Consecrated Life – Fr. Innocent Abonyi's pastoral Diary

Blessed Virgin Mary as a true model for Consecrated Life

Just eight months into the petrine ministry of Pope Francis, he attended the conference of the Union of Superiors General (USG). Being a religious and consecrated himself, he took his time, spending about 3 – […]

Homily

Baptism of the Lord, Year A

Today we celebrate the fact that Jesus, God’s own Son, has come into our world as one of us, associated with sinners and has been baptized by one of his creatures. When we see people make […]

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 Lent C

Rhythms of self-discipline and the threefold disciplines of Lent, prayer, fasting and almsgiving help the Christian to the integration of our lives into the paschal mystery, that is, death and resurrection of Jesus. Our focus […]

Homily

Feast of the Ascension of the Lord

Today we celebrate the glorification of Jesus when God the Father raised him up in glory. Today, Jesus wants us to share in this glory. The feast of the ascension is one of the greatest […]

Reflections

Missionary or Foreign Priest?

At the beginning of the 19th century, very few people in Nigeria were practicing Christianity. The same could be said of the rest of the African continent, apart from the Ethiopians, Coptic Egyptians, and a […]

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.