Explore our collection of homilies and reflections on the Word of God.
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September 30, 2020
HOMILY, WEDNESDAY, 26TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A Job 9:1-12.14-16, Luke 9:57-62 God’s ways are not our ways. In our today’s first reading, Job refused to curse God, because he knew that God cannot err. It is just that we often find it difficult to understand how God operates. In the gospel narrative, we […]
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September 29, 2020
HOMILY, TUESDAY OF THE TWENTY- SIXTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR (A) SS MICHAEL, GABRIEL AND RAPHAEL ARCHANGELS (FEAST) R1:- Daniel 7:9-10.13-14 Or Revelation 12:7-12a PS:- 138:1-2a.2bcd-3.4-5 (R.1b) Accl:- Psalm 103:21 Gosp:- John 1:47-51 The ARCHANGELS are the angels of the highest rank among the heavenly host. It is soothing to know that we have […]
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September 28, 2020
HOMILY, MONDAY OF THE 26TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A Job 1:6-22, Luke 9:46-50 FACTS FOR REFLECTION Our strength to stand in the times of trials is built on our faith in the omnipotency of God. Behind everything visible, there is an invisible. Behind every physical occurrence, there is a spiritual. The mind has […]
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September 26, 2020
HOMILY, 26TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A Eze 18:25-28, Phil 2:1-11 or Phil 2:1-5, Matthew 21:28-32 FOOD FOR THOUGHT True obedience is not a matter of a second thought. We must not give complex solution to simple problems. Pride and too much of self-consciousness prevent us from believing in others. People who are too […]
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September 26, 2020
HOMILY, 26TH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR (A) Rev Fr Andrew Odeyemi Ez 18:25-28; Phil 2:1-11; Mt 21:28-32 Today’s liturgy centers on the need for repentance and the importance of doing God’s will. What guarantees our entrance into God’s Kingdom is not mere profession of faith but most importantly repentance and obedience to the will of […]
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September 26, 2020
HOMILY, SATURDAY OF THE 25TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A Ecc 11:9-12:12, Luke 9:43-45 We are called not to waste the precious moments of our life. Opportunity lost can never be regained. When we know what is required of our times and seasons, we will never missed any God-given opportunity. In our first reading […]
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September 24, 2020
HOMILY, FRIDAY, 25TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A Ecc 3:1-11, Luke 9:18-22 God’s time is a gracious moment. The only tbing that is not possible is what the time has not come. There is time for everything. In our today’s first reading, it is clear that, “for everything there is a season, and a […]
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September 24, 2020
HOMILY, THURSDAY OF THE 25TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A Ecc 1:2-11, Luke 9:7-9. THEME: THE VOICE OF CONSCIENCE Nothing is hidden under the sun. We can hide from others, but we cannot hide from ourselves and from God. The truth cannot be buried nor the voice of conscience be silent. Everyone has a […]
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September 23, 2020
HOMILY, WEDNESDAY OF THE 25TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A ST PIO OF PIETRELCINA [PADRE PIO] MEMORIAL Padre Pio (Pius) was born in Italy in 1887 and joined the Capuchin Friars. he was ordained in 1910, and three years later he received the visible signs of the stigmata. From the time onwards, he had […]
