REFLECTION FOR TODAY, October 28, 2020 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA Jesus went up to the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God. Luke 6:12 Jesus prays before decisive moments in his ministry, uniting his human will to God’s will. The twelve Apostles were chosen by God to be a…
THE YEAST AS A SYMBOL OF LOVE AND CONVERSION
REFLECTION FOR TODAY, October 27, 2020 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA Again, he said, “To what shall I compare the Kingdom of God? It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with three measures of wheat flour until the whole batch of dough was leavened.” Luke 13:20-21 The kingdom of God is…
HEALING OUT OF COMPASSION
REFLECTION FOR TODAY, October 26, 2020 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA Jesus was teaching in a synagogue on the sabbath. And a woman was there who for eighteen years had been crippled by a spirit; she was bent over, completely incapable of standing erect. When Jesus saw her, he called to her and said, “Woman,…
LOVE: THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT
REFLECTION FOR TODAY, October 25, 2020 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” Matthew 22:36 This question was posed by one of the scholars of the law in an attempt to test Jesus. It’s clear, from the context of this passage, that the relationship between Jesus and the…
SECOND CHANCE
REFLECTION FOR TODAY, October 24, 2020 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA “‘For three years now I have come in search of fruit on this fig tree but have found none. So cut it down. Why should it exhaust the soil?’ He said to him in reply, ‘Sir, leave it for this year also, and I…
INTERPRETING THE SIGNS OF TIME
REFLECTION FOR TODAY, October 23, 2020 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA “You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky; why do you not know how to interpret the present time?” Luke 12: 56 Do you know how to interpret the present time? It is important for us, as followers of…
PEACE AND DIVISION
REFLECTION FOR TODAY, October 22, 2020 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. From now on a household of five will be divided, three against two and two against three; a father will be divided against his…
BE ON YOUR GUARD FOR JESUS’ COMING
REFLECTION FOR TODAY, October 21, 2020 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA Jesus said to his disciples: “Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known the hour when the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. You also must be prepared, for at an hour you…
BEING VILGILENT
REFLECTION FOR TODAY, October 20, 2020 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA Jesus said to his disciples: “Gird your loins and light your lamps and be like servants who await their master’s return from a wedding, ready to open immediately when he comes and knocks.” Luke 12:35-36 Jesus calls us to be vigilant and ready. There…
FOOLISHNESS OF TRUSTING IN WEALTH
REFLECTION FOR TODAY, October 19, 2020 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA “‘You fool, this night your life will be demanded of you; and the things you have prepared, to whom will they belong?’ Thus, will it be for the one who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich in what matters to God.”…
ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND BLASPHEMY
REFLECTION FOR TODAY, October 17, 2020 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA Jesus said to his disciples: “I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before others the Son of Man will acknowledge before the angels of God. But whoever denies me before others will be denied before the angels of God. Everyone who speaks a word…
GOD’S ATTENTIVENESS
REFLECTION FOR TODAY, October 16, 2020 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA Are not five sparrows sold for two small coins? Yet not one of them has escaped the notice of God. Even the hairs of your head have all been counted. Do not be afraid. You are worth more than many sparrows.” Luke 12:6-7 Jesus…
ADMONITION AGAINST THE PHARISEES AND SCHOLARS
REFLECTION FOR TODAY, October 15, 2020 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA “Woe to you, scholars of the law! You have taken away the key of knowledge. You yourselves did not enter and you stopped those trying to enter.” Luke 11:52 For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. For every action, there is…
THE MYSTERY OF TRUTH SEEN AS INSULT
REFLECTION FOR TODAY, October 14, 2020 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA Woe to you! You are like unseen graves over which people unknowingly walk.” Then one of the scholars of the law said to him in reply, “Teacher, by saying this you are insulting us too.” And he said, “Woe also to you scholars of…
CLEANSING OF THE HEART
REFLECTION FOR TODAY, October 13, 2020 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA The Lord said to him, “Oh you Pharisees! Although you cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish, inside you are filled with plunder and evil. You fools!” Luke 11:39-40 To wash a car is not quite the same as to service a…
Food for Thought
October 9, 2020 BE FlLLED with the HOLY SPIRIT Acts2:1-4 When the day of Pentecost came, all the believers were gathered together in one place. Suddenly there was a noise from the sky which sounded like a strong wind blowing, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. Then they saw what looked…
THE GREATEST SIGN UNNOTICED
REFLECTION FOR TODAY, October 12, 2020 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA While still more people gathered in the crowd, Jesus said to them, “This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it, except the sign of Jonah.” Luke 11:29 A self-absorbed vision can lead to spiritual blindness….
INVITATION OF THE GOSPEL
REFLECTION FOR TODAY, October 11, 2020 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA “Some ignored the invitation and went away, one to his farm, another to his business. The rest laid hold of his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.” Matthew 22:5-6 We have all been invited by the Lord to His banquet, by this invitation, God…
HEARING AND OBSERVING THE WORD OF GOD
REFLECTION FOR TODAY, October 10, 2020 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA While Jesus was speaking, a woman from the crowd called out and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that carried you and the breasts at which you nursed.” He replied, “Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it.”…
THE AUTHORITY OF JESUS OVER DEMONS AND SIN
REFLECTION FOR TODAY, October 9, 2020 By Fr. Andrew Ibegbulem, OSA “When an unclean spirit goes out of someone, it roams through arid regions searching for rest but, finding none, it says, ‘I shall return to my home from which I came.’ But upon returning, it finds it swept clean and put in order. Then…