Every year on the Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord, we hear a familiar story: a star, wise men from the East, a dangerous king, and a child lying in poverty. But if we...
Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
THE STORY BEHIND THE PHOTO: THE FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY OF NAZARETH (JESUS, MARY, AND JOSEPH) YEAR A ON DECEMBER 28, 2025 (R. 1: Sirach 3: 2- 6, 12- 14; Psalm 128: 1- 5; R. 2: Colossians 3: 12- 21; Gospel: Matthew 2: 13- 15, 19- 23) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
A few weeks ago, during a family workshop, I asked couples to bring a favorite family photo. One Marine brought a photo of his family on the beach, his kids smiling, his...
Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
JESUS ANCESTRY DOT COM: THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD (CHRISTMAS VIGIL MASS) 2025 (Isaiah 62:1-5; Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27, 29; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Matthew 1:1-25) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Tonight’s Gospel passage from Matthew is what I like to call JESUS ANCESTRY DOT COM, AKA, Jesus’ Family Tree; the Book of the Genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of...
Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
CAUTION: GOD AT WORK!!! 4TH SUNDAY OF ADVENT YEAR A ON DECEMBER 21, 2025 (R. 1: Isaiah 7:10-14; Psalm 24:1-2, 3-4, 5-6; R. 2: Romans 1:1-7; Gospel: Matthew 1:18-24) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Every year, during the seasons of Advent and Christmas, I find myself explaining to people that I was not born on Christmas Day. Because my name is Emmanuel, some people...
Homilies, Year C 2024-2025
THE SCANDAL OF THE MESSIAH: 3RD SUNDAY OF ADVENT (GAUDETE SUNDAY) YEAR A ON DECEMBER 14, 2025 (R. 1: Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10; Psalm 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10; R. 2: James 5:7-10; Gospel: Matthew 11:2-11) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
There is an old story about a sculptor who was commissioned to carve a statue of Jesus Christ. He worked for months, chiseling away at the marble with painstaking care...
Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
PREPARE THE WAY: STAY IN YOUR LANE! 2ND SUNDAY OF ADVENT YEAR A ON DECEMBER 07, 2025 (R. 1: Isaiah 11:1-10; Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17; R. 2: Romans 15:4-9; Gospel: Matthew 3:1-12) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Have you ever cleaned your house because a special guest was coming? You vacuum, you mop, you hide the clutter in the closet, and for a moment, the house looks like...
Homilies, Year A 2025-2026
ADVENT- AN ALARM CLOCK OF GRACE: 1ST SUNDAY OF ADVENT YEAR A ON NOVEMBER 30, 2025 (R. 1: Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalm 122:1-9; R. 2: 2 Romans 13:11-14; Gospel: Matthew 24:37-44) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Have you ever walked into a dark room and realized you had been sitting in the dim for so long that your eyes adjusted to it? You did not notice how dark it had gotten...
Homilies, Year C 2024-2025
HE IS KING: WILL YOU LET HIM REIGN? SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST THE KING YEAR C ON NOVEMBER 23, 2025 (R.1: 2 Samuel 5:1-3; Psalm 122:1-5; R.2: Colossians 1:12-20; Gospel: Luke 23:35-43) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Have you noticed that the feast we call “Christ the King” does not show us Jesus seated on a throne with a golden crown? Instead, today’s Gospel gives us a King who...
Homilies, Year C 2024-2025
NOT WHEN, BUT HOW – LIVING READY WITHOUT FEAR: 33RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ON NOVEMBER 16, 2025 (R. Malachi 3:19-20a; Psalm 98:5-9; R. 2: 2 Thessalonians 3:7-12; Gospel: Luke 21:5-19) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Every few years, someone rises with a new prediction about the end of the world. Recently, a South African Christian Preacher claimed that in a vision, Jesus told him...
Homilies, Year C 2024-2025
BEYOND THE WALLS- HANDS THAT SERVE: FEAST OF THE DEDICATION OF SAINT JOHN LATERAN BASILICA ON NOVEMBER 9, 2025 (R. 1: Ezekiel 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; Psalm 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9; R. 2: 1 Corinthians 3:9c-11, 16-17; Gospel: John 2:13-22)FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
After World War II, a small Catholic church in a village in Europe was severely damaged. The bombing had destroyed the roof and shattered the windows...