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From the era of Military rule and throughout the period of civilian Governments,the Catholic Bishops have a consistent history of telling truth to power.They have never been partisan.Every President they visited,they bring him a gift of Bitter Kola instead of Olive Oil.
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When Michelangelo designed Saint Peter's Basilica he was building over something🇻🇦
He didn't know exactly what. Nobody did. But ancient tradition had always insisted that the great basilica in Rome stood on the site of Peter's martyrdom and burial, that somewhere beneath the marble floors and the papal altars were the bones of the fisherman from Galilee.
In the 1940s Pope Pius XII authorised excavations beneath the basilica floor.
What archaeologists found 20 feet beneath the altar stopped them in their tracks.
A first century necropolis, an ancient Roman cemetery, running directly beneath the length of the basilica. And at the centre of it, beneath the main altar, a monument that ancient sources had described for centuries. Surrounding it were walls covered in ancient graffiti, pilgrims who had come to this spot for centuries scratching prayers and names into the stone.
On one of those walls, in a niche, was a box of bones. And scratched into the red wall beside it in Greek…
Petros Eni.
Peter is here.
The bones were examined. A robust male. Aged between 60 and 70. First century. Wrapped in a gold threaded purple cloth consistent with someone of great honour.
In 1968 Pope Paul VI made the official announcement, the relics of Saint Peter had been identified beneath the basilica that bears his name.
The fisherman who asked to be crucified upside down because he wasn't worthy to die like his Lord, was buried in the dirt beneath what would become the centre of the Christian world.
And for 2,000 years pilgrims have been walking over his grave without knowing it.
Share this with all the “there’s no evidence Peter was EVER in Rome” crowd and those of goodwill might receive it.
"You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church." — Matthew 16:18🇻🇦
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It's so sad.
“If I don’t give you Constant Electricity for 4 Years, Don’t vote for me when I come back for 2nd Term”
——— Tinubu
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In 1986, the American Medical Association published an article titled "The Physical Death of Jesus Christ". It details the entire process of Jesus' trial to His death on the cross.
In Luke 22, before Jesus is arrested, it is written that He was in great distress & sweating blood. Although rare, it is recognized as Hematidrosis, a condition caused by high levels of stress.
At the time, the crucifixion was considered the worst death for the worst of criminals. But this is not all Jesus faced. He endured whipping so severe that it tore the flesh from His body. He was beaten so horribly that His face was torn & His beard ripped.
A crown of thorns, 2-3 inches long cut deeply into His scalp. The leather whip used to flog Him had tiny iron balls & sharp bones. The balls caused internal injuries while the sharp bones ripped open His flesh. His skeletal muscles, veins, & bowels are exposed, causing major blood loss. Most men do not survive this kind of torture. After Jesus was severely flogged, He was forced to carry His cross while people mocked & spat on Him.
Crucifixion was a process meant to instill excruciating pain, creating a slow & agonizing death. Nails as long as 8 inches were driven into Jesus' wrists & feet. The Roman soldiers knew the tendons in the wrists would tear & break, forcing Jesus to use His back muscles to support Himself to breathe. Imagine the struggle, the pain, the courage...Jesus endured this reality for 3 hours!
The Gospel of John writes that after Jesus' death, a Roman soldier pierced His side with a spear & blood & water came out. Scientists explain that from hypovolemic shock, the rapid heart rate causes fluid to gather in the sack around the lungs & heart. The accumulation of fluid in the membrane around the heart is called a Pericardial effusion & the lungs is called a pleural effusion.
To the world, Christianity is as foolish as it can get. They believe it's for the weak. But when you are confronted by the reality of the cross, it's clearly not a pretty sight. It is brutal & horrific.
This is the weight Jesus carried. The weight of the sins of the world, all so that we can live. God's wrath is fully satisfied in Jesus. This is what it took. Repent & believe! Jesus is “God among us” in the flesh. Jesus is our Savior. Jesus loves you so much that He went through this spiritual and physical punishment for your sins and mine.
Jesus is the LORD, Almighty God, Everlasting Father.
Thank You, Jesus.
Friends, it's Good Friday! Jesus died for you. Even when we had not known him, he gave his life as a ransom for ours. Whoever you are, he died for you to reconcile us to God.
The recent happenings in Iran is a lesson to everyone especially those who play"God". No matter how long evil lasts, it shall be overcome by good. Strive to leave positive marks in the sand of time before you exit this planet.
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The Diocese of Nottingham in the United Kingdom will receive 249 people into the Catholic Church at this year’s Easter Vigil — the largest number in the past 40 years.
Image: Nottingham diocese
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🔴BREAKING:
We have the first footage of street parties breaking out in Tehran.
You don't understand our happiness.
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I am an Iranian and I would like to ask you to pray for the U.S. forces, and the Iranian people (Not the Ayatollahs' regime).
Long live the people of Iran, and God bless the United States of America.
Take away the Catholic Church, Christianity will become a forgotten religion. But because she stands on the promise of the Master and Lord, the gates of hell shall not prevail against her till the end of time. Say whatever you like, she is the Bride of Christ
When you fast and you tell everyone that you are fasting, you have already had your reward (Matthew 6:16-18. )
Lent starts tomorrow. A forty days period of fasting, prayer, and Alms giving. 'when you are fasting, do not put on gloomy looks as the hypocrites do, they go about looking unsightly to let people know they are fasting'
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever. He is alive and active. Taste and see that the Lord is good. He will come back to judge the dead and the living including all fake prophets and priests.
Only Jesus Christ can save. There is no other name given to men greater than the name of Jesus Christ. At the mention of his Name every knee shall bow, in heaven and on earth. There is no prophet past or present that can be compared to him. He is the Seal.