Category Archives: Weekday Homily

Isaiah 11:1-10; Ps. 72, Eph. 2:13-22, Matt.2:13-15, 19-23 The angels are delivered messages from God throughout the infancy narratives. We might think of our own guardian angel, whose role is ‘to light, to guard, to rule and to guide’ us. Today, Nigeria as a nation is 60. The journey thus far has been very tough […]

JOB 9:1-16; PSALM 88; LUKE 9:57-62   Jesus invites us all to follow him; he makes us to understand that his call is more important than any other task. Service of God takes precedence over all other services or obligations. In the gospel some men gave excuses. What are our excuses today? The saints are […]

DANIEL 7:9-10, 13-14 PSALM 138; JOHN 1:47-51 Angels are messengers from God, they appeared frequently in Scripture. Michael, Gabriel and Raphael had important roles in the history of salvation. Jesus described them in the gospel as those who dwell in the Lord’s presence and act as his messengers. Saint Michael is the “Prince of the […]

Job 1:6-22; Psalm 17; Luke 9:46-50 The first reading presents us with Job’s affliction. He represents those who serve God faithfully and yet endure sufferings and hardship in their lives. Job went through his crisis with the mindset of praise; he refused to say or acts in contrary to God’s will. Thus, his popular quote […]

Ecclesiastes 11:9-12, 8; Psalm 90; Luke 9:43-45 The first reading reminds us of how foolish we can be, especially in our youth. Rather than acknowledge God and serve him with all our might, passion and desire we are distracted. Many call it youth exuberance as if we can’t have this same exuberance in the things […]

ECCLESIASTES 3:1-11; PSALM 144; LUKE 9:18-22 There is a time for everything. How are we using our time? Pay attention today to the things you spend your time on and give account of your 24 hours to yourself. When you miss your time and season struggle begins. Having the understanding of the times makes us […]

ECCLESIASTES 1:2-11; PSALM 90; LUKE 9:7-9 Vanity of life is the product of all forms of ungodly practices. The statement “Vanity of vanities” in the first reading means the greatest vanity of all. Solomon discovered that even with all his riches and all his wisdom, there is absolutely nothing of this world that can bring […]

PROVERBS 30:5-9; PSALM 119; LUKE 9:1-6   Jesus sent out his Twelve Apostles on a mission with the principles of evangelical excellence: Detachment, Deliverance and Dedication. We must be detached. The greatest distraction of the apostolic ministry today is materialism; love of riches and fear of poverty. Thus, the first reading prayed against poverty and […]

PROVERBS 21:1-6, 10-13; PSALM 119; LUKE 8:19-21   The First reading from the Book of Proverbs compares the ways of evil men and the ways of the righteous. It says the wicked are cast down to ruin while the plans of the diligent lead to abundance. Beloved, there is a result for all our actions. […]

EPHESIANS 4:1-7; PSALM 19; MATTHEW 9:9-13 The name Matthew means “gift of God”. Matthew’s call is certainly a gift of God to the Church. His call provoked immediate response and conversion that produced abundant harvest. Our vocation is a gift that should provoke similar result. The first reading speaks of the different gifts which have […]