Daily Bread with Fr Eustace Siame SDB

Audio from Leah Odero

*Daily Bread Devotion for Wednesday 12th February 2025: Fifth Week in Ordinary Time* with REV FR. SONNY BROWN - ROME, ITALY

_*WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH 2025.*_

_*FIFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C.*_

_*FIRST READING*_
_The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden._

_*A reading from the Book of Genesis (GENESIS 2: 4b - 9, 15 - 17)*_

In the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens, when no plant of the field was yet in the earth and no herb of the field had yet sprung up — for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was no man to till the ground; but a mist went up from the earth and watered the whole face of the ground — then the Lord God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east; and there he put the man whom he had formed. And out of the ground the Lord God made to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food, the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to till it and keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “You may freely eat of every tree of the garden; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall die.”

_*The Word of the Lord.*_


_*RESPONSORIAL PSALM*_
_Taken from Psalm 104: 1 - 2a, 27 - 28, 29bc - 30 (R.) 1a_

And the response is;
_*R/. Bless the Lord, O my soul!*_

Bless the Lord, O my soul!
O Lord my God, how great you are,
clothed in majesty and honour,
wrapped in light as with a robe! *R/.*

All of these look to you
to give them their food in due season.
You give it, they gather it up;
you open Wide your hand, they are well filled. *R/.*

You take away their breath, they die,
returning to the dust from which they came.
You send forth your spirit, and they are created,
and you renew the face of the earth. *R/.*


_*GOSPEL ACCLAMATION*_
John 17: 17ba

*Alleluia.*
_Your word, O Lord, is truth; sanctify us in the truth._
*Alleluia.*


_*GOSPEL*_
_“The things which come out of a man are what defile him!”_

_*A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark (MARK 7: 14 - 23)*_

At that time: Jesus called the people to him again, and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand: there is nothing outside a man which by going into him can defile him; but the things which come out of a man are what defile him.” And when he had entered the house, and left the people, his disciples asked him about the parable. And he said to them, “Then are you also without understanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into a man from outside cannot defile him, since it enters, not his heart but his stomach, and so passes on?” (Thus he declared all foods clean.) And he said, “What comes out of a man is what defiles a man. For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, fornication, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, licentiousness, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within and they defile a man.”

_*The Gospel of the Lord.*_

*Good Night Message for Tuesday, 11th February, 2025:* _There's no mistake in what God has created_ *WITH BACKGROUND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC*

Audio from Leah Odero

Audio from Leah Odero

*Daily Bread Devotion for Tuesday 11th February 2025: Fifth Week in Ordinary Time* with REV FR. EUSTACE SIAME SDB - ROME, ITALY

(For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not eat unless they wash their hands, observing the tradition of the elders; and when they come from the market place, they do not eat unless they purify themselves ; there are many other traditions which they observe, the washing of cups and pots and vessels of bronze.) And the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why do your disciples not live according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with hands defiled?” And he said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, ‘This people honours me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the precepts of men. ’ You leave the commandment of God, and hold fast the tradition of men.” And he said to them, “You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God, in order to keep your tradition! For Moses said, ‘Honour your father and your mother'; and ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him surely die’; but you say, ‘If a man tells his father or his mother, What you would have gained from me is Corban’ (that is, given to God) — then you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or mother, thus making void the word of God through your tradition which you hand on. And many such things you do.”

_*The Gospel of the Lord.*_

_*TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH 2025.*_

_*FIFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C.*_

_*FIRST READING*_
_“Let us make man in our own image, after our likeness.”_
_*A reading from the Book of Genesis (GENESIS 1: 20 - 2: 4a)*_

And God said, “Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the firmament of the heavens.” So God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” And there was evening and there was morning, a fifth day. And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: cattle and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so. And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the cattle according to their kinds, and everything that creeps upon the ground according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.” So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. And God blessed them, and he said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.” And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food. And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food." And it was so. And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, a sixth day. Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God finished his work which he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from till his work which he had done. So God blessed the seventh day and hallowed it, because on it God rested from all his work which he had done in creation. These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created.

_*The Word of the Lord.*_


_*RESPONSORIAL PSALM*_
_Taken from Psalm 8: 4 - 5, 6 - 7a, 7b - 9 (R.) 2ab_

And the response is;
_*R/. O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name through all the earth!*_

When I see the heavens, the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars which you arranged,
what is man that you should keep him in mind,
the son of man that you care for him? *R/.*

Yet you have made him little lower than the angels;
with glory and honour you crowned him,
gave him power over the works of your hands. *R/.*

You put all things under his feet,
all of them, sheep and oxen,
yes, even the cattle of the fields,
birds of the air, and fish of the sea
that make their way through the waters. *R/.*


_*GOSPEL ACCLAMATION*_
Psalm 119: 36a, 29b

*Alleluia.*
_Bend my heart, O God, to your decrees, grant me mercy by your law._
*Alleluia.*


_*GOSPEL*_
_“You leave the commandment of God, and holdfast the tradition of men.’’_

_*A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark (MARK 7: 1 - 13)*_

At that time: When the Pharisees gathered together to Jesus, with some of the scribes, who had come from Jerusalem, they saw that some of his disciples ate with hands defiled, that is, unwashed.

*Good Night Message for Monday, 10th February, 2025:* _Faith in the healing power of faith as pilgrims of hope_ *WITH BACKGROUND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC*

Audio from Leah Odero

Audio from Leah Odero

*Daily Bread Devotion for Monday 10th February 2025: Fifth Week in Ordinary Time* with REV FR. JOHN PALUK (CARMELITE MISSIONARY) - KANANGA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.

_*MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH 2025.*_

_*FIFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C.*_

_*MEMORIAL OF SAINT SCHOLASTICA, Virgin.*_

_*FIRST READING*_
_Lord spoke, and it was so._

_*The beginning of the Book of Genesis (GENESIS 1: 1 - 19)*_

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the face of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day. And God said, “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.” And God made the firmament and separated the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament. And it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day. And God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so. God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good. And God said, “Let the earth put forth vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, upon the earth.” And it was so. The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening and there was morning, a third day. And God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to separate the day from the night; and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years, and let them be lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light upon the earth.” And it was so. And God made the two great lights, the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night; he made the stars also. And God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light upon the earth, to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.

_*The Word of the Lord.*_


_*RESPONSORIAL PSALM*_
_Taken from Psalm 104: 1 - 2a, 5 - 6, 10 and 12, 24, 35c (R.) 31b_

And the response is;
_*R/. May the Lord rejoice in his works!*_

Bless the Lord, O my soul!
O Lord my God, how great you are,
clothed in majesty and honour,
wrapped in light as with a robe! *R/.*

You set the earth on its foundation,
immovable from age to age.
You wrapped it with the depths like a cloak;
the waters stood higher than the mountains. *R/.*

You make springs gush forth in the valleys;
they flow in between the hills.
There the birds of heaven build their nests;
from the branches they sing their song. *R/.*

How many are your works, O Lord!
In wisdom you have made them all.
The earth is full of your creatures.
Bless the Lord, O my soul. *R/.*


_*GOSPEL ACCLAMATION*_
Matthew 4: 23

*Alleluia.*
_Jesus was preaching the Gospel of the kingdom and healing every infirmity among the people._
*Alleluia.*


_*GOSPEL*_
_“As many as touched it were made well.”_

_*A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark (MARK 6: 53 - 56)*_

At that time: When Jesus and his disciples had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret, and moored to the shore. And when they got out of the boat, immediately the people recognised him, and ran about the whole neighbourhood and began to bring sick people on their pallets to any place where they heard he was. And wherever he came, in villages, cities, or country, they laid the sick in the market places, and begged him that they might touch even the fringe of his garment; and as many as touched it were made well.

_*The Gospel of the Lord.*_

Audio from Leah Odero

*Good Night Message for Sunday, 9th February, 2025:* _Lessons from the call of St. Peter_ *WITH BACKGROUND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC*

*Daily Bread Devotion for Sunday 9th February 2025: Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time* with REV FR. EUSTACE SIAME SDB - ROME, ITALY

Audio from Leah Odero

_*FEBRUARY 9TH 2025.*_

_*FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C.*_

_*FIRST READING*_     
_“Here am I! Send me.”_

_*A reading from the Book of Isaiah (ISAIAH 6: 1 - 2a, 3 - 8)*_

In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and his train filled the temple. Above him stood the seraphim; each had six wings. And one called to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory.” And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke. And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!” Then flew one of the seraphim to me, having in his hand a burning coal which he had taken with tongs from the altar. And he touched my mouth, and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin forgiven.” And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.”

