You are a letter from Christ – Fr. Innocent Abonyi's pastoral Diary

You are a letter from Christ…

St Paul tells the Corinthian Christians, “you are a letter from Christ…written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God” (2 Cor. 3:3). There are many variations and translation from the various […]

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Second Sunday of Advent, Year A

We are in the Holy Season of Advent and today is the second Sunday. Every year, on this day, as preparation for Christmas, the Church leads us on pilgrimage to the Jordan River, so that […]

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5th Sunday of Lent C

In the Gospel today, Jesus shows gentleness and compassion for the woman who has been caught in adultery. As he sends her away without condemnation, he pleads with her to sin no more. Jesus does […]

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5th Sunday of Easter Year C

Love one another as I have loved you. This is Jesus’ remark at the banqueting table. Of all the commandments, this is the most important. It includes others. The only failure of a Christian is […]

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Missionary or Foreign Priest?

At the beginning of the 19th century, very few people in Nigeria were practicing Christianity. The same could be said of the rest of the African continent, apart from the Ethiopians, Coptic Egyptians, and a […]

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4th Sunday of Lent C

God’s mercy for sinners is the clear theme that runs through the three readings of today’s Mass. In our first reading, we have the beautiful words spoken by God to his people “I have taken […]