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Bishop Malachy John Goltok of Bauchi Diocese is Dead

March 22, 2015, 12:38 am
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Barely a month after the interment of the former Catholic Bishop of Aba Diocese, Most Rev. Vincent Ezeonyia CSSp, the Catholic Church in Nigeria has lost another young and vibrant Bishop to the cold hands of death. His Lordship, Most Rev. Malachy John Goltok, the Catholic Bishop of Bauchi diocese, lost his over one month of battle against cancer of the throat when he gave up at the wee hours of Saturday March 21 2015. Until his death which occurred at the age of 49, he was a very dedicated and vibrant Bishop. 

The Bauchi Diocesan Chancellor and Secretary to the Late Bishop, Rev. Fr. Andrew Batare confirmed the unfortunate incident and revealed that the Late Bishop was given adequate medical attention at Our Lady of Apostles Hospital Jos before his demise. According to him, the late Bishop was due to celebrate his 50thbirthday in July and his 25th Priestly Ordination anniversary in November. In a Press Release signed by Fr Justine John Dyikuk for the Director of Social Communications, Bauchi Diocese, a vigil Mass will be celebrated in honour of the deceased Bishop on Wednesday March 25 2015 at 6pm at St. John’s Cathedral Bauchi while his Funeral Mass will hold on Thursday March 26 2015 at 10pm in the Cathedral Church.

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Reflection/Homily: Palm/Passion Sunday – Year B (March 29 2015)

March 28, 2015, 7:42 am
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Reflection/Homily: Palm/Passion Sunday – Year B (March 29 2015)
Theme: The Painful Betrayal of a Friend

In the Shakespearean classic, Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare narrated the betrayal of Julius Caesar by his best friend Marcus Brutus. In that tragic play, Brutus was tricked into joining a team of conspirators who wanted to kill Julius Caesar. On the fateful day of Caesar’s assassination at the Capitol, he was stabbed in the back by his murderers but the stab from Brutus came as a very big shock to him. He felt betrayed by a friend and was disposed to defeat. Shocked at the betrayal by his friend Brutus, Caesar died with the words “Et tu Brute?” (and you Brutus?) on his lips. You may have had similar personal experiences of betrayal by a trusted friend. Perhaps, a friend betrayed your love, or betrayed you in a business plan or in school or at work. These are usually very painful and traumatic experiences. In the light of our personal experiences of betrayal by a trusted friend, we can better understand the agony Christ went through in today’s passion narrative (Mt. 26:14-66 or 27:11-54). Judas, one of the closest friends of Jesus conspired with the Chief priests to hand Jesus over to them at the cost of thirty pieces of silver. Perhaps, he thought Jesus would miraculously escape as he had always done, but the whole drama became clear to him only when Jesus was taken away to be crucified. His inordinate love for money led him to betray his master. 

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Reflection/Homily: Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper Year B (April 2 2015)

April 1, 2015, 3:59 pm
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Reflection/Homily: Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper Year B (April 2 2015)
Theme: The Eucharist: A communion and Summit of Love

In this liturgy of the evening mass of the Lord ’s Supper, the Holy Mother Church commemorates three principal mysteries; the institution of the Eucharist, the institution of the priesthood and Christ’s commandment of brotherly love. Our reflection this evening will be based on these mysteries.

The Institution of the Eucharist: The first reading (Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14) gives us a pre-figure of the institution of the Eucharist which is the Christian Passover meal. In the second reading (1 Cor. 11:23-26), St. Paul narrates the manner with which Christ instituted this great sacrament and gave his apostles the mandate to celebrate it in his memory. The Eucharist is a topic that can never be exhausted because it is a theology about God which cannot be fully comprehended. For want of time and space, we shall concentrate on the Eucharist as a communion.