_*The Word of the Lord.*_


_*RESPONSORIAL PSALM*_ 
_Taken from Psalm 138: 1ac - 2a, 2bcd - 3, 4 - 5, 7c - 8 (R.) 1b_

And the response is;
_*R/. In the presence of the angels I praise you, O Lord.*_

I thank you, Lord, with all my heart;
You have heard the words of my mouth.
In the presence of the angels I praise you.
I bow down towards your holy temple. *R/.*

I give thanks to your name
for your merciful love and your faithfulness.
You have exalted your name and your promise over all.
On the day I called, you answered me;
you increased the strength of my soul. *R/.*

All earth’s kings shall thank you,
O LORD, when they hear the words of your mouth.
They shall sing of the ways of the Lord,
“How great is the glory of the Lord!” *R/.*

With your right hand you save me;
the Lord will accomplish this for me.
O Lord, your merciful love is eternal;
discard not the work of your hands. *R/.*


_*SECOND READING*_
_“So we preach and so you believed.”_

_*A reading from the first Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians (1ST CORINTHIANS 15: 1 - 11)*_

I would remind you, brethren, in what terms I preached to you the gospel, which you received, in which you stand, by which you are saved, if you hold it fast — unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the Twelve. Then he appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me. For I am the least of the apostles, unfit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the Church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace towards me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God which is with me. Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.

_*The Word of the Lord.*_


_*GOSPEL ACCLAMATION*_
Matthew 4: 19

*Alleluia.*
_Follow me, says the Lord, and I will make you fishers of men._ *Alleluia.*


_*GOSPEL*_
_“They left everything and followed him.”_

_*A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke (LUKE 5: 1 - 11)*_

At that time: While the people pressed upon Jesus to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret. And he saw two boats by the lake; but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people from the boat.

And when he had ceased speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” And Simon answered, “Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.” And when they had done this, they enclosed a great shoal of fish; and as their nets were breaking, they beckoned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.” For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the catch of fish which they had taken; and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; henceforth you will be catching men.” And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him.

_*The Gospel of the Lord.*_

Audio from Leah Odero

*Daily Bread Devotion for Tuesday 4th February 2025: Forth Week in Ordinary Time* with REV FR. EUSTACE SIAME SDB - ROME, ITALY

And immediately they were overcome with amazement. And he strictly charged them that no one should know this, and told them to give her something to eat.

_*The Gospel of the Lord.*_

_*TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH 2025.*_

_*FOURTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C.*_

_*FIRST READING*_
_“Let us run with perseverance thee race that is set before us._

_*A reading from the Letter to the Hebrews (HEBREWS 12: 1 - 4)*_

Brethren: Since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.

_*The Word of the Lord.*_


_*RESPONSORIAL PSALM*_  
_Taken from Psalm 22: 26b - 27, 28 and 30, 31 - 32 (R.) 27b_

And the response is;
_*R/. They will praise you, Lord, who seek you.*_

My vows I will pay before those who fear him.
The poor shall eat and shall have their fill.
They shall praise the Lord, those who seek him.
May their hearts live on forever and ever! *R/.*

All the earth shall remember and return to the Lord,
all families of the nations worship before him.
They shall worship him, all the mighty of the earth;
before him shall bow all who go down to the dust. *R/.*

And my soul shall live for him, my descendants serve him.
They shall tell of the Lord to generations yet to come,
declare his saving justice to peoples yet unborn:
“These are the things the Lord has done.” *R/.*


_*GOSPEL ACCLAMATION*_
Matthew 8: 17

*Alleluia.*
_Christ took our infirmities and bore our diseases._
*Alleluia.*


_*GOSPEL*_
_“Little girl, I say to you, arise.”_

_*A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark (MARK 5: 21 - 43)*_

At that time: When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered about him; and he was beside the sea. Then came one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and seeing him, he fell at his feet, and begged him, saying, “My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and live.” And he went with him. And a great crowd followed him and thronged about him. And there was a woman who had had a flow of blood for twelve years, and who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse. She had heard the reports about Jesus, and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. For she said, “If I touch even his garments, I shall be made well.” And immediately the haemorrhage ceased; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. And Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone forth from him, immediately turned about in the crowd, and said, “Who touched my garments?” And his disciples said to him, “You see the crowd pressing around you, and yet you say, ‘Who touched me?”’ And he looked around to see who had done it. But the woman, knowing what had been done to her, came in fear and trembling and fell down before him, and told him the whole truth. And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.” While he was still speaking, there came from the ruler’s house some who said, “Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?” But ignoring what they said, Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not fear, only believe.” And he allowed no one to follow him except Peter and James and John the brother of James. When they came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, he saw a tumult, and people weeping and wailing loudly. And when he had entered, he said to them, “Why do you make a tumult and weep? The child is not dead but sleeping.” And they laughed at him. But he put them all outside, and took the child’s father and mother and those who were with him, and went in where the child was. Taking her by the hand he said to her, “Talitha cumi”; which means, “Little girl, I say to you, arise.” And immediately the girl got up and walked; for she was twelve years old.

Audio from Leah Odero

*Good Night Message for Monday, 3rd February, 2025:* _Be strong and let your heart take courage all who hope in the Lord_ *WITH BACKGROUND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC*

Audio from Leah Odero

And they began to beg Jesus to depart from their neighbourhood. And as he was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed with demons begged him that he might be with him. But he refused, and said to him, “Go home to your friends, and tell them how much the Lord has done for, you, and how he has had mercy on you.” And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him; and all men marvelled.

_*The Gospel of the Lord.*_

_*MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD 2025.*_

_*FOURTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C.*_

_*FIRST READING*_
_Through faith they conquered kingdoms. God will provide something better for us._

_*A reading from the Letter to the Hebrews (HEBREWS 11: 32 - 40)*_

Brethren: What more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets— who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, received promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched raging fire, escaped the edge of the sword, won strength out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight. Women received their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, that they might rise again to a better life. Others suffered mocking and scourging, and even chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were killed with the sword; they went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, ill-treated — of whom the world was not worthy— wandering over deserts and mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth. And all these, though well attested by their faith, did not receive what was promised, since God had foreseen something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.

_*The Word of the Lord.*_


_*RESPONSORIAL PSALM*_
_Taken from Psalm 31: 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 (R.) 25_

And the response is;
_*R/. Be strong, let your heart take courage, all who hope in the Lord.*_

How great is the goodness, LORD,
that you keep for those who fear you,
that you show to those who trust you
in the sight of the children of men. *R/.*

You hide them in the shelter of your presence,
secure from human scheming;
you keep them safe within your tent
from disputing tongues. *R/.*

Blest be the Lord for
he has wondrously shown me
his merciful love in a fortified city! *R/.*

“I am far removed from your sight,”
I said in my alarm.
Yet you heard the voice of my plea
when I cried to you for help. *R/.*

Love the Lord, all you his saints.
The Lord guards the faithful.
But the Lord will repay to the full
the one who acts with pride. *R/.*


_*GOSPEL ACCLAMATION*_
Luke 7: 16

*Alleluia.*
_A great prophet has risen among us, and God has visited his people._
*Alleluia*


_*GOSPEL*_
_“Come out of the man, you unclean spirit.' ”_

_*A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark (MARK 5: 1 - 20)*_

At that time: Jesus and his disciples came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes. And when he had come out of the boat, there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, who lived among the tombs; and no one could bind him any more, even with a chain; for he had often been bound with shackles and chains, but the chains he wrenched apart, and the shackles he broke in pieces; and no one had the strength to subdue him. Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains he was always crying out, and bruising himself with stones.  And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshipped him; and crying out with a loud voice, he said, “What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, do not torment me.” For he had said to him, “Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!” And Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” He replied, “My name is Legion; for we are many.” And he   begged him eagerly’ not to send them out of the country. Now a great herd of swine was feeding there on the hillside; and they begged him, “Send us to the swine, let us enter them.” So he gave them leave. And the unclean spirits came out, and entered the swine; and the herd, numbering about two thousand, rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and were drowned in the sea. The herdsmen fled, and told it in the city and in the country. And people came to see what it was that had happened. And they came to Jesus, and saw the demoniac sitting there, clothed and in his right mind, the man who had had the legion; and they were afraid. And those who had seen it told what had happened to the demoniac and to the swine.

*Daily Bread Devotion for Monday 3rd February 2025: Forth Week in Ordinary Time* with REV FR. EUSTACE SIAME SDB - ROME, ITALY

_*MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD 2025.*_

_*FOURTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C.*_

_*FIRST READING*_
_Through faith they conquered kingdoms. God will provide something better for us._

_*A reading from the Letter to the Hebrews (HEBREWS 11: 32 - 40)*_

Brethren: What more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets— who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, received promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched raging fire, escaped the edge of the sword, won strength out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight. Women received their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, that they might rise again to a better life. Others suffered mocking and scourging, and even chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were killed with the sword; they went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, ill-treated — of whom the world was not worthy— wandering over deserts and mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth. And all these, though well attested by their faith, did not receive what was promised, since God had foreseen something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.

