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Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,Welcome to St. Peter's Catholic Church, a community rooted in faith, hope, and love. It is with great joy that I extend this heartfelt invitation to you to be part of our parish family. Here, we strive to live out the Gospel message, celebrating the sacraments, fostering spiritual growth, and serving one another with Christ's love. Whether you are new to our parish or a longtime member, my prayer is that you feel at home and experience God's presence among us. I encourage you to explore our website, join our vibrant ministries, and participate in our liturgies and events. Together, let us continue to build a community of faith that radiates the light of Christ to the world.
Rev. Fr. Jacob Usman
Parish Priest
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Experience the joy of the Eucharist and other sacraments through our regularly scheduled Masses, confessions, and special services.
Activities
- Sunday Masses:
6:00AM | 8:00AM | 12:00PM
- Weekday Masses:
6:00AM | 6:00PM
- Thursday Mass:
6:00AM Only
- Adoration:
Every Friday, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
- Confesion:
Saturdays, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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The Beauty of Our Catholic Faith
4 ds ago
Fr. John Harris
To be honest I am not too sure what more shocked me: the fact that the lady believed the Church should just deny one of her fundamental teachings, the belief in the resurrection or that she felt that Catholic teaching was no more truthful than the latest fad in public opinion. The Christian faith is based on our belief that Jesus is risen from the dead; He did not come back as something else. This is our faith. As Christians, since Jesus has risen from the dead, we believe that life does not end in death, but that death is but a passage to the continuation of life; life lived in a new way. This new life is lived by us, as real people, not as angels or ghosts, but as we are ourselves. Very often when one goes to funerals today the priest speaks only about the person’s past life, as if that is all there is to remember. Catholic funerals are not simply services of remembrance but they play a vital role in the person‘s continuing life-story as we gather to pray for them. For Christians, death is not simply about the past, but also about the future. The Holy Masses we have offered for the dead person pray for the forgiveness of their sins so that they can go forward in peace into the living presence of God. We may not know the precise details of what awaits us but we know in general terms that our lives do not end in emptiness. The dark door of time, of the future has been thrown open and we live in hope. Naturally, we cannot adequately define the glorified body because it is beyond our experience. However, we can learn certain things from the appearances of Jesus after the resurrection. The first thing we note is that the tomb was empty. Jesus’ death did not leave His body behind to corrupt. Our physicality continues in the resurrection. Our bodies do not remain as something lost. Needless to say, this resurrected matter takes on a new condition of life. We Christians respect our bodies even in death, for they are not simply parts of us that we can disregard but they are intimately connected to who we are. If I am to rise for the death that must of necessity involve my body also. Just as Jesus did not leave his body behind, neither do we. This new condition of our living is beyond the laws of biology and physics as we know them in this life. We see that in His resurrection, Jesus could walk though closed doors and appear and disappear. He did indeed have a body but it was not of the same make up as we know our bodies now. But this living is not some ghostly presence. We know that the apostles felt Him, they touched His hands and His side and we know that He ate with them, He spoke to them but yet He was beyond the conditions of biological life as we live it. Jesus is truly alive living a real life. As the beloved disciple said to St. Peter when they saw Him by the lake, “It is the Lord”. In our resurrected bodies it will still be us. *Pope Benedict XVI* reminded us that our belief in the resurrection of the body is very important for our faith in the Blessed Eucharist. In the Blessed Eucharist, the Lord gives us His glorified body to eat. “He gives us himself, this newness that He is in our humanity… (he) touches us within His being so that we might let ourselves be penetrated by His presence, transformed in His presence”. We can see that we are already in contact with this new type of life when we receive Holy Communion; our lives are being transformed by God. Although we live in a very physical world, there is great emphasis on the care of the body and on pleasuring the needs of the body, yet at the same time. there is a disregard for the body. It is as if it is not a real part of us. This is completely alien to the Christian faith. We believe that the human person is made up of body and soul, the two are intimately related. We can never care for one and forget the other. Our Catholic faith reminds us how important this integrated awareness of who we are as body and soul. You have been created and redeemed by God for eternal salvation, this is your great calling and the saints remind us of this truth. Holding this hope, why would anyone think that coming back to this broken world as a fly or a cow could be something to look forward to? It is our Christian hope that when we die, we will meet Christ face to face, and we will have a conversation with Him like none other. At last, we will meet someone who knows all there is to know about us and who can tell us the deepest mysteries of our lives. Someone who can explain to us the whys and wherefores of our lives. It is only when we see ourselves in this moment with Christ that our lives will make any sense. As St. Paul says in his first letter to the Corinthians, “Now I know in part; then I shall understand fully, even as I have been fully understood”. (1 Cor 13:12) No one would not want to be fully understood by someone who loved them and yet such loose talk about reincarnation denies the beauty of our faith. When we are so surrounded by mercy, and only at that moment of death when we meet Christ will we fully appreciate Divine Mercy, why settle for a cheap imitation. So let us be on our guard and not throw away the beauty of the truth of our faith in the name of sounding modern.
