enjoy ur day. . .
hope to pop in again before COB,

cheers

Morning peeps,
hope you guys had a restful weekend!

Just a quick one. . .

Did you know that today is the memorial of St. John Mary Vianney (the Patron of Parish Priests)?

Did you know that this Cure of Ars had a childlike devotion to St. Philomena when he was alive?

Did you know that he was the one who composed the Litany of St. Philomena?

May St. John Mary Vianney in union with St. Philomena present your petitions to God through the hands of the Queen of All Saints, your Mother. AMEN.

Hi y'all,

tomorrow is the first Saturday of August. I have reproduced below an extract from “The Rosary and the Crisis of Faith” on the Blessed Mother’s promise to those who observe the First Saturday Devotion:

“I promise to assist at the hour of death, with the graces necessary for salvation, all those who, on the first Saturday of 5 consecutive months, shall confess, receive Holy Communion, recite 5 decades of the Rosary, and keep me company for 15 minutes, while meditating on the 15 mysteries of the Rosary, with the intention of making reparation to me.”

As we prepare for the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin on 15 August, this Saturday is a good opportunity to start this devotion.
May the generous Lady of the Rosary grant us the grace to practice this devotion and obtain her promise. AMEN

like Carl, i too can't wait to celebrate this GREAT solemnity with Our Lady 

Happy new month all!

Carlosein:

hi lin, hope all's well with you too.

hey carl, i'm good oh!
i seem to be struggling with posting regularly
i guess i'll have to make due with popping in and popping out for now,
how's work and how are you doing?

ebos and oby i'm hailing oh!

cheers all!

"i became the most humble and the most subject of all men, that you might overcome your pride. learn O dust, to obey; learn to humble yourself and how to bow under the feet of all. learn to break your own will, and yield yourself up to all subjection"

hi y'all,
wishing you agreat day

The feast of St. Philomena (Virgin and Martyr) comes up on 11 August. She is honoured/invoked as:

1.     Patroness of the Children of Mary

2.     Patroness of the Living Rosary

3.     Saint of Impossible Cases


Read more about this great Saint who is “Powerful with God” here: http://www.philomena.org/ULRA/index1.html

Consider doing a Novena to St. Philomena today. To St. Philomena, nothing is refused by the Blessed Virgin Mary.

May God continue to bless us through the prayers and merits of St. Philomena. AMEN.


St. Philomena is one of my Patron Saints 

Have a restful evening.

Dauchman:


Elizabeth said"how is is that the MOTHER of my Lord has come to visit".

God told Moses to mould a serpant from bronze, anyone that looks at it would be saved, did it mean GOD asked them to worship the serpant that he had cursed.

The first miracle done by our Lord Jesus Christ, who was instrumental to it.

And let me ask you How do u know the child if you do not know the parent.

All these are from the Good Book.

i rest my case.

preach on brother!

they have eyes but can not see
they have nose but can not smell
they have ears but can not hear

our Lady Queen of all hearts, pray for us we have confidence in thee

Happy Sunday all!

im kuku waka comot, lol

it's been a great day folks!
have a grand weekend

Hi peeps,

The devil is making some of us feel that we can't be of any good any longer. When we want to pray, the devil brings back our past and play it to us as a film. When we want to speak about God and holy living, the devils fills us with guilt that we keep quite (wrong thing to do), saying to ourselves that “we are not worthy to speak”. Unworthy, yes we are; but we should not allow our past failings and evil deeds to stop us from forging ahead. God is not interested in our past as He is in our present.

Tuesday July 22, was the Feast of St. Mary Magdalene. We know her and we know her story. She had an evil past. But after Christ forgave her her sins, she never allowed those sins to weigh her down. She soared up towards Christ (despite the devil), and she was greatly rewarded. She was not only the first disciple to see Christ after His resurrection, but she is a Saint today and celebrated and honoured all over the world every July 22nd. But that was after she accompanied Jesus and mother Mary to Calvary and took the risk of going to anoint the body of Jesus. Take the risk of faith!

So friends, no matter how grievous your past has been, go to CONFESSION, make every effort to avoid every OCCASSION OF SIN and forge ahead. Join people/groups that are interested in heaven; ask the Saints to help you; invoke your Patron Saint and Guardian Angel DAILY, invoke the Holy names of Jesus and Mother Mary when temptation comes, and ACT! Pray your ROSARY DAILY and FREQUENT THE SACRAMENTS.

May St. Mary Magdalene, help us to forget our past and soar up to Jesus. And when the devil flashes our evil past, let us say to the devil BOLDLY: Yes, I committed this evil/sin in the past, but Jesus has forgiven me and accepted me. Shame unto you (devil), go your way. Laugh loudly at the devil and go on.


God is not interested in our past, but in our present. Let your past teach, "Inspire" and challenge your present.



