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
INFINITE MERCY OF GOD ON US, SINNERS
The Israelites are fond of transgressing against the covenant oath in many ways and they often would incur the anger and wrath of God. Their habitual religious harlotry and prostitution is something abominable and punishable. Religious apostasy is serious and God decided to deal with them yet relented due to His mercy and love for His people. We are all guilty of sinning against the Lord yet in His infinite mercy He forgives us. St. Paul in the second lesson clearly demonstrated how he gained God's mercy and grace despite his past record as a persecutor and arrogant person. "God is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love" Ps 103:8. The lord was patient and determined to win back lost souls as dramatized in the parables of the lost sheep, coin and prodigal son. His mercy and love surpass all sins and they restore us to gracious moments. After all, the likes of Matthew the tax collector, the adulterous woman, (Mary Magdalene) Zaccheus, and others were forgiven and given a second chance. "I desire mercy not sacrifice, For I have not come to call the righteous but sinners." (Mtt. 9: 13) Who among us can say that he or she has not benefited from the mercy and love of God. He wants us to truly repent and embrace a new life. We can follow in His footsteps as we forgive others their transgressions and give them second chance. "Nothing can make injustice just but mercy"
-Robert Frost
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.