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
PENTECOST SUNDAY
The strong winds of the hurricanes and storms leave us with devastating effects that sometimes, we are not fully recovered from the losses. The wild fire that rages of natural conservation and homes each year leave many homeless. The sound from a bomb explosion anytime leaves us scampering and running for safety and always in a state of shock. But the sudden noise from the sky like a strong driving wind on Pentecost brought people together looking and searching for meaning. "His approach is gentle, his presence fragrant, his yoke light; rays of light and knowledge shine forth before him as He comes". St. Cyril of Jerusalem. Tongues of fires rested upon the apostles and they were filled with the HOLY SPIRIT which empowered them to speak in tongues as people of different languages understood them speaking in their respective languages. The Lord fulfilled His promise of the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Most Blessed Trinity and the Advocate who will empower and teach them all the truths. Different gifts (charisma) were given to the followers to use in working for the common good. The Holy Spirit comes to save, heal, teach, admonish, strengthen, console, comfort, deliver, enlighten, defend, liberate and to give. Come Holy Spirit and fill the hearts of the faithful. Happy Pentecost
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.