LAST LINE: St. Francis De Sales says: It is no evil to speak holier than you are. And I say to us:  It is also no evil to become holier or as holy as we speak. It is all up to YOU.

Remember…

Chastity is the virtue of those who know the worth of their soul!


Enjoy your day!

Carlosein:

spoken like a true legionary!!!

how u doing?

yeah carl, that's our 'watch word' in the legion to spur us to greater achievement in the midst of setback

I'm doing just FINE!
work is getting more interesting now becos i'm in Lag, but sadly enof, we'll be returning next

Have a blessed day y'all!

ebos,
so far so good, today hasn't been bad at all!

hope you are now on top of your 'game'!
well, just have in mind that failure is only a postponed success

oby my correct sis, kudos for your ever consistent presence on the thread, and you too carl. you guys are the best!

I was reading one of St. Louis Marie de Montfort's write ups on resisting temptations this morninig on my way to work, and i think i should share with you below, some highlights of the key facts from the book

As long as we live in this world, we cannot be without temptations and tribulations. Hence it is written in the book of Job, “Man’s life on earth is a temptation”. We all therefore should be solicitous about our temptations and watch in prayer lest the devil finds an opportunity to strike – he never sleeps but rather goes about seeking whom he can devour!

No one is so perfect and holy as sometimes not to have temptations and we can never be wholly free from them. Nevertheless, temptations are very profitable to man, troublesome and grievous though they may be, for them, a man is humbled, purified and instructed. All the Saints passed through many tribulations and temptations and were purified by them. And they that could not support temptations became reprobate and fell away!

Many seek to flee temptations, and fall worse into them! We can not conquer by flight alone, but by patience and true humility, we become stronger than all our enemies. He, who only declines them outwardly and does not pluck out their root, will profit little; nay, temptations will sooner or later return and he will find himself in a worse condition. Be degrees and by patience you will, by God’s grace, better overcome them than by harshness and your own importunity!
Take counsel, inconsistency of mind and little confidence in God is the beginning of all temptations!

Enjoy your day peeps,

Carl and Oby,
how're you guys doing!

yeah i'm still in Lag and i'm liking every bit of it!

Maykelly,
that was a pretty long article,
didn't even know where to start reading it from
your opening statement just put me off, since i'm neither a muslim nor do i have a chinese background

@all
Have yourself a great day!

Remember,
The fervent and diligent man is ready for all things
He that shuns not small defects little by little, falls into greater ones!
You will always be glad in the evening if you spend the day profitably!!

my people, una too much!
i miss una no bi small!

i'm fine and flood is over,
i'm still around oh!

cheers all

ebos:

Lindiwe, make Carlosein them welcome you to Lagos. Dis one wey you dey talk say car dey run on water, hope say everywhere no be flood?

flood na understatement! you need to come see with your own eyes, lol

Carlosein:


nwy, welcome to the land of aquatic splendour (abi u no see that one for berger toll gate)

believe me, i didn't see natin!

Carlosein:


Lindiwe how now. hope all's well.

carl i'm doing great and all is well (by God''s grace)

I'm in my office in lagos, we came in yesterday!
Gosh Lagos is sth else this rainy season,

like bank phb prophesied, cars are already running on water, lol!

Carlosein:

having said the above, note also that there is more to success in life than a university "kpaly". what i mean is why don't you consider in the mean time other options i.e poly, maybe private university (if your parents are endowed) or even some self tutoring in something, say computer if u are gifted in that wise. if at the end u decide to still take jamb, u'd not have wasted this time and u can then approach it even more assidously. we pray with you for wisdom and courage to act.

Dominus Vobiscum.

preach on brother!

Oh dear! oby good to hear your surgery was a success!
didn't even know you were preparing for one, i would have intensified my prayers for you

all glory to God!
hope you're doing great now!
you're surely a strong lady oh!

cheers dear!

Oby1:

That is to say your cut-off mark is not upto what they need. My suggestion is go in for another Jamb and work harder and above all pray harder for a good grade or better still you go in for part-time.

i totally concur!

Oby1:

My sis you are back, i was wondering if you and viee plan it together to stay away. Glad to have you back _{is it back to Lagos?}

nay! not at all! it was just a naughty coincidence
I'll be back to lag this week, though we ain't done in Bayelsa yet!

cheers all!

Never Forget to Say Your Rosary Everyday

In travelling the countryside or while you are crossing the street, driving your car, taking the subway, bedridden in the hospital or stuck in prison, don't forget to say your Rosary every day. Let the beads slip between your fingers; they also slip between the fingers of the Holy Father at the Vatican, those of a grandmother in Alaska, a child on a hill in Rwanda, a football player on a field in Rio, a Carthusian monk in his cell, a Carmelite in her cloister, or young evangelists on a mission , 

The Rosary is certainly the prayer of the poor and the small, the sick and the suffering, par excellence. Yes, always and everywhere; not only in space, but also in time. The latitudes of the planet and longitudes of history crisscross. The Hail Mary has moistened the lips of millions of all ages, races and nations. How many children learned it as their first prayer? How many of the dying whispered it as their ultimate testament? The Hail Mary is a synthesis of two first names: Mary and Jesus.


