THE IMMACULATE HEART OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (Memorial) First Reading: Is 61:9-11; Psalm: 1Sam 2. R. v. 8; Gospel: Lk 2:41-51 A HEART SO IMMACULATE BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP At the age of twelve, Jesus was now old enough to attend the feast of the Passover in Jerusalem. He got missing after … [Read more…]
First Reading: Ezk 34:11-16; Psalm: 23. R. v. 1; Second Reading: Rom 5:5b-11; Gospel: Lk 15:3-7 THE HEART THAT TRULY LOVES BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP The heart is the seat of human feelings wherefrom our actions emerge. When we fall in love, our heart throbs. And when we are betrayed, hurt, or abandoned … [Read more…]
First Reading: Is 49:1-6; Psalm: 139. R. v. 14a; Second Reading: Acts 13:22-26; Gospel: Lk 1:57-66. 80 LIVING AFTER THE EXAMPLE OF JOHN THE BAPTIST There was something great about John the Baptist that was evident in the events surrounding his birth. His mother Elizabeth conceived of him at old age when conception was impossible. … [Read more…]
First Reading: 2Kgs 22:8-13; 23:1-3; Psalm: 119. R. v. 33a; Gospel: Mt 7:15-20 IDENTIFYING FALSE PROPHETS BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP The existence of false prophets in our world today is undisputed. They are everywhere. Some in the course of their ministry inadvertently portray themselves as false prophets by the content of their teachings … [Read more…]
ST ALOYSIUS GONZAGA, R. (Memorial) White He was an Italian and a son of a compulsive gambler. He was trained from age four as a soldier and courtier. Aloysius suffered from kidney disease which he considered a blessing as it left him bed-ridden with time for prayer. He received First Holy Communion from Charles Borromeo … [Read more…]
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…]
