Category Archives: Weekday Homily

Apocalypse 22:1-7; Psalm 95; Luke 21:34-36 We are given a picture of our eternal home in today’s first reading. God is light and all those who shall make it to heaven shall live in never-ending light because the Lord will be shining on them. If we must live in that light we must quit the […]

APOCALYPSE 20:1-4, 11-21:2; PSALM 84; LUKE 21:29-33 The first reading tells us that the dead shall be judged by God. The names of those who were faithful during their earthly life shall be written in the book of life. The release of the dragon and the great battle of Armageddon are images used to encourage […]

APOCALYPSE 18:1-2, 21-23, 19:1-3, 9; PSALM 100; LUKE 21:20-28 God’s judgment is true and just. In the first reading we read the echoes of the Angels “Fallen is Babylon the great!” The assembly of heaven rendered hymn of praise to God for the punishment and destruction of the City of Babylon. Babylon was judged for […]

APOCALYPSE 15:1-4; PSALM 98; LUKE 21:12-19 In the Gospel, Jesus warns his disciples that they will suffer for him but he will be with them to strengthen them and to protect them. If we witness to the Lord we shall equally enjoy his protection. In the first reading, John presents us with the vision of […]

APOCALYPSE 14:14-19; PSALM 96; LUKE 21:5-11 The Temple was built to honour God and as a place of prayer but there were those who didn’t see beyond its surface. Christ foretells the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem and also warns his followers to be on their guard against antichrist – those who claim to […]

APOCALYPSE 14:1-5; PSALM 24; LUKE 21:1-4 “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them.” The gospel presents us with the widow’s mite. Preaching on this, Pope Francis said: ‘Faced with the needs of others, we are called to deprive ourselves of essential things, not only the superfluous; we […]

Revelation 11:4-12, Psalm 114, Luke 20:27-40   The questioned raised by the Sadducees refers to an old law in which a man was obliged to marry his brother’s widow to raise up children in his brother’s name to provide a legal heir for the man’s property and to perpetuate the family name. People are transformed […]

Apocalypse 10:8-11; Psalm 119; Luke 19:45-48   “My house shall be a house of prayer; but you have made it a den of robbers” The house of God is the Church, it is a sacred place for worhip that requires utmost reverence. Often times we treat this sacred place like circular halls. Usually, Catholics are […]

APOCALYPSE 5:1-10; PSALM 150; LUKE 19:41-44 In the Gospel Jesus arrives at Jerusalem and he pauses before going in to the city. He felt deep sorrow at its resistance to God’s word, as he foresaw the disaster it would soon face. It is just like looking at this nation and the memories of how things […]

Apocalypse 4:1-11; Psalm 150; Luke 19:11-28 “Holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come.” The first reading speaks about the glory of God and of the praise given him by the host of heaven. The four living creatures represent the four Evangelists and so the images used are the […]