“What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go in search of the one that went astray? And if he finds it, truly, I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray.”
Excerpt, Gospel Reading, Tuesday 10th Dec. 2024 – MATTHEW 18:12-14.
So, most of us may regard the above assertion as foolish or wasteful until such a time when we happen to be that one that has gone astray and needs to be helped.
Sometimes, when we find ourselves going astray, it could be due to decisions we have made. Whereas at other times what is obfuscating us may be way beyond us.
Notwithstanding the situation, we tend to be vehemently keen on our own ways believing them to be the best for us until we end up having to find our self alone just by our self.
A young man who has come of age but still under the benevolent care of his parents may choose to go a path that is destructive.
All measures to counsel that young man aright may fall on deaf ears. As far as he’s concerned, the whole world is wrong, just he alone is right.
A woman whose husband provides for all her material and emotional needs still gets adulterous.
The exhilaration of her escapades will blind and deafen her to all entreaties of caution to desist.
When we sit down to some beer, even that there are over a million and one issues we can engage for discussion, we choose to make one of our friends our topic. Unfortunately, even men do this these days.
Then, immediately after we disperse, one of us, he who brought up the issue will call that friend and tell him what so, so and so persons supposedly said about them. It is quite deplorable that this is also now very prevalent among we men. Very sad.
Nevertheless, Christ, is saying, He and to a large extent, we, too, mustn’t give up on any of these people until the very last of us is extricate from these ways.
Dear friend, it is time we rolled up our sleeves and walk the talk to save that brother, that sister, that friend and that colleague, even the foe we so love gossiping about, before they finally sink into the abyss.
If we can do even the most little that we can to help them but we didn’t, we have automatically shared of their doom. And the guilt of their destruction will eternally haunt us.
My dear friend, we must know this to know peace.
Have a fantastic day folks.
#Blessed_Carlo_Acutis! #Pray_for_us!
– Akase F. Agabo
10th Dec. 2024.
Make Staright Our Paths
THIS SEASON OF VIOLET COLOUR 02.
“The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, “Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!”
Excerpt, Gospel Reading, Monday 9th Dec. 2024 – LUKE 1:25-38.
So, the Blessed Virgin Mary is venerated with several appellations. One of such titles is, “Our Lady Mother of Sorrows.”
Now, is it not quite strange, mysterious and confusing for one who was greeted in such a manner by an archangel to yet have a title as such?
All through the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, there was nothing quite seeming as one who is full of grace and God is with her.
The birth and life of the man by virtue of which she was full of grace happen to also be the same cause for the title of, “Our Lady Mother of Sorrows.”
The only semblance of such graces only began to manifest after her death when she was assumed body and soul into heaven.
Dear friend, Christ already said it, “Heaven and earth will pass away, but the word of God must come to pass.”
Therefore, as we await the coming of the Infant King this Christmas, we must rest in the assurance that his coming now is not to judge and condemn the world.
This Christmas, the Prince of Peace will be born to bring us peace, happiness, laughter, and more peace and joy like a river.
This, too, is the word of God and it shall come to pass and fulfil the purpose on to which it was sent.
We must make him a room in our heart, make straight our paths, level our mountains and fill up the valleys.
Christmas is most definitely a beautiful season full joy and laughter. We mustn’t enter it with the muffled cacophony of bad moods, fowl conscience with a handful of guilt.
Have a pleasant day and a fulfilled week folks.
#Blessed_Virgin_Mary! #Blessed_Carlo_Acutis! #Pray_for_us!
– Akase F. Agabo
9th Dec. 2024.
“The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, “Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!”
Excerpt, Gospel Reading, Monday 9th Dec. 2024 – LUKE 1:25-38.
So, the Blessed Virgin Mary is venerated with several appellations. One of such titles is, “Our Lady Mother of Sorrows.”
Now, is it not quite strange, mysterious and confusing for one who was greeted in such a manner by an archangel to yet have a title as such?
All through the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, there was nothing quite seeming as one who is full of grace and God is with her.
The birth and life of the man by virtue of which she was full of grace happen to also be the same cause for the title of, “Our Lady Mother of Sorrows.”
The only semblance of such graces only began to manifest after her death when she was assumed body and soul into heaven.
