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"The more Eucharist we receive, the more we will become like Jesus, so that on this earth we will have a foretaste of heaven."

Blessed Carlo Acutis

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May 12, 20223 min read

Fr. Daniel's Corner / May 1, 2022

Easter People, God's Chosen People The crux of the Easter mystery is that Christians are redeemed to redeem. As civilizations’ rise and...

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Fr. Daniel Okafor

Apr 10, 20224 min read

Fr. Daniel's Corner / April 10, 2022

Jesus' Last Week At the heart of our faith is the Paschal mystery: The Passion, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ. All...

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Fr. Daniel Okafor

Apr 3, 20223 min read

Fr. Daniel's Corner / April 3, 2022

Stations of the Cross Another feature of the Lenten season is the Stations of the Cross on Fridays which culminates on Good Friday as the...

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Fr. Daniel Okafor

Apr 1, 20224 min read

Fr. Daniel's Corner / March 27, 2022

Lent: A Time for Metanoia The Lenten period is a privileged opportunity for a new growth in Christian discipline, in Christian patience,...

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Fr. Daniel Okafor

Mar 18, 20223 min read

Fr. Daniel's Corner / March 18, 2022

The Prodigal Father MERCY is a beautiful term that characterizes the Lenten season. Interestingly, the parable of the PRODIGAL FATHER is...

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Fr. Daniel Okafor

Mar 9, 20223 min read

Fr. Daniel's Corner / March 9, 2022

Fasting: A Means Not an End Fasting, one of the three pillars that punctuates the Lenten season, stands out. Unarguably, Lent is ALSO an...

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Fr. Daniel's Corner / September 24, 2021

Fr. Daniel Okafor

Sep 24, 20213 min read

Fr. Daniel's Corner / September 24, 2021

Sacrament and Sacramentum Have you noticed that the word sacrament appears frequently in the Mass and in most Catholic books, gatherings,...

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Patris Corde: Descriptions of St. Joseph

Fr. Daniel Okafor

Jun 30, 20216 min read

Patris Corde: Descriptions of St. Joseph

Pope Francis, in Patris Corde, describes Saint Joseph as a beloved father, a tender and loving father, an obedient father, an accepting...

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June, Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Fr. Daniel Okafor

Jun 29, 20213 min read

June, Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

In popular piety, each month of the year has a corresponding spiritual theme that focuses on various aspects of the Christian faith. June...

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Fr. Daniel Okafor

Jun 2, 20214 min read

What the Church says about St. Joseph

St. Joseph in Magisterium Some documents of the church have reflected and written extensively about St. Joseph. Here are summaries for a...

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Fr. Daniel Okafor

May 23, 20213 min read

The Man Joseph: "May he [the Lord] Add"

Several important biblical figures bear the name Joseph: Joseph (the eleventh son of the patriarch Jacob - Gen 30: 24); Joseph the...

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Fr. Daniel Okafor

May 17, 20213 min read

Patris Corde: The Year of St. Joseph

With the Concluding Rite Part 2 we come to the end of the Mass Moment, which coincided with our Archdiocesan Year of the Eucharist; a...

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Apr 6, 20213 min read

Fr. Daniel's Corner/ April 4, 2021

Mass Moment: Concluding Rite Part 2/Called Together to be Sent The concluding rite of the Eucharist is brief and deceptively simple: a...

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Fr. Daniel Okafor

Mar 26, 20213 min read

Fr. Daniel's Corner / March 28, 2021

Mass Moment: Post Communion and Concluding Rite When the distribution of Communion is over, if appropriate, the priest and the faithful...

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Fr. Daniel Okafor

Mar 21, 20213 min read

Fr. Daniel's Corner / March 21, 2021

Mass Moment: Behold the Lamb of God/Communion Before the reception of the Holy Communion, the priest prepares himself by a prayer, said...

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Fr. Daniel Okafor

Mar 14, 20213 min read

Fr. Daniel's Corner / March 14, 2021

Mass Moment: The Breaking of the Bread One of the most ancient names by which Christians called the Mass was “the breaking of the bread”...

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Fr. Daniel Okafor

Mar 7, 20213 min read

Fr. Daniel's Corner / March 7, 2021

Mass Moment: The Sign of Peace We now come to the greeting and exchange of the Sign of Peace. The prayer of peace recalls our Lord’s...

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Fr. Daniel Okafor

Feb 28, 20213 min read

Fr. Daniel's Corner / February 28, 2021

Mass Moment: The Communion Rite After the Great Amen of the doxology (see previous entry), the assembly stands before the throne of God...

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Fr. Daniel Okafor

Feb 21, 20213 min read

Fr. Daniel's Corner / February 21, 2021

Mass Moment: Eucharistic Prayer from Anamnesis to Doxology Not only did Jesus tell the apostles “do this,” but he also said, “do this in...

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Fr. Daniel Okafor

Feb 14, 20213 min read

Fr. Daniel's Corner / February 14, 2021

Mass Moment: The Institution Narrative In the Institution Narrative, a precise and specific event from the life of Jesus is retold—...

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