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” …
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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*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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*HOMILY OF FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C* *THEME: UNWORTHY BUT SENT* Isaiah, 6:1-2a,.3-8, 1Cor 15:1-11, Luke 5:1-11. God remains God. Man continues to be man. In obedience and service, man shares in the life of the invisible God who works in us to will and to do. Moreover, man for who he is, …
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HOMILY OF SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER YEAR B Acts 1;15-17.20a.20c-26, John 4:11-16, John 17:11b-19 THEME: REMAINING IN GOD’S LOVE Today is world communication day. The best of all communication is involvement. To communicate God’s love to man, Jesus involved himself with the affairs of men. He was able to bring together under one umbrella those …
HOMILY OF THE SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER YEAR B Acts 10:25-26.34-35.44-48, John 4:7-10, John 15:9-17. THEME: LOVE AS TRUST: HOW FRIENDS ARE MADE We don’t call someone a friend because of the good thing he or she has done for us. We make people friends despite who they are. Friendship is a game of choice. …
HOMILY OF THE THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER YEAR B Acts 3:13-15.17-19ab, 1John 2:1-5a, Luke 24:35-48. THEME: FLESH AND BONE PRESENCE OF JESUS We must not be extra-ordinary before we do extra-ordinary things. The one who suffered and died on the cross, is the one who resurrected. The disciples thought that Jesus was a spirit when …
HOMILY OF THE SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER [ DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY] Acts 4:32-35, 1 John 5: 1-7, John 20:19-31 THEME: SEEING AND BELIEVING THE WORD: He was disappointed that the man he had wanted to die with finally died. Thomas was never a man of theory. He was a real and crude pragmatic man. He …
HOMILY OF THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT Jer 31:31-34, Heb 5:7, John 12:20-33 THEME: HOW MEASURE LOVE Man’s maturity is measured by how much he loves. The depth of his love can be determined by how much he can sacrifice for others. When we do things based on how it suites us alone, we have …
HOMILY OF FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT [LAETARE SUNDAY] 2 Chronicles 36:14-16.19-23, Eph 2:4-10, John 3:14-21. THEME: SEARCHING LOVE OF GOD “For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:1-15. Salvation is of God. It is the fruit …
HOMILY OF SUNDAY 7TH MARCH, 2021 THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT R1:- Exodus 20:1-17 PS:- 19:8.9.10.11 R2:- 1 Corinthians 1:22-25 Accl:- John 3:16 Gosp:- John 2:13-25 *THEME: ROBBERY IN THE TEMPLE* I do not stay at home. I travelled abroad to find greener pasture. All in the bid to survive. Back to base to offer sacrifice …
HOMILY OF THE SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT YEAR B Genesis 22:1-2.9a.10-13.15-18, Rom 8:31b-34, Mk 9:2-10. THEME: OUR FAITH IN THE MISSION OF CHRIST It is hard to obey someone in whom we do not have faith. To follow someone’s instruction entails having trust in him or her. Anything short of that is coercion. God cannot …
HOMILY OF THE FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT YEAR B Genesis 9:8-15, 1Peter 3:18-22, Mark 1:12-15. THEME: STRENGTH TO RESIST THE FORCES AGAINST HUMAN SALVATION I begin my today’s reflection with a quote by Dr Ashima Godwin which reads, “If you have a calling to be a shelter. Don’t search for shade. Grow in the desert.” …
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HOMILY OF SUNDAY OF THE FIFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B Job 7:1-4, 6-7, 1 Cor 9:16-19.22-23, mark 1:29-39 THEME: HUMAN SUFFERING AND OUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE GOSPEL The suffering in the world is much. And it will continue unless we learn the right attitude towards it. In our today’s first reading, we see …
HOMILY OF THE SUNDAY OF THE WORD OF GOD R1:- 1 Jonah 3:1-5.10 PS:- 25:4-5ab.6 and 7bc.8-9 R2:- 1 Cornithians 7:29-31 Accl:- Mark 1:15 Gospel:- Mark 1:14-20 THEME: GOD AND HIS WORD. “From out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks” Matthew 12:34 We cannot be separate from our words. We cannot be …
HOMILY OF THE SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B 1samuel 3:3b-10,19, 1 Cor 6:13c-15a, 17-20, John 1:35-42. THEME: KNOWING WHEN GOD CALLS. We learned from our today’s first reading that, from the moment when Samuel began to recognize the voice of the Lord, “He, [the Lord] was with him and let none of his …
HOMILY OF THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD Isaiah 55:1-11, 1 John 5:1-9, Mark 1:7-11 The baptism of Jesus is a pointer to God’s interest in humanity. Though sinless, Jesus came to be baptised by the John the Baptist. By this singular act, he demonstrated his solidarity with us. This association of human and the divine …
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EPIPHANY OF THE LORD (SOLEMNITY) (B) R1:- Isaiah 60:1-6 PS:- 72:1-2.7-8.10-11.12.13 R2:- Ephesians 3:2-3a.5-6 Accl:- Matthew 2:2 Gospel:- Matthew 2:1-12 The epiphany of the Lord is the manifestation of Jesus to the gentiles. At his birth, his star appeared to the three wise men, the Persian magi from the East. However, Jesus Christ came for …
HOMILY OF THE SOLEMNITY OF HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH Genesis 15:1-6; 21:1-3, Hebrews 11:8.11-12.17-19, Luke 2:22-40 Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. This is a family built on God and set as an example for other families to follow and emulate. The first reading …
