First Reading: Gen 2:4b-9. 15-17; Psalm: 104. R. v. 1a; Gospel: Mk 7:14-23 DEALING WITH THE SINS WITHIN BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP Jesus reminds us in the gospel of today that what defiles a man is what comes out from the heart of man. He then went further and enumerated a few sins … [Read more…]
First Reading: Gen 8:1-20-2:4a; Psalm: 8. R. v. 2ab; Gospel: Mk 7:1-13 THE DIVINE MASTER PLANNER BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP Our God is indeed a master planner. Reflecting on the manner in which God created the universe; there is no doubt it was the work of a perfect architect. Before God created anything … [Read more…]
ST PAUL MIKI AND COMPANIONS M.M. (Memorial) Red Paul Miki the son of the military leader Miki Handyu was one of the martyrs of Nagasaki, Japan. He was called to the religious life as a Jesuit priest in 1580. During his successful evangelism, Christianity encountered a hostile political climate. He was arrested and on his … [Read more…]
First Reading: Is 58:7-10; Psalm: 112. R. v. 4a; Second Reading: 1Cor 2:1-5; Gospel: Mt 5:13-16 A PINCH OF SALT BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP Immaculee Ilibagiza, a Rwandan-American and Tutsi by tribe was a survivor of the Rwandan genocide of 1994 that claimed the lives of over one million Rwandan, most of whom … [Read more…]
First Reading: Heb 13:15-17. 20-21; Psalm: 23. R. v. 1; Gospel: Mk 6:30-34 THE HEART OF A TRUE SHEPHERD BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP When the apostles returned from their missionary assignment, they reported to Jesus all they had done and taught. Jesus obviously was impressed with their effort and felt they deserved some … [Read more…]
First Reading: Heb 13:1-8; Psalm: 27. R. v. 1a; Gospel: Mk 6:14-29 UNDISCIPLINED LIFE BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP Living an undisciplined life can be very dangerous. It exposes us to a lot of danger. If we are undisciplined, we can become vulnerable to the mercy of others. When we do things without careful … [Read more…]
THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD (Feast) White First Reading: Mal 3:1-4; Psalm: 24. R. v. 10bc; Second Reading: Heb 2:14-18; Gospel: Lk 2:22-40 CHRIST THE LIGHT OF THE NATIONS BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP The feast of the presentation of the Lord is a feast that occurs forty days after the birth of Christ. … [Read more…]
First Reading: Heb12:4-7. 11-15; Psalm: 103. R. v. 17ab; Gospel: Mk 6:1-6 THE DANGER OF FAMILIARITY BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP “Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon, and are not his sisters here with us?” (Mk 6:3). How much we … [Read more…]
ST JOHN BOSCO, P. (Memorial) White John Bosco was ordained in 1841. He worked with youth, finding places where they could meet, play and pray. He founded the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) in 1859, priests who work with and educate boys under the protection of Our Lady Help of Christians, and Saint Francis de … [Read more…]
First Reading: Heb 11:32-40; Psalm: 31 R. v. 25; Gospel: Mk 5:1-20 THE POWER OF DIVINE PRESENCE BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP “. . . for he had often been bound with shackles and chains, but the chains he wrenched apart, and the shackles he broke in pieces; and no one had the strength … [Read more…]
