Catholic Hymn Book Nigeria

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Irishinfluences run through nearly every level of the Catholic church in Nigeria. Ireland has a long, enduring history with Nigeria, including its role and political alliance during the 1967 civil war, but especially in the work of the Holy Ghost Fathers, the Irish Catholic missionaries who came to Nigeria in the early 20th century and established schools and hospitals and other community development legacies. Many Catholic establishments in Nigeria today were named in memory of early Irish missionaries who came to Nigeria starting in the 1880s.

Bishop Shanahan, who first journeyed to Nigeria in 1920, was so loved in Nigeria that his remains were brought back to the country 13 years after his death in 1943 in Nairobi, Kenya, for a second internment at the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity in Onitsha.

In Enugu state, Southeast Nigeria, the presence and influence of the Irish missionaries is still felt presently. The first Catholic priest in the region, John Cross Anyogu was ordained by Shanahan in 1930. He later became the first bishop in 1957 of Enugu diocese which was created in 1963, and was influenced by his early studies in Ireland.

Okure told the Catholic Herald that there was an existing suspicion between the Irish missionaries and colonial masters at that time. This, he said, was because the British government was largely protestant Anglicans while the Irish were mainly Catholics.

In July 1988, an Irish missionary, Fr. Charles Nowell arrived in Nigeria and soon after introduced the Discalced Carmelite Order to Nigeria. The society has grown, with many Carmelite priests and societies in Nigeria. And when he died, to fulfill his wish, he was buried at Mount Tabor Carmelite Community, Onuiyi, Nsukka.

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Can the Irish leadership be a missionary leadership and recapture the dynamism of those idealists who left her shores, and now actual lead the church forward into a new dawn, and be the catalyst for change?

Can the zing of the Christian hymn once again sing within Celtic hearts?

Thank you, JT, for your comment I am more than happy to give you a personal apology if you personally found my post inappropriate. I normally take my que from the moderator/s who control the postings on the site, if a post is not accepted, I consider why it was not. I am relatively new to the site, I have not noticed your Initials JT before and I assume that you are not one of the Moderators, nevertheless I will take your comment onboard and reflect upon it.

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kevin your brother

In Christ

Addendum to my post. Having now reflected upon your comment JT my Discus records show that I once responded to a post of yours on 1P5 about a year ago, although we did not enter into a dialogue. The drinking of Alcohol in Irish culture has been the ruin of many good men including priests down through the ages and so yes, this abuse of alcohol is no laughing matter.

That said Ireland was known as the poorest country in Europe for centuries , living conditions were harsh (Potato famine, British rule, etc), it could be said that humour is a strong trait embedded within Irish culture, if the people did not laugh at adversity, they would have surely cried continually, we see this realty in the custom of having a Wake, where eating and drinking and laughter often take place.

I have been wondering why to fulfill a carear like,becoming a priest,a missionary or a monk in nigeria seems to be hard.is it right for people to pay to learn philosophy,or going to seminary school now is more cost than going to university,so people who come from poor home will not archive their aim again?.me i wished to become a catholic priest someday,but nobody is there to stand for me so should i stay and let my call and the fire in me to die?.hmmmmm

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