DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY: REFLECTION BY FR. JULIAN EKEH

THEME: THE GOD OF ANOTHER CHANCE COMES FOR YOU

(John 20:19-31)

Today, the second Sunday of Easter is the Sunday of Divine Mercy.

Today, being the eight day after the resurrection of the Lord we call to mind the great mercy of God even in our unbelief and sinfulness. We have a God who gives us chances, first, second and more chances. Do we utilize these opportunities?

The Gospel of today shows us manifestations of the mercy of God on the universal Church, in the life of the disciples, of the apostles and even in the life of Thomas the doubter. Jesus comes for you again and again to meet you in your weakness. He comes with peace and the Holy spirit, He comes with reconciliation.

 

RECONCILES WITH THE RECONCILERS

The disciples had lost their friendship with Christ on account of their betrayal at different levels, disappointments, ingratitude, denials, abandonments etc. They were filled with guilt, sorrows, shame, fears, troubles, regrets and feeling that they have failed. They lost their peace of mind. Jesus came in as they shut themselves because of fear of the Jews.

 

Jesus stood

Jesus stood and watched Peter, watched all the apostles and remembered their involvements in breaking His heart. He watched and saw them feel very sorry. He saw what was lacking in them; peace. They never expected it but Jesus surprised them with it in His merciful love. He said: Peace be with you. This means: "I have made peace with you on the cross", " I have forgiven you", "We are friends once again", " Let's forget about the past", "Let's move on" 'Udo ka mma' (peace is better). Jesus gave them yet another chance to experience His mercy and compassion.

 

JESUS MAKES THE APOSTLES RECONCILERS

Jesus did not only get reconciled with His apostles He went forward to make them reconcilers. He entrusted the message of reconciliation into their hands. He gives them His Spirit, the Spirit to bind and lose, the Power to forgive sins and even to retain them. He restored the 'Godbreathedness' lost in Adam once more. He breathed upon them and filled them. Thus, the community of the apostles present got both the forgiveness of Christ and the power to forgive.

 

MERCY FOR THE INDIVIDUAL- THOMAS

For some reasons, Thomas was absent when Jesus visited the community of the apostles. For that, he doubted and wouldn't believe that Jesus is risen, that He who had these wounds, pains, scars, who died such a shameful death could just come back to easily forgive and restore his betrayers.  He challenged God and Jesus came just for him. He gave him another chance of seeing Him. He gave him another chance of being forgiven, He gave him another special opportunity of touching Him. And the mercy and love of Christ amazed Him that He concluded that no man can do these. His eyes opened to see the God in Christ and He proclaimed: My Lord and my God!

 

JESUS COMES TO YOU WITH MERCY

You see, Jesus comes to us with mercy, true love and compassion. He knows we can't do without it. He knows how weak we are. He knows that we can err. He knows we are human, that we are made from humus, that we are fallible. But He doesn't want us to perish in the dust of sin, of shame, of immorality, of corruption. He raises us in the Sacrament of reconciliation, nourishes in communion and wants us to confess our sins and receive His mercy whenever we fall. He wants to hear us call for mercy. He hears our cry for mercy and heals us when we ask for forgiveness.

 

LET'S BE MERCIFUL

The Lord Jesus wants us to be filled with His mercy and show mercy to others. He wants to live in love. He wants us to forgive one another. Jesus wants us to have mercy on people around us. Jesus wants us to feel with the poor and the needy; those in need of our spiritual gifts, our moral support, our forgiveness, our peace and our reconciliation.

Let us be merciful like our heavenly Father.

 

LET US PRAY

We ask for your mercy Oh Lord. We can't do without it. Plunge us into the ocean of Your Mercy. Forgive us our sins, help us to take the chances You offer us in the sacrament of reconciliation seriously. Pardon us Lord, Give us Your peace and fill us with Your Spirit, restore to us the joy of our salvation through Christ our Lord. Amen.

 

Happy Easter/ Divine Mercy Sunday (Yr B)

Rev Fr Julian O Ekeh

 Divine Mercy Sunday, Year A: Homily by Fr. Isaac Chima

Theme: The Qualities of a Community Whose Christ Is Risen

Readings: Acts 2:42-47; 1 Pt. 1:3-9; Jn 20:19-31

Dear friends, on this Second Sunday of Easter, the Church invites us to embrace the qualities of a community that truly reflects the resurrection of Christ. She challenges us to become a people transformed—people who forgive, who love, and who care for one another.

