First Reading: Sir 44:1.9-13; Psalm: 149. R. v. 4a; Gospel: Mk 11:11-26 BEARING FRUIT IS NOT SEASONAL BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP The gospel of today is one of the narratives in the scriptures that accentuated the humanness of Jesus. Jesus was hungry and needed something to eat. Then he saw a fig tree … [Read more…]
ST JUSTIN, MARTYR (Memorial) He was born of pagan Greek parents in Samaria around 100AD. He read rhetoric, poetry and history and studied various schools of philosophy. At Ephesus, he was impressed by the steadfastness of the Christian martyrs and converted to Christianity. He opened a school of Christian philosophy and was arrested with the … [Read more…]
First Reading: Sir 35:1-12; Psalm: 50. R. 23b; Gospel: Mk 10:28-31 CONSISTENT FOLLOWERSHIP BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP “But many that are first will be last, and the last first.”(Mk 10:31). When we have attained certain level of success, there is that tendency to be complacent. If we wished to grow above our present … [Read more…]
MARY, MOTHER OF THE CHURCH (Memorial) White First Reading: Gen 3:9-15.20; Psalm: 87. R.v. 3; Gospel: Jn 19:25-34 MARY OUR MOTHER BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP The celebration of Mary, Mother of the Church was a memorial inserted into the Roman calendar in 2018 by Pope Francis. It is a memorial celebrated on the … [Read more…]
First Reading: Acts 28:16-20. 30-31; Psalm: 11. R. v. 7a; Gospel: Jn 21:20-25 TRUST IN THE PLAN OF GOD BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP In the gospel of yesterday Jesus indicated the kind of death Peter would suffer. This got Peter a bit anxious that he became inquisitive as to how the other ten … [Read more…]
ST PHILIP NERI, P (Memorial) White He founded the Confraternity of the Most Holy Trinity. He preached the gospel and had many converts. As a priest, he worked in Rome, heard confessions for hours and could tell penitents their sins before they confessed it. He declined from being made a cardinal when Pope Gregory XIV … [Read more…]
First Reading: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11; Psalm: 16. R. v. 1; Gospel: Jn 17:20-26 THAT WE MAY BE ONE BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP A lot of people believe religion is the bane of the society. People say this because of the many wrong doings prevalent in different churches and among different pastors. But a … [Read more…]
First Reading: Acts 20:28-38; Psalm: 68. R. v. 33a; Gospel: Jn 17:11b-19 LIVING IN THE WORLD FOR CHRIST FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP “I do not pray that you should take them out of the world, but that you should keep them from the evil one” (Jn 17:15). Some of us strive for righteous living … [Read more…]
First Reading: Acts 20:17-27; Psalm: 68. R. v. 33a; Gospel: Jn 17:1-11a KEEPING THE FAITH ALIVE BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP St Paul in his valedictory speech to the Church in Ephesus exuded gladness and fulfilment having completed his work. His life and speech inspired the hearts of the elders of the Church and … [Read more…]
First Reading: Acts 19:1-8; Psalm: 68. R. v. 33a; Gospel: Jn 16:29-33 GROWING IN FAITH BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP Jesus was very good at using parables and figures while speaking to his disciples about the kingdom of God. And whenever he did this, his disciples always felt confused. But today, they reacted differently. … [Read more…]
