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hey people

itz another fine monday
this is to wish everyone a blessed week
i pray that we will be suprised by God this week _{as always} .

Today's Saint


St. Joseph of Leonissa

Joseph avoided the safe compromises by which people sometimes undercut the gospel. Born at Leonissa in the Kingdom of Naples, Joseph joined the Capuchins in his hometown in 1573. Denying himself hearty meals and comfortable quarters, he prepared for ordination and a life of preaching.
In 1587 he went to Constantinople to take care of the Christian galley slaves working under Turkish masters. Imprisoned for this work, he was warned not to resume it on his release. He did and was again imprisoned and then condemned to death. Miraculously freed, he returned to Italy where he preached to the poor and reconciled feuding families as well as warring cities which had been at odds for years. He was canonized in 1746.

Comment:
Saints often jar us because they challenge our ideas about what we need for "the good life." "I’ll be happy when. . . ," we may say, wasting an incredible amount of time on the periphery of life. People like Joseph of Leonissa challenge us to face life courageously and get to the heart of it: life with God. Joseph was a compelling preacher because his life was as convincing as his words.

Quote:
In one of his sermons, Joseph says: "Every Christian must be a living book wherein one can read the teaching of the gospel. This is what St. Paul says to the Corinthians, ‘Clearly you are a letter of Christ which I have delivered, a letter written not with ink, but by the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of flesh in the heart’ (2 Corinthians 3:3). Our heart is the parchment; through my ministry the Holy Spirit is the writer because ‘my tongue is like the pen of a ready scribe’ (Psalm 45:1)."

Today's Saint

St. John Bosco

John Bosco’s theory of education could well be used in today’s schools. It was a preventive system, rejecting corporal punishment and placing students in surroundings removed from the likelihood of committing sin. He advocated frequent reception of the sacraments of Penance and Holy Communion. He combined catechetical training and fatherly guidance, seeking to unite the spiritual life with one’s work, study and play.
Encouraged during his youth to become a priest so he could work with young boys, John was ordained in 1841. His service to young people started when he met a poor orphan and instructed him in preparation for receiving Holy Communion. He then gathered young apprentices and taught them catechism.

After serving as chaplain in a hospice for working girls, John opened the Oratory of St. Francis de Sales for boys. Several wealthy and powerful patrons contributed money, enabling him to provide two workshops for the boys, shoemaking and tailoring.

By 1856, the institution had grown to 150 boys and had added a printing press for publication of religious and catechetical pamphlets. His interest in vocational education and publishing justify him as patron of young apprentices and Catholic publishers.

John’s preaching fame spread and by 1850 he had trained his own helpers because of difficulties in retaining young priests. In 1854 he and his followers informally banded together under Francis de Sales.

With Pope Pius IX’s encouragement, John gathered 17 men and founded the Salesians in 1859. Their activity concentrated on education and mission work. Later, he organized a group of Salesian Sisters to assist girls.

Comment:

John Bosco educated the whole person—body and soul united. He believed that Christ’s love and our faith in that love should pervade everything we do—work, study, play. For John Bosco, being a Christian was a full-time effort, not a once-a-week, Mass-on-Sunday experience. It is searching and finding God and Jesus in everything we do, letting their love lead us. Yet, John realized the importance of job-training and the self-worth and pride that comes with talent and ability so he trained his students in the trade crafts, too.

Quote:“Every education teaches a philosophy; if not by dogma then by suggestion, by implication, by atmosphere. Every part of that education has a connection with every other part. If it does not all combine to convey some general view of life, it is not education at all” (G.K. Chesterton, The Common Man).

Today's Saint

St. Hyacintha of Mariscotti


Hyacintha accepted God’s standards somewhat late in life. Born of a noble family near Viterbo, she entered a local convent of sisters who followed the Third Order Rule. However, she supplied herself with enough food, clothing and other goods to live a very comfortable life amid these sisters pledged to mortification.
A serious illness required that Hyacintha’s confessor bring Holy Communion to her room. Scandalized on seeing how soft a life she had provided for herself, the confessor advised her to live more humbly. Hyacintha disposed of her fine clothes and special foods. She eventually became very penitential in food and clothing; she was ready to do the most humble work in the convent. She developed a special devotion to the sufferings of Christ and by her penances became an inspiration to the sisters in her convent. She was canonized in 1807.

