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Shepherd the flock: Saturday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time (I) (09th February, 2019).

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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: Shepherd the flock</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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they did and what they taught to Jesus. He later took them to a supposed lonely
place for a rest but on their arrival, they saw a great crowd waiting for them.
Jesus had pity on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd and
began to teach them many things. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Today’s gospel likened the crowd waiting for Jesus to a sheep
without a shepherd. But could it be that shepherds were not assigned to shepherd
them? Certainly, a lot but they were feeding themselves instead of the sheep,
cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ezek 34:2</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;">Jesus taught the crowd many things. The good shepherd (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jn 10:11, 14</b>) did not leave the sheep
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We all have gotten the privilege to shepherd God’s flock at
various capacities. However, we must ask ourselves among other questions: How
often do we report back to the owner of the flock what is going on? Again, how
can our flock be described – sheep with or without a shepherd? And again, have
we left the sheep for some other things – pleasure, money, connections, and so
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The work of shepherding goes beyond clerical works. You are
also a shepherd where you are – family, community, school, church, and so on.
Be a true shepherd to your flock.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Shepherd the flock: Saturday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time (I) (09th February, 2019).

Homily (Reflection) for Saturday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time (I) (09 th February, 2019) on the Gospel ( B.V.M. on Saturday, O...

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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 Friday of the
Fourth Week in Ordinary Time (I) (08<sup>th</sup> February, 2019) 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";">Heb 13:1-8;<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Ps 26:1.3.5.8-9 (R. v.1);<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Mk 6:14-29</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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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: You can always recant</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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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimMONcGOWiPljiTRiK3_qm5uSlP3rRLJU7Kqcpe69d9RanhphZBSZQXX8JEmplIFPahNAHKhr0DfsqDVrd9I5lQSixSDoa559GDW_ieO4kq7nR6SPPsMp1CYfx8Y0TYcOaCOxwoWuG7kk/s1600/08.02.2019.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="174" data-original-width="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimMONcGOWiPljiTRiK3_qm5uSlP3rRLJU7Kqcpe69d9RanhphZBSZQXX8JEmplIFPahNAHKhr0DfsqDVrd9I5lQSixSDoa559GDW_ieO4kq7nR6SPPsMp1CYfx8Y0TYcOaCOxwoWuG7kk/s1600/08.02.2019.png" /></a><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Herod heard about Jesus and thought that John the Baptist has
been raised. He arrested, bound, and put John in prison on account of Herodias,
his brother Philip’s wife, whom he married because John told him repeatedly,
‘It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife’. Although Herodias
wanted to kill John but Herod protected him for he feared him. Herod liked
listening to him despite the fact that his words did perplex him greatly.
However, on Herod’s birthday Herod made a stupid promise publicly to Herodias’
daughter who entertained him and his guests to give her whatever she asked for.
Through the instigation of her mother she requested for and got John’s head.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Have you ever thought of what would have been Herod’s
decision if Herodias’ daughter had requested for his own head because he did
not exclude it, “Whatever you ask me, I will give you...”? Your speculation is
as good as mine.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">There is an Igbo adage, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">okenye
anaghị agbụpụchaa racharakwa</i> meaning that a man ought to stand by his
words. However, this stands when the words are not uttered in error because a
fool is better than a man who is hasty in his words, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Prov 29:20</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";">It is only God who does not call back His words, (cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Is 31:2</b>) because He is a perfect God,
cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Matt 5:48; Deut 32:4; Job 37:16; 2Chro
19:7</b>; <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ps 18:30; 92:15</b>. Herod
never thought the girl would ask for such. Hence he was deeply grieved. But the
big question is ‘why did he proceed to give order?’ He played God; he cannot go
back on his words. Wise people are ever ready to recant as soon as they
discover that they are in error. There is need to be steadfastness in what is
right.<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 not good to make hasty statements. If one makes a
mistake as we all make often, do not be ashamed to recant. Be humble enough to
admit mistakes and to amend.<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;"> Do not remain in your mistake/s.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><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 us to stand by you always
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You can always recant: Friday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time (I) (08th February, 2019).

Homily (Reflection) for Friday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time (I) (08 th February, 2019) on the Gospel Heb 13:1-8; Ps 26:1.3.5....

Do your part: Thursday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time (I) (07th February, 2019).

