Category Archives: Weekday Homily

HOMILY FOR SATURDAY: THE FOURTH WEEK OF LENT YEAR 1 (20/3/2021)       

JEREMIAH 11:18-20; PSALM 7; JOHN 7:40-53   “The Law does not allow us to pass judgement on a man without hearing him” (John 7:51). This statement was made because the Pharisees rejected Jesus without any real investigation. Today, many people and leaders are hated and rejected because of popular notion about them. The people who […]

HOMILY: SOLEMNITY OF ST JOSEPH, HUSBAND OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY FRIDAY 19        

2 SAMUEL 7:4-5, 12-14, 16; PSALM 88; ROMANS 4:13, 16-18, 22; MATTHEW 1:16, 18-21, 24 In the first reading God told David that his throne will stand secure forever. Psalm 89 reechoes “His dynasty shall last forever.” This promise was fulfilled in Jesus Christ as we have it in the Gospel reading. All that God […]

HOMILY FOR SATURDAY THE THIRD WEEK OF LENT YEAR 1 (13/3/2021)

HOSEA 5:15-6:6; PSALM 51; LUKE 18:9-14 Through the mouth of Prophet Hosea God says “What I want is love, not sacrifice and holocausts”. Beloved, God wants true love not emotions and religiosity. Often times in the presence of we easily express emotions and assume holy and spiritual mood but deep within us there is no […]

HOMILY FOR FRIDAY THE THIRD WEEK OF LENT YEAR 1 (12/3/2021)

    HOSEA 14:2-10; PSALM 81; MARK 12:28-34 “You are not far from the kingdom of God”. In the gospel Jesus answered the scribe on his question of the greatest commandment saying; Love is the greatest commandment. Thus, anyone who loves God above all things and his neighbour as himself is not far from the […]

HOMILY FOR THURSDAY THE THIRD WEEK OF LENT YEAR 1 (11/3/2021)

 JEREMIAH 7:23-28; PSALM 95; LUKE 11:14-23 “Here is the nation that will not listen to the voice of the Lord its God nor take correction.” Jeremiah says that they did not pay attention; they followed the dictates of their own evil hearts. It is a reminder to us not to harden our hearts. Similarly, today’s […]

HOMILY FOR TUESDAY THE THIRD WEEK OF LENT YEAR 1 (9/3/2021)

DANIEL 3:25, 34-43; PSALM 25; MATTHEW 18:21-35               “Let our sacrifice to you today be a contrite soul and humbled spirit”. Azariah stood in the heart of the fire, and prayed. Hope we can pray in the midst of crisis and suffering?  Azariah spoke to God from within the furnace and asked God for mercy. Similarly, […]