SEE WHAT JESUS SAW, DO WHAT HE DID (Our Lady of Lourdes-World Day of the Sick) Lev 13: 1-2, 44-46 ;1 Cor 10: 31-11:1; Mk 1:40-45 Fr. Nelson Lobo OFM cap Introduction: What type of feeling do we experience when we hear horrible news. The New Testament has a Greek word for that feeling; it […]
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year- B, 11th February 2024 Read More »
WORLD DAY FOR CONSECRATED LIFE Malachi 3:1-4; Psalm 24:7-10; Hebrews 2:14-18; Luke 2:22-40 Fr. Nelson Lobo OFM Cap Feast of Presentation of Jesus in the Temple-Ex. 13:1-2 the first born belonged to the Lord. Feast of Candle Mass-Jesus is the Light of the World Feast of Purification of Mary as per 1962 missal Christmas Feast-For
Feast of the Presentation of the Lord- 2nd Febraury 2024 Read More »
Dealing with the “Spiritual Terrorists” in the church Deut 18: 15-20; 1 Cor 7: 32-35; Mark 1: 21-28 Intro: In today’s gospel we read about a great move of God that took place in the city of Capernaum. This took place at the beginning of the second year of our Lord’s ministry –
4th Sunday in ordinary Time, Year B, 28th January 2024 Read More »
Jonah The Reluctant Prophet Jonah 3:1-5,10; 1 Cor 7: 29-31; Mark 1: 14-20 Fr. Nelson Lobo OFM Cap Introduction: The book of Jonah is a short book, 4 chapters. Some believe the story is allegorical or a metaphor for the disobedience of the Israelites and the salvation of the Gentiles. But Jonah is documented as
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time-Year B-21st January 2024 Read More »
Would you be an Andrew for Jesus? 1 Sam 3: 3-10,19; 1Cor 6:13-15, 17-20; John 1:35-42 Fr. Nelson Lobo OFM Cap Intro-The story of Edward Kimball. Many of us have never heard of Edward Kimball, a Sunday school teacher. He won a young fellow to the Lord, he was a Boston shoe salesman, and got
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time-Year B- 14th January 2024 Read More »
What can we learn from the wise magi? Isaiah 60:1-6; Eph 3;2-6; Mt 1:1-12 Fr. Nelson Lobo OFM Cap Introduction: In some countries, the feast of Epiphany is a big event. Epiphany in the early church was one of the great feast days–second only to Easter in its importance. The third great feast was Pentecost.
Epiphany- 7th January 2024 Read More »
The A, B, C, D of New Year Resolutions Numbers 6:22-27; Galatians 4:4-7; Luke 2: 16-21 Fr. Nelson Lobo OFM Cap Introduction: A son called his parents to wish them a happy new year and when his Dad answered the phone, He asked his dad,” well Dad, what’s your new year’s resolution? His dad
Feast of Mary, The Mother of God-1st January 2024 Read More »
FAMILY LIFE THROUGH THE EYES OF MARY & JOSEPH Genesis 15: 1-6, 21: 1-3; Psalm 105 1-9; Hebrews 11:8,11-12,17-19; Luke 2: 22-40 Alternative Readings: Sirach 3: 2-6, 12-14; Colossians 3: 12-21 Introduction: If you were going to make a list of the great loving couples of history, who would be on your list? Romeo &
Feast of the Holy Family-31st December 2023 Read More »
Have we lost the real reason for the season? Isaiah 9: 2-7; Titus 2: 11-14; Luke 2:1-14 Fr. Nelson Lobo OFM Cap The first Christmas Mary’s Christmas was not a commercial one. It was about a coming, God coming down to be with us. God through His Son came to seek and to save
Mary’s Christmas or Merry Christmas-25th December 2023 Read More »
When God says NO to your plans 2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8B-12, 14A, 16; Romans 16:25-27; Luke 1:26-38 Fr. Nelson Lobo OFM Cap David wanted to build a brand spanking new house for God, and all of a sudden God says, No. What exactly was wrong with David’s building a house for God? Why would God
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