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  THE BEAUTY OF CWON UNIFORM By Fr Lawrence O Ogundipe, SDV AN OPEN LETTER TO CWON There was an ancient song playing in the heart of men, permeating souls and minds, a song so old but always green, played only for mothers “oh sweet mother I no go forget you…” that song is playing again today, happy celebrations to all women of valour. I write to encourage our amiable mothers to love, cherish, and wear the CWON uniform with pride. Why? Because it’s a garment of honour, a uniform of protection and a cloth of glamour. Perhaps you do not know that the CWON uniform logo signifies light of the world, the cross resting on the lamp shows that Christ is the source of that light while mother Mary is the oil in the lamp. The flower beneath signifies St Joseph while the CWON rested on them. In the resent uniform, the picture of Mother Mary carrying baby Jesus reflects Our lady of Good counsel, the role model whose qualities every member must strive to imbibe. Our dear mothers I must confirm th...

By Fr Lawrence Ogundipe, SDV INTRODUCTION I was in the Mad Room of Grajos 98.3 FM, media house on January 2nd, 2020 in Lagos to prepare for my Ancient tales series, when the director of programmes came in to announce the need to go on Air immediately for breaking news about “The Covid-19 Pandemic”. The Corona-virus-diseas-2019 is an illness caused by a novel Corona virus severe acute respiratory syndrome Corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2; formerly called 2019-nCov), which was first identified amid an outbreak of respiratory illness cases in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. The virus was initially reported to the World Health Organization (W.H.O) on December 31, 2019; on January 30, 2020, WHO declared the Covid-19 outbreak a global health emergency. Later on March 11, 2020 it was declared a global pandemic: the beginning of the new normal. At first, we taught the pandemic will be for a short time, but days begin to roll into weeks, weeks rolled into months, the lockdown began to get longer, ...

  I am sharing this article in response to a question from my Friend.  He asked me why is ordinary season of the liturgical calendar called ordinary yet we celebrate the complete liturgy.   The term ordinary in English most often means something that's not special or distinctive, many people think that Ordinary Time refers to parts of the calendar of the Catholic Church that are unimportant. Even though the season of Ordinary Time makes up most of the liturgical year in the Catholic Church, the fact that Ordinary Time refers to those periods that fall outside of the major liturgical seasons reinforces this impression. Yet Ordinary Time is far from unimportant or uninteresting. First of all,  What is the Latin root of Ordinary? Ordinary Time is called "ordinary" not because it is common but simply because the weeks of Ordinary Time are numbered. The Latin word ordinalis, which refers to numbers in a series, stems from the Latin word ordo, from which we get the En...

  Edited by Fr Lawrence Ogundipe SDV  The Popes are usually buried in three different coffins the question is why is it so? What is the significance of this tradition? Can it be changed?   The three coffins used for the internment of a Pope are as follows: A cypress coffin. The mortal remains of the Holy Father are placed inside this coffin. A copy of the program from the funeral Mass is placed in the innermost coffin made of cypress, as are bags of silver, gold, and copper coins. The number of coins in each bag equals the number of years of the papacy. The simple wooden coffin made of cypress signifies he is an ordinary human being like everyone else.  The coffin is sealed and wrapped with three silk ribbons before being placed in a lead casket. The picture below is the cypress coffin.  A lead casket -- The lead casket, which is soldered shut, is engraved with the pope's name and dates of his papacy, as well as a skull and crossbones. The lead coffin is mo...

 THE MOST BLESSED VIRGIN MARY: CAUSE OF OUR JOY By REV FR PETER OGIATOR C.D.A A TALk DELIVERED  AT CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF ABEOKUTA ANNUAL DIOCESAN MARIAN PILGRIMAGE 2022  INTRODUCTION: HOW IT ALL BEGAN When God created the heaven and Earth, he looked at everything he created and he found it very good ( Gen 1, 2-26), however when  Adam sinned and the whole of mankind fell through their mistake, the world became dark and gloom, the world that was created out of physical and temporary  darkness, was thrown into a spiritual and more intense and dangerous darkness,  the whole world was thrown into confusion, turmoil, disarray, there was hostility between heaven and earth, it was so terrible that the gate of heaven was closed against mankind (Gen 3, 23- 24). There was no hope in sight. Imagine world powers like the United States, United Kingdom, closing its gates against Nigeria, the hardship will unimaginably terrible in every ramification of life. THEN THERE WAS D...

    November 13, 2022    First of all ,  what is Confessional seal? The Seal of Confession (also known as the Seal of the Confessional or the Sacramental Seal) is the absolute duty of Priests  not to disclose anything that they learn from Penitents during the course of the Sacrament of Penance (Confession). As such, a Priest is never expected to disclose what he was told during Confession. ECUMENICAL COUNCILS ON  THE PUNISHMENT OF A PRIEST WHO VIOLATES THE  CONFESSIONAL SEAL Canon 21 of the Fourth Council of the Lateran (1215), binding on the whole Church, laid down the obligation of secrecy in the following words: "Let the Priest absolutely beware that he does not by word or sign or by any manner whatever, in any way, betray the sinner: but if he should happen to need wiser counsel let him cautiously seek the same without any mention of person. For whoever shall dare to reveal a sin disclosed to him in the tribunal of Penance, we decree that he s...

  That though he represents God , he is human and so he has emotions , the priest can cry. Do not forget that a priest is not  married, nor will he have a family of his own. No wife, no children. His family is the people of God. He is a spiritual father in faith to the community he serves. His future is in celebrating the Eucharist at mass every day, listening to confessions, anointing the sick, serving those who come to him for help. Seeking out those who refused to  come for help but needs help.  priest may serve a parish only for a minimum of five to seven years. After that he may be transfered to another parish or assigned a different role in the Church. He relies on his team of volunteers, staff and the lay faithful. Don't expect him to be there all the time for you. When you give money to the Church, you may be surprised to know that the money is not for him because no priest earns a fixed salary. They receive a stipend to meet their basic expenses of food, clo...

Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Consecrated Life and Fellow Missionaries, INTRODUCTION When I was asked to write this letter to you I was in a dilemma concerning what I should write. On a second thought I felt there would be no harm caused if I should write to jolt your mind on this problem which is becoming alarmingly dangerous. I will begin with two questions. Do you believe there is a declination in the membership of the Catholic Church? How significant is it? In the last few decades the world has witnessed an explosion of new sects. It is observed that many Catholics are flocking into this these sects and our nation in Nigeria is not left out of this phenomenon. Some time ago I was discussing this problem with some friends and I can hear myself again saying to them that the population of Catholics that flock to the Pentecostal churches cannot equate the number that is baptized into the Catholic Church at Easter. I am tempted to believe that this is the many in which many of ...