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God is after us: Tuesday of the Second Week of Advent (I) (11th December, 2018).

Fr. Onyeka Iloka 0 Weekday Homilies 05:01

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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Homily (Reflection) for Tuesday of
the Second Week of Advent (I) (11<sup>th</sup> December, 2018) on the Gospel<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;">Topic: God is after us</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;">.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Jesus likened how God cares about us to a shepherd who leaves
ninety-nine sheep on the mountains in search of one that went astray. This
passage looks ridiculous; someone leaving ninety-nine sheep just for a lost
one? Every one of us is very important.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">It is important to remind ourselves who we are, “Know that
the LORD is God! It is he that made us, and we are his; we are his people, and
the sheep of his pasture” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ps 100:3; </b>cf.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> Ps 74:1; 78:52; 95:7; Ezek 34:31</b>). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Whenever one leaves God’s ways, he/she is lost, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Matt 10:6</b>. Jesus the good shepherd (cf.
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jn 10:11.14</b>) came to find the lost,
cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Matt 15:24; Is 53:6</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">God is really after us because He wants us to live, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ezek 18:31</b>. Hence, He said through the
prophet Ezekiel, “As I live, says the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death
of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live; turn back, turn
back from your evil ways; for why will you die, O house of Israel?” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ezek 33:11</b>)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">He is begging us to stop sinning, (cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ezek 44:6</b>) partly because although He wants all to live yet He will
judge us according to our ways, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ezek
33:20. 34:17, 20, 22</b>. One can live only in God, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Amos 5:4; Jn 15:5</b>. God’s sheep hears His voice, and they follow Him,
cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jn 10:27</b>. He is begging us to hearken
to His voice today as His sheep we are, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ps 95:7</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Thought for today:</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> God wants us to live.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;">Let us pray:</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"> Lord, open our eyes to see that there
is no life apart from you – Amen.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Your sins are forgiven: Monday of the Second Week of Advent (I) (10th December, 2018).

Fr. Onyeka Iloka 0 Weekday Homilies 04:48

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Second Week of Advent (I) (10<sup>th</sup> December, 2018) on the Gospel<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Jesus was teaching in today’s gospel when some men brought to
Him a paralyzed man. They let the man down through the roof because the crowd
made it impossible to pass through the door. Seeing their faith Jesus said to
the paralyzed man “My Friend, your sins are forgiven you” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lk 5:20</b>). Although the scribes and the Pharisees questioned in
their ignorance but the paralyzed man so much needed the forgiveness of his
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Based on the Old Testament, the Jews believed that bodily
diseases are connected to sin. Hence, Jesus’ disciples asked him of the man
blind from birth: “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents...?” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jn 9:2</b>). And for the Pharisees he was
born entirely in sins, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jn 9:34</b>.
Unfortunately, the main effect of sin we ought to be afraid of is not bodily
ailments, because ultimately sin leads to death, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Prov 12:28; Matt 10:28</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sin has paralyzed us in various ways, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jn 8:34</b>. So as we prepare for Christ we
should remember that sacramental confession is very important. You may have
your reasons why sacramental confession is not important or should not be now. Be
assured that Jesus Christ Himself is waiting for you to come and be healed
because you are His friend, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jn 15:15</b>.
He is ever ready to say these same words to you: “My Friend, your sins are
forgiven you.” Hence, He graciously invites us, “Come now, let us reason
together, says the LORD: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as
white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Is 1:18</b>). You and I need these words.
Let’s get up and approach His throne of mercy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;">Let us pray:</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"> Lord, forgive us all our sins as we
approach your throne of mercy – Amen.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Forgiveness of sins: Second Sunday of Advent (C) (09th December, 2018).

