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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
By Padre Mike Nsikak Umoh, CSN At the Closing Mass of the fifth National Eucharistic Congress in Benin-City, Nigeria, held on the open field of St. Paul’s Minor Seminary, in the early hours of Sunday November 13, 2022, the Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria, Most Rev. Antonio Guido Filipazzi, exhorted the pilgrims that the mystery of
By Evaristus Bassey If Peter Obi becomes president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2023, much as some can attribute this to purely social and political dynamics, the man or woman of faith would not fail to see the mysterious hand of God. Most times when God does something it does not necessarily
ADVANCING MEDIA EVANGELISATION IN THE DIGITAL AGE: APPRAISAL AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NIGERIA Being a Paper Presented by Dr. Cletus Akwaya, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, DAILY ASSET At the 3rd National Pastoral Congress in Benin-City 8th – 11th November, 2022 It is a great honour and also a rare privilege to have been invited to be part of this
THE BODY AND BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST! By Most Rev. Matthew Ishaya Audu (The Archbishop of Jos) “This is what I received from the Lord, and in turn I passed on to you: that on the same night that he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread and thanked God for it and
WELCOME ADDRESS AT THE 5TH NATIONAL EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS IN BENIN, NOVEMBER 12, 2022 BY ARCHBISHOP AUGUSTINE O. AKUBEZE’S HIGHLIGHTS 1. Let me begin by encouraging those who make every effort to attend Sunday Masses and participate in the Eucharist. 2. To many of you who ensure that you attend daily Masses in spite of all the challenges
The Eucharist as the Source and Summit of Christian Life Most Rev. John Akin Oyejola “The Eucharistic sacrifice is the “source and summit of the Christian life. For the most holy Eucharist contains the Church’s entire spiritual wealth…” Pope John Paul II Introduction I am highly delighted to welcome all of you to the
BENIN-CITY: HOMILY AT DAY-3 PASTORAL CONGRESS BY ARCHBISHOP ABEGUNRIN “Our states might be different as clergy, religious and laity, but these must be complementary” – Archbishop Gabriel Abegunrin By Padre Mike Nsikak Umoh The Catholic Bishop of Ibadan Archdiocese, Most Rev. Gabriel Abegunrin has challenged the entire Church in Nigeria to renew their commitment to
A MESSAGE GIVEN AT THE END OF THE 3RD NATIONAL PASTORAL CONGRESS ON THE THEME: TOWARDS A SYNODAL CHURCH: COMMUNION, PARTICIPATION AND MISSION WHICH HELD AT BISHOP KELLY PASTORAL CENTRE, AIRPORT ROAD, BENIN CITY, 8–11 NOVEMBER, 20221. Preamble The Church in Nigeria represented by the Bishops, the Priests, the Religious, male and female, and the
33rd Sunday Year C “All these things you are staring at now… the time will come when not a single stone will be left on another; every thing will be destroyed.” In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit: Amen. Good morning my brothers and sisters in Christ! Today,
GOODWILL MESSAGE BY THE OMO NOBA NEDO UKU AKPOLOKPOLO, OBA EWUARE II, CFR, OBA OF BENIN TO THE NATIONAL PASTORAL CONGRESS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN NIGERIA ON NOVEMBER 9TH, 2022. Oba’s Goodwill Message PROTOCOL His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, ably represented by Hon. Minister of Hearth, Dr.Osagie Ehanire, His Excellency, Godwin Nogheghase