GENESIS 22:1-19; PSALM 114; MATTHEW 9:1-8 In the Gospel, Jesus manifested the power of forgiveness and healing in the life of the paralytic. This stands to explain how the sacrament of penance brings about healing. In fact, the sacraments of penance and anointing of the sick are regarded as the sacrament of healing. Whenever […]
Monthly Archives: June 2021
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GENESIS 21:5, 8-20; PSALM 34; MATTHEW 8:28-34 In the Gospel, Jesus drove out demons from two demoniacs into a herd of swine that eventually destroyed in the sea. The people of that territory refused to accept the transformation they saw and so they asked Jesus to leave. Oftentimes we are not different from this people; […]
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ACTS 12:1-11; PSALM 34; 2TIMOTHY 4:6-8, 17-18; MATTHEW 16:13-19 The Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul is a liturgical celebration in honour of the martyrdom saints Peter and Paul. This solemnity is celebrated on the 29th day of June every year. These two great saints exist in numerous ways in the Church today. They are one of the most endearing characters […]
Weekday Homily
HOMILY FOR MONDAY THIRTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (MEMORIAL OF ST IRENAEUS OF LYONS, BISHOP & MARTYR 28/6/2021)
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GENESIS 18:16-33; PSALM 103; MATTHEW 8:18-22 In the Gospel Jesus invites us to follow him. This invitation is a call to discipleship. As disciples of Jesus Christ let us learn to follow him irrespective of comfort. St Irenaeus of Lyons whose memorial we celebrate today followed Jesus and accepted martyrdom for his sake. To […]
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WISDOM 1:13-15, 2:23-24; PSALM 30; 2CORINTHIANS 8:7, 9, 13-15; MARK 5:21-43 ********************************* 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 […]
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SPIRITUAL LEADERS IN HARD TIMES: A PAPER PRESENTED BY REV. FR. DANIEL EVBOTOKHAI ON THE OCCASION OF THE 2021 COORDINATORS’ WORKSHOP OF THE NATIONAL VINCENTIAN YOUTHS OF NIGERIA AT THE PASTORAL CENTRE, AUCHI, EDO STATE, NIGERIA. 26/6/2021 INTRODUCTION The progress, growth and development of any group or organization are largely dependent on their leaders. Where […]
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GENESIS 18:1-15; PSALM –LUKE 1; MATTHEW 8:5-17 In the first reading, the visitors said to Abraham “Next year your wife Sarah will have a son”. Sarah laughed when she heard this because she has passed the age of child-bearing. God does the miraculous and with him nothing is impossible. With God everything is timely; […]
Article, Know Your Faith
THE TENSION BETWEEN INFERTILITY AND IN-VITRO FERTILIZATION TODAY: A MORAL INVESTIGATION
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DANIEL EVBOTOKHAI (Fr.) ABSTRACT “There is a way that seems right unto a man but the ends in it are the ways of death” (Prov. 14:12). The amazing inventions, achievements and developments in medical science in this twenty-first century and the last forty years precisely is like a new dawn or age in medical science. […]
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GENESIS 17:1, 9-10, 15-22; PSALM 128; MATTHEW 8:1-4 A leper knelt before Jesus in the gospel text and said to him, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” Jesus said to him “I will; be clean” and immediately he was cleansed. Christ gave the leper a new look. Beloved, Christ is always willing […]
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Isaiah 49:1-6; Psalm 139; Acts 13:22-26; Luke 1:57-66, 80. Today’s feast is placed three months after the Annunciation, on March 25, because Elizabeth, John’s mother, was six months pregnant. Three more months from March 25th take us to June 24. The one day discrepancy between March 25 and June 24 is an accident of counting. […]