_*The Word of the Lord.*_


_*RESPONSORIAL PSALM*_
_Taken from Psalm 31: 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 (R.) 25_

And the response is;
_*R/. Be strong, let your heart take courage, all who hope in the Lord.*_

How great is the goodness, LORD,
that you keep for those who fear you,
that you show to those who trust you
in the sight of the children of men. *R/.*

You hide them in the shelter of your presence,
secure from human scheming;
you keep them safe within your tent
from disputing tongues. *R/.*

Blest be the Lord for
he has wondrously shown me
his merciful love in a fortified city! *R/.*

“I am far removed from your sight,”
I said in my alarm.
Yet you heard the voice of my plea
when I cried to you for help. *R/.*

Love the Lord, all you his saints.
The Lord guards the faithful.
But the Lord will repay to the full
the one who acts with pride. *R/.*


_*GOSPEL ACCLAMATION*_
Luke 7: 16

*Alleluia.*
_A great prophet has risen among us, and God has visited his people._
*Alleluia*


_*GOSPEL*_
_“Come out of the man, you unclean spirit.' ”_

_*A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark (MARK 5: 1 - 20)*_

At that time: Jesus and his disciples came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes. And when he had come out of the boat, there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, who lived among the tombs; and no one could bind him any more, even with a chain; for he had often been bound with shackles and chains, but the chains he wrenched apart, and the shackles he broke in pieces; and no one had the strength to subdue him. Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains he was always crying out, and bruising himself with stones.  And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshipped him; and crying out with a loud voice, he said, “What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, do not torment me.” For he had said to him, “Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!” And Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” He replied, “My name is Legion; for we are many.” And he   begged him eagerly’ not to send them out of the country. Now a great herd of swine was feeding there on the hillside; and they begged him, “Send us to the swine, let us enter them.” So he gave them leave. And the unclean spirits came out, and entered the swine; and the herd, numbering about two thousand, rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and were drowned in the sea. The herdsmen fled, and told it in the city and in the country. And people came to see what it was that had happened. And they came to Jesus, and saw the demoniac sitting there, clothed and in his right mind, the man who had had the legion; and they were afraid. And those who had seen it told what had happened to the demoniac and to the swine.

And they began to beg Jesus to depart from their neighbourhood. And as he was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed with demons begged him that he might be with him. But he refused, and said to him, “Go home to your friends, and tell them how much the Lord has done for, you, and how he has had mercy on you.” And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him; and all men marvelled.

_*The Gospel of the Lord.*_

And they began to beg Jesus to depart from their neighbourhood. And as he was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed with demons begged him that he might be with him. But he refused, and said to him, “Go home to your friends, and tell them how much the Lord has done for, you, and how he has had mercy on you.” And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him; and all men marvelled.

_*The Gospel of the Lord.*_

_*MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD 2025.*_

_*FOURTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C.*_

_*FIRST READING*_
_Through faith they conquered kingdoms. God will provide something better for us._

_*A reading from the Letter to the Hebrews (HEBREWS 11: 32 - 40)*_

Brethren: What more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets— who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, received promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched raging fire, escaped the edge of the sword, won strength out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight. Women received their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, that they might rise again to a better life. Others suffered mocking and scourging, and even chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were killed with the sword; they went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, ill-treated — of whom the world was not worthy— wandering over deserts and mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth. And all these, though well attested by their faith, did not receive what was promised, since God had foreseen something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.

_*The Word of the Lord.*_


_*RESPONSORIAL PSALM*_
_Taken from Psalm 31: 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 (R.) 25_

And the response is;
_*R/. Be strong, let your heart take courage, all who hope in the Lord.*_

How great is the goodness, LORD,
that you keep for those who fear you,
that you show to those who trust you
in the sight of the children of men. *R/.*

You hide them in the shelter of your presence,
secure from human scheming;
you keep them safe within your tent
from disputing tongues. *R/.*

Blest be the Lord for
he has wondrously shown me
his merciful love in a fortified city! *R/.*

“I am far removed from your sight,”
I said in my alarm.
Yet you heard the voice of my plea
when I cried to you for help. *R/.*

Love the Lord, all you his saints.
The Lord guards the faithful.
But the Lord will repay to the full
the one who acts with pride. *R/.*


_*GOSPEL ACCLAMATION*_
Luke 7: 16

*Alleluia.*
_A great prophet has risen among us, and God has visited his people._
*Alleluia*


_*GOSPEL*_
_“Come out of the man, you unclean spirit.' ”_

_*A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark (MARK 5: 1 - 20)*_

At that time: Jesus and his disciples came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes. And when he had come out of the boat, there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, who lived among the tombs; and no one could bind him any more, even with a chain; for he had often been bound with shackles and chains, but the chains he wrenched apart, and the shackles he broke in pieces; and no one had the strength to subdue him. Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains he was always crying out, and bruising himself with stones.  And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshipped him; and crying out with a loud voice, he said, “What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, do not torment me.” For he had said to him, “Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!” And Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” He replied, “My name is Legion; for we are many.” And he   begged him eagerly’ not to send them out of the country. Now a great herd of swine was feeding there on the hillside; and they begged him, “Send us to the swine, let us enter them.” So he gave them leave. And the unclean spirits came out, and entered the swine; and the herd, numbering about two thousand, rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and were drowned in the sea. The herdsmen fled, and told it in the city and in the country. And people came to see what it was that had happened. And they came to Jesus, and saw the demoniac sitting there, clothed and in his right mind, the man who had had the legion; and they were afraid. And those who had seen it told what had happened to the demoniac and to the swine.

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*Good Night Message for Sunday, 2nd February, 2025:* _Lessons from the presentation of our Lord_ *WITH BACKGROUND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC*

*Daily Bread Devotion for Sunday 2nd February 2025: FEAST OF THE PRESENTATION OF OUR LORD* with REV FR EUSTACE SIAME SDB - ROME, ITALY.

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_*FEBRUARY 2ND 2025.*_

_*FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C.*_

_*FEAST OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD*_

_*FIRST READING*_
_“The Lord whom you seek will come to his temple.”_

_*A reading from the Book of the Prophet Malachi (MALACHI 3: 1 - 4)*_

Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, I send my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts. But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner’s fire and like fullers’ soap; he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, till they present right offerings to the Lord. Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord as in the days of old and as in former years.”

_*The Word of the Lord.*_


_*RESPONSORIAL PSALM*_
_Taken from Psalm 24: 7, 8, 9, 10 (R.) 10bc_

And the response is;
_*R/. The Lord of hosts, he is the king of glory!*_

O gates, lift high your heads;
grow higher, ancient doors.
Let him enter, the king of glory! *R/.*

Who is this king of glory?
The Lord, the mighty, the valiant;
the Lord, the valiant in war. *R/.*

O gates, lift high your heads;
grow higher, ancient doors.
Let him enter, the king of glory! *R/.*

Who is this king of glory?
He, the Lord of hosts,
he is the king of glory. *R/.*


_*SECOND READING*_
_“He had to be made like his brethren in every respect.”_

_*A reading from the Letter to the Hebrews (HEBREWS 2: 14 - 18)*_

Since the children share in flesh and blood, Jesus himself likewise partook of the same nature, that through death he might destroy him who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong bondage. For surely it is not with angels that he is concerned but with the descendants of Abraham. Therefore he had to be made like his brethren in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make expiation for the sins of the people. For because he himself has suffered and been tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted.

_*The Word of the Lord.*_


_*GOSPEL ACCLAMATION*_
Luke 2: 32

*Alleluia.*
_A light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel._
*Alleluia.*


_*GOSPEL*_
_“My eyes have seen your salvation.”_

_*A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke (LUKE 2: 22 - 40)*_

When the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, the parents of Jesus brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”) and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord, “a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.” Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. And inspired by the Spirit he came into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the law, he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said, “Lord, now let your servant depart in peace, according to your word; for my eyes have seen your salvation which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel.” * And his father and his mother marvelled at what was said about him; and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is spoken against (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed.” And there goes a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the

tribe of Asher; she was of a great age, having lived with her husband seven years from her virginity, and as a widow till she was eighty-four. She did not depart from the temple, worshipping with fasting and prayer night and day. And coming up at that very hour she gave thanks to God, and spoke of him to all who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem. And when they had performed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth. And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favour of God was upon him.

_*The Gospel of the Lord.*_

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*Daily Bread Devotion for Saturday 25th January 2025: Second Week in Ordinary Time* with REV FR. ADRIAN MATEBESI SDB - ROME, ITALY

And laying his hands on him he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes and he regained his sight. Then he rose and was baptised, and took food and was strengthened. For several days he was with the disciples at Damascus. And in the synagogues immediately he proclaimed Jesus, saying, “He is the Son of God.” And all who heard hint were amazed, and said, “Is not this the man who made havoc in Jerusalem of those who called on this name? And he has come here for this purpose, to bring them bound before the chief priests.” But Saul increased all the more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that Jesus was the Christ.

