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the Third Week of Lent (1<sup>st</sup> March, 2016) on the Gospel<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dan 3:25.34-43;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ps 24:4-9 (R. v. 6);<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />

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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Topic: If you want then....<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;">In today’s gospel Peter asked Jesus how often one is bound to
forgive his/her brothers and sisters, “As many as seven times?” Jesus replied,
“Not seven times, but ... seventy-seven times.” Jesus goes further on forgiveness
with the parable of the unforgiving slave. This slave that rightly earned the
title of unforgiving owed the king ten thousand talents. A talent worth more
than fifteen years wages of a labourer. And as he could not pay this huge
amount he pleaded with the king for time. However contrary to his prayer, out
of pity the king forgave him the debt. But as the slave stepped out he met a
fellow slave who owed him a hundred denarii. Let us note that a denarius was a
day’s wage of a labourer. He seized him by the throat saying, “Pay what you
owe.” His fellow salve’s prayer for time fell on deaf ears. The unforgiving
slave threw his fellow slave into prison until he would pay the debt. <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 imagine the big difference between what the unforgiving
slave owed the king and what other slave owed him. He asked the king for time
and got even what he did not ask for but his fellow slave asked for time and got
imprisonment. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Other slaves reported the matter to the king and he summoned
the unforgiving slave and said to him, “You wicked slave! I forgave you all
that debt because you pleaded with me. Should you not have had mercy on your
fellow slave, as I had mercy on you?” The gospel reads further, <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">And in anger his lord handed him over to be tortured until he
would pay his entire debt. So my heavenly Father will also do to every one of
you, if you do not forgive your brother or sister from your heart.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Think of how often we wrong God and run to Him for forgiveness.
And we know that He forgives all who come to Him with sincere heart, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">2Chr 7:14;</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jer 33:8; Ps 85:2; 1Jn 1:9</b>. God wants us to forgive others just as He
forgives us, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Col 3:13</b>. One must forgive
as many times as he or she is wronged, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lk
17:4</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;">Lenten season is not just a time of receiving forgiveness from
God but most importantly a time of giving forgiveness to others. Whoever fails to
forgive piles up his or her sins against him/herself.<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;"> You will be forgiven if only you forgive.<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, remove from us the heart of
stone and give us a new heart of flesh and a new spirit to enable us forgive others
(cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ezek 36:26</b>) – Amen. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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If you want then...: Tuesday of the Third Week of Lent (1st March, 2016).

Homily (Reflection) for Tuesday of the Third Week of Lent (1 st March, 2016) on the Gospel Dan 3:25.34-43; Ps 24:4-9 (R. v. 6);...

Although it hurts: Monday of the Third Week of Lent (29th February, 2016).

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Third Week of Lent (29<sup>th</sup> February, 2016) on the Gospel<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2Kgs 5:1-15;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pss 41:2-3; 42:3-4 (R.Ps 41:3);<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />

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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In today’s gospel, Jesus told His kinsmen who had begun to look
down on Him because of His background that they never received any of the
prophets sent to them well. The time of Elijah and that of Elisha were used as
examples. This irritated them that they dragged Jesus out of their town and led
Him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built intending to hurl Him
off the cliff. They could not even wait to go through the normal process of
condemning someone in Israel. Or could it be they wanted Him to live and yet
intended to throw Him off the cliff?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Often we find ourselves in similar situations to the one in
today’s gospel. Although truth hurts but what do we do?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Jesus speaking of Himself says, “I am the way, and the truth,
and the life” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jn 14:6</b>). And the sum
of God’s word is truth, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ps 119:160</b>.
And again the knowledge of truth makes one free, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jn 8:32</b>. Going by these and many more, although truth hurts but we
should not move against it. To go against it is to go against Jesus Christ, to throw
away God’s word, and to remain in bondage. Hence the book of Proverbs rightly begs,
“Buy truth, and do not sell it” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Prov
23:23</b>). Let us therefore ask God to always lead us in His truth, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ps 25:5</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;">Bible Reading</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">: Jn 8:31-38.<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;"> Standing for truth is standing for God.<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, lead us always in your truth –
Amen.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Although it hurts: Monday of the Third Week of Lent (29th February, 2016).

Homily (Reflection) for Monday of the Third Week of Lent (29 th February, 2016) on the Gospel 2Kgs 5:1-15; Pss 41:2-3; 42:3-4 ...

Meant for each other: Third Sunday of Lent (C) (28th February, 2016).