Dear friend, Christ already said it, “Heaven and earth will pass away, but the word of God must come to pass.”
Therefore, as we await the coming of the Infant King this Christmas, we must rest in the assurance that his coming now is not to judge and condemn the world.
This Christmas, the Prince of Peace will be born to bring us peace, happiness, laughter, and more peace and joy like a river.
This, too, is the word of God and it shall come to pass and fulfil the purpose on to which it was sent.
We must make him a room in our heart, make straight our paths, level our mountains and fill up the valleys.
Christmas is most definitely a beautiful season full joy and laughter. We mustn’t enter it with the muffled cacophony of bad moods, fowl conscience with a handful of guilt.
Have a pleasant day and a fulfilled week folks.
#Blessed_Virgin_Mary! #Blessed_Carlo_Acutis! #Pray_for_us!
– Akase F. Agabo
9th Dec. 2024.
His Gifts are Unconditional
“Then he touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith let it be done to you.” And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly charged them, “See that no one knows it.” But they went away and spread his fame through all that district.”
Excerpt, Gospel Reading, Friday 6th Dec. 2024 – MATTHEW 9-27-31.
So, today’s teaching is about those times when it is just practically impossible not to be disobedient.
What on earth to you want those formerly blind men to say to inquisitive people or how do Christ intend that they react when questioned?
Firstly, Christ took the blind men into the house, away from the prying eyes of other people where he restored their sight.
So, when they came out, now, no longer blind and when people ask them how did it happen?
Should they ignore those pertinent questions and rather continue in their ululation? Or, probably just keep saying, “What’s your business?” Or “Why are you asking?” Or “Why do you want to know?”
As it is and as we are already aware, people would first be most interested in asking and getting to know the what, when, where, who and how over and above really wanting to join the formerly blind people to rejoice. Unfortunately, even members of their families will be likewise.
The healing of this two blind men happened just after Christ has restored life to the deceased daughter of Jarius. That, too, was done away from people’s gaze.
However, do we all noticed that even when they defiled Christ’s instructions and continued to broadcast it to all who wish to hear about what happened to them, they did not become blind again or neither did they suddenly became mad.
Unfortunately, as we have watched in a plethora of Nollowood films, if it were one ‘babalawo/mamalawo’ (diviners) who purportedly healed them, they would have been given some conditions consequence upon which if they are defaulted, there would be a reversal of the healing or worse consequences.
God’s kind of blessing is not some kind of lending. God gives freely and freely too, He asks us to give.
While not discountenancing returning to give thanks, it was never herd that the remaining 9 who didn’t return to thank Christ Jesus after the were cleansed of leprosy became leprous again.
Dear friend, God’s gift is unconditional.
Folks, have a fantastic day and a pleasant weekend.
#SAINT_NICHOLAS! #Blessed_Carlo_Acutis! #Pray_for_us!
– Akase F. Agabo
6th Dec. 2024
Excerpt, Gospel Reading, Friday 6th Dec. 2024 – MATTHEW 9-27-31.
So, today’s teaching is about those times when it is just practically impossible not to be disobedient.
What on earth to you want those formerly blind men to say to inquisitive people or how do Christ intend that they react when questioned?
Firstly, Christ took the blind men into the house, away from the prying eyes of other people where he restored their sight.
So, when they came out, now, no longer blind and when people ask them how did it happen?
Should they ignore those pertinent questions and rather continue in their ululation? Or, probably just keep saying, “What’s your business?” Or “Why are you asking?” Or “Why do you want to know?”
As it is and as we are already aware, people would first be most interested in asking and getting to know the what, when, where, who and how over and above really wanting to join the formerly blind people to rejoice. Unfortunately, even members of their families will be likewise.
The healing of this two blind men happened just after Christ has restored life to the deceased daughter of Jarius. That, too, was done away from people’s gaze.
However, do we all noticed that even when they defiled Christ’s instructions and continued to broadcast it to all who wish to hear about what happened to them, they did not become blind again or neither did they suddenly became mad.
Unfortunately, as we have watched in a plethora of Nollowood films, if it were one ‘babalawo/mamalawo’ (diviners) who purportedly healed them, they would have been given some conditions consequence upon which if they are defaulted, there would be a reversal of the healing or worse consequences.
