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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
โYou too go and work in my vineyard” (Cf. Mt 20:4). Dearest friend, you are most privileged to have been posted to do this year’s apostolic work. You may not really understand the greatness of this privilege until you have seen those who were not posted or those, though their names appeared on the posting
The Vatican has just released a couple hours ago the list of the over 500 delegates to participate at the forthcoming Synod on Synodality taking place in October this year. For the first time, 21% of the participants at the synod will be non-bishops, some appointed by bishops conferences and others personally appointed by the
Dearest friends, this Latin title: โSalus animarum suprema lex‘ simply means this: โThe Salvation of Souls is the Supreme Law.’ย It is truly the summary of everything that the Church is and does; as well as what the priests are and do (Cf. Can. 1752). The priests exist because of the above. Therefore, priests are meant
Rev. Fr. David Okolieย Dearest friends, what arguments have your peers used to discourage you from making effort towards living a SEX-FREE life (i.e Life of Chastity)?ย Perhaps, the following: *It is lack of opportunity?* It is all about naivety?* It is outdated? * It denies you a lot of gains?* You will suffer some diseases?*
By CSN Media The Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria has lost one of its indefatigable staff, Mr. David Rotji, to the cold hands of death. The deceased who until his death was the Immigration Protocol Officer suffered a protracted illness and was on Tuesday July 4, 2023 called to eternity by his creator. Rotji was employed
Just yesterday, as I was walking towards the parish gate around 9:00pm, a young boy ran up to me and was crying ceaselessly. According to him, his father was at the verge of DEATH and that the mum sent him to go and call any priest in the parish. Immediately, I went back to the
The Holy See Press Office releases the official calendar of Pope Francis’ Liturgical Celebrations for July and August 2023, which includes Mass on the 3rd World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly and his upcoming Apostolic Journeys to Portugal and Mongolia. By Deborah Castellano Lubov The Holy See Press Office has released the Calendar of
The Handbook in Two Sentences As technology makes the world more complex, the choices that we need to make regarding the uses of technology also become more complicated. The goal of this book is to help decision-makers set up the right conditions within their organization for successful navigation of this increasing complexity so that their
Priests are obliged to sincerely LOVE and CARE for the faithful. It is actually for the sake of the faithful that they renounced marriage and begetting of biological children; in order to always give to them ๐ฏ ATTENTIONย (Cf. 1 Cor 7:31-32). This love and care for the faithful find concrete expression in the regular celebration
Every baptized person is called to be a modern-day prophet, living as a witness of Jesus to others, Pope Francis said on Sunday. In his Angelus address July 2, the pope recalled that at our baptism, each of us received โthe gift of the prophetic mission.โ The pope, addressing an estimated 15,000 pilgrims and tourists