Category Archives: Weekday Homily

SPIRITUAL LEPROSY 1 Samuel 4:1-11 PSALM 44; Mark 1:40–45 Jesus cures a leper in today’s gospel passage. In the Biblical sense, leprosy was described as a swelling of the skin with a crust and a whitish patch, whose severity might have been evaluated by the depth of the affected skin. It leaves the leper horrible, […]

 HEALING MINISTRY 1 Samuel 3:1-10, 19-20; PSALM 40; Mark 1:29–39 The gospel of today presents us with the healing ministry of Jesus. His healing ministry is all-encompassing; it involves teaching (Mark 1:21), deliverance (Mark 1:25), healing (Mark 1:29–34), praying (Mark 1:35), and preaching (Mark 1:39). These categories capture the manifesto of Jesus Christ in Luke […]

Divine Authority 1 Samuel 1:9-20, 1 Samuel 2:1, 4-8, Mark 1:21-28 In Capernaum, the gospel states that “He taught them as one who had authority.” Authority is the power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience. For Jesus, authority was for service. He used his authority to set them free. He said […]

Benefits of Baptism  Isaiah 55:1-11; Psalm – Isaiah 12:2-6; 1John 5:1-9; Mark 1:7-11 ********************  The Baptism of the Lord is the feast day commemorating the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River by John the Baptist. The feast of the Baptism of the Lord traditionally marks the end of the Christmas season as well as […]

OVERCOMERS 1 John 5:5–13, ps. 147–Mark 1:6–11 1. “Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God”. (1 John 5:5). If we want to overcome the world, then we should believe in God. That is, we should depend on God and obey his commandments. 2. […]

Love and Hatred “For this is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another. Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and his brother’s were righteous.” (1John 3:11-12). The above verses […]

COME AND SEE John 1:35–42 narrates the call of the first disciples of Jesus Christ. The gospel says they followed Jesus from the very moment John pointed out Jesus as the Lamb of God to them. We too must follow Jesus from the very moment of encounter. We must make a sincere effort to break […]

The Lamb of God 1 John 2:29–3:6, Ps. 98:1–3, John 1:29–34 Today’s gospel reading presents us with “Jesus the Lamb of God” (John 1:29 and John 1:36). Every name of Jesus in the Bible gives a clearer and fuller understanding of who Jesus is. To call Jesus the Lamb of God means that he is […]

HOLD FAST TO THE TRUTH: AVOID HERESIES  1 John 2:22–28; Psalm 98; John 1:19–28 “Beloved, who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist—he who denies the Father and the Son. Anyone who denies the Son does not have the Father. He who confesses the Son has […]

NEW YEAR MESSAGE Numbers 6:22–27; Psalm 64; Galatians 4:4–7; Luke 2:16–21 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 (2024), may the Lord bless you and keep you! The Lord will make his face shine upon you! The Lord will […]