Nigeria our own nation Giant of our own continent Never shall you be indifferent To uphold the health of this nation The enemies bracing their bows Terrorist detonating their bombs Like the eagle we soar in the sky Yet our nest set ablaze; we sigh This insecurity is actually avoidable Loss of lives and properties […]
Acts 7:51-8:1; Psalm 30; John 6:30-35 The reading describes the martyrdom of Stephen. An exercise of one who has eaten the eternal bread. The people in the gospel ask Christ for bread to quench their physical appetite but Christ says he is the spiritual food for spiritual nourishment. Martyrdom is one of the features of […]
Acts 6:8-15; Psalm 118; John 6:22-29 In today’s first reading Stephen was arrested for preaching the Good News. While he was tried in the council, the bible says “his face appeared to them like the face of an angel.” (Acts6:15). Thus he was innocent. In the gospel, we see the people following Jesus because they […]
ACTS 2:14, 22-33; PSALM 15; 1PETER 1:17-21; LUKE 24:13-35 We have two sets of homily notes. Please scroll down the page Fr. Thomas OYODE “Our Emmaus Journey” Reading the gospel of today (Lk. 24:13-35), one finds a particular experiential narrative that is rather deep since every biblical narrative is experiential in diverse ways. We gain […]
1Peter 5:5-14; Psalm 88; Mark 16:15-20 Jesus in today’s gospel according to Mark, commanded his followers to go out and ‘proclaim the Good News to all creation’. Mark whose feast we celebrate today did this through his travels with St Paul, and later with Peter, and specifically through his gospel – the oldest of the […]
Acts 5:34-42; Psalm 26; John 6:1-15 Today’s first reading presents us with the conclusion of Peter’s trial and the Gamaliel’s intervention. For him, undertaking that is of God will never fail. The Apostles’ undertaking did not fail. Its name is Catholic Church. Its stability is a marvel of all her enemies over the years. In […]
Acts 5:27-33; Psalm 33; John 3:31-36 In the gospel St John give us the principle for eternal life. He writes whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever disobeys the son will not see life (Jn.3:36). Peter in the first reading practiced this principle. He says, we rather obey God than any human authority […]
Acts 5:17-26; Psalm 33; John 3:16-21 The first reading speaks of the apostles’ imprisonment and their miraculous deliverance. God never abandons his people. The gospel text says God so loved the world that he have his only Son. Thus, deliverance and salvation awaits those who believe in Him. The onus is on you! John 3:18 […]
Acts 4:32-37; Psalm 91; John 3:7-15 In the first reading for today we get a glimpse of the early Christian Church. They were of one heart and soul (Acts4:32). Jesus had said to his disciples, by this everyone will know that you are my disciples (Jn 13:35). The real test of our Christianity is not […]
Acts 4:23-31; Psalm 2; John 3:1-8 In today’s first reading Peter and John have been released and they continued preaching boldly. The boldness of Peter and John is a characteristic of the Holy Spirit. Through the Holy Spirit we are bold to say no to sin and yes to God. Early Christians faced persecutions, rather […]