Today’s gospel contains the account of a rich man who lived a life of extreme luxury while an extremely poor man named Lazarus laid at the gate of this rich man’s house. This parable set out to teach us that wealth is a responsibility and those who engage in charity are already discharging their responsibility […]
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Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23/Psalm 95:1-2,6-9/Colossians 3:1-5,9-11/Luke 12:13-21 Today’sgospel reading presents us with “The Parable of the Rich Fool”. This titlesounds funny, how can one be rich and at the same time a fool. Anyway inbusiness parlance the man was wise enough to build bigger storage. After all,his harvest was rich. But how is he a fool? A fool […]
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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 of the Kingdom of God. if […]
Sunday Homily
33rd Sunday of Year B: Dan. 12:1-3/ Ps. 16:5 and 8:9-10.11/ Heb. 10:11-14.18/ Mark 13:24-32 Courage for Salvation
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This last Sunday of the liturgical year the readings draw our minds to the last things. The last things are not said for us to be frightened but for us to be strengthened. Jesus issued this terrible warning out of love and for our own good. Any Father that loves his son warns him to […]
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Introduction: The gospel John 17 contains the priestly prayer of Jesus. Here we do not only learn that Jesus is a Priest who prays but we equally learn the most important things in prayer. Jesus did not pray that his disciples should become so rich and fly on private jet; he did not pray that […]
Sunday Homily
FIFTH SUNDAY, ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ISAIAH 6:1-8/1COR.15:1-11/ LK. 5:1-11 CALLED BY CHRIST TO SAVE ALL HUMANITY
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Introduction: Luke’s story of Jesus calling the first disciples is unique among the synoptic Gospels. While Mark and Matthew speak of Jesus walking along the Sea of Galilee and abruptly calling Simon, Andrew, James, and John to follow him (Matt 4:18-22; Mark 1:16-20), only Luke tells the story of a miraculous catch of fish preceding […]