Before we attempt any explanation of this Sunday’s Scripture Readings, let us note two very important points about the Scripture. The first point is...
Category - Year B 2023-2024
Homilies, Year B 2023-2024
JUST DO IT! 11TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B ON JUNE 16, 2024 (R. 1: Ezekiel 17:22-24; Psalm 92:2-3, 13-16; R. 2: 2 Corinthians 5:6-10; Gospel: Mark 4:26-34) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Homilies, Year B 2023-2024
YOU HAVE NO EXCUSE! 10TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B ON JUNE 9, 2024 (R. 1: Genesis 3:9-15; Psalm 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8; R. 2: 2 Corinthians 4:13 – 5:1; Gospel: Mark 3: 20- 25) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Today’s gospel passage raises many questions. At the end of the gospel passage, Jesus was with the crowd, and some people came to him and told...
Homilies, Year B 2023-2024
HOLY MASS: WHAT GOES ON THERE? SOLEMNITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI (THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST) YEAR B ON JUNE 2, 2024 (R. 1: Exodus 24:3- 8; Psalm 116:12-13, 15-16, 17-18; R. 2: Hebrews 9:11- 15; Gospel: Mark 14:12-16, 22-26) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Today is the solemnity of Corpus Christi. It is the celebration of the Body, the Blood, the Soul, and the Divinity of Jesus Christ, present under the...
Homilies, Year B 2023-2024
NOW IN US: PENTECOST SUNDAY YEAR B ON MAY 19, 2024 (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: 12- 23) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Today is Pentecost Sunday! When did the Holy Spirit descend on the disciples? There seems to be some disagreement between today’s First Reading and...
Homilies, Year B 2023-2024
TAKE THE BATON! THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD YEAR B ON MAY 12TH, 2024 (R. 1: Acts 1: 1-11; Psalm 47: 2-3, 6-7, 8-9; R. 2: Ephesians 1: 17-23 or Hebrews 9: 24-28; 10: 19-23; Gospel: Mark 16: 15-20) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
A little girl was watching the sunset one Sunday evening with her mother. After a while, her mother said, “Did you know that God painted this just...
Homilies, Year B 2023-2024
GET ME OUT OF THE WAY! 6TH SUNDAY OF EASTER YEAR B ON MAY 5, 2024 (R. 1: Acts 10: 25- 26, 34- 35, 44- 48; Psalm 98: 1, 2- 3, 3- 4; R. 2: 1 John 4: 7- 10; Gospel: John 15: 9- 17) FR EMMANUEL INEDU OCHIGBO
Did you notice how short the readings are for this Sunday? I did. The first reading, the second reading, and the Gospel passage are shorter than...