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Reflection/Homily: Fourth (4th) Sunday of Easter Year B (April 26 2015)

April 25, 2015, 6:54 am
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Reflection/Homily: Fourth (4th) Sunday of Easter Year B (April 26 2015)
               Theme: “I am the Good Shepherd”

Today is a special Sunday in Eastertide traditionally called “the Good Shepherd Sunday”. In today’s liturgy, we reflect on and learn from Christ who is the Good Shepherd. In the Old Testament, we discover that most often God chose His instruments among shepherds. This was perhaps because of the special qualities they possessed. In the New Testament, Jesus amidst other professions, decided to identify himself as a shepherd. A shepherd is humble, kind and dedicated to the duty of taking care of his flock. He knows his sheep and they know him because they listen to his voice. He is ready to lay down his life for his sheep. He is a good leader who is patient and kind. In the gospel reading (John 10:11-18), Jesus describes himself with these qualities not just as a shepherd but as the Good Shepherd; a model for all shepherds. Therefore today, we shall reflect on Christ as the Good Shepherd, the shepherding ministry of the Church and the unity of Christians.

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Reflection/Homily: Fifth (5th) Sunday of Easter Year B (May 3 2015)

May 2, 2015, 9:39 am
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Reflection/Homily: Fifth (5th) Sunday of Easter Year B (May 3 2015)
Theme: Cut off from me, you can do nothing

There is this popular story in the internet about an encounter a Christian had with an atheist. The Christian visited the atheist’s shop to have a haircut and in the course of having the haircut, they argued on the existence of God. The atheist used the existence and abundance of evil in the world to argue against the existence of God. The Christian left the shop and returned later arguing with the barber that barbers do not exist. The atheist was surprised and asked if he had no just encountered him as a barber and the Christian quickly showed him a man whose hair was very bushy and unkempt. The atheist replied, “that is the lot of those who do not come to me and immediately the Christian retorted, God exists but evil is the lot of those who do not go to Him.

This story does not imply that those who go to God often cannot experience one form of evil or the other, but it expresses in concrete terms, the point Jesus is making in today’s gospel reading (Jn. 15:1-8),”cut off from me you can do nothing”. This is because in him we live, move and have our being. The parable of the Vine Jesus presents to us today portrays our utter dependence on God. As branches, we can only bear fruit when we remain firmly attached to the vine. That is to say that when we separate ourselves from the vine, we lose our foundation like a fish out of water, then trials and tribulations will overcome us.

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Reflection/Homil: Sixth (6th) Sunday of Easter Year B

May 8, 2015, 2:59 pm
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Reflection/Homily: Sixth (6th) Sunday of Easter Year B (May 10 2015)
Theme: “Love one another as I have loved you”

In our world today, love is a concept that has assumed several nuances. There are several meanings of love such that one is confused on which meaning to adopt. Today most people consider love to be sex, unholy friendship and other negative attitude. 

But in the gospel reading today (John 15:9-17), Jesus clearly paints a picture of what true love is by giving us instances of God’s love for us in four ways. First that he came to lay down his life for us and there could be no greater love than to lay down his life for his friends. Second, he has given us the freedom and opportunity to become his friends, friends of God only if we do what he commands us. He calls us friends instead of servants because he has made known to us everything he learnt from the Father. Third, God manifested this love for us first by choosing us. The love existing between God and us is God’s own initiative. We did not choose Him to enjoy His love rather He chose us to enjoy His love. Fourth, he commissioned us to go out and bear fruit, fruit that will last. That means He has given us every requirement for a successful life and the opportunity to receive whatever good we ask God in Christ’s name.

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Reflection/Homily: Seventh (7th) Sunday of Easter Year B (May 14 2015)

May 14, 2015, 3:34 pm
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       Reflection/Homily: Seventh (7th) Sunday of Easter Year B (May 14 2015)
Theme: “Consecrate them in the Truth, Your Word is Truth”
Last Thursday, we celebrated the solemnity of the Ascension of Christ into heaven. Just as it was said then, Jesus is no more physically present with us but he is still with us spiritually – in the Church, the Word of God, the Sacraments and in our neighbours. His departure from the world has not left us orphans and that is what the readings of today assure us of. In today’s gospel reading (John 17:11-19), we reflect on the priestly prayer of Jesus Christ offered before his passion and death. This prayer strengthens us at this moment of his physical absence and assures us of the abiding grace of God around us. To this end let us take a closer look at some parts of this prayer.

