Category: Christmas

⏰CHRISTMAS EVE (MIDNIGHT MASS) ????Isa 9:2-7; Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 11-12, 13 (R. cf. Luke 2:11); Tit 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-14 ????”THE PEOPLE WHO WALKED IN DARKNESS HAVE SEEN A GREAT LIGHT” (Isa 9:2) We have come to a very significant night! We are all keeping Vigil and waiting for the appearing of the Messiah! Great signs accompany him as he appears. The prophet Isaiah points out that he shall appear as the light the enlightens the darkness of our lives. Darkness brings confusion and pains into our lives. It blocks away opportunities and introduces insecurity. This darkness can be in the...

⏰SATURDAY AFTER EPIPHANY (12 January 2019) 📑1 John 5:14-21; Ps 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a and 9bc, 17 (R.v.4a); John 3:22-30 🎤KEEP YOURSELF FROM IDOLS (1 John 5:21) An idol can be seen as anything that takes over the place of God in your life or takes priority anytime over God in your life. Most times, I warn people to desist from carrying their phones to Church because of this. If you are with your phone on in the Church when you had come to worship and the phone rings, and you go out to answer, for a moment you have left...

⏰FRIDAY AFTER EPIPHANY (08 January 2016) 📑1 John 5:5-13; Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20 (R.v.12a); Luke 5:12-16 🎤BREAK THAT BARRIER AND GET TO JESUS! Jesus is so sweet and fun to be with. He knows exactly how to turn our sorrows into joy. And while men might want to segregate against us, Jesus is ever ready to embrace us. In him is our hope; he is our joy. So shun anything that discourages you and walk up to Jesus. Even if your case is worse than that of a leper, he is ready to make better than a new born baby....

⏰THURSDAY AFTER EPIPHANY (10 January 2019) 📑1 John 4:19 – 5:4; Ps 72:1-2, 14 and 15cd, 17 (R.v.11); Luke 4:14-22a 🎤”FAITH OVERCOMES THE WORLD (1 John 5:4) Yesterday, we made reference to the authority of Jesus over the forces of evil which was symbolized by his walking on the sea (Mark 6:50). In Matt 28:18, he declared the acquisition of such authority, “All authority in heaven and on earth has given to me.” And in Luke 4:18, he tell us the source of that authority, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me. He has anointed me…” With such authority,...

⏰WEDNESDAY AFTER EPIPHANY (09 January 2019) 📑1 John 4:11-18; Ps 72:1-2, 10-11, 12-13 (R.v.11); Mark 6:45-52 🎤”PERFECT LOVE CASTS OUT FEAR” (1 John 4:18) Can you feel the authoritative and compassionate way in which Jesus brought back calmness to his disciples when they were faced with sea turbulence (Mark 6:45-52)? He walked on top of the sea which means that he has power over the evil powers which are believed to have their dominion in the sea. It is with that sense of authority that he told his disciples, “Take heart, it is I; have no fear” (Mark 6:50). That...

⏰TUESDAY AFTER EPIPHANY 📑1 John 4:7-10; Ps 72:1-2, 3-4ab, 7-8 (R.v.11); Mark 6:34-44 🎤THE MIRACLE OF LOVE To love is to know God because love defines the very essence of God. St John says that “he who loves is born of God and knows God…for God is love” (1 John 4:7-8). Hence, to love is to reveal the face of God to the world since it is out love that God sent his only son into the world (1 John 4:9-10).❤ Therefore, as Jesus continued on his mission of revealing the mysteries of the kingdom of God, he chose to...

⏰MONDAY AFTER EPIPHANY 📑1 John 3:22 – 4:6; Ps 2:7-8, 10-11 (R.v.8a); Matt 4:12-17, 23-25 🎤THE LIGHT DISPELS DARKNESS (cf. John 1:5) Yesterday, we reflected on Jesus who came as light to all the nations. Today, we consider the practical way in which Jesus becomes that light to all.? Matthew tells us of his mission into Capernaum in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, a territory that is further described as the Galilee of the Gentiles (see Matt 4:12-17, 23-25). For the evangelist, this was a fulfillment of a prophecy of restoration made in Isa 9:1-2.? Consider a few details...