Category: Youths & Formation
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Homily for Palm Sunday, Year A
Finding Ourselves in the Passion Is 50: 4-7; Psalm 22; Phil 2:6-11; Matt 26:14-27:66 Today we begin the Most Holy Week. Palm Sunday ushers us into one of the most dramatic moments of the Christian year. We begin with celebration—palm branches waving, voices raised in hope—yet the liturgy quickly turns toward the stark narrative of Christ’s…
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Homilía del Miércoles, Sexta Semana del Tiempo Ordinario
19.02.2025 – Colegio Cristo Rey – Parroquia San Andrés (Villanueva del Arzobispo) Cada día es otra oportunidad Génesis 8,6-13.20-22, Salmo 115, Marcos 8,22-26 Dios siempre está dispuesto a empezar de nuevo, como vemos en la historia de Noé en la primera lectura del Génesis de hoy. El arca representa la misericordia de Dios, donde toda…
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A Decade as a Catholic Priest: Non Nobis Domine
At least since the nineteenth century, there has been an upsurge of a literary genre known as autobiographical writings (autobiographies) with some taking the form of memoirs, an attempt to relive some moments from the author’s memory as regards his childhood, growing up, professional inspirations, aspirations, gains, struggles even including regrets. So many people are…
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Homilía del Martes, Decimonovena Semana del Tiempo Ordinario
13.08.2024 – Parroquia San Andrés Apóstol (Villanueva del Arzobispo) ¿Quién es el más grande? Ezequiel 2,8-3,4, Salmo 119, Mateo 18,1-5.10.12-14 A veces, las preguntas que hace la gente revelan sus valores, sus prioridades y lo que consideran más importante. La pregunta que los discípulos hacen a Jesús en el Evangelio de hoy: “¿Quién es el…
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“The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.” Matt 9:37-38
This gospel verse keeps resounding each time I read it. “The harvest is abundant” – There are so many souls that have lost their way; there are so many that have become so lukewarm in their faith; there are so many who have stopped believing; there are so many who have been scandalized by the…
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Never be overshadowed by your past – Rule 2 – Basic rules of happy living
Fr. Valentine Umoh write: “Never be overshadowed by your past, leave those thoughts where they belong, in the past. Let the past be past. Sometimes you really need to speak to someone, to open up and to let those thoughts out. That´s one of the healing effects of what Catholics call “the Sacrament of Reconciliation…
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The Unity of Marriage & Moral Responsibility in Marriage (Church’s teachings and challenges)
By Valentine Umoh Preamble[1] “So that the “I do” of the spouses may be a free and responsible act, and so that the marriage covenant may have solid and lasting human and Christian foundations, preparation for marriage is of prime importance.”[2] “It is imperative to give suitable and timely instruction to young people, above all…
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The Function of Music in Sacred Worship: The Role of Choristers
By Valentine Umoh Introduction[1] The experience of encounter with the holy, awe-provoking yet fascinatingly attractive, is known from the history of religions.[2] This experience invites engagement with a transcendent “Holy mystery” or “ground of being” who at once is utterly beyond all created personal beings and is very near (immanent) to them. In both…
Fr. Valentine Umoh 