31 December 2015 (The Seventh Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord) ?1 John 2:18-21; Ps 96:1-2, 11-12, 13 (R.v.11a); John 1:1-18 ?IT IS THE ENDTIME… Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, for his great love endures forever (Ps 118:1).❤ We thank the Lord who made it possible for us to see this final day of the Year 2015. May his name be glorified both now and forever. Amen.? As we observed yesterday, endtime is a period of evaluation. Find out time today to think back and think of how you related with the...

30 December 2015 (The Sixth Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord) ?1 John 2:12-17; Ps 96:7-8a, 8b-9, 10 (R.v.11a); Luke 2:36-40 ?”DO NOT LOVE THE WORLD OR THE THINGS IN THE WORLD” (Matt 6:33) There is one Igbo song that we normally take at funerals: ?”Nwa nke mmadu che uche ndu gi; “Gini g’abu ugwo olu gi; “Oge ife nke uwa ga-esoro uwa laa? “Nwa nke mmadu che uche ndu gi.”? That song translates thus: “Man think about your life; “What shall be your gain, “When the things of the world would vanish with the world?...

29 DECEMBER (The Fifth Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord) ?1 John 2:3-11; Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 5b-6 (R.v.11a); Luke 2:22-35 ?LOVE IS THE FIRST AND GREATEST COMMANDMENT (Matt 22:37-38) My dear, St Paul really said it and I believe; all things work together unto good for those who love God (Rom 8:28). If you really love God, then you certainly have nothing to be afraid of because it means that you have all that matters.? To love is to keep all the commandments because God is love (1 John 4:16) and all commandments comes from God....

28 DECEMBER (Feast of the Holy Innocents) ?1 John 1:5 – 2:2); Ps 124:2-3, 4-5, 7b-8 (R.v.7ab); Matt 2:13-18 ?”GOD IS LIGHT AND IN HIM IS NO DARKNESS AT ALL” (1 John 1:5) My dear, as we have stepped into the very last week in the year 2015, I pray that all the good things you ever starts must be directed by God to their fruitful completion through Christ our Lord. Amen.? Today, in the life of the Church, and still in the spirit of Christmas, we celebrate the feast of the Holy Innocents, that is, those children who were...

26 DECEMBER (Feast of St. Stephen) ?Acts 6:8-10, 7:54-59; Ps 31:3bc-4, 6 and 8ab, 16bc and 17 (R.v.6a); Matt 10:17-22 ?LET THE SPIRIT OF GOD SPEAK THROUGH YOU (cf. Matt 10:18) We give thanks to God for his love and mercy upon us, and for the opportunity to reflect on his Word daily. May his name be glorified both now and forever. Amen.? We pray that he may allow his Word to penetrate the innermost part of our being and give us the grace to serve him more faithfully not minding the danger that might want to scare us away...