_*The Word of the Lord.*_


_*RESPONSORIAL PSALM*_
_Taken from Psalm 117: 1, 2 (R.) Mark 16: 15_

And the response is;
_*R/. Go into all the world and preach the Gospel.*_
Or:
*Alleluia.*

O praise the Lord, all you nations!
Acclaim him, all you peoples! *R/.*

For his merciful love has prevailed over us;
and the Lord’s faithfulness endures forever. *R/.*


_*GOSPEL ACCLAMATION*_
John 15: 16

*Alleluia.*
_I chose you from the world that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, says the Lord._
*Alleluia.*


_*GOSPEL*_
_“Go into all the world and preach the Gospel.”_
_*A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark (MARK 16: 15 - 18)*_

At that time: [Appearing to the Eleven,] Jesus said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to the whole creation. He who believes and is baptised will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

_*The Gospel of the Lord.*_

_*SATURDAY, JANUARY 25TH 2025.*_

_*SECOND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C.*_

_*FEAST OF CONVERSION OF SAINT PAUL, Apostle.*_

_*FIRST READING*_     
_Rise and be baptised, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of Jesus._

_*A reading from the Acts of the Apostles (ACTS 22: 3 - 16)*_

In those days: Paul said to the people [in Jerusalem], “I am a Jew, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, educated according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God as you all are this day. I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering to prison both men and women, as the high priest and the whole council of elders bear me witness. From them I received letters to the brethren, and I journeyed to Damascus to take those also who were there and bring them in bonds to Jerusalem to be punished. As I made my journey and drew near to Damascus, about noon a great light from heaven suddenly shone about me. And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?’ And I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And he said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth whom you are persecuting.’ Now those who were with me saw the light but did not hear the voice of the one who was speaking to me. And I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ And the Lord said to me, ‘Rise, and go into Damascus, and there you will be told all that is appointed for you to do.’ And when I could not see because of the brightness of that light, I was led by the hand by those who were with me, and came into Damascus. And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well  spoken of by all the Jews who lived there, came to me, and standing by me said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight.’ And in that very hour I received my sight and saw him. And he said, ‘The God of our fathers appointed you to know his will, to see the Just One and to hear a voice from his mouth; for you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and heard. And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptised, and wash away your sins, calling on his name.”’

_*The Word of the Lord.*_

Or the following:        

_*FIRST READING*_     
_“You will be told what you are to do.”_

_*A reading from the Acts of the Apostles (ACTS 9: 1 - 22)*_

In those days: Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. Now as he journeyed he approached Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed about him. And he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?” And he said, “Who are you, Lord?” And he said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting; but rise and enter the city, and you will be told what you are to do.” The men who were travelling with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but seeing no one. Saul arose from the ground; and when his eyes were opened, he could see nothing; so they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus. And for three days he was without sight, and neither ate nor drank. Now there was a disciple at Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias.” And he said, “Here I am, Lord.” And the Lord said to him, “Rise and go to the street called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for a man of Tarsus named Saul; for behold, he is praying, and he has seen a man named Ananias come in and lay his hands on him so that he might regain his sight.” But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he has done to your saints at Jerusalem; and here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call upon your name.” But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel; for I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.” So Ananias departed and entered the house.

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*Good Night Message for Friday, 24th January, 2025:* _God has called and chosen you for a purpose_ *WITH BACKGROUND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC*

*Daily Bread Devotion for Friday 24th January 2025: Second Week in Ordinary Time* with REV FR. EUSTACE SIAME SDB - ROME, ITALY

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_*FRIDAY, JANUARY 24TH 2025.*_

_*SECOND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C.*_

_*MEMORIAL OF SAINT FRANCIS DE SALES, Bishop & Doctor of the Church.*_

_*FIRST READING*_
_“The covenant he mediates is better.”_

_*A reading from the Letter to the Hebrews (HEBREWS 8: 6 - 13)*_

Brethren: As it is, Christ has obtained a ministry which is as much more excellent than the old as the covenant he mediates is better, since it is enacted on better promises. For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion for a second. For he finds fault with them when he says: “The days will come, says the Lord, when I will establish a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah; not like the covenant that I made with their fathers on the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; for they did not continue in my covenant, and so I paid no heed to them, says the Lord. This is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my laws into their minds, and write them on their hearts, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. And they shall not teach every one his fellow or every one his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord. ’ for all shall know me, from the least of them to the greatest. For I will be merciful towards their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more.” In speaking of a new covenant he treats the first as obsolete. And what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away.

_*The Word of the Lord.*_


_*RESPONSORIAL PSALM*_
_Taken from Psalm 85: 8, 10, 11 - 12, 13 - 14 (R.) 11a_

And the response is;
_*R/. Merciful love and faithfulness have met.*_

Let us see, O LORD, your mercy,
and grant us your salvation.
His salvation is near for those who fear him,
and his glory will dwell in our land. *R/.*

Merciful love and faithfulness have met;
justice and peace have kissed.
Faithfulness shall spring from the earth,
and justice look down from heaven. *R/.*

Also the LORD will bestow his bounty,
and our earth shall yield its increase.
Justice will march before him,
and guide his steps on the way *R/.*


_*GOSPEL ACCLAMATION.*_
2nd Corinthians 5: 19

*Alleluia.*
_God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation._
*Alleluia.*


_*GOSPEL*_               
_He called to him those whom he desired to be with him._

_*A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark (MARK 3: 13 - 19)*_

At that time: Jesus went up on the mountain, and called to him those whom he desired; and they came to him. And he appointed twelve, to be with him, and to be sent out to preach and have authority to cast out demons: Simon whom he surnamed Peter; James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James, whom he surnamed Boanerges, that is, sons of thunder; Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

_*The Gospel of the Lord.*_

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*Good Night Message for Thursday, 23rd January, 2025:* _Salvation in Jesus is for everyone ready for it_ *WITH BACKGROUND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC*

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*Daily Bread Devotion for Thursday 23rd January 2025: Second Week in Ordinary Time* with REV FR WILLIAM SONY BROWN - ITALY.

_*THURSDAY, 23RD JANUARY 2025.*_

_*SECOND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C.*_

_*FIRST READING*_
_He offered sacrifices when he offered up himself._
_*A reading from the Letter to the Hebrews (HEBREWS 7: 25 - 8: 6)*_

Brethren: Jesus is able for all time to save those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them. For it was fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, blameless, unstained, separated from sinners, exalted above the heavens. He has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, first for his own sins and then for those of the people; he did this once for all when he offered up himself. Indeed, the law appoints men in their weakness as high priests, but the word of the oath, which came later than the law, appoints a Son who has been made perfect for ever. Now the point in what we are saying is this: we have such a high priest, one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, a minister in the sanctuary and the true tent which is set up not by man but by the Lord. For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices; hence it is necessary for this priest also to have something to offer. Now if he were on earth, he would not be a priest at all, since there are priests who offer gifts according to the law. They serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly sanctuary; for when Moses was about to erect the tent, he was instructed by God, saying, “See that you make everything according to the pattern which was shown you on the mountain.” But as it is, Christ has obtained a ministry which is as much more excellent than the old as the covenant he mediates is better, since it is enacted on better promises.

_*The Word of the Lord.*_


_*RESPONSORIAL PSALM*_  
_Taken from Psalm 40: 7 - 8a, 8b - 9, 10, 17 (R.) 8a, 9a_

And the response is;
_*R/. See, I have come, Lord, to do your will.*_

You delight not in sacrifice and offerings,
but in an open ear.
You do not ask for holocaust and victim.
Then I said, “See, I have come.” *R/.*

In the scroll of the book it stands written of me:
“I delight to do your will, O my God;
your instruction lies deep within me.” *R/.*

Your justice I have proclaimed
in the great assembly.
My lips I have not sealed;
you know it, O Lord. *R/.*

O let there be rejoicing and gladness
for all who seek you.
Let them ever say, “The Lord is great,”
who long for your salvation. *R/.*


_*GOSPEL ACCLAMATION*_ 
2nd Timothy 1: 10

*Alleluia.*
_Our Saviour Christ Jesus abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the Gospel._
*Alleluia.*


_*GOSPEL*_        
_“The unclean spirits cried out, ‘You are the Son of God. ’And he strictly ordered them not to make him known.”_
_*A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark (MARK 3: 7 - 12)*_

At that time:  Jesus  withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed; also from Judea and Jerusalem and Idumea and from beyond the Jordan and from about Tyre and Sidon a great multitude, hearing all that he did, came to him. And he told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, lest they should crush him; for he had healed many, so that all who had diseases pressed upon him to touch him. And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.” And he strictly ordered them not to make him known.

