Category Archives: Sunday Homily

There are two homily notes here for our reflection. God bless you as you read them Ecclesiasticus 15:15-20; Psalm 118; 1Corinthians 2:6-10; Matthew 5:17-37 Rev. Fr. Thomas Oyode “On the Demands of God’s Law” Last Sunday Jesus’s exhortation was a call to allow our lives influence the world around us in a way that establishes […]

Isaiah 58:7-10/Psalm 112:4-9/1 Corinthians 2:1-5/Matthew 5:13-16 REV. FR. PHILIP MARIO EKWELI Dear friends in Christ, today is the 5th Sunday in ordinary time year A. The theme of our reflection  today: “BE THE SALT AND THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD”. These two elements are substantial and vital to the existence of humanity. Without these great […]

Malachi 3:1–4/Psalm 24:7,8,9,10/Hebrews 2:14–18/Luke 2:22–40 Fr. Dan Evbotokhai Today is the Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple. which occurs forty days after our celebration of the birth of Jesus. The Holy family made a journey from Bethlehem to Jerusalem in order to fulfill the law. Again, in today’s liturgy we carry […]

Isaiah 8:23-9:3/Psalm 26(27):1, 4, 13-14/1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17/ Matthew 4:12-23 Fr. Dan Evbotokhai The Word that gives light Pope Francis’ on 30 September, establishes that the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time is to be devoted to the celebration, study and dissemination of the Word of God. Today is the Third Sunday in ordinary time therefore; it will […]

Isaiah 49:3, 5-6/Psalm 39(40):2, 4, 7-10/1 Corinthians 1:1-3/ John 1:29-34 Rev. Fr. Thomas Oyode. “The Lamb of God who takes away the Sin of the World” Last Sunday, while we reflected on the theme of the Lord’s baptism and its significance to our Christian life, we took note of how the first and second readings touch on […]

Isaiah 42:1-4,6-7/Psalm 29:1-2,3-4,9-10/Acts of the Apostles 10:34-38/Matthew 3:13-17 There are three homily notes here for our meditation and spiritual growth Rev. Fr. Thomas Oyode On the Significance of Christian Baptism The baptism of the Lord is one of the events of the early life Jesus that also characterizes the Epiphany, the revelation of the Lord […]

ISAIAH 60:1-6, EPH3:2-3A,5-6, MTT2:1-12   REV. FR. PHILIPMARIO EKWELI The universal Church celebrates the solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord. The word Epiphany comes from the Greek term known as ‘Epiphania’, meaning manifestation. It is usually called the feast of the manifestation or the  appearing of Jesus Christ. It is a sign of Divine […]

Sirach 3:2-7,12-14/Psalm 128:1-2,3,4-5/Colossians 3:12-21/Matthew 2:13-15,19-23 There are three homily notes here, remained blessed as you meditate upon them Rev. Fr. Thomas Oyode “The Holy Family of Nazareth: From Promise to Fulfillment” Our gospel reading for today is from Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23, the infancy narrative. Generally, this passage is more or less an introductory summary of […]

There are two homily notes for our reflection today Rev. Fr. Philip Mario Ekweli Dearly beloved in Christ, today is the fourth Sunday of advent year A. The liturgical readings enjoin us to reflect on the Virgin who brought forth the Son of God, lmmanuel – God with us. The three readings cut across this […]

There are two homily notes here for our reflection Rev. Fr. Thomas OYODE “What is your Expectation of the Messiah?” The third Sunday of advent is also known as the “gaudete Sunday”, the Sunday of Joy. The liturgy continues to give us the character (personaggio) of John to reflect on. Today, John is presented as […]