August 4, 2026
Reflections By Rev. Fr. David Okolie

ROLES OF THE SACRAMENTS DURING LENT

Rev. Fr. David Okolie Welcome dearest friends to today’s Lenten Talk on the ‘Roles 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 ‘the SACRAMENTS are the CHIEF

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Easter message: Bishop Odetoyinbo on 2024 Easter

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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Easter message from Bishop Gerald Mamman Musa – Catholic bishop of Katsina Diocese.

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Homily for Chrism Mass at Holy Cross Cathedral, Lagos

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

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LAGOS CHRISM MASS: “Make church structures mission-oriented, form the laity” Fr. Umoh advocates

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

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CHRISM MASS: CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF LAGOS

CHRISM MASS: CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF LAGOS Join in the live broadcast of the 2024 Chrism Mass. Date: Thursday 28 March, 2024 Venue: The Holy Cross Cathedral Time: 09:00am TV Broadcast • DStv Channel 199 & GOtv Channel 65 • Lumen Christi TV: DSTV Channel 350 • Livestreaming on all Archdiocesan Platforms, Youtube & Facebook: Catholic

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‘Priesthood not a career, money making venture,’ Archbishop Kaigama admonishes priests at Chrism Mass

Admonishing priests on the virtues of selflessness and dedication to the priestly call and duty, the Archbishop of Abuja, Most Rev. Ignatius Ayau Kaigama advised that the priestly ministry is both a privilege and an opportunity of grace that cannot be measured by any human means. He advised priests not lust after money or material

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Archbishop Ndagoso Tasks Tinubu, Govs On Made-in-Nigeria Cars

Catholic Archbishop of Kaduna, Most Rev Matthew Man-Oso Ndagoso has tasked President Bola Tinubu, state governors and other political leaders to stop using foreign Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV), cars and start patronising made in Nigeria cars. The archbishop made the call during his homily on Palm Sunday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Cathedral, Kaduna to mark

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Vatican’s message for the month of Ramadan and ‘Id El-Fitr

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Reflections By Rev. Fr. David Okolie

PRIESTS’ ANNUAL RETREAT

Rev. Fr. David Okolie When I was about embarking on this year’s *annual canonical RETREAT,* one of our students asked me thus: ‘Please, Fr., is it that programme wherein they would be ringing bell for you people like students? Another student quickly added this other question: “Do they flog you people there too”?🙂 Well, how

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