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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, there is no doubt that while Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten season, GOOD FRIDAY is the high point of the season. Within the Lenten Season, we acknowledge that we are SINNERS and it is because of our SINSย that our Lord Jesus Christ came, suffered and died.
Rev. Fr. David Okolie If, as a Catholic, you have been buying different kinds of oil for prayers, please, read through๐๐ผ Dearest friends and fellow Catholics, I wish to inform you that the Catholic Church has only 3 APPROVED OILS for use in the Church and these 3 oils are EXCLUSIVELY in the possession of
Rev. Fr. David Okolie The HOLY WEEK begins with the Palm Sunday but reaches to its heights through Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday and then leading to Easter Sunday. The above days are known as TRIDUUM and are very significant in the lives of the Catholics and by extension, in the lives of every
Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, sometimes, members of other churches confront the Catholics with the above question. The above was also similar to the question some teachers of the Law and the Pharisees asked Jesus when he forgave the sins of the paralytic in Mark 2:6-7 thus: โWho can forgive sins but God alone?”
Rev. Fr. David Okolie Well, dearest friends, bearing in mind the admonition of the author of the book: โMy Imitation of Christ’ โ Thomas ร Kempis thus: โAlways resist the very BEGINNING’, it is wonderful and spiritually beneficial to go for Sacramental Confession as FREQUENTLYย as possible in order to always resist the BEGINNING of the
Rev. Fr. David Okolie Welcome dearest friends to today’s Lenten Talk on the โRoles of the Sacraments during Lent’. I consider this topic very timely because a number of Catholics are gradually losing sight of the importance of the Sacraments in our heavenly journey. In fact, the Church teaches that โthe SACRAMENTS are the CHIEF
2024 EASTER MESSAGETHE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST SHOULD IMPACT OUR ATTITUDE AND VISION OF LIFE Glory to God the King of Glory as we once again celebrate the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ from the dead. I greet you, sons and daughters of God and wish you all a happy Easter! Our Saviour Jesus Christ
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Homily for Chrism Mass at Holy Cross Cathedral, Lagos Thursday 28 March 2024 By Rev. Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh 1. Greetings Your Grace, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins, Your Eminence, Anthony Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie, Rt. and Very Rev. Monsignori, especially our revered Vicar General Msgr. John Aniagwu who just turned 80 two weeks ago, Very
LAGOS CHRISM MASS: “Make church structures mission-oriented, form the laity” Fr. Umoh advocates Appealing to priests, religious and lay faithful of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, the National Director of Social Communications, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN), Very Rev. Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh in his homily at the Holy Cross Cathedral, during the 2024 Chrism