Monthly Archives: January 2022

HOMILY FOR THURSDAY: THE FIRST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (13/1/2022)

1 Samuel 4:1-11 PSALM 44; MARK 1:40-45 Jesus cures a leper in today’s Gospel passage. In the Biblical sense, leprosy was described as a swelling of the skin, with crust and whitish patch, which severity might have been evaluated by the depth of the affected skin. It leaves the leper horrible, disfigured and mutilated. Spiritually, […]

HOMILY FOR WEDNESDAY OF THE FIRST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR II (12/1/2022)

1SAMUEL 3:1-10, 19-20; PSALM 40; MARK 1:29-39   The Gospel of today presents us with the healing ministry of Jesus. The healing ministry is all encompassing; it involves teaching (Mark 1:21); deliverance (Mark 1: 25); healing (Mark 1:29-34); praying (Mark 1:35); preaching (Mark 1:39). These categories capture the manifesto of Jesus Christ in Luke 4:18. […]

HOMILY FOR THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD, YEAR C (9/1/2022)

ISAIAH 40:1-5,9-11/PSALM 104:1B-4,24-25,27-30/TITUS 2:11-14; 3:4-7/LUKE 3:15-16,21-22 ********************************* 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 suggestions or […]

HOMILY FOR SATURDAY AFTER EPIPHANY (8/1/2022)

1 John 5:14-21/ Psalms 149:1-2, 3-4, 5-6/ John 3:22-30   “He must increase, but I must decrease.” Humility stems from understanding who God is and who we are. The Bible describes humility as meekness, lowliness, and absence of self. An Author says “Humility is not thinking less of one’s self, rather, thinking of oneself less often.” It is […]

BANDITS, PASTORAL BANDITS AND MUMMY G.O

  Until recently, many states in Nigeria bedeviled by banditry had treated the crisis as a local affair or familiar security risk. The death toll on a daily basis across the nation makes more people shiver and quiver. This situation will only get worse if the government doesn’t do something right now to nip it […]