
Joy okon
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Joy okon
@joy67589
Schooled in University of Jos and served in Ebonyi State.















🇳🇬 JUST IN: St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral in Wukari, Taraba State, Caught Fire on 4 March 2026 - Allegedly Set by Islamist Jihadists. Flames Raged Through Roof and Windows at Night as Bystanders Watched, While Priest Fr James Oliver Bravely Rescued the Blessed Sacrament. No casualties were reported.


Day 2 – Thursday after Ash Wednesday Theme: Choosing the Way of Life Scripture: Deuteronomy 30:19 – “I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse; therefore choose life, that you and your descendants may live.” Invocation of the Holy Spirit Holy Spirit, giver of wisdom and courage, enlighten my mind and strengthen my will, that I may choose what leads to life. Meditation Lord, yesterday You reminded me of my mortality; today You remind me of my responsibility. My life is shaped by choices, daily, quiet, and often unnoticed decisions that either lead me toward You or away from You. You place before me life and death, not as a threat but as a truth. Sin promises freedom but narrows the soul; obedience seems demanding but enlarges the heart. Lent teaches me that discipleship is not accidental. To follow You is to choose You repeatedly in thoughts, words, priorities, and actions. Teach me to recognise the paths that drain my spiritual life and the ones that nourish it. Help me to see that every loving choice, however small, is a step toward life in You. Petition Father, grant me discernment to recognise what leads me away from You. Give me the grace to prefer what is right over what is easy, and what is eternal over what is immediate. Resolution Today I will consciously choose one act of obedience to God’s will – whether in charity, self-denial, or prayer – especially when it is inconvenient. Closing Prayer Lord Jesus, You are the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Keep me from paths that lead to emptiness. Form in me a heart that chooses life, truth, and love. May every decision today draw me closer to Your will and Your kingdom. Amen. (Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be.)



Father @FrUgochukwu can we drink water while fasting?



















