ISAIAH 7:10-14, 8:10; PSALM 40; HEBREWS 10:4-10; LUKE 1:26-38 Annunciation simply means announcement. Nine months before Jesus was born, the angel Gabriel was sent to the Virgin Mary to announce the conception of the Son of God by the power of the Holy Spirit. Mary answered “yes” to this divine assignment. Mary made herself available […]
Monthly Archives: March 2021
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DANIEL 3:14-20, 24-25, 28; PSALM – DANIEL 3:52-56; JOHN 8:31-42 “If our God, the one we serve, is able to save us from the burning fiery furnace and from your power, O king, he will save us; and even if he does not, then you must know, O king, that we will not serve your […]
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NUMBERS 21:4-9; PSALM 102; JOHN 8:21-30 “Who are you?” This question is at the heart of today’s gospel. The hearers of Jesus could not understand his teaching and his identity. They were puzzled if he is the messiah or a prophet. But in answering the question, Jesus revealed both his identity and their identity. He […]
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DANIEL 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62; PSALM 21; JOHN 8:1-11 “Susannah and the elders” Beloved, God defends the innocent. In the first reading the two judges have become infatuated with Susanna and lied to save themselves while Susanna was condemned to death. She asked for God’s help and God saved her. Similarly, in the gospel we […]
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Jeremiah 31:31-34; Psalm 51; Hebrews 5:7-9; John 12:20-30 ********************************* There are three 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 […]
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Fr. Thomas OYODE (owhomet@gmail.com, oyode.24501@urbaniana.edu) In a world of self-projection, exhibitionism, cheap popularity mired in a complex system of social injustice, corruption, poverty and violence, we have to step aside and ask certain questions: who dominates the leadership space today? Since some observers are of the opinion that women are increasingly asserting their leadership […]
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JEREMIAH 11:18-20; PSALM 7; JOHN 7:40-53 “The Law does not allow us to pass judgement on a man without hearing him” (John 7:51). This statement was made because the Pharisees rejected Jesus without any real investigation. Today, many people and leaders are hated and rejected because of popular notion about them. The people who […]
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2 SAMUEL 7:4-5, 12-14, 16; PSALM 88; ROMANS 4:13, 16-18, 22; MATTHEW 1:16, 18-21, 24 In the first reading God told David that his throne will stand secure forever. Psalm 89 reechoes “His dynasty shall last forever.” This promise was fulfilled in Jesus Christ as we have it in the Gospel reading. All that God […]
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EXODUS 32:7-14; PSALM 106; JOHN 5:31-47 “You place your hopes on Moses but Moses will be your accuser. If you really believed him you would believe me too, since it was I that he was writing about.” Jesus made this statement to show that his listeners had a blind mentality. The miracles done never made […]
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ISAIAH 49:8-15, PSALM 145, JOHN 5:17-30. Thus says the Lord: At the favourable time I will answer you, on the day of salvation I will help you. Isaiah speaks of God’s care and compassion. Let us not give up on God – He cares for us. We must learn to care for ourselves too. In […]