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REFLECTION FOR TODAY December 3, 2021 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA “Let it be done for you according to your faith.” And their eyes were opened. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one knows about this.” But they went out and spread word of him through all that land. Matt. 9:29-31 Our gospel reference…

REFLECTION FOR TODAY December 2, 2021 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA “Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. But it did not collapse; it…

REFLECTION FOR TODAY November 30, 2021 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA As Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea; they were fishermen. He said to them,” Come after me, and I will make you fishers…

REFLECTION FOR TODAY November 29, 2021 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA “Lord, I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof; only say the word and my servant will be healed.” Mt. 8:8 Faith in God is something we should strive for as Christians. Today’s gospel reference contains words of faith spoken by…

REFLECTION FOR TODAY November 28, 2021 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA “Be vigilant at all times and pray.” Lk. 21:36 Today we begin the season of Advent. A season of waiting for Christ and allowing Jesus to be reborn in our lives. Advent is also a time for purifying our hearts by repentance, it is…

REFLECTION FOR TODAY November 27, 2021 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA Jesus said to his disciples: “Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties of daily life, and that day catch you by surprise like a trap. For that day will assault everyone who lives on the face…

REFLECTION FOR TODAY November 26, 2021 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA Amen, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have taken place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.” Luke 21:32–33 Those are shocking words from Jesus from our gospel reference of…

REFLECTION FOR TODAY November 25, 2021 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA Ten were cleansed, were they not? Where are the other nine? Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?” Then he said to him, “Stand up and go; your faith has saved you.” Luke 17:17–19 Happy Thanksgiving. Can we thank God…

REFLECTION FOR TODAY November 24, 2021 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA “Remember, you are not to prepare your defense beforehand, for I myself shall give you a wisdom in speaking that all your adversaries will be powerless to resist or refute.” Lk. 21:14-15 The disciples of Jesus will be persecuted, even by their own family,…

REFLECTION FOR TODAY November 23, 2021 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA While some people were speaking about how the temple was adorned with costly stones and votive offerings, Jesus said, “All that you see here—the days will come when there will not be left a stone upon another stone that will not be thrown down.”…

REFLECTION FOR TODAY November 22, 2021 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA “I tell you truly, this poor widow put in more than all the rest; for those others have all made offerings from their surplus wealth, but she, from her poverty, has offered her whole livelihood.” Lk. 21:1-4 How much is enough to give to…

REFLECTION FOR TODAY November 19, 2021 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA And every day he was teaching in the temple area. The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people, meanwhile, were seeking to put him to death, but they could find no way to accomplish their purpose because all the people were…

REFLECTION FOR TODAY November 18, 2021 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA For the days are coming upon you when your enemies will raise a palisade against you; they will encircle you and hem you in on all sides. They will smash you to the ground and your children within you, and they will not leave…

REFLECTION FOR TODAY November 17, 2021 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA “A nobleman went off to a distant country to obtain the kingship for himself and then to return. He called ten of his servants and gave them ten gold coins and told them, ‘Engage in trade with these until I return.’ His fellow citizens,…

REFLECTION FOR TODAY November 16, 2021 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA At that time Jesus came to Jericho and intended to pass through the town. Now a man there named Zacchaeus, who was a chief tax collector and also a wealthy man, was seeking to see who Jesus was; but he could not see him…

REFLECTION FOR TODAY November 15, 2021 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA As Jesus approached Jericho a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging, and hearing a crowd going by, he inquired what was happening. They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.” He shouted, “Jesus, Son of David, have pity on me!” The…

REFLECTION FOR TODAY November 14, 2021 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.” Mark 13:31 As we gradually come to the end of the Church’s liturgical year, the Church invites us to meditate on the “last things” – Death, Judgment, Heaven and Hell. As…

REFLECTION FOR TODAY November 13, 2021 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA The Lord said, “Pay attention to what the dishonest judge says. Will not God then secure the rights of his chosen ones who call out to him day and night? Will he be slow to answer them? I tell you; he will see to…

REFLECTION FOR TODAY November 12, 2021 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA Jesus said to his disciples: “As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be in the days of the Son of Man; they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage up to the day that Noah entered the ark,…