This woman reports that her little niece was kidnapped last night. She has been appealing to the public to help her share this video incase someone may have seen the little girl.
Please help share this video.
Let’s help find this innocent little baby.
Instead of doomscrolling all day, spend your day learning end-to-end Nigerian History from the 9000s to date.
The Sokoto Caliphate is not the earliest documented existence of Nigeria, nor is the Oyo Empire.
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Since Tinubu came to power, the price of virtually every food item has at least doubled. In 2027 we will have a choice whether we want to continue with this suffering or not.
This woman reports that her little niece was kidnapped last night. She has been appealing to the public to help her share this video incase someone may have seen the little girl.
Please help share this video.
Let’s help find this innocent little baby.
Mary, Mother of Truth, pray for us that we may live with integrity in all we do. Help us avoid deceit, hypocrisy, and compromise. May our words and actions reflect the truth of the Gospel at all times. Amen🙏🏽
In this new working week, the Lord will guard you from evil. He will guard your soul. The Lord will guard your going and coming, both now and for ever. Amen.
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I also added 200 more reasons against T-Pain’s administration.
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THE EUCHARIST: OUR HEAVENLY FOOD FOR THE JOURNEY OF LIFE
Solemnity of Corpus Christi, Year A
Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14-16; 1 Corinthians 10:16-17; John 6:51-58
One of the realities of human life is that every journey requires nourishment. A traveler who refuses food along the way will eventually grow weak and collapse. This is true not only physically but spiritually. Life itself is a journey - with moments of joy and success, but also moments of exhaustion, temptation, disappointment, grief, confusion, and loneliness. Deep within the human heart there is a hunger that ordinary bread cannot satisfy. It is into this human reality that the readings of this Corpus Christi Sunday speak.
In the First Reading, Moses reminds the people of Israel about their journey through the wilderness. The desert was not merely a geographical location; it was a place of testing, dependence, and vulnerability. Israel discovered there that human beings cannot survive by their own strength alone. God fed them with manna from heaven, a mysterious bread they had never known before. Moses tells them that God did this to teach them that “not by bread alone does one live, but by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.”
The manna was therefore more than food; it was a sign of God’s providence and presence. Yet the manna could only sustain earthly life temporarily. Those who ate it eventually died. It pointed forward to something greater.
That greater reality is revealed in the Gospel when Jesus declares: “I am the living bread that came down from heaven.” In John 6, Jesus does not speak symbolically or vaguely. His listeners clearly understand the radical nature of His words when He says: “Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life.” Many found this teaching difficult because Jesus was revealing something unprecedented: that He Himself would become food for the life of the world.
The Eucharist is therefore not merely a reminder of Jesus, nor merely a sacred symbol. It is the real presence of Christ - His Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity. Historically, from the earliest centuries of Christianity, the Church has consistently believed this. The early Christians gathered for “the breaking of bread” because they recognized that the risen Christ remained truly present among them in the Eucharist.
This mystery is deeply connected to the life of the Trinity. The Father, out of love for the world, gives His Son. The Son offers Himself completely for our salvation. The Holy Spirit transforms bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ and transforms believers into one body in Christ. The Eucharist is therefore the love of the Triune God made visible and tangible.
This is why St. Paul says in the Second Reading that “the bread that we break” is a participation in the Body of Christ. The Eucharist not only unites us with Christ; it unites us with one another. We who receive one bread are called to become one body. A person cannot truly receive the Eucharist while deliberately holding on to hatred, division, injustice, or indifference toward others.
The tragedy today is that many people hunger spiritually while surrounded by material abundance. Some hunger for meaning, others for peace, forgiveness, hope, or love. Yet many continue searching in places that cannot truly satisfy. Jesus alone is the Bread that gives lasting life. Every Mass therefore becomes a divine encounter where heaven touches earth. Christ feeds weary pilgrims with heavenly food for the journey of life. The Eucharist strengthens us when we are weak, lifts us when we fall, and reminds us that we do not walk alone.
And so today, the Church invites us not merely to admire the Eucharist, but to hunger for it, cherish it, and allow it to transform our lives.
Fr. Ugochukwu Ugwoke, ISch
Some self-worshipping and self-discovery Christians say "God is not the Church." "The Kingdom of God is within me, so I need not go to church." LET ME TELL YOU HOW THEY GOT IT WRONG IN 6 POINTS.
