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Homily

The Presentation of the Lord – February 2

At the end of the fourth century, a woman named Etheria made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Her journal, discovered in 1887, gives an unprecedented glimpse of liturgical life there. Among the celebrations she describes is […]

Homily

Feast of the Epiphany, Year C

Today’s feast reminds us that Jesus came into the world not only for the benefit of his own people, but to be the messiah and saviour of all peoples of the earth. Just as the […]

Homily

3rd Sunday of the year A

The people who lived in darkness have seen a great light; on those who dwelt in darkness and the shadow of death, a light has dawned. These beautiful words came from the mouth of Isaiah. […]

Homily

6th Sunday of Easter, Year C

Jesus said to his disciples, ‘peace I leave with you, my own peace I give you.’ We can’t give peace to others if we don’t have it ourselves. Jesus was able to give peace to […]

Blessed Virgin Mary

Devotion to Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary

IntroductionOur Blessed Mother whose feast we celebrate on 7th of October across the universal church is for all times best described as the sweet benediction in the eternal curse. God through the fiat of our […]

About me

Father Innocent Abonyi, is a catholic priest and a member of the Missionary Society of St. Paul of Nigeria, West Africa. He was ordained a priest for the missions at the National Missionary Seminary of St. Paul, Gwagwalada, Abuja, on 3rd July 1999. Since his priestly ordination, he has served as a formator, Spiritual Director, and Lecturer at the National Missionary Seminary of St. Paul, Iperu-Remo, Ogun State and Gwagwalada Abuja (1999 – 2001; 2003 – 2006 respectively). He had his postgraduate studies in the Republic of Ireland (2001 – 2003) and Oxford Brooks University, Oxford England (2012 – 2014), obtaining a Masters Degree in each case. He has served in few parishes in England since 2006. He was a youth Chaplain and Spiritual Director for the Catholic Diocese of Northampton (2007 – 2013). He is the Chaplain to the Knights of St. Columba, Province 12 Southwark, England. He currently serves as Parish priest of Our Lady of the Rosary, Brixton, London. Fr Innocent is a Spiritual Director, and retreat preacher and moderator.