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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, there is this general claim of Christians to love God and neighbour. Thus, for an average Christian, he/she will always admit that he/she has no problems with the Love of God and Neighbour. But the question is: Is this love SINCERE? Well, I think that when we come to
– Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, have you taken time to observe this TRUTH about our human existence: that normally people are INVITED for special occasions at different spots and conditions but when ATTENDING the occasion, they normally get prepared?ย For example, as a young man preparing for wedding, you can meet and invite your
– Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, you and I can attest to the fact that nobody is happy with UNFRUITFULNESS. To understand clearly what we are saying, just check around, are those couples who are not yet FRUITFUL after some years of their marriages happy? What about that neighbour of yours who is not
On this Feast Day of OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY (October 7, 2023), I wish to still thank God in a very special way, for the gift of Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary granted to my Mother, Mrs. Susanna Okolie Nnamani, while she was alive. And equally thank the Blessed Virgin Mary, for fulfilling
Dearest friends, are you among those who are already worried about the ongoing SYNOD ON SYNODALITY going on in Rome? Please, do not worry so much but pray more that the Holy Spirit would ensure that the deliberations and the decisions would be in accordance with the Will of God and for the salvation of
Dearest friends, do you really think that there are other people who ought to be Agents of Peace more than Christians? Personally, I do not think so. The reason is that the Christian faith is synonymous with Peace. In fact, it is quite ironical to be a Christian and not to be an Agent of
Dearest friends, please, remember that the OCTOBER DEVOTION commences on the 1st day of October (Please, know the TIME of the Devotion in your parish). There is no doubt that the ROSARY is always at the centre of the October Devotion. But, unfortunately, some Catholics and Non-Catholics really think that the *ROSARY* is simply a
Dearest friends, one of the discouraging dispositions of one who just encountered Jesus Christ in a very special way is that he/she has done that LATELY. Perhaps, that others have been active in one Church Pious associations or the other before he/she arrived (joined). It is not true, dearest friends, do not feel such but
The following are the 5 rules of Spiritual Progress which Padre Pio (St. Pio of Pietrelcina) recommended and he himself lived out the rules: 1. Weekly Confessionย (It helps us to be spiritually clean and sensitive to sin). 2. Daily Communion (It helps us avoid sin and quickly return to God through Confession, whenever we sin).
Dearest friends, have you ever wondered why HATREDย has kept on spreading among a number of Christians โ Family members, friends, couples, ministers, pastors, religious, etc.? Personally, what gives me serious concern when I think about the above is that the above persons claim to be following Jesus Christ. But the words of the same Jesus