Before Christ’s death and resurrection, His disciples were much like anyone else, struggling with personal ambitions and competing for status. But the resurrection brought about a profound transformation in them, turning them into a model community that inspired admiration. Today’s first reading shows that the early Christian community began to live a truly communal life—one marked by peace, love, mutual support, and selflessness. It tells us, “All who believed were together and had all things in common; they sold their possessions and goods and distributed them to all, as any had need. Day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they partook of food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having favour with all the people.”

The disciples allowed themselves to be transformed by the power of Christ’s resurrection and by the gift of peace and mercy He offered them in today’s Gospel. They opened their hearts to the risen Christ, who drove away their selfishness and restored their God‑given nature. In the second reading, St. Peter refers to this transformative power when he says, “By his great mercy, we have been born anew to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.”

Dear brothers and sisters, Christ has risen. We have celebrated His resurrection with joyful Alleluias, and He has blessed us with His peace. Yet, when we look honestly at our families and communities, we notice that we often fall short of the qualities that marked the early Christians. What, then, is our challenge? Why do our communities still reflect hatred, injustice, indifference to the needy, and other unchristian behaviours? Why do our families, relationships, and personal lives not yet radiate the light of Christ’s resurrection? Why do we still lack peace, love, and forgiveness—even though Christ is risen? Why do some still live as though Christ has not risen?

When the disciples allowed the resurrection of Christ to transform them, their community became a place visited frequently by Christ, as we saw in today’s Gospel. Their virtues made their community attractive to the Lord.

Dear friends, if we want our lives, families, and communities to attract the constant presence of Christ, we must embrace the same qualities that shaped the early Christian community.

Today, the Church also presents us with another powerful path: the way of Mercy. This Sunday is Divine Mercy Sunday—a day to contemplate the boundless mercy of God toward us, His creatures. Our God is merciful: He loved us even while we were sinners; He forgave us without conditions; He corrects with love and without condemning the offender.

In today’s Gospel, Jesus appeared to His disciples, offering them peace and breathing upon them the Spirit of Mercy. He forgave those who abandoned Him in His suffering and entrusted them—and us—with the mission of reconciliation through mercy.

If you want your life to attract the presence of Christ, you must embrace God’s mercy: by turning away from sin, by drinking deeply from the ocean of His mercy, and by extending mercy to those who have offended you. You must be as merciful as the Father. If you want your family to be a place visited regularly by Christ, it must be a home built on peace, mercy, and forgiveness. Christ does not dwell in a heart filled with vengeance or evil intentions; nor does He dwell in a family where conflict reigns and love is absent. Without forgiveness and mercy, there can be no lasting peace or love. A community or family without peace and love cannot truly be called Christian.

Therefore, let us allow our lives and families to be recreated by the power of Christ’s resurrection. Let us make our Christian communities, families, and relationships places of love, mercy, and mutual support. When our homes and communities radiate peace, love, and generosity, our lives will attract the presence of Christ—just as the early Christians attracted the presence of the risen Lord.

Fr. Isaac Chinemerem Chima

 Easter Sunday: Homily by Fr. Isaac Chima

Theme: They Believed They Had Defeated Him, but God Disappointed Them

Readings: Acts 10:34a, 37–43; Col 3:1–4 or 1 Cor 5:6b–8; Jn 20:1–9

Dear friends, today we celebrate the day that defines our faith—the day that gave birth to the gospel we proclaim. If Christ had not risen from the dead, our faith would be meaningless. Truly, we would not be gathered here under this banner; Christianity itself would not exist. The resurrection of Christ is the cornerstone of our belief. For the early Christians, the resurrection was always the starting point of their preaching—the foundation that gave them authority, courage, and strength.

We are blessed to experience this same power of God over darkness and death. We are connected to the resurrection power of Christ—the power that triumphed over the evil that sought to dominate the world, the power that rolled away the stone, the power that shattered the devil’s reign, and the power that fulfilled God’s plan to redeem humanity from the failures of our first parents.

