Have you ever been so desperate that all you could say was, “Lord, have mercy”? No fancy words, no well-structured prayer, no big grammar; just those three...
Homilies, Year C 2024-2025
THE BATTLE IS WON ON THE HILL OF PRAYER: 29TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ON OCTOBER 19TH, 2025 (R. 1: Exodus 17:8-13; Psalm 121:1-8; R. 2: 2 Timothy 3:14- 4: 2; Gospel: Luke 18:1-8) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
St. Francis de Sales, the gentle Bishop of Geneva, once made a surprising remark: “I have so much work to do today that I shall spend the first three hours in prayer.”...
Homilies, Year C 2024-2025
YOUR JORDAN RIVER AWAITS! 28TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ON OCTOBER 12, 2025 (R. 1: 2 Kings 5:14-17; Psalm 98:1, 2-3, 3-4; R. 2: 2 Timothy 2:8-13; Gospel: Luke 17:11-19) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
The responsorial psalm for today proclaims: “The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power.” And in the first reading, that saving power touches...
Homilies, Year C 2024-2025
I DON’T KNOW HOW; BUT HE WILL! 27TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ON OCTOBER 5, 2025 (R. 1: Habakkuk 1:2-3; 2: 2-4; Psalm 95: 1-2, 6-7, 8-9; R. 2: 2 Timothy 1: 6-8, 13-14; Gospel: Luke 17: 5-10) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
I recently heard the story of a woman, a mother of three, whose youngest son was born with a severe heart defect. The doctors told her the boy would not live past his...
Homilies, Year C 2024-2025
THE SIN OF SILENCE: 26TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2025 (R. 1: Amos 6:1a, 4-7; Psalm 146: 7-10; R. 2: 1 Timothy 6:11-16; Gospel: Luke 16:19-31) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Have you ever noticed that sometimes the greatest tragedies in history did not happen because of what people did, but because of what they failed to do? Think of the...
Homilies, Year C 2024-2025
PRAISE THE LORD! 25TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 (R. 1: Amos 8: 4-7; Psalm 113: 1-2, 4-6, 7-8; R. 2: 1 Timothy 2: 1-8; Gospel: Luke 16: 1-13) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
The Liturgy is a public worship. In this worship, we have a two-way communication between God and God’s people. For example, in the Holy Mass, God speaks and the...
Homilies, Year C 2024-2025
THE GOOD IN THE BAD… THE CHOICE IS YOURS! THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2025 (R. 1: Numbers 21: 4b- 9; Psalm 78: 1bc- 2, 34- 38; R. 2: Philippians 2: 6- 11; Gospel: John 3: 13- 17) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
V/ We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you! R/ Because by your Holy Cross you have redeemed the world. In history, few names shine as brightly as Abraham Lincoln, the...
Homilies, Year C 2024-2025
DETACH AND ATTACH! 23RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2025 (R. 1: Wisdom 9: 13-18b; Psalm 90: 3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14-17; R. 2: Philemon 9-10, 12-17; Gospel: Luke 14: 25-33) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
I sometimes go out with my friends, a couple. Usually, the husband gets in the driver’s seat, and the wife goes to the back seat, while they ask me to sit in the front...
Homilies, Year C 2024-2025
THE GRACE OF THE LOWER PLACE: 22ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ON AUGUST 31, 2025 (R. 1: Sirach 3:17-18, 20, 28-29; Psalm 68:4-7, 10-11; R. 2: Hebrews 12:18-19, 22-24a; Gospel: Luke 14:1, 7-14) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
A few years ago, there was a wedding reception at a large, beautiful banquet hall. A man walked in, confidently made his way to a table near the front, one clearly...
Homilies, Year C 2024-2025
WEIGH YOUR LUGGAGE: TRAVEL LIGHT! 21ST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ON AUGUST 24, 2025 (R. 1: Isaiah 66: 18-21; Psalm 117: 1, 2; R. 2: Hebrews 12: 5-7, 11-13; Gospel: Luke 13: 22-30) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
In today’s Gospel passage, Jesus is on his way to Jerusalem when someone asks him, “Lord, will only a few be saved?” When you take your time to observe Jesus and the way...