Spiritual growth 2 Samuel 7:4-17, Ps.88, Mark 4:1-20 Today’s Gospel presents us with the parable of the sower, whose seed fell in various places. The seed represents the Word of God, and the soil symbolizes the heart. This parable illustrates how soil conditions can impact growth just as the condition of one’s heart determines the […]

RELATIONSHIP BY FAITH 2 Samuel 6:12-15,17-19/Hebrews 10:1-10/Psalm 39/Mark 3:31-35  Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers and sisters are outside asking for you.” This particular verse has been a subject of controversy among believers. Who are the siblings of Jesus Christ? According to the Commentary of the New Community Bible; in the Jewish society, the […]

  UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL 2 Samuel 5:1-7, 10; Psalm 89; Mark 3:22-30  “A kingdom divided against itself cannot stand” (Mark 3:24). This statement was the response of Jesus to those who called him Beelzebub. The Kingdom of God advances through unity of purpose and harmony of spirit. The Spirit is not given […]

NO WORD, NO CHRIST Isaiah 8:23-9:3/Psalm27/ Cor. 1:10-13, 17/ Matt.4:12-23 1. Pope Francis instituted the celebration of the Sunday of the Word of God in his Apostolic Letter Aperuit illis, issued on September 30, 2019. This celebration, observed every year on the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, calls us to celebrate, study, and proclaim the […]

The fall of Saul 2 Samuel 1:1-4, 11-12, 17, 19, 23-27; Psalm 80; Mark 3:20-21 The first reading (2 Sam 1:1–27) David mourns Saul, he refuses to celebrate the fall of Saul – his enemy. He said, “How the mighty have fallen!” This is not a mockery but a warning: great beginnings do not guarantee […]

Revenge: Saul and David 1Samuel 24:3-21; Psalm 57; Mark 3:13-19 David had the perfect chance to end Saul’s life, but he chose restraint over revenge (1 Sam 24:3–21). He used the sword to cut a piece off his robe, not his throat. He said to himself, “I will not touch the Lord’s anointed.” As believers […]

LOYAL OR RIVALS  1 Samuel 18:6–9; 19:1–7|Psalm 55:2-3,9-14 | Mark 3:7–12 David did not steal Saul’s crown; Saul surrendered it to jealousy. The women’s song; “Saul has slain his thousands, David his tens of thousands” became the seed of hatred in Saul’s heart. From that day, Scripture says, “Saul eyed David.” Jealousy is dangerous because […]

Small Stones, Great Courage 1 Samuel 17:32–33, 37, 40–51 | Mark 3:1–6 | David stood before Goliath with no armour, no sword, and no human assurance but only trust in the living God. Saul saw a boy; Goliath saw an easy victim. But David saw a battle that belonged to the Lord. He refused borrowed […]

 God’s Choice  1 Samuel 16:1–13 |Psalm 89| Mark 2:23–28 Even the prophet Samuel was nearly tricked by appearance when God sent him to anoint a king. Eliab appeared majestic, towering, self-assured, and kingly, but God rejected him. “Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart,” according to the Bible. God […]

THE LAMB OF GOD Fr. Daniel Evbotokhai  Isaiah 49:3, 5–6 / 1 Corinthians 1:1–3 / John 1:29–34 Jesus Revealed as the Lamb of God: Today’s Gospel presents Jesus to us as “the Lamb of God.” This title appears explicitly in John 1:29 and again in John 1:36. Every name given to Jesus in Scripture reveals […]