God’s kind of blessing is not some kind of lending. God gives freely and freely too, He asks us to give.
While not discountenancing returning to give thanks, it was never herd that the remaining 9 who didn’t return to thank Christ Jesus after the were cleansed of leprosy became leprous again.
Dear friend, God’s gift is unconditional.
Folks, have a fantastic day and a pleasant weekend.
#SAINT_NICHOLAS! #Blessed_Carlo_Acutis! #Pray_for_us!
– Akase F. Agabo
6th Dec. 2024
Only Requirement? Live Right.
“Not every one who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord, shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Every one then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house upon the rock; and the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.”
Excerpt, Gospel Reading, Thursday 5th Dec. 2024 – MATTHEW 7:21.24-27.
So, if we could recall the Book of Job in the Holy Bible, it begins thus, “Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.” – JOB 1:6.
Is this not an indication that Satan also knows God? So, is it not also possible that Satan will also have a place that he calls a church and he will always be shouting the name lord, lord?
Some of us always mouth the name Jesus, Lord, God with reckless abandon. As a matter of fact, the name Jesus has become a form of exclamation (not altogether bad, though) to some of us.
Nevertheless, both our inner and posterior demeanour usually never tend to portray the kind of pious chastity we often verbalise.
Thus, the message of today’s teaching.
So, whether we mouth those names very often or not, the only requirement of us to make heaven is just to live right. That’s all!
By living right, it is we making our conscious and deliberate effort to ensure that we do the things of our everyday life truthfully, with all honesty, sincerity and purposely to bring about the betterment of mankind and a greater glory to God.
Remember, God is more persuaded by our deliberate positive efforts to become better.
Have a fantastic day folks.
#Blessed_Carlo_Acutis! #Pray_for_us!
– Akase F. Agabo
5th Dec. 2024.
Excerpt, Gospel Reading, Thursday 5th Dec. 2024 – MATTHEW 7:21.24-27.
So, if we could recall the Book of Job in the Holy Bible, it begins thus, “Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.” – JOB 1:6.
Is this not an indication that Satan also knows God? So, is it not also possible that Satan will also have a place that he calls a church and he will always be shouting the name lord, lord?
Some of us always mouth the name Jesus, Lord, God with reckless abandon. As a matter of fact, the name Jesus has become a form of exclamation (not altogether bad, though) to some of us.
Nevertheless, both our inner and posterior demeanour usually never tend to portray the kind of pious chastity we often verbalise.
Thus, the message of today’s teaching.
So, whether we mouth those names very often or not, the only requirement of us to make heaven is just to live right. That’s all!
By living right, it is we making our conscious and deliberate effort to ensure that we do the things of our everyday life truthfully, with all honesty, sincerity and purposely to bring about the betterment of mankind and a greater glory to God.
Remember, God is more persuaded by our deliberate positive efforts to become better.
Have a fantastic day folks.
#Blessed_Carlo_Acutis! #Pray_for_us!
– Akase F. Agabo
5th Dec. 2024.
He Gives A Complete Package
“The throng wondered, when they saw the mute speaking, the maimed whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel. Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now three days, and have nothing to eat; and I am unwilling to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.” . . . . . . . . . . . . And having given thanks he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. And they all ate and were satisfied; and they took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left over.
Excerpt, Gospel Reading, Wednesday 4th Dec. 2024 – MATTHEW 15:29-37.
So, today’s teaching as could be seen from the excerpts above is a clear testament that God does not do His things half-&-half.
If a couple are without children in their marriage, when God is going to bless them, He gives them children or a child that will stay.
If someone prays to God for the wherewithal to get a laptop computer, when God answers their prayer, He gives them the laptop as well a laptop bag, Internet facility, laptop table and chair as well as the means to do data subscription.
When we pray to God to send us a destiny helper, and when they come, they don’t only lead us to the way to a means, they also facilitate the ease of the way and means.
My dear friend, we will never come to God and He will send us away hungry and empty handed.
Of course, after God heals us, He then gives us bread with fish abundantly to eat to our fill before continuing on.
We only need to have faith and hope in Him, then trust and believe Him. If it doesn’t happen on the first day, it may be on the second or most probably the third as it was with the people in today’s teaching.
Have a fantastic day folks.
#Blessed_Carlo_Acutis! #Pray_for_us!