Fr. Onyeka Iloka 0 Sunday homilies 05:11

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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Homily (Reflection) for the Second
Sunday of Advent (C) (09<sup>th</sup> December, 2018) on the Gospel and the Season
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Baruch
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Rabbi Eleazar declared: “Repent one
day before your death.” And his disciples who heard him asked: “How does one
know which day that it is?” “Exactly,” answered the sage, for that reason we
ought to live every day as though it were our last.”</span><a href="file:///C:/Users/Fr.%20Moses/Desktop/fb/YEAR%20C%202018%20-%202019/Advent%20&amp;%20Xmas/Second%20Sunday%20of%20Advent%20(C).docx" name="_ednref1" style="mso-endnote-id: edn1;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: blue;">[i]</span></span></span></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Last Sunday, we reflected on
preparing for Christ in threefold because He was, He is and He is to come. In today’s
gospel, Saint John the Baptist went into all the region around the Jordan and
proclaimed a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lk 3:3</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We know that for some, it is useless reflecting
on the forgiveness of sins because they stopped sinning when they become born-again.
And for some, although one can sin but why confess to fellow human beings
(priests)? There are other obstacles but in this homily our focus is on why
confessing to priests. The issue of being sinners or not among others will be
subject of another day.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Remember when a paralyzed man was
brought to Jesus and He said to him: “Son, your sins are forgiven” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mk 2:5</b>; cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lk 5:20</b>) the scribes termed the statement blasphemous because it is
God alone who can forgive sins, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mk
2:6-7</b>. And they are correct in saying that it is God alone who can forgive
sins, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ps 32:5; Is 45:25; Jer 31:34.
33:8; Mic 7:19</b>. We often miss a very important point – ‘who is Jesus Christ?’
Jesus tells us who He is: “I and the Father are one” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jn 10:30</b>; cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jn 1:1</b>; <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">1Jn 4:10</b>). So Jesus forgives sins
because He is God but the scribes among others did not know this fact. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">On the other hand, we read that when
Christ appeared to his disciples He breathed on them and said to them: “Receive
the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you
retain the sins of any, they are retained” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jn 20:22b-23</b>). And Jesus unequivocally told us that He sends His
priests into the world just as He was sent by the Father, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jn 20:21</b>. Based on these among others we
uphold that God forgives sins through His priests. But just as the scribes did
not understand who Jesus Christ is many do not understand who is a priest,
another Christ.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So my dear brothers and sisters as we
prepare for Christ, the gospel tells us that Saint John the Baptist’s
proclamation is the fulfilment of the prophesy of Isaiah: <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The voice of one crying out in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. Every valley shall be
filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall be
made straight, and rough ways made smooth; and all flesh shall see the
salvation of God (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lk 3:4-6; </b>cf.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> Is 40:3-5</b>).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In preparation for Jesus Christ, we
must be watchful as the gospel tells us of both the things we overdid and the
things we did not do enough - valley on one side and mountain and hill on the
other; crooked ways to be straightened and rough ways smoothened. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Psalmist rightly wrote: “I
acknowledged my sin to thee, and I did not hide my iniquity; I said, ‘I will
confess my transgressions to the LORD’; then thou didst forgive the guilt of my
sin” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ps 32:5</b>). And in his first
letter Saint John wrote: “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just, and
will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">1Jn 1:9</b>).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My dear brothers and sisters, what
are you waiting for? Remember that by Christ’s wounds we are healed, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">1Pt 2:24</b>. The letter to the Hebrews
tells us to: “... exhort one another every day, as long as it is called ‘today,’
that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Heb 3:13</b>). So let us acknowledge our
sins, mend our ways and confess our sins so that He who is faithful will
forgive us. We ought to live every day as though it were our last as the sage
declared in our introductory story. Confess to God through His instruments (priests)
and you shall be healed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Forgiveness of sins: Second Sunday of Advent (C) (09th December, 2018).

Homily (Reflection) for the Second Sunday of Advent (C) (09 th December, 2018) on the Gospel and the Season Baruch 5:1-9; Ps 125 (R...

Rejoice, favoured one: Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (08th December, 2018).

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of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (08<sup>th</sup> December,
2018) on the Gospel and the Solemnity<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Today, the Church celebrates that Mary was conceived in the
womb of her mother, Saint Anne, free from original sin by virtue of the
foreseen merits of her son, Jesus Christ. This is better known as the
Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary and was dogmatically deﬁned in
1854 by Pope Pius IX in his papal bull <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ineﬀabilis Deus</i></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Surely, this solemnity is one of the areas many question
seriously. Just as Mary herself asked in today’s gospel how could it be possible
that she would conceive and bear a son since she is a virgin, some also ask how
could this be possible, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lk 1:34</b>.
In my humble opinion, angel Gabriel has the answer: “The Holy Spirit will come
upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the
child to be born will be holy; he will be called Son of God” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lk 1:35</b>). We read in the gospel: “You
will know them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thorns, or figs from
thistles?” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Matt 7:16</b>). It is God
who protected Mary from the original sin because of the task ahead. The angel
also said: “... nothing is impossible with God” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lk 1:37</b>, NLT). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Just as the Blessed Virgin Mary surrenders to God’s will:
“Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word” God
expects each and every one of us to surrender our wills to Him (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lk 1:38</b>). Because “Blessed rather are
those who hear the word of God and keep it!” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lk 11:28; Rev 1:3</b>). Let us rejoice because we are favoured by God. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary to give ourselves freely and entirely
to Him – Amen.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Pray for us</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Your faith: Memorial of Saint Ambrose, B.D. (07rd December, 2018).