Jesus knew what was going to befall him and how the faith of his Apostles would be shaken. To keep his apostles on the safer side, he prayed for them, asking his Father to keep them true to His name. In our moments of danger, temptation, vocation or business crises, have we prayed for God’s grace to abide in us or do we relax presuming God’s grace since He knows all things and is equally a loving Father?
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Homily for 7th Sunday of Easter Year B - on the Gospel by Fr Munachi E. Ezeogu, cssp

May 14, 2015, 3:40 pm
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Homily for 7th Sunday of Easter Year B - on the Gospel 
by Fr Munachi E. Ezeogu, cssp
Theme:  Holiness and Service
The Salvation Army, compared to other churches, emphasizes the selfless nature of true religion without forgetting the importance of personal holiness. Its founder, General Booth, once said, "Without any boast, without any vanity, I can assure you that when I gave myself to God I did so more to save others than to save myself." That may sound strange to many of us who take it for granted that the primary, if not the only, purpose of being a Christian is to save one's soul. If that is so, then what we read in today's gospel will also sound strange to us. Jesus declares: "For their sake I sanctify myself" (John 17:19). We shall take a closer look at this profound statement.
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Reflection/Homily: Pentecost Sunday (May 24 2015)

May 23, 2015, 10:53 am
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Reflection/Homily: Pentecost Sunday (May 24 2015)
Theme: “Receive the Holy Spirit”

The Word “Pentecost” is derived from the Greek word “pentekoste (hemera)” meaning “fiftieth (day). Pentecost Sunday is a Christian feast with a Jewish origin in the Old Testament known as the “festival of weeks” (Shavuot)(cf. Ex. 34:22). Since Shavuot is celebrated 50 days after the “pesach” (Passover or Christian Easter) in thanksgiving to Yahweh for the reception of the Torah, Hellenistic Jews gave it a Greek name pentekoste and thatwas the major reason why the Jews gathered in the first reading. (Acts 2:1-11). In Christianity, we celebrate Pentecost as the fiftieth day after Easter, commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles. It is also the tenth day after the Ascension.

Christians could find some relationship between the Jewish and the Christian Pentecost. Moses had to go up to Mount Sinai to receive the Law, as the apostles had to go up to the Upper Room to receive the Holy Spirit. While the Law guided the Jews, the Holy Spirit guides the Christians for they are no longer governed by the Law but by the Spirit. The descent of the Holy Spirit as we saw in the first reading did not just occur in history. It was prophesied both in the Old Testament and the New Testament. In Joel 3:1, God promised to pour out his Spirit on all humanity in the latter days and in Mt 3:11, John spoke of the One who will baptize with the Holy Spirit and fire. Jesus also spoke of ascending to the Father, so that the Holy Spirit would come. The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Blessed Trinity which is known as the Paraclete, the Comforter and the promise of the Father. He performs the functions of sanctification and empowerment. At the Pentecost, He sanctified the Apostles and empowered them to lead the Church. Some theologians consider today to be the birthday of the Church and the baptism of the Apostles.

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Reflection/Homily: Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ Year B (June 7 2015)

June 5, 2015, 11:39 pm
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Reflection/Homily: Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ Year B (June 7 2015)
Theme: The Cleansing Power of the Eucharist

Some foreigners in a certain land disobeyed the laws of the land and were put into prison before they would be executed. They requested to see the king to plead for amnesty. On hearing their request, the king decided to visit them in prison. In his simplicity, he wore ordinary clothes but unfortunately the foreigners could not recognize him because they had not known him previously. They ignored him when he introduced himself to them as the king because they expected to see a man in royal outfit. Unfortunately, the king left them without any favour because they could not value him. He seemed to be too casual but he preferred simplicity so as to be approachable. Often times, we experience this kind of situation when we meet important people, at other times something of value before us because we are familiar with it or because it in presented in ordinary form. That is why today, the church wants us to re-evaluate our value for the Holy Eucharist through this solemnity of the body and blood of Christ. Unlike on Holy Thursday when we reflect on the Eucharist, priesthood and love, today our attention will be focused only on the Eucharist precisely on its cleansing power.
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Homily/Reflection: Thirteenth (13th) Sunday of Ordinary Time Year B (June 28 2015)

June 27, 2015, 8:09 am
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Homily/Reflection: Thirteenth (13th) Sunday of Ordinary Time Year B (June 28 2015)
Theme: Faith - A Pre-requisite for Divine intervention
 
