Category: Exhortation, Motivational
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Homily for Tuesday of the 34th Week in Ordinary Time
St. Edward Basilica, Palm Beach – November 25, 2025 Give glory and eternal praise to him Daniel 2:31-45, Daniel 3:57-61 (Psalm), Luke 21:5-11 In the first reading Daniel sees a vision of the destruction of four powerful kingdoms. In the Gospel, Jesus talks about the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple. Friends in Christ, as we…
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Homily for the Solemnity of Christ the King, Year C
God’s Kingdom: A kingdom of justice, love and peace 2Samuel 5, 1-3; Psalm 121; Colossians 1, 12-20; Luke 22, 35-43 Today we celebrate the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Universal King which brings us to the end of the Liturgical Year. We worship the King of kings and Lord of lords (Rev 17:1),…
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Homily for the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
God listens to the humble of heart Sirach 35:12-14.16-19; Psalm 32; 2da: 2Timothy 4: 6-8.16-19; Luke 18: 9-14 Dear friends in Christ, on this 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, the readings remind us that God listens not to the proud but to the humble. They invite us to look within, to live with honesty, humility,…
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Homily for the 27th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C
Lord, increase our faith Hab 1:2-3. 2, 2-4; Ps 94:1-9; 2nd: 2Tim 1:6-8. 13-14; Lk 17: 5-19 “For there is still a vision for the appointed time; it speaks of the end, and does not lie. If it seems to tarry, wait for it; it will surely come, it will not delay. Look at the…
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Homily for the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
God, in your goodness, you have made a home for the poor. Sir 3:17-18, 20, 28-29 Ps 68; Heb 12:18-19, 22- 24a; Lk 14:1, 7-14 There are two words that pop up frequently in today’s readings: humility and the poor. The first reading says: “My child, conduct your affairs with humility, and you will be…
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Homily for Wednesday, 21st Week – Memorial of Saint Monica
Woe to you, hypocrites! 1Thess 2:9-13, Psalm 138, Matthew 23:27-32 In today’s gospel, we come across a very important word used by Jesus. In the synoptic Gospels, he uses it at least 18 times. Such frequency means it was a special concern for Jesus. And in the gospel, we just listened to, He uses it…
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Faith is…. “Cor- dare” Reflection – 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
Readings: Wisdom 18:6-9, Psalm 33, Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19, Luke 12:32-48 The word faith appears in the second reading of this 19th Sunday, Year C in the Church’s liturgical cycle. Beyond its implication of “believe”, what does faith mean? The Letter to the Hebrews 11:1 says that it is “confidence in what we hope for and…
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Priests at the crossroads
José María Rodríguez Olaizola, SJ A young Italian priest was found dead in his home last week. He had committed suicide. The news has provoked countless echoes – including this one – on the internet. Perhaps it is particularly striking to imagine that the faith – which we take for granted and which is established…
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The Second Temptation According to Luke – First Sunday of Lent
Readings: Deuteronomy 26:4-10, Psalm 90, Romans 10:8-13, Luke 4:1-13 “Then he took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a single instant. The devil said to him, “I shall give to you all this power and glory; for it has been handed over to me, and I may give it…
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Homilía del Tercer Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario, Año C
26.01.2025 – Villanueva del Arzobispo – Iznatoraf (Jaén) La Palabra de Dios nos libera Neh 8,2-6.8-10; Sal 18; 1Cor 12,12-14.27; Lc 1,1-4.4.14-21 Hoy, tercer domingo del tiempo ordinario, celebramos el Domingo de la Palabra de Dios. Instituido por el Papa Francisco, en su carta apostólica, emitida motu proprio, «Aperuit illis» (AI), el 30 de septiembre…
Fr. Valentine Umoh 