1 Kings 8:1-7, 9-13; Psalm 131; Mark 6:53-56 The Gospel says “They laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged him that they might touch even the fringe of his cloak; and all who touched it were healed.” We must understand that we are not just to crowd round Jesus but touch him. The […]
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ISAIAH 6:1-8/1COR.15:1-11/ LK. 5:1-11 ********************************* 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 chat us […]
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Oleghe is the oldest Catholic priest in Edo State. He is of the Diocese of Auchi and native of Igiode, Etsako East LGA, Edo State. He is said to be the Oldest priest in Nigeria at present. He is still very much active with his priestly prayers and masses. At this age he […]
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1 Kings 3:4-13; Psalm 119; Mark 6:30-34 Wisdom “Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things.” Our attention is drawn to shepherds that is, spiritual and temporal leaders. Like a shepherd a leader must […]
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Ecclesiasticus 47:2-11; Psalm 17; Mark 6:14-29 The cost of truth Today we have the narrative of the death of John the Baptist. He was beheaded by Herod because he confronted Herod with the truth. We may behead man but no matter how hard we try we cannot behead the truth. The advances of Herod were […]
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1 Kings 2:1-4, 10-12; Psalm – 1 Chronicles 29:10-12; Mark 6:7-13 Instruction for mission In the gospel, Jesus sent the disciples out two by two with the message of repentance. The mission of the twelve is the basis of our faith. Mission keeps the Church alive. If the Church does not send it may […]
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Malachi 3:1–4/Psalm 24:7,8,9,10/Hebrews 2:14–18/Luke 2:22–40 Today is the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple. It occurs forty days after our celebration of Christmas – the birth of Jesus Christ. On this day in biblical history the Holy family made a journey from Bethlehem to Jerusalem in order to fulfill the […]
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RESORT TO JESUS 2 Samuel 18:9-19:3, Psalm 86 and Mark 5:21-43. In the gospel, Jarius and the woman with the issue of blood resorted to Jesus and they got the best result. Who do we resort to? The woman had been to many places for solution but got the best result from Jesus. Why do […]
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Memorial of St John Bosco, Priest 2 Samuel 15:13-14, 30, 16:5-13; Psalm 3; Mark 5:1-20 The demon-possessed man possessed weird strength. The gospel says he wrenched chains apart and roams around causing disorder because no one could subdue him. The problem was that people tried to subdue him with their own strength. No one can […]
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JEREMIAH 1:4-5, 17-19/ PSALM 71:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 15-17/ 1 CORINTHIANS 12:31—13:13/ LUKE 4:21-30 ********************************* 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 chat […]