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REFLECTION FOR TODAY, November 17, 2020 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA “Zacchaeus, come down quickly, for today I must stay at your house.” Lk. 19:5 Every encounter with Christ in the Eucharist is a chance for our lives to be transformed in love. Zacchaeus is one of countless public sinners with whom Jesus chose to…

REFLECTION FOR TODAY, November 16, 2020 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA He kept calling out all the more, “Son of David, have pity on me!” Lk. 18:39 Jesus opened the eyes of the blind man who cried out for mercy and would not be silenced by the crowd. As Jesus’ followers, we are called to…

REFLECTION FOR TODAY, November 15, 2020 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA Jesus told his disciples this parable: “A man who was going on a journey called in his servants and entrusted his possessions to them. To one he gave five talents; to another, two; to a third, one—to each according to his ability. Then he…

REFLECTION FOR TODAY, November 14, 2020 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA “When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?” Lk. 18:8 Persistence in prayer is not always easy. Perhaps we feel our prayers are not being answered, or that God is not hearing us. But Jesus tells us to pray always,…

REFLECTION FOR TODAY, November 13, 2020 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA “Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses it will save it.” Luke 17:33 The way of discipleship can be fraught with challenges and temptations. In our response to Christ call to discipleship we recognize worldly pressures, and we are…

REFLECTION FOR TODAY, November 12, 2020 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA Asked by the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God would come, Jesus said in reply, “The coming of the Kingdom of God cannot be observed, and no one will announce, ‘Look, here it is,’ or, ‘There it is.’ For behold, the Kingdom of God…

REFLECTION FOR TODAY, November 11, 2020 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA And one of them, realizing he had been healed, returned, glorifying God in a loud voice; and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him. He was a Samaritan. Luke 17:15-16 Gratitude is the habit of seeing and acknowledging the source of…

REFLECTION FOR TODAY, November 10, 2020 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA When you have done all you have been commanded, say, “We are unprofitable servants; we have done what we were obliged to do.” Lk. 17:10 Strive to live in a way that is pleasing to God. Jesus desires to make us a people as…

REFLECTION FOR TODAY, November 9, 2020 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA “Jesus went up to Jerusalem. He found in the temple area those who sold oxen, sheep, and doves, as well as the money-changers seated there. He made a whip out of cords and drove them all out of the temple area, with the sheep…

REFLECTION FOR TODAY, November 8, 2020 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA Therefore, stay awake, for you know neither the day nor the hour.” Matthew 25:13 Do we live each day as if we were to meet God at any moment? As Christians, we know that this life is not the end. But we must stay…

REFLECTION FOR TODAY, November 7, 2020 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all these things and sneered at him. And Jesus said to them, “You justify yourselves in the sight of others, but God knows your hearts; for what is of human esteem is an abomination in the sight of…

REFLECTION FOR TODAY, November 6, 2020 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA “For the children of this world are more prudent in dealing with their own generation than the children of light.” Luke 16:8 To understand this parable of the dishonest steward, let us look at the life event at the time of Jesus. During that…

REFLECTION FOR TODAY, November 5, 2020 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA The tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus, but the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” Luke 15:1-2 Jesus never ceases to seek out the lost, which could mean any…

REFLECTION FOR TODAY, November 4, 2020 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA “If anyone comes to me without hating his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.” Luke 14:26 Jesus explains the total dedication necessary to be his disciples, telling the crowds, to hate…

REFLECTION FOR TODAY, November 3, 2020 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA A man gave a great dinner to which he invited many. When the time for the dinner came, he dispatched his servant to say to those invited, ‘Come, everything is now ready.’ But one by one, they all began to excuse themselves.” Luke 14:16-18…

REFLECTION FOR TODAY, November 2, 2020 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA Jesus said to the crowds: “Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and I will not reject anyone who comes to me, because I came down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of the one who…

REFLECTION FOR TODAY, November 1, 2020 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they…

REFLECTION FOR TODAY, October 31, 2020 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA “When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, do not recline at table in the place of honor. A more distinguished guest than you may have been invited by him, and the host who invited both of you may approach you and…

REFLECTION FOR TODAY, October 30, 2020 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA On a sabbath Jesus went to dine at the home of one of the leading Pharisees, and the people there were observing him carefully. Luke 14:1 There was never a bad time to help someone in need for Jesus. He cured people on the…

REFLECTION FOR TODAY, October 29, 2020 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA Some Pharisees came to Jesus and said, “Go away, leave this area because Herod wants to kill you.” He replied, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and I perform healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I accomplish…