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WHO IS JESUS FOR US. (A reflection given by Fr Stephen Ibitokun to priests of Catholic Diocese of Abeokuta on the day of priestly sanctification at holy family Catholic church Ewupe) What a very simple question that takes us back to the fundamental root of our Christian calling. The essence of our gathering this day, besides many of our gatherings is to reflect on this. Let us try to answer this question: Jesus Christ is our Savior and Master. Yes He is. That is why we are here on this account as Christians and His disciples. How does our Christian calling make positive impacts on the lives of others in the bid to win more souls/disciples for Christ? “Jesus my Savior is all things to me, Oh what a wonderful savior is He, Guiding, protecting o’er life’s rolling sea, Mighty deliv’rer, Jesus for me.” Jesus Christ is the Light of the World. Yes He is. As His disciples,  we have been called to carry this light wherever we go; to illuminate our lives, society, community ...

CORPUS CHRISTI Today’s Solemnity is a celebration of the gift of the Eucharist “the source and summit of the Christian life.” “The other sacraments, and indeed all ecclesiastical ministries and works of the apostolate, are bound up with the Eucharist and are oriented toward it. For in the blessed Eucharist is contained the whole spiritual good of the Church, namely Christ himself, our Pasch.” The traditional day for this celebration is the Thursday after Trinity Sunday. The reason Thursday is chosen is because Jesus celebrated the Last Supper on the Thursday before he died when, according to the Synoptic Gospels (Mark, Matthew and Luke), he shared the gift of himself with his disciples during the Passover meal. Many local churches have moved the celebration to the Sunday after Trinity Sunday. The Passover meal or Seder meal is the meal celebrating the Jewish exodus from slavery in Egypt. This meal has great and profound religious meaning in the Jewish community. It recalls their exo...