SS PHILIP AND JAMES, APOSTLES (Feast) Red 1st Reading: 1Cor 15:1-8; Psalm: 19. R. v. 5a; Gospel: Jn 14:6-14 GENUINE LOVE FOR THE GOSPEL BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will … [Read more…]
ST ATHANASIUS, B. D. (Memorial) White He was born in Alexandria, Egypt and was deeply versed in sacred writings. As a deacon, he was chosen by Alexander, his bishop to go with him to the council of Nicaea A.D. 325. There, Athanasius defended the Church against the Arian heresy which denied the Divinity of Christ. … [Read more…]
1st Reading: Acts 5:27b-32. 40b-41; Psalm: 30. R. v. 2a; 2nd Reading: Rev 5:11-14; Gospel: Jn 21:1-19 ADOPTING PETER’S SPIRITUAL RESILIENCE BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP We may have come across people who felt like taking their own life because they thought they are not good enough? Some are so disappointed and broken by … [Read more…]
OUR LADY, MOTHER OF AFRICA (Feast) First Reading: Acts 1:12-14; Psalm: Lk 1. R. v. 49; Gospel: Jn 2:1-11 A MOTHER IN ALL SITUATIONS BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP The prospect of this feast is dated back to the 3rd century in North Africa. This part of the continent of Africa now dominated by … [Read more…]
ST CATHERINE OF SIENA, V.D. (Memorial) White She had a vision at the age of six where Jesus blessed her. She resisted marriage and became a Dominican tertiary. She was a mystic and a stigmatist and in a vision was united with Christ in a mystical marriage where Christ presented her with a wedding ring. … [Read more…]
1st Reading: Acts 5:27-33; Psalm: 34. R. v. 7a; Gospel: Jn 3:31-36 THE BURNING FIRE OF GOD’S WORD BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP There was something about Jesus that really overwhelmed Nicodemus. Something he could not really figure out but felt it burning strongly inside of him. It was this curiosity that attracted him … [Read more…]
1st Reading: Acts 5:17-26; Psalm: 34. R. v. 7a; Gospel: Jn 3:16-21 WHEN THE TIME IS RIPE BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP There are certain things we cannot stop because their time is ripe. Even nature respects the saying “When the time is ripe.” Fruit trees produce fruits and harvesting these fruits is subject … [Read more…]
1st Reading: Acts 4:32-37; Psalm: 93. R. v. 1a; Gospel: Jn 3:7b-15 SHARING IN LOVE BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP The believers were beginning to increase and as a consequence had to abandon their Jewish faith. Added to this, they professed faith in Jesus Christ and his resurrection. This led to their expulsion from … [Read more…]
ST MARK, EVANGELIST (Feast) Red 1st Reading: 1Pt 5:5b-14; Psalm: 89. R. v. 2a; Gospel: Mk 16:15-20 SACRIFICING FOR THE GOSPEL BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP Today we celebrate the feast of St Mark, a great evangelist whose zeal for the gospel was rooted in his love for Christ. He is the author of … [Read more…]
1st Reading: Acts 5:12-16; Psalm: 118. R. v. 1; 2nd Reading: Rev 1:9-11a. 12-13. 17-19; Gospel: Jn 20:19-31 THE SCARS OF LOVE AND MERCY BY FR VALENTINE NNAMDI EGBUONU, MSP On the 10th of December 2005, a Sosoliso domestic passenger flight was scheduled to fly from the Nigerian capital Abuja to Port Harcourt, the southern … [Read more…]
