Category Archives: Weekday Homily

2Tim.4:10-17/Psalm 145/ Luke 10:1-9 Luke the Evangelist is one of the Four Evangelists. The Early Church Fathers ascribed to him authorship of both the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles. Prominent figures in early Christianity such as Jerome and Eusebius later reaffirmed his authorship.  Luke’s Gospel is, above all, the Gospel of […]

Ephesians 2:12-22; Psalm 85; Luke 12:35-38 In the Gospel, Jesus speaks of his coming as a time of joy and celebration, not of fear and trembling. The Church affirms this joyful expectation in the second part of the Lord’s Prayer during the Eucharistic celebration when the priest says “…As we await the blessed hope and […]

Avert shameful death EPHESIANS 2:1-10; PSALM 100; LUKE 12:13-21 Luke 12:13-21 presents us with the “Parable of the Rich Fool”. Biblically, a fool is one who rebels against God or who has forgotten God. The man rebelled by attributing all the glory to himself. He accumulated wealth but was not sensitive to the desires of God. […]

BLASPHEMY Eph 1:15–23/ Ps  8:2-3ab, 4-5, 6-7/ Luke 12:8-12 In today’s gospel Jesus says “whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.” To blaspheme is to speak with disrespect about God. Blasphemy is verbal or written rebuke of God’s name, character, work, or attributes. It is the lack of reverence for sacred objects, or toward something […]

WARNINGS AND ENCOURAGEMENTS Ephesians 1:11-14; Psalm 32; Luke 12:1-7 Jesus says “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.” The point was that the doctrines of the Pharisees were pervasive and would lead to hypocrisy and atheism. So Jesus warns us against every bad influence that would erode our faith […]

Ephesians 1:1-10; Psalm 98; Luke 11:47-54 Jesus says; “Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge; you did not enter yourselves, and you hindered those who were entering.” Jesus rebuked the officials for their hypocrisy because they prevent the people from closer union with God. Laws should not impede acts […]

  Living by the Spirit Galatians 5:18-25; Psalm 1; Luke 11:42-46   Paul tells us today that “those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions.” Those who belong to Christ are those who have been baptized. Though baptized, they however exist in human flesh which yearns for comfort and pleasure, […]

 Galatians 5:1-6; Psalm 118; Luke 11:37-41   Faith is a function of the spirit within you not a function of your outward expressions. You may jam your hands on your chest very religiously, with your eyes closed and your head slightly bent towards your shoulder like a spiritual gesture but in total pretense and faithlessness. […]

Galatians 4:22-24, 26-27, 31-5:1; Psalm 113; Luke 11:29-32 SEEK JESUS NOT SIGN When the crowds were increasing, Jesus began to say, ‘This generation is an evil generation; it asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.”‘ Where signs are been displayed you see the crowd increasing. […]

Honour Mary Galatians 3:22-29; Psalm 105; Luke 11:27-28 While Jesus was speaking, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you and the breasts that nursed you!” Like a prophet, this woman spoke from the crowd and revealed an eternal truth. There are many prophetic […]