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o i c!
so dat ashebi is a don deal?

kai una kids go fyn no be small

hey peeps!
hapi hapi new year!!!

ok guys, itz like this
having met Pamperme and Carl
and also seeing the chemistry b t w the 2 of them
i took it as duty to make sure that we wear ashebi this year
so folks, im delighted to annouce to u'all the newest couple on ths this thread
Mr. & Mrs. PamCarl
sweet couple

where is Lindiwe sef?

Hey Carlos,
Merry Xmas to you too.
and of course to everybody here, u guys made this thread a must visit for me. . . .

greeting my peeps!
hope we are all doing graet!

been kinda ruf for me lately.
Carl, tnx for the prayer request on my behalf. . . .

guys, please pray for my Dad and my two sis (Chioma & kosi)
Dad has been down, geting better by his grace
i have been sad but lookin up to God
please rem them in your prayers.

tnx, . .

Speak  write English plz!!!!

Hey Chukwudi, kedukwanu?
hope u hv dropd by for the ansato your questn?

Lady and Carl, tanks!
u guys are the best

Nubian, we welcome you in the name of the Lord
drop by often!

na Lawyer b this abi na my eyes?
see kain waka pass appearnace lol
hope u are good sha

Carl, Lin story get NAFDAC no?
i sure say dem so soon expire, tel her make she gv us diz gist na!

wey OBY? ? ?

gotta run
catch you all moro and May God bless us all.

na nite

alrite

Todays Reading:


Reading 1
Rv 14:14-19

I, John, looked and there was a white cloud,
and sitting on the cloud one who looked like a son of man,
with a gold crown on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand.
Another angel came out of the temple,
crying out in a loud voice to the one sitting on the cloud,
“Use your sickle and reap the harvest,
for the time to reap has come,
because the earth’s harvest is fully ripe.”
So the one who was sitting on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth,
and the earth was harvested.

Then another angel came out of the temple in heaven
who also had a sharp sickle.
Then another angel came from the altar, who was in charge of the fire,
and cried out in a loud voice
to the one who had the sharp sickle,
“Use your sharp sickle and cut the clusters from the earth’s vines,
for its grapes are ripe.”
So the angel swung his sickle over the earth and cut the earth’s vintage.
He threw it into the great wine press of God’s fury.

Responsorial Psalm
Ps 96:10, 11-12, 13

R. (13b) The Lord comes to judge the earth.
Say among the nations: The LORD is king.
He has made the world firm, not to be moved;
he governs the peoples with equity.
R. The Lord comes to judge the earth.
Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice;
let the sea and what fills it resound;
let the plains be joyful and all that is in them!
Then shall all the trees of the forest exult.
R. The Lord comes to judge the earth.
Before the LORD, for he comes;
for he comes to rule the earth.
He shall rule the world with justice
and the peoples with his constancy.
R. The Lord comes to judge the earth.

Gospel
Lk 21:5-11

While some people were speaking about
how the temple was adorned with costly stones and votive offerings,
Jesus said, “All that you see here–
the days will come when there will not be left
a stone upon another stone that will not be thrown down.”

Then they asked him,
“Teacher, when will this happen?
And what sign will there be when all these things are about to happen?”
He answered,
“See that you not be deceived,
for many will come in my name, saying,
‘I am he,’ and ‘The time has come.’
Do not follow them!
When you hear of wars and insurrections,
do not be terrified; for such things must happen first,
but it will not immediately be the end.”
Then he said to them,
“Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
There will be powerful earthquakes, famines, and plagues
from place to place;
and awesome sights and mighty signs will come from the sky.”

Saint of the day:

St. Catherine Laboure


St. Catherine Laboure, virgin, was born on May 2, 1806. At an early age she entered the community of the Daughters of Charity, in Paris, France. Three times in 1830 the Virgin Mary appeared to St. Catherine Laboure, who then was a twenty-four year old novice.

On July 18, the first apparition occurred in the community's motherhouse. St. Catherine beheld a lady seated on the right side of the sanctuary. When St. Catherine approached her, the heavenly visitor told her how to act in time of trial and pointed to the altar as the source of all consolation. Promising to entrust St. Catherine with a mission which would cause her great suffering, the lady also predicted the anticlerical revolt which occurred at Paris in 1870.