_*The Gospel of the Lord.*_

*Good Night Message for Wednesday, 22nd January, 2025:* _Jesus is interested in your wellbeing_ *WITH BACKGROUND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC*

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*Daily Bread Devotion for Wednesday 22nd January 2025: Second Week in Ordinary Time* with REV FR EUSTACE SIAME SDB - ROME, ITALY.

_*WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22ND 2025.*_

_*SECOND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C.*_

_*FIRST READING*_     
_“You are a priest for ever, according to the order of Melchizedek.”_

_*A reading from the Letter to the Hebrews (HEBREWS 7: 1 - 3, 15 - 17)*_

Brethren: Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him; and to him Abraham apportioned a tenth part of everything. He is first, by translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then he is also king of Salem, that is, king of peace. He is without father or mother or genealogy, and has neither beginning of days nor end of life, but resembling the Son of God he continues a priest for ever. This becomes even more evident when another priest arises in the likeness of Melchizedek, who has become a priest, not according to a legal requirement concerning bodily descent but by the power of an indestructible life. For it is witnessed of him, “You are a priest for ever, according to the order of Melchizedek.”

_*The Word of the Lord.*_


_*RESPONSORIAL PSALM*_
_Taken from Psalm 110: 1, 2, 3, 4 (R.) 4cd_

_*R/. You are a priest forever, in the line of Melchizedek.*_

The Lord’s revelation to my Lord:
“Sit at my right hand,
until I make your foes
your footstool.” *R/.*

The Lord will send from Sion
your sceptre of power:
rule in the midst of your foes. *R/.*

With you is princely rule
on the day of your power.
In holy splendour, from the womb
before the dawn,
I have begotten you. *R/.*

The Lord has sworn an oath
he will not change:
“You are a priest forever,
in the line of Melchizedek.” *R/.*


_*GOSPEL ACCLAMATION*_
Matthew 4: 23

*Alleluia.*
_Jesus was preaching the Gospel of the kingdom and healing every infirmity among the people._
*Alleluia.*


_*GOSPEL*_
_“Is it lawful on the sabbath to save life or to kill?”_

_*A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark (MARK 3: 1 - 6)*_

At that time: Again Jesus entered the synagogue, and a man was there who had a withered hand. And they watched him, to see whether he would heal him on the sabbath, so that they might accuse him. And he said to the man who had the withered hand, “Come here.” And he said to them, “Is it lawful on the sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to kill?” But they were silent. And he looked around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, and said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.”  He stretched it out, and his hand was restored. The Pharisees went out, and immediately held counsel with the Herodians against him, how to destroy him.

_*The Gospel of the Lord.*_

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*Daily Bread Devotion for Saturday 7th December, 2024: FIRST WEEK OF ADVENT YEAR C* with REV FR EDRIAN MATEBESI SDB - ROME, ITALY.

_*SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7TH 2024.*_

_*FIRST WEEK OF ADVENT YEAR C.*_

_*MEMORIAL OF SAINT AMBROSE, Bishop & Doctor of the Church.*_

_*FIRST READING*_
_“He will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry.”_
_*ISAIAH 30: 19 - 21, 23 - 26*_

Thus says the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel: Yes, O people in Zion who dwell at Jerusalem; you shall weep no more. He will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry; when he hears it, he will answer you. And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your Teacher will not hide himself any more, but your eyes shall see your Teacher. And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left. And he will give rain for the seed with which you sow the ground, and grain, the produce of the ground, which will be rich and plenteous. In that day your flock will be given pasture, and the lamb will graze in open fields; and the oxen and the donkeys that till the ground will eat salted food, which has been winnowed with shovel and fork. And upon every lofty mountain and every high hill there will be brooks running with water, in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall. Moreover the light of the moon will be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day when the Lord binds up the hurt of his people, and heals the wounds inflicted by his blow.

_*The Word of the Lord.*_


_*RESPONSORIAL PSALM*_
_Psalm 147: 1 - 6 (R.) Isaiah 30: 18_

_*R/. Blessed are all those who wait for the Lord.*_
Or:
_*Alleluia.*_

How good to sing psalms to our God;
how pleasant to chant fitting praise!
The Lord builds up Jerusalem and
brings back Israel's exiles. *R/.*

He heals the broken-hearted;
he binds up all their wounds.
He counts out the number of the stars;
he calls each one by its name. *R/.*

Our Lord is great and almighty;
his wisdom can never be measured.
The Lord lifts up the lowly;
he casts down the wicked to the ground. *R/.*


_*GOSPEL ACCLAMATION.*_
Isaiah 22: 33

*Alleluia.*
_The Lord is our judge, the Lord is our ruler, the Lord is our king: he will save us._
*Alleluia.*


_*GOSPEL*_
_“When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them.”_
_*MATTHEW 9: 35 - 10: 1, 5a, 6 - 8*_

“When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them.”
At that time: Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every infirmity. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest.” And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every infirmity. These Twelve Jesus sent out, charging them, “Go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And preach as you go, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleans lepers, cast out demons. You received without pay, give without pay.”

_*The Gospel of the Lord.*_

Audio from Leah Odero

*Good Night Message for Friday, 6th December, 2024:* _Follow and cry aloud for healing as you wait for Him_ *WITH BACKGROUND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC*

Audio from Leah Odero

*Daily Bread Devotion for Friday 6th December, 2024: FIRST WEEK OF ADVENT YEAR C* with REV FR EUSTACE SIAME SDB - ROME, ITALY.

_*FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6TH 2024.*_

_*FIRST WEEK OF ADVENT YEAR C.*_

_*MEMORIAL OF SAINT NICHOLAS, Bishop.*_

_*FIRST READING*_
_“In that day the eyes of the blind shall see.”_
_*ISAIAH 29: 17 - 24*_

Thus says the Lord God: Is it not yet a very little while until Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be regarded as a forest? In that day the deaf shall hear the words of a book, and out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind shall see. The meek shall obtain fresh joy in the Lord, and the poor among men shall exult in the Holy One of Israel. For the ruthless shall come to nothing and the scoffer cease, and all who watch to do evil shall be cut off, who by a word make a man out to be an offender, and lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate, and with an empty plea turn aside him who is in the right. Therefore thus says the Lord, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob: “Jacob shall no more be ashamed, no more shall his face grow pale. For when he sees his children, the work of my hands, in his midst, they will sanctify my name; they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and will stand in awe of the God of Israel. And those who err in spirit will come to understanding, and those who murmur will accept instruction.”

_*The Word of the Lord.*_


_*RESPONSORIAL PSALM*_
_Psalm 27: 1, 4, 13 - 14 (R.) 1a_

_*R/. The Lord is my light and my salvation.*_

The Lord is my light and my salvation;
whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life;
whom should I dread? *R/.*

There is one thing I ask of the LORD,
only this do I seek:
to live in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
to gaze on the beauty of the Lord,
to inquire at his temple. *R/.*

I believe I shall see the Lord’s goodness
in the land of the living.
Wait for the Lord; be strong;
Be stouthearted, and wait for the Lord! *R/.*


_*GOSPEL ACCLAMATION.*_

*Alleluia.*
_Behold, our Lord shall come with power, and enlighten the eyes of his servants._
*Alleluia.*


_*GOSPEL*_
_Believing in Jesus, two blind men are healed._
_*MATTHEW 9: 27 - 31*_

At that time: As Jesus passed on, two blind men followed him, crying aloud, “Have mercy on us, Son of David.” When he entered the house, the blind men came to him; and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.” Then he touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith let it be done to you.” And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly charged them, “See that no one knows it.” But they went away and spread his fame through all that district.

_*The Gospel of the Lord.*_

Audio from Leah Odero

*Good Night Message for Thursday, 5th December, 2024:* _Being solidly rooted in God as we wait for Him_ *WITH BACKGROUND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC*

Audio from Leah Odero

*Daily Bread Devotion for Thursday 5th December, 2024: FIRST WEEK OF ADVENT YEAR C* with REV FR EUSTACE SIAME SDB - ROME, ITALY.

Wednesday 04Dec24
DAY SIX

https://www.youtube.com/live/vlHo2xpdygw?si=jgOAP5w1S1ydc41S

_*THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5TH 2024.*_

_*FIRST WEEK OF ADVENT YEAR C.*_

_*FIRST READING*_
_Let the righteous nation which keeps faith enter in._
_*ISAIAH 26: 1 - 6*_

In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: “We have a strong city; he sets up salvation as walls and bulwarks. Open the gates, that the righteous nation which keeps faith may enter in. You keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Trust in the Lord for ever, for the Lord GOD is an everlasting rock. For he has brought low the inhabitants of the height, the lofty city. He lays it low, lays it low to the ground, casts it to the dust. The foot tramples it, the feet of the poor, the steps of the needy.”

