₦airaland Forum

viee:
my dear it is A GREAT PLACE
the environment is a bit isolated
waterfalls, moutain, orchard surrond it. . .
the weather is a killer
it was so cold
then the prayer session na diff matter
they pray 247
we had to book in advance since a lot of people come there for prayers as well
so we had some rooms reserved for us
Stations of the cross is down on the hill
that one na serious exercise ooo
then the trip to the water falls took us about 2hrs
by the time we got there we were so exhausted
by the joy of the gettn there was a cure!

truely enjoyed my stay there and sure i will go back sumtym

Good morning all! wishing you all God's blessing of today.

i will really love to be there someday, anytime i visit d village since its very close to my area.

did u get to visit Ohum Monastry in Enugu?

i've heard so much abt Ohum Monastry, can you tell me about it

Lindiwe:
Viee,
well it's not Oby's fault oh that she can't pray or sing the credo and the rest in igbo. I too, when i first went to school in FUTO, it wasn't easy flowing with the songs, though they were great songs. So i had to make a deliberate effort to learn them all.
Now i can comfortably say i'm a guru   no be small thing!

Ala Owerri Kwenu!!!  
Hey! i can sing any song in ibo, i understand ibo very well is only saying the prayers in ibo, take note   make una no misquote me o, abi correct nwa igbo  

~Lady~:
Hello all

viee, Oby1, and Lindiwe, u guys seem to be having fun here o!

I have a question. Aren't all the churches supposed to do the Novena for the Holy Spirit?
My church does it but I am traveling and I looked up the Parishes where I am going and called them and they said no they're not doing the Novenas, I am so disappointed.

I want to move back to Naija ASAP!!!!

You all are making me miss home so much. I haven't even truly experienced what it's like to worship in Niaja. I know it's going to be different. The Parishes here are very lenient. Some things are done and some things are not done. I like my Parish because we always have a Nigerian Priest and a lot of Africans attend it, though it's still a bit lenient. But this new Priest is setting the place ablaze and I'm loving it. We're weeding out those who are not really of God and challenging everyone to be better christians.
If you go across the street, it's a different story o.

I WANT TO COME BACK HOME!!!!! I AM SOOO HOME SICK!!!!

The church is always one, the pentecost novena is everywhere, but it depends on Parish by Parish; in some parish is general, while some is by society to society, my parish is only the Charismatics and the CBIU, while in St. Mary's is all parishioners ( i attended theirs once).

Lady are you a Nigerian? you said you are home sick thats why i asked.

viee:
now that is one part that i just love!
i rem back in sec sch, my friends n i went for Mass
and it was for about 5 diff sec schs. . .
mid way my friend dozed off
then it came to the prayer of the faithful, the delivery was a beauty!
time was taken to construct the prayers and compose a song with them
my friend that was sleepn immediately woke up and she was lik: is this happening for real?
till date i still rem the prayers and i still sing them
lovely!

Nwada Oby, dnt worry, i will teach for little fee

una dey make village dey hungry me to go

viee:
roflmao
ha, i been think say u be ' nwa ada ' sef
haba! i was almost inviting u to come and dine with the elders!

shey i no know wen i leak my mouth o.
i know dey play with Ibo language especially my own native language

viee:
Oby & Lindiwe

a couple of days of days back
my bro and i were in a 'flashback' mood
so we started singing ibo Mass songs
it was so good we cldnt stop!
i just realized how much i miss attendin Mass in the villa/east
Glory to God, the Apostles Creed, etc being sang in ibo is wow. . . .lovely
funny tin, i never loved / appreciated it back then

been a while since i last went to the East
but im sure whne next i trvl, i will make the most it, even attend Mass daily sef

Is only Hail Mary i can say in Ibo, other prayers i dey chop mouth

no i didnt get it
u knw network na d master , decides when to work and when not to
abeg do quick leave Bayelsa, _{that party never commot frm my mind since}

Na true o, Lindiwe hurry up

I don't think weekday masses have ever been a problem for, well that was in Lagos not here. I always attend evening mass at Falomo on my way home, and if i hppen to work late, i'll leave for mass and return back to the office after mass.

