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First Reading: Gen 4:1-15. 25; Psalm: 50. R. v. 14a; Gospel: Mk 8:11-13 WHERE IS YOUR BROTHER/SISTER? BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP “Where is Abel your brother?” (Gen 4:9). Abel loved and trusted his brother Cain. If this was not the case, Abel would not have followed Cain to the field when Cain invited … [Read more…]
First Reading: Sir 15:15-20; Psalm: 119. R. v. 1b; Second Reading: 1Cor 2:6-10; Gospel: Mt 5:17-37 THE ESSENCE OF THE COMMANDMENT BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP “Laws are made not basically to guide but to form us.” (Anonymous) When God gave Israel the Ten Commandment, they understood it as a divine canon meant only … [Read more…]
First Reading: Gen 3:9-24; Psalm: 90. R. v. 1; Gospel: Mk 8:1-10 NO CONTRITION, NO MERCY BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP “Where are you?” (Gen 3:9) When God called on Adam after Adam ate from the tree which God forbade him to eat, he asked Adam, “Where are you?” This question does not imply … [Read more…]
ST SCHOLASTICA, V. (Memorial) White Scholastica, the sister of Saint Benedict, had been consecrated to God from her earliest years. She was accustomed to visiting her brother once a year, outside the monastery gate. In one of her visits, she stayed with Benedict talking from dusk to dawn. One day while Benedict was in his … [Read more…]
First Reading: Gen 2:18-25; Psalm: 128. R. v. 1a; Gospel: Mk 7:24-30 FAITH MAKES THE DIFFERENCE BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP The gospel reading of today began by reporting that Jesus arose and went away into the region of Tyre and Sidon. Jesus was actually walking away from his unbelieving Jewish people. The region … [Read more…]
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…]
