Because the common Church, by way of The Holy Father, Pope Francis has requested us to do, the Catholic Diocese of Oyo (https://CatholicDioceseOyo.org) at present celebrates the present of all our aged and grandparents. You’re a present and treasure to us particularly in Africa and can at all times be cherished. I greet you all and pray for you. Pleasure, achievement, good well being of thoughts and physique shall be yours until the top. We cherish your knowledge, expertise and religion. You’re nonetheless helpful and wanted on this troubled nation, the Church, within the household and within the lifetime of your kids and grandchildren. please proceed to wish and work for peace, household values and love amongst all. Don’t simply sit again and watch. Please proceed to impart and imbue us along with your good counsel, expertise, religion tales and generosity. Pray and Persuade your descendants and others by no means to neglect the land of their beginning like outdated Jacob and Joseph did within the Outdated Testomony. Train them to not neglect the Church that raised them within the religion. Might God bless you with extra fruitful years and will your kids and descendants be gracious to you. Amen. Do not forget that Psalm 92 reads “The upright will flourish just like the palm tree, will develop like a cedar of Lebanon. planted in the home of Yahweh, they are going to flourish within the courts of our God. In outdated age they are going to nonetheless bear fruit , will stay contemporary and inexperienced, to proclaim Yahweh’s integrity; my rock, in whom no fault might be discovered” (Psalm 92: 12-15) So shall it’s for you. Blissful, festivity from+ bishop Emmanuel Badejo of Oyo Catholic Diocese.
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