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Divine Inspirations is a Catholic Meditation and Inspirational site by Rev. Fr. Valentine Nnamdi Egbuonu (MSP)

Year I

SATURDAY OF THE THIRTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (Year I)

July 7, 2023 by Rev. Fr. Val 1 Comment

First Reading: Gn 27:1-5. 15-29; Psalm: 135 R. v. 3a; Gospel: Mt 9:14-17 NEW WINE, FRESH WINESKIN BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP Why were the disciples of John so concerned about fasting that they considered it a point of discussion to table before Jesus? Judging from our time, fasting isn’t always compulsorily demanded. But … [Read more…]

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FRIDAY OF THE THIRTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (Year I)

July 6, 2023 by Rev. Fr. Val 1 Comment

First Reading: Gn 23:1. 4. 19; 24:1-8. 62-67; Psalm: 106. R. v. 1b; Gospel: Mt 9:9-13 A LESSON FROM JESUS BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP People criticise for various reasons. There are those who criticise because they feel they can do better. And there are those who criticise just to take people’s attention away … [Read more…]

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THURSDAY OF THE THIRTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (Year I)

July 5, 2023 by Rev. Fr. Val 1 Comment

First Reading: Gn 22:1-19; Psalm: 116. R. v. 9; Gospel: Mt 9:1-8 THE BLACK DOT BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP The goodwill of Jesus in today’s gospel was met with two contrasting reactions which is not different from what we occasionally experience in life. Jesus had just left the district of Gadarenes where he … [Read more…]

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WEDNESDAY OF THE THIRTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (Year I)

July 4, 2023 by Rev. Fr. Val 1 Comment

First Reading: Gn 21:5. 8-20; Psalm: 34. R. v. 7a; Gospel: Mt 8:28-34 HUMAN WEAKNESS AND GOD’S STEADFAST LOVE BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP Hagar was an Egyptian slave who served as a maid to Abraham’s wife Sarah. When Sarah couldn’t conceive, she gave Hagar to Abraham to bear him a child. When Hagar … [Read more…]

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TUESDAY OF THE THIRTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (Year I)

July 3, 2023 by Rev. Fr. Val 1 Comment

First Reading: Gn 19:15-29; Psalm: 26. R. v. 3a; Gospel: Mt 8:23-27 FAITH IN TURBULENT MOMENTS BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP The reaction of the disciples in the gospel of today re-echoes how we often naturally slip into fear in moments of danger. When their boat was swamped by the waves, fear gripped them … [Read more…]

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SATURDAY OF THE TWELFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (Year I)

June 30, 2023 by Rev. Fr. Val 1 Comment

First Reading: Gn 18:1-15; Psalm: Lk 1. R. v. 54b; Gospel: Mt 8:5-17 A LESSON FROM THE CENTURION BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP “‘For I am a man under authority with soldiers under me; and I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my slave, … [Read more…]

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FRIDAY OF THE TWELFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (Year I)

June 29, 2023 by Rev. Fr. Val 1 Comment

First Reading: Gn 17:1. 9-10. 15-22; Psalm: 128. R. v. 4; Gospel: Mt 8:1-4 LET GOD TAKE THE GLORY IN ALL THINGS BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP Sincere love and kindness requires no publicity. We must not announce or publicise our good deeds for people to know. God will reward us abundantly when we … [Read more…]

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THURSDAY OF THE TWELFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (Year I)

June 28, 2023 by Rev. Fr. Val 1 Comment

SS PETER AND PAUL, APP. (Solemnity) Red First Reading: Acts 12:1-11; Psalm: 34. R. v. 5b; Second Reading: 2Tim 4:6-8. 17-18; Gospel: Mt 16:13-19 FAITH OF OUR FATHERS BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP Today the Church celebrates the solemnity of two great apostles SS Peter and Paul. These two apostles are regarded as the … [Read more…]

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WEDNESDAY OF THE TWELFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (Year I)

June 27, 2023 by Rev. Fr. Val 1 Comment

ST IRENAEUS Bp, M (Memorial) Red He was the bishop of Lyons and a disciple of St Polycarp of Smyrna. Born in c. 130 at Asia Minor. He worked and wrote against Gnosticism. Gnosticism taught that salvation is achieved through special knowledge and that the material world is evil. If matter is evil, it therefore … [Read more…]

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TUESDAY OF THE TWELFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY (Year I)

June 26, 2023 by Rev. Fr. Val 1 Comment

First Reading: Gn 13:2. 5-18; Psalm: 48. R. v. 9cd; Gospel: Mt 7:6.12-14 OUR GUIDING RULE BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP So whatever you wish that men would do to you, do so to them; for this is the law and the prophets. (Mt 7:12). The Golden Rule is as old as the human … [Read more…]

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