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elected Bishop when he was still a catechumen. He accepted the position after
hesitation. Ambrose became a famous preacher and defender of the faith. He
received Saint Augustine into the Church. He fought paganism and also protected
the Church against political power. Saint Ambrose was a Christian bishop of
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Although the two blind men who followed Jesus were crying
loudly: “Have mercy on us, Son of David!” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Matt
9:27</b>) but when he entered the house and the blind men came to him, he asked
them: “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Matt 9:28</b>). Could it be that the blind men would shout for help
without having faith that Jesus could do it?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Just like the blind men who came to Jesus in today’s gospel,
we come to Jesus with different forms of problems. But it is important that we
keep our faith even when we say, we are greatly afflicted, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ps 116:10</b>. God assures us that whatever
we ask in prayer, we will receive, if only we have faith, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Matt 21:22</b>; <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mk 11:22</b>. Saint Ambrose we celebrate today was not only a man of faith
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dear friends, surely you may have asked for a particular
thing for a long time but that does not mean that God has changed. He can do
that for you and will certainly do that but there is need to be steadfast, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lk 18:8</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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unbelief – Amen (cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mk 9:24</b>).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Your faith: Memorial of Saint Ambrose, B.D. (07rd December, 2018).

Homily (Reflection) for the Memorial of Saint Ambrose, B.D. (07 rd December, 2018) on the Gospel and the Memorial Is 29:17-24; ...

The Word of God: Thursday of the First Week of Advent (I) (06th December, 2018).

Fr. Onyeka Iloka 0 Weekday Homilies 04:59

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exercises, read and preach the word of God among other things, one may tend to
conclude that heaven has come at last. But at the same time, evil of different
kinds keeps increasing everyday in the world. Hence, Jesus’ warning in the
gospel: “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of
heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Matt 7:21</b>). We also read: “Blessed ...
are those who hear the word of God and keep it!” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lk 11:28</b>). Again, “You are my friends if you do what I command you”
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The word of God is “living and active, sharper than any
two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and spirit, of joints and
marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Heb 4:12</b>). Saint Peter also wrote: “You
have been born anew, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the
living and abiding word of God” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">1Pt
1:23</b>). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Can we then say that the word of God has either changed or
has lost its vitality? Never, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Rom
9:4-6</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In his letter to the Ephesians, Saint Paul admonishes us to
“... take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the
word of God” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Eph 6:17</b>). But many
Christians have rejected the word of God because of other things like
traditions, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mk 7:13; Matt 15:6; 2Tim
4:9-11</b>. But for the apostles, it is wrong to leave the word of God for any
other thing, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Acts 6:2</b>. We ought to
accept the word of God as the Thessalonians did “not as the word of men but as
what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">1Thess 2:13</b>).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;">Let us pray:</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"> God, give us the grace to receive
your word as what it really is. And may it be our guiding principle through
Christ our Lord – Amen.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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The Word of God: Thursday of the First Week of Advent (I) (06th December, 2018).

Homily (Reflection) for Thursday of the First Week of Advent (I) (06 th December, 2018) on the Gospel Is 26:1-6; Ps 118:1.8-9....

Pope's Prayer Intention for DECEMBER 2018

Fr. Onyeka Iloka 0 News, Teachings 05:10

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Transmission of Faith</span></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1e1a1a; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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may find, in their dialogue with culture, a language suited to the conditions
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Pope's Prayer Intention for DECEMBER 2018

Let us pray with the Holy Father: Prayer Intention for DECEMBER 2018 Evangelization: In the Service of the Transmission of ...

Bring them to Jesus: Wednesday of the First Week of Advent (I) (05th December, 2018).

Fr. Onyeka Iloka 0 Weekday Homilies 03:28

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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Homily (Reflection) for Wednesday of
the First Week of Advent (I) (05<sup>th</sup> December, 2018) on the Gospel<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;">Topic: Bring them to Jesus</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Although today’s gospel is made up of two sections – the
curing of many people (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Matt 15:29-31</b>)
and the feeding of the four thousand (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Matt
15:32-37</b>), but one thing common is that they all came to Jesus with their
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Needless to ask whether you have any need because it is
obvious. But where do you take these to – Jesus or some other place/s?
Sometimes one wonders whether God has suddenly lost the ability to know our
needs or that there is anything impossible or too hard for God, (cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lk 18:27; Jer 32:17)</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My dearest in the Lord, as we prepare for the coming of our
Lord Jesus Christ, it is important to be ready to meet him and to be with him.
Wait for him with all your needs, worries, troubles, confusions, crisis, joys,
pains, and so on. Above all, wait for him with your faith intact, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lk 18:8</b>. Again, as we prepare for his
coming, it is important to be ready to meet him with our lives and not our
words for he knows us through and through even when we did not utter a word,
cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Deut 2:7,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Ps 44:21; Ps 103:14; Ps 138:6; Nah 1:7; 1Jn
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