HOMILY OF SUNDAY OF THE 13TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C 1 Kings 19:16b.19-21, Gal.5:1.13-18, Luke 9:51-62. THEME: A CALL WITH A PRICE Though the call to discipleship is a privilege, it has some prices attached to it. Every special mission goes with peculiar disciplines. When we are chosen and are separated for specific …
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EITHER BITTER OR SWEET Bitter lesson of life If you want to appreciate your finger cut it off Sweet lesson of life If you want to appreciate your finger, keep it clean. “When you have lifted up the son of man, then you will know I am he.” John 8:28 “When the centurion saw what …
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HOMILY OF SUNDAY OF THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST [CORPUS CHRISTI][C] Genesis 14:18-20; 1Cor 11:23-26; Lk 9:11-17 THEME: WHAT WE EAT The Lord desires to satisfy us both in our body and in our soul. John prayed, “Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just …
HOMILY OF SATURDAY OF THE 11TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C 2chronicles 24:17-25, Matthew 6:24-34 THEME: DANGER OF FORGETFULNESS If the beloved of God neglect his ways, they are bound to suffer calamities. We easily forget God when things become rosy for us. Those who choose other gods will have their sorrows multiplied. King …
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THE BEST FRIEND TO AVOID That nice guy; Who greases your palms for the moment but cannot set you up to be independent. He takes you a step forward and two backward. He shows you nice prospects but keeps you gazing at it until your passion dies. He makes you feel important just to keep …
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HOMILY OF FRIDAY OF THE 11TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME 2kings 11:1-4.9-18, 20, Matthew 6:19-23 THEME: HOW GOD PRESERVES HIS OWN CHOICE A nation that is ruled by blood-sucking men and women will never know peace until God handpicked his own choice of leader. Athaliah was ruthless. She was the daughter of Jezebel and king …
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HOMILY OF TUESDAY, 14TH OF JUNE, 2022 2Kings 2:1.6-14, Matthew 6:1-6.16-18 THEME: CONSEQUENCE OF EVIL INFLUENCE Ahab may not have had a murderous instinct, but the kind of wife he married has brought evil upon his family. He couldn’t manage his grief at Naboth refusal and he allowed his wife, Jezebel, to perform a proxy …
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HOMILY OF THE SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY 1st Reading Proverb 8:22-31, 2nd Reading: Romans 5:1-5, Gospel: 16:12-15. THEME: GOD WITH US God is spirit. We are the works of his hands. He made us for himself and we cannot achieve our eternal destiny without him. Man’s fall and his expulsion from the Garden …
*YOU MAY BE DEAD UNKNOWN TO YOU* You are dead where you are PassiveDo your bit and make yourself visible wherever you are. Life is too short to bury your talents. You are not blessed for nothing. Come out of your shell. You can be loaded but not valuable. You are alive only where you …
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PRAYER FOR PERSONAL AND FAMILY DELIVERANCE [Could be said any time from 11:00pm to 3:00am] Praise and worship. Intention: Announce your prayer points Examination of conscience Psalm 51 ANIMA CHRISTI Soul of Christ, sanctify me; Body of Christ, save me; Blood of Christ, inebriate me; Water from the side of Christ, wash me; Passion of …
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BEING ABLE TO SEE THE FINGER OF GOD When you cannot recognize or see what God is preventing in your life. You will be jealous of what he is repairing in the life of others. Prevention is better than cure. Be grateful. Learn to see the finger of God in your daily living. God is …
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WOMEN: MAKE A CHOICE* A harsh and rich husband who provides for you and does not want you to work but make you always dependent on him.Or A poor and caring husband who gives you freedom to work so as to become rich and to provide for the family since he believes in your skills …
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FORGIVENESS AND FREEDOM When you bent on condemning others on account of their weaknesses, you may not know how many times you have sinned on account of your strengths. When you forgive others, you are opening the door of mercy for yourselves Who told you that you are better than others? Forgive and set yourself …
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HOMILY OF THE 4TH SUNDAY OF LENT Joshua 5:9a.10-12, 2 Cor. 5:17-21, Luke 15:1-3.11-32 THEME: BEING AT HOME True reconciliation is all about reaching a truce. It is about forgiving and forgetting. “In Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation” …
SPIRIT-MAN It is easier to control spirits than to direct man. Spirits obey laws, but man often follows sentiments. To be a master in the spirit, man must conquer himself. But the spirits need human authorization before they operate in the world of man. We can control the kind of spirits that operate through us …
HOW POVERTY KILLS DESTINY Those who have accepted involuntary poverty always find it difficult to see what is needed. They rather think and talk about what they cannot do, and who is forcing them to do it. Any effort to make them responsible is like forcing them to lose their poor status. Your desires and …
HOMILY OF THE THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT YEAR C Exodus 3;1-8a.13-15, 1Cor 10:1-6.10-12, Luke 13:1-9 THEME: COMING HOME: Fate took Joseph to Egypt and the struggle for survival took his people there the same. The Jews were comfortable enjoying the privilege of Joseph, the slave-turned-minister. They forgot the land of their birth until their number …
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HOMILY OF THE FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT YEAR C THEME: THE WORD OF GOD: OUR ANCHOR IN TIMES OF TEST Deut. 26:4-10, Romans 10:8-13, Luke 4:1-13 There is no promotion without examination. Knowledge is power. Our result is a test of how much we know. No mission without a test. Test running is a necessity …
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HOW CLERICS TURN INTO MEDIA MOUTHPIECE We live in a world where rumormongers front as journalists. We are resident in a world where gossip usurp the position of journalism. In this same world, people with questionable characters warm their ways into the hearts of mostly the unassuming as celebrities or influencers. No one cares if …
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*HOMILY OF THE 6TH SUNDAY OF THE ORDINARY TIME YEAR C.* Jer. 17:5-8, 1Cor 15:12.16-20, Luke 6:17-20-26. *THEME: WAITING ON GOD Whatever we cannot wait for does not worth dying for. When we rely on man, we work with the timing of man and we indulge in devilish activities without counting the cost. Our trust …
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