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Very good dream that wakens us up to our duty as Children of the Most High, to know that we have a place prepared for us after this last journey on earth.  Thats why we are asking for the Grace of God that we may never sin, so that at that last day he may find us worthy to enter his Kingdom.

Today's Saint
St. Matthias


According to Acts 1:15-26, during the days after the Ascension, Peter stood up in the midst of the brothers (about 120 of Jesus’ followers). Now that Judas had betrayed his ministry, it was necessary, Peter said, to fulfill the scriptural recommendation: “May another take his office.” “Therefore, it is necessary that one of the men who accompanied us the whole time the Lord Jesus came and went among us, beginning from the baptism of John until the day on which he was taken up from us, become with us a witness to his resurrection” (Acts 1:21-22).

They nominated two men: Joseph Barsabbas and Matthias. They prayed and drew lots. The choice fell upon Matthias, who was added to the Eleven.

Matthias is not mentioned by name anywhere else in the New Testament.

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Jesus speaks of the apostles’ function of being judges, that is, rulers. He said, “Amen, I say to you that you who have followed me, in the new age, when the Son of Man is seated on his throne of glory, will yourselves sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel” (Matthew 19:28).

Carlosein:
ehn me manage?
okay o e good sef say i don know the kind pesin you be before i dash my money out.
chai God i thank you o!!!

oby, viee, lady, imhotep, lawyer where una dey, make una come see wife wey i wan marry o

This one na love quarrel e no get weight

Carlosein:
oby, if she like let her use her head to carry them, i no do again.

Make i clean my eyes well like lindiwe, may be na typographical error.
husband and wife quarrel? i no put mouth o, make una no take me settle after

Pamperme:
I MUST FIRST APOLOGISE TO YOU CARLOV
Happy Birthday to you in arrears!
i tot i sent a mail about the venue et al only to discover this morning that i didnt.

Oby1, am not scared at all infact the idichies are so happy because that means more money for kolanuts.
Anyway the elders decided that each child will cost a million naira and since he wants 12, i guess the calculation is N12m. Also the calculation for my school fees from nursery to masters level is being calculated. The actual bride price will be sent to carlos later _{am sure he is up to the task}

Anyway, how is everybody?

Glory to Jesus

Honour to Mary

CARLOV this one no be play play matter again o

Pamperme u strong o, 12 dz? which belle u wan use carry all of them 

Carlosein:
thanks viee for your text, lawyer for the call and everyone else really appreciate what we have here. pam where u dey now not even a happy b/day greeting from you
oby, where is my cake and moet? make una no do this to me now. i need the cake and all the other goodies too o!

Carlos make you check whether na the pronouncement wey you make about having 12 children dey scare pam o!
Pam my sister no mind carlos may be na joke, e no mean am make you come back we need you.

Your cake, no worry rain no beat the cake e still dey intact, the moet e dey chill jejely for inside fridge, nothing spoil we go meet again by the Grace of God.

Carlosein:
hi oby, you won't believe my grand celebration did not hold because of rain and other things.
first lawyer was engaged, pam did not indicate her willingness to show and i did not get any confirmation from anyone except viee. then finally the rain poured down like the heavenly beings were angry with the world. i got soaked from church to the house and found that the house too was flooded. so i had to call viee and cancel.

any how tanks all for everything and we shall certainly do it again by popular demand (as idi -amin said )

Eyaa, well nothing spoil as far as there is life by the Grace of God another great opportunity will come again for us to celebrate, who knows what God was trying to avoid by sending the rain. I was also drenched by the rain on my way home from early morning mass.

For God's mercy upon us and the whole world and for all the souls departed.

Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with you
blessed are thou amongst women and
blessed is the fruit of your womb Jesus

Holy Mary
Mother of God
pray for us sinners
now and the hour of our death. Amen

Today's Saint

Our Lady of Fatima


Between May 13 and October 13, 1917, three Portuguese children received apparitions of Our Lady at Cova da Iria, near Fatima, a city 110 miles north of Lisbon. (See February 20 entry for Blessed Jacinta and Francisco Marto). Mary asked the children to pray the rosary for world peace, for the end of World War I, for sinners and for the conversion of Russia.

Mary gave the children three secrets. Since Francisco died in 1919 and Jacinta the following year, Lucia, who later became a Carmelite nun, revealed the first secret in 1927, concerning devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The second secret was a vision of hell.