_*The Word of the Lord.*_


_*RESPONSORIAL PSALM*_
_Psalm 118: 1, 8 - 9, 19 - 21, 25 - 27 (R.) 26a_

_*R/. Blest is he who comes in the name of the Lord.*_
Or:
_*Alleluia.*_

Give praise to the Lord, for he is good;
his mercy endures forever.
It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in man;
it is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in princes. *R/.*

Open to me the gates of justice:
I will enter and thank the Lord.
This is the Lord’s own gate,
Where the just enter.
I will thank you, for you have answered,
And you are my saviour. *R/.*

O Lord, grant salvation;
O Lord, grant success.
Blest is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
We bless you from the house of the Lord;
The Lord is God, and has given us light. *R/.*


_*GOSPEL ACCLAMATION.*_

*Alleluia.*
_Seek the Lord while he may be found, call upon him while he is near._
*Alleluia.*


_*GOSPEL*_
_He who does the will of the Father shall enter the kingdom of heaven._
_*MATTHEW 7: 21, 24 - 27*_

At that time: Jesus said to his disciples, “Not every one who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord, shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Every one then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house upon the rock; and the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. And every one who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house upon the sand; and the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell; and great was the fall of it.”

_*The Gospel of the Lord.*_

Audio from Leah Odero

*Good Night Message for Wednesday, 4th December, 2024:* _Waiting for the God who cares for our needs_ *WITH BACKGROUND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC*

*DAILY BREAD FAMILY NOVENA TO THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION*

*(from 29th NOV to 7th DEC)*

*DAY 6*

*With REV. FR. LAWRENCE MBUGUA*

*DATE: WEDNESDAY 4TH DECEMBER 2024*

*TIME:*
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*Daily Bread Devotion for Wednesday 4th December, 2024: FIRST WEEK OF ADVENT YEAR C* with REV FR EUSTACE SIAME SDB - ROME, ITALY.

_*WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4TH 2024.*_

_*FIRST WEEK OF ADVENT YEAR C.*_

_*FIRST READING*_
_The Lord God invites us to his feast, and wipes away tears from all faces._
_*ISAIAH 25: 6 - 10a*_

On that day: The LORD Of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of fat things, a feast of choice wines—of fat things full of marrow, of choice wines well refined. And he will destroy on this mountain the covering that is cast over all peoples, the veil that is spread over all nations. He will swallow up death for ever, and the Lord GOD Will wipe away tears front all faces, and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the Lord has spoken. It will be said on that day, “Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us. This is the Lord; we have waited for him; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.” For the hand of the Lord will rest on this mountain.

_*The Word of the Lord.*_


_*RESPONSORIAL PSALM*_
_Psalm 23: 1 - 3a, 3b - 4, 5, 6 (R.) 6cd_

_*R/. In the Lord’s own house shall I dwell for length of days unending.*_

The Lord is my shepherd;
there is nothing I shall want.
Fresh and green are the pastures
where he gives me repose.
Near restful waters he leads me;
he revives my soul. *R/.*

He guides me along the right path,
for the sake of his name.
Though I should walk in the
valley of the shadow of death,
no evil would I fear,
for you are with me.
Your crook and your staff will give me comfort. *R/.*

You have prepared a table before me
in the sight of my foes.
My head you have anointed with oil;
my cup is over flowing. *R/.*

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life.
In the Lord’s own house shall I dwell
for length of days unending. *R/.*


_*GOSPEL ACCLAMATION.*_

*Alleluia.*
_Behold, the Lord is coming to save his people; blessed are those who are ready to meet him._
*Alleluia*


_*GOSPEL*_
_Jesus heals many and multiplies the bread._
_*MATTHEW 15: 29 - 37*_

At that time: Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee. And he went up on the mountain, and sat down there. And great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the maimed, the blind, the mute, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them, so that the throng wondered, when they saw the mute speaking, the maimed whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel. Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now three days, and have nothing to eat; and I am unwilling to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.” And the disciples said to him, “Where are we to get bread enough in the desert to feed so great a crowd?” And Jesus said to them, “How many loaves have you?” They said, “Seven, and a few small fish.” And commanding the crowd to sit down on the ground, he took the seven loaves and the fish, and having give thanks he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. And they all ate and were satisfied; and they took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left over.

_*The Gospel of the Lord.*_

*Good Night Message for Tuesday, 3rd December, 2024:* _Our hope in the God of peace_ *WITH BACKGROUND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC*

Audio from Leah Odero

*DAILY BREAD FAMILY NOVENA TO THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION*

*(from 29th NOV to 7th DEC)*

*DAY 5*

*With FR IRVIN LUMANO SDB*

*DATE: TUESDAY 3RD DECEMBER 2024*

*TIME:*
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*Daily Bread Devotion for Tuesday 3rd December, 2024: FIRST WEEK OF ADVENT YEAR C* with REV FR PIDEWA AGBANGBA SDB - ACCRA, GHANA.

_*TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3RD 2024.*_

_*FIRST WEEK OF ADVENT YEAR C.*_

_*MEMORIAL OF SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER, Priest.*_

_*FIRST READING*_
_The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him.”_
_*ISAIAH 11: 1 - 10*_

On that day: There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots. And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. And his delight shall be in the fear of the LORD. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide by what his ears hear; but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall slay the wicked. Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his loins. The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid, and the calf and the lion and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them. The cow and the bear shall feed; their young shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. The sucking child shall play over the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder’s den. They shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. In that day the root of Jesse shall stand as an ensign to the peoples; him shall the nations seek, and his dwellings shall be glorious.

_*The Word of the Lord.*_


_*RESPONSORIAL PSALM*_
_Psalm 72: 1 - 2, 7 - 8, 12 - 13, 17 (R.) 7_

_*R/. In his days shall justice flourish, and great peace forever.*_

O God, give your judgement to the king,
to a king’s son your justice,
that he may judge your people in justice,
and your poor in right judgement. *R/.*

In his days shall justice flourish,
And great peace till the moon is no more.
He shall rule from sea to sea,
From the River to the bounds of the earth. *R/.*

For he shall save the needy when they cry,
the poor, and those who ate helpless.
He will have pity on the weak and the needy,
and save the lives of the needy. *R/.*

May his name endure forever,
his name continue like the sun.
Every tribe shall be blest in him,
All nations shall call him blessed. *R/.*


_*GOSPEL ACCLAMATION*_

*Alleluia.*
_Behold, our Lord will come with power, and enlighten the eyes of his servants._
*Alleluia.*


_*GOSPEL*_
_“Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit.”_
_*LUKE 10: 21 - 24*_

At that hour: Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, ‘I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to infants; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. All things have been delivered to me by my Father; and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and any one to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.” Then turning to the disciples he said privately, “Blessed are the eyes which see what you see! For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.”

_*The Gospel of the Lord.*_

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*Good Night Message for day, 2nd December, 2024:* _Learning from the faith of the Centurion in Advent period_ *WITH BACKGROUND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC*

*DAILY BREAD FAMILY NOVENA TO THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION*

*(from 29th NOV to 7th DEC)*

*DAY 4*

*With FR NELSON MWALE*

*DATE: MONDAY 2ND DECEMBER 2024*

*TIME:*
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*Good Night Message for Thursday, 21st November, 2024:* _Lessons from the Blessed Virgin Mary_ *WITH BACKGROUND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC*

*Daily Bread Devotion for Thursday 21st November, 2024: THIRTY THIRD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B - (MEMORIAL OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY)* with REV FR EUSTACE SIAME SDB!

_*THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST 2024.*_

_*THIRTY THIRD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B.*_

_*MEMORIAL OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY.*_

_*FIRST READING*_
_The lamb was slain and by his blood ransomed us from every nation._
_*REVELATION 5: 1 - 10*_

I, John, saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne a scroll written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals; and I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?” And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it, and I wept much that no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it. Then one of the elders said to me, “Weep not; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.” And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders, I saw a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth; and he went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who was seated on the throne. And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and with golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints; and they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain and by your blood you ransomed men for God from every tribe and tongue and people and nation, and have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on earth.”

_*The Word of the Lord.*_


_*RESPONSORIAL PSALM*_  
_Psalm 149: 1b - 2, 3 - 4, 5 - 6a and 9bc (R.) Revelation 5: 10_

_*R/. You have made us a kingdom and priests to our God.*_
Or:
_*Alleluia.*_

Sing a new song to the Lord,
his praise in the assembly of the faithful.
Let Israel rejoice in its Maker;
let Sion’s children exult in their king. *R/.*

Let them praise his name with dancing,
and make music with timbrel and harp.
For the Lord takes delight in his people;
he crowns the poor with salvation. *R/.*

Let the faithful exult in glory,
and rejoice as they take their rest.
Let the praise of God be in their mouths.
This is an honour for all his faithful. *R/.*


_*GOSPEL ACCLAMATION*_ 
Psalm 95: 7d, 8a

*Alleluia.*
_Today, harden not your hearts, but listen to the voice of the Lord._
*Alleluia.*


_*GOSPEL*_         
_“Would that you knew the things that make for peace!”_
_*LUKE 19: 41 - 44*_

At that time: When Jesus drew near and saw the city he wept over it, saying, “Would that even today you knew the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. For the days shall come upon you, when your enemies will cast up a bank about you and surround you, and hem you in on every side, and dash you to the ground, you and your children within you, and they will not leave one stone upon another in you; because you did not know the time of your visitation.”