Faith is one of God’s gratuitous gifts to man. It is that virtue that enables us to put our whole trust, dependence and belief in God and what He has revealed. Faith is that drive that makes us keep looking up to God even when there seems to be no hope. In fact, it is a pre-requisite for us to receive any favour from God. The gospel reading (Mark 5:21-43) presents us with practical examples of faith in God, especially in difficult and hopeless situations. Here, the faith of Jairus and the woman suffering from hemorrhage become a paradigm for all of us. They were confronted with difficult situations but rather than give up, they strongly held on to Christ in faith who they believed can change their situation.


Like them, we too are not without ugly situations begging for divine attention. Some of us may be currently suffering the death of a beloved one or strange illnesses or even financial hemorrhage. These ugly situations most often challenge our faith in God. Confronted by them, some even begin to question God’s goodness and might. The reality of death, hunger, sickness, poverty, failure, etc assures us that trials and tribulations cannot be totally avoided in life. When they come, we can only look up to Jesus with faith and confidence relying on his compassion for the suffering. In the past, those who looked up to Jesus were never put to shame neither were those who deposited total faith in God disappointed. To be considered truly faithful, one has to undergo several trials and tribulations and still stand firm in God. Abraham had to leave his father’s land and he also attempted sacrificing Isaac, Job had to lose all he had, yet they still believed in God. Today, they are regarded as men of faith.  
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Reflection/Homily: Fourteenth (14th) Sunday of Ordinary Time Year B (July 5 2015)

July 3, 2015, 3:22 pm
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Reflection/Homily: Fourteenth (14th) Sunday of Ordinary Time Year B (July 5 2015)
Theme: Becoming Over Familiar with Jesus

A priest-friend once shared with me an experience he had on a visit to his priest-friend’s native home. According to him, when he was about to leave, the mother of his priest-friend approached him requesting him to bless some water for her. He asked the woman why she didn’t ask her priest-son who had been at home for a week to bless the water and she quickly retorted, “Fr leave that one”. This kind of story makes one begin to wonder if she was over familiar with the priesthood of her son, or considered her son to be an unholy priest or was simply suffering from lack of faith. I believe this kind of disposition is not unique to her but is generally seen in most places. Some ministers experience this type of neglect and treatment. In the gospel reading (Mk. 6:1-6), it was also this kind of neglect and treatment that Jesus received in his home town Nazareth. He went about doing good elsewhere but when he returned to his home town that his people might have a share of his good works, he was received with over-familiarity, treated with contempt and listened to with unbelief despite the wisdom that came from him. 

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Reflection/Homily: Fifteenth (15th) Sunday of Ordinary Time Year B (July 12 2015)

July 11, 2015, 6:13 am
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Reflection/Homily: Fifteenth (15th) Sunday of Ordinary Time Year B (July 12 2015)
Theme: The Mission of the Twelve: An Example

Since the creation of the world, God has never ceased to make Himself present among His people. He has used and still uses Patriarchs, Kings, Prophets, Apostles, Priests and other ministers to make His presence felt in the world. In a special way, He is also making Himself present in the world through each and every one of us whom He has sent into the world. In the gospel reading (Mk. 6:7-13), Jesus made himself more present among the people by sending the Twelve apostles to them. Today, he has also sent you to the world as he did to the twelve. Your mandate remains the same with The Twelve; to evangelize the people and make things better for them, but through various approaches; as medical doctors, engineers, teachers, lawyers, labourers, priests, etc. He has given you the authority over every obstacle and has charged you with the responsibility of making the world a better place.

The rhetorical question for today is; How do you fulfill your mission in the world? How have you made the presence of Christ who has sent you into the world felt among His people? How have you contributed to the alleviation of people’s problems and made the world a better place to live? Do you work in a manner that depicts your collaboration to work for the good of humanity after the mind of Christ who went about doing good? Have you preached the Good News through your life style? As a student, farmer, health worker, trader, priest, religious, seminarian, etc, what motivates your mission among the people of God? Are you like Amaziah in the first reading (Amos 7:12-15) who thinks that our mission or vocation is solely to earn money? Unlike him, be disposed like Amos to see your work or vocation as a calling from God and so be disposed to co-operate with His divine will for humanity.