1. The self-worshipping spirituality of today tries to turn God into a private, customizable therapist. But the Bible doesn't know anything about a "solo Christian." YOU CANNOT BE A SOLO CHRISTIAN.
2. God no longer dwells in physical buildings. The Church, the gathered community of believers, is now God's official temple where His Spirit lives (1 Corinthians 3:16).
3. When Saul persecuted the early believers, Jesus didn't ask, "Why are you hurting my people?" He said, "Why are you persecuting me?" (Acts 9:4). Jesus completely identifies Himself with His Church.
4. The Bible calls the Church the "Bride of Christ" and says the two become "one flesh" (Ephesians 5:31-32). You cannot love the Husband (Jesus) while rejecting His Wife (the Church).
5. Jesus uniquely promises His presence and authority wherever believers gather in His name (Matthew 18:20). He is found in community, not just in isolation.
6. If the Church is Christ's Body, you can't have the Head without the limbs. If the Church is Christ's Bride, you can't love the Husband and despise His wife. If the Church is God's Temple, you can't find His fullness outside of His house. Persecuting, ignoring, or abandoning the Church is, by Jesus' own definition, doing those exact things to Him.
The Eucharist is the only table where God gives not just gifts, but Himself.
Today, on Corpus Christi, we celebrate the mystery of a God who loves humanity so deeply that He chooses to remain with us under the appearance of bread and wine.
You can worship God anywhere, because God is everywhere. He is not confined to a building. In fact, scripture tells us that you are the temple of God and that the Holy Spirit resides in you (1 Corinthians 3:16).
However, we still need to go to church. The church is not just a physical building. It is the Ekklesia, an assembly of believers. Jesus himself showed us the importance of this by regularly attending the synagogues and the Temple (Luke 4:16). God resides specially in his Temple. This is why churches are dedicated. And this was why Jesus also took time to purify the Temple. You need to go to church.
There is a unique power when we come together. Jesus promised that where two or three are gathered in his name, he is there in the midst of them (Matthew 18:20). The church is also the mystical Body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:27), meaning we need each other to be whole. You need to go to church.
When we gather, the church becomes a special sanctuary where praises and sacrifices of thanksgiving are offered to God. We do not worship alone, we join in the presence of thousands of angels in joyful assembly (Hebrews 12:22-23). For Catholics especially, this becomes most real during the Liturgy. When the Eucharist is celebrated, the veil drops, and heaven and earth come together in one single act of worship.
Bros, aunty. Go to church.
You can worship God anywhere, because God is everywhere. He is not confined to a building. In fact, scripture tells us that you are the temple of God and that the Holy Spirit resides in you (1 Cor 3:16).
However, we still need to go to church. The church is not just a physical building; it is the Ekklesia, an assembly of believers. Jesus himself showed us the importance of this by regularly attending the synagogues and the Temple (Luke 4:16). Please try to go to church.
There is a unique power when we come together. Jesus promised that where two or three are gathered in his name, he is there in the midst of them (Mat 18:20). The church is also the mystical Body of Christ (1 Cor 12:27), meaning we need each other to be whole. Please try to go to church.
God resides specially in his Temple. When you read 2nd Chronicles 7, you will see the splendour of God in his Temple. This was also why Jesus took time to cleanse the Temple. Please try and be going to church.
When we gather, the church becomes a special sanctuary where praises and sacrifices of thanksgiving are offered to God. We do not worship alone. We join in the presence of thousands of angels in joyful assembly (Heb 12:22-23).
For Catholics especially, this becomes most real during the Liturgy. When the Eucharist is celebrated, the veil drops, and heaven and earth come together in one single act of worship. Please always try to go to church ❤️.
Just three weeks ago, I visited an orphanage here in Nigeria run by Sisters of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus (EHJ).
They had over 20 kids there ranging from 2 to 11 years old. They have built a nursery and primary school and working on a Secondary school.
This is just one instance. There are hundreds more in Nigeria alone, let alone the world.
People talk a lot of nonsense.
Tomorrow is Corpus Christi (the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ).
You might see photos of procession from people living in Europe, America and some parts of Africa. Don't be confused. The procession they have tomorrow is the same we have on Christ the King Sunday. We are supposed to have it tomorrow but due to the rains, it was shifted to Christ the King Sunday, make rain no beat children of God.
This means that the Christ the King procession we are used to is actually Corpus Christi procession. But since we're used to having it on Christ the King Sunday, we kuku started calling it Christ the King procession 😁.