Category Archives: Weekday Homily

Zephaniah 3:1-2, 9-13; Psalm 34; Matthew 21:28-32 The first reading tells us that “trouble is coming to the rebellious, the defiled and the tyrannical city! She would never listen to the call, would never learn the lesson; she has never trusted in the Lord, never drawn near to her God” (Zeph.1-2). With these words, Prophet […]

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Sirach 48:1-4, 9-11; Psalm 80; Matthew 17:10-13 The first reading speaks of Elijah. It tells us of all he did and makes us to understand that the prophet Elijah will come again. Correspondingly, Jesus remarked in the Gospel; “Elijah has come already and they did not recognize him”.  Two persons are inferred here: the Prophet […]

Isaiah 48:17-19; Psalm 1; Matthew 11:16-19 “John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon’; the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!” We live in a world with many prejudices. Even though Jesus’ life-style […]

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Genesis 3:9-15, 20; Psalm 98:1-4; Ephesians 1:3-6, 11-12; Luke 1:26-38   Today the Church recalls and celebrates the Immaculate Conception of Mary in the womb of her mother. In 1854, Pope Pius IX solemnly clarified with finality the long-held belief of the Church that Mary was conceived free from original sin. In proclaiming the Immaculate […]

Isaiah 40:1-11; Psalm 96; Matthew 18:12-14 Like the lost sheep in the Gospel reading we all have the tendency to stray away from the right path. In attempt to seek greener pastures, many of us have strayed away from the right path. Many strayed while seeking for miracles or solutions to their problems. Isaiah 53:6 […]

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Isaiah 30:19-21, 23-26; Psalm 147; Matthew 9:35-38, 10:1, 5-8 Isaiah speaks about the pathetic and tragic nature of life alongside God’s generous love for his people. Isaiah says that in the face of life’s miserability, when we are tossed from all conners and confused whether to turn to the left or the right; we shall […]

Saint Francis Xavier Isaiah 29:17-24; Psalm 27; Matthew 9:27-31 Isaiah speaks about the coming of the Messiah and the reign of a better life in his days. He says that the lowly will be raised up, evil men will be silenced and shame will be removed. Jesus is the fulfillment of this prophecy; he was […]