First Reading: Ex 19:1-2. 9-11. 16-20b; Psalm: Dn. 3 R. v. 29b; Gospel: Mt 13:10-17 INDISPOSITION BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP. “For this people’s heart has grown dull, and their ears are heavy of hearing, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should perceive with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and … [Read more…]
SS JOACHIM AND ANNE, PARENTS OF THE B.V.M. (Memorial) White First Reading: Ex 16:1-5. 9-15; Psalm: 78 R. v. 24b; Gospel: Mt 13:1-9 IMPROVING ON THE GOOD FRUITS BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP. Other seeds fell on good soil and brought forth grain, some a hundred, some sixty, some thirty (Mt 13:8). We can … [Read more…]
ST JAMES THE APOSTLE (Feast) Red Jesus nicknamed James and John, the sons of Zebedee “Boanerges” meaning “sons of thunder” (Mk 3:17). They were natives of Galilee and fishermen when Jesus called them. James, John and Peter belonged to the three inner circles. They were with Jesus at the healing of Peter’s mother-in-law, Jairus’ daughter, … [Read more…]
First Reading: Ex 14:5-18; Psalm: Ex 15. R. v. 1a; Gospel: Mt 12:38-42 SINCERE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP The scribes and Pharisees who listened to Jesus in today’s gospel were purposely out to ridicule him. Although it was obvious that Jesus was the Messiah and that his teachings were divinely inspired; yet … [Read more…]
First Reading: Ws 12:13. 16-19; Psalm: 86. R. v. 5a; Second Reading: Rm 8:26-27; Gospel: Mt 13:24-43 COUNTER-DISTRUPTORS BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP On the evening of Wednesday the 19th of July 2023, precisely four days ago; a very loud bang unsettled the city of Johannesburg Central Business District. It was an explosion that … [Read more…]
ST MARY MAGDALENE (Feast) White First Reading: Songs of Sol 3:1-4ab; Psalm: 63 R. v. 2b; Gospel: Jn 20:1-2. 11-18. MARY’S LOVE AND FAITH BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP The first reading of today is very expressive. It expresses a strong emotional feeling of love that metamorphosed into an action of a deep search … [Read more…]
First Reading: Ex 11:10-12:14; Psalm: 116 R. v. 13; Gospel: Mt 12:1-8 LOVE AND MERCY SHOULD BE LOUDER BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP The disciples of Jesus were introduced to a certain way of living when they chose to follow Jesus. By choosing to preach the gospel, they chose a nomadic life. Moving from … [Read more…]
First Reading: Ex 3:13-20; Psalm: 105 R. v. 8a; Gospel: Mt 11:28-30 DIVINE ASSURANCE BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP When we recall clearly the story of Moses as a young man in Egypt and the abominable incident that made him flee from that land; we may begin to understand that part of what constituted … [Read more…]
First Reading: Ex 3:1-6. 9-12; Psalm: 103 R. v. 8a; Gospel: Mt 11:25-27 HUMBLE LISTENING BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP Jesus thanks his Father for hiding the mysteries of the kingdom from the learned and the clever and revealing them to mere children. This was a way of rebuking the intellectual pride of the … [Read more…]
First Reading: Ex 2:1-15a; Psalm: 69 R. v. 33; Gospel: Mt 11:20-24 UTILISING OUR OPPORTUNITIES BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP Life does not present equal opportunities. Some people are more fortunate than others. And this would mean that supposedly we are expected to reflect as much as what has been offered to us in … [Read more…]
