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 CELEBRATING THE GREAT MISSIONARY ICON, SAINT PATRICK MARCH 17  INTRODUCTION Saint Patrick existed around 415-493 AD. Some account have it that he exited around 385-461 AD. The two solid qualities of St Patrick are humility and courageousness. He was humble and he was courageous. The determination to accept suffering and success with equal indifference guided the life of the instrument of God for winning most of Ireland for Christ.  The Missionary Bishop Patrick was a true fisher of men who attracted a great shoal of fish (Luke 5:6). He loved and served the Lord with all his heart, strength, soul and spirit; and the Lord blessed the work of his hands with fruitfulness. He was a good steward of the varied grace of God (1 Peter 4:10). BRIEF BIOGRAPHY The details of his life are uncertain. Current research places his dates of birth and death a little later than earlier accounts. Saint Patrick is believed to have been born in the late fourth century. So the story goes that Ma...

 SAINT JOSEPH, THE TERROR OF DEMONS AND PATRON OF THE UNIVERSAL CHURCH INTRODUCTION St. Joseph is known as the husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus, and the foster father of Jesus in the New Testament. He is also the patron saint of fathers and workers. The name Joseph means God will add Just as St Joseph was the father of Jesus Christ, as a loving father, he will direct us with the authority of God the Father, will protect us in times of trouble, and is the one uniquely chosen to be the father of the family to which we belong. HIS ROLE IN THE GOSPEL In the Gospel according to Matthew and Luke, Joseph is presented as the legal father of Jesus Christ, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit in Mama Maria.  HIS OCCUPATION Joseph was a carpenter, and Jesus also became a carpenter, as mentioned in Mark 6:3.  PATRONAGE St. Joseph is the patron saint of the Universal Church, fathers, families, the dying, virgins, workers, carpenters, expecting mothers, unborn children, attorneys, ...

 CAN ANGLICAN PRIESTS AND BISHOPS CONVERT TO ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH AND STILL BE PRIESTS AND BISHOPS! Rev Fr Utazi Prince Marie Benignus Z  March 12 2025 1.0 INTRODUCTION  On 11th March 2025, I made a post on Facebook that two Anglican Bishops have resigned to become Catholics. These former Anglican bishops are: Jonathan Goodall who was the bishop of Ebbsfleet, England for eight years, and John Goddard, former bishop of Burnley. These two bishops are married and have two children each. The post goes on to say that these two former Anglican bishops are set to be ordained as priests in the Catholic Church. Many people did not understand the post, on why married Anglican Priests and Bishops will become Catholic Priests. Here lies the crux of this article. Recall that in 2024, these two bishops, Michael Nazir-Ali and Peter Forster, were received into the Roman Catholic Church. Not only that, since 2011, individual Anglican (UK) and Episcopalian (US) priests and bishops, as wel...

 ASH MONDAY IN THE LITURGICAL CELEBRATION OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH A. INTRODUCTION On Monday, 3rd March 2025, I came across the Maronite celebration of ASH MONDAY on one of their Facebook pages. It was my first time experience of such practice. As if that was not enough, the celebration of ASH MONDAY by the Syro Malankara Catholic Church and Syro Malabar Catholic Church surfaced on their various Facebook pages. The curiosity led me to put down this piece of work. In the beginning, the Church was ONE, though with different cultures. Then, there were about five centers of trade and governance so to say; and they were: Jerusalem, Antioch, Alexandria, Constantinople and Rome. And these five centers became five major headquarters of the Church, each with her own Patriarch. Jerusalem, Antioch, Alexandria, and Constantinople belong to the East. They are called the Eastern Churches. Their main language is Greek and so they are called the Greek Church. Only Rome belongs to the West and her ...