THERE ARE THREE HOMILY NOTES HERE; SCROLL DOWN AND BE BLESSED WITH INSPIRED REFLECTIONS FROM OUR PRIESTS. Ezekiel 37:12-14; Rom 8:8-11; John 11:1-45 Rev. Fr. Daniel Evbotokhai Jesus raised Lazarus to life: Lessons The raising of Lazarus is one of the three stories of persons that Jesus raised from the dead. As we move towards […]
Category Archives: Sunday Homily
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Mar
Mar
ENLIGHTENMENT 1Samuel 16:6-7, 10-13; Psalm 22; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41 The basic theme in today’s readings is light. The first reading (1Samuel 16) makes us to understand that whoever has not received the light judges things through human eyes; but God does not look at appearance but at the heart of man. The gospel reading […]
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Mar
Mar
THE ENCOUNTER AT THE WELL Exodus 17:3-7; Psalm 94; Romans 5:1-2, 5-8; John 4:5-42 We all need water; no man or woman lives without water, so it generally said that ‘water is life’. In the first reading, the people of Israel were in need of water during their sojourn in the desert. They complained against […]
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Mar
Mar
Genesis 12:1-4; Psalm 32; 2Timothy 1:8-10; Matthew 17:1-9 Called to be Transfigured Jesus went with Peter, James and John to the mountain but while they were at prayer he was transfigured. His face shone like the sun and his clothes became as white as the light. Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared to them; they were […]
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Feb
Feb
THE TEMPTATION OF THE KING Genesis 2:7-9, 3:1-7; Psalm 50; Romans 5:12-19; Matthew 4:1-11 Temptation is the basic theme in the readings today. Lent is a season of spiritual growth yet no spiritual height is free from oppositions. In the Bible the word Temptation denotes a trial in which man has a free choice of […]
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Jan
Jan
WISE MEN STILL SEEK GOD Isaiah 60:1-6; Ps. 72; Eph. 3:2-3a, 5-6; Matt. 2:1-12 1. Today the Church celebrates the feast of the Epiphany of the Lord. This Celebration marks the end of the Christmas season. Epiphany comes from the Greek ‘epiphaneia’, meaning “appearance” or “manifestation,” and refers to the manifestation of Jesus Christ to […]
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Dec
Dec
NEW YEAR MESSAGE 1. God instructs Moses to bless the people in his name (Numbers 6:22-27). Using his words on this first day of the year 2023; may the Lord will bless you and keep you! The Lord will make his face to shine upon you! The Lord will be gracious to you and your […]
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Dec
Dec
EMMANUEL: GOD WITH US Isaiah 7:10-14/ Psalm: 24/ Romans 1:1-7/Matthew 1:18- VIRGIN BIRTH: Isaiah 7:14 ”Behold a virgin shall conceive and bear a son”. This prophecy was fulfilled in the gospel. Matt. 1:23 says; “Look the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel…”. A virgin conceiving and bearing a […]
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Dec
Dec
The gospel reading of today tells us about the experience of John the Baptist when he was in prison, he sent messengers to Jesus to ask if he is the Messiah or they should expect someone else? This is the same John who in Matt.3:13-17 baptized Jesus and witnessed the open heavens, the dove and […]
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Dec
Dec
THE GOSPEL OF REPENTANCE Isaiah11:1-10/ 71(72):1-2,7-8,12-13,17/Romans15:4-9/ Matthew 3:1-12 In the first reading Isaiah says: “He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide by what his ears hear; but with righteousness he shall judge the poor and decide with equity for the meek of the earth.” Man judges by what he hears and […]