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Archbishop Banda’s Homily, Thursday of the Octave of Easter

April 5, 2018

Today’s Gospel passage comes just on the heels of yesterday’s reading – the experience of the disciples who went to Emmaus. These two disciples return to Jerusalem and describedto others how Jesus was made known to them. Just as they were narrating their close encounter with the Lord, Jesus himself appeared before them and […]

Archbishop Banda’s Homiliy, Wednesday in the Octave of Easter

April 4, 2018

It is easier to describe what Lent is than to talk about what Easter is. With Lent, what comes to mind are penance and fasting, Stations of the Cross and meditation on the sufferings of Christ. Dark purple vestments are worn and there are no flowers in the sanctuary and even the music is […]

Archbishop Banda’s Homily, Tuesday in the Easter Octave

April 3, 2018

Today, we reflect on Mary Magdalene. She gave up her sinful past to become the ardent follower of Jesus. She is the one from whom the seven demons were cast out. She is the one who washed the feet of Jesus with her tears at the house of Simon the Pharisee. Mary Magdalene accepted […]

Bishop Banda’s Homily, Monday of the octave of Easter

April 2, 2018

Jesus is Risen, Alleluia, Alleluia! He has conquered death and He lives forever! He instructs Mary Magdalene to tell His disciples to meet with Him in Galilee. Galilee is the native place of both Jesus and His disciples. They all come from there. Galilee is the ‘home ground’ so to speak. Equally, the mission of […]

Archbishop Banda’s Easter Vigil Homily

March 31, 2018

“Who will roll back the stone”? Often times, we are weighed down by many heavy stones that we can’t progress in life, in our career and indeed in our faith. These may range from the stones of anger and resentment to stones of disappointment and frustration. The heavy stones of hatred and malice to the […]

Archbishop Banda’s Good Friday, 2018

March 30, 2018

Yesterday, at the close of the Last Supper celebrations, we accompanied our Lord into the garden of Gethsemane through the Kidron Valley to pray. Until midnight, we watched with the Lord in prayer. Today, we stand at the foot of the Cross at Calvary; we now commemorate His passion and death, the events which […]

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