Category Archives: Sunday Homily

BE VIGILANT: STAY AWAKE Isaiah 2:1-5/Psalm 121(122)/Romans 13:11-14/Matthew 24:37-44  Today is the first Sunday of Advent – a new liturgical year in the Church. It is my prayer that this liturgical year will bring about revival in the Church. The Advent season includes the four Sundays that precede Christmas. In this season, we recall two […]

  2 Samuel 5:1-3Psalm 122:1-2,3-4,4-5/Colossians 1:12-20/Luke 23:35-43 ********************************* Fr. Daniel Evbotokhai Jesus Christ is the King  Today is the solemnity of Christ the King of the universe. This celebration also doubles as the last Sunday of the Liturgical year. The Bible describes Jesus as King in many ways;  Luke 1:32-33 “He will be great and will […]

Malachi 3:19-20/Psalm 98:5-6,7-8,9/2 Thessalonians 3:7-12/Luke 21:5-19 Fr. Daniel Evbotokhai Hard times and End-Times Luke 21 presents us with the eschatological discourse of Jesus Christ. From verses 5-19 Jesus teaches about the destruction of the temple and the coming of the Son of man. For the Jews, destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple is equivalent to […]

Fr. Daniel Evbotokhai THE RESURRECTION AND MARRIAGE 2Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14; Psalm 16; 2Thessalonians 2:16-3:5; Luke 20:27-38 Resurrection and marriage are the two basic themes in the gospel reading of today.  Every Sunday we gather in church to celebrate the Lord’s resurrection. But the reality shows that we often do not know in truth why we […]

Wisdom 11:22—12:2/Psalm 145:1-2,8-9,10-11,13,14/2 Thessalonians 1:11—2:2/Luke 19:1-10   BE AVAILABLE FOR SALVATION  The gospel presents with the the story of Zacchaeus. He was a rich tax collector, who became rich at the detriment of the people. Some are rich today because they cheating others. Nevertheless, Jesus sought Zacchaeus out, “Zacchaeus come down” He said. Immediately, Zacchaeus […]

  Exodus 17:8-13; Psalm 120; 2Timothy 3:14-4:2; Luke 18:1-8 *********************************   Fr. Daniel Evbotokhai THE PARABLE OF THE PERSISTENT WIDOW Success is not dependent on talent, beauty, or inherited fortune either. In reality, all it takes to succeed is a focused mind that is ready to persevere and persist in the face obstacles. Today’s readings […]

2 Kings 5:14-1/Psalm 98:1,2-3,3-4/2 Timothy 2:8-13/ Luke 17:11-19   Fr. Daniel Evbotokhai BE GRATEFUL   Gratitude is a word used to express thankfulness and praise. One of the marks of a true Christian is the ability to be thankful in both the trials and blessings of life. Eph 5:20 says “always giving thanks to God the […]

Habakkuk 1:2-3; 2”2-4, 2Timothy 1:6-8.13-14, Luke 17:5-10 FOUR HOMILY NOTES  ************************************* Rev. Fr. Stephen Udechukwu If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come. One of the things we lack in our world today is patience. Nobody wants to wait for anybody. Sometimes you are driving on the road and suddenly you meet […]

Amos 6:1,4-7/Psalm 146:7-10/1 Timothy 6:11-16/Luke 16:19-31  THE RICH MAN AND LAZARUS   Today’s gospel contains the parable of the the rich man and Lazarus. The rich man lived a life of extreme luxury while Lazarus lived in abject poverty at the gate of the rich man. The narrative shows that the rich man knew that […]

 Amos 8:4-7/ Psalm: 112(113):1-2, 4-8/1 Timothy 2:1-8/ Luke 16:1-13   Fr. Daniel Evbotokhai THE CRAFTY STEWARD Luke 16:1-13 presents us with the parable of the Crafty Steward. Here was a steward who had neglected his duties and at the point of being dismissed he devised a crafty means to secure his future. This is not to extol […]