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 BISHOP AND ARCHBISHOP Rev Fr UTAZI Prince Marie Benignus Zereuwa August 31 2021 BISHOPS The sacrament of Holy Orders is one sacrament which is conferred through ordination in three grades: deacon, priest, and bishop. Each of these is also, by the fact of being ordained, made a member of the clerical state, but the clergy is a legal, not sacramental, category of people. Within the clergy, there are all sorts of titles, styles, and ranks, each of which can carry with it different legal rights and privileges: cardinals, everyone knows, can vote in conclaves to elect the pope, prelates of honor get to be addressed as monsignor and wear some fancy buttons on their cassocks, and so on. But whatever title he goes by, cardinal, archbishop, monsignor, or anything else, sacramentally, a bishop is always a bishop and a priest is always a priest. In fact, a bishop is always a priest, too, but we dont need to go into that right now. In French countries, just as I experienced in Cameroon and Bu...

  KISSING THE STOLE The stole is the distinctive element of the raiment of the ordained minister and it is always worn in the celebration of the sacraments and sacramental. It is a strip of material that is embroidered, according to the norm, whose color varies with respect to the liturgical season or feast day.  Taking the stole with both hands, he kisses at the cross on the neck and says, “Redde mihi, Domine, stolam immortalitatis, quam perdidi in praevaricatione primi parentis; et, quamvis indignus accedo ad tuum sacrum mysterium, merear tamen gaudium sempiternum (Restore to me, O Lord, the state of immortality which was lost to me by my first parents, and, although I am unworthy to approach your sacred mysteries, grant me nevertheless eternal joy” or Lord, restore the stole of immortality, which I lost through the collusion of our first parents, and, unworthy as I am to approach Thy sacred mysteries, may I yet gain eternal joy). He adjusts the stole around his neck so that...

  HABIT OF THE CONGREGATION “The Religious habit is a sign of consecration and should therefore be simple and modest and at once poor and becoming. It should also meet the requirements of health and suited to the circumstances of time and place and services required by those who wear it (P.C. n.17).” Every colour is consecrated by God and therefore good and holy. The colours of Societas Filii Divinae Praesentiae Missionarii are: Red, White, Black, Gold and Ash. These colours signify pure and holy love, divine presence cum divine charity. The habits of Societas Filii Divinae Praesentiae Missionarii are: For the Professed:  Gold Soutane with twelve white buttons and a Black Sash. The Sash will have the logo of the Congregation on it. For Novices: Black Soutane with twenty white buttons on it.  For Postulants: Ash Soutane; ash trousers and the Congregation’s T-shirt.  RELIGIOUS LIFE The religious members of Societas Filii Divinae Praesentiae Missionarii make the ...

  SOME PRAYERS OF THE CONGREGATION 1. CHAPLET OF HEALING GRACE (use Rosary Bead. Pray it as in Rosary) V. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit    R®. Amen V. Come O Holy Spirit and fill the hearts of the faithful               R  And enkindle in us the fire of your Love V. Send forth Your Spirit and they shall be recreated R  And You shall renew the face of the earth V. I believe in God the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ His only son Our Lord. Who was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day, he rose from the dead. He ascended into heaven and seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From there, he shall come to judge the living and the dead. R. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of Saints, the ...

 SOCIETAS FILII DIVINAE PRAESENTIAE MISSIONARII was revealed through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, and by the direction of Jesus the Spouse of the Church, in 2010, to Utazi Prince Benignus Zereuwa of the Holy Eucharist, belonging to the Society of Two Hearts of Love, for the consolation of the afflicted, taking care of the mentally challenged people, abandoned and frustrated Children, and to care for the sick and the aged in the society; for the good and welfare of the Church, and to assist in the education and evangelization of mankind and the salvation of all souls.   The motto of the Societas Filii Divinae Praesentiae Missionarii is: In   Praesentiae Dei (In the Presence of God); and the response is:  Est Plenitudinem Laetitiarum (There is Fullness of Joy). The logo is a circle containing two other circles; the innermost one has a “Y” with the inscriptions: creation (creatio), redemption (redemptio) and sanctification (sanctificatio), referring to ...

   JESUS IS GOD, SON OF GOD, SON OF MAN AND LORD AT THE SAME TIME In Jesus’ day the word LORD was often used as a title of respect toward earthly authorities; when the leper called Jesus “Lord” in Matthew 8:2, he was showing Jesus respect as a healer and teacher (cf Matthew 8:25; 15:25). However, after the resurrection, the title “Lord,” as applied to Jesus, became much more than a title of honor or respect. Saying, “Jesus is Lord,” became a way of declaring Jesus’ deity. It began with Thomas’ exclamation when Jesus appeared to the disciples after His resurrection: “Thomas said to him, ‘My Lord and my God!’” (John 20:28). From then on, the apostles’ message was that Jesus is Lord, meaning “Jesus is God.” Peter’s sermon on the Day of Pentecost contained that theme: “Let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah” (Acts 2:36). Later, in Cornelius’s house, Peter declared that Jesus is “Lord of all” (Acts 10:36). Note how in R...

