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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, this coming Sunday (3rd Sunday of the Year [B] 21/01/2024) is called the ‘SUNDAY OF THE WORD OF GOD’ in the Catholic Church all over the world. The celebration, which will feature, among other things, the ENTHRONEMENT of the HOLY BIBLE, is an effort towards reminding us of the centrality
The Holy Childhood Association National day comes up on Sunday, 28th January 2024. It is usually celebrated in Nigeria on every last Sunday of January. it is a day set aside to celebrate all children and acknowledge their missionary roles in the Church. Children are reminded that they are Missionaries and need to make friends
O God our father, you are the father of all men equally: Father of Christians and Jews, of whites and blacks, Father of those who believe in You and equally of those who don’t. Send Your Holy Spirit, the Spirit who unites people, so that all men will forget their differences, put aside their prejudices,
Designed and created by Blessed Carlo Acutis Introduction Carlo Acutis was born in London in 1991 to Italian parents and grew up in Milan. From a very early age, people felt that Carlo was a particularly special boy. He showed great devotion to Jesus in the Eucharist and to Our Lady, even though his parents
Catholic Bishops of Cameroon condemned the horrendous killings and attacks in the far north region of Cameroon, and expressed deep compassion for the victims in the region. In the final communiqué issued at the end of the 47th Annual Seminar of the National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon (NECC) in Maroua, the Central African Prelates disclosed that the attacks
Meeting participants in a spiritual formation retreat held in Rome for Catholic communicators serving the Church in France, Pope Francis encourages them not to be afraid to communicate the Gospel with creativity and with an open heart. By Lisa Zengarini Pope Francis on Friday welcomed to the Vatican a group of Catholic communicators serving the
Fr. Anthony Igbekele installed Rector for Bodija Seminary With great joy, the Seminary of Ss. Peter and Paul Major Seminary, Great Bodija, welcomed the news of the appointment of a substantive Rector Magnificus, Very Rev. Fr. Anthony Oluwagbemiga Igbekele, whose appointment was made public in the early hours of the first day of the first
Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, do you know that for a Christian, HAVING SEX can either be an experience of Dignity or an experience of Defilement? Let me explain… A Christian, through his/her BAPTISM shares in the life of JESUS CHRIST. Thus, in the Biblical language, a Christian is a Co-heir with Christ (cf.
Rev. Fr. David Okolie When I completed my theological studies in the seminary, I was sent to one revered Monsignor Kevin Ikpah for the final preparatory stage towards my ordination. Here, we call the above the ‘Internship stage’. Msgr. Kevin Ikpah instructed me, among other things, to always catechize/instruct those who register for the baptism
Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, normally, among some Catholics, it is a thing of boast to have become the godparent of many persons in baptism. Sometimes, on the part of the biological parents of the prospective candidate for baptism (Adult or Infant) it is an opportunity of establishing a connection that would yield MATERIAL