Evening mass is no problem, but d time of closure from the office.  
Lindiwe hope you have not bn posted finally to Bayelsa, because you sound so.

Sometimes, my colleagues and i would even attend the mid-day mass before doing lunch.
The holy spirit opened my heart to the essence of daily masses through a friend back in school then, since then i've never underestimated daily masses

My sister u understand, may God grant us the Grace always to follow.

viee:
lol!
my dear, na laziness dey worry me. . .
my salon is beside St Leo's so i use one stone to kill 2 birds. . .

See this girl

Lindiwe:
viee & oby,
is as if your minds were carefully woven into the fabrics of mine, because you seem to be saying exactly what's on my mind.
i for one cherish quiet times in front of the blessed sacrament, but when i look back and find out it's been a while i visited Christ alone in the terbanacle, it aches my heart.

I remember how my worries and desires would all dissappear as soon as i sit quietly in the silent church and gaze at Jesus present in the terbanacle, what a marvelous feeling it gave me!

I can't even do that here! God help me!

Don't feel bad, God who searches the hearts of all, knows how you feel.
But you can also have your quiet time when you want to retire to bed, by then it will be very quiet, just take 10-15 minutes, you can get a crucifix, the diamond type, switch off your light and it will shine in the darkness, look on to it, in the silent of the night, it helps you to meditate as if you are in d blessed sacrament.  Try it.  The Lord is our strength.

viee:
this Carl work no be small tin ooo
the guy jus dey appear only for night
when we don comot

Na so naw, e need am, you no see sey d wedding don dey reach

viee:
this Carl work no be small tin ooo
the guy jus dey appear only for night
when we don comot

e need am, you know see say d wedding don dey reach

viee:
yes o
i feel u on that. . .
the peace cannot be described
i wish Carlosein was able to get me to be attending daily Masses before he left
i always struggle to wake up each morn
thesedays, i even attend evening Mass at St Leo's Ikeja on sundays instead of my Parish here,
imagine

Carlosein you don b superman for Jesus o, i dey imagine how God take seat for him throne dey smile down on you, na u biko
Weekdays early morning mass is also a problem to me except Sunday's which i know is compulsory for me to rise early to Mass.
But you know this our flesh is the greatest enemy we have, may God help us to have more advantage over our flesh.

vieeeee hey! how you go leave St. Mary's start to go so far as St. Leo, you go sey you wan excercise or say more of your Rosary b4 u reach  

viee:
Oby i see as the guy cary dorge that kwesun ooo
he jus do eye lik say he no see am
bia, Carlosein Nairaland, where is Pamperme? ? ?

operation produce pamperme or ,

viee:
you are very correct!
to work is to pray
imagine the diff it will make if we all understand this much
the type of improvement we will notice
still wish i can get more time to actually go to Church more

viee you know at times, i feel like not leaving d presence of God, especially at the blessed sacrament.
Its a thing of joy to know God, not just knowing him, but knowing him deeply.

viee:
Lindiwe & Oby,

when we call someone Mother of all, we aint making mistakes abi

We aint making any mistake, its correct.  If you are talking of Mummy, she said it herself that all not few o, all generation shall call me blessed.

Uncle Carl, where u kip Pam?

shey i have bn asking Carl abt pam's whereabout e dey dorge d question, thank God viee don ask you too  

Mummy is too much, wht about Daddy wonderful, marvelous the mighty God the everlasting father, the prince of peace

Lindiwe dear how are you?