_*The Gospel of the Lord.*_

Audio from Leah Odero

*Good Night Message for Wednesday, 20th November, 2024:* _Christian life is for risk takers_ *WITH BACKGROUND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC*

Audio from Leah Odero

*Daily Bread Devotion for Wednesday 20th November, 2024: THIRTY THIRD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B* with REV FR EUSTACE SIAME SDB!

_*WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH 2024.*_

_*THIRTY THIRD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B.*_

_*FIRST READING *_
_“Holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come.”_
_*REVELATION 4: 1 - 11*_

I, John, looked, and behold, in heaven an open door! And the first voice, which I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet, said, “Come up here; and I will show you what must take place after this.” At once I was in the Spirit, and behold, a throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne! And he who sat there appeared like jasper and carnelian, And round the throne was a rainbow that looked like an emerald. Round the throne were twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones were twenty-four elders, clothed in white garments, with golden crowns upon their heads. From the throne issue flashes of lightning, and voices and peals of thunder, and before the throne burn seven torches of fire, which are the seven spirits of God; and before the throne there is as it were a sea of g1ass, like crystal. And round the throne, on each side of the throne, are four living creatures, full of eyes in front and behind: the first liking creature like a lion, the second living creature like an ox, the third living creature with the face of a man, and the fourth living creature like a flying eagle. And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all round and within, and day and night they never cease to sing, “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!” And whenever the living creatures give glory and honour and thanks to him who is seated on the throne, who lives for ever and ever, the twenty—four elders fall down before him who is seated on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever; they cast their crowns before the throne, singing, “Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honour and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”

_*The Word of the Lord.*_


_*RESPONSORIAL PSALM*_
_Psalm 150: 1b - 2, 3 - 4, 5 - 6 (R.) Revelation 4: 8b._

_*R/. Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty.*_
Or: 
_*Alleluia.*_

Praise God in his holy place;
praise him in his mighty firmament.
Praise him for his powerful deeds;
praise him for his boundless grandeur. *R/.*

O praise him with sound of trumpet;
praise him with lute and harp.
Praise him with timbrel and dance;
praise him with strings and pipes. *R/.*

O praise him with resounding cymbals;
praise him with clashing of cymbals.
Let everything that breathes praise the Lord! *R/.*


_*GOSPEL ACCLAMATION*_
John 15: 16

*Alleluia.*
_I chose you from the world that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should abide, says the Lord._
*Alleluia.*


_*GOSPEL*_               
_“Why did you not put my money into the bank?”_
_*LUKE 19: 11 - 28*_

At that time: Jesus proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they supposed that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately. He said therefore, “A nobleman went into a far country to receive kingly power and then return. Calling ten of his servants, he gave them ten pounds, and said to them, ‘Trade with these till I come.’ “But his citizens hated him and sent an embassy after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to reign over us.’ “When he returned, having received the kingly power, he commanded these servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by trading. The first came before him, saying, ‘Lord, your pound has made ten pounds more.’ “And he said to him, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.’ “And the second came, saying, ‘Lord, your pound has made five pounds.’ “And he said to him, ‘And you are to be over five cities.’ “Then another came, saying, ‘Lord, here is your pound, which I kept laid away in a napkin; for I was afraid of you, because you are a severe man; you take up what you did not lay down, and reap what you did not sow.’ “He said to him, ‘I will

condemn you out of your own mouth, you wicked servant! You knew that I was a severe man, taking up what I did not lay down and reaping what I did not sow? Why then did you not put my money into the bank, and at my coming I should have collected it with interest?’ “And he said to those who stood by, ‘Take the pound from him, and give it to him who has the ten pounds.’ “(And they said to him, ‘Lord, he has ten pounds!’) “‘I tell you that to every one who has will more be given; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away. But as for these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slay them before me.”’ And when Jesus had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.

_*The Gospel of the Lord.*_

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*Good Night Message for Tuesday, 19th November, 2024:* _Lessons from Zacchaeus_ *WITH BACKGROUND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC*

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*Daily Bread Devotion for Tuesday 19th November, 2024: THIRTY THIRD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B - (MEMORIAL OF OUR LADY OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE)* with REV FR EUSTACE SIAME SDB!

_*TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH 2024.*_

_*THIRTY THIRD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B.*_

_*MEMORIAL OF OUR LADY OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE.*_

_*FIRST READING*_       
_“If any one opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him.”_
_*REVELATION 3: 1 - 6, 14 - 22*_

I, John, heard the Lord saying to me: “To the angel of the Church in Sardis write: ‘The words of him who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. “‘I know your works; you have the name of being alive, and you are dead. Awake, and strengthen what remains and is on the point of death, for I have not found your works perfect in the sight of my God. Remember then what you received and heard; keep that, and repent. If you will not awake, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come upon you. Yet you have still a few names in Sardis, people who have not soiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white, for they are worthy. He who conquers shall be clothed like them in white garments, and I will not blot his name out of the book of life; I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’ “And to the angel of the Church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s creation. “‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew you out of my mouth. For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing; not knowing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked. Therefore I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, that you  may  be  rich, and  white garments to clothe you and to keep the shame of your nakedness from being seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, that you may see. Those whom I love, I reprove and chasten; so be zealous and repent. Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any one hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. He who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I myself conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. ”’

_*The Word of the Lord.*_


_*RESPONSORIAL PSALM*_
_Psalm 15: 2 - 3a, 3bc - 4ab, 5 (R.) Revelation 3: 21_

_*R/. He who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne.*_

Whoever walks without fault;
who does what is just,
and speaks the truth from his heart.
Who does not slander with his tongue. *R/.*

Who does no wrong to a neighbour,
who casts no slur on a friend,
who looks with scorn on the wicked,
but honours those who fear the Lord. *R/.*

Who lends no money at interest,
and accepts no bribes against the innocent.
Such a one shall never be shaken. *R/.*


_*GOSPEL ACCLAMATION*_
1st John 4: 10b

*Alleluia.*
_God loved us and sent his Son to be the expiation for our sins._
*Alleluia.*


_*GOSPEL*_              
_“The Son of man came to seek and to save the lost.”_
_*LUKE 19: 1 - 10*_

At that time: Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. And there was a man named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector, and rich. And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not, on account of the crowd, because he was small of stature. So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, make haste and come down; for I must stay at your house today.” So he made haste and came down, and received him joyfully. And when they saw it they all murmured, “He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.” And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have defrauded any one of anything, I restore it fourfold.” And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham. For the Son of man came to seek and to save the lost.”

_*The Gospel of the Lord.*_

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*Good Night Message for Monday, 18th November, 2024:* _Lord, let me receive my sight_ *WITH BACKGROUND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC*

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*Daily Bread Devotion for Monday 18th November, 2024: THIRTY THIRD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B - (OPT MEMORIAL OF THE DEDICATION OF SAINTS PETER AND PAUL)* with REV FR EUSTACE SIAME SDB!

_*WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH 2024.*_

_*THIRTY SECOND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B.*_

_*FIRST READING*_
_“We ourselves were once led astray, but when the loving kindness of God appeared, he saved us.”_
_*TITUS 3: 1 - 7*_

Beloved: Remind everyone to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for any honest work, to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarrelling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy towards all men. For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by men and hating one another; but when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Saviour appeared, he saved us, not because of deeds done by us in righteousness, but in virtue of his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal in the Holy Spirit, which he poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Saviour, so that we might be justified by his grace and become heirs in hope of eternal life.

_*The Word of the Lord.*_


_*RESPONSORIAL PSALM*_
_Psalm 23: 1 - 3a, 3b - 4, 5, 6 (R.) 1._

_*R/. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.*_

The Lord is my shepherd;
there is nothing I shall want.
Fresh and green are the pastures
where he gives me repose.
Near restful waters he leads me;
he revives my soul. *R/.*

He guides me along the right path,
for the sake of his name.
Though I should walk in the valley of the shadow of death,
no evil would I fear, for you are with me.
Your crook and your staff will give me comfort. *R/.*

You have prepared a table before me
in the sight of my foes.
My head you have anointed with oil;
my cup is overflowing.  *R/.*

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life.
In the Lord’s own house shall I dwell
for length of days unending. *R/.*


_*GOSPEL ACCLAMATION*_
1st Thessalonians 5: 18

*Alleluia.*
_Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you._
*Alleluia.*


_*GOSPEL*_             
_“Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?”_
_*LUKE 17: 11 - 19*_

On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance and lifted up their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, leave mercy on us.” When he saw them he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went they were cleansed. Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; and he fell on his face at Jesus’ feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. Then said Jesus, “Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?” And he said to him, “Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well.”

