There were many prophecies about Jesus before he was born. Some were very direct, and others not so direct. The Prophet Isaiah said he would be...
Category - Homilies
Homilies, Year C 2021-2022
I HAVE COME TO TROUBLE YOUR PEACE! 20TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ON AUGUST 14, 2022 (R. 1: Jeremiah 38: 4- 6, 8- 10; Psalm 40: 2- 4, 18; R. 2: Hebrews 12: 1- 4; Gospel: Luke 12: 49- 53) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Homilies, Year C 2021-2022
INVEST WISELY 19TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ON AUGUST 7, 2022 (R. 1: Wisdom 18: 6- 9; Psalm 33: 1, 12, 18- 19, 20- 22; R. 2: Hebrews 11: 1- 2, 8- 19; Gospel: Luke 12: 32- 48) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
There was a very rich and stingy man. He had one wife, a son and a daughter. He was the sole beneficiary of his wealth. The only thing his wife and...
Homilies, Year C 2021-2022
LET GO AND LET GOD! 18TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ON JULY 31, 2022 (R. 1: Ecclesiastes 1: 2; 2: 21- 23; Psalm 90: 3- 4, 5- 6, 12- 13, 14, 17; R. 2: Colossians 3: 1- 5; 9- 11; Gospel: Luke 12: 13- 21) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
“You fool, this night your life will be demanded of you; and the things you have prepared, to whom will they belong?” Igala is one of the Nigerian...
Homilies, Year C 2021-2022
MY FATHER, YOUR FATHER, OUR FATHER! 17TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ON JULY 24, 2022 (R. 1: Genesis 18: 20- 32; Psalm 138: 1- 2, 2- 3, 6- 7, 7- 8; R. 2: Colossians 2: 12- 14; Gospel: Luke 11: 1- 13) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
A seven-year-old boy asked his friend if he says the prayer before a meal at home every day, his friend answered, “No, I don’t need to, I trust my...
Homilies, Year C 2021-2022
IS THAT THE NEED? 16TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ON JULY 17, 2022 (R. 1: Genesis 18: 1-10a; Psalm 15: 2-3, 3-4, 5; R. 2: Colossians 1: 24-28; Gospel: Luke 10: 38-42) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
As some of you probably know, I am a hospital chaplain. One question people ask me frequently about my hospital ministry is, “Father, how do you know...
Homilies, Year C 2021-2022
IT IS IN YOU: NOW DO IT! 15TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C ON JULY 10, 2022 (R. 1: Deuteronomy 30: 10-14; Psalm 69: 14, 17, 30-31, 33-34, 36, 37; R. 2: Colossians 1: 15-20; Gospel: Luke 10: 25-37) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Do you remember the story of the little boy, his mom, and his lost coin? The little boy was diligently looking for his lost coin on the lawn in front...
