(FIRST READING ACTS 1:12–14; RESPONSORIAL PSM. 26:1, 4, 7-8; SECOND READING 1 PTR 4:13–16; GOSPEL ACCLAMATION cf. JN. 14:18; GOSPEL JN. 17:1–11) THEME: “THAT THEY MAY BE ONE” BY: Rev. Fr. Julian Nwachukwu The Seventh Sunday of Easter occupies a unique and spiritually rich place in the liturgical calendar. The Church stands between two great […]
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Faith Formation
BY: Udo J. M. Iwuji, Tel: 08156198851 Short Prelude It was St. Pope John Paul II who made this expression on Mary being present in our liturgical celebrations: “Mary is present in the memorial because she was present in the event!… She is continuously united both with Christ the High Priest and with the Church,
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Faith Formation
Conversation with Rev. Fr. Benedict Nwachukwu-Udaku Pope Leo XIV and Catholic Social Teaching (VI) (Poverty and Structural Sins) Dear friends, In our ongoing reflection on the Apostolic Exhortation on Love for the Poor by Pope Leo XIV, it is important to underscore that the main focus of this pastoral letter is to highlight the Church’s
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Articles
On Thursday, May 7, 2026, the bishops and priests of the Owerri Ecclesiastical Province gathered at Maria Mater Ecclesiae Cathedral, Ahiara Diocese, for a provincial recollection marked by prayer and fraternal communion. The program included Eucharistic Adoration, the Rosary, a penitential service with sacramental confession, and Holy Mass, preceded by a spiritual reflection delivered by
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Preserving Human Voices and Faces Dear brothers and sisters, Our faces and voices are unique, distinctive features of every person; they reveal a person’s own unrepeatable identity and are the defining elements of every encounter with others. The ancients understood this well. To define the human person, the ancient Greeks used the word “face” (prösöpon)
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Vatican Cycle
Rev. Fr. Jude Thaddeus Osondu, the manager of Mater TV, has charged Catholics to aspire towards heaven. This was an injunction he gave during the mass of the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord into heaven on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at the Holy Family Chaplaincy, Aboh Urban. Traditionally, Catholics all over the globe
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Faith Formation
In the hope of the resurrection and in the promise of eternal life promised by Christ and proclaimed by His Church, bishops, priests, religious and political leaders, and thousands of faithful gathered for the funeral of Most Rev. Peter Nworie Chukwu, the Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki, whose death at the age of 60 has left
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Echos Across Dioceses
VACANCY! VACANCY!! VACANCY!!! The Guide Newspaper Office, Ahiara Diocese, invites applications from competent, reliable, and media-oriented individuals for the following roles: 1. NEWS CORRESPONDENTS To gather, write, and submit accurate reports on diocesan and related ecclesial events. 2. ADVERT MANAGER To source, coordinate, and manage advert placements for the publication. REQUIREMENTS Interested Applicants should submit
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The atmosphere in St. Patrick’s Catholic Parish, Itu, was one rife with profound joy, prayer, and thanksgiving on Saturday, May 9, 2026, as seventy-six candidates received the Sacrament of Confirmation during the maiden pastoral visit of the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Ahiara, His Lordship, Most Rev. Simeon Okezuo Nwobi, to the parish. The
The Catholic faithful of the Catholic Diocese of Ahiara gathered in deep sorrow, yet in faithful surrender to the will of God, at Maria Mater Ecclesiae Cathedral on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, to bid farewell to Very Rev. Fr. Dr. Ethelbert Anayo Uwadoka, a priest remembered for his simplicity, serenity, and precision of life. Fr.
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