DAILY REFLECTIONS
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SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER, YEAR B
Acts 10:25-26,34-35,44-48/Ps. 97:1-4/1Jn. 4:7-10/John 15:9-17 Beloved in Christ, last Sunday we reflected on the need to be true branches of the Lord in order to bear lasting fruits. Today, we reflect on the theme of God’s love for us and we could replicate this love for one another. Dear friends, our world is bleeding; nations,…
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FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER, YEAR B
Acts 4 : 8 – 12/Psalm 117 : 1,8-9,21-29/1John 3 : 1 – 2/John 10 : 11 – 18 The first reading from the acts of the apostles is part of Peter’s speech to the council following the arrest of Peter and John. The religious authorities ask Peter by what power or name did he…
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THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER YEAR B
ACTS 3:13 -15, 17 – 19ab / Psalm. 4:2,4,7-9 / 1John 2:1-5a / Luke 24:35-48 The readings for today speak to us about repentance, forgiveness and the transformative power of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In the first reading taken from the Acts of the Apostles, we have excerpts from the speech of Peter after…
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THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT, YEAR B
Exodus 20:1-17/Ps. 18:8-11/1Cor. 1:22-25/John 2:13-25 In the first reading, when God had freed the Israelites from the Slavery in Egypt; he entered into covenant with them through which He promised to make them His own people, to lead them into the Promised Land, and to protect them from their enemies. The Israelites were to reverence…
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NEW YEAR EVE- VIGIL MASS, 2023.
Sirach 51:1-12; Ps 96; Eph 1:3-6;11-12; Lk 17:11-19 My dearly beloved people of God, it is right and just to assembled in a church this eve of 2024 new year to praise and thank God for the past year 2023 and to asked God for Good luck entering into a new year 2024. In a…
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10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF OUR LADY OF ANNUNCIATION GROTTO, SONYOR – BOLE, CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF DAMONGO – GHANA.
“My soul glorifies the Lord; 10 years of Grace under the Patronage of our Lady”. Anniversaries are a big deal for anyone, and churches are no exception. Our Lady of Annunciation Grotto, Sonyor – Bole in the Catholic Diocese of Damongo celebrated its tenth Anniversary from 7th December, 2023 and climaxed it on 8th December,…
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THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT/ GAUDETE SUNDAY, YEAR B
Is. 61:1-2a,10-11/Ps. Lk. 1:46-50,53-54/1Thess. 5:16-24/Jn. 1:6-8,19-28 We celebrate the third Sunday of advent, a Sunday that has been traditionally known as Gaudete Sunday – ‘Rejoice, or joyful Sunday’. This Sunday, we focus and contemplate on the aspect of ‘Joy’ in Advent, after that of ‘Hope’ and ‘Peace’ in the earlier two Sundays of Advent. The…
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THURSDAY OF THE THIRTY – FOURTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A.
Rom. 10:9-18/Psalm 18:2-5/Matthew 4:18-22 When Christ began to preach, he began to gather disciples who should now be witnesses to his teachings and miracles. In these verses, we have an account of the first disciples that he called into fellowship with himself. In all his preaching he gave a common call to all, but in…
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WEDNESDAY OF THE THIRTY – FOURTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A.
Daniel 5:1-6,13-14,16-17,23-28/Ps. Dan. 3:62-67/Luke 21:12-19 Jesus in the gospel reading foretells his disciples the impending persecutions they will face. By extension he says, Christians at the time would be persecuted and tortured before the destruction of Jerusalem. Their only crime would be because they are his followers. The Lord reminds and warns them of the…
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TUESDAY OF THE THIRTY – FOURTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A.
Daniel 2:31-45/Ps. Daniel 3:57-61/Luke 21:5-11 Jesus Christ in the gospel tells the people who admired the beauty of the temple about its destruction in the near future. This amazing Temple was built by king Herod the Great which was considered to be one of the seven wonders of the world at the time. The Temple…
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THIRTY – THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A
Prov. 31:10 – 13, 19-20,30-31/Ps. 127:1-5/1Thess. 5:1-6/Matt. 25:14-30 The first reading taken from the Book of Proverbs gives us the description of a righteous, virtuous and good woman. This description of the virtuous woman is designed to show what wives (women) should make and what wives the men should choose. These verses from the last half of…
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THURSDAY OF THE THIRTY – SECOND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A
Wis.7:22-8:1/Ps. 118:89-91,130,175 / Luke 17:20-25 We have in our Gospel passage today, Jesus who highlights to the Pharisees who asked Him about the Kingdom of God. The Jews expected that the Messiah, promised by God, would establish a temporal kingdom, wherein the Jewish nation will have an edge over the other nations of the world. So,…
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WEDNESDAY OF THE THIRTY – SECOND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A.
Wisdom 6:1-11 / Psalm 33:2-3,16-19 / Luke 17:11-19 The gospel today from Luke presents to us the encounter between Jesus and the ten lepers. These lepers approached Jesus crying out to him, ‘Jesus, Master!’ Take pity on us. Jesus responded to their desperate plight and healed them of their leprosy. As we heard, only the Samaritan…
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TUESDAY OF THE THIRTY – SECOND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A
Wis. 2:23 – 3:9 / Ps.33:2-3,16-19 / Luke 17:7-10 In our Gospel passage today, Jesus speaks to His disciples and followers, regarding the nature of a servant and the relationship that servant has to the master. The master has a very clear supremacy and dominion over the servants, who have to obey everything that the…
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THIRTY – SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A.
Wisdom 6:12-16 / Psalm 62:2-8 / 1Thessalonians 4:13-18 / Matthew 25:1-13 Today’s first reading reminds us that attentiveness to the Lord, day in and day out, for the long haul, is always a response to the Lord’s attentiveness to us. When Jewish the writers spoke about Wisdom as a female figure, as in this reading,…