DAN. 7:13-14/REV.1:5-8/ JOHN 18:33-37 ********************************* There are four homily notes here and a video; 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 […]
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1 Maccabees 6:1-13; Psalm 9; Luke 20:27-40 The first reading speaks of the fall and death of Antiochus. The bible says when Antiochus heard the good news of the restoration and rededication of the Temple he was astounded and badly shaken. He took to his bed and became sick from grief because things did not […]
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1 Maccabees 4:36-37, 52-59; Psalm – 1 Chronicles 29:10-12; Luke 19:45-48 The first reading presents us with the victory of Judas Maccabeus and his followers over the pagan king and how they organized for the cleansing and re-dedication of the Temple for sacred use and worship. Similarly, in the Gospel reading, Jesus drove out all […]
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A talk presented by Fr. Daniel Evbotokhai at St. Augustine Chaplaincy, Auchi (17/11/2021) NO ONE WILL BE MISSING Numbers 31:49; John 10:28 This topic draws our minds to two scriptural passages. They are: Numbers 31:49 and John 10:28. The first one says “Your servants have counted the soldiers under our command and not one of us is missing.” While the second […]
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1 Maccabees 2:15-29; Psalm 50; Luke 19:41-44 The first reading tells us of the revolt against the notorious pagan king Antiochus and his servants. For three years Mattathias masterminded this revolt by protecting the integrity of the sacred places; attacking intruders who would want to profane such places with their pagan rites. Beloved, we can […]
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(MEMORIAL OF ST ELIZABETH OF HUNGARY, RELIGIOUS) 2 Maccabees 7:1, 20-31; Psalm 17; Luke 19:11-28 The first reading presents us with the martyrdom of seven sons and their mother on account of their refusal to perform the rites declared by the pagan king. They stood their ground regardless of the death penalty. Are there […]
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2 Maccabees 6:18-31; Psalm 3; Luke 19:1-10 In the Gospel, Jesus tells us that his mission is to save those who were lost. Zacchaeus was lost but he made himself available by climbing a tree. So that the One who has come to seek the lost sheep of the house of Israel may easily find […]
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Daniel 12:1-13; Psalm 16; Hebrews 10:11-14, 18; Mark 13:24-32 ********************************* There are four homily notes here and a video; 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 […]
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Wisdom 18:14-16, 19:6-9; Psalm 105; Luke 18:1-8 Today’s gospel relates Jesus’ discourse on his final coming to the importance of Christian prayer through the parable of the ‘dishonest’ judge. If the poor widow who cried to the unjust judge persistently was granted justice; God who is Just and True will definitely give answers to those […]