Msgr. Anselm Nwaorgu

READINGS: THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME In the 1st reading for this 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A (Isaiah 8:23- 9:3), the prophet Isaiah delivers a message of hope to a people buried in darkness. “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light.” What a promise to every generation. Darkness is not merely the absence of sunlight. It is the weight we feel when life becomes unbearable, confusing, unjust, or overwhelming. It is the heaviness of communities struggl

READINGS: SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME My friends, life experiences can bring us to a holding pattern; we find ourselves drowning, we call out to God for help, and the Heavens seem silent. The responsorial psalm for this Sunday tells us that David knows a thing or two about this situation. He was in a terrible situation, a bottomless pit of destruction and a cesspool of miry clay. He prayed for deliverance, and nothing seemed to be happening. He patiently waited for the Lor

READINGS: THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD Our Catechism teaches us that Baptism cleanses us of Original Sin and brings us into the family of God’s children. We also know that Christ is the sinless Son of God born without original sin. Even John the Baptist was shocked when Christ showed up for baptism and said to Him, “I need to be baptized by you, and yet you come to me?” So, why did Christ submit Himself to be baptized? That Christ showed up for baptized was not merely ceremonial o

READINGS: THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD Today, we celebrate the visit of the Magi who travelled from the far east to Bethlehem, to see the newborn King. Their story is not just history but a mirror for our own lives. Think of it: they left behind their homes, their comforts, their treasures, and set out on a long, uncertain road. Why? Because they believed in the promise of God that “A virgin shall bear a son, and he shall be called Emmanuel”. This was the expectation that drove t

READINGS FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT Scripture describes Advent not merely as a season of candles and carols, but as a divine alarm clock; heaven’s gentle but urgent wake-up call to the soul, “It is high time to awake out of sleep, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand.” (Romans 13:11–12). There is a prophetic urgency in this call—the grave is no