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Homily For The 25th Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year A.

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Isaiah 55:6-9; Psalm 145:2-3.8-9.17-18; Philippians 1:20-24.27; Matthew 20:1-16. “THE MYSTERIES OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD!” By: Rev. Fr. Charles Onyeka Ezejide. ·        Our Catholic Catechism teaches that God the Son is both human and divine. God the Son took on our human nature to feel what we feel to save us. For many of us, the decision of God to become a man is unfathomable because he could have saved the world through other means. ·        Dearly beloved in Christ, trying to completely unravel the mysteries of God is a futile venture because the moment we “completely” know God, he ceases to be God. It is in the nature of God to be mysterious. ·        The first reading today ( Isaiah 55:6-9 ) explicitly tells us that God’s ways are not our ways, and his designs are beyond human understanding or reckoning. To be saved is to have blind faith and to seek divine help to always do the will o...
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Homily For The 24th Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year A.

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Sirach 27:30-28:7; Psalm 103:1-4.9-12; Romans 14:7-9; Matthew 18:21-35. “FORGIVE AND FORGET!” By: Rev. Fr. Charles Onyeka Ezejide. ·        Christians are generally referred to as members of a community of believers. Believers come from different orientations and backgrounds, with different temperaments and dispositions. Because it is a community of people, conflicts of interest and misunderstandings are inevitable. ·        The early Christian community, despite being reputed as a wonderful community, had their share of crises. The Apostles had to map out ways to resolve them by selecting seven deacons to quell the crisis (Acts 6:1-4). ·        Today’s readings give us the recipe to also live in a human community and yet live in peace and harmony, managing each other’s shortcomings and inadequacies by learning to forgive and forget. ·        The question...
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Homily For The 23rd Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year A.

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Ezekiel 33:7-9; Psalm 95:1-2.6-9; Romans 13:8-10; Matthew 18:15-20. “COMMUNAL HARMONY AND FRATERNAL CORRECTION!” By: Rev. Fr. Charles Onyeka Ezejide. ·        The church is a community of the sons and daughters of God. Like any other community, there are ups and downs, and at times, the possibility of misunderstandings and rifts. Today, the readings provide a step-by-step guide to resolving conflicts and keeping the community at peace and in harmony. ·        There is a Russian proverb that states that it is “better to be slapped with the truth than kissed with a lie.” Another unknown author says that “pretty words aren’t always true and true words aren’t always pretty.” These two sayings are like a warning to all who want to hear what they want to hear. ·        We live in an era where those who tell us the hard truth are considered our enemies; they are jealous of our success and achiev...
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Homily For The 22nd Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year A.

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  Jeremiah 20:7-9; Psalm 63:2-6.8-9; Romans 12:1-2; Matthew 16:21-27. “THE HUNGER FOR GOD!” By: Rev. Fr. Charles Onyeka Ezejide. ·        Today is the 22 nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A. On this last Sunday of the month of August 2026, God has given us another opportunity to gather as children of God to pray and worship and to thank him earnestly for favours received and to pray for more blessings. ·        We live in a society where things are not the way we wish them to be. A lot of people are presently experiencing untold hardship and are on the verge of giving up on everything; hence they are prepared to do just anything for survival and to make ends meet. ·        Dear friends in Christ, the truth is that if we take God out of the equation or any venture, we must be sure that that venture will fail or lead to our frustration. For some, they claim that they do not mix busin...
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Homily For The 21st Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year A.

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Isaiah 22:19-23; Psalm 138:1-3.6.8; Romans 11:33-36; Matthew 16:13-20. “WHO DO YOU SAY I AM? FROM IMPRESSION TO PERCEPTION!” By: Rev. Fr. Charles Onyeka Ezejide. ·        We live in an era where a lot of people are masking and claiming to be who they are not. In this era, it is difficult to know who God is, let alone worship him in spirit and truth. It is an age of false prophets who pretend to be acting and speaking in the name of God. ·        The challenge that comes with false prophecy is that they are so good at imitating that which is real. They go the extra mile to look like the real, but they are not. Their motive and passion are materially oriented, and the children of God are caught at the crossroads trying to decipher which is false and true. ·        If the Lord himself was accused of using the powers of darkness to cast out demons, then we must understand that it is possibl...
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Homily For The 20th Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year A.

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Isaiah 56:1.6-7; Psalm 67:2-6.8; Romans 11:13-15.29-32; Matthew 15:21-28. “FAITH AND PERSISTENT PRAYERS!” By: Rev. Fr. Charles Onyeka Ezejide. ·        Today the church celebrates the 20 th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A. The church wants us to reflect on the theme of faith and persistent prayers. On this Sunday, we ought to realise that where faith is deep and prayers persistent, results and testimonies abound. ·        The Catholic Catechism defines faith as a supernatural gift of God that enables us to believe without doubting whatever God has revealed. Faith is an assurance of things hoped for, conviction of things not seen (Heb. 11:1). ·        Prayer is defined as the raising up of our minds and hearts to God. It is communication between us and God our Father. While we take our needs, wants, and supplications to God, in return he grants us our requests according to his divine wil...
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Homily For The 19th Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year A.

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  1 Kings 19:9. 11-13; Psalm 85:8-13; Romans 9:1-5; Matthew 14:22-33. “FAITH AND THE STORMS OF LIFE!” By: Rev. Fr. Charles Onyeka Ezejide. ·        Today the church celebrates the 19 th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A. Jesus continues to elucidate for us the need to have a deep faith in him no matter what our situations in life are. In good times and bad, we must learn to trust and praise God. ·        The gospel reading today ( Matthew 14:22-33) presents us with the encounter between Jesus and Peter on the sea. While Jesus was walking on the sea, Peter and the other apostles thought him to be a ghost. Peter, being who he is, asked to verify whether it was Jesus by walking towards him on the sea. Jesus granted this request. As soon as his faith and trust in God began to wane, he sank simultaneously. ·        Dear friends in Christ, the sea is traditionally full of waves and storms...
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