 *HOW CAN JESUS BE GOD, THE SON OF GOD, LORD, AND SON OF MAN AT THE SAME TIME?* *JESUS IS BOTH GOD AND SON OF GOD AT THE SAME TIME* Jesus can be both God and the Son of God because the terms do not mean the same thing. When we say that Jesus is God (John 1:1 [The WORD is God and was present during creation, and the WORD is Jesus Christ]; Colossians 2:9 [Jesus was fully God and fully man while on earth]; Hebrews 1:8 [God the Father called God the Son, God]), we are saying that Jesus possesses the divine nature (as well as a human nature [this is theologically called *hypostatic union*]). So the term "Son of God" does not mean that Jesus is not God. Think about it. If the term "Son of God" meant that Jesus is not God, then does the term "Son of Man" mean that Jesus is not a man? *NO*. Likewise, if the term "Son of Man" means that Jesus is a man, then it implies that the "Son of God" means that Jesus is God. *We ought not look at the ancie...

 What the Scripture says about other Brothers of Jesus Christ  Utazi Prince Marie Benignus Zereuwa Mary had no other child except Jesus, although the evangelists (Matt 12:46; Mark 3:31-35; LK 8:19-21) referred to some people as the brothers of Jesus. These are named as James and Joseph [elsewhere Joset], Simon and Jude (Mt 13:55; Mk 6:3). Yet a different Mary (Mary, wife of Cleophas) is mentioned as the Mother of James and Joset (Matt 27:61; MK 15:40). Paul also called James the Lord’s brother (Gal 1:19), but we know too from the bible that James and John are sons of Zebedee (Mark 1:19). Now, at the death of Jesus, we are told that, Mary the wife of Cleophas/Clopas (John 19:25), was present. She was described as the mother of James and Joseph (Matt. 27:56) in one account, and mother of James the Less and Joses in another (Mk 15:40). On the other hand, James is described as the son of Alphaeus in the synoptic Gospels' listing of the Apostles (Mt 10:3, Mk 3:18, Lk 6:15). We can ...

 CELEBRATING MY PRIESTHOOD AT 250 DAYS THE MINISTRY SO FAR I am Rev Fr Utazi Prince Marie Benignus Zereuwa. I am ordained a Catholic Priest on 8th December 2020. On this day, August 15 2021, is 250 days (8 months 7 days) of my priestly ordination. I thank God so far, and ask for his grace to continue working. The question may be: why celebrating the 250 days? The answer is simple Yes, the number 250 may be significant or not, what I chose to celebrate is August 15 the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mama Maria. I was professed on 25th March 2009 (Solemnity of the Annumciation), which is a Feast of Our Lord Jesus and a Feast of Mama Maria. Then, ordained a deacon on 24th December 2017, the eve of Christmas, which has a lot to do with Mama Maria and Our Lord Jesus Christ. More so, I was born in the month of September, a birthday mate of Mama Maria. In addition, since my consecration to Mama Maria on January 1 2009 in the hands of Very Rev Fr Jude Obiechena CMF, our Novice Diirector th...

 BECOMING LIKE MOTHER MARY AS A CATHOLIC WOMAN Rev Fr Utazi Prince Maria Benignus Zereuwa FOR CATHOLIC WOMEN ORGANIZATION (CWO) ST KEVIN CATHOLIC CHURCH OGBAKU, OWERRI ARCHDIOCESE RETREAT SLATED FOR AUGUST 24-25 2021 Catholic women are called to pattern our lives after that of Jesus Christ. When this seems daunting (discouraging, scary), it is helpful to turn to the example of fellow human beings who imitate Him well: the saints. Ultimately, however, no one has ever imitated Jesus better than His own Mother, Mama Maria. Mama Maria, Mother of God and Mother of Souls, has been given to us as an example which we can strive to imitate. When we draw near to her, she leads us to her Son. In his book, True Devotion to the Mary, St. Louis Maria de Montfort lists the ten principal virtues of the most Holy Virgin Mary. They are: Profound humility, Lively faith, Blind obedience, Continual prayer, Universal mortification, Divine purity, Ardent charity, Heroic patience, Angelic sweetness and Di...