Category Archives: Weekday Homily

GENESIS 13:2, 5-18; PSALM 15; MATTHEW 7:26, 12-14 Dispute broke out between the herdsmen of Abram’s livestock and those of Lot’s because the land was not sufficient to accommodate both of them. Rather than fight over things they settled themselves amicably. We can actually settle issues amicably. Jesus says in the Gospel, “Treat others as […]

GENESIS 12:1-9; PSALM 32; MATTHEW 7:1-5 “Do not judge, so that you may not be judged”. We need this instruction every day of our lives! Often times we are quick to notice what others have done wrong but slow to recognize the same failures or worse ones in ourselves. Today’s gospel rejects hypocrisy; it rejects […]

2 CORINTHIANS 12:1-10; PSALM 34; MATTHEW 6:24-34 Jesus says “Do not worry about tomorrow: your Father knows your needs”. Worrying is one of our most common and destructive daily habits. If we don’t control it, it controls us and endangers our health. Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its […]

2 CORINTHIANS 11:18, 21-30; PSALM 34; MATTHEW 6:19-23 Jesus says “store up for yourselves treasures in heaven” (Matt. 6:20). Jesus linked this command to the desire of our hearts: “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Matt. 6:21). Beloved, we must learn to avoid obsessive accumulation and treasure Jesus the most. When […]

2 CORINTHIANS 11:1-11; PSALM 111; MATTHEW 6:7-15 The gospel presents us with the Lord’s Prayer. This prayer encompasses the  past, present and future. It is both a prayer and a pattern for all prayers.  Our prayers therefore must be patterned after this divine model. No doubt, we are used to praying in different ways but […]

2 CORINTHIANS 9:6-11; PSALM 112; MATTHEW 6:1-6, 16-18 The gospel today speaks of the practice of our religious worship. Jesus reminds us of the three “hall-marks” of genuine worship: prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Jesus warns his disciples not to indulge in any form of display so as to attract the admiration of others. Fasting and […]

2 Corinthians 8:1-9; Psalm 146; 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 […]

2 CORINTHIANS 6:1-10; PSALM 98; MATTHEW 5:38-42 In the Gospel reading Jesus said to his disciples “you have heard how it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, but I say to you, Do not resist one who is evil” (Matt. 5:38-39). Jesus cited this old law called lex […]

ISAIAH 61:9-11; PSALM 1SAMUEL 2:1-8; LUKE 2:41-51 Today we celebrate the memorial of the Immaculate Heart of Mary – a celebration of the faithfulness and love of her heart for Jesus. To be immaculate is to be pure. Mary’s heart is pure; for that reason God found her worthy of divine habitation. The ‘pure in […]

Hosea 11:1-9, Psalm: Isaiah 12:2-6, Ephesians 3:8-19, John 19:31-37 The Heart is an ancient concept in the Bible. It occurs over one thousand times in the Bible, making it the most common anthropological term in the Bible. It denotes a person’s center for physical, emotional, and moral activities. Basically, the heart connotes love or affection. […]