Tag: God
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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 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 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…
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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 the Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B
09.06.2024 – St. Patrick Catholic Church, Largo, FL Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother Genesis 3:9-15, Psalm 130, 2Corinthians 4:13-5:1, Mark 3:20-35 Today´s readings remind us of the persistent and ever evident problem of evil in our world. Evil in our world is clearly visible in the many…
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Homily for Thursday, 9th Week in Ordinary Time
06.06.2024 – St. Patrick Catholic Church, Largo, FL Love is what we are here for 2Timothy 2:8-15, Psalm 25, Mark 12:28-34 Sometimes, we may be tempted to ask ourselves why there is so much hate in a world that love is preached every day, in every corner, every nook and cranny. Why is there so…
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Homily for Wednesday, 9th Week in Ordinary Time
05.06.2024 – St. Patrick Catholic Church, Largo, FL Is there an afterlife? 2Timothy 1:1-3, 6-12, Psalm 123, Mark 12:18-27 The statement in today´s gospel that in the afterlife, in heaven men and women “neither marry nor are given in marriage” are not aimed to prohibit marriage but to promise that a future with God is…
Fr. Valentine Umoh 