Igbo Catholic Community
New York @ Angela Merici Catholic Church
917 Morris Avenue, Bronx, NY 10451
Na Aha Nna, Na Nwa, Na Muo Nso. Amen.
Welcome to Igbo Catholic Community
REFLECTIONS
FEAST OF CHRIST THE KING
Prior to the incidence of the first reading of today, the Israel decided on their own to ask God to allow them choose a human king of their choice. God was not pleased with this development but He nevertheless allowed them to choose Saul as their first ever king. The experience was not a good one and not pleasing to God thus He mandate his prophet Samuel to secret anoint David as a king. Saul was told by Prophet Samuel that the kingship will be taken away from his family for disobeying God; thus the secret anointing of David in Bethlehem. He fled to Hebron for seven years until after the death of Saul. God has to choose a king of his choice and precisely one who is God fearing and humble. Sometimes, our choices conflict with God's or even we align and pitch camp against God because of our human affiliations and ties. When we do this, we thread on a dangerous line. David in the Old Testament was seen as a type, a representation of the future Messianic king who would establish his throne forever (2Sam7:16) and Isaiah predicted the future Messiah "will sit on David's kingly throne to give it lasting foundations of justice and right" (Is9:6-7) It is interesting to see how the people Christ had served faithfully, loved, healed, fed, sacrificed for, defended and was willing to lay his life for , turn around and make mockery of him and his kingship in the gospel. The criminal who mocked Christ represents many of us in our denials, betrayal, sabotages, infidelity and deception. The other repentant criminal represents the few who are sincere, honest, God fearing and faithful who acknowledge the kingship of Christ. We can join him and sing "Jesus Remember me when you come into your kingdom. Jesus is Lord and King of the universe. He reigns in our lives now and forever Amen
BY REV. FR. DR. STEPHEN OKEKE
Mission
Our mission is to establish a thriving Catholic ethnic community for the Igbo Diaspora in New York. We seek to build a community that galvanizes and serves as a rallying point, a fountain of hope, and a forum for the worship of Almighty God in Igbo language and in accordance with the Roman Catholic faith. We envision a community that preserves and perpetuates the Igbo culture, language, social values, charity, and our Roman Catholic heritage through evangelization, catechesis, Bible studies, and advancement of Catholic principles and ideals.