Your Light has come: Embracing the spirit of Epiphany this New Year
1 wk ago
Deacon Greg Kandra
If we haven’t gotten enough of Christmas lights already this season — on houses, trees, bushes, department stores — this Sunday we are absolutely festooned with them. The reading, from Isaiah announces in the very first line: “Your light has come!” And it keeps on coming. “Nations shall walk by your light,” the prophet continues, and the Scriptures go on to speak of “shining radiance,” “light” and, in Matthew’s memorable gospel, the star that guided the magi to Bethlehem. We are positively blinded by illumination. On this feast of The Epiphany of the Lord, the most prominent epiphany (or “revelation”) may well be that light has at last come to the world. We might consider it the very fulfillment of God’s first words in all of Scripture: “Let there be light.” This glorious feast is the perfect moment to remember that command — and to cherish what those words really mean. With the birth of Christ, God taking on flesh and entering human history as a baby in a humble stable, the world is made whole. Something new is beginning, another Genesis starts to unfold. But that leaves us to wonder: What are we going to do about it? How will we make this moment count in the days to come? A lot of us have made resolutions for the new year — and a few of us, I suspect, have already broken them. (Admit it: That diet disappeared with the last tin of Christmas cookies and the final box of Whitman’s chocolates.) But all is not lost. When you think about it, today is really the best time to resolve to start anew. It is the perfect moment to soak up the light that is radiating around us, redirect it into our hearts, and scatter the darkness. Now is the time to start fresh. The light of this day points the magi to Jesus, but they aren’t the only ones. It leads us to that encounter in Bethlehem, too. It calls us to the manger, to the unlikely throne of a newborn king, where we kneel and reflect and pray, and then open our own gifts, our own “treasures,” before the Lord. It invites us to see Christ in his astonishing humility — even, incredibly, his helplessness — and coaxes us to say, with a sense of wonder and hope, “Here I am. This is what I have to offer you. Help me to be of use.” That may be one of the best gifts we can give the Lord right now — ourselves, in all our frailty and imperfection, but filled with possibility. The psalmist knew what he was writing about. “Here I am. I come to do your will.” At the dawn of a new year, on a day dazzling with light, we come before God with a sense of surrender and new purpose. With the light of Christ in our hearts, how can we make the days ahead brighter in places so often overcome by shadows? How can we be light in the world? This Gospel passage offers one compelling answer — and a sense of direction — in what may be one of my favorite lines in all of scripture: “They departed for their country by another way.” After the magi had greeted the newborn king and encountered the savior of the world, things had to change. They couldn’t follow a familiar route. They couldn’t go back by the old way they had traveled before. There had to be another way. If you’re looking for a good resolution to keep in this new year, there it is. Resolve to go “by another way.” Need some help? Here’s an Epiphany prayer for the new year: God, make my journey one of faith, with love as my fuel and compassion as my map. Direct me down narrow paths that lead me always to you, despite whatever obstacles, roadblocks and detours I might have to take. And like the magi, when the way becomes dark and the road uncertain, and I fear I have lost my way, help me remember you are near. Let me always be guided by your light. Amen.
Archbishop Martins calls for an environment that enables small businesses to thrive
1 wk ago
Catholic Herald -Nigeria
The Catholic Archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lagos, Dr. Alfred Adewale Martins, has urged the Nigerian Government and the country’s private sector to shift their focus from providing palliative solutions to engaging and empowering citizens through sustainable policies. Neta Nwosu - Lagos Archbishop Martins also called on the citizenry to cultivate an attitude of gratitude despite the challenges they may be facing. Keep hope alive, take concrete action In his 2025 New Year message, Archbishop Martins acknowledged the economic difficulties and hardships that many Nigerians are currently experiencing but emphasised the importance of maintaining hope and trust in God while taking concrete action to address these worrying issues. The Lagos prelate stressed that the government and private sector must work together to create opportunities for skills acquisition, gainful employment, and soft loan opportunities for small and medium-scale industries rather than just providing palliatives. This, he said, would have a long-lasting positive impact on the nation’s economy. Approach the New Year with optimism Archbishop Martins also highlighted the need for a better enabling environment for small-sale businesses to thrive, citing the increased cost of doing business, the high cost of energy, and social amenities as major challenges. He emphasised that while price increases may be inevitable at times, they should be implemented at opportune times to avoid exacerbating the burden on citizens. Archbishop Martines further invited Nigerians to approach the New Year with optimism, open-mindedness, love, and tolerance. He also urged the citizenry to reflect on their successes and failures, learn from their experiences, and look forward to the future with hope and optimism. (The Catholic Herald -Nigeria)
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