EXODUS 32:7-14; PSALM 106; JOHN 5:31-47 Our mentality 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 […]
Monthly Archives: March 2022
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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 49:8). Isaiah speaks of God’s care and compassion. Let us not give up on God – He cares for us. Again, we must learn to care for ourselves. In […]
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*EZEKIEL 47:1-9, 12; PSALM 46; JOHN 5:1-3, 5-16* “Wherever the water flows, it will bring life and health.” Ezekiel speaks of the stream of water flowing from the Temple which gives life. Similarly, the Gospel speaks of the healing that took place at the pool of Bethesda. Beloved, both instances point to the water of […]
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ISAIAH 65:17-21; PSALM 30; JOHN 4:43-54 In the first reading Isaiah prophesied that the sound of weeping will no longer be heard and that infant would no longer die after a few days. This is a prophecy against premature death and we claim this grace upon ourselves. Jesus is seen fulfilling this prophecy […]
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JOSHUA 5: 8-9,10-12/ PS 34/ ICOR. 5: 17-21/ LUKE 15:1-3;11-32 A PROMISED NEW LIFE Fr Galadima Bitrus, (OSA) The Fourth Sunday of Lent is also called “Laetare Sunday”, i.e., Sunday of rejoicing. On this Sunday, we are reminded of the ultimate goal of Lent as a preparation towards the joyous celebration of Easter. It […]
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HOSEA 5:15-6:6; PSALM 51; LUKE 18:9-14 Through the mouth of Prophet Hosea God says “What I want is love, not sacrifice and holocausts.” Beloved, God wants true love not emotions and religiosity. Oftentimes, in the presence of God we easily express emotions and assume holy and spiritual moods but deep within us there is […]
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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. She made herself available […]
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Father Timothy Etsenamhe Many Nigerians began the year 2022 with so much hope, at least the feeling that a new government will be sworn in next year, brought so much consolation in the face of the predicaments they feel the present government is not doing enough to ameliorate. Nigerians had hoped that the present government […]
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DEUTERONOMY 4:1, 5-9; PSALM 148; MATTHEW 5:17-19 Moses said to the people: Keep these laws and observe them that you may have life and may enter and take possession of the land that the Lord the God of your fathers is giving you. Obedience to the law was to determine their fate. Obedience to the law […]
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DANIEL 3:25, 34-43; PSALM 25; MATTHEW 18:21-35 “Let our sacrifice to you today be a contrite soul and humbled spirit.” Azariah stood in the heart of the fire and prayed. Can we pray in the midst of crisis and suffering? Azariah spoke to God from within the furnace and asked God for mercy. Similarly, […]