(LAETARE SUNDAY) First Reading: Jo 5:9a.10-12; Psalm: 34. R.v.9a; Second Reading: 2 Cor 5:17-21; Gospel: Lk 15:1-3.11-32 GOD’S BOUNDLESS LOVE AND MERCY BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP In the Catholic Church, on every Fourth Sunday of Lent, the sober and contemplative atmosphere of Lent is relaxed a little as we come half-way to celebrating … [Read more…]
First Reading: Ex 3:1-8a.13-15; Psalm: 103. R.v.8a; Second Reading: 1 Cor10:1-6.10-12; Gospel: Lk 13:1-9 WE LIVE NOT TO JUDGE BUT TO BEAR GOOD FRUITS BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP On the 5th of January 2025, during the 82nd Hollywood Golden Globes Awards at the Beverly Hilton in California, the host Nikki Glaser made a … [Read more…]
First Reading: Gen15:5-12.17-18; Psalm: 27. R. v. 1a; Second Reading: Phil3:17-4:1; Gospel: Lk 9:28b-36 FROM TRASNFORMATION TO FAITH BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP In our readings on this second Sunday in Lent, two figures stand out vividly: Abram, who will later become Abraham, our father in faith; and Jesus the divine Son of God. … [Read more…]
First Reading: Dt 26:4-10; Psalm: 91. R. v. 15b; Second Reading: Rm 10:8-13; Gospel: Lk 4:1-13 THREE LESSONS FROM CHRIST’S TEMPTATION BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP It’s four days now since we began the season of Lent. And on this first Sunday of Lent as we reflect on the temptations of Jesus Christ, the … [Read more…]
First Reading: Sir 27:4-7; Psalm: 92. R. v. 2a; Second Reading: 1 Cor 15:54-58; Gospel: Lk 6:39-45 BEARING GOOD FRUITS VIA SELF-INTROSPECTION BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP The gospel reading of today concludes Christ’s Sermon on the Plain which we have been reading for the past two Sundays. And as Christ concludes this sermon, … [Read more…]
First Reading: 1 Sam 26:2.7-9.12-13.22-23; Psalm: 103. R. v. 8a; Second Reading: 1 Cor 15:45-49; Gospel: Lk 6:27-38 IS CHRIST COMMANDING THE IMPOSSIBLE? BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP If being a Christian is challenging, the gospel of today is one of the reasons. There is no gospel so difficult to preach on than this … [Read more…]
First Reading: Jer 17:5-8; Psalm: 1. R. v. Ps 40:5ab; Second Reading: 1Cor 15:12.16-20; Gospel: Lk 6:17.20-26 THE RIGHT ATTITUDE TO THE BEATITUDE BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP Mr. Peterson just had a successful heart surgery. While he was recuperating, he was reassured by Sister MaryAnn who was waiting by his bed that he … [Read more…]
First Reading: Isa 6:1-2a. 3-8; Psalm: 138. R.v. 1b; Second Reading: 1Cor 15:1-11; Gospel: Lk 5:1-11 “PUT OUT YOUR NET INTO THE DEEP” BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP It was Paul’s first day as a taxi driver in the busy street of Lagos. As he parked by the roadside waiting for a passenger, a … [Read more…]
First Reading: Neh 8:2-4a.5-6.8-10; Psalm: 19. R. v. Jn 6:63c; Second Reading: 1 Cor 12:12-30; Gospel: Lk 1:1-4; 4:14-21 THE JUBILEE YEAR BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP The Jubilee Year in the Catholic Church is celebrated every 25 years. At first it was celebrated every 100 years. It was then shortened to every 50 … [Read more…]
First Reading: Is 62:1-5; Psalm: 96. R. v. 3; Second Reading: 1 Cor 12:4-11; Gospel: Jn 2:1-11 CHRIST THE NEW WINE BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP I’d like to share a joke. Sister Mary Ann who worked for a home health agency, was out making her rounds visiting home-bound patients when she ran out … [Read more…]
