Romans 8:18-25; Psalm 126; Luke 13:18-21 Today’s gospel presents us with two parables: the Parable of the Mustard Seed and the Parable of the Yeast. The mustard seed is small but grows into a big tree. It does not become a big tree overnight. Be patient, with time you shall grow higher, bigger and […]
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ROMANS 8:12-17; PSALM 68; LUKE 13:10-17 In the Gospel, Jesus heals a woman who was bent over for 18 years. Was her condition caused by freewill, human structure or a demon? Her condition was not due to her own freewill but a demonic force sustained by human structure. Some physical disorders may be due […]
Sunday Homily
HOMILY FOR THE THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR B (MISSION SUNDAY – OCTOBER 24, 2021)
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We have two preachers for this Sunday THE HOPE AND JOY OF DIVINE RESTORATION Fr Galadima Bitrus, OSA) INTRODUCTION Life is full of challenges, some of which are really very daunting and often cause many to lose hope and embrace cynicism. The readings today show us that in the midst of life’s prevailing challenges, there […]
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REV. FR. TIMOTHY ETSENAMHE The stories of wanton destruction of life and property making the rounds in the South-Eastern part of Nigeria leave nothing to be desired. To state that this region is unsafe is to state the obvious. Life and property are not safe; government’s correctional facilities are attacked and destroyed with the slightest […]
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Romans 8:1-11; Psalm 24; Luke 13:1-9 “There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus” (Rom.8:1). “No condemnation” can be defined in courtroom language. To have “no condemnation” declared means to be found innocent of the accusation, to have no sentence inflicted and no guilty verdict found. Believers in Jesus Christ […]
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Romans 7:18-25; Psalm 119; Luke 12:54-59 Jesus said to the multitudes, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, you say at once, ‘A shower is coming’; and so it happens. And when you see the south wind blowing you say, ‘There will be scorching heat’; and it happens. You hypocrites! You know how […]
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Rom. 6-19-23; Psalm 1; Luke 12:49-53 Jesus says in today’s gospel reading that he has come to cast fire upon the earth and would that it was already kindled. Again, he said he has not come to bring peace but division. By popular consensus, this is unlike Jesus. From the Scripture Jesus is […]
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ROMANS 5:12, 15, 17-21; PSALM 40; LUKE 12:35-38 St. Paul says in the first reading “Do not yield your members to sin as instruments of wickedness, but yield yourselves to God as men who have been brought from death to life.” The word “members” here refers to the members of the body – the […]
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Romans 5:12, 15, 17-21; Psalm 40; Luke 12:35-38 The first reading says “as one man’s trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one man’s act of righteousness leads to acquittal and life for all men.” The first man is Adam and the second is Christ. What Adam destroyed by sin; Christ restored by […]
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