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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">Homily (Reflection) for the Third Sunday of
Lent (C) (28</span><sup><span style="font-size: small;">th</span></sup><span style="font-size: large;"> February, 2016) on the Gospel<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">Ex 3:1-8.13-5;<span style="mso-tab-count: 10;">                        <strong>OR</strong> <span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Ex 17:3-7;          </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">Ps 102:1-4.6-8.11. (R.v.8);<span style="mso-tab-count: 6;">          </span>Ps 94:1-2.6-9. (R.v. 8);</span><br />

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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">A lady visited their parish priest in his office and complained
about her husband. Her husband who used to be active in virtually all the church’s
activities hardly goes to church. To worsen the situation he does not even stay
at home either. And she had tried to see if he had taken to drinking, eating
outside, and things like that but could not establish any. The priest who knew
the man even before he got married to the woman was surprised to receive such
report about him. After asking the woman few questions, he fixed a date for the
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">The man was on the steering with his wife next to him to see
the priest on the appointed day. After welcoming them, the woman was asked by
the priest to repeat what she told him about her husband and she did. In
response the man admitted virtually all his wife said. However he went further
to say that his only problem with his wife is that although a champion in going
to church activities yet she has nothing to show for it. He went on to explain
that his wife did not only detest doing anything good for others but would not
even allow him to do so. The man went on to say that those times his wife
wanted him to go to church with her and he refused were the times he used to
visit the sick, the prisoners, the destitute homes, orphanages, among so many
others which his wife would never approve of. For the woman giving is synonymous
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">Today’s gospel (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lk 13:1-9</b>) is made up of two parts, Jesus’
teaching that repentance is sine qua non for one to live and the parable of the
barren fig tree. Our homily is based on the two parts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">In the first part (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lk
13:1-5</b>) some people told Jesus about the Galileans Pilate mingled their
blood with their sacrifices. And while addressing this, He made reference to
the eighteen killed by the tower of Siloam which fell on them. He told the
people frankly that both those Galileans and the eighteen were not the worst sinners
and that unless they repent, they would all perish.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">The second part (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lk
13:6-9</b>) is about a man who planted a fig tree in his vineyard. After three
years of waiting for it to bear fruit said to the gardener, “See here! For
three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and still I find
none. Cut it down! Why should it be wasting the soil?” It took the intervention
of the gardener for the tree to be given a year to either bear fruit and stand
or remain barren and be cut down. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">In his preaching, John the Baptist said to the people, “Bear
fruits that befit repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have
Abraham as our father’; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise
up children to Abraham” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lk 3:8</b>). Also,
Saint Paul while defending himself and the gospel before king Agrippa said that
he “declared first to those at Damascus, then at Jerusalem and throughout all
the country of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and
turn to God and perform deeds worthy of their repentance” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Acts 26:20</b>). Again in his letter to the Ephesians he wrote, “I
therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the
calling to which you have been called” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Eph
4:1</b>). And again to the Colossians he wrote, “lead a life worthy of the
Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in
the knowledge of God” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Col 1:10</b>).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">Unlike the couple in our introductory story who see being a
Christian and doing good works as two separate things, being a Christian
(repentance) and bearing fruits (good works) go together. They are two sides of
the same coin.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">The two parts of today’s gospel find a meeting point in
every true Christian. Jesus warns that we must repent to escape being perished.
And repentance can only be made manifest in good works, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jas 2:17, 26</b>. None of these can survive
without the other. I see Jesus in today’s gospel saying the same thing in two
ways: if the people do not repent they would perish and if the fig does not
bear fruit it will be cut down. We must repent and bear fruits to live. And let
us be very quick about this because like the fig tree you and/or me might have been
given a year to prove our stand.</span></div>
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Bear fruits that befit who you are.</span></span></div>
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Meant for each other: Third Sunday of Lent (C) (28th February, 2016).

Homily (Reflection) for the Third Sunday of Lent (C) (28 th February, 2016) on the Gospel Ex 3:1-8.13-5; OR ...

God is waiting: Saturday of the Second Week of Lent (27th February, 2016).

