First Reading: 2Kgs 17:5-8. 13-15a. 18; Psalm: 60. R. v. 7a; Gospel: Mt 7:1-5 SEEK TO CORRECT, NOT TO JUDGE BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP “Show a people one thing, and only one thing, over and over again, and that is what you become.” – Chimamanda Adichie (The Danger of a Single Story) I … [Read more…]
(CORPUS CHRISTI) [Solemnity] First Reading: Gen 14:18-20; Psalm: 110. R. v. 4cd; Second Reading: 1Cor 11:23-26; Gospel: Lk 9:11b-17 THE EUCHARIST: WHAT WE CELEBRATE, WHAT WE EAT, WHAT WE BECOME BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP Last Sunday we celebrated the solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, a mystery that revealed the relational character of … [Read more…]
First Reading: 2Chro 24:17-25; Psalm: 89. R. v. 29a; Gospel: Mt 6:24-34 WHAT ABOUT TOMORROW? BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP One of the reasonable features of man is his potential to be proactive. Every wise man plans for the future not because it is a customary relative practice but because the future is part … [Read more…]
First Reading: 2Kgs 11:1-4. 9-18. 20; Psalm: 132. R. 13; Gospel: Mt 6:19-23 BUILDING TREASURES IN HEAVEN BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP Let us perform an exercise. Pick up a pen and write down the things you want God to do for you. Have you done that? Now, the next exercise is to write … [Read more…]
First Reading: Sir 48:1-14; Psalm: 97. R. v. 12a; Gospel: Mt 6:7-15 PRAYING THE LORD’S PRAYER 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 that … [Read more…]
First Reading: 2Kgs 2:1. 6-14; Psalm: 31. R. v. 25; Gospel: Mt 6:1-6. 16-18 EYE SERVICE BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP Doing good mainly to be noticed by people is called ‘eye service.’ It is an act that seeks the affirmation and praise of people which makes it an impure service because it is … [Read more…]
First Reading: 1Kgs 21:17-29; Psalm: 51. R. v. 3a; Gospel: Mt 5:43-48 LOVING LIKE GOD OUR FATHER BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP The scale has suddenly fallen off the eyes of King Ahab. See how he humbled himself when God brought his sins before his face. His evil actions were born out of the … [Read more…]
ST ANTHONY OF PADUA P.D., (Memorial) White He was from a noble family but chose to be a poor Franciscan priest. He evangelised in Morocco. Anthony lived in a cave at San Paolo leaving only to attend Mass and sweep the nearby monastery. One day when a scheduled preacher failed to appear, the brothers pressed … [Read more…]
First Reading: Pro 8:22-31; Psalm: 8 R. v. 2a; Second Reading: Rom 5:1-5; Gospel: Jn 16:12-15 REALISING OUR TRUE INDENTITY IN THE TRINITY BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP Among all Sundays in the Church’s liturgical calendar, today is the only day that the Church ventures to reflect solely on the mystery whereupon her faith … [Read more…]
ST BARNABAS A.P., (Memorial) Red He was a Levite from Cyprus and previously called Joseph. He came to faith soon after Pentecost and took the name Barnabas meaning “son of encouragement.” Although he was not one of the twelve apostles, he was considered an apostle in the Acts of the Apostles. He introduced Paul to … [Read more…]
