Category Archives: Weekday Homily

ST PATRICK FEAST DAY MARCH 17

BECOMING A TRUE MISSIONARY   READINGS: I PETER 4:7B-11 / PS. 96:1-2A.2B-3.7-8A9-10AC / LK. 5:1-11 Luke’s story of Jesus calling the first disciples is unique among the synoptic Gospels. While Mark and Matthew speak of Jesus walking along the Sea of Galilee and abruptly calling Simon, Andrew, James, and John to follow him (Matt 4:18-22; […]

HOMILY FOR FRIDAY THE THIRD WEEK OF LENT YEAR 1 (17/3/2023)

THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT HOSEA 14:2-10; PSALM 81; MARK 12:28-34 Love is the greatest commandment and one of the conditions for salvation. On account of love Jesus said to the scribes in today’s gospel, “you are not far from the kingdom of God”. Any Christian who cannot love, is far from the kingdom of God. ‘Love […]

HOMILY FOR THURSDAY THE THIRD WEEK OF LENT YEAR 1 (16/3/2023)

“Harden not your hearts.”  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 describes a people that disobeyed God’s commands but obeyed the desires of their own sinful hearts. This serves as a warning to us not to […]

HOMILY FOR MONDAY THE THIRD WEEK OF LENT (13/3/2023)

Over-familiarity 2KINGS 5:1-15; PSALM 42; LUKE 4:24-30 Over-familiarity is an adversary that targets our spiritual fervor, vitality and output. Over-familiarity makes us apathetic and careless when it comes to important issues. It causes us to be reckless with the connections and chances that would have greatly benefited us. It leaves us with a diminished sense […]

HOMILY FOR FRIDAY THE SECOND WEEK OF LENT(10/3/2023)

GENESIS 37:3-4, 12-13, 17-28; PSALM 105; MATTHEW 21:33-43, 45-46 THE BAD TENANTS “Let us kill him: then we shall see what becomes of his dreams.” The first reading today presents us with the story of how Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers. His brother rejected him and plotted evil against him.  This again […]

HOMILY FOR THURSDAY THE SECOND WEEK OF LENT (9/3/2023)

THE RICH MAN AND LAZARUS Jeremiah 17:5-10; Psalm 1; Luke 16:19-31 Wealth should not make us indifferent to the plight and dignity of the human life. The rich man in today’s gospel reading was condemned because in his riches he was indifferent to the situation of Lazarus; what Catechism would call sin of omission. Wealth […]

HOMILY FOR WEDNESDAY THE SECOND WEEK OF LENT

Evil Plot JEREMIAH 18:18-20; PSALM 31; MATTHEW 20:17-28 “My enemies are digging a pit for me”. ‘Come on,’ they said, ‘let us concoct a plot against Jeremiah. The plotting against Jeremiah prefigures the plotting that will take place against Jesus. It also shows how the enemies plot evil against the Children of God for no […]