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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
First Reading: Gn 12:1-9; Psalm: 33. R. v. 12b; Gospel: Mt 7:1-5 DO NOT JUDGE BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP “‘Judge not, that you be not judged.’” (Mt 7:1) According to Rabbi Hillel, “Do not judge a man until you yourself have come into his circumstance or situation.” For if we found ourselves in … [Read more…]
First Reading: Jr 20:10-13; Psalm: 69. R. v. 13c; Second Reading: Rm 5:12-15 Gospel: Mt 10:26-33? THE CHALLENGES OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP What we are about to reflect on today is disturbing but it’s not something new. It is disturbing because it will cause us anxiety and worry if … [Read more…]
THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST (Solemnity) First Reading: Is 49:1-6; Psalm: 139. R. v. 14a; Second Reading: Acts 13:22-26; Gospel: Lk 1:57-66. 80 THE GREATNESS OF JOHN THE BAPTIST BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP There was something great about John the Baptist that was evident in the events surrounding his birth. His mother … [Read more…]
First Reading: 2Cor 11:18. 21-30; Psalm: 34. R. 18b; Gospel: Mt 6:19-23 HEAVENLY INVESTMENT FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP The humongous appetite of man to acquire his desired wants is a drive we see in our daily activities. We work so hard every day to get some money and every wise man would want to … [Read more…]
First Reading: 2Cor 11:1-11; Psalm: 111. R. v. 7a; Gospel: Mt 6:7-15 PRAYING WITH THE CHILDLIKE CONFIDENCE BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP At the Holy Mass, the priest usually introduces the Lord’s Prayer in the following words: “At the Saviour’s command and formed by Divine teaching we dare to say.” What this means is … [Read more…]
