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  NFCS DECIDES  Today 28th of November 2019, the Nigerian Federation of Catholic Students All saints Catholic chaplaincy University of Maiduguri had their annual election. The days fellowship tagged as "Election Day" began by 6pm with the Holy Rosary. The NFCS Praise band then led the congregation in praises and worship. After that, the day's moderator Sister Sylvia Orji invited the Speaker in person of Brother Clement Agbo for exhortation. Bro Clement in his exhortation charged the congregation to allow the spirit of God guide them during the election and that sentiments should be kept aside. He also made reference to the book of Mathew chapter 16 Vrs 18 where Christ chose Peter to head his church.   Presentations from the various NFCS sub units were made in line with the days event. The NFCS electoral committee shared out election ballots to the congregation after Mr.Charles Egbe a member of the church council sent to observe the election addresed the congregat...

HOMILY FOR THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY C3 Readings: Wisdom 11:22-12:2 Psalm 145:1-2. 8-9. 10-11. 13cd-14; Thessalonians 1:11-2:2; Luke 19:1-10 Today, the gospel presents to us a man of courage – Zacchaeus, a personality who, in many respects can be said to be an African or related to African leaders when we analyse him by his expertise or professionalism in stealing, theft or graft. He stole like many of the Nigerian or African leaders at the helm of affairs but he distinguishes himself from these leaders who steal on an industrial scale by his conversion and restitution when he met Jesus. At the time of Jesus, tax collector s were seen as great sinners. There are two reasons for that. Firstly the Jews saw them as traitors since they collect taxes for Ceaser. Secondly most tax collectors were cheating people as they collect the tax more than they are expected to collect. They cheat and exploit people. If ordinary tax collector make money through illegal way you can imagine how the senio...

VIVIAN UCHECHI OGU: MODERN MARIA GORETTI AND A MODEL FOR NIGERIAN CHILDREN AND YOUTH. Vivian Ogu One of the dimensions of Extraordinary mission month is: Witness of Missionary; canonize and non-canonize. During this missionary month the Pope wants us to reflect on the lives of holy men and women who lived good and exemplary lives so that we can imitate them. Have you heard of Vivan Ogu? Have you heard of her heroic live? Have you heard of her faith, dedication and commitment even as a child?  I will like to share her story with you. The striking heroism in the story of Vivian is in the remarkable way in which she expressed her Christian faith, having extraordinary influence on the lives of others from the tender age of nine and the courage with which she put into practice what she had been preaching when the opportunity came at the age of fourteen, opting to be killed rather than to be defiled. Vivian Uchechi Ogu was born in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria on the 1st of Apr...

A PAPER PRESENTED TO PRIESTS RELIGIOUS AND LAY FAITHFUL OF THE CATHOLIC ARCH DIOCESE OF JOS BY: REV. FR SOLOMON PATRICK ZAKU  P.M.S DIRECTOR MAIDUGURI DIOCESE AND NATIONAL COODINATOR OF THE PROPAGATION OF FAITH INTRODUCTION Pope Francis has declared October 2019 to be an Extraordinary Month of Mission, being 100 years since Pope Benedict XV’s teaching on mission. It will be a special month of prayer and action, calling us all to renew our missionary commitment to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with all peoples.  The Holy Father made a public announcement to the entire Church expressing his intention to call an Extraordinary Missionary Month for October 2019 to celebrate in a unique manner, the 100th anniversary of the Apostolic Letter Maximum Illud issued by his predecessor Pope Benedict XV. In his words “It is with these sentiments that, welcoming the proposal by the congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, I call an Extraordinary Missionary Month in O...

HOMILY FOR 29TH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR C MISSION SUNDAY BY: Rev. Fr. Solomon P. Zaku Today is world mission Sunday. World mission Sunday is a day set aside for Catholics throughout the world to publicly renew its commitment to the missionary work. It is a day set apart for us to pray for missionaries and contribute our quarter to the work of evangelization. On are a day like this we are reminded that we are all missionaries. This means therefore we have important roles to play in evangelization. Mission Sunday is celebrated on the penultimate Sunday of October every year. It was created by Pope Pius XI in 1926 as the day of prayer for missions. Today is the 93rd mission Sunday. On a day like this fund is raised in all catholic churches all over the world to support the work of evangelization. The money realized from the mission Sunday collection is used to provide financial assistance to missionaries, churches in missions territories and to support specific diocesan projects worldw...

HOMILY FOR THE 26TH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR IN ORDINARY TIME C BY: Rev. Fr. Solomon P. Zaku Texts: Amos 6:1, 4-7;  Psalm 146:7.8 -10; I Timothy 6: 11-16; Luke 16:19-31 The readings of today speak to us on the importance of being sensitive to the needs of others. We live in a very difficult time in our country today. We have insecurity and humanitarian crises/ needs in different parts of the country. Many people, are sick, hungry and depressed. We need to come to their aid. Our readings cautioned us to the our best so as not to regret In the first reading (Amos 6: 1, 4-7), Amos  the prophet of social justice  condemns those who live extravagantly or wastefully, with little or no concern for the poor or needy. The prophet Amos takes time to graphically describe the   extravagance of the rich in terms of their beds and meat (Amos 6:4), musical taste and instruments (Amos 6:5), wine and perfumes (Amos 6:6). In the second reading, St. Paul tells us the kind of life...

HOMILY FOR TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY C3 Readings: Amos 8:4-7; psalm 113:1bc-2, 4-6, 7-8; I timothy 2:1-8, Luke 16:1-13 By Rev. Fr Solomon Patrick Zaku Chinua Achebe, in his little book, The Trouble with Nigeria, stated simply that the trouble with Nigeria is its leadership. No one has disputed this claim almost 39 years ago. Rather, there are more additional supports for this as reality is proven beyond all reasonable doubt that it is the leadership which brings more trouble than is expected. Today, many people are saying that the leaders have taught the followers. We can say that the trouble with Nigeria is its followership too. But the truth of the matter is that, it is the combination of leadership and followership which has brought Nigeria to its knees. Although many called Nigeria the giant of Africa in terms of population, some today are calling Nigeria, ‘a crippled Giant’, or ‘a Giant with legs with clay’. Some social analysts claim that ‘we are dancing on wet graves’. In the...