Category Archives: Weekday Homily

ISAIAH 1:10, 16-20 PSALM 50; MATTHEW 23:1-12 Isaiah 1:16 says “Cease to do evil; learn to do good.” This is an alarm not to only feel sorrowful for the sin committed, but to break off the practice. We often will regret the evil we have done but we do not break off the practice. Let […]

Heralds of God’s mercy DANIEL 9:4-10; PSALM 79; LUKE 6:36-38   “Yours is the integrity, Lord; ours the shame”. The first reading makes us to understand that God never fails to forgive us despite our sins. Whenever we ask him for forgiveness He never fails to pardon our offences. Precisely because of this, today’s psalm […]

Love DEUTERONOMY 26:16-19; PSALM 118; MATTHEW 5:43-48 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘You have learnt how it was said: You must love your neighbour and hate your enemy. But I say this to you: love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you; in this way you will be sons of your Father in […]

Righteousness EZEKIEL 18:21-28; PSALM 129; MATTHEW 5:20-26 “I prefer to see the wicked man renounce his wickedness and live” The first reading tells us that God does not rejoice in the death of a wicked man but in his conversion. Interior conversion pleases the Lord. What is rampart today can at best be described as […]

  Prayer ESTHER 14:1, 3-5, 12-14; PSALM 138; MATTHEW 7:7-12   Prayer is the central theme of today’s readings. In the first reading, Queen Esther took refuge in the Lord as King Ahasuerus set out to eliminate the Jews. She prayed to the Lord God of Israel, and said: “Lord, thou only art our King; […]

JONAH 3:1-10; PSALM 51; LUKE 11:29-32 Repentance  Jonah was sent by God to the people of Nineveh to warn them about the coming wrath if they don’t turn from their evil ways. They received Jonah’s message with so much remorse, declared fasting and penance and repented. God relented because they repented. God loves repentance! Nineveh’s […]

Forgiveness ISAIAH 55:10-11; PSALM 34; MATTHEW 6:7-15   The gospel presents us with the Lord’s Prayer. Jesus gives us a model of prayer in the “Our Father”. The prayer begins with a focus on God. Often times our prayers tend to focus on our situations, wants and fears rather than God. This prayer comes in […]

  The Separation Leviticus 19:1-2,11-18, Ps. 19:8-10,15, Matthew 25:31-46    The Separation of the sheep from the goats is a parable strongly encourages Christians to take action to help those in need. Jesus says; “Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did […]

ISAIAH 58:9-14; PSALM 86; LUKE 5:27-32 Charity The first reading says “if you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday.” This statement simply implies charity. Charity is one of the basic themes of lent […]

Isaiah 58:1-9; Psalm 51; Matthew 9:14-15   Isaiah speaks of a true fast as against putting up a false impression. For him, true fast makes us to renounce our transgressions and engage in practical works of mercy. Similarly, in the gospel the theme of fasting was the subject of debate between the disciples of John […]