Pope John Paul II directed the Holy See's Secretary of State to reveal the third secret in 2000; it spoke of a 'bishop in white' who was shot by a group of soldiers who fired bullets and arrows into him. Many people linked this to the assassination attempt against Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Square on May 13, 1981.

The feast of Our Lady of Fatima was approved by the local bishop in 1930; it was added to the Church's worldwide calendar in 2002. Sister Lucia died in 2005 at the age of 97.

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“Throughout history there have been supernatural apparitions and signs which go to the heart of human events and which, to the surprise of believers and non-believers alike, play their part in the unfolding of history. These manifestations can never contradict the content of faith, and must therefore have their focus in the core of Christ's proclamation: the Father's love which leads men and women to conversion and bestows the grace required to abandon oneself to him with filial devotion. This too is the message of Fatima which, with its urgent call to conversion and penance, draws us to the heart of the Gospel” (The Message of Fatima, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, June 26, 2000).

Today's Saint

Sts. Nereus and Achilleus (1st century)

Devotion to these two saints goes back to the fourth century, though almost nothing is known of their lives. They were praetorian soldiers of the Roman army, became Christians and were removed to the island of Terracina, where they were martyred. Their bodies were buried in a family vault, later known as the cemetery of Domitilla. Excavations by De Rossi in 1896 resulted in the discovery of their empty tomb in the underground church built by Pope Siricius in 390.

Two hundred years after their death, Pope Gregory the Great delivered his 28th homily on the occasion of their feast. “These saints, before whom we are assembled, despised the world and trampled it under their feet when peace, riches and health gave it charms.”

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Pope Damasus wrote an epitaph for Nereus and Achilleus in the fourth century. The text is known from travelers who read it while the slab was still entire, but the broken fragments found by De Rossi are sufficient to identify it: “The martyrs Nereus and Achilleus had enrolled themselves in the army and exercised the cruel office of carrying out the orders of the tyrant, being ever ready, through the constraint of fear, to obey his will. O miracle of faith! Suddenly they cease from their fury, they become converted, they fly from the camp of their wicked leader; they throw away their shields, their armor and their blood-stained javelins. Confessing the faith of Christ, they rejoice to bear testimony to its triumph. Learn now from the words of Damasus what great things the glory of Christ can accomplish.”

Hello is anyone here!!!    only Lady and wir has everyone gone to, abi the birthday celebration lasted till dawn? 

Carlos how was the celebration, hope you had a swell time, couldn't make it; 1. because of the rain and 2. had an inauguration of charismatic renewal in a new parish (st. Vincent Olodi)

Viee, Lindiwe kedu kwanu.

Pamperme can you jist me about the celebration because i know you were there, if you no come who go come.

Today's Saint

St. Catharine of Bologna (1413-1463) 

Some Franciscan saints led fairly public lives; Catharine represents the saints who served the Lord in obscurity.

Catharine, born in Bologna, was related to the nobility in Ferrara and was educated at court there. She received a liberal education at the court and developed some interest and talent in painting. In later years as a Poor Clare, Catharine sometimes did manuscript illumination and also painted miniatures.

At the age of 17, she joined a group of religious women in Ferrara. Four years later the whole group joined the Poor Clares in that city. Jobs as convent baker and portress preceded her selection as novice mistress.

In 1456 she and 15 other sisters were sent to establish a Poor Clare monastery in Florence. As abbess Catharine worked to preserve the peace of the new community. Her reputation for holiness drew many young women to the Poor Clare life. She was canonized in 1712.

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Catharine wrote a book on the seven spiritual weapons to be used against temptation. "Jesus Christ gave up his life that we might live," she said. "Therefore, whoever wishes to carry the cross for his sake must take up the proper weapons for the contest, especially those mentioned here.
First, diligence;
second, distrust of self;
third, confidence in God;
fourth, remembrance of the Passion;
fifth, mindfulness of one’s own death;
sixth, remembrance of God’s glory;
seventh, the injunctions of Sacred Scripture following the example of Jesus Christ in the desert" (On the Seven Spiritual Weapons).

Carlosein:
okay guys you have till tomorrow to give me your replies. i have to go now clouds are gathering.

expect your replies love u all.

ciao and viee i won't forget my promise

See ya carl.
Think i will be off too, viee, lady, lindiwe and pam catch ya 2mrw.

