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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, you can bear witness to the fact that THE THOUGHT OF DEATH is the most avoided idea in our individual lives and in communal discussions. However, this DEATH that we always avoid thinking about, is a MUST for everybody. It is true that death was not originally in the plan
Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, we all know that whenever God is INVOLVED in our lives and activities, that victory is assured. This explains the reason for the saying thus: ‘One with God is MAJORITY’. Indeed , ‘If God is for us, who can be against us?’ (cf. Rom 8:31). However, the question is: What
Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, there is no doubt that a good number of us are conversant with this assertion of St. Augustine thus: “The God who created you without you cannot save you without you.” The above saying corroborates strongly a position in Catholic Theology that often poses serious challenge to our Separated
Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, today, Jesus Christ made it very clear to us what really forms and sustains an AFFINITY/BOND between him and any person. Thus, he affirms: “Whoever does what GOD WANTS is my brother, my sister and my mother” (cf. Mk 3:35). Dearest friends, the above transcends our human understanding of AFFINITY
Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, it is no longer news that many, if not all, of our Separated Brethren (i.e the Non-Catholic Christians) believe that the Catholics Worship the Virgin Mary and the Saints. But, is that really true? Well, to prove to you that Catholics do not worship the Virgin Mary as these
Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, today, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, what I have chosen to call ‘THE FEAST OF LOVE’. Yes, for Jesus Christ, who is God, to be feeding us (mere humans) with his Body and Blood is indeed, all about LOVE. Unfortunately, instead
Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, the Latin phrase: ‘PARTICIPATIO ACTUOSA’ which has its English equivalent as Active Participation, is one that anybody that has passed through the four walls of any Catholic Seminary is surely conversant with. I am also sure that a number of Lay faithful must have heard about it also from
Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, on this special day of the Solemnity of the MOST HOLY TRINITY, we wish to reflect on how we can emulate the model traced out for us by the TRINITY. Before then, it is important to note that the TRINITY is a Mystery. MYSTERY is a TRUTH revealed by
Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, with the Easter Season over and the Paschal Candle removed from the Sanctuary at the end of the Pentecost Liturgical Celebration, kindly take note of the following: 1) We have entered the ‘2nd Part of the Ordinary Time of the Year’ and the predominant liturgical colour is GREEN (Except
Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, there is great JOY all over the world because of the fulfilment of the Promise that Jesus Christ made to us — ‘To send the Holy Spirit to us‘ (cf. Jn 14:16-18, 26). The coming of the Holy Spirit is so important to us because of the Spiritual Riches