Monthly Archives: November 2021

HOMILY FOR THE THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B

  Daniel 12:1-13; Psalm 16; Hebrews 10:11-14, 18; Mark 13:24-32 ********************************* There are four homily notes here and a video; 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 […]

HOMILY FOR SATURDAY THE THIRTY SECOND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR I

Wisdom 18:14-16, 19:6-9; Psalm 105; Luke 18:1-8 Today’s gospel relates Jesus’ discourse on his final coming to the importance of Christian prayer through the parable of the ‘dishonest’ judge. If the poor widow who cried to the unjust judge persistently was granted justice; God who is Just and True will definitely give answers to those […]

HOMILY FOR FRIDAY THE THIRTY-SECOND WEEK ORDINARY TIME YEAR I (Memorial of St. Josaphat, Bishop and Martyr) 

  Wisdom 13:1-9; Psalm 19; Luke 17:26-37 Our days seem more like the days of Noah, where everyone seems distracted and almost uncontrollable amidst the truth. We are reminded that those who obeyed the Lord’s voice in the days of Noah were saved while those who did not, perished. Where do we belong? Let’s give […]

 HOMILY FOR THURSDAY THE THIRTY-SECOND WEEK ORDINARY TIME YEAR I   (Memorial of St Martin of Tours, Bishop)

Wisdom 7:22-8:1; Psalm 119; Luke 17:20-25   Jesus tells the Pharisees in the Gospel that the kingdom has come yet they failed to realize it. We need to realize that we can actually have a foretaste of heaven here on earth when we live as brothers and sisters. Beloved, the kingdom of God is already […]

HOMILY FOR WEDNESDAY THIRTY-SECOND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR I (Memorial of St. Leo the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church, 10/11/2021)

Wisdom 6:1-11; Psalm 82; Luke 17:11-19 Today’s gospel presents us with Jesus’ encounter with the ten lepers. He cures all ten but only one came back to thank him. The ingratitude of the others was not overlooked. Beloved, how often do we thank God for his blessings; the air we breathe, the rain, the sun, […]

THE LACUNA IN OUR WALK WITH THE LORD.*

  Appolonia U. Nwachuku TEXT: LUKE 6 :46-49; 1COR 3 : 11-15 & 2TIM 2:19   Presently, there is a noticeable boom in evangelization through the instrumentality of social media. This has resulted to a tremendous increase in the population of those who acknowledge and profess Jesus Christ as Lord. Hence, this generation of believers […]

RESPONDING TO THE PROMPTINGS OF JESUS

Appolonia U. Nwachukwu LUKE 4 :38-39; REV 3:20.   Jesus was such an important personality that Simon’s mother in-law could have been so elated to receive in her domain. Such a personality deserves maximum attention, honour and profuse hospitality. She actually recognised the presence of Jesus but could not do the needful for Him. Though […]

HOMILY FOR TUESDAY: THE FEAST OF THE DEDICATION OF THE LATERAN BASILICA (9/11/2021)

Ezekiel 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; Psalm 46; 1Cor. 3:9-11, 16-17; John 2:13-22 In the first reading Ezekiel speaks of a stream that flows from the Temple which gives life in abundance wherever it flows. The second reading speaks of our body as the temple of God through the Spirit we have received. Thus, we can speak […]

HOMILY FOR MONDAY THE THIRTY SECOND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR 1 (8/11/2021)

Wisdom 1:1-7; Psalm 139; Luke 17:1-6 Today’s gospel gives us three basic messages; “do not cause others to stumble”, “forgive beyond measure” and “have faith”. My emphasis shall be on forgivness. Jesus says;  “if the same person sins against you seven times a day, and turns back to you seven times and says, “I repent”, […]