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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 Saturday of
the Second Week of Lent (27<sup>th</sup> February, 2016) on the Gospel<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Mic 7:14-15.18-20;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ps 102:1-4.9-12 (R. v. 8);<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />

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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Today’s gospel is made up of the prelude to parables (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lk 15:1-3</b>) and the parable of the
prodigal son (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lk 15:11-32</b>). In the
prelude, the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled because Jesus did not only
welcome sinners but also eats with them. The parable of the prodigal son is
better known today as the parable of the loving father; it shows the father’s
love more than the prodigality of the son.<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 this parable, the loving father had two sons. The younger
one requested and got his own share of their father’s wealth. After squandering
it in a distant country in dissolute living, things got so bad that he had to
hire himself out to a citizen who sent him to feed the pigs in the field. He
would have ate the pods for the pigs but was not given. When he came to his
senses he returned home to plead with their father to take him as one of the
hired servants. On the contrary, on sighting his son at a distant the man
filled with compassion ran to him, put his arms around him and kissed him.
Before the son could finish his prayer the man asked the slaves to quickly put
the best robe on him, put a ring on his finger, and to kill the fatted calf for
a feast. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When the elder brother who was in the field came near to the
house and learnt what was happening he refused to enter the house. He was angry
that their father never appreciated his absolute loyalty. Their father pleaded
with him, “Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. But we
had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and has
come to life; he was lost and has been found” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lk 15:31-32</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;">Lenten season is also a period of homecoming. God is waiting
for me and for you to return. Just as the prodigal son was restored to his lost
state God will restore us if only we could come back. Although God desires that
we remain without going astray “but if any one does sin, we have an advocate
with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">1Jn 2:1</b>). God’s kindness is not a licence to sin, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Rom 6:15</b>. The Pharisees, the scribes,
the elder brother and their likes ought not be angry at God’s mercy. God owns
the investment we call humans. And as a result He is the one to condemn or to
acquit, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lk 6:37; Is 3:13</b>. Ours
is to encourage our brothers and sisters to come back. No need to be afraid. There
is enough space to contain everybody in heaven.<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;">Bible Reading</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">: Prov 7:1-5; 9:1-6.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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you have gone astray.<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, strengthen us in our effort to
come back wholly to you – Amen.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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God is waiting: Saturday of the Second Week of Lent (27th February, 2016).

Homily (Reflection) for Saturday of the Second Week of Lent (27 th February, 2016) on the Gospel Mic 7:14-15.18-20; Ps 102:1-4....

Those tenants: Friday of the Second Week of Lent (26th February, 2016).

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Second Week of Lent (26<sup>th</sup> February, 2016) on the Gospel<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Gen 37:3-4.12-13.17-28;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ps 104:16-21. (R. v. 5);<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">        </span><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />

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this parable, a landowner “planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a
wine press in it, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenants and went
to another country” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Matt 21:33</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;">When he sent his slaves to the tenants for his own share of
the produce, the tenants seized the “slaves and beat one, killed another, and
stoned another”. He later sent more slaves and they were treated like the first
group. When he finally sent his son thinking, “They will respect my son,” the
tenants said to themselves, “This is the heir; come, let us kill him and get
his inheritance” and so they did. Jesus then asked, “Now when the owner of the
vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?” Those listening to Him
replied, “He will put those wretches to a miserable death, and lease the vineyard
to other tenants who will give him the produce at the harvest time.” The chief
priests and the Pharisees would have arrested Jesus when they realised that the
parable was all about them, but for the fear of the crowd who regarded Him as a
prophet.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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let us leave them for now. In Saint Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians he asks,
“For who sees anything different in you? What have you that you did not
receive? If then you received it, why do you boast as if it were not a gift?” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">1Cor 4:7</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;">Whatever one has is from God, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">1Chr 29:12; 1Sam 2:7; Prov 22:2</b>. And like the landowner, God
expects each and every one of us to give Him His own share of the produce
through His slaves. But what does He get in return? Sometimes His slaves are suppressed,
maltreated, imprisoned, even extorted, and so on. And at other times some even
deny Him the ownership of what He has given us to look after. Or do you think
that we have been fair enough? Whoever fails to give God His share will find it
very hard to make heaven, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Matt 19:23</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;">This is the time to lay up “treasures in heaven, where
neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Matt 6:20</b>). God’s slaves come for His
share in different ways. If you want to have enough in heaven that will be
truly yours give God His due (pay what you owe), cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lk 16:12</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Those tenants: Friday of the Second Week of Lent (26th February, 2016).

Homily (Reflection) for Friday of the Second Week of Lent (26 th February, 2016) on the Gospel Gen 37:3-4.12-13.17-28; Ps 104:...

After the leveller: Thursday of the Second Week of Lent (25th February, 2016).

