We do not have any access to her name, but we know that she has a husband, and they are financially well to do. How do we that? The first reading tells us that they have...
Homilies, Year A 2022-2023
HE KNOWS AND HE CARES! 12TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A ON JUNE 25, 2023 (R. 1: Jeremiah 20: 10- 13; Psalm 69: 8- 10, 14, 17, 33- 35; R. 2: Romans 5: 12- 15; Gospel: Matthew 10: 26- 33)FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
“Are not two sparrows sold for a small coin? Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father’s knowledge. Even all the hairs of your head are counted. So do...
Homilies, Year A 2022-2023
HE QUALIFIES THOSE HE CALLS: 11TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A ON JUNE 18, 2023 (R. 1: Exodus 19:2-6a; Psalm 100:1-2, 3, 5; R. 2: Romans 5: 6-11; Gospel: Matthew 9:36-10:8) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Two Sundays ago, we celebrated the Solemnity of The Most Holy Trinity. Three years ago, Year A 2020, when we celebrated the Solemnity of The Most Holy Trinity, I shared...
Homilies, Year A 2022-2023
O MOST HOLY SACRAMENT! THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST (CORPUS CHRISTI) YEAR A ON JUNE 11, 2023 (R. 1: Deuteronomy 8:2-3,14b-16a; Psalm 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20; R. 2: 1Corinthians 10:16- 17; Gospel: John 6:51-58) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Today we celebrate the Solemnity of Corpus Christi. It is the Solemnity of The Most Holy Body and Blood of Jesus Christ. In today’s Mass, in the Collect (Opening...
Homilies, Year A 2022-2023
GOD IS A FAMILY: THE MOST HOLY TRINITY YEAR A JUNE 4, 2023 (R. 1: Exodus 34:4b-6,8-9; Psalm: Daniel 3:52-56; R. 2: 2 Corinthians 13:11-13; Gospel: John 3:16-18) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
My friend kept complaining about her brother who according to her does not believe in God. There was hardly anytime we spoke that she would not bring up the issue of her...
Homilies, Year A 2022-2023
COME, HOLY SPIRIT!PENTECOST SUNDAY YEAR A ON MAY 28, 2023 (R. 1: Acts 2: 1- 11; Psalm 104: 1, 24, 29- 30, 31, 34; R. 2: 1 Corinthians 12: 3b- 7, 12- 13; Gospel: John 20: 19- 23) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Today is the solemnity of Pentecost. Today we celebrate the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Disciples. This is the third Glorious Mystery of the Holy Rosary. Today’s...
Homilies, Year A 2022-2023
GO, MAKE DISCIPLES OF ALL NATIONS! THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD YEAR A ON MAY 21, 2023 (R. 1: Acts 1: 1-11; Psalm 47: 2-3, 6-9; R. 2: Ephesians 1: 17-23; Gospel: Matthew 28: 16-20) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Today, we celebrate the sixth of the twelve articles of the Catholic Faith. The twelve articles are contained in the Apostles’ Creed (I Believe). This is the sixth...
Homilies, Year A 2022-2023
CHRIST IN THE CRISIS: 6TH SUNDAY OF EASTER YEAR A ON MAY 14TH 2023 (R. 1: Acts 8: 5-8, 14-17; Psalm 66: 1-7, 16, 20; R. 2: 1 Peter 3: 15-18; Gospel: John 14: 15-21)FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Last Sunday, in the first reading from Acts of the Apostles, we saw the early Christians in crisis because they grew in number. The Hellenists, Jews from the diaspora...
Homilies, Year A 2022-2023
BEWARE OF YOUR BLINDSPOT!5TH SUNDAY OF EASTER YEAR A ON MAY 7, 2023 (R. 1: Acts 6: 1-7; Psalm 33: 1-2, 4-5, 18-19; R. 2: 1 Peter 2: 4-9; Gospel: John 14: 1-12)FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Three Sundays ago, we reflected on the wounds/scars of Jesus after his resurrection. We wondered why he kept the wounds/scars after his resurrection. If he could heal...
Homilies, Year A 2022-2023
HE KNOWS THEM BY NAME: 4THSUNDAY OF EASTER YEAR A ON MAY 30, 2023 (R. 1: Acts 2: 14a, 36-41; Psalm 23: 1-6; R. 2: 1 Peter 2: 20b -25; Gospel: John 10: 1-10) FR EMMANUEL OCHIGBO
Today is the 4th Sunday of Easter Year A. Every year, we observe this Sunday as Good Shepherd Sunday. In each of the three liturgical years, A, B, and C, on the 4th...