– Akase F. Agabo
4th Dec. 2024
Excerpt, Gospel Reading, Wednesday 4th Dec. 2024 – MATTHEW 15:29-37.
So, today’s teaching as could be seen from the excerpts above is a clear testament that God does not do His things half-&-half.
If a couple are without children in their marriage, when God is going to bless them, He gives them children or a child that will stay.
If someone prays to God for the wherewithal to get a laptop computer, when God answers their prayer, He gives them the laptop as well a laptop bag, Internet facility, laptop table and chair as well as the means to do data subscription.
When we pray to God to send us a destiny helper, and when they come, they don’t only lead us to the way to a means, they also facilitate the ease of the way and means.
My dear friend, we will never come to God and He will send us away hungry and empty handed.
Of course, after God heals us, He then gives us bread with fish abundantly to eat to our fill before continuing on.
We only need to have faith and hope in Him, then trust and believe Him. If it doesn’t happen on the first day, it may be on the second or most probably the third as it was with the people in today’s teaching.
Have a fantastic day folks.
#Blessed_Carlo_Acutis! #Pray_for_us!
– Akase F. Agabo
4th Dec. 2024
At Such Privileged Times
“Then turning to the disciples he said privately, “Blessed are the eyes which see what you see! For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.
Excerpt, Gospel Reading, Tuesday 3rd Dec. 2024 – LUKE 10:21-24.
So, we are privileged people who live during a privileged time.
We live at the time of the jet age, ICT, Social Media, AI, human cloning and the likes. Such a wonderful period to be alive.
We access information at the press of a button right there in our hands. Something hitherto in past generations, trips will have to be made.
The information we access from the internet and the contents made available to us on the social used to only be available to high class scholars researching for Masters Degree and PhD thesis.
With the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI), one can delve into a field of knowledge formerly alien to them yet make a good impression with their presentation if and when needed.
While many of us are capitalising on this supposedly free knowledge and effectively utilising it adequately, some of us are taking it for granted.
The likes of Albert Einstein as well as other great scholars of past age would have been amazed at living in times such as now.
So, also it is with some of our ancestors who never had the opportunity of hearing the Gospel and participating in the Holy Eucharist.
However, to some of us, the Gospel is already becoming nuisance to us.
Today’s teaching is about us, Christ is saying we are privileged to have access to the Gospel and participate at the Holy Eucharist and the Holy Spirit.
What we make of such privileges is all up to you and I.
Have a fantastic day folks.
#SAINT_FRANCIS_XAVIER! #Blessed_Carlo_Acutis! #Pray_for_us!
– Akase F. Agabo
3rd Dec. 2024
Excerpt, Gospel Reading, Tuesday 3rd Dec. 2024 – LUKE 10:21-24.
So, we are privileged people who live during a privileged time.
We live at the time of the jet age, ICT, Social Media, AI, human cloning and the likes. Such a wonderful period to be alive.
We access information at the press of a button right there in our hands. Something hitherto in past generations, trips will have to be made.
The information we access from the internet and the contents made available to us on the social used to only be available to high class scholars researching for Masters Degree and PhD thesis.
With the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI), one can delve into a field of knowledge formerly alien to them yet make a good impression with their presentation if and when needed.
While many of us are capitalising on this supposedly free knowledge and effectively utilising it adequately, some of us are taking it for granted.
The likes of Albert Einstein as well as other great scholars of past age would have been amazed at living in times such as now.
So, also it is with some of our ancestors who never had the opportunity of hearing the Gospel and participating in the Holy Eucharist.
However, to some of us, the Gospel is already becoming nuisance to us.
Today’s teaching is about us, Christ is saying we are privileged to have access to the Gospel and participate at the Holy Eucharist and the Holy Spirit.
What we make of such privileges is all up to you and I.
Have a fantastic day folks.
#SAINT_FRANCIS_XAVIER! #Blessed_Carlo_Acutis! #Pray_for_us!
– Akase F. Agabo
3rd Dec. 2024
Again About Having A Blind Faith
THIS SEASON OF VIOLET 01.
“But the centurion answered him, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant will be healed. . . . . . . . . . . . When Jesus heard him, he marvelled, and said to those who followed him, “Truly, I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such faith. . . . . . . . . . . .”
