ACTS 15:7-21; PSALM 96; JOHN 15:9-11 “Remain in my love” Jesus asked his disciples to remain in his love. How can this be? We can remain in his love only when we keep his commandments. We cannot claim to love God and not keep his commandments. In the first reading, the early Church practiced […]
Category Archives: Weekday Homily
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May
May
𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 Branches depend on the stem for survival; but stems do not depend on its branches for survival. Jesus says in John.15:5 apart from me you can do nothing. St Paul imitates these words in Phil.4:13 saying; “I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me.” Despite the frustration a branch may go […]
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May
May
𝐂𝐇𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓’𝐒 𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐄 (𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲, 𝟏𝟕/𝟓/𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐) John 14:27 says “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.” Jesus’ farewell wish is ‘Peace!’ Jesus knew we need peace as his disciples to […]
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May
May
Acts 14:5-18; Psalm 113; John 14:21-26 Paul and Barnabas fled to Laconia – in modern day southern Turkey because both the Gentiles and Jews, together with their leaders plot to kill them. When the Lycaonians witnessed the miracle and gospel message of Paul they said to themselves “The gods have come down to us in […]
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May
May
ACTS 1:15-17, 20-26; PSALM 113; JOHN 15:9-17 None of the three synoptic gospels mentions Matthias among the lists of disciples or followers of Jesus, but according to Acts of the Apostles, he was with Jesus from his baptism until his Ascension. To uncover his personality, the first reading speaks of the election of Matthias as one of the […]
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May
May
ACTS 13:13-25/PSALM 89:2-3,21,22,25,27/ JOHN 13:16-20 SERVICE “Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him” (John 13:16). Service is what makes a servant relevant. Jesus recounted severally in this gospel that he is one with the Father; because he came to […]
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May
May
ACTS 13:26-33; PSALM 2; JOHN 14:1-6 “𝐋𝐄𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒 𝐁𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐃…” John chapter fourteen is regarded as one of the farewell speeches of Jesus Christ. In farewell speech we say goodbye to our colleagues and publicly acknowledge their help, friendship and offer them words of encouragement to carry on irrespective of odds. In doing […]
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May
May
_Dispel Darkness_ *ACTS 12:24-13:5; PSALM 67; JOHN 12:44-50* The first reading recounts Paul and Barnabas missionary work in Antioch and thereafter in Cyprus and southern Turkey. The word of God continued to spread and gained followers. We are the missionaries of our time. It is our primary duty to spread the word of God not […]
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May
May
The Door of Salvation ACTS 11:1-18; PSALM 42; JOHN 10:1-10 Today’s gospel presents us with the relationship between a shepherd and the sheep. Jesus says “I am the door; if anyone enters by me, he will be saved, and he will go in and out and find pasture.” Today we are faced with many open […]
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May
May
ACTS 11:19-26; PSALM 87; JOHN 10:22-30 “It was at Antioch that the disciples were first called ‘Christians’” (Acts 11:26). In fact, Antioch was called “the cradle of Christianity” as a result of its longevity and the pivotal role that it played in the emergence of early Christianity. Who will call us Christians today? The disciples […]