Fr Emmanuel Asue

23/08/2025

SATURDAY AUGUST 23, 2025
WEEKDAY (20)
St Rose of Lima, V. (Opt. Mem.)
B.V.M. on Saturday
Office: Psalter Week 4
Mass and Preface of the day or Memorial or B.V.M
Vestment: Green/white
Today’s Rosary: The Joyful Mystery

TODAY'S GOSPEL READING

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew (Matthew23:1-12)

At that time: Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat; so practice and observe whatever they tell you, but not what they do; for they preach, but do not practice. They bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with their finger. They do all their deeds to be seen by men; for they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long, and they love the place of honour at feasts and the best seats in the synagogues, and salutations in the market places, and being called rabbi by men. But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are all brethren. And call no man your father on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven. Neither be called masters, for you have one master, the Christ. He who is greatest among you shall be your servant; whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

TODAY’S REFLECTION
There is no point in struggling to display our goodness and piety as the Pharisees did in the days of Jesus. When we are honest in the way we love God and neighbor, God blesses us in special ways. God brought Ruth out of obscurity into the limelight. Jesus encouraged his followers to be honest in serving God and in relating with others. He rebuked the Pharisees for their hypocrisy in their relationship with God and neighbor. We all have something to learn from the honest love of Ruth in her relationship with her mother in law and in the way she served the true God, whom she discovered through Naomi.

May God continue to bless his words in our hearts. Amen.

Photo credit
Alaka S Gabriel

22/08/2025

Live update at Notre Dame secondary school playing ground as St. Michael FC AMELADU plays against Bristow Alumni Association FC (BAA FC)

YOURS TRULY Fr Emmanuel Asue is playing No. 8

22/08/2025

FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2025
QUEENSHIP OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN
MARY (MEMORIAL)
Office: Memorial Psalter Week 4
Mass and Preface of the Memorial
Vestment: White
Today’s Rosary: The Sorrowful Mystery

TODAY'S GOSPEL

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew (Matthew 22:34-40)

At that time: When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they came together. And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, to test him, “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

TODAY’S REFLECTION
In celebrating the Queenship of Mary, we are reminded that we are the chosen people of God and we are also His royal children. So as God’s chosen and royal people, all that we do and say must be geared towards giving glory to God. Mary shows us how to do that when she responds to God’s call by accepting God’s will. In doing so, Mary gives us a concrete example of obedience in the form of service as God’s handmaid. We are not just the chosen and royal people of God, princes and princesses, but also the chosen and royal servants of Christ the king. With Mary as our Queen, let us offer ourselves in service to the church.

May God bless his words in our hearts. Amen.

Photo credit
Alaka S Gabriel

21/08/2025

Thursday August 21, 2025
ST PIUS X, Pp. (MEMORIAL)
Office: Memorial Psalter week 4
Mass and Preface of the Memorial
Vestment: White
Today’s Rosary: The Luminous Mystery

TODAY'S GOSPEL

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew (Matthew 22:1-14)

At that time: Again Jesus spoke to the chief priests and the elders of the people in parables, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a marriage feast for his son, and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast; but they would not come.

Again he sent other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, Behold, I have made ready my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves are killed, and everything is ready; come to the marriage feast.’ But they made light of it and went off, one to his farm, another to his business, while the rest seized his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them. The king was angry, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burnt their city.

“Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those invited were not worthy. Go therefore to the streets, and invite to the marriage feast as many as you find.’ And those servants went out into the streets and gathered all whom they found, both bad and good; so the wedding hall was filled with guests.

“But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there a man who had no wedding garment; and he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless. Then the king said to the attendants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, and cast him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and quashing of teeth.’ For many are called, but few are chosen.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

TODAY’S REFLECTION
The Parable of the wedding feast reflects what happens in real life. Friends easily disappoint us while strangers surprise us. Jesus narrates the parable of a man who invited friends and well-wishers to the wedding feast of his son. Those he invited did not show up, so he opened his doors to strangers who were willing to join in the celebration.