On November 27, the lady showed St. Catherine the medal of the Immaculate Conception, now universally known as the "Miraculous Medal." She commissioned St. Catherine to have one made, and to spread devotion to this medal. At that time, only her spiritual director, Father Aladel, knew of the apparitions. Forty-five years later, St. Catherine spoke fully of the apparitions to one of her superiors. She died on December 31, 1876, and was canonized on July 27, 1947. Her feast day is November 25.

we lost by alone goal

eqt 1 - Nig 0

i hear the game is live on AIT, updates anyone?
tnx

tosinadeda:
u cldnt even post the score line!!!
wuts the freaking essence of the thread now
nonsense

it ended 1-0

Tosin u be Arsenal Fan?
you sound very angry!

great pics RSA!
way to go SA!
cant wait for the tournament proper
just hope an Africa team will better the record of South Korea as a new Host
wonder which African country it will be

una dey speak in tongues? ? ?
which kain English be this one for hia?
shebi una pay money go learn english for sch?
the least una go do na 2 try speak am na

Todays Reading:



Reading 1
Rv 10:8-11
I, John, heard a voice from heaven speak to me.
Then the voice spoke to me and said:
“Go, take the scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel
who is standing on the sea and on the land.”
So I went up to the angel and told him to give me the small scroll.
He said to me, “Take and swallow it.
It will turn your stomach sour,
but in your mouth it will taste as sweet as honey.”
I took the small scroll from the angel’s hand and swallowed it.
In my mouth it was like sweet honey,
but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned sour.
Then someone said to me, “You must prophesy again
about many peoples, nations, tongues, and kings.”

Responsorial Psalm
Ps 119:14, 24, 72, 103, 111, 131
R. (103a) How sweet to my taste is your promise!
In the way of your decrees I rejoice,
as much as in all riches.
R. How sweet to my taste is your promise!
Yes, your decrees are my delight;
they are my counselors.
R. How sweet to my taste is your promise!
The law of your mouth is to me more precious
than thousands of gold and silver pieces.
R. How sweet to my taste is your promise!
How sweet to my palate are your promises,
sweeter than honey to my mouth!
R. How sweet to my taste is your promise!
Your decrees are my inheritance forever;
the joy of my heart they are.
R. How sweet to my taste is your promise!
I gasp with open mouth
in my yearning for your commands.
R. How sweet to my taste is your promise!


Gospel
Lk 19:45-48
Jesus entered the temple area and proceeded to drive out
those who were selling things, saying to them,
“It is written, My house shall be a house of prayer,
but you have made it a den of thieves.”
And every day he was teaching in the temple area.
The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people, meanwhile,
were seeking to put him to death,
but they could find no way to accomplish their purpose
because all the people were hanging on his words.

hey lovely pple,
just noticed we havnt been posting Saint of the day
thanks Carl for your daily readings, lemme add the Saint of the day
here we go:

Todays Saint/Feast


Feast of the Presentation of Mary


Mary’s presentation was celebrated in Jerusalem in the sixth century. A church was built there in honor of this mystery. The Eastern Church was more interested in the feast, but it does appear in the West in the 11th century. Although the feast at times disappeared from the calendar, in the 16th century it became a feast of the universal Church.
As with Mary’s birth, we read of Mary’s presentation in the temple only in apocryphal literature. In what is recognized as an unhistorical account, the Protoevangelium of James tells us that Anna and Joachim offered Mary to God in the Temple when she was three years old. This was to carry out a promise made to God when Anna was still childless.

Though it cannot be proven historically, Mary’s presentation has an important theological purpose. It continues the impact of the feasts of the Immaculate Conception and of the birth of Mary. It emphasizes that the holiness conferred on Mary from the beginning of her life on earth continued through her early childhood and beyond.

Comment:

It is sometimes difficult for modern Westerners to appreciate a feast like this. The Eastern Church, however, was quite open to this feast and even somewhat insistent about celebrating it. Even though the feast has no basis in history, it stresses an important truth about Mary: From the beginning of her life, she was dedicated to God. She herself became a greater temple than any made by hands. God came to dwell in her in a marvelous manner and sanctified her for her unique role in God's saving work. At the same time, the magnificence of Mary redounds upon her children. They, too, are temples of God and sanctified in order that they might enjoy and share in God's saving work.

Quote:
"Hail, holy throne of God, divine sanctuary, house of glory, jewel most fair, chosen treasure house, and mercy seat for the whole world, heaven showing forth the glory of God. Purest Virgin, worthy of all praise, sanctuary dedicated to God and raised above all human condition, virgin soil, unplowed field, flourishing vine, fountain pouring out waters, virgin bearing a child, mother without knowing man, hidden treasure of innocence, ornament of sanctity, by your most acceptable prayers, strong with the authority of motherhood, to our Lord and God, Creator of all, your Son who was born of you without a father, steer the ship of the Church and bring it to a quiet harbor" (adapted from a homily by St. Germanus on the Presentation of the Mother of God).

