Category: Enlightenment, Exhortation, Encouragement and Inspiration
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María, canal del don de la paz de Dios – Homilía para la solemnidad de María, Madre de Dios, 1 de enero de 2021
Números 6: 22-27; Salmo 66; Gá 4: 4-7; Lucas 2: 16-21 Hoy es un día de acción de gracias porque como dice un autor anónimo: “en el año de la muerte, estoy vivo. En el año de la enfermedad, estoy sano. En el año de la escasez, he sido bendecido con pan en mi mesa.…
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The divine plan – Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year B
2Sam 7:1-5,8-12,14,16; Psalm 88, Rom 16:25-27; Lk 1:26-38 On this last Sunday of Advent, the liturgy presents us with to important characters in the history of Salvation: King David and Mary. David wants to do something great for God – he wants to build a magnificent temple, and Mary expresses her willingness to receive someone…
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Who are you? Homily for the Third Sunday of Advent, Year B
(Isa 61:1-2a, 10-11; 1Thess 5:16-24; Jn 1:6-8, 19-28) Rene Descartes declared these famous words “Cogito ergo sum”, that is, “I think, therefore I am.” According to this famous philosopher the ability to reason and to think defined human identity. Many people, especially today, would find this definition rather limited, because it seems to exclude a…
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HOMILY OF 2ND SUNDAY OF ADVENT, YEAR B
PREPARE A WAY FOR THE LORD (Isa 40: 1-5.9-11; Ps 84, 9-14; 2Pt 3: 8-14; Mk 1: 1-8) Today in a special way the Church calls us to reflect on the good news that this season brings – that Christ is coming. The message of advent can never change or be changed: Prepare the way of…
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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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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…
Fr. Valentine Umoh 