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This number droping thing is not good in a public forum... Why not drop a mail so that people can forwrad their number.

How do you classify someone who talk and responds to himself....

that jobberman sef... When almost all their advert no dey get address...

Nice article... Sadly, people will turn this into political arguement...

Day 4
Reflection from... Luke 16:19-31
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19 “There was a rich man who was dressed
in purple and fine linen and who feasted
sumptuously every day.20 And at his gate
lay a poor man named Lazarus, covered with
sores,21 who longed to satisfy his hunger
with what fell from the rich man’s table;
even the dogs would come and lick his
sores.22 The poor man died and was
carried away by the angels to be with
Abraham.[a] The rich man also died and was
buried. 23 In Hades, where he was being
tormented, he looked up and saw Abraham
far away with Lazarus by his side.[b] 24 He
called out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on
me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his
finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am
in agony in these flames.’25 But Abraham
said, ‘Child, remember that during your
lifetime you received your good things, and
Lazarus in like manner evil things; but now
he is comforted here, and you are in agony.
26 Besides all this, between you and us a
great chasm has been fixed, so that those
who might want to pass from here to you
cannot do so, and no one can cross from
there to us.’27 He said, ‘Then, father, I beg
you to send him to my father’s house— 28
for I have five brothers—that he may warn
them, so that they will not also come into
this place of torment.’29 Abraham replied,
‘They have Moses and the prophets; they
should listen to them.’30 He said, ‘No, father
Abraham; but if someone goes to them from
the dead, they will repent.’31 He said to him,
‘If they do not listen to Moses and the
prophets, neither will they be convinced
even if someone rises from the dead.’”
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Most of us are familiar with this passage. But have we ever wondered why the rich man went to hades. Much wasnt told about his life, except for the fact that he always host expensive feast in his home, which doesnt seem bad cos its not wrong to host feast. But from the passage, we can see that he went to hades because of the spirit of negligence... Remember our reflection for Day one, where God said that He is giving us a command; to help the poor ones among us. It was obvious from the passage that the rich man didnt pay heed to that command. Who knows, the rich man might have been a church goer, he might have made his wealth legitimately, but he neglected the poor person sitting right in front of his house. And this cost him dearly. You know, most of us are guilty of this. We neglect so many things in this life and think that it doesnt count. Look around you, you will see a lot of people that you can help not necessarily financially, but by our time, action and kind words we can help soften the pain and hardship they pass through in this world. As a young person/student, how do you see the fact that your next door neighbour sometimes goes to bed on empty stomach while there are varieties of food in your frigde and the food sometimes end up in the bin... In the evening/weekends, you go to bar/party(s), spending so much on drinks and unnecessary foods while the person leaving next to you is looking for a little cash to pay for his medical bill... You spend so much time on watching films, playing music and dancing while there are some sick/old/dying people who just needed some one to talk to. As a parent/guardian, how do you see the fact that some of the kids in your neighbourhood are looking tattered while your kids have excess cloths in their boxes that they havent worn for years and probably wont wear again. In the morning you take your kids to sch, driving past those tattered kids whilst there are enough space in your car. On weekends, you take your kids to expensive eateris and parks spending so much while some of those kids have not been to school in the past week due to school fees. So much for being our brothers keeper... No one is saying you shouldnt have a good time or spend on your kids, but try to do it wisely and to strike a balance... Left for me, judging from today's standard, the rich man even tried... Cos its not everyone that can allow someone who have a sore wound on his body hanging around his compound, but still yet that wasnt enough in the eyes of God... In other words, dont say that you have done enough or done your part... But keep doing the little that you can afford to do and never give up. Someone ones said... "that if we know the joy and blessing we recieve we when help the needy, then we will spend everyday of our life begging someone so as to help him/her.
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We pray that through the Holy Spirit, we wont neglect the needy... Esp when we have the means to help them... For it is only in giving that we recieve....
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Have a nice week ahead...

Davik01: Pls i ve a question. Who trains the missionary or religous priests? Are they responsible 4 their training or does the mission cater 4 them? Tnk.

Most time, its 50-50 payment between the missionary body and your family. Sometimes, the mission pay most of the fees then your family pay for study materials as required by the Seminary you attend (I think, the Vincentian congregation do this)... By there are some missionary order that pays 100percent of your training, except if you parent decide to make donation. This is because, by the time you start attending the seminary for priesthood, you are already a full blown brother of the order. Franciscan/Carmelite orders do this...

And when I was thinking to be the FTC on page 200.... There is God o... Nice to have mumsy back... Waiting for Kiddablingz...

Kamsified: Quoted for future reference
Thanks for sharing

Happy Sunday sweetheart

Wish you same my zing... Have a nice week ahead...

I just hope the rumour of his death turn out to be true... But these BH guys get mind o... Killing up to 3H pple jst like that... I jst wish fire go burn them up...

jenoncam: Happy Blessed Sunday
To everyone

Thanks dear... Welcome to our midst... In the absence of my mumsy, the pope secretary will give you a warm welcome...

hifaif: Instead of answering the question, you went to check her profile instead and ended up commenting on profile pix instead of the question.

