Isaiah 62:11-12; Psalm 97; Titus 3:4-7; Luke 2:15-20 The true meaning of Christmas is love. John 3:16-17 says, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn […]
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Isaiah 62:1-5; Psalm 88; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Matthew 1:1-25 Today’s gospel narrates the parentage of Jesus Christ, known as the genealogy of Jesus. Genealogy is an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms. For us, it may appear so boring going through this litany […]
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2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8-12, 14, 16; Ps 88; Luke 1:67-79 John’s father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and he spoke God’s message. This message is commonly called the Benedictus. It is a song of thanksgiving for what God has done for him. It has many parallels with Mary’s Magnificat. It is firmly […]
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MALACHI 3:1-4, 23-24; PSALM 25; LUKE 1:57-66 Today’s gospel presents us with the birth of John the Baptist and the restoration of his father’s speech. John was sent by God just as Elijah was sent in the first reading. They had similar roles; they were to prepare the world before the day of the Lord […]
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1Samuel 1:24-28; Psalm – 1Samuel 2:1, 4-8; Luke 1:46-56 Hannah (Samuel’s mother) was barren and had implored the Lord in earnest and fervent prayers to give her a child. Eventually, the Lord blessed her with a son and after she had weaned the infant Samuel, she brought the child to the temple at Shiloh in […]
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SONGS 2:8-14; PSALM 32; LUKE 1:39-45 In the Gospel, Mary travels to the hill country of Judah to be with her cousin, Elizabeth. This visit brought joy to the home of Elizabeth. We too can be agents of divine visitation to others; bringing joy, love and peace to them. During this season, endeavour to […]
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ISAIAH 7:10-14; PSALM 24; LUKE 1:26-38 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 said “Yes” to God’s will- a fulfilment of the prophecy in the first reading. Beloved, how often […]
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THE VISIT OF THE WISE MEN: A CHRISTMAS MESSAGE DELIVERED BY FR. DANIEL EVBOTOKHAI AT ST. THERESA CATHOLIC CHURCH, FUGAR. 19/12/2021 TEXT: MATTHEW 2:1-12 The Visit of the Wise Men 1.Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, […]
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MICAH 5.2-5/PSALM80/ HEB 10:5-10/LK.1:39-45 ********************************* 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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The truth of the matter is that we do not know where Omicron originates from. There is no identifiable ‘’patient Zero’’- a first person known to have been infected with the variant. A group of South African laboratory Scientists reported the discovering of new SARS- CoV-2 virus to the World Health Organization on […]