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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In today’s gospel Jesus sent the twelve out in pairs with the
authority over the unclean spirits. He “ordered them to take nothing for their
journey except a staff; no bread, no bag, no money in their belts; but to wear
sandals and not to put on two tunics” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mk
6:8-9</b>). They should stay in any house where they are welcomed until they
leave the place and should shake off the dust on their feet while leaving the
place where they are not welcomed. The twelve went and proclaimed repentance,
cast out many demons, and anointed many who were sick and cured them. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Looking at Jesus’ instruction to the twelve it looks as if
God was about to repeat what He did during the Israelites’ journey to the
promised land; they spent forty years in the wilderness yet their clothes did not
worn out, and their sandals did not worn off their feet; cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Deut 29:5</b>. He also provided bread,
meat, and water for them all through their journey, cf.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> Ex 15:23-25; 16:4, 10-15, 21, 35</b>;<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> 17:2-6</b>. Otherwise, how could they survive in the mission?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Today’s gospel has two parallels; <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Matt 10:5-11</b> and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lk 9:1-6</b>.
And in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Matthew chapter 10 verse 10</b> there
is a clue to how Jesus wanted them to survive; <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">labourers deserve their food</b>. One might again ask who was to
provide the food. In the gospel according to Saint Luke Jesus sheds more light
to this, “Remain in the same house, eating and drinking whatever they provide,
for the labourer deserves to be paid.... eat what is set before you” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lk 10:7,8</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;">Make sure you provide for your ministers. If ministers of God
leave their work in search of bread, bag, money, tunics and so on surely they
will find them but not without inflicting serious injuries to the souls they
are to take care off. Simply put, souls will be lost. However, fellow servants ought
to remember Pauline maxim, “If anyone will not work, let him not eat” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">2Thess 3:10</b>). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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spreading of the gospel. And for a healthy spreading of the gospel everyone
must fulfil his or her part because anyone’s failure will certainly affect the
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Do your part: Thursday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time (I) (07th February, 2019).

Homily (Reflection) for Thursday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time (I) (07 th February, 2019) on the Gospel Heb 12:18-19. 21-24...

Do not be deterred: Memorial of Saint Paul Miki, and Comps., Mm, (06th February, 2019).

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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Saint Paul Miki </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">was the son of a Japanese military leader. He was
educated by Jesuits, joined the Jesuits in 1580, and became known for his
eloquent preaching. He was crucified on Februay 5 with twenty-five other
Catholics during the persecution of Christians under the Taiko, Toyotomi
Hideyoshi, ruler of Japan in the name of the emperor. Among the Japanese laymen
who suffered the same fate were: Francis, a carpenter; Gabriel, the nineteen
year old son of the Franciscan's porter; Leo Kinuya, a twenty-eight year old
carpenter from Miyako; Diego Kisai (or Kizayemon), temporal coadjutor of the
Jesuits; Joachim Sakakibara, cook for the Franciscans at Osaka; Peter Sukejiro,
sent by a Jesuit priest to help the prisoners; Cosmas Takeya; and Ventura, who
had been baptized by the Jesuits, gave up his Catholicism on the death of his
father, and was brought back to the Church by the Franciscans. They were all
canonized as the Martyrs of Japan in 1862.</span><a href="file:///C:/Users/Fr.%20Moses/Desktop/Weekday%20Homilies/Daily%20Tonic%20for%20Year%20I%20(2018-2019)/Ordinary%20Time%20(I)/Fourth%20Week%20in%20Ordinary%20Time%20(I)%20(2019).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-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: #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 came to His hometown with His
disciples and taught in their synagogue on the sabbath. His teaching left
strong impression on many who heard Him. Yet they took offence at Him because
they knew His background too well, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mk
6:2-3</b>. Jesus was amazed at their unbelief and did not do much deed of power
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;">You may have suffered rejection or other forms of
ill-treatment just because of your background, look unto God. Human’s rejection
cannot strip you of the things God has blessed you with, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">2Cor 3:5</b>. Go ahead and thank God who
has blessed you so much, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Job 7:17</b>.
God will continue to be gracious to you and to bless you and to make His face
shine upon you, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ps 67:1</b>. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">God’s judgement is final, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Job 12:14</b></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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denies him/herself lots of good things God has commissioned that brother or
sister to convey. Be wise and open your arms to your brothers and sisters. No
one has it all.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Do not be deterred: Memorial of Saint Paul Miki, and Comps., Mm, (06th February, 2019).

Homily (Reflection) for the Memorial of Saint Paul Miki, and Comps., Mm, (06 th February, 2019) on the Gospel and the Memorial ( Wedn...

Neither too bad nor late: Memorial of Saint Agatha, V.M., (05th February, 2019).