Comment:

How differently might Hyacintha’s life have ended if her confessor had been afraid to question her pursuit of a soft life! Or what if she had refused to accept any challenge to her comfortable pattern of life? Francis of Assisi expected give and take in fraternal correction among his followers. Humility is required both of the one giving it and of the one receiving the correction; their roles could easily be reversed in the future. Such correction is really an act of charity and should be viewed that way by all concerned.

Quote:
Francis told his friars: "Blessed is the servant who would accept correction, accusation, and blame from another as patiently as he would from himself. Blessed is the servant who when he is rebuked quietly agrees, respectfully submits, humbly admits his fault, and willingly makes amends" (Admonition XXII).

hey pple
howdy?

Oby1:
Carlosein weekend was very okay, but where is everyone
viee hope is not too much work, ebos abi u don go on d leave, lawyer nko i no fit talk i no sey u dey on d sideline dey watch pamperme dey try at least

Gozizi where are you?

Oby sup
my dear itz been like this and like that
may be Ebos don finnaly start but he talk say he go enter Lag may be he is still in transit
Carlosein sup
thnx

Lawyer abeg say hi to us
Pamperme, top of d morning to ya

when i read this article some months back, i laughed because though it was thought provoking, it was also funny
now 6 months later, d ;laughter has vanished from my face, make una read too, it was written on June 6, 2007



Those were the days, weren’t they, Berti?
Former Scotland manager Berti Vogts is having one seriously bad week. First, he gets pelted with rocks after his current team, Nigeria, lost to Uganda in a qualifying match. He had apparently been considering leaving the post for some time, and the prospect of dodging more stones probably didn’t do anything to discourage this idea. Now, to add insult to (the threat of) injury, Vogts’ bosses in the Nigerian FA claim he can leave if he wants … they really don’t care.
“Are we worried over Vogts’ resignation? Nobody is worried here,” said FA spokesman Ademala Olajire. “He is a common employee who wants to leave. If he leaves, we will employ another person. We cannot lose sleep over his reported resignation. But he should make it formal.”
Feel the love, Berti? Maybe they’re starting to realize what the Scots learned in 2004 … no matter if you’re coaching Nigeria, Scotland, Germany, Kuwait, or whatever down-on-their-luck nation hires you next, you’re just not that good of a coach. Don’t get me wrong … I hope he doesn’t get hit by a rock … although his results over the years clearly indicate that a knock on the head might not be the worst thing.

ebos:
Oby una no better pass me anything, at least una be see my body but I no see u and Carlosein body. How una come better pass me? If u see me any place, u go fit recognise me but una own nobdy fit recognise una.

_{did u post anytin else frm wot i saw?}

ebos:
Viee, my vacation don even start as I dey here now. Maybe, I wan start am fully with a new week begining from Monday next week. Me dey here now just to play with una before I go begin the journey.

are u still in PH sef?

Ebos whn diz ur 'vacation' dey start sef?

ebos:
In fact, e better nothing than the kind thing wey Oby and Carlosein post here.

thnx for ur undastn

Uzzyan:
Na wa o all the pix made mi scared.

u can say that again

Uzzyan:
No one asked of mi shebi ok o
Dropped by to say hello.

eyaaaaaaaaaaa, sori!
we have actually been askn abt u _{sum pages down}
we dnt forget special pple
do drop in again today abeg
hope ur good dou

Pamperme:
see me see signs and wonders o , i be your messenger, wia i for see viee naw, as per the pics, check my profile

he knw say i knw u na
no bi u be dat manmo we dey live for Ikorodu and im wife dey beat am every morn?
say hi jo! abi she don tell u say she go beat u again?

Carlosein:
viee over to you that your teeth wey you wan post make e make you look like alligator o

what are u sayn?
that i resemble alligator?

lawyer:
Na wah o! See as everybody de do 419 ontop their picture! Carlosein be like taliban soldier for afghanistan, oby be like lagbaja mama, viee picture almost take 3 hours before hin open and at the end, she come resemble BINGO, ebos don show me picture of am wey de change like water colour.

lol
isnt nice to knw we get fyn fyn nose,mouth and eyes fro this thread?

bioye:
Can you imagine?  Federer lost to Djokovic.

yes i can imagine

bioye:
It's a Tsonga - Djokovic final.