Likewise, God invites us daily to feast with him in the kingdom of righteousness, peace and joy, but we are too busy. He invites us to feast on his word and on the Bread of life, but we seek satisfaction in things that do not last. If we respond to God’s invitation, we must do so wholeheartedly. Putting on the right garment means coming to him with the right disposition.

Photo credit
Alaka S Gabriel
Media Assistant to
Rev. Fr Emmanuel Asue
On Media and Publicity.

20/08/2025

DAILY PRAYER WITH PSALM 103:1-5

The Spiritual Director, St. Mathias Catholic Church, Selagi Project, Rev. Fr Emmanuel Asue advised that the following Psalm should be recited until the next adoration and prayers.

Bless the Lord, O my soul!
O Lord my God, thou are very great!
Thou are clothed with honour and majesty,

who coverest thyself with light as with a garment,
who hast stretched out the heavens like a tent,

who hast laid the beams of thy chambers on the waters,
who makest the clouds thy chariot,
who ridest on the wings of the wind,

who makest the winds thy messengers,
fire and flame thy ministers.

Thou didst set the earth on its foundations,
so that it should never be shaken.

Reported by Ordue K. Ephraim

19/08/2025

MASS REPORT - Tuesday, 19th August 2025

THEME: With God All Things Are Possible: Divine Activation and Eternal Reward

The Catholic faithful of St. Mathias Catholic Church, Selagi Project, gathered today in reverence for the Holy Mass, celebrated by Fr Emmanuel Asue. The Gospel focused on the challenge of riches and the promise of eternal life, while the homily emphasized the hope that lies in God’s power to activate hidden miracles in our lives.

Gospel Reading Matthew 19:23–30

In the Gospel, Jesus declared:

It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.

The disciples, astonished, asked: “Who then can be saved?”Jesus reassured them:

“For men this is impossible; but for God everything is possible.”

Peter then asked about the reward for those who left everything to follow Christ. Jesus assured them that those who sacrifice for His name will receive a hundredfold reward and inherit eternal life, adding the divine paradox:

“Many who are first will be last, and the last, first.”

HOMILY:

Fr. Asue’s message centered on the theme of Divine Activation and Eternal Reward:

The priest reminded the faithful that discipleship requires sacrifice, but such sacrifices are never wasted. God repays with abundant blessings both on earth and in eternity.

While human effort alone cannot secure heaven, with God’s grace, even the impossible becomes possible. Faith opens the door to eternal life.

Fr. Asue declared that many lives carry dormant miracles, blessings, and testimonies awaiting God’s activation. Like Gideon, who was empowered by God to defeat his enemies, every believer has divine potential that can be unlocked through faith.

He prayed that the faithful will manifest God’s glory wherever they go, declaring that “there will be a miracle, there will be a testimony, and good things will follow you.”

The Mass concluded with solemn blessings, entrusting all present into the hands of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The faithful departed with renewed faith, reassured that though salvation may seem humanly impossible, with God, all things are possible, and their hidden miracles are being divinely activated.

Today’s liturgy reminded the faithful that riches cannot buy salvation, but God’s grace makes eternal life possible for those who trust in Him. Through divine activation, believers will see miracles and testimonies manifest in their lives, as they journey toward their eternal reward.

Abeen Sekegh Sylvester,
Special Assistant on Media and Publicity,
Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Terungwa Asue.
Tuesday, 19th August 2025,
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19/08/2025

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19/08/2025

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19/08/2025

TUESDAY MORNING MASS @
ST. MATHIAS CATHOLIC CHURCH,
SELAGI PROJECT, GAAV, KONSHISHA LGA OF BENUE STATE.

18th August, 2025.

Celebrant: Fr. Emmanuel Terungwa Asue

Coverage by Ordue K. Ephraim

Blessing of water, sacramental and other items comes up immediately after the Mass.

19/08/2025

BREVIARY PRAYER SESSION BEFORE MORNING MASS.

JOIN US WITH YOUR PRAYER INTENTIONS AND MAY THE LORD ANSWER YOU, AMEN.

Coverage: Abeen Sekegh Sylvester.

19/08/2025

Rosary recitation, morning prayers, adoration and Holy Mass comes up by 5:00 AM this morning, Please we encourage you to follow up and worship with us wherever you are. May God bless you all.