Category Archives: LENTEN SERIES

This section contains powerful Prayer Reflections drawn from the liturgical readings for the Lenten Season. The series covers the 40 days of Lenten with Sundays inclusive, for the liturgical years A, B and C.

HOW TO HANDLE DEADLY ENEMIES|Tuesday of Holy Week|Day 36

Are you one of those thinking that “deadly enemies” are those who do harm or perpetrate evil through diabolic means? No, they are not! Those fighting you spiritually with diabolic means have the Power and Will of God to contend with if you are connected to God in prayer. But “deadly enemies” are those unsuspected […]

STOP PRETENCE, BE REAL|Monday of Holy Week|Day 35

Another dangerous animal that should be avoided like a viper is a pretender. Why should they be avoided, you ask me? Like poison, they can kill. That is the simplest answer!  A priest once told me how a marriage he witnessed ended the same day of the wedding. The whole tragedy began when the bride […]

A BLESSING IN DISGUISE: THE WAY GOD RIGHTS WRONGS | Saturday 5th Week of Lent | Day 34

Have you ever had certain ugly experiences that leaves you devastated and questioning the place of God in your life, only to discover that it was a blessing in disguise?   A young man told me how a painful experience of a ghastly autocrash made him discover he had a USA visa lost for almost 10 […]

BE CAREFUL OF THOSE YOU CALL FRIENDS | Friday 5th Week of Lent | Day 33

Do you know not everyone is supposed to hear your success story? Some should just see you grow without clue on how you made it because there are evil minds everywhere pressing attack on all sides!  A young man once told me how he deceives and destroys the lives of many ladies. According to him, […]

WHAT IF MARY SAID NO? | Feast of Annunciation

Fiat mihi secundum Verbum tuum The story of the annunciation to Mary by the angel Gabriel is so popular and simple that we often take it for granted to consider what would have happened if Mary had said ‘No’? Have you ever thought of this? Will she be the first to reject God’s offer to […]

3 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD ALWAYS SAY THE TRUTH | Wednesday 5th Week of Lent | Day 30

Do you know lie is very expensive even though it is very easy to tell?  A lady once told me how she got talking with a man online who stays abroad. After some time, the man took the relationship to the next level by indicating his interest to marry her and told her to inform […]

5 REASONS WHY YOU MUST OVERCOME IMPATIENCE | Tuesday 5th Week of Lent | Day 30

Sometimes we experience complications whenever we are close to achieving a set goal or target and we become impatient or nervous; such that every little delay or mistake of others pains you and gets you annoyed. Do you know that the evil one could use this human weakness in us to deprive us of our […]

ARE YOU WITHOUT SIN? BE THE FIRST TO CAST THE STONE | Monday 5th week of Lent | Day 29

It is easier to see the wrong of others than to see ours; and it is easier to condemn others than to condemn ourselves. But should this now make us indifferent to evil or miserable to point the right way to others or correct them? Today many hide under this statement of Jesus and use […]

IN DISTRESS, WHAT VOICE(S) DO YOU HEAR? | 5th Sunday of Lent | Year B

While hearing voices is mostly regarded as a psychiatric condition (schizophrenia), however, it is well-established that this experience is some times reported by individuals with no history of psychiatric problems. In other words, such persons are either being manipulated or possessed.  On the contrary, in the gospel of today a group of persons heard a […]

HAVE MEN WRITTEN YOU OFF? | Saturday 4th week of Lent | Day 28

Tensions heighten, there’s wickedness everywhere. These cannot happen without human actors. We all play a role, either active or passive roles. Active roles, when we concoct or fuel evil, or passive roles when we don’t condemn evil or refuse to speak up.  On this 27th day of our Lenten observance the Lord calls us to […]