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HOMILY FOR SATURDAY OF THE FIFTH WEEK OF EASTER YEAR 1 (13/5/2023)

Persecution ACTS 16:1-10; PSALM 100; JOHN 15:18-21 “Servants are not greater than their master. If they persecuted me, they will persecute you; if they kept my word, they will keep yours also.” Following Jesus also means sharing his lot, being rejected and even hated by ‘the world’ because our values are different.  As Christians we […]

HOMILY FOR THURSDAY THE FOURTH WEEK OF EASTER 4/5/2023

 ACTS 13:13-25/PSALM 89:2-3,21,22,25,27/ JOHN 13:16-20 SERVICE “Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him” (John 13:16). Service is what makes a servant relevant.  Jesus recounted severally in this gospel that he is one with the Father; because he came to […]

HOMILY FOR THE FEAST OF SS PHILIP & JAMES, APOSTLES (3/5/2023)

1CORINTHIANS 15:1-8; PSALM 19; JOHN 14:6-14 The first reading speaks of the Lord’s appearance to James, then to all the Apostles and last of all, the Lord appeared to Paul. Beloved, the Lord’s appearance to his apostles doubles as a mandate for them to witness to him. Our encounter with Jesus must be reflected in […]

HOMILY FOR TUESDAY THE FOURTH WEEK OF EASTER (2/5/2023)

The Church in Antioch ACTS 11:19-26; PSALM 87; JOHN 10:22-30 “It was at Antioch that the disciples were first called ‘Christians’” (Acts 11:26). In fact, Antioch was called the cradle of Christianity as a result of its longevity and the pivotal role that it played in the emergence of early Christianity. In Antioch every member […]

HOMILY FOR SATURDAY OF THE THIRD WEEK OF EASTER (29/4/2023)

“Lord, to whom shall we go?” ACTS 9:31-42; PSALM 116; JOHN 6:60-69 On behalf of the twelve Peter responded to the question of Jesus saying; “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life” (John 6:68). Peter said this because some of the disciples were offended by Christ’s teaching and turned […]

HOMILY FOR THURSDAY THE THIRD WEEK OF EASTER

𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚𝐧  The first reading presents us with the encounter between Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch. The Eunuch traveled to Jerusalem for worship, yet he was unfulfilled. He was studying the scriptures on the way home, but he couldn’t make sense of what he was reading. Suddenly, the Spirit guided Philip to his […]