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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXehgjw0dymTplOb20n9ezuUpMyfnpehF7iUOKNAh8m6K5lNog3FhRaXssUt1faYRLxnEynMnpRNdo2Z7QQxITH_kjRg41zyJ6KUC6Zx0iC0fsZj0DvQA7fcdtDUQPTOzN1nr_iX0DiGY/s1600/Saint+Agatha.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="247" data-original-width="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXehgjw0dymTplOb20n9ezuUpMyfnpehF7iUOKNAh8m6K5lNog3FhRaXssUt1faYRLxnEynMnpRNdo2Z7QQxITH_kjRg41zyJ6KUC6Zx0iC0fsZj0DvQA7fcdtDUQPTOzN1nr_iX0DiGY/s1600/Saint+Agatha.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Saint Agatha (231 AD – c. 251 AD) was born at Catania
or Palermo, Sicily. She dedicated her life to God at a tender age and resisted
men who either wanted to marry her or to have sex with her. Quintian thinking
he could bend her had her arrested and brought before the judge. She suffered assault
and humiliation for one month in a brothel and later to prison. Agatha was tortured
in various ways and refused medical care. She died in the hands of torturers</span><a href="file:///C:/Users/Fr.%20Moses/Desktop/Weekday%20Homilies/Daily%20Tonic%20for%20Year%20I%20(2018-2019)/Ordinary%20Time%20(I)/Fourth%20Week%20in%20Ordinary%20Time%20(I)%20(2019).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-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: #2e7061;">[1]</span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Saint Agatha is the patron saint of Catania, Molise,
Malta, San Marino and Zamarramala. She is also the patron saint of breast
cancer patients, martyrs, wet nurses, bell-founders, bakers, fire, earthquakes,
and eruptions of Mount Etna</span><a href="file:///C:/Users/Fr.%20Moses/Desktop/Weekday%20Homilies/Daily%20Tonic%20for%20Year%20I%20(2018-2019)/Ordinary%20Time%20(I)/Fourth%20Week%20in%20Ordinary%20Time%20(I)%20(2019).docx" name="_ftnref2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" 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-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: #2e7061;">[2]</span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Jesus
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one of the leaders of the synagogue named Jairus came and... fell at his feet
and begged him repeatedly, ‘My little daughter is at the point of death. Come
and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and live’ (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mk 5:22-23</b>).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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His way, a woman who had suffered from haemorrhages for twelve years, who had
endured much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had; and was not
better, but rather grew worse touched His clothes with faith and was healed
instantly. When He reached Jairus house, He also raised his little daughter to
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and this woman seemed to have realised that “... vain is the help of man” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ps 60:11</b>; cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ps 108:12</b>). The question is ‘Where do you run to when the situation
is really critical?’ </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;">Christ
Himself is telling us: “Come to me, all who labour and are heavy laden, and I
will give you rest” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Matt 11:28</b>). We
ought to hope for all our needs from God, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Matt 6:11; Lk 11:3; Ps 104:27</b>. No situation is <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">either too bad or late</b> for Jesus. Saint Agatha realised that “those
who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides
forever” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ps 125:1</b>). Hence, she
never wavered even before her torturers. The prophet rightly proclaimed: “Blessed
are those who trust in the LORD, whose trust is the LORD” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jer 17:7</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;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;">When the situation looks really bad where do you turn to</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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Neither too bad nor late: Memorial of Saint Agatha, V.M., (05th February, 2019).

Homily (Reflection) for the Memorial of Saint Agatha, V.M., (05 th February, 2019) on the Gospel and the Memorial (Tuesday of the Fou...

Pope's Prayer Intention for FEBRUARY 2019

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Pope's Prayer Intention for FEBRUARY 2019

Let us pray with the Holy Father: Prayer Intention for FEBRUARY 2019 Universal: Human Trafficking. For a generous w...

Go and tell your friends: Monday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time (I) (04th February, 2019).

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before him; and shouted at the top of his voice, ‘What have you to do with me,
Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, do not torment me (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mk 5:6-7</b>).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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They begged Jesus to leave their neighbourhood. Although the man who was
possessed by demons wanted to follow Jesus but He said to him, “Go home to your
friends, and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and what mercy he
has shown you” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mk 5:19</b>). The man
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Most often many understand evangelizers as those who move
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putting on distinguishing dresses (habits). And for some, an evangelizer is
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Let us all fulfil our obligation to evangelize by telling those in our
families, schools, workplaces, and so on that the Lord is good. By doing this
we will gather people with and for Christ, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Matt 12:30</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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The prophet’s hometown: Fourth Sunday of the Year (C) (03rd February, 2019)

