Jesus says, “He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much” (Luke 16:10). According to our Savior, little things can make a significant impact on the big picture. THE BIBLE ON LITTLE THINGS The Lord’s approval of […]
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HOMILY FOR THURSDAY OF THE THIRTY FOURTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR 1. NOVEMBER 28, 2019
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Daniel 6:11-27; Daniel 3; Luke 21:20-28 We have three different homilies on today’s reading we are can reflect using any of them. Fr. Dennis Adigwe The social media bill proposed by national Assembly is considered evil because it aims at stiffening our freedom of expression in a dictatorial manner.Daniel in our reading of today (Dan.6:11-27)faced […]
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FR DAN EVBOTOKHAI Introduction Over the years hundreds of parishes transform and become vibrant in large part by simply following the small group model of the early Church. Reclaiming this model may be the single most important thing we can do to strengthen the Church today. This small group has been termed Basic Christian Communities. […]
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HOMILY FOR WEDNESDAY OF THE THIRTY FOURTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR 1 (NOVEMBER 27, 2019)
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Daniel 5:1-6,13-14, 16-17,23-28; Daniel 3; Luke 21:12-19 Fr. Evaristus Okeke Holy things/persons must be treated Holy Yesterday we saw how King Nebuchadnezzar, after conquering Jerusalem, attempted to force it to reject the worship of God and embrace the worship of the Babylonian gods. The people of Jerusalem were God’s own people. By subjecting them to […]
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2 Samuel 5:1-3Psalm 122:1-2,3-4,4-5/Colossians 1:12-20/Luke 23:35-43 Introduction: Today is the Last Sunday of the Liturgical Year; that is, the calendar of the Church. In this Sunday we celebrate the Solemnity of Christ the King of the Universe. And latter in this mass we shall proclaim Jesus as King in a procession as children and princes […]
Malachi 3:19-20/Psalm 98:5-6,7-8,9/2 Thessalonians 3:7-12/Luke 21:5-19 Keeping through Hard times and End Times In the gospel Jesus teaches about the destruction of the temple and the coming of the son of man. For the Jews destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple is equivalent to the end of the world. Precisely for this reason the Church […]
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LIFE AFTER DEATH We gather here on Sundays because this is the ‘day of the resurrection’. We call ourselves the people of the resurrection and of new life. We proclaim the mystery of faith: ‘Christ has died, Christ is risen.’ But we often do not stop and think about what we mean by ‘resurrection’ and […]
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Wisdom 11:22—12:2/Psalm 145:1-2,8-9,10-11,13,14/2 Thessalonians 1:11—2:2/Luke 19:1-10 Be available for salvation Today the gospel presents to us the story of Zacchaeus he was a rich tax collector, rich at the detriment of the people. For this reason tax collectors were not loved. Zacchaeus is a sinner, Jesus seeks him out, Zacchaeus repents and has a ‘firm […]
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Ecclesiasticus 35:12-14, 16-19/ 32(33):2-3, 17-19, 23/ 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18/ Luke 18:9-14 Attitude in Prayer Luke 18 presents us with two different parables about prayer. This first parable teaches us about persistence in prayer. While the second parable (today’s gospel) addresses attitude in prayer by contrasting the prayer of the Pharisee with the prayer of the tax collector. […]
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Today the Church celebrates the 93rd edition of the World Mission Sunday. The Holy Father, Pope Fracis has called for an Extraordinary Missionary Month to be celebrated throughout the whole month of October, 2019. In the light of this we are expected to organize different activities at diocesan level, parish level, societies and groups in […]