Thanks immensely for praying and devoting your time and resources for the May devotions. May all our efforts find favour in the sight of our Mother and God. Amen. We just need to be thankful for this last day of May and the feast of Visitation of Our Lady to her cousin Elizabeth. Let us…
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Month of Mary – May Devotions – Day 30 – Authentic Marian Devotions!
There can’t be Christianity and the Church without Jesus Christ, His works that culminated in the Paschal Mystery. The foregoing truth can never be contested even by the devil, the chief enemy of our faith. It is never enough to practice faith in Jesus Christ without taking into consideration other fruits that were wrought by…
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Month of Mary – May Devotions – Day 29 – Our Lady Queen of Nigeria!
Today, 29th May 2018, marks the 18th anniversary of Nigeria’s second return to democracy. A day set aside as Democracy Day, which is observed as a public holiday throughout the Federation. Therefore, we call on our Mother and Queen to intercede for Nigeria as she is the first principal patron saint of our dear…
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Month of Mary – May Devotions – Day 28 – The Courage of Mary!
Courage is the willingness of heart and mind to face difficult situations in life without fear. This is usually determined by our conviction and trust in ourselves and ultimately in God our creator. As Christians, our faith will remain meaningful and fruitful if and only if courage is applied in our daily struggles. “David ……
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Month of Mary – May Devotions – Day 27 – The Trinity and Mary!
“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all” (2 Corinthians 13:14). On a day like this one may be wondering what could be the relationship between the Blessed Trinity and the Blessed Virgin Mary. Our simple catechism gives us an answer to…
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Month of Mary – May Devotions – Day 26 – The power of Mary!
Greetings in the name of Our Lord Jesus Christ and Our Mother Mary! Thank you for your prayers, daily reflections, readership and comments throughout the special month of Mary and our devotions in honour of her. The core of May devotion is the cultivation of virtues following the footprints of our Lady, Mother and Queen.…
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Month of Mary – May Devotions – Day 25 – The Generosity of Mary!
When talking about generosity, key concepts are giving, sharing, forgiving and service. It is a virtue that we strive to emulate from God and Our Lady who give and forgive in order to redeem and transform us from selfishness, the danger of getting and forgetting. A lot of marriages, friendships and other relationships today cannot…
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Month of Mary – May Devotions – Day 24 – The Diligence of Mary!
It is very easy to work hard and attain material goods and possibly fame. Thus, we have armed robbers, kidnappers, prostitutes, and other men and women of the underworld who calculatedly but mischievously achieve their aims. But it is not an easy task to work and be consistent with overcoming vices and defects according to…
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Month of Mary – May Devotions – Day 23 – The simplicity of Mary!
Simplicity is to be simple in all things but it is far from easy, I must say! Sometimes you may think that you are simple or living a life of simplicity but you would end up betraying yourself through complicated thought system, beliefs and values; rooms stocked with unnecessary materials and high level of materialism…
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Month of Mary – May Devotions – Day 22 – The holiness of Mary!
Is there anyone in doubt that today we live in a world that is ruled by destructive forces, ideologies and influences? A world that dehumanizes fellow human beings for the sake of sexual pleasure and fantasy, a world that says hard work is archaic and tasking rather cheating in the forms of examination malpractice, infidelity…
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