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  • FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT OF THE YEAR A

    29 November 2019

    TEXTS: Is 2, 1-5 / Ps 121 (122) / Rom 13, 11-14a / Mt 24, 37-44 PREACHER: P. Martin KOTCHOFFA, SVD THEME: There is hope! Beloved, today we begin a new liturgical year with our longing for the coming of Emmanuel on our Earth. If this time is so important,...

  • SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENTIDE OF YEAR A

    06 December 2019

    SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENTIDE OF YEAR A TEXTS: Isa 11, 1-10 / Ps 71 (72), 1-2. 7-8. 12-13. 17 / Rom 15, 4-9 / Mt 3, 1-12 PREACHER: Rev. Fr. Martin KOTCHOFFA, SVD THEME: Repent! Beloved, the prophet Isaiah announces to us a new era which with the advent of...

  • THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT OF THE YEAR A

    13 December 2019

    TEXTS: Isa 35, 1-6a. 10 / Ps 145 (146), 7-10 / Jas 5, 7-10 / Mt 11, 2-11 PREACHER: Rev. Fr. Martin KOTCHOFFA, SVD THEME: Be fill with joy, the Lord comes to set you free Beloved, in a world where suffering is growing, where the weak is always wrong, where...

  • FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT OF THE YEAR A

    20 December 2019

    TEXTS: Isa 7, 10-16 / Ps 23 (24), 1-6 / Rom 1, 1-7 / Mt 1, 18-24 PREACHER: Rev. Fr. Martin KOTCHOFFA, SVD THEME: The truth in charity Beloved, selfishness often prompts us not to care about the well-being of others. What others feel or endure because...

  • SOLEMNITY OF THE HOLY FAMILY OF THE YEAR A

    28 December 2019

    TEXTS: Sir 3, 2-6. 12-14 / Ps 127 (128), 1-5 / Col 3, 12-21 / Mt 2, 13-15. 19-23 PREACHER: Rev. Fr. Martin KOTCHOFFA, SVD THEME: Family life, path of holiness Beloved, when in a family each one gives the best of himself/ herself seeking the well-being...

  • THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD OF THE YEAR A

    10 January 2020

    TEXTS: Is 42, 1-4. 6-7 / Ps 28 (29), 1-2. 3ac-4. 3b. 9c-10 / Ac 10, 34-38 / Mt 3, 13-17 PREACHER: Rev. Fr. Martin KOTCHOFFA, SVD THEME: Jesus' mission Beloved, the Hebrew became aware of their need for God. Therefore it is born in this people a desire...

  • SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OF YEAR A

    17 January 2020

    TEXTS: Isa 49, 3.5-6 / Ps 39 (40), 2. 4. 7-11 / 1Cor 1, 1-3 / Jn 1, 29-34 PREACHER: Rev. Fr. Martin KOTCHOFFA, SVD THEME: Be the light in your living environment Beloved in the Lord, after his baptism Jesus reveals himself as the lamb of God. Jesus is...

  • BACK ON TRACK

    21 March 2021

    Hi guys, It has been a while. For sure you were wondering where I have been!!!! This reminds me of the experience of the blessed couple of Joseph and Mary, when on their way back home they did not see Jesus. They initially thought He might be with some...

  • NEVER GIVE UP

    23 March 2021

    Hi guys, Have you realised that Joseph and Mary walked back to Jerusalem and still searched Jesus for three full days (Lk 2, 41-52)? For the past two days, in fact with some sleepless nights, I was wondering about the three days Joseph and Mary spent...

  • THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OF YEAR A

    24 January 2020

    TEXTS: Isa 8, 23b - 9, 3 / Ps 26 (27), 1. 4abcd. 13-14 / 1 Cor 1, 10-13. 17 / Mt 4, 12-23 PREACHER: Rev. Fr. Martin KOTCHOFFA, SVD THEME: Welcome Jesus, the living word of God Beloved, we ended yesterday, with the feast of the conversion of Saint Paul,...

  • SOLEMNITY OF THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD OF THE YEAR A

    03 January 2020

    TEXTS: Is 60, 1-6 / Ps 71 (72), 1-2. 7-8. 10-13 / Eph 3, 2-3a. 5-6 / Mt 2, 1-12 PREACHER: Rev. Fr. Martin KOTCHOFFA, SVD THEME: It's time for your deliverance! Beloved when you dwell for long in the darkness of the night, you have only one desire: to...

  • THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OF THE YEAR C

    25 October 2019

    TEXTS: Sir 35, 15b-17. 20-22a / Ps 33 (34), 2-3. 16. 18-19. 23 / 2 Tim 4: 6-8. 16-18 / Lk 18: 9-14 PREACHER: Rev. Fr. Martin KOTCHOFFA, SVD THEME: Sinners, we are! Beloved perfection is not of this world. And as Saint Paul would say to the Romans: " All...