Lindiwe:
it pains me so much that i can't join in the communal devotion in honour of the Holy Spirit and Mother Mary.
sometimes i wish i didn't have to work; i feel i'm chasing after vanities and allowing little room for the more essential things of this life.
but then i remember our Lord Jesus telling us that our work, school, etc. are little alters where we could adore Him and shower Him with the love He so desires from us.[/b]and we are told also that [b]'to work is to pray'

Lord, i all i ask of thee is the grace to do your will! Sometimes, it could be confusing!

have a great day people

All he needs is for us to do good works whereever we find ourselves and also importantly our daily prayers. You are not chasing after vanity is just the nature of your job. You might not be there physically,but spiritually you are there, so cheers

Carlosein:
oby, lindiwe, ebos, ~lady~, da junta (welcome onboard), and all others just said i should quickly holla you guys
before i run away because if i don't leave now i prob. will not get home at all today
(i didn't get home on friday had to sleep at a cousins place despite i left at six)

take care and God bless.

amen! sis

My hands dey up bros how work naw

Today's Saint

Sts. Marian and James (d. 259)

Often, it’s hard to find much detail from the lives of saints of the early Church. What we know about the third-century martyrs we honor today is likewise minimal. But we do know that they lived and died for the faith. Almost 2,000 years later, that is enough reason to honor them.

Born in North Africa, Marian was a lector or reader; James was a deacon. For their devotion to the faith they suffered during the persecution of Valerian.

Prior to their persecution Marian and James were visited by two bishops who encouraged them in the faith not long before they themselves were martyred. A short time later, Marian and James were arrested and interrogated. The two readily confessed their faith and, for that, were tortured. While in prison they are said to have experienced visions, including one of the two bishops who had visited them earlier.

On the last day of their lives, Marian and James joined other Christians facing martyrdom. They were blindfolded and then put to death. Their bodies were thrown into the water. The year was 259.

hello sis.  i dey jo 
how work?

I'm trying 2 round off to see if i can make it 2 evening mass, today is your mass of thanksgiving.

Lindiwe:
just to remind every one to join the church in the novena to the Holy Spirit and May devotion
may we continue to find favour with God as we adore the Holy Spirit and honour our Lady!

have a great weekend!

Yes o, thanks for reminding us. Today is the 4th day of our 9 days pentecost novena and today's prayer point is " COME, HOLY SPIRIT, AND RENEW THE FACE OF THE EARTH - Transform society by the power of your Spirit (Mk 16:16-20)
Intercede: For the "Culture of Life" born by the Spirit, to penetrate Society-in the world, in government, in your continent, in your nation.

Other prayer points.

Today's Saint

St. Hilary of Arles (400-449)

It’s been said that youth is wasted on the young. In some ways, that was true for today’s saint.

Born in France in the early fifth century, Hilary came from an aristocratic family. In the course of his education he encountered his relative, Honoratus, who encouraged the young man to join him in the monastic life. Hilary did so. He continued to follow in the footsteps of Honoratus as bishop. Hilary was only 29 when he was chosen bishop of Arles.

The new, youthful bishop undertook the role with confidence. He did manual labor to earn money for the poor. He sold sacred vessels to ransom captives. He became a magnificent orator. He traveled everywhere on foot, always wearing simple clothing.

That was the bright side. Hilary encountered difficulty in his relationships with other bishops over whom he had some jurisdiction. He unilaterally deposed one bishop. He selected another bishop to replace one who was very ill-but, to complicate matters, did not die! Pope St. Leo the Great kept Hilary a bishop but stripped him of some of his powers.

Hilary died at 49. He was a man of talent and piety who, in due time, had learned how to be a bishop.

Carlosein beta tell us wir pamperme is o, shuoo getting 2 almost 2 weeks if not more than and she is not back? Report immediately

My sisters how una dey naw

ebos:
Urti dentro per dire ciao a voi tutto il Oby, Carlosein Viee, Lindiwe, Imohtep, Pamperme, signora e tutti i nostri nuovi membri sono altamente benvenuti.

Sono realmente felice di vedere questo filetto muovermi avanti. Mantengalo in su. Il dio di maggio li aiuta tutti a partecipare completamente per questa devozione di maggio.

