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Homilies & Reflections

Explore our collection of homilies and reflections on the Word of God.

ALL IN NEED OF MERCY

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ALL IN NEED OF MERCY

January 16, 2021

  SATURDAY 16TH JANUARY, 2021 SATURDAY THE OF THE FIRST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B R1:- Hebrew 4:12-18 PS:- 19:8.9.10.15 Accl:- Luke 4:18 Gospel:- Mark 2:13-17 THEME: ALL IN NEED OF MERCY It is difficult to go fishing without touching water. Part of our pastoral hazards come from comments and misconceptions that trail some […]

CONDITIONS FOR TRUE HEALING

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CONDITIONS FOR TRUE HEALING

January 15, 2021

HOMILY OF FRIDAY THE OF THE FIRST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B R1:- Hebrew 4:1-5.11 PS:- 78:3 and 4bc.6c-7.8 Accl:- Luke 7:16 Gospel:- Mark 2:1-121 THEME: CONDITIONS FOR TRUE HEALING. In today’s gospel, we see how four men carried a paralytic to Jesus through the roof of the house. Surprisingly, Jesus did not accuse […]

HUMILITY IN SERVICE

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HUMILITY IN SERVICE

January 14, 2021

HOMILY IN THURSDAY 14TH JANUARY, 2021 THURSDAY THE OF THE FIRST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B R1:- Hebrew 3:7-14 PS:- 95:6-7abc.7d and 8-9.10 Accl:- Matthew 4:23 Gospel:- Mark 1:40-45 THEME: HUMILITY IN SERVICE. A times, when we have some kinds of special gifts or we are endowed with the power to perform signs, we […]

THE CALL TO FOLLOW JESUS

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THE CALL TO FOLLOW JESUS

January 11, 2021

HOMILY OF MONDAY 11TH JANUARY, 2021 MONDAY OF THE FIRST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME R1:- Hebrew 1:1-6 PS:- 97:1 and 2b.6 and 7c.9 Accl:- Mark 1:15 Gospel:- Mark 1:14-20 We see in today’s gospel how Jesus called Simon and his brother Andrew. He also called James and John the son of Zebedee. These were ordinary […]

JESUS BAPTISM: DIVINE SOLIDARITY AND THE NEED FOR HUMAN COOPERATION

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JESUS BAPTISM: DIVINE SOLIDARITY AND THE NEED FOR HUMAN COOPERATION

January 9, 2021

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 […]

UNDERSTANDING GOD’S ALLOCATION OF GIFTS

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UNDERSTANDING GOD’S ALLOCATION OF GIFTS

January 8, 2021

HOMILY OF SATURDAY 9TH JANUARY, 2021 SATURDAY AFTER EPIPHANY R1:- 1 John 5:14-21 PS:- 149:1b-2.3-4.5 Accl:- Matthew 4:16 Gospel:- John 3:22-30 ” No one can receive anything except what is given to him from heaven” The above statement was John’s response when his disciples came to report to him that they saw Jesus baptising in […]

MESSIANIC SECRET

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MESSIANIC SECRET

January 8, 2021

HOMILY OF FRIDAY 8TH JANUARY, 2021 FRIDAY AFTER EPIPHANY R1:- 1 John 5:5-13 PS:- 147.12.13.14-15.19-20 Accl:- Matthew 4:23 Gospel:- Luke 5:12-16 People with special or rare gifts will always have the search light of the public on them. The presence of such people can be a threat to some men and women in their neighbourhood. […]

CALL TO LOVE

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CALL TO LOVE

January 7, 2021

HOMILY OF THURSDAY 7TH JANUARY, 2021, THURSDAY AFTER EPIPHANY R1:- 1 John 4:19-5:4 PS:- 72:1-2.14 and 15bc.17 Accl:- Luke 4:18 Gospel:- Luke 4:14-22a Outside our regular responsibilities under constituted authorities, to pay allegiance to someone is to submit our life to him or her. However, we cannot entrust our life to whom we do not […]

WHAT HAPPENS TO OUR FEAR WHEN GOD IS NEAR

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WHAT HAPPENS TO OUR FEAR WHEN GOD IS NEAR

January 5, 2021

HOMILY OF WEDNESDAY AFTER EPIPHANY 1John 4:11-18, Mark 6:45-52 Fear has the capacity to distort our realities. It can make us see things wrongly and as such quickens us into wrong reactions. In our today’s gospel, we see Jesus after the feeding of the five thousand, he sent his disciples away, and having dispersed the […]