PRAYERFUL PREPARATION Mark 9:14-29 speaks of the cure of the epileptic demoniac. Jesus disciples were not able to cure him the Lord cured him. “His disciples asked him privately. ‘Why could we not cast it out?’ He said to them this kind can come out only through fasting and prayer.” The disciples were inefficient because […]
Monthly Archives: February 2023
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Fr. Daniel Evbotokhai HOLINESS: LOVE NOT VENGEANCE Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18; Psalm 103; 1Corinthians 3:16-23; Matthew 5:38-48 Today’s readings present us with the theme of Holiness. We are called to be “Holy as the heavenly Father is Holy”. Holiness is an act of love, compassion and forgiveness rather than a display of religiosity. One who is […]
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FAITH Hebrews 11:1-7; Psalm 144; Mark 9:2-13 Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen (Heb 11:1). Just as our physical eyesight provides us with evidence of the physical world, faith serves as our “sense” of the invisible, spiritual world. We can only become one with the Father via […]
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THE TOWER OF BABEL Genesis 11:1-9; Psalm 32; Mark 8:34-9:1 In Genesis 11:4 the people said to themselves “Come, let us build a city FOR OURSELVES, with a tower that touches the heavens. Let us make a name FOR OURSELVES.” The people erred from the covenant yet desired to outshine God in strength. God discontinued […]
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Who do people say I am? Genesis 9:1-13; in Psalm 101; Mark 8:27-33 Mark 8:27-33 “Who do people say I am?” Jesus asked his disciples this question. People easily have opinions about public figures; positive or negative; objective or subjective (bias). In the case of Jesus his disciples told him only the positive and subjective […]
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HAVE PATIENCE – GRADUAL PROCESS Today’s gospel speaks of the gradual restoration of the sight of a blind man at Bethsaida. Jesus first led the blind man out of the village while holding his hand. Transformation requires face-to-face interaction. The place of personal encounter that never be underestimated in our Christian faith. Again, the man’s […]
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Noah was different GENESIS 6:5-8; 7:1-5, 10; PSALM 28; MARK 8:14-21 Man had drifted away from God and had completely lost his friendship. God decided to wipe man away from the earth by means of a great flood but God found Noah worthy of his friendship and so he established the safety of Noah and […]
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ENVY AND JEALOUSY GENESIS 4:1-5, 25; PSALM 50; MARK 8:11-13 Adam and Eve gave birth to Cain and Abel. The former tilled the land while the latter was a shepherd. Cain brought fruits of the soil as […]
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There are three homily notes here scroll down read and pray Fr Daniel Evbotokhai ON FULFILLING THE LAW Eccl. 15:15-20; Psalm 118; 1Corinthians 2:6-10; Matthew 5:17-37 Matthew 5 is divided into nine different parts; two Sundays ago we looked at the first part which dwells on the Sermon on the Mount (The Beatitudes); last Sunday […]
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Friendship with God GENESIS 3:9-24; PSALM 89; MARK 8:1-10 After the fall, Adam and Eve were expelled from Garden of Eden. Disobedience disqualifies us from God’s friendship. Jesus says in John 15:14 “You are my friends if you do what I command you.” Beloved, God wants us to be with him. Friendship with God is […]