First Reading: Heb 2:5-12; Psalm: 8. R. v. 7a; Gospel: Mk 1:21b-28 THE POWER OF GOD’S WORD BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP The Jewish Synagogue was a place for prayer, worship and study. For any of these spiritual exercises to take place, there must be at least a minimum of ten people. When Jesus … [Read more…]
THE PRESENTATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (MEMORIAL) White The scripture tells us nothing about the hidden life of Mary or her presentation in the temple. But the seventh chapter of the Apocryphal gospel of James gives a detailed account of how Joachim and Ann, the parents of Mary brought her to the temple at … [Read more…]
First Reading: Phil 2:1-4; Psalm: 131 R. v. 1; Gospel: Lk 14:12-14 THE BLESSINGS OF THE POOR BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP The appeal of Jesus to the Pharisees on the need to invite the poor when they call a banquet reveals the concern of God for the poor who solely rely on him. … [Read more…]
