THE LIVING WATER
THEME: THE LIVING WATERREADINGS: Exodus 17:3-7 / Romans 5:1-2, 5-8 / John 4: 5-423rd Sunday of Lent Water sustains life. Hence the slogan, ‘water is life’. One could, therefore,…
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FORGIVENESS
THEME: FORGIVENESSSATURDAY, 2ND WEEK OF LENT (11th March, 2023) A theme which runs through both the first reading (cf. Micah 7:14-15, 18-20)…
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JESUS, THE NEW ABRAHAM
THEME: JESUS, THE NEW ABRAHAMREADINGS: Genesis 12:1-4 / 2 Timothy 1:8-10 / Matthew 17:1-92nd Sunday of Lent Moses and the great prophet Elijah appeared in the transfiguration of…
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Lent – Confession
LENT: PRAYER, FASTING, ALMSGIVING AND CONFESSION CONFESSION Let us now elaborate further on our spiritual “road worthiness”, namely, the confession of our…
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OVERCOMING TEMPTATIONS
THEME: OVERCOMING TEMPTATIONSREADINGS: Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7 / Romans 5:12-19 / Matthew 4:1-111st Sunday of Lent Today is the first Sunday of lent, a period of forty days of spiritual…
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Lent – Almsgiving
LENT: PRAYER, FASTING, ALMSGIVING AND CONFESSION ALMSGIVING The link between fasting and almsgiving is evident in Isa. 58:6-9 cited above: the extra savings of…
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Lent – Fasting
LENT: PRAYER, FASTING, ALMSGIVING AND CONFESSION FASTING Let us now consider fasting, our spiritual servicing/maintenance, by answering the following questions: What is…
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Lent – Prayer
LENT: PRAYER, FASTING, ALMSGIVING AND CONFESSION Let us now elaborate further on our spiritual fuel, prayer, by answering the following questions: What…
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LENT: PRAYER, FASTING, ALMSGIVING AND CONFESSION
LENT: PRAYER, FASTING, ALMSGIVING AND CONFESSION INTRODUCTION Beloved in Christ, the season of Lent could be likened to the season of spring…
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THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ASHES
THEME: THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ASHES READINGS: Joel 2:12-18/ 2 Corinthians 5:20-6:2 / Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 Ash Wednesday The forty (40) days of…
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BE HOLY, FOR I, THE LORD YOUR GOD, AM HOLY
THEME: BE HOLY, FOR I, THE LORD YOUR GOD, AM HOLYREADINGS: Lev. 19:1-2, 7-18 / Ps. 103 / 1 Cor. 3:16-23 / Matthew 5:38-487th Sunday in Ordinary Time Five weeks ago,…
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THE HIGHER MORAL STANDARD
THEME: THE HIGHER MORAL STANDARDREADINGS: Sirach 15:15-20 / 1 Cor. 2:6-10 / Matthew 5:17-376th Sunday in Ordinary Time Today many people don’t want to hear about “dos and…
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