Dont mind him... Coming from a so called christian... Me think its him who we shld pray for and not those pastors...

Number 4 and 7 is what Chistians of these days lack...

Day 3
Reflection taken from Mark 3:1-6. You can also read Luke 13:10-17.
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3 Again he entered the synagogue, and a
man was there who had a withered hand. 2
They watched him to see whether he would
cure him on the sabbath, so that they might
accuse him.3 And he said to the man who
had the withered hand, “Come forward.” 4
Then he said to them, “Is it lawful to do
good or to do harm on the sabbath, to save
life or to kill?” But they were silent.5 He
looked around at them with anger; he was
grieved at their hardness of heart and said
to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He
stretched it out, and his hand was restored.
6 The Pharisees went out and immediately
conspired with the Herodians against him,
how to destroy him..
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In this passage, we see clearly that the pharisees were against Christ healing on the sabbath day. Today, so many of us are like that. We neglect one of the important commandment of God just so as to fulfill the law which we feel is more important. Most times, we might have encountered a situation where people need our help, but because we are on our way to mass, fellowship or one group meeting or the other, we neglected them, even when we know that we could be of help. Also, we might have neighbour/friends who are in need financially but we prefer to go to church and make a huge donation/pay tithe/ do all the offering than giving them something. At the end, we say its cos we dont have money, not knowing that God might have kept us close to them for a reason. We are not saying you shouldnt pay tithe/offering/donation. But in the eyes of God, material sacrifice to your fellow man is far better than material sacrifice to him. The thing He wants from you is spiritual sacrifice. Remember the two greatest commandment, Love of God and Love of neighbour. How then can you show love to your neighbour if not by helping him the best way you can even if it means breaking the common laws that people tend to attach importance to, which ofcourse doesnt mean you have to sin. Remember the scenerios where the pharisees accused Christ's disciples of not keeping to the laws of the land/sabbath... On one occassion was when the disciples were picking corn from the field on a day they were supposed to fast, another was when the disciples ate without washing hands according to custom. We all know the reply that Christ gave the pharisees. Or is it in the old testament when David and his men went into the temple to eat the food made for the priest. All these examples are trying to show us that even though the laws are there, it shouldnt keep us from showing love to our fellow man. In today's passage, Christ healed the man with a cripple hand, despite protest from the pharisees to show to them that love of neighbour is all that we need and that covers alot of things.
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We pray that God will give us the grace to help our neighbours anytime the opportunity comes up... For its in giving that we recieve...
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Have a wonderful sunday friends... Pardon my typos

@Kamsified... Thanks alot for the complement...

RevDesmondJuju: The catholic church is a den of pedophilles and fagg0ts. It is the sit of satan

Good... Clap for yourself for saying the truth... But how does that concern you...

Just like that... People need to get a life...

Nawa oh... Where the army dey na.... This thing is getting out of hand... In some countries, this is a national disaster... But here in Ngeria...

Killed by their own people abi... What do you have to say to someone who deliberately want to commit suicide despite having all it takes to make his life better... The northerners need to change their ways...

Ukutsgp: d guy just want to argue. d truth is very obvious here. it seems he is a babe in christ.

So you na adult in Christ... I like the way you guys are trying to point christians to the right way, but dont condem them for their belief by saying that they will end up in hell. Only God decide on that... Just support your arguement the best way you can and leave the rest for God...

SMH... So una still dey argue... Who among you then have the true spirit... Christians eh...

Day 2...
Reflection from Matt 14:15-21
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15 When it was
evening, the disciples came to him and said,
“This is a deserted place, and the hour is
now late; send the crowds away so that
they may go into the villages and buy food
for themselves.”16 Jesus said to them,
“They need not go away; you give them
something to eat.”17 They replied, “We
have nothing here but five loaves and two
fish.”18 And he said, “Bring them here to
me.” 19 Then he ordered the crowds to sit
down on the grass. Taking the five loaves
and the two fish, he looked up to heaven,
and blessed and broke the loaves, and gave
them to the disciples, and the disciples gave
them to the crowds.20 And all ate and were
filled; and they took up what was left over of
the broken pieces, twelve baskets full.21
And those who ate were about five
thousand men, besides women and
children.
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From the passage, we can see that the disciples knew that the crowd were hungry and knowing fully well that they cant provide for them, they tried to send them away... But Christ said... "Give them something to it"... Most time, we are quick to conclude that we cant afford to help someone due to the limited resource that we have or we try to point the needy to another direction to seek help instead of "doing it ourself".... The works of charity is not really about how much you give or what you were able to achieve... Even though its essential.... But its about the little "genuine" effort we make in trying to help someone. It didnt occur to the disciple to figure out a way to help the crowd for they know that they dont have what it takes to help them, but Christ who is master of all things used the little that they have to do wonders. In essence, we shouldnt try to shy away from the work of charity because we dont have much. We never can tell how far the little we offer could go in saving someone's life, we never can tell if the little we give may inspire someone who is watching us to come in and finished up the ones we couldnt do. Remember, Christ makes our little work to be perfect...
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We pray that we may have the courage to give/help, not minding the little that we may have... Cos its in giving that we recieve...

