Daniel 5:1-6,13-14, 16-17,23-28; Daniel 3; Luke 21:12-19 Fr. Evaristus Okeke Holy things/persons must be treated Holy Yesterday we saw how King Nebuchadnezzar, after conquering Jerusalem, attempted to force it to reject the worship of God and embrace the worship of the Babylonian gods. The people of Jerusalem were God’s own people. By subjecting them to […]
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2 Samuel 5:1-3Psalm 122:1-2,3-4,4-5/Colossians 1:12-20/Luke 23:35-43 Introduction: Today is the Last Sunday of the Liturgical Year; that is, the calendar of the Church. In this Sunday we celebrate the Solemnity of Christ the King of the Universe. And latter in this mass we shall proclaim Jesus as King in a procession as children and princes […]
Malachi 3:19-20/Psalm 98:5-6,7-8,9/2 Thessalonians 3:7-12/Luke 21:5-19 Keeping through Hard times and End Times In the gospel Jesus teaches about the destruction of the temple and the coming of the son of man. For the Jews destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple is equivalent to the end of the world. Precisely for this reason the Church […]
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LIFE AFTER DEATH We gather here on Sundays because this is the ‘day of the resurrection’. We call ourselves the people of the resurrection and of new life. We proclaim the mystery of faith: ‘Christ has died, Christ is risen.’ But we often do not stop and think about what we mean by ‘resurrection’ and […]
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Wisdom 11:22—12:2/Psalm 145:1-2,8-9,10-11,13,14/2 Thessalonians 1:11—2:2/Luke 19:1-10 Be available for salvation Today the gospel presents to us the story of Zacchaeus he was a rich tax collector, rich at the detriment of the people. For this reason tax collectors were not loved. Zacchaeus is a sinner, Jesus seeks him out, Zacchaeus repents and has a ‘firm […]
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Ecclesiasticus 35:12-14, 16-19/ 32(33):2-3, 17-19, 23/ 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18/ Luke 18:9-14 Attitude in Prayer Luke 18 presents us with two different parables about prayer. This first parable teaches us about persistence in prayer. While the second parable (today’s gospel) addresses attitude in prayer by contrasting the prayer of the Pharisee with the prayer of the tax collector. […]
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Today the Church celebrates the 93rd edition of the World Mission Sunday. The Holy Father, Pope Fracis has called for an Extraordinary Missionary Month to be celebrated throughout the whole month of October, 2019. In the light of this we are expected to organize different activities at diocesan level, parish level, societies and groups in […]
Sunday Homily
Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year C 2 Kings 5:14-17/ Ps.98/ 2Tim 2:8-13/ Luke 17:11-19
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Gratitude for Altitude The theme of this Sunday is gratitude. Gratitude is a word used to express thankfulness and praise. One of the marks of a true Christian attitude is the ability to be thankful in both the trials and blessings of life. St. Paul says in (Eph 5:20; 1 Thess 5:18) give thanks for […]
Sunday Homily
TWENTY SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME. YEAR C Habakkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4/ 94(95):1-2, 6-9/ 2 Timothy 1:6-8, 13-14/ Luke 17:
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Faith it The basic theme linking today’s readings is faith. In the First reading, Prophet Habakkuk, urges the people of Israel not to give up because of problems that seem to shake their faith in God. Christians are discouraged when they don’t get result. You fasted and prayed, you believed God for favour but here […]
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The word conceive is to imagine something or to invent a plan or an idea; but very quickly it relates more to mothers. To conceive is to be pregnant, or to cause a baby to begin to form. Therefore, this topic gives us the opportunity to reflect on the motherhood of Mary. In Luke 1:31 […]