Posts by Fr. Sylvanus Amaobi
Take Up Your Cross and Follow Me
Dear brothers and sisters, “This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24). A Clarion Call In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus Christ tells us, “If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” Our crosses…
Read MoreObedience is Better Than Sacrifice
Dear brothers and sisters, “This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24). Obedience is Better Than Sacrifice God gave Saul an assignment. He sent him on a mission to attack Amalek, put under the ban everything he has, and not to spare the city. He…
Read More“If You Would Hearken to My Commandments”!
Dear brothers and sisters, “This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24). God’s Commandments Some people, most times, view God’s commandments in a negative light. For such people, the commandments are sets of rules put together to entrap, cage, micromanage, and deprive people of their…
Read MoreJesus, Master! Have Pity on Us!
Dear brothers and sisters, “This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24). A Prayerful Request Leprosy in Biblical times was a terrible thing. It was a dreaded disease. The Levitical prescriptions about lepers state, “The garments of one afflicted with a scaly infection shall be…
Read MoreDivine Invitation for a Heavenly Banquet
Dear brothers and sisters, “This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24). God Invites Us For a Banquet Jesus once again tells another parable about how the kingdom of God would be likened. A king, he said, willfully gave a wedding feast for his son…
Read MoreThe Memorial of our Lady of Sorrows
Dear brothers and sisters, “This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24). Mary, A True Disciple of Jesus Christ Today, the Church celebrates the Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows. This feast grew in popularity in the 12th Century, even though it was celebrated under…
Read MoreThe Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Dear brothers and sisters, “This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24). The Dogma of Assumption The Church teaches that “when the course of her earthly life was finished, Immaculate Virgin Mary was taken up body and soul into heavenly glory, and exalted by the…
Read MoreGod Meant it for Good, An Act of Divine Providence
Dear brothers and sisters, “This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24). A Sincere Act of Forgiveness The first reading from the book of Genesis presents to us the story of Joseph’s reassurance of the brothers of his forgiveness towards them. Joseph’s brothers had come…
Read MoreRighteousness And Reconciliation
In the Gospel, Jesus tells us that unless our righteousness surpasses that of the Scribes and Pharisees, we will not enter into the kingdom of heaven. To be righteous is to obey the commandments of God for the sake of the love of God. It is to be right and pleasing in the sight of…
Read MoreContinuing the Missionary Activities
After Paul’s vision where he was implored to “come over to Macedonia and help us” (Acts 16:9), Paul and his companions sailed from Troas, making a straight run for Samothrace, to Neapolis and Philippi, a district of Macedonia, to continue in the missionary work of preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Here, Paul met a…
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