Category: Homily

• Homily for Wednesday, 12th Week in Ordinary Time

  26.06.2024 – St. Patrick Catholic Church, Largo, FL What kind of fruits are you bearing? 2Kings 22:8-13; 23:1-3, 36, Psalm 119, Matthew 7:15-20 The Letter to the Hebrew teaches us that the Word of the Lord is alive and active (Heb 4:12). The word of God that is proclaimed every day is like a double-edged…

  Valentine Umoh

  June 26, 2024

  Exhortation, Motivational, Faith, Homily, Prayer, Worship

  Bearing fruits, bible, Book of the Law, by their fruits you will know them, christianity, Conversion, Faith, God, Good fruits, Jesus, King Josiah, Reform, repentance

• Homily for Tuesday, 12th Week in Ordinary Time

  25.06.2024 – St. Patrick Catholic Church, Largo, FL Which road to take – The narrow gate and way of life 2Kings 19:9-11, 14-21, 31-35a, 36, Psalm 48, Matthew 7:6, 12-14 Life is full of choices and we are confronted with making choices almost every day. Even to wake up this morning and come for this…

  Valentine Umoh

  June 25, 2024

  Enlightenment, Exhortation, Encouragement and Inspiration, Faith, Homily, Prayer, Worship

  bible, Choices, christianity, Decisions, Faith, God, Jesus, The Hard Way, The Narrow Way, The Two Way, The way of life

• Homily for the Solemnity of the Birth of John the Baptist

  24.06.2024 – St. Patrick Catholic Church, Largo, FL His name is John Isaiah 49:1-6, Psalm 139, Acts 13:22-26, Luke 1:57-66, 80 Today, we celebrate the solemnity of the Birth of John the Baptist. Of him Jesus declared “Amen, I say to you, among those born of women there has been none greater than John the…

  Valentine Umoh

  June 24, 2024

  Faith, Homily, Prayer, Saints, Worship

  bible, Faith, Forerunner, God, His name is John, Jesus, John Baptist, john-the-baptist, voice crying in the wilderness, Zacharia

• Homily for the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B

  23.06.2024 – St. Patrick Catholic Church, Largo, FL “Master, do you not care? We are going down!”  Job 38:1, 8-11, Psalm 139, 2Corinthians 5:14-17, Mark 4:35-41 Today’s readings generally tell us about the stormy life of a Christian and the need for him to stay focused in such situations knowing that the Lord and Master…

  Valentine Umoh

  June 22, 2024

  Catholic Theology, Exhortation, Motivational, Faith, Homily, Prayer, Worship

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• Homily for Saturday, 11th Week in Ordinary Time

  22.06.2024 – St. Patrick Catholic Church, Largo, FL What to care about – Trusting Beyond Worry 2Chronicles 24:17-25, Psalm 89, Matthew 6:24-34 In the Gospels, Jesus tells us to prioritize our relationship with God over our concerns and not to be overly focused on material possessions. In a world where many people are obsessed with…

  Valentine Umoh

  June 22, 2024

  Catholic Theology, Faith, Homily, Prayer, Worship

  bible, birds, clothes, clothing, do not be anxious, Do not worry about tomorrow, Faith, Food and drink, God, God and Mammon, Jesus, lilies, righteousness, seek first the kingdom of God, Wealth, worry

• Homily for Thursday, 11th Week in Ordinary Time

  20.06.2024 – St. Patrick Catholic Church, Largo, FL Give us this day our daily bread Sirach 48:1-14, Psalm 97, Matthew 6:7-15 Yesterday, in the gospel Jesus taught us that our pious acts of prayer, fasting and almsgiving should never be motivated by self-glory but by true devotion to God our father, who sees in secret.…

  Valentine Umoh

  June 20, 2024

  Catholic Theology, Faith, Homily, Prayer, Worship

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• Homily for Wednesday, 11th Week in Ordinary Time

  19.06.2024 – St. Patrick Catholic Church, Largo, FL True piety and devotion to God 2Kings 2:1, 6-14, Psalm 31, Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 Today we read a very interesting story. The transmission of power from Elijah to his disciple Elisha. The beauty of this story is the continuation of Elijah’s work in the ministry he passed…

  Valentine Umoh

  June 19, 2024

  Faith, Homily, Prayer, Worship

  Almsgiving, bible, Elijah, Elisha, Evangelizing, Faith, Fasting, Jesus, piety, Pious acts, Prayer, transmit the faith

• Homily for Tuesday, 11th Week in Ordinary Time  

  18.06.2024 – St. Patrick Catholic Church, Largo, FL Love Without Boundaries 1Kings 21:17-29, Psalm 51, Matthew 5:43-48 Yesterday we read about how Ahab and Jezebel grossly abused their royal power, committing a heinous crime against the poor Naboth, not just killing him but also dispossessing him of his land. This act of wickedness and inhumanity…

  Valentine Umoh

  June 18, 2024

  Catholic Moral Teachings, Exhortation, Motivational, Faith, Homily, Prayer, Worship

  Ahab, be perfect, Faith, Forgive, Forgiveness, Heavenly Father, Jezebel, Love, love without boundaries, love your enemy, pray for those who hate you, Prayer, sermon-on-the-mount, unlimited love, Worship

• Homily for Monday, 11th Week in Ordinary Time

  17.06.2024 – St. Patrick Catholic Church, Largo, FL What makes a Christian different from everyone else? 1Kings 21:1-16, Psalm 5, Matthew 5:38-42 In today’s first reading, the Book of Kings describes the judicial murder of the innocent Naboth as a glaring example of the misuse of royal power. Queen Jezebel’s total disregard for the human…

  Valentine Umoh

  June 17, 2024

  Catholic Theology, Exhortation, Motivational, Faith, Homily, Politics, Politics, Good governance, Saints, Worship

  abuse of power, Ahab, bible, christianity, eye for an eye, Faith, God, Gospel of Matthew, Jesus, Jezebel, kindness, Naboth, oppression of the poor, sermon-on-the-mount, what makes a Christian unique?, Wrong use of power

• Homily for the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B

  16.06.2024 – St. Patrick Catholic Church, Largo, FL The Small things for the Kingdom of God Ezekiel 17:22-24; Psalm 92, 2Cor. 5:6-10; Mk 4:26-34 Today’s readings remind us of the value of smallness, little things and small beginnings. Smallness or littleness is not only beautiful; it is also God’s chosen way of manifesting his power…

  Valentine Umoh

  June 16, 2024

  Exhortation, Motivational, Faith, Homily, Missiology, Mission, Theology, Prayer, Worship

  beginnings, Ezekiel, Faith, God, Gospel according to Mark, Gratitude, Jesus, judgement, Kingdom of God, Littleness, Mustard seed, Parables, Smallness, St Paul, The remnant, Tiny things