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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 Fourth Sunday
of the Year (C) (03</span><sup><span style="font-size: small;">rd</span></sup><span style="font-size: large;"> February, 2019) on the Gospel<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">Jer 1:4-5,17-19;</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">Ps 70:1-6.15.17. (R. v. 15);</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">1Cor 12:31 – 13:13 or 1Cor 13:4-13;</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lk
4: 21-30</b>.</span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg40v_q2NO_mLeKFqn9ibV1uhOOSvD7OWhkHz2u3ucAkRPZB5SsrwUd9kkoo7wMqRzuGDDO1gCD52mO4NSA3E2y8e9-eoJr82AHndJWMEJfqsThUEXRaUr0-zKr2ayqJLBbv3HZlpPdrHo/s1600/03.02.2019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="239" data-original-width="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg40v_q2NO_mLeKFqn9ibV1uhOOSvD7OWhkHz2u3ucAkRPZB5SsrwUd9kkoo7wMqRzuGDDO1gCD52mO4NSA3E2y8e9-eoJr82AHndJWMEJfqsThUEXRaUr0-zKr2ayqJLBbv3HZlpPdrHo/s1600/03.02.2019.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">One Head of Department (HOD) in his
effort to ensure that students are scored without prejudice gave the projects
of the final year students to a group of lecturers without names but carefully
indentified each of them with codes. After the scoring, the lecturers gathered
and worked out the final scores of the students. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">Interestingly, a lecturer scored
one project one hundred percent (100%). When asked why he said that the work
was a perfect job. Because other lecturers also awarded high marks to the same
project, the panel accepted the marks as he submitted them. That same project
later emerged as the overall best.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 110%;">The lecturers were eager to know the students
especially the one whose project has been adjudged as the overall best. In their
presence, the HOD brought out the names of the students with the codes on the
projects. When the same lecturer who had scored and also defended the project
that later emerged as the overall best one hundred percent realised the
student, he openly moved to withdraw the mark. According to him although the
student did a good job but he did not deserve such a position.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Topic:</span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> The prophet’s hometown</span></b><span style="font-family: "calibri";">.<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">Today’s gospel started with the
last verse of last Sunday’s gospel (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lk
4:21</b>). And it is the summary of Jesus’ teaching in the synagogue. The
people who listened to Him were filled with mixed feelings and it reads, “All
spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his
mouth. They said, ‘Is not this Joseph’s son?’” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lk 4:22</b>). Jesus told them the hard truth that no prophet had ever
been welcomed in his hometown. The people became furious and wanted to hurl Him
off the cliff but He went away. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">Their refusal of Jesus sent Him away. The implication of
this action is better seen in the gospel according to Matthew which reads, “And
he did not do many mighty works there, because of their unbelief” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Matt 13:58</b>).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">Like the Jews who rejected their brother, Christians also reject
their brothers and sisters for one reason or another. Some hang such on one useless
tradition or another. Prophet Malachi questions, “Have we not all one father?
Has not one God created us? Why then are we faithless to one another, profaning
the covenant of our fathers?” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mal 2:10</b>).
We ought to remember that before God “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is
neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one
in Christ Jesus” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Gal 3:28</b>). It is
disheartening that often the people rejected are better than those who rejected
them. Hence in his letter to the Romans Saint Paul also writes “What then? Are
we Jews any better off? No, not at all; for I have already charged that all
men, both Jews and Greeks, are under the power of sin” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Rom 3:9</b>).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">Dear child of God, no matter how okay one thinks he or she
is there is still need for the other person including those sometimes regarded
as useless. God who made us all wants us to complement each other not to reject,
cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Rom 15:1-6</b>. Saint Paul
admonishes us, “Do nothing from selfishness or conceit, but in humility count
others better than yourselves” (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Phil 2:3</b>).
God is the Father of us all and is not ashamed to be called our God, cf. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Heb 11:16</b>. We are not to condemn or
approve something because of the person behind it like the lecturer in our
introductory story. What is good is good irrespective of who did or said that. In
the same vein, what is bad is bad. Again, the Jews who rejected Jesus Christ
rejected the miracles He might have done among them. If we reject any we also
reject all the benefits.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Bible Reading</span></b><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">: Rom 13:8-10; 14:1-12; 15:1-6; </span>Phil
2:1-18<span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Thought for today:</b>
We are not better off.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Let us pray:</span></b><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span>God our Father, help us realise that
we all are from you and for ourselves – Amen. </span></span></div>
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The prophet’s hometown: Fourth Sunday of the Year (C) (03rd February, 2019)

Homily (Reflection) for the Fourth Sunday of the Year (C) (03 rd February, 2019) on the Gospel Jer 1:4-5,17-19; Ps 70:1-6.15.17. (R. ...