Today, light has triumphed over darkness, life has overcome death, grace has conquered sin, freedom has broken the chains of bondage, and justice has reclaimed its rightful place. Jesus has fought the battle for us. Our hearts should rejoice in this victory. Once again, we can smile, laugh, and dance, for God ensured that death would not have the final word in our salvation story. We can hold our heads high, for we are children of victory. Christ has granted us triumph. Let us carry this banner of victory into everything we do and say.

At the heart of the resurrection lies a profound truth: It was precisely when His enemies believed they had defeated Him that God, in His infinite power, raised Him to glory.

Jesus came to liberate us from the grip of the devil and lead us back to the Father. Yet the enemy sought to frustrate this mission, stirring those in power to crucify Him. With His humiliating death, His burial, the massive stone, and the armed guards, the enemy believed he had ended the mission of the Prince of Life.

But at the very moment of the enemy’s celebration, God overturned everything by raising Jesus from the dead. What they thought was defeat became the fulfilment of His mission. His purpose was to die for us and return to the Father—and God accomplished it in a way that confounded His enemies.

What does this teach us? It teaches us to hold onto hope even when life feels overwhelming. It assures us that sorrowful stories can still end in joy for those who trust in God. It reminds us that failure is never the end for believers. It reassures us that God can frustrate the plans of our adversaries. The resurrection gives us confidence that victory will always be the final chapter of our story.

Our challenge is to awaken our faith and look beyond the sources of our grief. In today’s gospel, Mary Magdalene was so focused on the tomb that she failed to recognize the risen Christ standing before her. Her sorrow blinded her to the miracle she longed for.

It is natural to weep in times of difficulty, but it becomes a problem when grief prevents us from looking up to God. When we fixate on our pain or on closed doors, we risk missing the new opportunities God has already opened—opportunities far greater than what we lost. Through the resurrection, God provides a new path for all who trust Him in their trials.

May the power of Christ’s resurrection open our eyes to the solutions God has already placed before us in our struggles. Amen.

Happy Easter.

Fr. Isaac Chinemerem Chima

 EASTER VIGIL – Homily by Fr. Isaac Chima

Theme: Christ’s Resurrection: A Promise of Our Final Triumph

Beloved friends, we have arrived at that extraordinary night when light conquers darkness, the night when the Most High prevents death from claiming any victory over us. Yet, as we gather in this sacred moment, several questions stir within my heart, yearning for answers.

I invite you, dear friends, to ponder these questions with me. Have you ever imagined what our world would look like if Christ had not risen from the dead? Have you considered the values that would shape our lives if Christ’s resurrection had never taken place? It is essential to remember that God the Father spent centuries preparing humanity for the coming of His only Son.

From the moment humanity fell through Adam and Eve, God resolved to restore us to our original dignity. To accomplish this, He chose the people of Israel, sending priests and prophets to guide them in obedience and prepare them for the coming of His Son. The readings of this holy night beautifully recount this long journey of salvation. The entire world waited for the arrival of the Son of God. Yet, when He finally came, the world did not recognize Him. The devil had blinded the hearts of many, especially among the Jews of His time. The same devil who caused Adam’s fall sought to lead humanity into another defeat.

Moved by this evil influence, they arrested the Son of God, subjected Him to an unjust trial, and crucified Him. They condemned the very One who came to free them from the grip of darkness. What a tragic moment in history—the apparent end of the long-awaited Messiah. In the devil’s plan, the death of Jesus was meant to be humanity’s second great defeat, following the first in Adam.

Dear friends, if Christ had not risen from the dead, God’s plan to liberate us from evil would have suffered a devastating blow. Without the resurrection, the story of Jesus would have faded into history as a mere tale—interesting, perhaps, but powerless. If Jesus had not conquered death, evil would have reigned, injustice would have become normal, and darkness would have overshadowed the light. Goodness would have been swallowed by malevolence.

But, beloved friends, death did not have the final word in the story of Jesus. God ensured that the life of His beloved Son did not end on the cross. Instead, a new chapter began—one that proclaims forever, saying, He defeated death and rose again.

Therefore, dear ones, we stand victorious because Christ is victorious. His triumph becomes the foundation of our hope. With His resurrection as our strength, we can face our crosses with confidence. In our personal journeys—through struggles, hardships, trials, and tribulations—we know that death and despair will never have the last word. The resurrection assures us of our own victory over life’s challenges.