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Reflection/Homily: Sixteenth (16th) Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B (July 19 2015)

July 18, 2015, 4:09 am
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Reflection/Homily: Sixteenth (16th) Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B (July 19 2015)
Theme: Leading According to the Examples of Christ.

In today’s first reading (Jeremiah 23:1-6), God through the prophet Jeremiah rebukes the bad leaders of Israel who through their bad leadership allowed the Israelites to be destroyed, scattered and taken into captivity by the Assyrians. They could not take good care of the people under their care and perhaps were also unavailable to attend to their needs. As a result, the people became lawless, turned away from God and were taken into captivity. But God did not abandon His people as their leaders did. Instead, He promised to bring them back from captivity, to gather them into one people again and to raise another leader for them. This time, a leader who would be available for them, a leader who would be compassionate and merciful, a leader who would teach them the right things to do and a leader who would attend to all their needs, both spiritual and temporal. 

In the gospel reading (Mark 6:30-34), we see the fulfillment of this promise in the person of Jesus Christ. He is the new shepherd of Israel, the good shepherd who will lay down his life for his sheep instead of allowing them to remain under the captivity of sin and death. He is the shepherd to gather the scattered people into one flock and feed them with his body and blood.
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Reflection/Homily: Seventeenth (17th) Sunday of Ordinary Time Year B (July 26 2015)

July 25, 2015, 7:00 am
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Reflection/Homily: Seventeenth (17th) Sunday of Ordinary Time Year B (July 26 2015)
Theme: What is your Loaf of Bread?

Recently, I once attended a function that lasted more than it was necessary. I didn’t take my breakfast before setting out for the event and when the event was unnecessarily being prolonged, I became very hungry and looked forward to the light refreshment. Unfortunately, the organizers of the event didn’t anticipate a very large guest that the provisions they made were obviously insufficient for all that so many persons including myself went home disappointed, hungry, and angry. In the first reading (2 Kings 4:42-44), we see a different scenario. Elisha’s servant was asked to distribut twenty barley loaves among a crowd containing about a hundred men and he wondered if the loaves would ever be enough for all but at the end of the story, the crowd all ate and there were some left over. In the gospel reading (John 6:1-15) too, the disciples wondered about the sufficiency of the five loaves of bread and two fish which were to be used to feed a crowd containing about five thousand men. At the end of the story, when Jesus blessed the loaves and fish, the crowds all ate and there were twelve baskets filled with left overs. 

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Homily/Reflection: Eighteenth (18th) Sunday of Ordinary Time Year B (August 01 2015)

July 31, 2015, 10:34 am
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Homily/Reflection: Eighteenth (18th) Sunday of Ordinary Time Year B (August 01 2015)
Theme: “I am the Bread of Life”.

Recently, I attended a function organized by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in which so many invited less privileged people were fed and empowered. My experience at the event brought to light the extent of poverty, hunger and disease that have enveloped the masses. When it was time to feed them, none of them wanted to be starved and so they were scrambling for food. Most of them hadn’t eaten for days and some even had no hope of the next meal, but they were thankful they had something for that day. But the funny part of the story was that the next day, a greater number of them stormed the scene of the event presuming there would be another feast for them only to be disappointed with the empty spaces. 

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Homily/Reflection: Nineteenth (19th) Sunday of Ordinary Time Year B (August 9 2015)

August 6, 2015, 5:10 pm
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Homily/Reflection: Nineteenth (19th) Sunday of Ordinary Time Year B (August 9 2015)
Theme: “The Eucharist: Food for Pilgrims”.

Stella and Sandra were two sisters who fell in love with two brothers Dickson and Thomas. All were from poor homes and were orphans. The two brothers decided to assist the two sisters who were more helpless, with the intention of having them as life partners afterwards. Dickson was a sales boy and used his salary to send Stella who was blind to a special school for the blind. Thomas was a truck pusher and used his daily wages to pay Sandra’s school fees. After some years, both girls graduated from school and became comfortable with good jobs. When the brothers initiated their marriage proposal, Stella wished she could see if only for a day, the face of the guy who changed her life and destiny. 