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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Jer 17:5-10;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ps 1:1-4.6. (R. Ps 39:5);<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />

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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In today’s gospel we see a figure that better depicts a wealthy
king, “a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted
sumptuously every day” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lk 16:19</b>). Surprisingly
at this man’s gate sat an opposite figure, “a poor man named Lazarus, covered
with sores, who longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich man’s
table; even the dogs would come and lick his sores” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lk 16:20-21</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;">At the appointed time, Lazarus died and was taken to the
bosom of Abraham where he is being comforted. The rich man also died and was
buried. While he is being tormented in Hades, he looked up and saw Abraham with
Lazarus by his side. “He called out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and
send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finder in water and cool my tongue; for I am
in agony in these flames” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lk 16:24</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;">Wait a minute, someone who had been feasting sumptuously
every day now begs for a dip of finger in water. The only thing that looks like
kindness in the onetime rich man is found in his plea for Lazarus to go and
warn his five brothers lest they end up in the same place of torment. However Abraham
replied, “They have Moses and the prophets; they should listen to them.” And to
this he replied, “No, father Abraham; but if someone goes to them from the
dead, they will repent.” Abraham said to him, “If they do not listen to Moses
and the prophets, neither will they be convinced even if someone rises from the
dead.” <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Lenten season is a special time for giving alms. It is
important to listen to Jesus’ admonition, “make friends for yourselves by means
of unrighteous mammon, so that when it fails they may receive you into the
eternal habitations” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lk 16:9</b>). Imagine
someone as rich as the rich man begging for a drop of water. Same fate awaits
all those who would not reach out to others, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lk 13:1-5</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;">Again, this is a time of repentance. Stop postponing your
repentance. We have Moses and the prophets to listen to. So what are you
waiting for? Do not expect someone from the dead because it might never happen.
Today is the favourable time. Let us “Seek the LORD while he may be found, call
upon him while he is near” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Is 55:6</b>).
Have you been feasting daily with your wealth or feeding the hungry, clothing
the naked, visiting the prisoners, giving drink to the thirsty, and so on, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Matt 25:31-46</b>? What you do with your
wealth today defines your tomorrow.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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He blessed us with – Amen.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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After the leveller: Thursday of the Second Week of Lent (25th February, 2016).

Homily (Reflection) for Thursday of the Second Week of Lent (25 th February, 2016) on the Gospel Jer 17:5-10; Ps 1:1-4.6. (R. ...

Below the robe: Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent (24th February, 2016).

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the Second Week of Lent (24<sup>th</sup> February, 2016) on the Gospel<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ps 30:5-6.14-16 (R. v. 17);<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />

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foretells His death and resurrection a third time (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Matt 20:17-19</b>) and The Request of the Mother of James and John (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Matt 20:20-28</b>). Our reflection will focus
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The mother of James and John approached Jesus with her two
sons, kneeling before Jesus and asked for a favour. Jesus said to her, “What do
you want?” She replied, “Declare that these two sons of mine will sit, one at
your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.” Although the two promised
to drink the cup Jesus was to take yet He said to them, “... to sit at my right
hand and at my left, this is not mine to grant, but it is for those whom it has
been prepared by my Father.”<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 reaction of the ten showed among other things that they
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them,
and their great ones are tyrants over them. It will not be so among you; but
whoever wishes to be great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes
to be first among you must be your slave; just as the Son of Man came not to be
served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Matt 20:25-28</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;">The attitudes of both the rulers and great ones among the Gentiles
as depicted in today’s gospel are better than what we see in the house of God
today. Hence many are ready for anything just to become leaders. <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 question, ‘What do you want?’ (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Matt 20:21</b>) can be more beneficial if each of us take it as one directed
to him/herself. Each of us must take time to answer this question. It demands
nothing less than an honest answer which will help each of us see below his or
her own robe, whether one is on the right track or not. It is very dangerous to
leave this unanswered. Our call to be Christians is a call to humility, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jas 4:6, 10; 1Pt 3:8; 5:6</b>. Christians
ought to be humbler as they go higher. We must see others as better than
ourselves, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Phil 2:3</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;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;">What do you want? (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Matt 20:21</b>)</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">.<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, help me to desire you and you
alone – Amen.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Below the robe: Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent (24th February, 2016).

Homily (Reflection) for Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent (24 th February, 2016) on the Gospel Jer 18:18-20; Ps 30:5-6.14-1...

Be wary: Tuesday of the Second Week of Lent (23rd February, 2016).

