HOSEA 5:15-6:6; PSALM 51; LUKE 18:9-14 Through the mouth of Prophet Hosea God says “What I want is love, not sacrifice and holocausts.” Beloved, God wants true love not emotions and religiosity. Oftentimes, in the presence of God we easily express emotions and assume holy and spiritual moods but deep within us there is […]
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ISAIAH 7:10-14, 8:10; PSALM 40; HEBREWS 10:4-10; LUKE 1:26-38 Annunciation simply means announcement. Nine months before Jesus was born, the angel Gabriel was sent to the Virgin Mary to announce the conception of the Son of God by the power of the Holy Spirit. Mary answered “yes” to this divine assignment. She made herself available […]
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Father Timothy Etsenamhe Many Nigerians began the year 2022 with so much hope, at least the feeling that a new government will be sworn in next year, brought so much consolation in the face of the predicaments they feel the present government is not doing enough to ameliorate. Nigerians had hoped that the present government […]
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DEUTERONOMY 4:1, 5-9; PSALM 148; MATTHEW 5:17-19 Moses said to the people: Keep these laws and observe them that you may have life and may enter and take possession of the land that the Lord the God of your fathers is giving you. Obedience to the law was to determine their fate. Obedience to the law […]
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DANIEL 3:25, 34-43; PSALM 25; MATTHEW 18:21-35 “Let our sacrifice to you today be a contrite soul and humbled spirit.” Azariah stood in the heart of the fire and prayed. Can we pray in the midst of crisis and suffering? Azariah spoke to God from within the furnace and asked God for mercy. Similarly, […]
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EXD.3:1-8,13-15/1COR.10:1-6,10-12/LUKE 13:1-9 ********************************* There are three homily notes here; scroll down the page. You can equally press the red bell button at the left hand side of the page to subscribe so that you can always receive notification whenever there is an upload. Leave us with your comments and suggestions or chat us through […]
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2 SAMUEL 7:4-5, 12-14, 16; PSALM 88; ROMANS 4:13, 16-18, 22; MATTHEW 1:16, 18-21, 24 In the first reading God told David that his throne will stand secure forever. Psalm 89 reechoes “His dynasty shall last forever.” This promise was fulfilled in Jesus Christ as we have it in the […]
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GENESIS 37:3-4, 12-13, 17-28; PSALM 105; MATTHEW 21:33-43, 45-46 The bad tenants “Let us kill him: then we shall see what becomes of his dreams.” The first reading today presents us with the story of how Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers. His brother rejected him and plotted evil against him. This again […]
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Jeremiah 17:5-10; Psalm 1; Luke 16:19-31 Wealth should not make us indifferent to the plight and dignity of human life. The rich man in today’s gospel reading was condemned because in his riches he was indifferent to the situation of Lazarus. Wealth is not a crime, God wants us to have wealth but he does […]