FOD:
I have a feeling Federer may not make it to the semi-finals because on current form, I don't see Federer beating Murray. I hope he proves me wrong.

DavidDylan:
Murray will beat Fed . . . i think Fed's time has run out

correct gentlemen. . .
was a pulsating game
i kind of feel Fedex shld have pulled out from onset, all this losses may jus affect him psycologicaly i think

who do you reckon will win?

looks like the cash has Murray written all over it IMO

Murray! sometimes i rewind and think of all the comments i made before Wimbledon about this dude
Since coming back dramatically aganist the Freanch guy. . what his name again?. .  .he has been having a fab season!
beaten the top players, won titles, improved in his ranking
IMO apart from Nadal, he is the best of the season
just that i hate British stuns and their way of blowing their average athletes into big time stars, i would have loved diz guy . . . .really!

Lindiwe
Carl, i don arrive oo

[quote author=~Lady~ link=topic=186945.msg3083327#msg3083327 date=1226599897]Hello all.

How's everyone? Hope your week is moving along smoothly and you are all well.[/quote]Lady, kekwanu?
we are good, sure u r too
Thank God it is almost Friday

Car, kekwanu? _{im feeling nativeish diz eve}
hope you had a great day

Larry, your missing in action o
say hi!
Oby, where u dey?

Pam, please say hi to us na!
Ebos and de Law too. . .

i will be online all tru moro, hv missed talkn with y'all!
so U beta b here OR!

na nite.

God bless us all.

Lindiwe:
hey peeps,
what's going on,
i gotta tell you guys this because y'all are my own people!
tomorrow, i'll be resigning from my current place of work . . . it shall be my last day! so no more bayelsa and millitant runs for me . . . lol!!!
it's for my own good and the good of all my people n church . . . lol (sounds familiar huh!)

can anyone else hear the distinct sound of wedn bells? ? ?

hey peeps,

how bodi?
hapi new week
just hit me that the year is almost up
sure feels like we celebrated Easter like yesterday . . .

i attended Mass at St Leos yersterday and the Officiating Priest was a Ghanian
i knew the moment he pronounced 'US and Her'

was a lovely sermon
based the feast of yersterday: Church as a place and as U
real kool


Karlie, i will check out the site you posted
many thanks for them in advance

didnt see Oby here today
hope u r kool?

ok, gotta run, u'all have a safe drive home and Gods blessing.

b t w, Lin did i miss the pages where u downloaded your trip to Rome? ? ? ?
make i try refresh the page, may b na my browser

i am Sir!

in the clash of the Andys
Murray came out tops beating A-Rod in 3 sets

Gilles got the better of Fedex yet again
beating him in 3 sets.

oh by the way!!!!
CONGRATS to all Venus fans
she sure ended the year on a high note didnt she? ? ?
where is iice?
lets pop the champagne

im rooting for Tsonga now, hope he will get his next game back on track and make me hapi

Vera beat Jelena in three sets
Ivanovic and Serena have both pulled out. . .  .

Elena has d4 joined Vera, Jelena & Venus in the semis.
i hope Venus wins
she looks like the strongest at the moment judging from her games
Vera has a shot too
Jelena, with her injury. . . .

Venus has destroyed Serena 5-7, 6-1, 6-0

i hope they both qualify sha

jankovic beat Kuz in straight sets

Elena vs safina underway. . . .

hey peeps . . .

hey larry, nice to have u around
wld have loved to see God in action in Itele
abeg pray for us. . .

Lady, Lin, Carl, Oby hw una dey?
hope good

just popped in to say haloooo
u kip kipn it real!

Ivanonic lost to Vera
kinda sad. . .

Venus vs Elena on now
Venus takes the first set
second set underway

hey peeps!

nice to have our title bakkkkk
GLORY TO JESUS, HONOUR TO MARY AND JOSEPH!!!!