Which one is kingdom of western Nigeria...

Today's reflection/meditation
Deutronomy 15:7-11...

7 If there is among you anyone in need, a
member of your community in any of your
towns within the land that the Lord your
God is giving you, do not be hard-hearted or
tight-fisted toward your needy neighbor.8
You should rather open your hand, willingly
lending enough to meet the need, whatever
it may be.9 Be careful that you do not
entertain a mean thought, thinking, “The
seventh year, the year of remission, is near,”
and therefore view your needy neighbor
with hostility and give nothing; your
neighbor might cry to the Lord against you,
and you would incur guilt.10 Give liberally
and be ungrudging when you do so, for on
this account the Lord your God will bless you
in all your work and in all that you
undertake.11 Since there will never cease to
be some in need on the earth, I therefore
command you, “Open your hand to the poor
and needy neighbor in your land.”
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How do you see your neighbours in need... Do you see them as some lazy folks who cant work to provide their need, as pest who prefer collecting from others than work for their own need or do you see them as the falling side of a weighing balance/beam in which you have to step on the other side to keep the balance straight and equal. Take a look at verse 11... God the Father said that " there will always be someone in need here on earth" in other words, no matter how hard some people might try, things might not go the way they want it, making them to rely on some people for help... Which is where you and I comes in... Reading further, God said "I therefore comman you to open you hand for the poor and the needy in your neighbourhood"... Did you get the point here... God said its a command which He is directly giving us. So it will be wise if we heed to that command very well. Now, verse 9 said that we shouldnt hold grudges against the poor in any way or make gist of them, cos when their cries gets to heaven.... We know the rest....
Prayer... We pray that God the Father will give us the grace not to overlook the poor ones among us and also give us the resource we require in helping the needy...

Remain blessed, for its in giving that we recieve...

This is the simplest form of the novena prayer, which can be said with ease and matter of 2min... O Glorious Saint Vincent de Paul,
the mention of your name suggests a litany
of your virtues:
humility, zeal, mercy, self-sacrifice.
It also recalls your many foundations:
Works of Mercy, Congregations, Societies.
The Church gratefully remembers your
promotion of the priesthood.
Inspire all Charitable Workers,
especially those who minister,
to both the spiritually and the materially
poor.
O Lord, give us the grace that You
bestowed upon,
your servant St. Vincent de Paul,
to relinquish the temptation of material
things,
in our holy effort to minister to the poor.
Amen.
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be...

Visit this site to view the biography and legacies of st vincent de paul. Couldnt copy it here cos of the device am using right now... www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=326 ... He is know as the patron saint of charity and charity organization under the church... He is the founder of the " Congregation of Mission", a male religious body whose main work is envagelization through the work of charity. Also, he together with a rev sr, formed the "daughters of charity"... A female religious body that helps the poor by providing education and other basic facilities. Some other charitable societies that were established years after his death, but under the church umbrella adopted him as their patron saint, there by coming together to form the Vincentian family. About 6 of them in number in Nigeria, these societies include; the congregation of mission, the daughters of charity, society of st vincent de paul, Confraternities of charity, Vincentian Marian Youth etc...

In view of the upcoming feast of St Vincent de Paul, members of the society of St Vincent the Paul, the Vincentian families and the entire catholic families that are devoted to the saint world wide begins today, the novena to St Vincent the Paul, which will run through to the 27th of this month, the feast day. So, as a member of the society of st vincent de paul, I will try my best to through more light on the need for charity which is the virtue the saint is being known for. Other contribution will be welcomed... Cc Italo... Pardon my typos, na nokia 3310 i dey use...

FrancisTony: Like I said, I never made a tribalist comment.

I am Igbo and I said what I noticed.

Guy, you need to melow down... The edited part of that first comment you made on that thread is really uncalled for. No sensible Nigerian will (not to talk of some1 frm d east) make such comment. Its more like a disrespect to those kid that died during the war... In as much as NL is a place where we can say anything without any fear, we should atleast show some sense of responsibility in our commens. Left for me, it will be wise if you can just edit that your comment and remove the "edited" part....

Ukutsgp: my people perish for lack of knowledge. Hosea 4:6. read to avert the danger of being ignorant.

Christ Embassy members will still quote that passage for you and tell you that you will perish for lack of knowlegde... So dont claim monopoly of the spirit...

Ukutsgp: pls dnt tell me u believe d crap of once saved always saved. i hv proved it from d post that it is a lie and nt consistent with d wholesome word of God. do u hv any contrary view?

You of all people shld knw where I belong, jst dat I dont like peeps like you going abt bashing oda pples faith... You still didnt prove to me how you concluded that yours is the true spirit... Paxonel has quoted from the bible to bck up his claim... So whats your say...

Viewing Payshence with my night vision... Peeping is not allowed... Only comment/greetings...