Category Archives: Weekday Homily

APOCALYPSE 3:1-6, 14-22; PSALM 14; LUKE 19:1-10 In the Gospel, Jesus tells us that his mission is to save those who were lost but, like Zacchaeus, we shall only be saved if we make ourselves available beyond all odds. These odds manifest in different ways; for Zacchaeus it was the crowd but he made himself […]

Apocalypse 1:1-4, 2:1-5; Psalm 1; Luke 18:35-43 In the first reading,  the Church in Ephesus is told that even though it worked hard for the faith it does not love as much as it did in the past. We are reminded that we cannot slip back to our old ways but must keep striving forward […]

3 John 5-8; Psalm 1; Luke 18:1-8 Through the parable of the unscrupulous judge and the poor widow we are told by Christ in the Gospel that God will definitely hear and answer our prayers if we persist. Often times we are easily discouraged when we don’t get desired answer to our prayers. Beloved, we […]

2 John 4-9; Psalm 118; Luke 17:26-37 John reminds us of the great commandment to love one another and the need to guard against false doctrine. The Gospel says like Noah and Lot, we must heed the word of God and be converted today. The best time for conversion is now for we do not […]

PHILEMON 1: 7-20; PSALM 145; LUKE 17:20-25 In the first reading St Paul wrote a letter to Philemon asking him to receive Onesimus back – not as a slave – but as a brother. Beloved in Christ we are all brothers and sisters in Christ irrespective of your status! The Church expresses this in her […]

TITUS 3:1-7; PSALM 22; LUKE 17:11-19 The Gospel speaks of the cure of ten lepers. But only one man returned to thank the Lord. The ingratitude of the nine was not overlooked. Beloved, how often do we thank God for the blessings, the air we breathe, the rain, the sun, and countless favour that we […]

TITUS 2:1-8, 11-14; PSALM 37; LUKE 17:7-10 In the first reading Paul calls us to behave and act as Christians not because of any immediate gain but because of the glory that await us. Similarly, Jesus in the gospel deepens this understanding when he says “We are worthless slaves, we have only done what we […]

Ezekiel 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; Psalm 46; 1Corinthians 3:9-11, 16-17; John 2:13-22 In the first reading Ezekiel speaks of a stream that flowed from the Temple and gave life in abundance wherever it flowed. The second reading says we are the temple of God through the Spirit we have received. Thus, we can speak of the […]

PHILIPPIANS 4:10-19; PSALM 111; LUKE 16:9-15   Those who are trusted with little things can be trusted with great things. Trust is one of the marks of a good steward. No one will leave his store to a sales girl or boy that is not trusted. If you do that you risk your business. To […]

Phil.3:17-4:1/ Ps.122/ Luke 16:1-8   Today’s gospel passage presents us with the parable of the dishonest steward. It teaches us about stewardship. From the dishonest steward we learn to become honest stewards. Here was a man who had mismanaged his stewardship. Since he was being fired he decided to ensure he has a place to […]