  • TWENTY NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OF THE YEAR C

    19 October 2019

    TEXTS: Ex 17, 8-13 / PS 120 (121), 1-8 / 2 Tm 3, 14; 4, 2 / Lk 18, 1-8 PREACHER: Rev. Fr. Martin KOTCHOFFA, SVD THEME: Be the aid of your neighbor Beloved, today we are invited to help our brothers and sisters who are in need. Araon and Hour quickly realized...

  • TWENTY SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OF THE YEAR C

    27 September 2019

    TEXTS: Am 6, 1a. 4-7 / Ps 145 (146), 6c. 7-10 / 1 Tm 6, 11-16 / Lk 16, 19-31 PREACHER: Rev. Fr. Martin KOTCHOFFA, SVD THEME: Be generous Beloved, if last Sunday we were invited to pray for our leaders at various levels, who often also hold the economic...

  • NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OF THE YEAR C

    09 August 2019

    NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OF THE YEAR C TEXTS: Wis 18, 6-9 / Ps 32 (33), 1. 12. 18-20. 22 / Heb 11, 1-2. 8-19 / Lk 12, 32-48 PREACHER: Rev. Fr. Martin KOTCHOFFA, SVD THEME: Do not be afraid Beloved, Christ gives us today the assurance of our...

  • TWENTY SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OF THE YEAR C

    30 August 2019

    TEXTS: Sir 3, 17-18. 20. 28-29 / Ps 67 (68), 4-7. 10-11 / Heb 12, 18-19. 22-24a / Lk 14, 1. 7-14 PREACHER: Rev. Fr. Martin KOTCHOFFA, SVD THEME: Be humble Beloved in the Lord, the message of our Savior is unambiguous today: "Whoever exalts himself will...

  • THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OF THE YEAR C

    28 June 2019

    TEXTS: 1 Kg 19, 16b. 19-21 / Ps 15 (16), 1. 2a. 5. 7-11 / Ga 5, 1. 13-18 / Lk 9, 51-62 PREACHER: Rev. Fr. Martin KOTCHOFFA, SVD THEME: Be determined Beloved the Christian life is a life that is in contradiction with that of the world. And when we decide...

  • FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER C

    11 May 2019

    TEXTS: Ac 13, 14. 43-52 / Ps 99 (100), 1-3. 5 / Ap 7, 9. 14b-17 / Jn 10, 27-30 PREACHER: P. Martin KOTCHOFFA, SVD THEME: Listen to the voice of the Lord Beloved, we celebrate today the Good Shepherd Sunday, vocation’s Sunday. And the liturgical texts...

  • FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER OF YEAR C

    17 May 2019

    TEXTS: Ac14, 21b-27 / Ps 144 (145), 8-13 / Rev 21, 1-5a / Jn 13, 31-33a. 34-35 PREACHER: Rev. Fr. Martin KOTCHOFFA, SVD THEME: Put your footsteps in those of Christ Beloved (s) the true disciple is the one who follows his master and does what he sees...

  • PALM SUNDAY OF THE YEAR C

    12 April 2019

    TEXTS: Is 50, 4-7 / Ps 21 (22), 8-9. 17-20. 22-24 / Phil 2, 6-11 / Lk 22, 14 - 23, 56 PREACHER: Rev. Fr. Martin KOTCHOFFA, SVD THEME: Love and Faithfulness Beloved on this palm Sunday Jesus gives us an example of deep love for humanity and shows us his...

  • diaconate ordination

    03 December 2015

    The Lord is my strength!

  • Jesus true image of God part 2

    22 March 2014 ( #The image of God, #2 )

    Definition of terms Image According to the Encarta dictionary 2009, the word “image” has several meanings. It postulates that it could be a “actual or mental picture” or could designate “somebody closely resembling somebody else” or “the very typical...

  • Jesus true image of God part 3

    22 March 2014 ( #The image of God, #3 )

    Divine nature of Jesus He is “Begotten not made” It was not from blood and flesh that he came in the world but through the action of the Holy Spirit. And indeed “The Holy Spirit, ‘the Lord, the giver of life’, is sent to sanctify the womb of the Virgin...

  • Jesus true image of God part 1

    22 March 2014 ( #The image of God )

    From the beginning God, creator of all that is seen and unseen, has been preached and announced by the prophets. But in the latter days this wonderful, loving, compassionate and merciful God has revealed himself to us through Jesus whom He acknowledges...

  • JESUS TRUE IMAGE OF GOD PART 4

    01 June 2014 ( #JESUS TRUE IMAGE OF GOD )

    3. Jesus’ Divine Sonship From the biblical testimony God on his own appointed time has sent his only begotten son Jesus in order to redeem the world (Jn 3:16). Thus Jesus “is truly the Son of God who, without ceasing to be God and Lord, became a man and...

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