How are y'all doing?

hey my peeps,
Glory to Jesus, !

honestly I didn’t mean to disappear just like that
well I’m back to the thread, and for good this time around

I can see everyone is doing just fine!

ebos, I’m glad to hear your mum is responding to treatment now.

oby God bless you for the steady update on the Saint for the day…you too much!

carl you haven’t told us wat’s goin on btw you and pam oh

lady, keep up the good work, Our Lady is proud of you!

Viee, ‘sup abeg try show face small!

Cheers all,
enjoy the day cos it’s Friday!

Hey Peeps, can someone help me out here!
When I was in school, I joined this society – The Living Rosary Association (St. Philomena Society). It was actually my first time of hearing about the society then. I was fascinated by the stories I was told by the members on the life of little St. Philomena (virgin and martyr). So I decided to join them. It was a good decision indeed!

Well, the thing now is, since I left school, I’ve not participated in the activities of the group, even the weekly devotion. We don’t have this society in my parish nor is it in other parishes close to me.
I would really like to identify with this group again, and participate in their weekly devotion in particular. Does anyone know any parish in Lagos (be it on the Island or Mainland) where this group exists? Please don’t hesitate to let me know huh!
Thanks y’all!


cheers.

Oby1:

Lindiwe i dey salute, thank God like you said you will be free again like a bird.

i know the song, is a popular song and an old song too and i have the CD. How do i sing it when you wont hear me.

Oby i've always known that you're just too much! abeg record your voice for your phone n send me an MMS

Yes oh, i've found my feet now, lol

actoor:


What about mary's parents & her grand parents?

Mary’s parents (Ann & Joachim) are Saints in Heaven. It is worth knowing that The Church honours them. We implore their intercessions as well, and we’ve never had any regret!
If you think you’re being funny by asking such question, well brother, you berra have a rethink!

hope we know that 29 June is the feast of Saints Peter and Paul?
and hope we also know that we can gain Plenary Indulgence on this day by using an article of devotion (crucifix, cross, rosary, medal, scapular), which has been blessed by the Pope or a Bishop? Click the links below:

http://www.ourladyswarriors.org/indulge/g35.htm
http://www.ourladyswarriors.org/indulge/ac1967.htm#1967N17
http://www.ourladyswarriors.org/indulge/norms.htm#1968N19

PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE ARE CONDITIONS FOR GAINING PLENARY INDULGENCE. Read about the conditions here: http://www.ourladyswarriors.org/indulge/plenary.htm

there's this song members of the Sacred Heart sing most times, it's 'mother Mary, mother millionaire i love you (mother Mary, mother millionaire, i love you)'. who knows this song? sounds funny, but i love it when they sing it!

have a great day all!

lawyer:


O boy see as catholics de rush apple. I come de fear for some of them because the kind jedi jedi wey go catch them that day go worry them finish. I know say if na Agbalumo them share, wahala for no de because most catholics i know be very pako pickins, lol

Law, you don take sytle yab us finish abi! don't worry, we'll get back to you on that

all the same, welcome back. we pray more client will show up today! lol

viee:


Lindiwe, you're as scare for here as me oooo
abeg itz important we knw u way about since u still dey for 'obodo oyibo'
how bodi?
hw work naw?

sis I’m doing just fine! don’t worry I’ve paid my dues to the militant, so there’s no fear about my safety here!

actually, since last week monday we’ve been on the move. we came into lag like 5times. spent only 2days on each trip. ‘been trying to collate some data and reports. hopefully we’ll be done today or ‘morrow. then I can have a life once again! lol

girl, abeg try knw wetin dey do you as well oh

viee:

when u sef just disappear lik that, i don look for u tire!
i just kool mind because i rem say na Lindiwe dey Bayelsa no b

aha! viee you knw no say dem don teach me the act, lol

wow!
oby and ebos, i'm just seeing you guys handwork here!
looks like i missed out on the gist!
hopefully this weekend, i'll become more regular on the thread

ebos, i'm glad momsie is recupurating. i've always known that 'nothin mega' lol!

viee,
na work dey do you like this, lol
i know say you go say me nko, lol!

lady,
hope your exam was ok. trust you to do justice to it.

it's been a great day today,

sleep tight y'all!

cheers!

hey peeps,
can see the house isn't doing bad at all

i've missed y'all! for now, i can only pop in and pop out immediately, but i promise that as soon as i get back on my feet, i shall definitely spend more time here!

catch y'all,

ebos, good to know you're hanging in there! we'll continue to pray for momsie

oby & pam, good work! kudos!
cheers.