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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, the EPIPHANY we are celebrating has a very significant message for you and I. This message is that: if you and I open up our hearts and accept and live out the message of Jesus Christ, we would also attain salvation. Thus, the Catechism affirms that the EPIPHANY is the
BAPTISM OF OUR LORD “As soon as Jesus was baptized, he came up from the water, and suddenly the heavens opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming down on him. And a voice spoke from heaven: This is my Son the beloved; my favor rests on him”. In
NEW YEAR DAY! “May the Lord bless you and keep you! May the Lord let his face shine on you and be gracious to you! May the Lord uncover his face to you and bring you peace!” In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit: Amen! Good morning
“When they had done everything the law of the Lord required, they went back to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth. Meanwhile the child grew to maturity, and he was filled with wisdom; and God’s favor was with him.” In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit:
The Epiphany Sunday “Where is the infant King of the Jews? … We saw his star as it rose and we have come to do him homage”. In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit: Amen! Good morning brothers and sisters in Christ. Today as most of us
Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, just recently a friend of mine called my attention to what he described as *‘irrational’* in a Wedding Mass both of us attended. What was that? It was an effort of the videographer/photographer to save memory for the other parts of the ceremony thereby failing to cover the full
(Please let us take this one minute to PRAY FOR OURSELF AND OUR FAMILY. It is not enough to say AMEN to a prayer we do not mean or understand). I thank you Lord for this great favour of a new year. Thank you for all your blessings and protection in the past year. Thank
The New year is here again but judging from the very hard times experienced in the past decade in Nigeria hardly anything around us is new. A new year ought to bring better times but here things are only getting worse for millions. Corruption and indiscipline pervade practically all facets of our life in high
Padre Michael Nsikak Umoh, CSN The Holy Father, Pope Francis, has reached out with love and prayers to families in about 21 villages, largely Christian, who lost their loved ones following the dastardly attack and killings of over 200 persons on the eve of Christmas by suspected Fulani militia. The Pope’s condolence and prayers came
Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, you and I can bear strong witness to the fact that the human family today is under serious ATTACK. Do you know why? Well, the reason is very simple: since the *FAMILY* is the basic unit of the society and the domestic Church, the devil and his agents believe