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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 EASTER JOY is indeed deep and unfathomable (cf. 1 Pt 1:8). This JOY flows from within and is not determined by material possession or merriment. It is not something that anybody would ever want to live without. This explains why the Church undertakes 40 days long penitential
Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, sometimes, when faced with the many afflictions and ridicules of the world, we are tempted to think that we are actually wasting our time as Christians. Perhaps, we should do away with the many restraints that our Christian faith imposes on us. But I am here to tell you
Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, it is true that even if brothers die for brothers, still no martyr’s blood is shed for the forgiveness of the brothers’ sins – this is exactly what Christ did for us. The RANSOM he paid for our salvation is very costly; neither in silver nor in gold but
Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, GOOD FRIDAY is a day of FASTING and ABSTINENCEย (cf. Can. 1251). Therefore, as a faithful Catholic, you should do the following: ๐๐ฝ Fast from foodย (You can choose the timing). ๐๐ฝ Abstain from meat and other certain edibles/acts of pleasureย (i.e you have to say NO to eating MEAT and engaging
Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, there is no doubt that while Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten season, GOOD FRIDAY is the high point of the season. Within the Lenten Season, we acknowledge that we are SINNERS and it is because of our SINSย that our Lord Jesus Christ came, suffered and died.
Rev. Fr. David Okolie If, as a Catholic, you have been buying different kinds of oil for prayers, please, read through๐๐ผ Dearest friends and fellow Catholics, I wish to inform you that the Catholic Church has only 3 APPROVED OILS for use in the Church and these 3 oils are EXCLUSIVELY in the possession of
Rev. Fr. David Okolie The HOLY WEEK begins with the Palm Sunday but reaches to its heights through Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday and then leading to Easter Sunday. The above days are known as TRIDUUM and are very significant in the lives of the Catholics and by extension, in the lives of every
Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, sometimes, members of other churches confront the Catholics with the above question. The above was also similar to the question some teachers of the Law and the Pharisees asked Jesus when he forgave the sins of the paralytic in Mark 2:6-7 thus: โWho can forgive sins but God alone?”
Rev. Fr. David Okolie Well, dearest friends, bearing in mind the admonition of the author of the book: โMy Imitation of Christ’ โ Thomas ร Kempis thus: โAlways resist the very BEGINNING’, it is wonderful and spiritually beneficial to go for Sacramental Confession as FREQUENTLYย as possible in order to always resist the BEGINNING of the
Rev. Fr. David Okolie Welcome dearest friends to today’s Lenten Talk on the โRoles 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 โthe SACRAMENTS are the CHIEF