Category Archives: Weekday Homily

Judges 11:29-39, Psalm 40 & Matthew 22:1-14   The Gospel reading presents us with the parable of the wedding feast. This parable speaks of the Kingdom of God. Like those invited for a wedding feast we are all invited to the Kingdom of God. To gain entrance we must be dressed in the wedding garment. […]

Judges 9:6-15; Psalm 21; Matthew 20:1-16 The Gospel presents us with the parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard. In this parable the Landowner paid his workers equal amount irrespective of the time spent in labour. This does not suggest injustice towards the workers but the generosity of the manager. God is the best manager […]

Judges 6:11-24; Psalm 85; Matthew 19:23-30   Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly, I say to you, it will be hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to […]

Judges 2:11-19/PSALM 106/Matthew19:16-22   It is dangerous for christians to be attached to the world. Distance from God is one of the dangers of such attachment. We see this in the life of the Israelites. They took God for granted and invested their energy in the worship of Baal and Ashtaroth (Pagan idols). They so […]

JOSHUA 24:14-29; PSALM 16; MATTHEW 19:13-15   The Israelites were asked to choose between serving the true God and the gods of the land they entered. Life is always confronted with choices between God or mammon, eternal or temporal. But oftentimes we have poor judgment of values that informs our choices and so what we […]

Joshua 24:1-13; Psalm 135; Matthew 19:3-12   The Gospel presents us with the theme of marriage. Marriage is a covenant of love that demands us to return love for love. Sacrificial love not artificial love. Christ is pretty clear that marriage is indissoluble in spite of the circumstances. Christ speaks against divorce and exhorts us to […]

JOSHUA 3:7-11, 13-17; PSALM 114; MATTHEW 18:21-19:1   The Gospel reading presents us with the theme of forgiveness. Christ wants us to forgive not once but indefinitely. As Christians forgiveness is our business. There is no limit to God’s mercy or as to the number of times we can go to confession. In today’s gospel […]

DEUTERONOMY 34:1-12; PSALM 66; MATTHEW 18:15-20   Beloved in Christ, we must accept that dealing with legal problems, internal conflicts and with erring members of the Christian body is not always easy. Today’s gospel addresses this issue; it expresses the role of dialogue and the need for agreement at all times. The Gospel also accepts […]

2Corinthians 9:6-10; Psalm 112; John 12:24-26 “Do not forget: thin sowing means thin reaping; the more you sow, the more you reap. Each one should give what he has decided in his own mind, not grudgingly or because he is made to, for God loves a cheerful giver.“ With these words Paul encourages us to give […]

DEUTERONOMY 10:12-22/ PSALM 147:12-15,19-20/ MATTHEW 17:22-27    Today’s gospel relates the event of Christ’s death to the payment of taxes. Christ says “They will put the Son of Man to death” Jesus is very clear on the fate that awaits him: death followed by the Resurrection. Death is an inevitable tax. It is a price […]