Carlosein:
since we have a few of you guys online now, i was thinking can we have a little get together on sunday to mark my  birthday?

it would really make my year guys. and pam my wife to be you would be the icing on the cake if you came.

what do you think?

Happy happy happy birthday Carl, God's blessing i wish you, and may this birthday mark a new beginning of many more good things to come.

Pam have no other option than to be dir, if not, make you no vex wen another person start to pick interest o  

Carlosein:
kai see me see trouble, in d olden days men dey born almost hundred and them no dey pay plenty, just some tubers of yams. but now for only 1 dozen, i will have to cough millions. abeg o pampam have mercy on me o!

i no fit laugh  

viee:
Oby sup with ya

I'm kul sis, wuz up wit ya?

Pamperme:
thanks Lindiwe, i missed you too and i missed everybody. what i don't understand is Carlos wanting 12 children by me, _{i guess i have to go back to the village to tell them this o}.

Viee, Lady ( i am so so surprised to learn that u were once a protestants), oby1, ebos, Carlove , i missed u guys so much.

I wonder o. Are you sure the bride price is not so much

Pamperme:
Hi everybody,

it sure feels good to be back. I have 7 pages to read and see who said what.

i'll be back

Pamper thank God you are back, i thought Carlos hv married you and decided to leave you in the village welcome girl, so how was your trip? and Idichie's?  can you tell us the date for the wine carrying?

Lady remember to add groundnut soup that is the native soup of Carl

hey guys think hv 2 run off now to church.  See you all tomorrow by the Grace of God.

This night you all will be in my prayers, the Glorious mystery for Lady's and Carl's intention.

Carlosein:
haha, na only one now and na pampam

ask her we don do arrangements finish even if na 20 gan she no run

Yepa!!! that one no go work o

yes this na opportunity, abeg wey pam

Carlosein:
and na so i go plan my own too, all my 12 children will be born in the month of may too (the month of our Lady!!!)

how many women wan born dat wan

Carlosein:
wow, so many may people around (aren't we the best?) hope olorioko seun will remember to send us cake

lady, you share the same birthday with my elder sis (11th) and here is something more, my younger sis is 10th while my younger brother is 13th. in my house we have 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th may.

This Guiness book of record!!!  

~Lady~:
I am May 11th. Yours is the day after mine. Praises be to God for your life. YES!!!

How old are you going to be?

I am sooo excited, but even more excited that Pentecost falls on my birthday.

Holy ghost fire, fire fall on me
Holy ghost fire, fire fall on me
On the day of Pentecost, fire fall on me
On the day of Pentecost, fire fall on me

Let the Spirit of the Lord come down
Let the Spirit of the Lord come down, Amen
Let the Spirit of the Lord come down
Let the Spirit of the Lord from heaven come down
Let the Spirit of the Lord come down.

I am all toooo excited for my own good, lol.

Carl, I will keep praying for your intentions. May Mother Mary interceed for you also, and may the merciful God grant you favour.
Keep me in my prayers. I would really like for you to pray for my boyfriend, he loves God but doesn't truly know him (I asked him what Pentecost is, he said it's a church in all seriousness, I had to correct him, he's a pentecostal)
I ask God to give me the courage to talk to him about it and help him. I love him dearly, but living for God is my life and I want him to be a part of it, but not for me, but for himself.
So please pray, thanks.

ooo I also did a job interview today, and I need prayers on it.


ROTFLOL

YES MA'AM!!!
April 8th 2007

You can't imagine the kind of dance i'm dancing right now  

cgift:
Honestly, the world is incomplete without you . Just make sure we are safe by not starting another Inquisition

Are there rooms in the grave? I no dey go o

hello cgift.
You know there can never be rooms in the grave, but in heaven and in heaven i hope you will not turn back when you see Mother of our Saviour there

Carlosein:
oby, work is fine o. thanks.
biko leave those people with them bad belle jare.

viee, yes o this is my year indeed and i may be old in body but young at heart indeed.
as lagbaja said "ïn my heart am twenty sometin"

Carlos e bi like sey u like Lagbaja so much u alwaz make mention of his name.

viee:
hey hapi hapi bday!!!
chei alota people don dey old ooo
wishn u d best of the year. . . .
this yr na your yr ooo: 1st u change job, then u meet Pam come become PamCarl
walahi, na your year b diz

darling viee how u dey, sorry i left so sudden yesterday it was because of the rain yesterday, it rained heavily my area

Carlosein:
wow, lady u were a protestant and now a catholic (a brilliant one at that)

this is interesting! now all those who say people are leaving the catholic church will see that there are so many more coming in.

just came to greet you guys, am having a very busy day at work, pray for me o.

lindiwe, viee, ebos, lady and all others i greet o!

