Sunday Reflection – 19 January 2025 Sunday 19th January 2025: SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Introduction: As we gather today to reflect on the Scriptures, we are invited to meditate on God’s unending love for His people, the diverse gifts of the Holy Spirit, and the power of Jesus to transform our lives. Each reading […]

Feast of the Baptism of the Lord (Homily and Scripture Reflections) Sunday, 12 January 2025 READINGS: Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7; Titus 2:11-14; 3:4-7; Luke 3:15-16, 21-22 Lord’s Day Reflection: ‘The Baptism of the Lord’ Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, this Sunday, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, marking the final […]

Juba Deanery Inaugurates 2025 Pastoral Year OLSS, Freetown, Sierra Leone – January 11, 2025 The Our Lady Star of the Sea (OLSS) Parish in Juba has launched the 2025 Pastoral Year with a workshop aimed at strengthening collaboration between the clergy and lay faithful. The workshop, themed “Participatory Collaboration in Parish Administration: Lessons for the […]

EPIPHANY OF THE LORD (SOLEMNITY) Sunday, 5th January, 2025 READINGS: Isaiah 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-2.7-8.10-11.12- 13 (R. cf. 11) ; Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6); Matt 2:1-12 REFLECTION FOR THE SOLEMNITY OF THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD BY REV. FR. EDWARD GANDA INTRODUCTION  The Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord is one of the deeper feasts in the […]

A Cross section of parishioners from OLSS Visit Archbishop Rev. Dr. Edward Tamba Charles at Thunder Hill Residence OLSS, Freetown, Sierra Leone – Saturday, January 4, 2025 A delegation from Our Lady Star of the Sea (OLSS) Parish visited Archbishop Rev. Dr. Edward Tamba Charles at his residence in Thunder Hill, Kissy, on Saturday, 4th […]

Homily Third Sunday of Advent Sunday, 16th December, 2024 READINGS: Daniel 12:1-3; Ps 16:5, 8.9-10.11; Heb 10:11-14.18; Mk 13:24-32 Reverend Father Edward Ganda A PROCLAMATION OF JOY Today is the third Sunday of Advent. It is also called ‘Gaudete Sunday’ from Latin, which simply means Rejoicing Sunday. My dear people of God, I would like […]

Homily Second Sunday of Advent, Year C Sunday, 8th December, 2024 PREPARING THE WAY FOR UNIVERSAL SALVATION Theme: He Comes to Bring Salvation to Every Person Beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, as we gather on this Second Sunday of Advent, we are reminded of the universal nature of God’s love and salvation. Advent is […]

Homily First Sunday of Advent Year C Sunday, 1st December, 2024 READINGS: Jeremiah 33:14-16; Ps 24:4-5, 8-9, 10, 14; 1 Thess 3:12—4:2; Luke 21:25-28, 34-36 Rev. Fr. Dr. Titus Imojime Watch and Pray in Anticipation of the Lord’s Coming Theme: The importance of preparation and vigilance in anticipation of Christ’s coming, both at Christmas and […]