Apocalypse 4:1-11; Psalm 150; Luke 19:11-28 “Holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come.” The first reading speaks about the glory of God and of the praise given him by the host of heaven. The four living creatures represent the four Evangelists and so the images used are the […]
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HOMILY FOR TUESDAY THE THIRTY THIRD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR II (MEMORIAL OF ST ELIZABETH OF HUNGARY, RELIGIOUS)
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APOCALYPSE 3:1-6, 14-22; PSALM 14; LUKE 19:1-10 In the Gospel, Jesus tells us that his mission is to save those who were lost but, like Zacchaeus, we shall only be saved if we make ourselves available beyond all odds. These odds manifest in different ways; for Zacchaeus it was the crowd but he made himself […]
Weekday Homily
HOMILY FOR MONDAY THE THIRTY-THIRD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME(Memorial of St. Margaret of Scotland)
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Apocalypse 1:1-4, 2:1-5; Psalm 1; Luke 18:35-43 In the first reading, the Church in Ephesus is told that even though it worked hard for the faith it does not love as much as it did in the past. We are reminded that we cannot slip back to our old ways but must keep striving forward […]
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Prov. 31:10-13.19-20. 30-31; Ps.128; 1Thess.5:1-6; Matt.25:14-30 There are three homily notes here; scroll down the page and be blessed. ******************* Fr. Paul Oredipe: Have no fear in using God’s gift Fr. Evaristus Okeke: A business oriented Christianity! Fr. Daniel Evbotokhai: Our Talents and our salvation. ******************* Fr. Paul Oredipe Have no fear in using […]
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3 John 5-8; Psalm 1; Luke 18:1-8 Through the parable of the unscrupulous judge and the poor widow we are told by Christ in the Gospel that God will definitely hear and answer our prayers if we persist. Often times we are easily discouraged when we don’t get desired answer to our prayers. Beloved, we […]
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2 John 4-9; Psalm 118; Luke 17:26-37 John reminds us of the great commandment to love one another and the need to guard against false doctrine. The Gospel says like Noah and Lot, we must heed the word of God and be converted today. The best time for conversion is now for we do not […]
Weekday Homily
HOMILY FOR THURSDAY THE THIRTY-SECOND WEEK ORDINARY TIME YEAR II (Memorial of St Josaphat, Bishop & Martyr)
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PHILEMON 1: 7-20; PSALM 145; LUKE 17:20-25 In the first reading St Paul wrote a letter to Philemon asking him to receive Onesimus back – not as a slave – but as a brother. Beloved in Christ we are all brothers and sisters in Christ irrespective of your status! The Church expresses this in her […]
Weekday Homily
HOMILY FOR WEDNESDAY THIRTY-SECOND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR II (MEMORIAL OF ST MARTIN OF TOURS, BISHOP)
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TITUS 3:1-7; PSALM 22; LUKE 17:11-19 The Gospel speaks of the cure of ten lepers. But only one man returned to thank the Lord. The ingratitude of the nine was not overlooked. Beloved, how often do we thank God for the blessings, the air we breathe, the rain, the sun, and countless favour that we […]
Weekday Homily
HOMILY FOR TUESDAY THE THIRTY-SECOND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (MEMORIAL OF POPE ST LEO THE GREAT)
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Nov
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TITUS 2:1-8, 11-14; PSALM 37; LUKE 17:7-10 In the first reading Paul calls us to behave and act as Christians not because of any immediate gain but because of the glory that await us. Similarly, Jesus in the gospel deepens this understanding when he says “We are worthless slaves, we have only done what we […]
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Ezekiel 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; Psalm 46; 1Corinthians 3:9-11, 16-17; John 2:13-22 In the first reading Ezekiel speaks of a stream that flowed from the Temple and gave life in abundance wherever it flowed. The second reading says we are the temple of God through the Spirit we have received. Thus, we can speak of the […]