Tag: God
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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 – Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
The True Temple of God! Ezek 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; Ps 46:1-2, 4-5, 7-8; 1Cor 3:9b-11, 16-17; John 2:13-22 After series of persecutions of Christianity in the Roman Empire, Emperor Constantine, had a church built on land that once belonged to the Laterani family around 313AD. This Church was officially dedicated on November 9, 324, eleven…
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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 Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
Perseverance in Prayer Ex 17:8-13; Ps 120; 2 Tim 3:14-4:2; Lk 18:1-8 Like Moses, who raised his arm in unceasing prayer of intercession to God for his people, Christ’s arms are constantly open in prayer on the cross in intercession for us, the members of his new covenant. Today, the Church calls us to join…
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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 Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
By your holy cross you have redeemed the world Num 21:5-9, Ps 78, Phil 2:6-11, Jn 3:13-17 When we look at the Holy Cross, what comes to our mind? When we make the sign of the cross, what exactly are we professing? When we see a crucifix in an establishment, a chapel, a city Hall,…
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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…
Fr. Valentine Umoh 