Fanatastic!
d two guys have been playing d best tennis since d ournament started
either of them cam win and im kool with it _{sori Nadal ur still my man}

bioye:
It's the end of an era for Federer.

not quite itz just d first grand slam
besides we always knew Novak is d guy to give him a run for this money this year

bioye:
I'm so disappointed in him.

eyaa
im so flipping happy!!!


i thnk its Novak's title but Tsonga will give him a good game

Ehen!
abeg start
i don get my notepad and biro

Chei!

Ebos that leaves only me abi?
i dey come

d problem for hia b say
na so so mouth people come dey post except _Oby

we wey no sabi edit no fit post anytin

Carlosein:
ebos you never post your pix for only me to see but i don post mine for my profile. go see am!

so u neva commot dat mouth
i bin snap u d oda day sef with me phone camera,
pple no wori i go show full and fine Carlosein right now

ebos:
Oby and Viee I wan see una pic.

Carlosein fit forward him own for my box for now or him fit post am here too.

wot of Pamperme?
u no wan see herhim?

Ebos haba, u choose a particular part to post
Carlosein chose im own
me sef wan chose a particula part to post na
no cheating


thank God u don dey mak good profit oooo

ebos:
Wey the pictures them now?  No long story, in fact I be dey rush for Nairaland site now say una don fullam with pics.  Dis wan wey Oby say make we ask Viee no story.  Ebos wan see am as she say she be fresh girl Hum fresh girl post am again.  Viee wey your own pic.  Me no dey happy now.  Post am now and Carlosein wey your own.  I

Make una do quick quick

Ebos dear
im seriously working on my teeth
will soon be thru

feel free to ask me abt Oby
she no post mouth lik una

jessy, me sef no undstnd ooo

Carlosein:
wetin u de find them for make them come beg for you?

before nko?
tomoro neva even reach u don dey vex sef
if i no come show up
Oby abeg put mouth for this matter

i go try really hard but mak i no lie i go hard ooo
i get home so late this days
and i go to bed equally late

where Ebos and Lawyer dey naw ?

chei!

u wan put me for high jump
_{i go try}

Carlosein,

i been struggle to get up this morn but u knw say d weda is jus too gd for sleep
i try,try,try
sori

Carlosein:
she still dey busy and maybe e dey vex say you no show this morning.

abeg ooo make she no dey vex again!

Carlosein:
like ekaette mbong mfon abi

Carlosein:
& ekpenyong ukep

Chineke mi e
are u speakn in tongues?

whiz still dey miss

Carlosein:
you covered! you will be covered by koboko whips

who beat nadal and what stage was this? (sorry i no dey follow)

it was in d semis Tsonga beat him
d guy has been in immaculate form
i kinda want him to win but it will be tuff

Oby1:
Wo viee if e try any funny thing report kiakia

Carlos u hear?
im covered

Carlosein:
u do plenty.

me? Saint Viee? oti o!

Carlosein:
who has just lost out?

Nadal

my own wahala with Pamperme pass pix and state sef
my first kwesun na ' wetin b ur gender??'
we just dey assume say u be man but u neva confirm nor support am
which one u dey?

Carlosein:
viee me and you go jam later you hia make you de support bad thing

wetin i do na?

_{dem don beat my last guy standn for AO}

Oby1:
Come sef wetin u dey disturb viee for pix   abi u never see her before? Abi her physicall self wey u see go differen from her pix?

Oby i no undastnd oooo!
bia Carlos u beta explain

Carlosein:
as typical edo man i no dey slack shey una see say i no promise heaven on earth to put my pix today but i go post am sake of say i be correct bobo.

now make una ready: on your marks, set, ready, GO CHECK OUT MY PROFILE

Kai! wetin u post?

Oby1:
make u ask viee wether she see my pix, real picture no b half o wey u and ebos post

na ur side i dey jare
Carlosein and Ebos na chicken me sef na turkey

Carlosein:
oby, i see your mouth, your ear, your nose and your eyes but i no understand when i put them all togeda, i get flower . shey na you be that

lol

abi he be illegal immigrant sef
mak we call customs

Oby1:
yeah! hv added u to my list

yep, so i go send am


Oga Pamperme tell us where ur from jo!

Pamperme:
the same way, we go take flower know u

lol
u can ask me to describe her
for small fee ie

Oby1:
ok o, i go wait even if na till 168hrs or more than according to ebos  Shey e don disappear into thin air  

nah, we still dey negotiate the contract
u wont wait for 168 na
haba! u be my amble PA na