THE SOLEMNITY OF ALL SAINTS, 1ST NOVEMBER 2020 Readings: Rev. 7:2-4.9-14, 1John 3:1-3, Matt. 5:1-12 Rev. Fr. John-Mary Ntol Atep Dear friends in Christ, Happy Solemnity of All Saints! Happy New Month of November and may our Heavenly Father, through His Glorious Son and in the power of the Holy Spirit bless you, protect you…
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About Prayer
Read more“There is but one road which reaches God, and that is prayer; if anyone shows you another, you are being deceived.” – Saint Teresa of Avila HAPPY NEW MONTH AND GOD BLESS YOU AND ALL YOU DO. AMEN
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FIRST THINGS FIRST
Read moreHOMILY OF THE SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A Rev. Fr. John-Mary Benedict Ntol Atep Readings: 1 Kings 3, 5:7-12; Romans 8:28-30; Matthew 13: 44-52 Our readings today reveal to us the secrets of the Kingdom of God. If the Lord were to visit you today and ask that you request three things, as…
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COME TO ME WITH ALL YOUR BURDENS, SAYS THE LORD JESUS CHRIST
Read moreREV. FR. JOHN-MARY BENEDICT NTOL ATEP Readings: Zechariah 9:9-10; Psalm 145; Romans 8:9, 11-13; Matthew 11:25-30 This Sunday’s Gospel, presents one of the most powerful and insightful Gospel passages. It has 3 parts: a prayer – “I bless/thank you, Father”; a declaration of Jesus about Himself – “Everything has been given to me by my…
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THE USE AND ABUSE OF POWER
Read moreSee if you can catch yourself complaining, in either speech or thought, about a situation you find yourself in, what other people do or say, your surroundings, your life situation, even the weather. To complain is always non acceptance of what is. It invariably carries an unconscious negative charge. When you complain, you make yourself…
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SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST
Read moreReadings: Deut. 8: 2–3.14a–16a; 1 Cor. 10: 16–17; John 6: 51–58 The Holy Catholic Church celebrates the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ every day except on Good Friday but there are two principal days that the Eucharist’s specific focal points are highlighted. They are Holy Thursday evening when the institution of the Holy Eucharist…
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THE TRIUNE GOD AND OUR SPIRITUAL LIFE
Read more“Christians are baptized ‘in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.’ Before receiving the sacrament, they respond to a three-part question when asked to confess the Father, the Son and the Spirit: ‘I do.’ ‘The faith of all Christians rests on the Trinity.’” – Catechism of the Catholic…
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TODAY IS FIRST SATURDAY DEVOTION FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE 2020
Read more“My daughter, look at My Heart surrounded with thorns with which ungrateful men pierce it at every moment by their blasphemies and ingratitude. You, at least, try to console me, and say that I promise to assist at the hour of death, with all the graces necessary for salvation, all those who, on the first…
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PENTECOST HOMILY: THE GREATEST UNUSED POWER IN THE WORLD
Read moreReadings: Acts 2:1-11; Ps. 104; 1 Corinthians 12:3-7, 11-13; John 20:19-23 Rev. Fr. John-Mary Ntol Atep When good and great people die, we usually say prayerfully “REST IN PEACE.” And we engrave such words on their gravestones and other documents. It is prayerfully “said to express the hope that someone’s spirit has found peace after…
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THE SCHOOL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT: NOVENA TO THE HOLY SPIRIT – DAY 9
Read moreTHANKSGIVING AND CONSECRATION TO THE HOLY SPIRIT THROUGH THE HANDS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, as you sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, singing and making melody to the Lord in your hearts, giving thanks to God the…