Romans 7:18-25; Psalm 119; Luke 12:54-59 Jesus said to the multitudes, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, you say at once, ‘A shower is coming’; and so it happens. And when you see the south wind blowing you say, ‘There will be scorching heat’; and it happens. You hypocrites! You know how […]
Monthly Archives: October 2021
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Rom. 6-19-23; Psalm 1; Luke 12:49-53 Jesus says in today’s gospel reading that he has come to cast fire upon the earth and would that it was already kindled. Again, he said he has not come to bring peace but division. By popular consensus, this is unlike Jesus. From the Scripture Jesus is […]
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ROMANS 5:12, 15, 17-21; PSALM 40; LUKE 12:35-38 St. Paul says in the first reading “Do not yield your members to sin as instruments of wickedness, but yield yourselves to God as men who have been brought from death to life.” The word “members” here refers to the members of the body – the […]
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Romans 5:12, 15, 17-21; Psalm 40; Luke 12:35-38 The first reading says “as one man’s trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one man’s act of righteousness leads to acquittal and life for all men.” The first man is Adam and the second is Christ. What Adam destroyed by sin; Christ restored by […]
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Isaiah 53:10-11; Psalm 33; Hebrews 4:14-16; Mark 10:35-45 FR. DANIEL EVBOTOKHAI AUTHORITY AND SERVICE The readings today draw our minds to authority and service. The purpose of authority is service. Where there is no service, authority is said to be abused. Many people in authority today use their auhtority to pursue personal gains. The […]
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ROMANS 4:13,16-18, PS. 105 AND LK. 12:8-12 The Spirit currently convicts the unsaved world of sin, righteousness, and judgment (John 16:8). To resist that conviction and willfully remain unrepentant is to “blaspheme” the Spirit. In today’s gospel Jesus says “whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.” To blaspheme is to speak […]
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NWACHUKWU APPOLONIA U. TEXT: MATT 6:33; COL3:1-2 Activities abound in christendom. Some among them produces gains that are eternal to the soul of man, while some yield benefits that are limited to time ie earthly. Many prioritize and are busied with power pursuit, fame, miracles and lots more. These are pleasure that are devoid of […]
Weekday Homily
HOMILY FOR FRIDAY 28TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR 1 (Memorial of St Teresa of Avila, Virgin & Doctor of the Church 15/10/2021)
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Romans 4:1-8, Ps. 32 Lk. 12:1-7 Hypocrisy is dangerous because it hides the truth from people seeking it. Let’s be mindful of how we live on this earth because believe it or not, whatever we do will influence others positively or negative. In today’s gospel Jesus warns his disciples of the ‘yeast’ of […]
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Three Kidnapped Catholic Seminarians Freed In Kaduna. Below is the video of the released Seminarians! Bandits on Monday night invaded St. Albert the Great Institute of Philosophy, a seminary belonging to the Catholic Church in Southern Kaduna and abducted students. A statement from the Chancellor of the Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan, Emmanuel Okolo, said they […]