Eventually, one day, someone donated a pair of eyes to Stella and after the eye transplant, she saw. She saw Dickson but was disappointed to realize that he was also blind. She refused to marry him because she couldn’t afford to marry a blind man. Dickson later sent her a note which read: “I caused you joy but you caused me sorrow. Please take good care of my eyes because I sacrificed them that you may see me”. Sandra also refused to marry Thomas because he was a truck pusher. She couldn’t imagine herself as a graduate marrying a truck pusher. She appreciated Thomas’ sacrifices but preferred to marry a graduate. Both brothers were tired of life and thought it was better to have died than experience this.

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Bishop Vincent Ezeonyia for Burial on February 27

February 20, 2015, 11:21 am
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Most Rev. Vincent Valentine Egwuchukwu Ezeonyia, CSSp who died on Sunday February 8, 2015 at the age of 73 will be buried on February 27, 2015 at the Christ the King Cathedral Aba.

Burial Arrangements

Thursday February 26, 2015 at 5 pm, there will be a Vigil Mass at Christ the King Cathedral Aba

Friday February 27, 2015 at 6 am, body leaves Our Lady of Mercy Mortuary, Umulogho, Obowo Imo State, at 7 am, lying in state at Christ the King Cathedral Aba, at 8 am, Office of the dead at Christ the King Cathedral Aba, at 10.30 am, Funeral Mass at Christ the King Cathedral Aba. Interment follows immediately after the Mass.

There will be a requiem Mass for him at St. Dominic Catholic Church Uke, Anambra State on Saturday March 14 2015. His Month's mind will take place at Holy Ghost Novitiate, Awo-Omamma, Imo State on Friday, March 20 2015.

Adapted from the Burial Arrangements signed by Rev. Fr. Godfrey Ukonu, Director of Communications, Catholic Diocese of Aba.
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Reflection/Homily: Second (2nd) Sunday of Lent (March 1 2015)

February 24, 2015, 1:24 am
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Reflection/Homily: Second (2nd) Sunday of Lent (March 1 2015)
Theme:  At the Mountain-Top Faith  gives way to Vision 

            As a little boy, when I first heard the passage read in the first reading, the first question that was raised in my mind was whether God could tempt one to sin since Abraham would have been guilty of murder if he had sacrificed Isaac. I later grew up to understand this passage better bearing in mind the distinction between temptation and test. The transliterated Hebrew “nacah” is rendered in English as “to test or tempt”. Its transliterated Greek equivalent “peirasmos” also means “test or tempt”. The words “test and tempt” though similar are not exactly the same, the former is positive while the latter is negative. For this reason, exegetes recommend we look into the context to differentiate between the two meanings, bearing in mind that God only tests while Satan tempts. The goal of God’s tests is for us to prove our faith but the devil tempts to destroy our faith. St. James stresses this distinction when he says “consider it a great joy when tests of many kinds come upon you, for you well know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance… (1 v.2-3) and “… God does not tempt anyone to sin” (1 v.13).
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Reflection/Homily: Twenty-Second (22nd) Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B (August 30 2015)

August 26, 2015, 10:09 am
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Reflection/Homily: Twenty-Second (22nd) Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B (August 30 2015)
Theme: Observing the Laws of God

Two missionaries were sent into a remote area for evangelization. They went out daily to preach to people on the streets. They shared their experiences together and went along well. After some time, one started getting jealous of the other because he attracted more followers and got more converts. This began affecting their relationship and mission negatively. Soon, the jealous one grew much hatred for the other that he would not discuss anything with him again. Yet, the jealous missionary was very meticulous in his mission work which he performed with much devotion and piety. He would preach, pray, sing and exhort like a perfect missionary but he would record no success. 

One day, the other missionary fell ill and begged the jealous missionary to help him buy some medications but he refused because he wouldn’t want to miss a prayer meeting beginning in the next few minutes. Later at night, he also begged the jealous missionary to let him know when it will be 5am the next morning and he accepted. At 5am the next day, the jealous missionary wrote on a piece of paper “It is 5am” and dropped it beside the other missionary’s pillow and went for morning prayer because he could not afford to break the silence before communing with God.
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