_*The Gospel of the Lord.*_

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*Daily Bread Devotion for Wednesday 13th November, 2024: THIRTY SECOND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B* with REV FR LINUS AJO, OGOJA DIOCESE, NIGERIA!

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*Good Night Message for Tuesday, 12th November, 2024:* _Trust in the Lord and do good_ *WITH BACKGROUND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC*

_*TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH 2024.*_

_*THIRTY SECOND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B.*_

_*MEMORIAL OF SAINT JOSAPHAT, Bishop & Martyr.*_

_*FIRST READING*_
_We must live godly lives, awaiting our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ._
_*TITUS 2: 1 - 8, 11 - 14*_

Beloved: Teach what befits sound doctrine. Bid the older men be temperate, serious, sensible, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. Bid the older women likewise to be reverent in behaviour, not to be slanderers or slaves to drink; they are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be sensible, chaste, domestic, kind, and submissive to their husbands, that the word of God may not be discredited. Likewise urge the younger men to control themselves. Show yourself in all respects a model of good deeds, and in your teaching show integrity, gravity, and sound speech that cannot be censured, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say of us. For the grace of God has appeared for the salvation of all men, training us to renounce irreligion and worldly passions, and to live sober, upright, and godly lives in this world, awaiting our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all iniquity and to purify for himself a people of his own who are zealous for good deeds.

_*The Word of the Lord.*_


_*RESPONSORIAL PSALM*_  
_Psalm 37: 3 - 4, 18 and 23, 27 and 29 (R.) 39a_

_*R/. From the Lord comes the salvation of the just.*_

Trust in the Lord and do good;
then you will dwell in the land
and safely pasture.
Find your delight in the Lord,
who grants your heart’s desire. *R/.*

The Lord takes note of the days of the blameless;
their heritage will last forever.
By the Lord are the steps made firm
of one in whose path He delights. *R/.*

Then turn away from evil and do good,
and you may abide forever.
The just shall inherit the land;
there they shall abide forever. *R/.*


_*GOSPEL ACCLAMATION*_ 
John 14:23

Alleluia.
_If a man loves me, he will keep my word, says the Lord; and my Father will love him, and we will come to him._
Alleluia.


_*GOSPEL*_              
_“We are unworthy servants, we have only done what was our duty.”_
_*LUKE 17: 7 - 10*_

At that time: Jesus said, “Will any one of you, who has a servant ploughing or keeping sheep, say to him when he has come in from the field, ‘Come at once and sit down at table’? Will he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare supper for me, and put on your apron and serve me, till I eat and drink; and afterward you shall eat and drink’? Does he thank the servant because he did what was commanded? So you also, when you have done all that is commanded you, say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty. ”’

_*The Gospel of the Lord.*_

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*Good Night Message for Monday, 11th November, 2024:* _Increase our faith_ *WITH BACKGROUND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC*

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*Daily Bread Devotion for Monday 11th November, 2024: THIRTY SECOND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B* with REV FR EUSTACE SIAME SDB!

_*MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH 2024.*_

_*THIRTY SECOND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B.*_

_*MEMORIAL OF SAINT MARTIN OF TOURS, Bishop.*_

_*FIRST READING*_
_“Appoint elders as I directed you.”_
_*TITUS 1: 1 - 9*_

Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to further the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth which accords with godliness, in hope of eternal life which God, who never lies, promised ages ago and at the proper time manifested in his word through the preaching with which I have been entrusted by command of God our Saviour; to Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour. This is why I left you in Crete, that you might amend what was defective, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you, if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of debauchery and not being insubordinate. For a bishop, as God’s steward, must be blameless; he must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain, but hospitable, a lover of goodness, master of himself, upright, holy, and self-controlled; he must hold firm to the sure word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to confute those who contradict it.

_*The Word of the Lord.*_


_*RESPONSORIAL PSALM*_
_Psalm 24: 1 - 2, 3 - 4ab, 5 - 6 (R.) 6_

_*R/. These are the people who seek your face, O Lord.*_

The Lord’s is the earth and its fullness,
the world, and all who dwell in it.
It is he who set it on the seas;
on the rivers he made it firm. *R/.*

Who shall climb the mountain of the Lord?
Who shall stand in his holy place?
The clean of hands and pure of heart,
whose soul is not set on vain things. *R/.*

Blessings from the Lord Shall he receive,
and right reward from the God who saves him.
Such are the people who seek him,
Who seek the face of the God of Jacob. *R/.*


_*GOSPEL ACCLAMATION*_
Philippians 2: 15d, 16a

*Alleluia.*
_You will shine as lights in the world, holding fast the word of life._
*Alleluia.*


_*GOSPEL*_
_If your brother turns to you seven times, and says, “I repent,” you must forgive him._
_*LUKE 17: 1 - 6*_

At that time: Jesus said to his disciples, “Temptations to sin are sure to come; but woe to him by whom they come! It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea, than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin. Take heed to yourselves; if your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him; and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, and say, “I repent,’ you must forgive him.” The apostles said to the Lord, “increase our faith!” And the Lord said, “if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this sycamore tree, ‘Be rooted up, and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.”

_*The Gospel of the Lord.*_

*Good Night Message for Sunday, 10th November, 2024:* _Learning from the faith of the widow of Zarephath_ *WITH BACKGROUND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC*

Audio from Leah Odero

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*Daily Bread Devotion for Sunday 10th November, 2024: THIRTY SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B* with REV FR EUSTACE SIAME SDB!

_*NOVEMBER 10TH 2024.*_

_*THIRTY SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B.*_

_*FIRST READING*_
_The widow made a little cake from her meal and brought it to Elijah._
_*1ST KINGS 17: 10 - 16*_

In those days: Elijah [the prophet] arose and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks; and he called to her and said, “Bring me a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.” And as she was going to bring it, he called to her and said, “Bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.” And she said, “As the Lord your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of meal in a jar, and a little oil in a pitcher; and now, I am gathering a couple of sticks, that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it, and die.” And Elijah said to her, “Fear not; go and do as you have said; but first make me a little cake of it and bring it to me, and afterward make for yourself and your son. For thus says the LORD the God of Israel, ‘The Jar of meal shall not be spent, and the pitcher of oil shall not fail, until the day that the LORD sends rain upon the earth.’” And she went and did as Elijah said; and she, and he, and her household ate for many days. The jar of meal was not spent, neither did the pitcher of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD which he spoke by Elijah.

_*The Word of the Lord.*_


_*RESPONSORIAL PSALM*_
_Psalm 146: 6c - 7, 8 - 9a, 9bc - 10ab (R.) 1b._

_*R/. Come, Lord, and save us.*_
Or:
_*Alleluia.*_

It is the Lord who preserves fidelity forever,
Who does justice to those who are oppressed.
It is he who gives bread to the hungry,
The LORD who sets prisoners free. *R/.*

It is the LORD who opens the eyes of the blind,
The LORD who raises up those who are bowed down.
It is the LORD who loves the just,
The LORD who protects the stranger. *R/.*

The LORD upholds the orphan and the widow,
But thwarts the path of the wicked.
The LORD will reign forever,
The God of Sion from age to age. *R/.*


_*SECOND READING*_
_“Christ offered himself once to bear the sins of many.”_
_*HEBREWS 9: 24 - 28*_

Christ has entered, not into a sanctuary made with hands, a copy of the true one, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf. Nor was it to offer himself repeatedly, as he high priest enters the Holy place yearly with blood not his own; for then he would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the age to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. And just as it is appointed for men to die once, and after that comes judgement, so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.

_*The Word of the Lord.*_


_*GOSPEL ACCLAMATION*_
_Matthew 5: 3_

Alleluia.
_Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven._
Alleluia.


_*GOSPEL*_
_“This poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the treasury. ”_
_*MARK 12: 38 - 44*_

At that time: In his teaching Jesus said to the crowds, “Beware of the scribes, who like to go about in long robes, and to have salutations in the market places and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honour at feasts, who devour widows’ houses and for a pretence make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.” And he sat down opposite the treasury, and watched the multitude putting money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large sums. And a poor widow came, and put in two copper coins, which make a penny. And he called his disciples to him, and said to them, “Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the treasury. For they all contributed out of their abundance; but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, her whole living.”

_*The Gospel of the Lord.*_

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*Good Night Message for Saturday, 9th November, 2024:* _We are the temple of God_ *WITH BACKGROUND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC*

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