Grazie tutto per le vostre preghiere per il mio mum, io si è sentito che sta ottenendo più meglio, benchè, ancora nell'ospedale. La storia sarebbe stata differente se Satan fosse riuscito - il mio fratello più anziano che stava andando all'ospedale la fattura ha avuto un incidente. Lo hanno celato al mio mum ed inoltre mi sono sentito che sta ottenendo migliore e sarebbe scaricato in qualunque momento da oggi.


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Bump in to say hi to you all O[b]by, Carlosein Viee, Lindiwe, Imohtep, Pamperme, Lady, and all our new members [/b]are highly welcome.

I’m really happy to see this thread moving ahead. Keep it up. May God help us all to participate fully for this May Devotion.

Thanks you all for your prayers for my mum, she is getting better, though, still in the hospital. The story would have been different if Satan had succeeded – my elder brother who was going to the hospital to clear the hospital bill had an accident. They concealed it to my mum and he is getting better and would be discharged anytime from now.

mine Oh! mine Ebos na u?  Bros na wao wir u come go since

So so sorry about your brother and thank God for saving him and also thanking God for mum too.  No mind that pig headed Satan very stubborn useless thing wey no know e mate, but thank God he failed and he has always been a failure.

So glad to hear from you.

Abeg which language b that one, na Lebanon language

Da Junta:
Join me in Thanking Jesus and Mother Mary,
I can't stop Thanking Jesus and Mother Mary for
saving me from a fatal car crash last week.
The guy beside me broke his arm and leg while i came out with just a scratch.

Glory to Jesus now and forever ; Honour to Mary

[size=16pt]JESUS I TRUST IN YOU[/size]

House i say HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO and i hope we all had a nice weekend and we thank God for another week again.

Hello Junta you are highly welcome in our midst.
May God be exalted he is called the miracle working God and he never fails on that. May his name be praised forever

hey wir is everyone i dey greet o, viee how now, you mean sey u went to work yesterday? well nothing spoil as far as you made it to mass at the same time.

hello Carl, how was the holiday break.

Today's Saint

St. Athanasius (295?-373)  

Athanasius led a tumultuous but dedicated life of service to the Church. He was the great champion of the faith against the widespread heresy of Arianism. The vigor of his writings earned him the title of doctor of the Church.

Born of a Christian family in Alexandria, Egypt, and given a classical education, Athanasius entered the priesthood, became secretary to Alexander, the bishop of Alexandria, and eventually was named bishop himself. His predecessor, Alexander, had been an outspoken critic of a new movement growing in the East—Arianism.

When Athanasius assumed his role as bishop of Alexandria, he continued the fight against Arianism. At first it seemed that the battle would be easily won and that Arianism would be condemned. Such, however, did not prove to be the case. The Council of Tyre was called and for several reasons that are still unclear, the Emperor Constantine exiled Athanasius to northern Gaul. This was to be the first in a series of travels and exiles reminiscent of the life of St. Paul.

After Constantine died, his son restored Athanasius as bishop. This lasted only a year, however, for he was deposed once again by a coalition of Arian bishops. Athanasius took his case to Rome, and Pope Julius I called a synod to review the case and other related matters.

Five times Athanasius was exiled for his defense of the doctrine of Christ’s divinity. During one period of his life, he enjoyed 10 years of relative peace—reading, writing and promoting the Christian life along the lines of the monastic ideal to which he was greatly devoted. His dogmatic and historical writings are almost all polemic, directed against every aspect of Arianism.

Among his ascetical writings, his Life of St. Anthony achieved astonishing popularity and contributed greatly to the establishment of monastic life throughout the Western Christian world.

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The hardships Athanasius suffered in exile, hiding, fleeing from place to place remind us of what Paul said of his own life: “[O]n frequent journeys, in dangers from rivers, dangers from robbers, dangers from my own race, dangers from Gentiles, dangers in the city, dangers in the wilderness, dangers at sea, dangers among false brothers; in toil and hardship, through many sleepless nights, through hunger and thirst, through frequent fastings, through cold and exposure. And apart from these things, there is the daily pressure upon me of my anxiety for all the churches” (2 Corinthians 11:26—28).