you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday.” This statement simply implies charity. Charity is one of the basic themes of lent and […]