Tag: bible
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Homily for Thursday, 12th Week in Ordinary Time
27.06.2024 – St. Patrick Catholic Church, Largo, FL Not enough to say “Lord, Lord” 2Kings 24:8-17, Psalm 79, Matthew 7:21-29 For weeks we have been reading from the Sermon on the Mount and today read the final section of that great Sermon. The early Church’s most difficult challenges did not come from the emperors’ persecutions…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Homily for Saturday, 10th Week in Ordinary Time
15.06.2024 – St. Patrick Catholic Church, Largo, FL Being truthful and charitable 1Kings 19:19-22, Psalm 16, Matthew 5:27-32 Saint Thomas Aquinas once said: “People could not live with one another if there were not mutual confidence that they were being truthful to one another… (In justice) as a matter of honor, one person owes it…
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Homily for Thursday, 10th Week in Ordinary Time (Memorial of St. Anthony of Padua)
13.06.2024 – St. Patrick Catholic Church, Largo, FL O Holy Saint Anthony – Pray for us 1Kings 18:41-46, Psalm 65, Matthew 5:20-26 Today, the Church celebrates St. Anthony of Padua, one of the great heroes of the Christian faith. St Anthony of Padua was born in 1195 in Lisbon, Portugal to a wealthy Portuguese family.…
Fr. Valentine Umoh 