Hi Carlos and how is work?

There are so many of them, i even have a friend formerly a muslim, now a catholic, he even prays d Rosary more than those who have bn there for long

With all the whole animals, is only rat you can smell

Today's Saint

Blessed Rose Venerini (1656-1728)

Rose was born at Viterbo in Italy, the daughter of a doctor. Following the death of her fiancé she entered a convent, but soon returned home to care for her newly widowed mother. Meanwhile, Rose invited the women of the neighborhood to recite the rosary in her home, forming a sort of sodality with them.

As she looked to her future, Rose, under the spiritual guidance of a Jesuit priest, became convinced that she was called to become a teacher in the world rather than a contemplative nun in a convent. Clearly, she made the right choice: She was a born teacher, and the free school for girls she opened in 1685 was well received.

Soon the cardinal invited her to oversee the training of teachers and the administration of schools in his Diocese of Montefiascone. As Rose's reputation grew, she was called upon to organize schools in many parts of Italy, including Rome. Her disposition was right for the task as well, for Rose often met considerable opposition but was never deterred.

She died in Rome in 1728, where a number of miracles were attributed to her. She was beatified in 1952. The sodality, or group of women she had invited to prayer, was ultimately given the rank of a religious congregation. Today, the so-called Venerini Sisters can be found in the United States and elsewhere, working among Italian immigrants.

Come, O Spirit of Understanding, and enlighten our minds, that we may know and believe all the mysteries of salvation; and may merit at last to see the eternal light in Thy Light; and in the light of glory to have a clear vision of Thee and the Father and the Son. Amen.

Our Father and Hail Mary ONCE.
Glory be to the Father SEVEN TIMES.

Act of Consecration to the holy spirit
On my knees before the great multitude of heavenly witnesses,
I offer myself soul and body to Thee,
Eternal Spirit of God.
I adore the brightness of Thy purity,
the unerring keenness of Thy justice,
and the might of Thy love.
Thou art the Strength and Light of my soul.
In Thee I live and move and am.
I desire never to grieve Thee by unfaithfulness to grace,
and I pray with all my heart to be kept
from the smallest sin against Thee.
Mercifully guard my every thought
and grant that I may always watch for Thy light
and listen to Thy voice
and follow Thy gracious inspirations.
I cling to Thee and give myself to Thee
and ask Thee by Thy compassion
to watch over me in my weakness.
Holding the pierced Feet of Jesus
and looking at His Five Wounds
and trusting in His Precious Blood
and adoring His opened Side and stricken Heart,
I implore Thee Adorable Spirit,
helper of my infirmity,
so to keep me in Thy grace
that I may never sin against Thee.
Give me grace O Holy Ghost,
Spirit of the Father and the Son,
to say to Thee always and everywhere,
"Speak Lord, for Thy servant heareth."

Amen.

Prayer For The Seven Gifts Of The Holy Spirit.

O Lord Jesus Christ Who, before ascending into heaven did promise to send the Holy Spirit to finish Your work in the souls of Your Apostles and Disciples, deign to grant the same Holy Spirit to me that He may perfect in my soul, the work of Your grace and Your love. Grant me the Spirit of Wisdom that I may despise the perishable things of this world and aspire only after the things that are eternal, the Spirit of Understanding to enlighten my mind with the light of Your divine truth, the Spirit of Counsel that I may ever choose the surest way of pleasing God and gaining heaven, the Spirit of Fortitude that I may bear my cross with You and that I may overcome with courage all the obstacles that oppose my salvation, the Spirit of Knowledge that I may know God and know myself and grow perfect in the science of the Saints, the Spirit of Piety that I may find the service of God sweet and amiable, and the Spirit of Fear that I may be filled with a loving reverence towards God and may dread in any way to displease Him. Mark me, dear Lord, with the sign of Your true disciples and animate me in all things with Your Spirit.
Amen.

AMEN & AMEN