Tonight, the Church invites us to lift our voices and fix our gaze on the cross of Christ, boldly declaring that our struggles will not last forever. Childlessness will not have the final say. Joblessness will not have the final say. Hatred will not have the final say. Sickness will not have the final say. Hunger will not have the final say. The resurrection of Christ is our guarantee.

Easter is a season of miracles for Christians, because—as St Paul reminds us—if we suffer and die with Him, we shall also live and reign with Him in glory.

Happy Easter

Fr Isaac Chima

 EASTER SUNDAY: REFLECTION BY FR JULIAN EKEH

THEME: CHRIST HAS CONQUERED ALLELUIA!

(John 20:1-9)

Death could not do much. Death could not stop Jesus from doing anything. The great stones could not hold him. Death and the powers of darkness failed woefully. The Easter is indeed a celebration of joy, hope, and liberation. We have every reason to Rejoice and be Glad in the Lord:

 

LOVE REMAINS

By killing Jesus, the enemies thought it was going to be the end of his love and concern for the salvation of man and his relationship with man. They thought they have cut him off from the land of the living. It was not so. They gave him flight ticket to enlarge His kingdom by preaching also to the dead and taking them along with Him after a three days retreat. They couldn't even stop the love of those who really knew Jesus after all the deceptive ploys. Mary Magdalene came with love to the grave and thought they have taken away the Lord. May your joy never be taken away. May you never lose grip of what is yours. May the death of Christ reveal the depth of his love for you and may you by the power of his resurrection be drawn to believe more in Him. The world can take away everything from you but not the love of God just as they took everything away from Jesus but not the Father's love.

 

THE THIRD DAY REMAINS

The Apostles who went to the tomb confirmed that Jesus wasn't there anymore. They confirmed emptiness. But at this moment they never understood anything about resurrection.

The third day is very important. When Jesus cried: "it is finished" Maybe some of his mockers laughed and thought they have finished Him. Oh no. What finished was his pre-resurrection ministry but the fruit of the sown seed will germinate that no force can terminate. He was buried to die but he became a plant that bloomed after the third day.

What are the circumstances burying you? What are the situations puting you down in shame? Jesus cried your cry. Weep not! He died your death, fear not! But on the third he gives you assurance that it doesn't end in sorrows. He tells you that the Good Friday is necessary but can never take away the Easter reality. He tells you that your toils will bring you joy. He tells you that your own tomb will also be emptied of the devil's plan. In fact the tomb is never your place. Jesus insists that after the rains there must be sunshine. Jesus promises that there maybe tears in the night but there must be laughter in the morning.

Child of God, look towards the third day and be radiant.

 

JESUS IS ALIVE ALLELUIA

That Jesus MUST RISE from the dead was a teaching the Apostles found as a hard nut to crack. The Easter message is that the grave is not His abode. He belongs to a kingdom. He came to open the kingdom for those held bound by the power of the grave. Since Jesus has risen what are we still looking for in the tomb? Oh let us rise! He lives, and because He lives I can face tomorrow. He is alive for ever Alleluia. You cannot die again. You shall live to sing of the Lord's goodness. He took your mortality to give you immortality.

May God bless His word in our hearts.

 

LET US PRAY

We thank You Lord for restoring our joy and giving us reasons to move on proudly as children of the light by the power of Your Son's resurrection. May we live and reign with the risen Christ in the glory of His light to the shame of the overthrown enemy of salvation through Christ our Lord. Amen

Happy Easter to you and your loved ones. Alleluia!!!

Rev Fr Julian O Ekeh

 Palm Sunday, Year A: Homily by Fr Isaac Chima

Theme: A call to be messengers of peace, hope, and victory in Christ

Readings: Is 50:4–7; Phil 2:6–11; Mt 26:14–27:66

Dearest brothers and sisters, Palm Sunday is a special day in the liturgical year. It opens the door to a great week for us — Holy Week. It ushers us into days rich with the remembrance of the events that saved us from sin, restored us to God’s friendship, and brought us back to life.

Today, carrying branches of palm or olive, we follow Jesus into our churches — our New Jerusalem — just as the people of Jerusalem cut branches and spread them along the road when Jesus triumphantly entered the city. These blessed branches have become sacramentals. Next year, they will be burned on Ash Wednesday, and their ashes will mark the beginning of another Lenten journey.

