"STAY WITH US, LORD" (Luke 24:29)

1st Reading         Sirach 27: 4-7 Psalm                    92:1-2, 12-13, 14-15 (R. 1a) R:// "It is good to give thanks to you, O Lord" 2nd Reading      1 Corinthians  15: 54-58 Gospel                  Luke 6: 39-45 TRUE COLOURS Beloved, today is the first Sunday of March 2025, and we give thanks to God for ushering us into a new month. March, traditionally in the Catholic Church, is attributed to devotion to St. Joseph. The man Joseph barely spoke in the Bible. I suggest that we imitate his silence and meditative nature, especially this month. Additionally, today is the last Sunday of the first part of Ordinary Time. Lent begins on Wednesday with the imposition of Ashes. We should be preparing to start the 40-day penitential journey. Because the greater part of the Lenten season is in March, I will suggest again that we put the silent character of...

1st Reading           1 Samuel 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23 Psalm                      103:1-2, 3-4, 8, 10, 12-13 (R. 8a) R:// "The Lord is kind and merciful" 2nd Reading         1 Corinthians 15: 45-49 Gospel                    Luke 6: 27-38 ENEMIES NO MORE Beloved, today is the 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) and it doubles as the last Sunday of February 2025. We want to thank God for his mercies and graces throughout the month. Additionally, very soon we shall bring the first part of the Season of Ordinary Time to a close. What it means is that we should start preparing and conditioning ourselves to commence the penitential season of Lent. That said, let us shift to the Word of God for this Sunday. Our first reading is from 1 Samuel 26: 2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23. This is a passage that any reader would read and be disappointed in David for n...

1st Reading           Jeremiah 17: 5-8 Psalm                      Ps. 1: 1-2. 3. 4 & 6 (R. Ps. 40:4ab) R:// "Blessed the man who has placed his trust in the Lord" 2nd Reading        1 Corinthians 15: 12. 16-20. Gospel                   Luke 6: 17, 20-26 BLESSED ASSURANCE Peace and Goodness, Beloved.  Today, the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) and the 3rd Sunday of February 2025, we have a couple of readings to reflect on. Let us take a quick dive into them. The first reading is from Jeremiah 17:5-8, a relatively short but dense text, comparing the Cursed and the Blessed. The text is found within the larger Jeremiah 17, which speaks about sin, judgment, and redemption. However, we need to note that Jeremiah was written around the 7th century BCE. This was a time of great turmoil and spiritual decay in Judah (the southern kingd...

1st Reading         Isaiah 6:1-2a. 3-8 Psalm                   138: 1ac-2a. 2bcd-3. 4-5. 7c-8 (R. 1b) R:// "In the presence of the angels I praise you, O Lord" 2nd Reading        1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Gospel                   Luke 5: 1-11 INTO THE DEEP WITH JESUS Beloved, today is the 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) and the 2nd Sunday of February 2025. The Word of God for this Sunday clearly goes in the line of discipleship and I think that we should follow in that direction. I suggest that we pay close attention to the Gospel passage from Luke 5:1-11. We have parallels to this text in Matthew 4:18-22 and Mark 1:16-20 but with few textual differences.  The text from Luke 5:1-11 has a very high discipleship tone. We have the names of the first disciples, Simon Peter, and James and John, sons of Zebedee. We also have the redefinition of their work, th...