We have entered the Holy Season of Lent, 40 days of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. For effective prayer this season, don’t be selfish in your prayers; pray for others also, and not only for yourself, thanking God for His graces, goodness, and blessings.
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It is an incredible achievement that should be celebrated and widely recognized that he is the pioneering figure to have earned the title of the first-ever West African and the first African Priest to have been beatified.
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Get ready to discover more about the Basilica of the Most Holy Trinity. Located in the city of Onitsha, West Africa, Nigeria. It is the first Catholic Cathedral Basilica East of the Country, where hundreds of faithfuls gather regularly to worship, learn, love and share God’s grace and mercy with one another. We look forward to having you at one of our masses soon.
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Ordination to the Sacred Priesthood is a consecration, totally giving self to God. We pray for our 20 beloved sons, as they take this major step in their lives this year. May the grace of God continue to flower and increase in their lives, living their lives in the name and in the person of Christ.
It follows that society rises and falls on the family as its basic unit. But family can only exist through marriage. Therefore, it is our intention this time to reflect on marriage as the origin of the family and society. Our primary concern is the Christian marriage. (art 4)
The life of Archbishop Valerian Maduka Okeke these seventy years has been undoubtedly phenomenal in content, impressive in impact and graciously splendid. In various contexts, greatness defines it.
He started out at St. Anthony's Catholic School, Umudioka, and St. Gabriel's Catholic School, Ifitedunu and then followed up with a secondary education at C.K.C., Onitsha.
On this day, Thursday the 10th day of April, the Onitsha Archdiocesan Cathedraticum for the year 2025 begins, and runs from 10th April to 17th April, according to the 4 regions. 10th April: Nnobi Region, 12th April: Dunukofia Region, 15th March: Iyiowa Region, 17th April: Onitsha Region.
TIME: 10am.
VENUES: Holy Family, Umuoji, St. Anthony’s, Umudioka, St. Gregory, Iyiowa and Cathedral Basilica, Onitsha.
The Paschal Triduum will be celebrated at the Cathedral Church of the Basilica, beginning with the liturgy on the evening of Maundy Thursday, Mass of the Lord’s Supper, 17th April, to the Easter Vigil of Holy Saturday, 19th April.
TIME: Good Friday with Stations of the Cross: 4:30pm, Holy Thursday: 6pm, Holy Saturday: 10pm
VENUE: Basilica of the Most Holy Trinity Square and the Cathedral Church.
On this day, Easter Sunday, the 20th day of April, 2025, the Archbishop will be with the inmates of Onitsha Correctional Centre (Prison), to celebrate Easter with them.
TIME: 8am
VENUE: Onitsha Correctional Centre (Prison).
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We have entered the Holy Season of Lent, 40 days of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. For effective prayer this season, don’t be selfish in your prayers; pray for others also, and not only for yourself, thanking God for His graces, goodness, and blessings. For good fasting, the first and best fasting is to fast from sin, run away from any sin, both mortal and venial sins. And for our almsgiving to be fruitful, there are a lot of people around us that need our help, start from them, our neighbourhood, those living around us, and avoid unnecessary publicity of our almsgiving. The Archbishop prays for all of us, and for our intentions throughout this Holy Season of Lent, that God may be with us with His Grace, so that we may journey with Him in faithfulness.
These are the Annual Lecture series of His Eminence, Francis Cardinal Arinze to the Priests, Religious and Lay faithfuls of the Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha and beyond. His Eminence among other things, treats topics that relate with the Church and the Society in general.
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A healthy society is a function of healthy families while at the same time, a healthy family is rooted in a healthy marriage. A healthy marriage gives rise to a healthy family, while healthy families give birth to a good society, a healthy Church and spiritually prosperous souls raised for the household of God and sustenance of the society. (art 5)
AND THE TWO BECOME ONE: TOWARDS A CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE
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