Month: November 2020
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HOMILY OF 1ST SUNDAY OF ADVENT, YEAR B
WAITING WITH LONGING AND JOYFUL HOPE(Isa 63:16-17. 64:1,3-8, ICor 1:3-9; Mk 13:33-37) Today we begin the advent season, the season of preparation for the coming of Jesus Christ at Christmas. The word “advent” is from the Latin word “adventus”, meaning “coming”. Advent is a season of expectation, anticipation and a season of waiting in hope.…
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Hurray: It’s my sixth anniversary and I am eternally grateful
Hi friends, I am Valentine Umoh, by the special grace of God, a Priest of Ikot Ekpene, currently on studies in the Universidad de Navarra while collaborating pastorally in the diocese of Jaén. Today, the 29th of November is a special day for me and my classmates. It is the anniversary of our Priestly Ordination.…
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Adviento, tiempo de espera
El Adviento es un tiempo de preparación para la Navidad, el nacimiento de Jesús. Se trata de un periodo de cuatro semanas dentro del Calendario Litúrgico de la Iglesia. La palabra Adviento proviene del latín adventus, que significa venir o llegar. San Jerónimo, al componer la Vulgata latina, también usó adventus al traducir la palabra…
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HOMILY FOR SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST THE KING, YEAR A
CHRIST, THE KING WHO CARES FOR HIS OWN (1st: Ezek 34, 11-17; Ps. 22, 1-6; 2nd: I Cor 15, 20-28; Gos: Mtt 25, 31-46) Christ’s lordship over the universe is commemorated in various ways in feasts of the liturgical year, including the Epiphany, Easter, and the Ascension. With the Solemnity of Christ the King, instituted by…
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HOMILY OF 33RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A
USING YOUR TALENT FOR EXPLOIT (Prov 31, 10-13.19-20; 1Thess 5, 1-6; Matt 25, 14-30) As we come closer to the end of the liturgical year, the Church invites us through the readings to reflect on our lives in view of the end, in view of its final consummation. Looking towards life’s final consummation implies both…
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La sabiduría en saber cuándo vendrá el Señor – Homilía del 32a Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario, Año a, 08.11.2020
Sabiduría 6: 12-16, Salmo 62, 1Tes 4: 13-18, Mateo 25: 1-13 Las lecturas de hoy giran en torno al tema de “buscar o esperar a Dios con esperanza confiada.” Toda nuestra vida cristiana, nuestra respuesta al amor de Cristo, nuestra espera con gozosa esperanza de su segunda venida se resume en la celebración de hoy…
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HOMILY OF 32ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YR A
THE WISDOM IN KNOWING WHEN THE LORD WILL COME (Wisd 6:12-16, 1Thess 4:13-18, Matt 25:1-13) As the Church’s year begins to draw to a close, the liturgy appropriately draws us to two basic spiritual realities: wisdom and the kingdom of God. Today’s readings hinge on the theme of “seeking or waiting for God with confident…
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COMMEMORATION OF THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED
(NOVEMBER 2) OUR HOPE FOR LIFE AFTER DEATH It is obvious that death is a gain and life a penalty. St Paul says it: “For me, to live is Christ and to die is gain”. What does Christ means to us here if not the death of the body and the breath of life? And…
Fr. Valentine Umoh 