Acts 2:42-47; Psalm 118; 1Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31 Honest Doubt and Peace Pope John Paul II calls the second Sunday of Easter “Divine Mercy Sunday”. It is a special day when we give thanks to God for all that we have received from him as we have it in today’s psalm (Ps.118). We thank God […]
Category Archives: Sunday Homily
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Apr
Apr
ACTS 10:34A,37-43/ PS.118/ COL.3:1-4/ JOHN 20:1-9 Fr. Daniel Evbotokhai The world Resurrection is from the Greek word Anastasis which means “raising up” or “standing up”. Jesus rose up after his death. On his way to Calvary when he fell he rose and now at last he rose from the dead. The bible says in 1 […]
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Apr
Apr
FR. DANIEL EVBOTOKHAI COMMEMORATION OF THE LORD’S ENTRANCE INTO JERUSALEM (Homily, before the procession Matthew 21,1-11) Palm Sunday also known as Passion Sunday is the first day of the Holy Week. It is signified in churches with the waving of palm branches and singing of “Hosanna!” It commemorates the entrance of […]
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Mar
Mar
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 […]
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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 […]