Category Archives: Weekday Homily

Working with Jesus 1 Corinthians 3:18-23; Psalm 24; Luke 5:1-11 ********** “We worked hard all night long and caught nothing…”(Luke5:5). Why? Psalm 127:1 “Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labour in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain.” Therefore, seeking the will of God and acting […]

CHRIST AT WORK 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; Psalm 33; Luke 4:38-44 In Luke 4:38 Jesus left the synagogue to Simon’s house for pastoral care for the sick and at daybreak he left his house and made his way to a lonely place to pray (Luke 4:42). Jesus combined public and private prayers. A true Christian must […]

The authority of the Holy Spirit  1 CORINTHIANS 2:10-16; PSALM 145; LUKE 4:31-37 ********* “They were astonished at his teaching, for his word was with authority”. Today’s gospel passage presents us with the authority of Jesus Christ. While the first reading brought out the essential office of the Holy Spirit. The authority of Jesus is […]

Twerking and wine: Herod Antipas beheaded John   1Cor. 2:1-5/ Ps. 119/ Mark 6:17-29 Mark 6:17-29 describes the beheading of John the Baptist by Herod Antipas who was tricked and defeated by a furious, evil and vengeful woman. Herods had a reputation for being immoral, hedonistic, lying, murderous, and treacherous. Herod Antipas was not different, […]

 (MEMORIAL OF ST MONICA, 27/8/2022) 1 Corinthians 1:17-25; Psalm 33; Matthew 25:1-13 The parable of the Ten Virgins has been described as a “watching parable.” Ten virgins awaited a bridegroom; five brought enough oil for their lamps, they arrived early and were rewarded. They were wise! The other five had limited oil, they attempted to […]

  STAY AWAKE 1 Corinthians 1:1-9; Psalm 145; Matthew 24:42-51 We are so familiar with the words “stay awake” that we don’t even bother to contemplate the reality that they communicate. Like a familiar alarm tune, we easily press the snooze button and keep sleeping. Many Christians are still sleeping in defiance of the alarming […]

HOMILY FOR THE FEAST OF ST BARTHOLOMEW, APOSTLE   Revelations 21:9-14; Psalm 145; John 1:45-51 ********** Today is the feast day of St. Bartholomew, also known as Nathanael, one of the Twelve Apostles. He is consistently referred to as Nathanael throughout the Gospel of John (John 1:45–49; 21:2). The Hebrew surname Bartholomew means “son of […]

FALSE TEACHING AND BEHAVIOUR 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3, 14-17; Psalm 96; Matthew 23:23-26 Paul urges the people to stay true to Christ and not allow false prophets, particularly those who teach about the end of the world, to deceive them.  We must warn people away from the end-time prophesies and teachings that are prevalent today. We […]

1 Thessalonians 1:1-5, 8-10; Psalm 96; Matthew 23:13-22 Believing, preaching and practicing are basic themes in Christianity. It is sad that today many persons are becoming gullible believers, preachers are on the increase but only a few are practicing. It was precisely because of this that Jesus rebuked the scribes and Pharisees in today’s gospel. […]

AVOID HYPOCRISY Ezekiel 43:1-7; Psalm 85; Matthew 23:1-12 Jesus condemns the Scribes and Pharisees for not practicing what they preach. Beloved, if we do not practice what we preach; then we are not in any way different from the Scribes and Pharisees. Practicing what you preach is a necessity in fulfilling the Lord’s mandate. If […]