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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 Lent (23<sup>rd</sup> February, 2016) on the Gospel<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Is 1:10.16-20;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ps 49:8-9.16-17.21.23 (R. v. 23);<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />

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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Jesus denounced the scribes and the Pharisees who occupied
Moses’ seat in today’s gospel for they do not practice what they teach. They
tie up heavy burdens for others but are unwilling to lift a finger to move
them. Their acts are just for people to see. They scramble for places of honour
at banquets and for best seats in the synagogues. Again, they love to be greeted
with respect in the marketplaces and to be called rabbi.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />

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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Although these occupy the exalted seat of Moses but Jesus asked
the crowds and His disciples not to emulate them. They teach others without
first making something out of the teaching themselves. Hence, Jesus often calls
them hypocrites, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Matt 15:7; 23:13,
15, 23,25,27,29</b>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Be wary of people you imitate. Often people focus on what
people want without considering whether those things are right or wrong. Some
copy others whether they are correct or not. We must look up to God and do what
He asks of us. The only person worthy of imitation is he or she who imitate Christ,
cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">1Cor 4:16; 11:1</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;">Bible Reading</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">: Matt 7:12; 1Cor 10:23 – 11:1.<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, help us to be truly yours –
Amen.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Be wary: Tuesday of the Second Week of Lent (23rd February, 2016).

Homily (Reflection) for Tuesday of the Second Week of Lent (23 rd February, 2016) on the Gospel Is 1:10.16-20; Ps 49:8-9.16-17...

Beyond flesh and blood: The Chair of Saint Peter, Ap, Feast (22nd February, 2016).

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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">(<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Monday of the Second Week of Lent</b>)<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1Pt 5:1-4;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ps 22 (R.v.1); <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />

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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTW5NKXYMrIBwZr98a4fBhS2IDaVPrsTF3VqT6zViWCaFAIt-1RHGIl945tLLODYsf4tl83DJOvmcdYfvNLkYblD6FFU08LDOlr0BHhwyX5tkyz_It1Qs5vXFM2_JZjOVSC66Vj8OcUw0/s1600/22.02.2016.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTW5NKXYMrIBwZr98a4fBhS2IDaVPrsTF3VqT6zViWCaFAIt-1RHGIl945tLLODYsf4tl83DJOvmcdYfvNLkYblD6FFU08LDOlr0BHhwyX5tkyz_It1Qs5vXFM2_JZjOVSC66Vj8OcUw0/s1600/22.02.2016.png" /></a><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The <b><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Chair of Saint
Peter</span></b> (</span><i><span lang="LA" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%; mso-ansi-language: LA; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Cathedra Petri</span></i><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">), also
known as the <b>Throne of Saint Peter</b>, is a </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relic" title="Relic"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: #2e7061;">relic</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> conserved
in </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peter%27s_Basilica" title="St. Peter's Basilica"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: #2e7061;">St. Peter’s Basilica</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">. It is a symbol of the authority of the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop_of_Rome" title="Bishop of Rome"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: #2e7061;">Bishop of
Rome</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> (Pope) as </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicar_of_Christ" title="Vicar of Christ"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: #2e7061;">Vicar of
Christ</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> and successor of Saint Peter. This feast was celebrated on January
18 and February 22. In 1960 however </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_XXIII" title="Pope John XXIII"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: #2e7061;">Pope John
XXIII</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> removed from the General Roman Calendar eight feast days that
were second feasts of a single saint or mystery: one of them was the January 18
feast of the Chair of Peter<a href="file:///C:/Users/Fr.%20Moses/Desktop/Weekday%20Homilies/Daily%20Tonic%20for%20Year%20II/Lent%20&amp;%20Easter/Second%20Week%20of%20Lent.docx" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: #2e7061;">[1]</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;">In today’s gospel Jesus asked His disciples of the people’s
view of Himself. They replied, “Some say John the Baptist, but others Elijah,
and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Matt 16:14</b>). Afterwards, Jesus asked them, “But who do you say that
I am?” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Matt 16:15</b>). To this Peter declared,
“You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Matt 16:16</b>). And in return Jesus said to him,<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />

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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For flesh and blood has
not revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven. And I tell you, you are
Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not
prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and
whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on
earth will be loosed in heaven” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Matt
16:17-19</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;">The feast of the Chair of Saint Peter is among other things a
symbol of the unity of the church Christ founded on Saint Peter when He said,
“you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church”. Peter is blessed
because it was not flesh and blood that revealed to him the divinity of Jesus
Christ, but our Father in heaven.<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 therefore to go beyond flesh and blood in
following God lest we continue to either follow hearsay or our own wills. And none
of these can make us to be blessed. God wants all of us to worship Him in
Spirit and in truth, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jn 4:24</b>. Let
no one be carried away by all sorts of strange doctrines, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Heb 13:9</b>. Many today across
denominations teach human will often carefully dressed with God’s word as the
word of God, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Matt 15:9</b>. We must
ensure that we worship God and not man. And every leader must also remember
that the day of reckoning is fast approaching for everyone to give account of his
or her words and actions, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Heb 13:17</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Beyond flesh and blood: The Chair of Saint Peter, Ap, Feast (22nd February, 2016).

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