Excerpt, Gospel Reading, Monday 2nd Dec. 2024 – MATTHEW 8:5-11.
So, there are about 39 verses in the Holy Bible both from the Old and New Testaments that says, “The just shall live by faith.”
Dear Bimbo, in your desire and crave to get married, just because age is catching up on you, moreover, both your mates and little girls that grew up in your presence have got married and are still getting married, you have made yourself into a commodity.
Granted, it could be quite distressing and painful for you to see little girls who were born when you were already ripe for marriage as well as your contemporaries, marry, get divorced and still get married again.
Possibly, out of this silent frustration, you have chosen to parcel yourself for ‘werey’ men.
These ‘wereys’ are now ‘knacking’ then telling on you to the next one who joins the queue to collect his share.
“Bimbo! Na who tell you say na to dey distribute free knacks nahim go make you get husband?”
Now, almost every tom, dick and harry for area don pass through that road. Dis com dey make you feel sey you no longer get any value again.
Dear Bimbostical, no lose hope and no give up. It is not yet over.
However, the time don reach wey you go cross ya legs.
Then, flush all dem werey comot for your lane. Chin up, respect yourself well-well and start behaving like the lady that you are and you should have always being.
All dem werey, dem go yab, mock you, jeer at you and dem go gossip you taya.
No yawa, continue to chin up, face your lane and waka straight and no answer dem. If to say any of dem na man enough, he for no just ball with you, him for don make you wife tey-tey.
So, dear Bimbostical, like the Centurium in today’s teaching, you too must have that kind of blind faith in God.
During this Season of Violet Colour, maintain your straight path, pray, have faith and put your trust in God.
Christmas is a beautiful season and it comes with very many miracles. You as well as many of us who await the coming of the Infant King at Christmas will have our yearnings fulfilled.
May God avail us the grace to permit His will to be realised in our life.
Have a fantastic day and fulfilled week folks.
#Blessed_Carlo_Acutis! #Pray_for_us!
– Akase F. Agabo
2nd Dec. 2024.
“But the centurion answered him, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant will be healed. . . . . . . . . . . . When Jesus heard him, he marvelled, and said to those who followed him, “Truly, I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such faith. . . . . . . . . . . .”
Excerpt, Gospel Reading, Monday 2nd Dec. 2024 – MATTHEW 8:5-11.
So, there are about 39 verses in the Holy Bible both from the Old and New Testaments that says, “The just shall live by faith.”
Dear Bimbo, in your desire and crave to get married, just because age is catching up on you, moreover, both your mates and little girls that grew up in your presence have got married and are still getting married, you have made yourself into a commodity.
Granted, it could be quite distressing and painful for you to see little girls who were born when you were already ripe for marriage as well as your contemporaries, marry, get divorced and still get married again.
Possibly, out of this silent frustration, you have chosen to parcel yourself for ‘werey’ men.
These ‘wereys’ are now ‘knacking’ then telling on you to the next one who joins the queue to collect his share.
“Bimbo! Na who tell you say na to dey distribute free knacks nahim go make you get husband?”
Now, almost every tom, dick and harry for area don pass through that road. Dis com dey make you feel sey you no longer get any value again.
Dear Bimbostical, no lose hope and no give up. It is not yet over.
However, the time don reach wey you go cross ya legs.
Then, flush all dem werey comot for your lane. Chin up, respect yourself well-well and start behaving like the lady that you are and you should have always being.
All dem werey, dem go yab, mock you, jeer at you and dem go gossip you taya.
No yawa, continue to chin up, face your lane and waka straight and no answer dem. If to say any of dem na man enough, he for no just ball with you, him for don make you wife tey-tey.
So, dear Bimbostical, like the Centurium in today’s teaching, you too must have that kind of blind faith in God.
During this Season of Violet Colour, maintain your straight path, pray, have faith and put your trust in God.
Christmas is a beautiful season and it comes with very many miracles. You as well as many of us who await the coming of the Infant King at Christmas will have our yearnings fulfilled.
May God avail us the grace to permit His will to be realised in our life.
Have a fantastic day and fulfilled week folks.
#Blessed_Carlo_Acutis! #Pray_for_us!
– Akase F. Agabo
2nd Dec. 2024.