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MERCY TUESDAY (Psalm 16:10) You will show me the path of life; in your presence is the fullness of joy Prayer for Mercy: Merciful Father, on this Mercy Tuesday, I run to Your heart, where mercy never runs dry. You know my battles, my secret prayers, and every longing in my heart. I rest in the promise of Psalm 16 that in Your presence there is fullness of joy. I receive an unshakeable joy. Joy that survives my waiting season, outlives my disappointments, and overcomes my sorrows. Thank You for never giving up on me. Thank You for loving me even on the days I struggle to love myself. May Your mercy remain my strength, and may my heart always find its joy in You. Amen Affirmations: Mercy has remembered me ! Mercy has spoken for me ! Mercy has responded for me ! Access granted… Access received ! A new Garment received ! I am a walking testimony ! I am a miracle of God ! I am a trophy of God’s grace ! My Joy is here ! #celebration2026 #mercytuesday #myjoyishere #iknockedandthedooropened

MERCY TUESDAY (2 Corinthians 6:2) Now is the time of Your favour, now is the day of salvation Prayer for Mercy: Merciful Father, standing upon Your Word in 2 Cor. 6:2, I claim this day as my day of mercy, my day of help, and my day of restoration. I don’t want to miss this moment. On this Mercy Tuesday I come to You as I am-tired and in need of help. There are things I wish I had done better. There are things I don’t understand about my life. Sometimes I feel weak, and I don’t always know what to do. Please have mercy on me and help me start again. Don’t pass me by today. May today be my day of help, of grace, and of being made right with You. Stay close to me. Hold me when I am falling and show me the way when I am lost. Amen. Jesus, I trust in you ! Affirmations: Mercy has remembered me ! Mercy has spoken for me ! Mercy has responded for me ! Access granted… Access received ! A new Garment received ! I am a walking testimony ! I am a miracle of God ! I am a trophy of God’s grace ! My Joy is here ! #celebration2026 #mercytuesday #myjoyishere #iknockedandthedooropened

The Angel of the Lord declared to Mary:  And she conceived of the Holy Spirit. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Behold the handmaid of the Lord: Be it done unto me according to Thy word. Hail Mary... And the Word was made Flesh: And dwelt among us. Hail Mary... Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Let us pray: Pour forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace into our hearts; that we, to whom the incarnation of Christ, Thy Son, was made known by the message of an angel, may by His Passion and Cross be brought to the glory of His Resurrection, through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen.  Mary is the key 🔑 Happy feast of the Annunciation of the Lord 🎉

Dear friends, As we draw closer to the Holy Week, the apex of this season, I invite you to join us from tomorrow as we pray and reflect with this powerful novena to the most Precious Blood of Jesus. I pray that this devotion will open our hearts to the mystery of the passion of Christ and help us to embrace all the graces it offers. Blessing and thanksgiving be evermore to Jesus. Who with his blood has saved us. Amen See details in the poster

Day 4: Saturday after Ash Wednesday Theme: Called to Conversion and Mercy Scripture: Luke 5:31–32 – “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick; I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” Invocation of the Holy Spirit Holy Spirit, healer of souls, reveal my need for grace and lead me to the mercy of Christ. Meditation Lord, You come not for the perfect but for the willing. You do not avoid my wounds; You enter them. Yet pride often makes me hide my need for healing. I compare myself with others and forget to compare my heart with Your holiness. Lent exposes the truth: I am a sinner in need of mercy, and this is not despair but hope, because You are a merciful Saviour. Conversion begins when I stop defending my faults and start surrendering them. You sit at table with sinners, not to excuse sin but to restore the sinner. Teach me humility to admit where I need healing and trust to bring it to You. Repentance is not rejection but return, not fear but encounter with mercy. Petition Father, give me the grace of honest repentance. Remove defensiveness and self-justification from my heart. Help me to desire healing more than appearances. Resolution Today I will make a brief but sincere examination of conscience and ask forgiveness from God or from someone I have wronged. Closing Prayer Lord Jesus, physician of my soul, I come to You as I am. Heal what is wounded, correct what is disordered, and restore what is weak. May this Lent draw me into the freedom of being forgiven and renewed by Your mercy. Amen. (Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be.)

Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday! Lent begins. It’s an exciting time filled with hope.

22nd Sunday of the year A In today's readings, we are presented with two passages that speak to us about the challenges and sacrifices that come with following God's call. In the first reading from the Book of Jeremiah (20:7-9), we hear the prophet Jeremiah expressing his inner turmoil and struggle. He laments about being mocked and ridiculed for speaking God's word. “I am a daily laughing-stock, everybody’s butt” (v. 7) Jeremiah faced opposition and even persecution for delivering the message God had entrusted to him. Yet, despite his suffering, Jeremiah cannot contain the burning fire within him, the fire of God's Word. He cannot help but proclaim God's message, even in the face of adversity. “Then there seemed to be a fire burning in my heart, imprisoned in my bones. The effort to restrain it wearied me, I could not bear it.” (V. 9) This passage reminds us that being faithful to God's call is not always easy. There may be times when we encounter resistance, criticism, or even persecution for living out our faith and speaking God's truth. But like Jeremiah, we must allow the fire of God's Word to burn within us, motivating us to persevere, even in the face of challenges. In the Gospel reading from Matthew (16:21-27), we witness a conversation between Jesus and his disciples. Jesus reveals to them that he must go to Jerusalem, suffer greatly, be crucified, and rise from the dead. Peter, filled with good intentions, rebukes Jesus, saying, "God forbid, Lord! No such thing shall ever happen to you." But Jesus responds with stern words, "Get behind me, Satan! You are an obstacle to me." What seems like a harsh response from Jesus is a powerful reminder that God's ways are not our ways. Jesus knew that his mission involved suffering and sacrifice. He understood that his path to victory would lead through the cross. Peter, in his well-meaning but worldly perspective, tried to dissuade Jesus from this path of suffering. But Jesus teaches us that following Him often requires us to embrace the cross, to deny ourselves, and to lose our lives for His sake. In our own lives, we may also be tempted to avoid the crosses and challenges that come with discipleship. We may prefer comfort and worldly success over the path of sacrifice and self-denial. But Jesus reminds us that true discipleship means taking up our cross and following Him, even when it is difficult. Friends, God calls each one of us to a unique mission. Like Jeremiah, we may face opposition for living out our faith. And like Peter, we may be tempted to avoid the crosses in our lives. But let us take courage in knowing that God is with us, and He calls us to be faithful, even in the face of adversity. Let us embrace the challenges of discipleship, trusting that through the cross, we will ultimately find the victory of eternal life with Christ. May the Holy Spirit guide us and strengthen us as we strive to follow God's call and carry our crosses with faith and love. Amen. Happy Sunday 🤩 Fr. James Anyaegbu