Nwakaego

Data Plus

[Nwakaego @Tutubelebe]

@GRVlagos My sincere condolences

[Alex Onyia @winexviv]

The wait is over.

We have 2 golds: Chimdiebube Onwubiko and Don Anele Munachimso.

We are the best in the world!

Egejurum Onyedikachi’s name was omitted. He should have a gold.

[Nwakaego @Tutubelebe]

@winexviv Awesome!!!!

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Day 40

Thank You, Lord
Extend Your mercy to me
Grant me grace
To rest by Your side
When my watch dims

[Ugochukwu Ugwoke, ISch @FrUgochukwu]

40 Days of Lent Challenge:

Day 40 of 40

[Nwakaego @Tutubelebe]

Day 36

God help me in my moments of "Peter"

[Ugochukwu Ugwoke, ISch @FrUgochukwu]

40 Days of Lent Challenge:

Day 36

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Day 35

Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord

[Ugochukwu Ugwoke, ISch @FrUgochukwu]

40 Days of Lent Challenge:

Day 35

[Ugochukwu Ugwoke, ISch @FrUgochukwu]

In this new week, may God restore the good things you have lost, bind what is bruised in you, mend what is broken in you, heal what is sick in you, and make your joy full. Amen🙏🏿

[Ugochukwu Ugwoke, ISch @FrUgochukwu]

The Paradox of the King and the Cross

Homily for Palm Sunday (Year A)

Today is Palm Sunday, the beginning of the Holy Week. The liturgy of today is very vast. It begins with the triumphant entry of Christ into Jerusalem. Jesus enters not on a war horse, but on a donkey, fulfilling prophecy and redefining kingship. He is a King, but not according to worldly categories. His authority is expressed in humility, not domination. Already, the paradox is clear: divine kingship revealed in meekness.

This paradox deepens in the First Reading from Book of Isaiah. The Suffering Servant speaks: “I gave my back to those who beat me… I did not shield my face from buffets and spitting.” This is not passive resignation, but active obedience. The Servant listens, receives, and responds in fidelity. Suffering here is not meaningless; it is redemptive, embraced in trust in God. Our own suffering too becomes redemptive when we unite it with the suffering of Christ.

The Christological center of the liturgy is found in Letter to the Philippians. St Paul presents a profound theological hymn: Christ, “though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped.” Instead, He “emptied himself” (kenosis), taking the form of a slave and becoming obedient unto death, even death on a cross. Here lies the logic of salvation: descent precedes exaltation. Humiliation becomes the path to glorification. What do we need to empty ourselves of?

This theology of today’s liturgy reaches its dramatic climax in the Passion narrative. Jesus is betrayed, denied, mocked, scourged, and crucified. Yet, throughout, He remains sovereign not by resisting suffering, but by freely embracing it. The Cross is not an accident; it is a mission. In it, Christ reveals the depth of divine love: a love that does not save from a distance, but enters into human suffering to redeem it from within.

Palm Sunday, therefore, confronts us with a decisive question: Which Christ do we accept? The triumphant Messiah of our expectations, or the suffering Servant who calls us to conversion? It is easy to wave palms; it is harder to carry the cross. It is easy to praise Christ in moments of comfort and consolation; it is harder to remain with Him in moments of trial and hardship.

Liturgically, we stand at the threshold of the Paschal Mystery - Suffering, Death, and Resurrection of Christ. The Church invites us not merely to observe these events, but to enter into them. The procession with palms is not a reenactment; it is a participation. The Passion is not a distant history; it is a present reality made sacramentally accessible. Thus, Palm Sunday is not simply about Christ’s journey, it is about ours. To follow Christ is to embrace the same path: suffering, humility, obedience, self-gift, and ultimately, trust in the Father. The Cross is not the end; it is the way.

As we begin Holy Week, let us move beyond superficial acclaim to authentic discipleship. Let our “Hosanna” not be a passing emotion, but a committed surrender. For the King we welcome today is the same Lord who invites us to die with Him so that we may also rise with Him. Amen.

Fr. Ugochukwu Ugwoke, ISch

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Day 33
Upon priests, all souls in purgatory, despairing and anguished souls
Lord, bestow Your tender mercy

[Ugochukwu Ugwoke, ISch @FrUgochukwu]

40 Days of Lent Challenge:

Day 33

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Day 32

Blessed be God

[Ugochukwu Ugwoke, ISch @FrUgochukwu]

40 Days of Lent Challenge:

Day 32

[Nwakaego @Tutubelebe]

@FrUgochukwu Padre I've always pondered this but been shy to ask: why should this fall within lent?

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Day 31

Amidst the raging tempest
Help me, Lord, keep my gaze on You
For thou art the only constant Truth
For all of eternity

[Ugochukwu Ugwoke, ISch @FrUgochukwu]

40 Days of Lent Challenge:

Day 31

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Day 29

Lord, teach me
To give alms in secret
To expect no earthly reward

[Ugochukwu Ugwoke, ISch @FrUgochukwu]

40 Days of Lent Challenge:

Day 29

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@ToyosiGodwin Do i pair you with someone? He loves French and would be zealous to put the language to test

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@ToyosiGodwin Hello Toyo. Please check your DM sir🙏🏻

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@Dainamycangel My deepest condolences

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For the first time in 37 years, a Nigerian leader gets full royal pageantry in the UK. President Tinubu meets King Charles, amid grand ceremony, carriage procession and state banquet. But back home, bombs have killed more than 23. Can diplomacy abroad outweigh insecurity at home?

[Nwakaego @Tutubelebe]

@eldivine May her soul rest on in perfect peace🙏🏻

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Day 25

Christ
Have mercy on Your clergy
Abide with them
In grace and compassion
Lead and protect them

[Ugochukwu Ugwoke, ISch @FrUgochukwu]

40 Days of Lent Challenge:

Day 25

[Nwakaego @Tutubelebe]

@FrUgochukwu The Carmelite order teaches us to embrace a life of mental, meditative and contemplative prayers thru the Brown Scapular. Silence, and silent prayers are the hallmark of great monks/hermits