First reading 1 Kings 3:5,7-12 The Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream and said, ‘Ask what you would like me to give you.’ Solomon replied, ‘O Lord my God, you have made your servant king in succession to David my father. But I am a very young man, unskilled in leadership. Your servant finds … [Read more…]
Friday of the Sixteenth Week of Ordinary Time, Year A. July 28, 2017 1st Reading: Book of Exodus 20:1-17. In those days, God delivered all these commandments : “I, the LORD, am your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that place of slavery. You shall not have other gods besides me. … [Read more…]
All powerful and merciful Father, You are the God of Justice, Love and Peace. You rule over all the Nations on earth. Power and Might are in Your hands and No one can withstand You. We present Our country Nigeria before You. We praise and thank You for You are the source of all We have and are. We are … [Read more…]
Wednesday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time, Year A. July 26, 2017. 1st Reading: Exodus 16:1-5.9-15. The children of Israel set out from Elim, and came into the desert of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departure from the land of Egypt. Here … [Read more…]
Tuesday, Feast of Saint James, Apostle, July 25, 2017. 1st Reading: 2nd Corinthians 4:7-15. Brothers and sisters: We hold this treasure in earthen vessels, that the surpassing power may be of God and not from us. We are afflicted in every way, but not constrained; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; … [Read more…]