Palm and olive branches hold deep meaning in many cultures. They signify peace, victory, and hope. Their symbolism has roots in the ancient Mediterranean world — especially in Egypt and Greece — where olive branches represented peace or victory, particularly in acts of supplication to the gods or to people in authority.

Therefore, dearest friends, today we hold in our hands a symbol of peace. Our world needs peace more than ever because it is battered by problems and wars on every side. We see the conflicts between Russia and Ukraine, Israel and Gaza, America and Israel and Iran, among others. Acts of terrorism and banditry ravage many African nations. Many other regions suffer from unreported crises and unrest. It is clear that peace is the greatest gift we, as Christians, can offer our families, friends, and the world.

With these branches of palm and olive, let us become true messengers of peace — in our world, in our families, and among our friends. It would be a contradiction for the bearer of these branches not to be a promoter of peace in his or her own neighbourhood.

The olive or palm branch also signifies victory. Today we recalled Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem, where He showed Himself victorious over the forces of darkness and death. We also listened to the Passion, which reveals His journey toward that victory. We are witnesses to Christ’s power over evil and death. Therefore, as we carry these palm or olive branches — signs of victory — let us remind the world that our Saviour is a victorious King. Let us bear witness to His triumph over sin and death in our society.

Friends, we are children of victory. If anyone asks why you carry these branches today, tell them that our victorious King is passing by, entering our neighbourhood to fight our battles and to give us victory. Hence, it would be a contradiction if the children of victory were afraid to proclaim Christ to their friends.

The olive or palm branch also signifies hope. In the book of Genesis, the dove sent out by Noah returned with an olive branch — a sign of the hope of a new beginning. The difficulties in our world have caused many to lose hope in life and even in God. Many are searching for something solid on which to anchor their hope.

Dear friends, today we hold in our hands the sign of a new beginning — the branches of olive or palm. Let us go out and spread this message of hope. Let us tell the world that in Jesus there is the hope of a new beginning. The resurrection of Christ guarantees this new beginning; it is the fullness of hope. Let us be torchbearers of hope wherever we go, starting today.

Friends, we have the vocation to spread the message of peace, hope, and Christ’s victory in our world. As we do this, it is important to remember that Christ calls us to be true witnesses — people who remain with Him in good times and in difficult times, in moments of joy and in moments of sorrow. Our witness should not resemble that of the crowd who shouted Hosanna during Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem but failed to defend Him when He was unjustly tried and condemned. Many denied Him and chose Barabbas instead, as we heard in today’s Passion narrative. With the same intensity with which they cried “Hosanna, Son of David”, they later shouted, “Crucify Him.”

Dear friends, many concrete situations in our lives demand that we witness to the truth of the Gospel. We all see how our world has been penetrated by doctrines, ideologies, and lifestyles contrary to the Gospel. These harmful ideologies are promoted as fashionable by governments, celebrities, and culture industries. Some even attempt to impose their ungodly views on others.

We act like the crowd in the Passion narrative when we remain silent while our world is being battered by these forces. We deny Christ whenever we keep quiet in the face of such teachings and lifestyles. We deny Him whenever we choose indifference in the presence of evil. We choose Barabbas whenever we swim against the truth of the Gospel. May we not remain indifferent or unconcerned in the face of anti-life ideologies in our society. May we stop hiding behind political correctness when confronted with evil. Let us speak out for Christ.

Finally, today ushers us into Holy Week. The desire of Christ and His Church is that all who participate in the liturgies of this week may also strive to be holy. Let us set aside sin and focus on the Paschal Mysteries. Jesus invites us to open our hearts and be washed clean by His Precious Blood through the sacrament of Reconciliation. Let us carry our cross and walk with Christ to Calvary, so that we may rise with Him in glory.

Fr. Isaac Chinemerem Chima

 PALM SUNDAY, YEAR A: REFLECTION BY FR. JULIAN EKEH

THEME: PASSION FOR LIFE

(MATTHEW 26:14-27:66)

We today commemorate the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. He has been hiding for sometimes now. He has been in isolation. He had avoided the Jews and the virus of hatred and conspiracy they circulated. Today He enters Jerusalem, the place of death, He marches majestically upon the forces of darkness, He rode kingly into the city. He is greeted with the waving of palms and singing of psalms.