Carl, sup with ya, lin welcome come bak!
u no come online again with the gist. . .
we go vex ooo
hope u had a good trip

lady, where r u off to?
DC?
say hi to Obama

Oby, ke nke ne emenu?
glad i came online
had forgotn, moro is all saints
tnx for the info!

u all have a swell weekend

FOD:
David takes the first semi-final spot. He beat Murray 7-6, 6-3.

what a season for Andy
shut me up completely!
i think fatigue didnt help in this game. . . .
im not a huge fan but i bow for him.

hey peeps

glory to Jesus Honour to Mary

Seun and AKO,

im trying hard to understand the motive behind closing the original thread
it sounds confusing when you say never ending threads are not to be encouraged, neither should there be discouraged? ? ?
what exactly are we supposed to make of that?
we use to have a thread that was OURS
a thread that brings each on eof us online
had you said that closing it is as a result of the difficulty it posses in managing the site, i would understand . . . .
but then i have been here a while and i know of threads in the sports page that exceded the number of pages we had here . . .

i really want to : what is your real reason?
from saying that the thread is sticky, to our being unable to post anytin to eventual complete closure
did it occour to you that we likeed the old title and may not appreciate you giving us one?

i love to come here, to pray, joke and meet minds with friends here
please do not make it uninteresting for us.
you cld have sought our opinion on the title at least.

please folks, this is a thread for catholics
if you do not have anything constructive to sya, then please stay out!
we have built friendship through this medium
this space is special for us, please create a new thread and joke about catholics ( u guys do it all the time)

Carl, Lin, Oby, Law, Ebos, Lady , Pam et al
been fun hangig out here with you all, please lets keep the spirit going.
may devotion to Our Lady is drawing to a close
i wld love to knw how it went with us all
Lin, abeg when u dey come back ith Papal blessing?

gotta run now,
u all have a blessed week!

hey peeps!
glory to Jesus
Honour to Mary & Joseph

hope all all had a good wkend?

Ebos , read ur post, have u in my prayers
please let us know what is hapng

lady, when this suya and gala party dey hapen sef?
im salivating already
thk God u have a GOOD job now. . .congrtas!!!!
im sure of plenty to eat.

Carl, sup lv
wetin dey happn?
Oby, ke nke ne emenu?
Lin, say hi Our Holy Father
and PRAY for us!
take plenty pix ooo and post them ASAP!

Pam, u don dey too miss for action ooo
Lawyer wetin dey happen now?

guys i got a Cd from a good friend at work today on Scot Hahn, i was amazed!
he woke up more love for God and the Catholic faith
i feel so blessed to have the Holy Eucharist readily avaliable to give my heart the peace it seeks
i cant really tell how i feel now, just knw it is an awesome feeling.

if u hapn to run into this CD or any of his books, PLZ BUY!!

My sis is goin thru a little tuff time, plz pary her!

need to run now, wil drop by moro.

may God bless us all

hey Lindiwe, nice post!
i join others to say Amen and Amen

u dey go Vatican? ? ?
wow! im sooooo jealous
pray us ok?
and enjoy urself down there.

Carl, i don show my face but u com dey miss

Oby & Lady, when wil i ever get u online?

Pam and Ebos case na anoda tory. . .

Thank God the month October is here, i have been missing sayn the rosary alot and i didnt like it. . .
now , i cant imagiine not sayn it everyday
i just hp and pray that i will have have the same zeal beyond october.

i always do get lots of motivation from here, miss u guys plenty!

noticed some new faces names here, welkom peeps. . .
it dosnt matter what u have in mind for comin here, we sha welkom u in the name of God. . . .

[quote author=~Lady~ link=topic=75506.msg2859024#msg2859024 date=1222453993]Thank you for your prayers, but where have you been. We have missed you o.[/quote]i don miss u guys die!!

wil try n pop in more often.

[quote author=~Lady~ link=topic=75506.msg2859024#msg2859024 date=1222453993]Viee where r u from?[/quote]im from Anambra State, the best state there is


[quote author=~Lady~ link=topic=75506.msg2859024#msg2859024 date=1222453993]Wait o, how do you know my fav is suya?[/quote]i dey see vision


[quote author=~Lady~ link=topic=75506.msg2859024#msg2859024 date=1222453993]Lol, thank you, we need to love neighbour as ourselves o.
Mansion, let it not be too big, don't forget Pope just said we shouldn't be too rich

I support the suya motion 150% [/quote]

Lindiwe:
LMAO!!!
guys (carl, lady & viee), you people won't kill me with laughter!
in fact i'm almost cracking my ribs!!!!

thinnk we can gv Alibab a run for his money?
neva heard of a comedy group, we fit stat am ooo

Lindiwe:
viee, e don tey kwanu!!! good to have you around with the humour that goes with it!
i totally concur with your appointment as the [i][b]Chief organiser![/[/b]i]

_bows thank you thank you for your support
more suya to your elbow

Pamperme:
Yesterday was my birthday!

Glory to Jesus

Honour to Mary

saw in my vision that someone dey old 2day!
didnt realize it was u
Hapi bday gal!
wishn u the best and Godz love
hope u enjoyed ur day?