Accept to the reign of God (HOMILY FOR SATURDAY OF THE 26TH WEEK IN THE ORDINARY TIE YEAR II (MARY QUEEN AND PATRONNESS OF NIGERIA
HOMILY FOR SATURDAY OF THE 26th WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II (MARY QUEEN AND PATRONESS OF NIGERIA – OCTOBER 1, 2022) Isaiah 11:1-10; Matthew 2:13-15.19-23 Accept to the reign of God Dearest brothers and sisters in Christ, today is an outstanding day for us as a country. We are applauding 62 years of liberation. To be independent means to be free. While we may have varied opinions regarding the extent to which we can truly say we are free as a nation, the liturgy of today tells us that what ultimately amounts to true freedom is the establishment of the reign of God. When we allow God to reign over our hearts, then we are truly free. The responsorial psalm captures this as follows: “In his days shall justice flourish and great peace forever. The gospel reading tells us that the reign of God means His triumph over evil in our lives. The devil will always aim at destroying the children of God as exemplified in Herod’s attempt to execute the baby Jesus so that God’s reign is never es...