This journey spelt a lot for Jesus. But He did not give up because He had a drive. He had a motivation. He was driven by passion, He was moved into action. He wished to bring about a better form of life other than the sick, weak, sinful life. He was driven by a desire to deliver His people from bondage. He was inspired to give, to offer, to donate and also to take. He offers His life, He gives holiness, He sacrifices His Divinity on the altar of Humanity that humanity may receive dignity and respect. Jesus takes up passionately, from the depth of His heart our shame, our sin, our diseases, our sorrows, our fears and tears.

With this in mind, He launches us into the Holy Week. Let us see the various drives in today's Gospel Reading, known liturgically, as the passion narrative.

 

The passion for death

Passion is motivated by love. What one loves means a lot. For Jesus' love for life, He was moved to save it. For the scribe's and Pharisees' love for death they were out to terminate the life giver, they sat and took counsel, deadly ones indeed. Such a passion was very strong that it drew other passions along with it: Judas, Peter, Pilate, Barabas and the crowd.

 

Passion for Money

Money and what money can buy have been very strong force down through the ages. Money can be used to save life, but it has often been used to destroy life. Judas allowed himself due to the inclination in him and the love he had for money to be roped in by agents of death. He sold life to death. He traded the author of life for money. Until today, are we not suffering in the hands of our people, our leaders both religious and political as a result of greed and love for money? Are people not losing their lives on daily basis for loving money more than their parents, friends and life partners?

Judas took money and sold his master with a deadly kiss. He kissed to kill just to keep money. At last he saw that he only succeeded in plunging himself into despair and perpetual agony. Have you caused any death? Repent and replace your evil passions with holy ones.

 

Passion for self preservation

Peter who earlier on promised to stand by Jesus gave him more than a social distance when trials came. He loved his own life that he did not care whose life would be lost for him to preserve it. He no longer cared about his beliefs, he forgot his covenants, he abandoned his earlier stands, he told a good number of lies, and he denied Jesus. How many times have we denied Jesus on in the bid to preserve our lives and those of our family members? How many times have we told lies when questioned about our faith? How often do people get involved in a number of evils for protection? The passion for life makes you think not only of your life but also of the other person. Peter should have felt for his master who is being condemned based on lies, and who is receiving whips. Yet for fear and love for his own life, he did not feel for his master but denied him before a slave girl.

 

Passion for Power

Pilate realized so well that Jesus was innocent and yet because of his quest for power he asked: are you the king of the Jews? Another selfishness in action. Even when his wife made known to him her dreams he was not strong enough to stand for life. When he thought he was not threatened, he became neutral. When he thought the people might revolt, he washed his hands. What a craftiness! Intoxication of power has really done us more harm than good. The desire to remain on top by the world powers has really made them take decisions that sacrificed people's life. May God reveal to them that all power belongs to Him.

 

Passion for false freedom

The people wanted someone to be freed but it was the wrong person. Barabbas was desired while Jesus was denied. This is sad. How often do we passionately desire evil than good? May God save us. Barabbas did not demonstrate like the thief on the cross that he did not deserve

 

Passion for crowd

Some people find it difficult to stand out, to be themselves. They blindly and passionately follow the crowd. They move without knowing why, they shout without reasoning, they make noise and sing choruses they do not know. They may sing Hosannah in the morning and sing crucify him in the afternoon. They are a body of compromised beings. They allow themselves to be manipulated. Are you following Jesus as a crowd or as a convinced person who have had a personal touch by him?

Are you busy building factions instead of watering your passion for good actions?

It is indeed time to be passionate for life. For our spiritual well-being, for the life of those we are better than.

It is time to have human feelings. It is time for us to love like Christ. It is time for us to develop special love for things of God. It is time for us to take our mission on earth as children of God seriously. May we not be blindfolded by the wrong passions. May the passion of Christ strengthen us in all our endeavours. May God help us to make our world a better place. May He who overcame the weakness of his body to achieve the desire of the spirit help us to follow the directives of the Holy Spirit and be more sanctified this Holy Week and beyond. Amen

Be sanctified

Be made whole

Happy Palm Sunday (Yr A)

Rev Fr Julian O Ekeh